Samuel Ameri

Chairperson, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Professor, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

Approved Graduate Faculty for CEMR MS and PhD committees

Contact Information Office:  MRB 347A Phone:  (304) 293-3949 Fax:  (304) 293-5708

Samuel Ameri, Professor & Chair of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Department at West Virginia University, and has over 30 years of distinguished service in both industry and academia. Professor Ameri has in-depth experience in fossil energy areas, particularly natural gas and oil extraction. As a researcher, he has developed a high-quality research program in the area of oil and gas recovery and compiled an outstanding record of publications across a wide spectrum of oil and gas issues. Professor Ameri has been active in the SPE. His participation includes being the Co-General Chair of SPE Eastern Regional conference and Exhibition 2000, serving on SPE Education & Accreditation Committee, SPE Continuing Education Committee, Eastern Regional SPE Technical Conference Program Committees, the Chair of Department Heads of Petroleum Engineering Schools in U.S.A., served on the SPE Cedric K. Ferguson Medal Committee, and the Northern West Virginia Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Education
	B.S. Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, West Virginia University, 1973
	M.S. Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, West Virginia University, 1976
Research Focus Areas
	Energy Technologies
Research Interests
	Reservoir Engineering
	Formation Evaluation
	Coalbed Methane Development
Teaching Interests
	Well Log Interpretation
	Reservoir Engineering
Professional Societies
	SPE
	Registered Professional Engineer in West Virginia
	Pi Epsilon Tau, The Honor Society of Petroleum Engineering