Mr. Dayo Afekare
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Biography
Dayo Afekare is a Petroleum Engineering PhD candidate at Louisiana State University. He is an early career professional and aspiring research and development engineer with a demonstrated history of developing scientific concepts and advancing fundamental understanding of enhanced oil recovery processes. His research interests are: petroleum reservoir engineering, enhanced oil recovery, wettability studies, surface chemistry, experimental statistics and analytical sciences. Dayo has BSc. and MSc. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Lagos (Nigeria) and Heriot-Watt University (UK) respectively. He has internship experiences with Newfield Exploration Company and ExxonMobil Nigeria Plc.
Affiliations
Honors and Awards
1st Place , Society of Petroleum Engineers' (SPE) Eastern North American Regional Paper Contest
Society of Petroleum Engineers, North American Region
- Placed 1st at the student paper contest for SPE Eastern North America region - PhD Division - Obtained automatic qualification to compete (all expense-paid trip) at the International student paper contest, scheduled to take place at the 2020 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition in Denver, Colorado - Received 500 USD cash prize from the LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering as 1st place winner News: https://www.lsu.edu/eng/pete/news/2020/afekare-spe.php
1st Place, LSU Society of Petroleum Engineers' Internal Paper Contest
Louisiana State University
Placed 1st at the LSU Society of Petroleum Engineers' paper contest (PhD Division) organized by LSU SPE student chapter and Pi Epsilon Tau on the 29th of January 2020. News: https://www.lsu.edu/eng/pete/news/2020/internal_paper_2020.php
1st Place, SPE Petrobowl Championship
Society of Petroleum Engineers International
Member of LSU SPE Petrobowl team that placed 1st at the 2019 SPE Global Petrobowl Championship during the Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Calgary, Canada
Louisiana State University Board of Regents Economic Development Assistantship
Louisiana State University
The Board of Regents’ Economic Development Assistantship (EDA) is a prestigious award given to selected LSU faculty applicants whose research directly affects the economic development of Louisiana and integrates into LSU flagship 2025 agenda. The faculty then nominates an exceptional PhD student to receive the award in the amount of 25,000 USD per year for a 4-year cycle. 10-11 EDA Assistantships are awarded per year.