Dr. Ryosuke Okuno

Professor

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Biography

Ryosuke Okuno is a Professor and the Pioneer Corporation Faculty Fellow at the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his PhD in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009, following degrees in Geosystem Engineering from the University of Tokyo. His research interests span a wide range of areas associated with carbon capture technology, including Carbon Capture Storage (CCS), Carbon Capture Mineralization (CCM), and Direct Air Capture (DAC), alongside Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). Okuno has made significant contributions to numerical simulation methods for reservoir engineering and the thermodynamics of multiphase systems. He has served on the faculty of the University of Alberta, combining a robust academic background with over seven years of experience as a reservoir engineer. His contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, including the SPE Regional Reservoir Description Dynamics Award and multiple Technical Editor Awards. He is also actively involved in mentoring students and overseeing the Energi Simulation Industrial Affiliate Program for Carbon Utilization Storage at UT. Okuno’s noteworthy publications reflect his expertise in the field of petroleum engineering and his ongoing commitment to advancing research in CCS and related domains.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2015-08-01 — Present

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Joined the faculty focusing on petroleum engineering and carbon capture.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Alberta • Canada

Awards

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UT PGE Teaching Award

2022-12-01
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SPE Regional Reservoir Description Dynamics Award – Southwestern Region

2019-04-01
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SPE Petroleum Engineering Junior Faculty Research Initiation Award

2012-01-01
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Associate Editor Award, SPE Journal

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Technical Editor Award, SPE Journal

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Excellence Peer Review, Journal Natural Gas Science & Engineering, Elsevier

2014-01-01

Courses

PGE 427: Properties Petroleum Fluids PGE 384: Advanced Thermodynamics Phase Behavior PGE 387K: Fundamentals Enhanced Oil Recovery

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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