Dr. Russell D. Ostermann

Dr. Russell D. Ostermann
  • Associate Professor
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies (Petroleum)

Contact Info

Office Phone:
785-864-2907
Fax:
785-864-4967
Learned Hall, Room 4131
1530 W. 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66045

Education —

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas, 1974
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas, 1980

Selected Publications —

“Enhancing Partnership Between Industry and Education: Roles for SPE”, W.J. Lee, et al.,SPE#39492, Proceedings of the SPE 1997 Annual Technical Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 5-8, 1997. 

 

Graham, David W., Ostermann, Russell D., Vavilala, C., and V.H. Smith, "Acceleration of Heavy Crude Oil Biodegradation in Near Surface Soils", 1995 KU Environmental Research Symposium, Lawrence, Kansas, April 21, 1995. 

 

R. D. Ostermann, "Review and Comparison of Oil and Gas Permitting Processes in Alaska, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Alberta", report for Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research, Energy Council, Irving, Texas, 1993. 

 

K. Dehghani, S. Qadeer, R. D. Ostermann, D. Ogbe, "Correcting Oil-Water Relative Permeability Data for Capillary End Effect in Displacement Experiments", Particle Tech. Surface Phenom. in Min. Petr., Proc. of Fine Particle Society Symposium, San Diego, 1991. 

 

RD Ostermann and M.J. Economides, "Pilot Plant Studies and Process Design for the Production of Calcium Magnesium Acetate", Industrial Chemistry Library, Volume 2, Calcium Magnesium Acetate ..., pp. 443-505, Elsevier, New York, NY, 1991. 

 

M. Hornbrook, K. Dehghani, R. D. Ostermann, S. Qadeer, "Effects of CO2 Addition to Steam on Recovery of West Sak Crude Oil", SPE Reservoir Engineering, August 1991, pp. 278-87. 

 

K. Dehghani, A. Bansal, R. D. Ostermann and D. Ogbe, "The Effect of the Presence of a Third Phase on Capillary Pressure by Centrifuge Method and CT Scanning", SPE #18793, Proceedings of the 1989 SPE California Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, April 1989. 

Selected Presentations —

“Enhancing Partnership Between Industry and Education: Roles for SPE”, W.J. Lee, et al., SPE#39492, Proceedings of the SPE 1997 Annual Technical Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 5-8, 1997. 

Graham, David W., Vavilala, C., Smith, V.H., and Ostermann, R. D., "Acceleration of Heavy Crude Oil Biodegradation in Soil Slurry Reactors", paper 28e, AIChE 1996 Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, La., Feb. 25-29, 1996. 

K. Dehghani, A. Bansal, R. D. Ostermann and D. Ogbe, "The Effect of the Presence of a Third Phase on Capillary Pressure by Centrifuge Method and CT Scanning", SPE #18793, Proceedings of the 1989 SPE California Regional Meeting, Bakersfield, April 1989. 

Awards & Honors —

1982/83, 1987/88 Outstanding Faculty Award- University of Alaska

1995 Distinguished Service Award- School of Mineral Engineering-University of Alaska

1999 Miller Professional Development Award – KU

2016-19 Don W Green Faculty Fellowship – KU

2016, 2022 Raymond Oenbring Outstanding Faculty Award - KU

Service —

Association of U.S. Petroleum Engineering Department Heads, Chairman 2002-3 Education and Professionalism Committee – SPE 1996-1999 - chairman 1997-98, chairman 2000-2001, member 2003 

Gas Technology Committee of S.P.E., 1988 – 1991; 1994 – 1997 

Planning Committee - 4th Symposium on Petroleum Engineering Education (Colo ’97) 

5th Symposium on Petroleum Engineering Education (Colo ’00) 

Technical Committee - Annual Meeting of SPE1990,1994-2000 

Program Committee - 1996 Gas Technology Symposium (Calgary May 1996) 

1998 SPE Annual Meeting,2001 SPE Annual Meeting