The UL Lafayette Department of Petroleum EngineeringÐÓ°ÉרÇø™s quiz bowl team has earned a trip to Dubai, the United Emirates, thanks to a strong showing in recent international competition.
The ÐÓ°ÉרÇøÐÓ°ÉרÇø™s PETE team will compete at next yearÐÓ°ÉרÇø™s PetroBowl Championship. The tournament will be held Sept. 26-28, at the Dubai World Trade Center, during the Society of Professional EngineersÐÓ°ÉרÇø™ 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 teamÐÓ°ÉרÇø™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 ÐÓ°ÉרÇøÐÓ°ÉרÇø™s PETE team advanced to the Elite Eight round. It finished among the top four teams, and qualified for next yearÐÓ°ÉרÇø™s PetroBowl Championship.
The final eight teams at the world championship also included: Delft ÐÓ°ÉרÇø of Technology (Netherlands); Federal ÐÓ°ÉרÇø of Technology (Nigeria); Industrial ÐÓ°ÉרÇø of Santander (Colombia); the National Autonomous ÐÓ°ÉרÇø of Mexico; the ÐÓ°ÉרÇø of Oklahoma; Trisakti ÐÓ°ÉרÇø (Indonesia), and the ÐÓ°ÉרÇø of Texas.
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Photo info: The UL Lafayette Department of Petroleum EngineeringÐÓ°ÉרÇø™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.