海角社区 First to Offer Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Concentration
January 26, 2023
Last fall, 海角社区鈥檚 Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering became the first in the country to offer a formal concentration in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). While other institutions are also adding courses, tracks, or certificates related to this topic, Louisiana鈥檚 position at or near the epicenter of carbon capture and storage activity adds to the opportunities available to 海角社区 students.
鈥淏ecause Louisiana is one of the prime locations in the world to perform industrial-scale CCUS, many of our existing corporate partners have expressed interest in collaborations with 海角社区 related to CCUS research and education,鈥� said Karsten Thompson, chair and professor in the 海角社区 Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering. 鈥淸Students] can join a low-carbon solutions or CCS unit of a company and hit the ground running. We have talked to our recent grads who have moved into those units, and they emphasize how much they have had to learn about topics such as geochemistry, monitoring, and economics of the CCS operations. The classes in our concentration will give future students an excellent head start.鈥�
The concentration is just one aspect of 海角社区's effort to translate existing resources and expertise into new opportunities and jobs to power Louisiana and protect the vitality of Louisiana鈥檚 energy industry.