The UL Lafayette Department of Petroleum EngineeringСòòò½APP™s quiz bowl team has earned a trip to Dubai, the United Emirates, thanks to a strong showing in recent international competition.
The Сòòò½APPСòòò½APP™s PETE team will compete at next yearСòòò½APP™s PetroBowl Championship. The tournament will be held Sept. 26-28, at the Dubai World Trade Center, during the Society of Professional EngineersСòòò½APP™ Technical Conference and Exhibition.
UL Lafayette team members are: Stephen Au, a junior from Monterey Park, Calif.; Joseph Kravets, a senior from Staten Island, N.Y.; Gavin Parria, a graduate student from Marrero, La.; Jonathan Snyder, a senior from Reading, Pa.; and Garrett Thibodeaux, a senior from Houma, La. Dr. Abdenour Seibi, an associate professor of petroleum engineering, is the teamСòòò½APP™s adviser.
PetroBowl tournaments match student teams from different colleges against each other. Contestants answer questions related to petroleum engineering.
This year, 103 teams from 28 countries competed in regional qualifier tournaments held throughout the world. The contests took place in Norman, Okla.; Manama, Bahrain; Warri, Nigeria; London, U.K.; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Thirty-six of those teams advanced to the world championship in Houston. The Сòòò½APPСòòò½APP™s PETE team advanced to the Elite Eight round. It finished among the top four teams, and qualified for next yearСòòò½APP™s PetroBowl Championship.
The final eight teams at the world championship also included: Delft Сòòò½APP of Technology (Netherlands); Federal Сòòò½APP of Technology (Nigeria); Industrial Сòòò½APP of Santander (Colombia); the National Autonomous Сòòò½APP of Mexico; the Сòòò½APP of Oklahoma; Trisakti Сòòò½APP (Indonesia), and the Сòòò½APP of Texas.
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Photo info: The UL Lafayette Department of Petroleum EngineeringСòòò½APP™s quiz bowl team has earned a trip to Dubai, the United Emirates, thanks to a strong showing in recent international competition. Team members, from left, are: Gavin Parria, Joseph Kravets, Garrett Thibodeaux, Stephen Au and Jonathan Snyder.