Dr. Zuleima Karpyn

Professor

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Biography

Zuleima T. Karpyn is an Associate Dean for Graduate Education Research and a Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She specializes in multiphase flow transport in porous media and digital rock physics, with applications in reservoir characterization engineering, carbon sequestration, subsurface energy storage, and environmental remediation. Karpyn holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Central University of Venezuela and both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. She has received several prestigious awards, including the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award and the Society of Petroleum Engineers Regional Reservoir Description Dynamics Award. Karpyn has served in significant editorial roles in various scientific journals and has been involved in numerous research projects that evaluate technology pathways for geologic storage of CO2 and the behavior of fluids in porous media.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

2010-08-01 — Present

Pennsylvania State University • University Park, PA

Provides lectures and oversees research in the field of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering.

Associate Dean for Graduate Education Research

— Present

Pennsylvania State University • University Park, PA

Leads initiatives related to graduate education and research opportunities.

Awards

#2024

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

#2023

SPE Regional Reservoir Description Dynamics Award

#2021

Donohue Family Professorship in Petroleum Engineering

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Big Ten Academic Leadership Fellow

Courses

PNG 405: Rock Fluid Properties PNG 406: Rock Fluid Laboratory PNG 475: Production Completions Engineering PNG 492: Petroleum Engineering Capstone Design Project PNG 501: Flow Porous Media PNG 590: Colloquium EGEE 101: Energy Environment

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
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  • Statement of Purpose
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.