Energy

Broaden OU’s national reputation in energy research through strategic initiatives in energy efficiency and power engineering, and by strengthening research collaborations with the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy.

Goals

Innovate unique technologies to support efficient, resilient, diversified, and distributed energy systems.
Establish new facilities to provide direct experiential training and education with grid modernization technologies.
Develop and nurture meaningful collaborative relationships among the GCoE, MCEE, and industry to support unconventional fossil fuel research.

Outcomes

Expanded collaborative research portfolio that is significantly supported by industry partnerships.
Expanded capacity for R&D and graduate program quality in areas of refining, power, and energy systems.
New state-of-the-art facility for power systems simulation and experimental capabilities.
Double the annual number of graduates that accept positions in the utilities and renewable energy industry.

Research Themes

Sustainability

Advancements in efficiency, resiliency, and diversification in the context of distributed smart power production and distribution systems.

Power Systems

Protection of power grids with highly distributed and volatile energy resources.

Refining

Development of new hydrocarbon refining and utilization technologies through advancements in heterogeneous catalytic science.

Complex Fluids

Development of next generation oil field fluids for deep formation permeability modification through the design of new surfactant, polymer, and particle systems.

Produced Water

Development of novel treatment technologies to enable reuse of produced water, working together with the water priority.

Recent News

OU Engineer, Collaborators Named Semifinalists in Department of Energy's Solar Competition
February 23, 2022

Farrokh Mistree and five collaborators comprise “The CyberBorgs,” a research team selected as semifinalists in the software track for the Department of Energy's American-Made Solar Prize competition.