Online MS in Natural Gas Engineering and Management

Rouzbeh Ghanbar Moghanloo, PhD

Director, Natural Gas Engineering and Management Program and Associate Professor Rouzbeh Ghanbar Moghanloo is Director of the Natural Gas Engineering and Management Program and an Associate Professor in the University of Oklahoma’s Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, where he holds the ONEOK Chair in Natural Gas Engineering and Management. His research spans natural gas and petroleum engineering, including production, flow assurance and emissions reduction, unconventional resources, enhanced oil recovery, geological carbon dioxide storage, and machine learning applications. He has served as a technical adviser to energy companies, holds three patents, and has led or contributed to research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. His work has also earned recognition from the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Chemical Society. He earned a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, an MS in Reservoir Engineering, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology.

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Mike Stice, EdD

Adjunct Faculty, Natural Gas Engineering and Management Mike Stice is Adjunct Faculty in the University of Oklahoma’s Natural Gas Engineering and Management program and has more than 35 years of global energy industry experience. He spent more than 27 years with ConocoPhillips in technical and leadership roles spanning exploration, production, midstream operations, and commercial activities, including executive leadership in global gas, LNG, and gas and power. He later served as President of Chesapeake Midstream Development and Senior Vice President of Natural Gas Projects for Chesapeake Energy before retiring as CEO of Access Midstream. He joined OU in 2015 and served as Dean of the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy through 2022. His interests include climate change, zero-carbon energy solutions, methane emissions measurement, and containment strategies. He earned an EdD from George Washington University, an MS in Business from Stanford University, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

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Saleh Tabrizy, PhD

Adjunct Faculty, Natural Gas Engineering and Management Saleh Tabrizy is Adjunct Faculty in the University of Oklahoma’s Natural Gas Engineering and Management program and an Associate Professor in the Price College of Business. An economist by training, his research focuses on international economics, economic development, innovation, and growth. His work has examined topics including international trade, exchange rates, investment, productivity, and the economic effects of policy and changing global markets. He teaches graduate-level courses in economics and econometrics and has received multiple OU teaching honors, including the Morris Butkin Memorial Professor of Excellence Award, Harold E. Hackler Outstanding MBA Professor Award, and John H. and Jane M. Patten Teaching Award. He earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, an MS in International Economics and Finance from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, and a BA in Economics from Allameh Tabataba'i University.

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Hamidreza Karami, PhD

Associate Professor Hamidreza Karami is an Associate Professor in the University of Oklahoma’s Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering. His research and teaching focus on production engineering, multiphase flow, artificial lift, and flow assurance. His work examines the movement of oil, gas, and liquids through pipelines, wellbores, and other production systems, with applications in gas lift, foam lifting, plunger lift, and the management of flow assurance challenges such as wax and asphaltene deposition. Before joining OU, he worked as a research associate with the University of Tulsa’s Fluid Flow Projects and Horizontal Well Artificial Lift Projects, contributing to research involving fluid dynamics and multiphase flow modeling. He earned a PhD and MS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa and a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Sharif University of Technology.

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Benmadi Milad, PhD

Geostorage Specialist Benmadi Milad is a Geostorage Specialist at the Oklahoma Geological Survey at the University of Oklahoma. His research focuses on subsurface energy storage and geologic systems, including natural gas and hydrogen storage, carbon capture and storage, reservoir characterization, and fluid flow modeling. He combines geology, geophysics, petrophysics, and petroleum engineering to develop predictive subsurface models for energy production and storage. His work uses experimental and modeling approaches, including machine learning and statistical analysis, to evaluate geological formations, reservoir properties, fluid movement, and storage feasibility. He has also taught petroleum engineering courses at OU and previously served as a postdoctoral researcher and adjunct faculty member in petroleum engineering. He earned a PhD in Geology and an MS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

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