Undergraduate students will apply for admission to the University of Wyoming and then declare a major and concentration, the minor, or a certificate within SER at any point during their course of study. To declare a major and concentration, students must meet with an SER representative. Admission to the minor or any of the certificates does not require a meeting with an SER representative and is subject to SER approval.
One of the most important challenges of the 21st century will be to develop and manage energy resources in a sustainable manner. Projections show energy consumption worldwide will increase nearly 50 percent by 2035. Along with this growth in consumption, half of the leadership in the energy industries is expected to retire in the next five to ten years.
The future of energy will be characterized by increasing knowledge, relentless change, and technological innovation. As global energy industry increases in complexity, demand will dramatically grow for professionals with a multidisciplinary, entrepreneurial skillset. Future leaders must understand complex technology within the context of business, legal, social, and public policy in order to create comprehensive and sustainable solutions.
The Energy Resource Management and Development (ERMD) B.S. program is designed to fill this need through a combination of rigorous courses, real-world internships, and undergraduate research experiences. SER’s curriculum balances depth of learning with the breadth of understanding to train graduates for sustained competitive success in the energy workforce at the frontiers of knowledge and for self-directed, life-long learning. Students learn to focus on continuous improvement, constant assessment, and the importance of a sense of urgency and consideration of profit motive in the energy industry.
Our program emphasizes career planning and provides constant one-on-one guidance and assistance to ensure optimal workforce or graduate school placement. Students are strongly encouraged to complete an industry internship (the minimum GPA requirement is typically 3.000). Opportunities are also available for undergraduate research, a study abroad experience, or a summer field course. Multiple events during the year connect students to energy industry professionals.
General Policies
- It is the student’s responsibility to monitor requirements for the minor and the certificates, along with their assigned primary advisor.
- Additional courses may be required to meet individual course prerequisites.
- All classes in the major and minor must be passed with a grade of “C” or better, or an “S” in an S/U class.
- For the 3+3 concentrations, students must declare their program of study by the fall of their sophomore year.
The School of Energy Resources was created in 2006 to enhance the University of Wyoming’s energy-related education, research, and outreach. The Energy Resource Management and Development Program is designed to meet the demands of the energy workforce and enhance social literacy related to complex energy issues. Competency-based learning that integrates problem-solving, critical analysis of uncertain and complex issues, and constant improvement in performance are overarching components of our undergraduate program.
Energy Resource Management and Development B.S. and Energy Resource Management Minor Learning Outcomes:
- Identify or describe fundamental concepts of energy systems.
- Illustrate a foundational understanding of business fundamentals relative to energy companies, including organizational structure, management, entrepreneurship, and international commerce.
- Make use of critical thinking and problem-solving methods within a written group energy project.
Energy and Environmental Systems Concentration and Energy and Environmental Systems 3 +3 Concentration Learning Outcomes:
- Outline the skills in environmental monitoring and compliance.
- Explain energy regulation and management.
- Demonstrate the necessary skills related to the physical and social science dimensions of sustainability.
Professional Land Management Concentration and Professional Land Management Concentration 3 +3 Learning Outcomes:
- Apply concepts and skills to real-world problems to gain practical understanding of experience.
- Identify and navigate a valid real property transaction from contract to transfer of title.
- Define and navigate the legal and regulatory hurdles for energy development on federal, state, and fee lands
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Certificate Learning Outcomes:
- Students will identify geological criteria for site selection, geophysical models of the subsurface for characterization and monitoring and minimizing risks related to transport and guaranteeing long-term storage of fluids in the subsurface.
- Define and navigate the legal and regulatory hurdles for energy development/environmental challenges on federal, state, and fee lands.
- Build techno-economic models capable of analyzing energy projects.
- Students will demonstrate the process necessary to effectively communicate with stakeholders, the general public, and stakeholders of a CCUS project to ensure concerns are explored and different communication methods considered based on the audience.
Land Administration Certificate Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and navigate a valid real property transaction from contract to transfer of title.
- Explain energy, natural resources, or agricultural regulation and management.
- Describe content and implications of past and current ENR, Ag, and property policies/laws.
Nuclear Energy Science Certificate Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate a strong fundamental understanding of basic physical principles relevant to nuclear energy production through the analysis of industrially relevant decay chains and fuel energy densities.
- Describe the basic operating principles of traditional light water reactors and emerging designs for grid-scale generation and remote deployment, highlighting the relative advantages of each with respect to safety, construction, operating costs, and fuel requirements.
- Build simple techno-economic models capable of analyzing the costs of nuclear energy projects.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate, in simple terms, the execution of nuclear energy projects and the technical and environmental risks associated with nuclear energy generation
Subsurface Energy Certificate Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of petroleum engineering concepts, including reservoir properties, phase behavior, drilling methods, and production techniques.
- Apply principles of petroleum engineering to identify, analyze, and solve practical challenges in reservoir management, drilling, and production operations.
- Develop specialized knowledge in areas of interest, such as energy law and economics, digital innovation or energy sustainability, based on elective coursework.
- Apply interdisciplinary knowledge to address complex energy engineering problems in a professional context.
Professor Emeritus
BRUCE PARKINSON - SER Professor of Chemistry; Warren Chair of Energy and Environment | B.S. Iowa State University,1972; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1977
Professors
TIMOTHY J. CONSIDINE - SER Professor of Economics (2008); Professor of Energy Economics, Department of Economics, College of Business | B.A. Loyola University, 1975; M.S. Purdue University, 1977; Ph.D. Cornell University, 1981
CRAIG C. DOUGLAS - SER Professor of Mathematics and Statistics (2008); Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | A.B. Chicago University, 1977; M.S. Yale University, 1978; M.Phil., 1980; Ph.D., 1982
MAOHONG FAN - SER Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (2008, 2015); Carrell Family Endowed Chair in Energy and Petroleum; Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Wuhan University of Science and Engineering, 1984; M.S. Beijing University of Science and Technology, 1992; Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1997; Ph.D. Iowa State University, 2000; Ph.D. Osaka University, 2003
DARIO GRANA - SER Professor of Geology and Geophysics (2013, 2018, 2022); Wyoming Excellence Chair; Nielson Faculty Fellow; Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. University of Pavia, 2003; M.S., 2005; M.S. University of Milano Bicocca, 2006; Ph.D. Stanford University, 2013
JOHN P. KASZUBA - SER Professor of Geology and Geophysics (2008, 2019); John and Jane Wold Centennial Chair in Energy; Nielson Faculty Fellow; Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Beloit College, 1982; M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1986; Ph.D. Colorado School of Mines, 1997
SUBHASHIS MALLICK - SER Professor of Geology and Geophysics (2008); Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.Sc. Indian Institute of Technology, 1976; M.Sc., 1978; Ph.D. University of Hawaii, 1987
TARA RIGHETTI - SER Professor of Law (2014, 2017, 2020); Occidental Petroleum Corporation Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies Co-Director, SER Nuclear Energy Research Center; Director, Jurisprudence of Underground Law and Energy (JOULE) Research Group); Professor, College of Law | B.A. University of Colorado Boulder, 2005; J.D., 2007; B.A. University of Wyoming, 2021 | Certified Professional Landman (CPL)
Associate Professors and Lecturers
PO CHEN - SER Associate Professor of Geology and Geophysics (2008, 2014); Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Beijing University, 2000; Ph.D. University of Southern California, 2005
BRYAN LEONARD - SER Associate Professor of Environment and Natural Resources (2024); Associate Professor, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources | B.A. Hillsdale College, 2010; M.S. Montana State University, 2012; Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 2016
MADELEINE J. LEWIS - SER Associate Lecturer (2025); Adjunct Faculty, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources | B.A. Carleton College, 2016; M.P.A./J.D. University of Wyoming, 2019
SCARLETT FORREST, Esq. - Associate Research Scientist, SER Jurisprudence of Underground Law and Energy (JOULE) Research Group | B.S. Virginia Tech, 2016; J.D. University of Wyoming, 2024
Assistant Professors
JENNIFER BELL - SER Assistant Professor of Soil Science and Reclamation (2024); Assistant Professor of Soil of Science, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources | B.A. & B.S. University of Wyoming, 2011; M.S. University of Mississippi, 2015; Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan, 2021
HOON CHOI - SER Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (2025); President’s Distinguished Scholar; Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Yonsei University, 2012; M.S., 2014; Ph.D. Purdue University, 2018
Adjunct Professors
SAMAN ARYANA SER Adjunct Professor; Occidental Petroleum Corporation Chair in Energy and Environmental Technologies; Professor and Head, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, and Interim Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. University of Texas at Arlington, 2003; M.S. University of Texas at Arlington, 2006; Ph.D. Stanford University, 2012
ERICA BELMONT SER Adjunct Professor; Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Tufts University, 2004; M.S., 2008; Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 2014
JONATHAN BRANT SER Adjunct Professor; Vincent O. Smith Professor in Engineering; Director, SER Center of Excellence in Produced Water Management; Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Virginia Military Institute, 1998; M.S. University of Nevada, Reno, 2000; Ph.D. University of Nevada, Reno, 2003
BENJAMIN COOK SER Adjunct Professor; Senior Assistant Dean and Associate Instructional Professor, Office of the Dean and Department of Economics, College of Business | B.S. University of Wyoming, 2003; Ph.D., 2011
CALEB HILL SER Adjunct Professor; J.E. Warren Professor of Energy and the Environment; Co-Director, SER Nuclear Energy Research Center; Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Jacksonville State University, 2009; Ph.D. University of Alabama, 2014
STUART FARRIS SER Adjunct Professor; Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Hestia Energy | B.S. Colorado School of Mines, 2016; Ph.D. Stanford University, 2023
SHANE MURPHY SER Adjunct Professor; Director, SER Center for Air Quality; Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. University of Colorado, Boulder, 2000; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2009
JONATHAN NAUGHTON SER Adjunct Professor; Co-Director, SER Wind Energy Research Center; Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Cornell University 1986; Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1993
KAM NG SER Adjunct Professor; Hoy Engineering Fellow; Provost’s Term Professor; Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering and Physical Science | B.S. Iowa State University, 1996; M.S., 1997; Ph.D., 2011
MICHAEL NORATO SER Adjunct Professor; Director of Nuclear Facilities and Infrastructure, Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. | B.S. Syracuse University, 1991; M.S. Syracuse University, 1994; Ph.D. Syracuse University, 1999
SOHEIL SARAJI SER Adjunct Professor; Richard & Marilyn Lynch Non-endowed Chair in Subsurface Energy and Digital Innovation; Director, SER Subsurface Energy and Digital Innovation Center; Associate Professor, Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Petroleum University of Technology, 2004; M.Sc. Sharif University of Technology, 2007; Ph.D. University of Wyoming, 2013
MICHAEL STOELLINGER SER Adjunct Professor; Co-Director, SER Wind Energy Research Center; Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | M.S. Technical University of Munich, 2005; Ph.D. University of Wyoming, 2010
TEMPLE STOELLINGER SER Adjunct Professor; Wyoming Excellence Chair; Associate Dean, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources; Wyoming Excellence Chair; Co-Director, Gina Guy Center for Land and Water, College of Law | B.S. University of Wyoming, 2004; J.D. University of Wyoming, 2010
MICHAEL URYNOWICZ SER Adjunct Professor; Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences; Director, Center for Biogenic Natural Gas Research | B.S. Michigan State University, 1990; M.S. University of Wisconsin, 1995; M.S. Colorado School of Mines, 1998; Ph.D. Colorado School of Mines, 2000
HAIBO ZHAI SER Adjunct Professor; Roy & Caryl Cline Distinguished Chair in Engineering; Wyoming Excellence Chair; Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences | B.S. Xi’an University of Technology, 1999; M.S. Tongji University, 2002; Ph.D. North Carolina State University, 2008
Program Administrators and Academic Professionals
KAMI DANAEI - SER Senior Assistant Dean; Co-Director, SER Professional Land Management | B.A. University of Idaho, 2008; M.A. University of Wyoming, 2010; Ph.D. University of Wyoming, 2018
KRISTEN PRITCHETT - Co-Director, SER Professional Land Management | B.B.A. Texas A&M University, 2009; MREF Texas A&M University, 2010; M.Ed. University of Missouri, 2016 | Certified Professional Landman (CPL)
RANDALL VIOLETT - Director, SER Energy and Environmental Systems | B.S. Montana State University, 1986 M.S. Montana State University, 1996; Ph.D. University of Wyoming, 2012
ASHLI TOMISICH - Director, SER Student Success and Experiential Learning | B.S. Oklahoma Christian University, 2008; J.D. University of Wyoming, 2011; Ph.D. University of Wyoming, 2023
Undergraduate Degrees
Bachelor of Science
- Energy Resource Management and Development, B.S.
Minor
Undergraduate Certificates
Graduate Certificates
