Fellow Highlight: Majd Awarkeh

Meet Majd Awarkeh

Majd Awarkeh is a graduate student at Texas A&M University majoring in petroleum engineering. This summer he completed his MLEF project at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown, West Virginia where he evaluated drilling parameters to improve the effectiveness of drilling projects. Majd processed real-time data in MATLAB from a drilled well and analyzed the results. He then configured an optimized version of the drilling project for better drilling efficiency. Improving well-drilling processes is an important part of FECM’s mission.

Majd’s project is connected to his passion for working in the energy field. He understands society is dependent on energy and he believes improving energy efficiency and distribution can improve livelihoods. After gaining more hands-on petroleum engineering experience upon completion of his master’s degree, Majd hopes to come back to the research and education field to expand on his knowledge.

Outside of academia, Majd enjoys hiking and camping. When he isn’t outside, he enjoys flexing his creative skills in drawing.

Research project: Drilling Performance Evaluation and Optimization