Lowell Waite, Lecturer, UTD Department of Geosciences, and Co-Director or the Permian Basin Research Laboratory, is the recipient of the The Southwest Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 2023 Distinguished Educator Award. According to the official press release:
“The Distinguished Educator Award is presented by the SWS-AAPG in recognition of distinguished and outstanding contributions to geological education, with respect to petroleum geology, in the Southwest Section area. The SWS-AAPG is comprised of geological societies from Abilene, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Midland, San Angelo, Wichita Falls and Roswell, NM. Contributions leading to consideration for this award will most often involve the teaching and counseling of students at the university level, but contributions to the education of the public, and management of educational programs may also be recognized. Consideration for the award emphasizes contributions to the teaching of students, guidance of student research, research and scientific publications, university and community activities, and involvement in the activities of scientific and/or professional organizations within the boundaries of the Southwest Section.“
Recognition of this award highlights our emphasis at the Lab on teaching and sharing information with both students and industry. It is truly an honor for us to represent the Department of Geosciences, the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and the University of Texas at Dallas.
Congrats on the award and enjoyed your talk today in FW. Ref source rock maturity in the Permian basin, see “Vitrinite reflectance data for the Permian Basin, west Texas and southeast New Mexico” USGS 2005
By Mark Pawlewicz, Charles E. Barker and Sargent McDonald.
This report includes limited data for the Eastern Shelf.
Regards, Charles Goebel
Santa Rita Energy, LLC