Dandekar receives petroleum engineers' award
December 8, 2014
Professor Abhijit Dandekar received the Distinguished Member Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers during its Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, held Oct. 27–29 in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands.
The SPE recognized Dandekar, chair of UAF's Department of Petroleum Engineering, for
his distinct contributions to the petroleum engineering industry throughout his long
career as a professor and researcher. Dandekar has published one book and authored
or co-authored more than 38 peer-reviewed journal papers. He also has given more than
50 conference presentations at SPE and major industry events.
The SPE is a nonprofit professional association whose 124,000 members are engaged
in energy resources development and production worldwide.
“It is an honor to recognize Abhijit for his commitment and dedication to the oil
and gas industry," said Jeff Spath, 2014 SPE president. "SPE international award winners
were nominated by their colleagues and selected by their peers for their achievement
and contributions and it’s my pleasure to congratulate them on receiving this prestigious
international award from SPE."