The Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at West Virginia University provides just the right combination of engineering theory coupled with hands-on experience, providing students with an education that is second to none.

Our nationally recognized faculty and state-of-the-art laboratory and computer facilities will provide you the start you need for an outstanding career. Our curriculum will provide you with just the right combination of engineering theory and hands-on experience.

Our graduates are in heavy demand, receiving excellent job offers both close to home and around the world.

In the PNGE Department, our goal is to maintain and strengthen our leadership in the development of new extraction technologies and to produce outstanding graduates to manage the oil and gas industry of West Virginia, the nation, and the world.

The Department offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and is fully accredited by ABET.

Sam Ameri
Professor and Chairman