Student Program Science week 2012
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<strong>Student</strong> <strong>Program</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>week</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
Monday November 12 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Registration: ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2<br />
PhD <strong>Student</strong> Petroleum <strong>Science</strong> and Technology Workshop ................................................................................................... 2<br />
Tuesday November 13 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3<br />
Plenary Session ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3<br />
Workshop 1: Energy Technology (02:00 pm – 05:00 pm) ........................................................................................................ 3<br />
Part 1: Energy outlook and technology trends ................................................................................................................... 3<br />
Part 2: Reserve growth: Increased recovery and unconventional energy ......................................................... 3<br />
Workshop 2: Nanoenabling Technologies (02:00 pm – 05:00 pm)....................................................................................... 4<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Session: Energy for the Future (05:30 pm – 06:30 pm) ............................................................................................ 4<br />
Energy for the future, program: (to be determined based on submitted abstracts by Sept. 5 th ) .......... 5<br />
Wednesday November 14 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6<br />
Alternative 1: Special Workshop: Petroleum Technology (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) ........................................................... 6<br />
Part 1: Drilling and deepwater Technology ......................................................................................................................... 6<br />
Part 2: Subsea Processing and Production............................................................................................................................ 6<br />
Alternative 2: Session on Innovation, Research and Higher Education Collaboration (02:00 pm – 04:30 pm) 7<br />
Thursday November 15 ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9<br />
Alternative 1: Special session on Fulbright Arctic Chairs (09:00 am – 11:00 am) ......................................................... 9<br />
Alternative 2: Workshop on Synergies Between Space and Offshore Exploration (1:30 pm – 4:30 pm) ............ 9<br />
Alternative 3: Visits to selected companies in Houston (12:00 am – 05:00 pm) ........................................................... 9<br />
<strong>Student</strong> dinner (7:00 pm – 10:00 pm) ............................................................................................................................................. 10<br />
Friday November 16 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 11<br />
Optional Site Visits in Texas ................................................................................................................................................................. 11<br />
1. Texas A&M at College Station .................................................................................................................................................... 11<br />
2. University of Texas, Austin ......................................................................................................................................................... 12<br />
3. University of Houston ................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Monday November 12<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Registration:<br />
� 09:00 am – 10:00 am: Registration desk open at Hotel ZaZa Houston<br />
PhD <strong>Student</strong> Petroleum <strong>Science</strong> and Technology Workshop<br />
Venue: McMurtry Auditorium (220 seats), Duncan Hall, Rice University (TBC)<br />
Co-chairs: Prof. Arne Graue, University of Bergen (confirmed) and Prof. George Hirasaki, Rice University (TBC)<br />
10:00 am – 12:00 am: Part 1: Geoscience, Exploration, Drilling and Reservoir Characterization<br />
Presentations by students<br />
12:15 - 01:15 Lunch at Hotel ZaZa Houston or Rice<br />
01:30 pm – 02:00 pm: Poster Session at Duncan Hall, Rice University or at Hotel ZaZa Houston<br />
02:00 pm – 04:00 pm: Part 2: Enhanced Oil Recovery, Subsea Processing, Deepwater and Arctic Production<br />
Technology and Unconventional Resources<br />
Presentations by students<br />
<strong>Student</strong> soccer match or Co-activities with Rice U.<br />
Venue: Houston Museum of Natural <strong>Science</strong> (HMNS), The Hall of Paleontology (located next door to Hotel<br />
ZaZa)<br />
04:30 pm – 5:30 pm International <strong>Student</strong> Week : “Academic Speed Dating”<br />
06:30 pm - 8:30 pm Welcome Reception for all participants<br />
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Tuesday November 13<br />
Plenary Session<br />
� 09:00 am – 11:45am<br />
� Venue: Rice University, Shell Auditorium, Jones School<br />
� Session Moderator: Neal Lane, Senior Fellow in <strong>Science</strong> and Technology Policy, Baker Institute, past<br />
Director, National <strong>Science</strong> Foundation, past White House <strong>Science</strong> Advisor to President Clinton (TBC)<br />
Workshop 1: Energy Technology (02:00 pm – 05:00 pm)<br />
Venue: McMurtry Auditorium (220 seats), Duncan Hall, Rice University (TBC; Ødegård)<br />
Co-chairs: Prof. George Hirasaki, Rice University (confirmed), and Prof. Arne Graue, University of Bergen<br />
(confirmed)<br />
The Workshop Session Energy Technology provides a global overview on Energy outlook and technology<br />
trends and Reserve growth: Increased recovery and unconventional energy from governmental officials<br />
and leaders in the energy industry in the USA and in Norway. Both conventional and unconventional energy<br />
perspectives are provided; including technical and environmental challenges. The session will especially<br />
emphasize state of the art and future energy technology trends and challenges of particular interest to the US<br />
and Norway.<br />
Who should attend: Politicians, governmental officials in the energy sector, industry leaders, decision makers<br />
in the industry as well as in the government and its research councils and academic research and university<br />
staff; including PhD students.<br />
Part 1: Energy outlook and technology trends<br />
02:00 pm “An international energy portfolio”, Karl Johnny Hersvik, VP Research, Statoil (TBC)<br />
02:30 pm “Energy outlook” , Fridtjof Unander, Division Director, Research Council of Norway (TBC)<br />
03:00 pm “Future technology trends”, Najib Abusalbi,Corporate University Relations Manager ,<br />
Schlumberger (TBC)<br />
Coffee Break 03:25 pm - 03:40 pm<br />
Part 2: Reserve growth: Increased recovery and unconventional energy<br />
03:40 pm “The role of geophysics for increased recovery – examples from Norway”, Martin Landrø,<br />
Professor of Applied Geophysics, the Norwegian University of <strong>Science</strong> and Technology (confirmed)<br />
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04:00 pm "Anthropogenic CO2 Assisting CO2 EOR in Texas - Historic Overview of CO2 EOR and Future<br />
Trends", Mike Moore, VP & Executive Director, Bluesource & North American Carbon Capture and<br />
Storage ssoc. (confirmed)<br />
04:20 pm “Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Oil and Gas Production“, Alejandro Pena, Schlumberger<br />
(confirmed)<br />
04:40 pm “Technical and Social Challenges as North Dakota becomes the second largest oil producing<br />
state in the USA", North Dakota representative; contact B. Crabtree (TBC)<br />
05:00 pm Summary and closing of workshop<br />
Workshop 2: Nanoenabling Technologies (02:00 pm – 05:00 pm)<br />
Venue: Rice University<br />
Co-chairs: Prof. Daniel Mittleman, Interim Faculty Director, Smalley Institute, Rice University and XX, director<br />
the Norwegian Research Council)<br />
Regarded as one of several key enabling technologies nanotechnology will be a driving forces behind future<br />
innovations aiming to tackle grand societal challenges such as energy, water, environment and diseases. During<br />
the workshop there will be given highlights from research project demonstrating the enabling power of<br />
nanotechnology covering a range of potential application areas.<br />
02:00 Welcome and introduction, XX Director Norwegian Research Council (TBD)<br />
02:10 III-V Semiconductor Nanowires for High-Efficiency Solar Cells, Prof. Helge Weman, Norwegian University<br />
of <strong>Science</strong> and Technology (confirmed)<br />
02:30 New multifunctional materials from carbon nanotubes, Prof. Matteo Pasquali, Rice University<br />
(confirmed)<br />
02:50 Title TBD, Prof. Bodil Holst, Head of Nanotechnology Platform, University of Bergen (confirmed)<br />
03:10 Hierarchical structured silicon for lithium ion batteries , Assistant Professor Sibani Lisa Biswal:, Rice<br />
University (confirmed)<br />
03:30 Piezoelectric Microsystems, Senior Scientist Thor Bakke, SINTEF ICT (confirmed)<br />
03:50 Single-molecule Plasmonic Nanojunctions, Prof. Doug Natelson, Fellow, Rice Quantum Institute<br />
(confirmed)<br />
04:10 Liquid fuels as energy carriers - challenges for a non-fossil future Materials, Prof. Unni Olsbye, University<br />
of Oslo (confirmed)<br />
04:30 Title TBD, Prof. Daniel Mittleman, Rice University (confirmed)<br />
04:55 Summary and closing of workshop<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Session: Energy for the Future (05:30 pm – 06:30 pm)<br />
Venue: McMurtry Auditorium (220 seats), Duncan Hall, Rice University (TBC)<br />
Co-chairs: Prof. Arne Graue, University of Bergen (confirmed) and Prof. George Hirasaki, Rice University (TBC)<br />
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The Workshop Session “Energy for the Future” offers a topical arena for PhD students in the fields of<br />
geosciences and petroleum technology to present state of the art research for future energy needs.<br />
Presentations will reflect the topics at the PhD <strong>Student</strong> Petroleum <strong>Science</strong> and Technology Workshop Monday<br />
Nov. 12th. Presenting students are from universities in USA and Norway.<br />
� <strong>Student</strong> Paper Contest: Prizes being travel stipends between Norwegian and Texan institutions<br />
� Contact Point: NFiP (www.nfipweb.org)<br />
Energy for the future, program: (to be determined based on submitted abstracts by Sept. 5 th )<br />
� 05:30 pm “….”, <strong>Student</strong> #1, Univ. of , USA (TBC)<br />
� 05:45 pm “……” , <strong>Student</strong> #2, Univ. of , Norway (TBC)<br />
� 06:00 pm “….”, <strong>Student</strong> #3, Univ. of , USA (TBC)<br />
� 06:15 pm “……” , <strong>Student</strong> #4, Univ. of , Norway (TBC)<br />
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Wednesday November 14<br />
Alternative 1: Special Workshop: Petroleum Technology (9:00 am to 5:00 pm)<br />
Venue: McMurtry Auditorium (220 seats), Duncan Hall, Rice University (TBC; Ødegård)<br />
Principal organizer: The Research Council of Norway<br />
Norwegian Coordinator: Siri Helle Friedemann, Department Director, Department for Petroleum, The<br />
Research Council of Norway<br />
Part 1: Drilling and deepwater Technology<br />
Welcome 9:00 am – 9:15 am by Siri Helle Friedemann, RCN (TBC)<br />
Co-chairs: Svein Bredahl, Aker Solutions, and representative of Rice University (TBC)<br />
9:15 am “Center for drilling and wells for increased recovery” IRIS/SINTEF<br />
9.45 am “Deepwater Risk Assessment “, representative from BP<br />
10:15 am “Challenges on Well Logging”, Schlumberger eller Halliburton<br />
10.45 am “Automatic drilling” (Norwegian representative) (Aker)<br />
11.15 am Break<br />
11.30 am ”Deepwater Survey. The Hugin Deepwater AUV, possibilities”, David or<br />
Pete Allemann, C&C Technologies<br />
12.00 am ”Drilling Extended deepwater wells”, Reelwell<br />
12.30 pm ”Riserless drilling system, RDS”, AGR, Roger Stave<br />
1.00 pm – 02.00 pm Lunch<br />
Part 2: Subsea Processing and Production<br />
Co-chairs: Siri Helle Friedemann , The Research Council of Norway<br />
2.00 pm ”Shell Ormen Lange subsea Compression at 4000 ft. Depth”, GE Houston<br />
2.30 pm ”Petrobras Marlim Subsea separation of heavy oil on Marlim at 2950 ft.<br />
Depth”, FMC Technologies<br />
3.00 pm ”Subsea separation as an enabler for subsea field developments for reservoirs with different<br />
3.30 pm Coffeebreak<br />
characteristics”. by Shell Houston<br />
3.45 pm “Subsea electric distribution”, Siemens<br />
4.15 pm “Long distance multiphase transport”, Sintef and/or IFE<br />
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4.45 pm Summary, close of workshop, Siri Helle Friedemann RCN<br />
Alternative 2: Session on Innovation, Research and Higher Education Collaboration (02:00 pm – 04:30<br />
pm)<br />
Venue: Bio<strong>Science</strong> Research Collaborative, Rice University<br />
Opening Keynote speaker: Trond Giske, Norwegian Minister of Trade, Industry and Innovation (TBC)<br />
Some Possible Topics:<br />
� How Transatlantic University Collaboration can make the most Difference<br />
� New Models of Teaching and Learning<br />
� The Research University in the Globalized World<br />
� Transatlantic <strong>Science</strong> Policies: Challenges and Opportunities<br />
� Speakers to include:<br />
� Representatives from Rice University, University of Texas, Austin, Texas A&M, University of<br />
Houston, Graduate School of Biomedical <strong>Science</strong>, University of Texas Health <strong>Science</strong> Center,<br />
and MD Anderson Cancer Research Center<br />
� Representatives from Norwegian Universities (including Oslo, Bergen, NTNU Trondheim,<br />
Tromsø, Stavanger, UMB, Ås)<br />
� Representatives from Norwegian Association of Universities and Colleges (UHR), Norwegian<br />
Association of Private Colleges, Norwegian Research Council and Norwegian Centre for<br />
International Cooperation in Education(SIU)<br />
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Kavli Laureate Lecture<br />
05:30 pm – 06:45 pm<br />
Venue: Rice University<br />
Co-sponsored by Smalley Institute, Rice University<br />
Introductions by:<br />
� Nils Chr. Stenseth, President of the Norwegian Academy of <strong>Science</strong>s and Letters (confirmed)<br />
� Fred Kavli, Founder and CEO, The Kavli Foundation (confirmed)<br />
� Keynote address by Dr. Donald M. Eigler, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of<br />
the American Association for the Advancement of <strong>Science</strong> and the 2010 Kavli Laureate in<br />
Nanoscience (confirmed)<br />
Dr. Eigler ’s imaging of electron wave patterns in his demonstrations of quantum corrals earned him the front<br />
cover of <strong>Science</strong>, Physics Today and nature, all within the space of a few months. He has received numerous<br />
awards for his work in Nanoscience. In May <strong>2012</strong> he was elected member of the National Academy of <strong>Science</strong>s.<br />
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Thursday November 15<br />
Alternative 1: Special session on Fulbright Arctic Chairs (09:00 am – 11:00 am)<br />
Venue: Baker Institute, Rice University<br />
Panel Chair: TBI<br />
Speakers:<br />
� Norwegian Fulbright Arctic Chair grantee <strong>2012</strong>-2013, Dr. Lise Øvreås, University of Bergen<br />
� US Fulbright Arctic Chair grantee <strong>2012</strong>-2013, Dr. Jeffrey Welker, University of Alaska,<br />
Anchorage<br />
Alternative 2: Workshop on Synergies Between Space and Offshore Exploration (1:30 pm – 4:30 pm)<br />
Venue: Bioscience Research Center (BRC) Second-floor Lecture Hall .<br />
Chair: David Alexander, Rice, Co-chair: Geir Hovmork, NSC (PB)<br />
1:30 - 1:45 Opening by Norwegian Minister for Energy or Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry<br />
(PB) and Opening by US Senator Kay B. Hutchinson (DA) Invitation sent to Senator<br />
Hutchison.<br />
1:45 - 2:05 Synergies between Space and Energy: Bo Andersen, Director General Norwegian Space<br />
Centre (Confirmed)<br />
2:05 - 2:25 NASA initiatives in Space and Energy: US speaker - John Saiz, NASA JSC Chief Technology<br />
Officer (DA)Back up would be Steven Gonzalez from JSC Strategic Operations and<br />
Partnerships<br />
2:25 - 2:45 Innovation through Space & Energy.: Brage Johansen, IRIS (PB)<br />
2:45 - 3:05 Nano Technology with focus on materials: Robert Curl, Nobel Laureate, Rice University<br />
(confirmed)<br />
3:05 - 3:25 Autorig: R&D Director Karl Johnny Hersvik, Statoil (PB) Alternative: Seabed Rig: Kenneth<br />
Mikaelsen<br />
3:25 - 3:45 Robotics: Rob Ambrose, NASA JSC (confirmed)<br />
3:45 - 4:05 Fuel Cell Technology: Dan Bullock, <strong>Program</strong> Manager, Center for Fuel Cell Research and<br />
Applications, Houston Advanced Research Center (DA) Backup: someone from Prototech<br />
4:05 - 4:25 Safety/Risk Management: Elisabeth Tørstad, DNV Houston<br />
Alternative 3: Visits to selected companies in Houston (12:00 am – 05:00 pm)<br />
Visits to selected companies, organized by Innovation Norway and INTSOK- DNV<br />
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� Exxon Research Center<br />
� Aker Solutions<br />
� DNV<br />
� Statoil<br />
<strong>Student</strong> dinner (7:00 pm – 10:00 pm)<br />
Venue: tbd<br />
Organizers: NFiP, Consulate General, NRC and local industry sponsors<br />
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Friday November 16<br />
Optional Site Visits in Texas<br />
1. Texas A&M at College Station<br />
� Visit 1: Special Workshop Panel on Deepwater Research and Development Involving NTNU,<br />
SINTEF, NGU, UiS, others.<br />
� Facilitator: John M. Niedzwecki, Department Head, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering,<br />
Dwight Look College of Engineering (confirmed)<br />
� Visit 2: Tour of the Research Valley One Health Plus Biomedical Corridor<br />
Venue: Tour begins at the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies building to begin the tour. It is<br />
located at 800 Raymond Stotzer Parkway, College Station, Texas.<br />
Topics:<br />
Facilitator: Linda Ravey, Project Coordinator, Office of Technology Commercialization<br />
� Research ◊ Texas A&M Institute for Genomic Medicine<br />
� Preclinical ◊ Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies<br />
� Manufacturing ◊ National Center for Therapeutic Manufacturing and The Texas A&M<br />
Center for Innovation in Advanced Development & Manufacturing<br />
� Clinical ◊ Texas A&M Health <strong>Science</strong> Center<br />
� Visit 3: University to University<br />
Venue: Overview of the A&M System’s Intellectual Property Management, the Texas A&M Bioscience<br />
Business Accelerator, and the Texas A&M University Research Park followed by a tour of the Accelerator and<br />
Research Park<br />
Facilitator: Linda Ravey, Project Coordinator, Office of Technology Commercialization<br />
� Visit 4: PhD visit to Texas A&M University<br />
Special NFiP program<br />
� Hotel and accomodation<br />
Hotel and booking information can be found at our website, here.<br />
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2. University of Texas, Austin<br />
� Transportation will be organized through an early departing bus, and the conference will start at 9:00<br />
am until noon, followed by an informal lunch. Return to Houston the same day.<br />
� Special half-day Abel Prize mathematics seminar, co-organized by the University of Texas, Austin, and<br />
the Norwegian Academy of <strong>Science</strong>s and Letters.<br />
� Led by Nils Chr. Stenseth, President of the Norwegian Academy of <strong>Science</strong>s and Letters (confirmed),<br />
and William Beckner, Montgomery Centennial Memorial Professor in Mathematics, Department of<br />
Mathematics, University of Texas, Austin (confirmed).<br />
� PhD visit to Univ. of Texas, Austin<br />
Special NFiP program<br />
3. University of Houston<br />
� Bus Transportation to University of Houston to be arranged<br />
� University of Stavanger as Lead University from Norway – including signing of MoU.<br />
� Tour of the University Campus and Key institutions<br />
� Contact persons<br />
� Bjarte Hoem, Head of Office, International Office, University of Stavanger<br />
� Jerald Strickland, Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Studies and <strong>Program</strong>s,<br />
University of Houston<br />
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