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Oklahoma State University: OSU Cowboy Innovations And Baker Hughes Select Decarbonization Contest Winners
In an effort to create an environment for student collaboration on the Oklahoma State University campus, OSU Cowboy Innovations and Bake ...
2022-01-14
In an effort to create an environment for student collaboration on the Oklahoma State
University campus, OSU Cowboy Innovations and Baker Hughes created the Decarbonization
Competition late last year. After judging the entries, the winners have been selected.
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In an effort to create an environment for student collaboration on the Oklahoma State
University campus, OSU Cowboy Innovations and Baker Hughes created the Decarbonization
Competition late last year. After judging the entries, the winners have been selected.
The Decarbonization Contest provided students with an opportunity to present new technologies
developed at OSU to advance the ideas into energy solutions.
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The Decarbonization Contest provided students with an opportunity to present new technologies
developed at OSU to advance the ideas into energy solutions.
Improving the impact of power technologies while reducing carbon footprint was the
focus of the Fall 2021 Decarbonization Competition. Baker Hughes and OSU Cowboy Innovations
invited OSU students and professors to the team competition with the promise of cash
awards. The panel of judges selected the top two innovations.
Improving the impact of power technologies while reducing carbon footprint was the
focus of the Fall 2021 Decarbonization Competition. Baker Hughes and OSU Cowboy Innovations
invited OSU students and professors to the team competition with the promise of cash
awards. The panel of judges selected the top two innovations.
Doctoral candidates Andrew Williamson, Michael Costa and Dr. Khaled Sallam — an associate professor of mechanical & aerospace engineering — secured first place with their plans to improve the efficiency of power technologies
and turbine compressors.
Doctoral candidates Andrew Williamson, Michael Costa and Dr. Khaled Sallam — an
“It is always a great experience for the students when they work on real life problems
outside their textbooks. We are grateful for Cowboy Innovation and Baker Hughes for
trusting and challenging our students to solve a problem with a global-scale like
decarbonization,” Sallam said. “Competitions like this one bring out the best in our
students, sharpen their creativity, and prepare them for their life after graduation.
We hope that Cowboy Innovation continues to strengthen the interaction between our
students and multiple industrial partners in the coming years.”
“It is always a great experience for the students when they work on real life problems
outside their textbooks. We are grateful for Cowboy Innovation and Baker Hughes for
trusting and challenging our students to solve a problem with a global-scale like
decarbonization,” Sallam said. “Competitions like this one bring out the best in our
students, sharpen their creativity, and prepare them for their life after graduation.
We hope that Cowboy Innovation continues to strengthen the interaction between our
students and multiple industrial partners in the coming years.”
Doctoral Candidates Ross Cao, Estefanny D. Elizondo and Conn Wethington of the OSU
Geology Department investigated rejuvenation through decarbonization with enhanced
oil recovery, CO2 based geothermal systems, and green hydrogen generation.
Doctoral Candidates Ross Cao, Estefanny D. Elizondo and Conn Wethington of the OSU
Geology Department investigated rejuvenation through decarbonization with enhanced
oil recovery, CO2 based geothermal systems, and green hydrogen generation.
“The Sequestrians team believes there is a strong case for repurposing unconventional
reservoirs for sequestration potential and low enthalpy geothermal energy production
that could be used for green Hydrogen production,” Wethington said.
“The Sequestrians team believes there is a strong case for repurposing unconventional
reservoirs for sequestration potential and low enthalpy geothermal energy production
that could be used for green Hydrogen production,” Wethington said.
With the success of the inaugural competition in the fall, Baker Hughes and Cowboy
Innovations plan to host the competition again this spring, said Zach Miles, Cowboy Innovations director.
said Zach Miles, Cowboy Innovations director.
“This was a great opportunity for us to highlight the creativity of our students and
researchers," Miles said. "This research is happening in our own backyard,”
“This was a great opportunity for us to highlight the creativity of our students and
researchers," Miles said. "This research is happening in our own backyard,”
Baker Hughes and OSU Cowboy Innovations look forward to the spring 2022 innovation
competition, he added.
Baker Hughes and OSU Cowboy Innovations look forward to the spring 2022 innovation
competition, he added.
"I look forward to seeing the novel solutions these students develop for current global
issues," Miles said.
"I look forward to seeing the novel solutions these students develop for current global
issues," Miles said.
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