Faculty Directory
Leon Robert
School of Chemical Engineering
Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100
M.Ed., State University of New York at Potsdam
M.S., Old Dominion University
Ph.D, Texas A&M University
M.S.S. U.S. Army War College
- Distinguished Service Medal – Recognition of 30+ year distinguished Army career
- St. Lawrence Academy Medal for distinguished and exceptional contributions in education, School of Education Alumni Assoc., SUNY Potsdam, NY
- Leadership Excellence Award as Vice Dean, National Military Academy of Afghanistan
- Order of Military Medical Merit, Office of the US Army Surgeon General
- Gold Medal Award and Honor Graduate, US Army Management Staff College
- Scientific Excellence Award from U.S. Army Surgeon General
- Phi Kappa Phi, Texas A&M University (top 10% of class)
- Noah Hosaka (co-advised)
- Sam Angus (co-advised)
- Mikal Willeke (co-advised)
Teaching
Professor Robert teaches:
CHE 59700, Introduction to the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
This course provides a practical overview of current engineering technologies and practices to identify, drill and complete hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs. The oil and gas (O&G) industry seeks to achieve long-term energy security with a balanced, diversified, and sustained investment in both traditional energy sources and lower-emission solutions throughout the energy transition in this century. Access to reliable and affordable energy is essential to our daily lives and is a major underpinning of social and economic progress in the U.S. This course incorporates practical examples and applications to progressively give the student an introduction to advanced knowledge of upstream O&G exploration and production.
CHE 59700, Introduction to Petroleum Engineering (being developed)
This course will provide the student with a working knowledge of the current concepts and methodologies used in petroleum engineering to include, but not limited to, fundamental terminology and concepts from geology, geophysics, petrophysics, drilling, completions, production, and reservoir engineering. It primarily covers the upstream industry with introductions to midstream and downstream operations. This course will be particularly useful to chemical, mechanical, materials, electrical and environmental engineers, as well as geoscientists, interested in learning about the production of oil and gas.
Topics studied include the current and future energy landscape, properties of reservoir rocks and fluids, well drilling and logging, completion techniques, well testing, and production/reservoir performance. Specific topics in the discipline of reservoir engineering will be presented and applied to each of the topics listed above including basic petrophysics, petroleum geology/reservoir characteristics, , as well as drilling and logging components, and finally understanding reservoir and production management. Midstream and downstream operations topics include surface facilities, pipelines, process facilities, and refining.
Visiting and Adjunct Faculty
Leon Robert
School of Chemical Engineering
Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100
M.Ed., State University of New York at Potsdam
M.S., Old Dominion University
Ph.D, Texas A&M University
M.S.S. U.S. Army War College
- Distinguished Service Medal – Recognition of 30+ year distinguished Army career
- St. Lawrence Academy Medal for distinguished and exceptional contributions in education, School of Education Alumni Assoc., SUNY Potsdam, NY
- Leadership Excellence Award as Vice Dean, National Military Academy of Afghanistan
- Order of Military Medical Merit, Office of the US Army Surgeon General
- Gold Medal Award and Honor Graduate, US Army Management Staff College
- Scientific Excellence Award from U.S. Army Surgeon General
- Phi Kappa Phi, Texas A&M University (top 10% of class)
- Noah Hosaka (co-advised)
- Sam Angus (co-advised)
- Mikal Willeke (co-advised)
Teaching
Professor Robert teaches:
CHE 59700, Introduction to the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
This course provides a practical overview of current engineering technologies and practices to identify, drill and complete hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs. The oil and gas (O&G) industry seeks to achieve long-term energy security with a balanced, diversified, and sustained investment in both traditional energy sources and lower-emission solutions throughout the energy transition in this century. Access to reliable and affordable energy is essential to our daily lives and is a major underpinning of social and economic progress in the U.S. This course incorporates practical examples and applications to progressively give the student an introduction to advanced knowledge of upstream O&G exploration and production.
CHE 59700, Introduction to Petroleum Engineering (being developed)
This course will provide the student with a working knowledge of the current concepts and methodologies used in petroleum engineering to include, but not limited to, fundamental terminology and concepts from geology, geophysics, petrophysics, drilling, completions, production, and reservoir engineering. It primarily covers the upstream industry with introductions to midstream and downstream operations. This course will be particularly useful to chemical, mechanical, materials, electrical and environmental engineers, as well as geoscientists, interested in learning about the production of oil and gas.
Topics studied include the current and future energy landscape, properties of reservoir rocks and fluids, well drilling and logging, completion techniques, well testing, and production/reservoir performance. Specific topics in the discipline of reservoir engineering will be presented and applied to each of the topics listed above including basic petrophysics, petroleum geology/reservoir characteristics, , as well as drilling and logging components, and finally understanding reservoir and production management. Midstream and downstream operations topics include surface facilities, pipelines, process facilities, and refining.
Emeritus Faculty
Leon Robert
School of Chemical Engineering
Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100
M.Ed., State University of New York at Potsdam
M.S., Old Dominion University
Ph.D, Texas A&M University
M.S.S. U.S. Army War College
- Distinguished Service Medal – Recognition of 30+ year distinguished Army career
- St. Lawrence Academy Medal for distinguished and exceptional contributions in education, School of Education Alumni Assoc., SUNY Potsdam, NY
- Leadership Excellence Award as Vice Dean, National Military Academy of Afghanistan
- Order of Military Medical Merit, Office of the US Army Surgeon General
- Gold Medal Award and Honor Graduate, US Army Management Staff College
- Scientific Excellence Award from U.S. Army Surgeon General
- Phi Kappa Phi, Texas A&M University (top 10% of class)
- Noah Hosaka (co-advised)
- Sam Angus (co-advised)
- Mikal Willeke (co-advised)
Teaching
Professor Robert teaches:
CHE 59700, Introduction to the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
This course provides a practical overview of current engineering technologies and practices to identify, drill and complete hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs. The oil and gas (O&G) industry seeks to achieve long-term energy security with a balanced, diversified, and sustained investment in both traditional energy sources and lower-emission solutions throughout the energy transition in this century. Access to reliable and affordable energy is essential to our daily lives and is a major underpinning of social and economic progress in the U.S. This course incorporates practical examples and applications to progressively give the student an introduction to advanced knowledge of upstream O&G exploration and production.
CHE 59700, Introduction to Petroleum Engineering (being developed)
This course will provide the student with a working knowledge of the current concepts and methodologies used in petroleum engineering to include, but not limited to, fundamental terminology and concepts from geology, geophysics, petrophysics, drilling, completions, production, and reservoir engineering. It primarily covers the upstream industry with introductions to midstream and downstream operations. This course will be particularly useful to chemical, mechanical, materials, electrical and environmental engineers, as well as geoscientists, interested in learning about the production of oil and gas.
Topics studied include the current and future energy landscape, properties of reservoir rocks and fluids, well drilling and logging, completion techniques, well testing, and production/reservoir performance. Specific topics in the discipline of reservoir engineering will be presented and applied to each of the topics listed above including basic petrophysics, petroleum geology/reservoir characteristics, , as well as drilling and logging components, and finally understanding reservoir and production management. Midstream and downstream operations topics include surface facilities, pipelines, process facilities, and refining.