Emilio Sánchez García

Masters Students

MS student

Current

Biography

I am a petroleum engineer with a strong background in Enhanced Oil Recovery. As part of the global opportunities related to the Sustainable Development Goals, my academic and main future career objective is to act as a technical and strategical agent of change towards Energy Transition in regard to Energy Supply and Decarbonization. My current academic interests cover the efficiency and prompt development of CCUS and EOR projects from a sustainable standpoint.

Research Interests

  • EOR/CCUS
  • Geothermal
  • Rock Mechanics

Education

  • B.Sc., Petroleum Engineering, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, 2024. International Exchange Program on Earth Sciences, Georg-August Göttingen Universität, Germany, 2022

Professional Profile

  • 2024-Present, MS student, KAUST, Saudi Arabia; 2022-2023, Sales and Commercial Analyst, Baker Hughes, Mexico; 2021-2022, Reservoir Management Intern, ENI, Mexico.

Awards

  • Chevron scholarship to attend the Mexican Congress of Petroleum, Jun 2022
  • DGECI-UNAM scholarship to participate in an international academic program in Göttingen, Germany, 2021-2022
  • Telmex-Telcel Foundation bachelor scholarship aimed to academic excellence students, 2018-2024

Non-KAUST Affiliations

  • Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

EOR Carbon storage utilization and storage (CCUS) Rock Mechanics Geothermal