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ramorin@umat.edu.gh
Position
Head, Petroleum Geosciences and Engineering Department
Department
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Research Interest
Drilling Optimisation, Offshore Technology, Natural Gas Management, Transportation of Oil and Gas, Sustainability, Use of Local Materials for Oilfield Applications, Oilfield Waste Management, Environment, Health and Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry.
Dr Richard Amorin is a registered Engineer of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana and an Associate Professor of the Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Ghana. He as over fourteen years of community service, teaching, and research experiences in the field of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. His research focuses on drilling optimisation, oil and gas gathering, transportation, storage and usage, and HSE. He has supervised several undergraduates and as well as postgraduate students. He has several technical (journal) papers and conference papers to his credit. He is the recipient of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) 2019 Africa Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty. For 2023 and 2024, he was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Member for Petroleum Engineering in Ghana by SPE-Ghana. He is also the quiz coach/faculty advisor for oil and gas and related SPE activities respectively in the University. He has led the University to win many glories including the National Tertiary Gas Challenge for three consecutive times; 2022, 2021 and 2019, and thrice in a row, the Annual National Petrobowl Quiz Competition (2016, 2017, 2018). He led the UMaT Drillbotics Teams to win the Global Drillbotics Virtual contest (Placing 1st and 2nd). He is an international volunteer for SPE and has also served on many committees at several local, national and international levels. He is a reviewer for many international journals and was an external examiner for one of the public universities in Ghana. He is a member of many national and international organisations including Institution of Engineers and Technologist, Society of Petroleum Engineers, African Union Network of Sciences and International Association of Engineers. He also has a very good knowledge and field experience in cadastre and engineering (topographic and levelling) surveys.
Richard Amorin - Google Scholar
Richard Amorin (researchgate.net)
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