Prof. Dr. Gioia Falcone
Vita
- 2014 - 2017 Director, Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology (DE).
- 2011 - 2017 Professor in Geothermal Energy (W3 - Endowed Chair), Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology (DE).
- 2011 - 2013 Adjunct Associate Professor in Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University (US).
- 2006 - 2011 Assistant Professor in Petroleum Engineering, Faculty Member of the Ocean Drilling and Sustainable Earth Science (ODASES) partnership, and Chevron Corporation Faculty Fellow in Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University (US). [Granted tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in March 2011 – effective 1 September 2011.]
- 2007 Diploma of Imperial College (DIC) in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (UK).
- 2006 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (UK). Thesis: “Modelling of Flows in Vertical Pipes and its Application to Multiphase Flow Metering at High Gas Content and to the Prediction of Well Performance” – Supervised by Prof. G.F. Hewitt and Prof. S.M. Richardson.
- Diploma of Imperial College (DIC) in Petroleum Engineering, Imperial College London (UK).
- 1999 M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering, Imperial College London (UK). Gained Distinction on the final project. Thesis: “The Accuracy of Vertical Lift Performance Correlations over Field Life” - Supervised by Dr. V.Vesovic and Enterprise Oil staff.
- 1998 Laurea degree (MS equivalent) summa cum laude in Environmental/Georesources Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome (IT). Thesis: “Critical Analysis and Experimental Validation of the Ashford-Pierce Model to Calculate the Flow Rate through Wellhead Choke Valves” – Supervised by Prof. U. Bilardo and Prof. C. Alimonti.
