Centers and Institutes
Faculty and students in the academic units of the college, which include the School of Geosciences and the Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, are actively engaged in interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research.
The Oklahoma Geological Survey serves both as an important state agency while focusing on research and public service, with faculty and researchers who hold joint positions in the academic units.
The college also is home to two interdisciplinary research institutes, The Institute for Energy and the Environment and the PoroMechanics Institute, both of which cut across department and college boundaries.
Center/Institute | Abbreviation | Director(s) |
| Attribute Assisted Seismic Processing & Interpretation | AASPI | Dr. Heather Bedle and Dr. Kurt Marfurt |
| Energy Institute of the Americas | EIA | Yoana Walschap and Dr. David Ferris, Exec. Director |
| Institute for Reservoir Characterization | IRC | Dr. Matt Pranter |
| Integrated Core Characterization Center | IC3 | Dr. Chandra Rai and Dr. Carl Sondergeld |
| integrated PoroMechanics Institute | iPMI | Dr. Younane Abousleiman |
| Irani Center for Energy Solutions | ICES | Dr. Mike Stice and Dr. David Ferris, Exec. Director |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | Dr. Nicholas Hayman |
| OU Institute for Energy and the Environment | IEE | Dr. Joseph Suflita |
| Unconventional Shale Gas Consortium | USGC | Dr. Chandra Rai and Dr. Carl Sondergeld |
| Well Construction Technology Center | WCTC | Dr. Ramadan Ahmed |
