About
Cem Sarica, Ph.D., is currently the director of three industry-supported consortia at UTulsa: Fluid Flow, Paraffin Deposition and Horizontal Well Artificial Lift Projects. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Istanbul Technical University and a Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from The University of Tulsa.
He has served on various SPE and ASME committees. He was a member of the SPE Journal Editorial Board between 1999 and 2007 and an associate editor of JERT of ASME between 1998 and 2003. He is a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of Multiphase Production Conferences organized by ISAVFT. He is the recipient of the 2010 SPE International Production and Operations Award and was recognized as a Distinguished Member of SPE in 2012. Cem received the SPE John Franklin Carll Award and SPE Cedric K. Ferguson Certificate in 2015. He has been elected ASME Fellow in 2024.
Awards & Honors
- Zelimir Schmidt Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Tulsa, 2024
- ASME Fellow, 2024
- Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty, SPE, 2024
- Outstanding Researcher Award, The University of Tulsa, 2019
- Cedric K. Ferguson Certificate, SPE, 2015
- John Franklin Carll Award, SPE, 2015
- Distinguished Member Award, SPE, 2012
- International Production and Operations Award, SPE, 2010
- Eminent Reviewer Award, J. Petroleum Science & Engineering, 2008
- Outstanding Editor Award, SPE, 2000
- ASME Petroleum Division 75th Anniversary Medallion Award, 1999
Education
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, 1990
- M.S.E., Petroleum Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 1984
- B.Sc., Petroleum Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 1982
Research Interests & Areas of Expertise
- Multiphase flow in pipes
- Production engineering
- Flow assurance
- Horizontal well artificial lift
- CO2 and H2 flow in pipes and wells
