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Kegang Ling is an Associate Professor in the Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering at the University of North Dakota (UND) College of Engineering & Mines. He is also the Undergraduate Program Director for Petroleum Engineering, teaching courses like Reservoir Rock Properties and Natural Gas Engineering. With over 25 years of industry experience, his work bridges academia and practical applications in unconventional reservoirs.
- Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University (2010)
- M.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (2006)
- B.S., Geology, China University of Petroleum at Beijing (1995)
His research focuses on CO2/H2 storage, natural gas engineering, and production optimization. Recent work applies discrete element modeling to rock properties and machine learning to EOR screening. He leads projects on fly ash utilization for drilling fluids and leakage detection in pipelines, emphasizing sustainability and efficiency.
The last five years of publications show expertise in unconventional reservoir geomechanics, CO2 storage, and solvent-based EOR. Collaborations with SPE conferences and NSF-funded projects highlight interdisciplinary and applied trends. Keywords span Petroleum Engineering, Rock Mechanics, and Machine Learning, with subfields like huff-n-puff EOR and wellbore flow assurance.
Scientific Awards & Funding:
- SPE Faculty Enhancement Travel Grant (2013, 2014)
- NSF Grant ($585,405): Nano-scale hydrocarbon thermodynamics
- NDIC Grants ($6.7M total): CO2 EOR, geomechanics, drilling fluids
- Research North Dakota Grant ($178,000): Cell mechanics for cancer diagnosis
He has advised 5 graduate students (Ph.D./M.S.) and contributed to 130+ publications. Current funding includes projects on produced water treatment and molecular thermodynamics in nano-scale pores.
