Falcone_CV_2010.pdf

Dr. Gioia Falcone Assistant Professor in Petroleum Engineering Texas AM University The Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering 3116 TAMU, 507 Richardson Building, College Station, TX 77843, U.S.A. gioia.falcone@pe.tamu.edu Education Nov 07 Diploma of Imperial College (DIC) in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (UK). Jan 06 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (UK). Thesis: “Modelling of Flows in Vertical Pipes and its Application to Multiphase Flow Metering at High Gas Content and to the Prediction of Well Performance” – Supervised by Prof. G.F. Hewitt and Prof. S.M. Richardson. Nov 99 Diploma of Imperial College in Petroleum Engineering, Imperial College London (UK). Nov 99 M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering, Imperial College London (UK). Gained Distinction on the final project. Thesis: “The Accuracy of Vertical Lift Performance Correlations over Field Life” - Supervised by Dr. V.Vesovic and Enterprise Oil staff. May 98 Laurea degree summa cum laude in Environmental/Petroleum Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome (IT). Thesis: “Critical Analysis and Experimental Validation of the Ashford-Pierce Model to Calculate the Flow Rate through Wellhead Choke Valves” – Supervised by Prof. U. Bilardo and Prof. C. Alimonti. Professional Experience Jan 06 – present Assistant Professor in Petroleum Engineering, Faculty Member of the Ocean Drilli