PhD Defense

Congratulations to Alexis for successfully defending his PhD thesis

1 min read · Sun, Feb 26 2023

Alexis is a Ph.D. candidate at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology supervised by Professor Shehab Ahmed in the Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering program. His research focuses on drilling mechanics and investigates the value of in-cutter sensing at the rock-cutter interface. He holds a master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from University of Leoben and an Integrated master’s degree in Mineral Resources Engineering from Technical University of Crete. Phd Thesis abstract: Drilling Mechanics: In-Cutter Sensing and Physics-Based Modelling for Drilling Optimization