The Team
Vertex Lab
The Team
The Vertex Lab brings together graduate and undergraduate engineering students to drive innovation, research, and leadership in the field of subsurface energy systems.
Leadership
Dr. Mohamed Khaled
Assistant Professor
Director
Dr. Bill Eustes
Associate Professor Emeritus
Dr. Jamal Rostami
Professor
Dr. Xiaolei Guo
Assistant Professor
Graduate Researchers
Ilyas Mellal
Ph.D. Student
Drilling Anomaly Analyst – Experimentalist
ilyas_mellal@mines.edu
Moaz Hiba
Ph.D. Student
Downhole Temp. & Well Control Advanced Modeling
moaz_hiba@mines.edu
Zeming Hu
Ph.D. Student
Wellbore Integrity & Repurposing
zeming_hu@mines.edu
Moustafa Aly
Ph.D. Student
Cement Formulation
moustafa_aly@mines.edu
Shaolin Eidee
Ph.D. Student
Rock/Bit Interaction Modelling
shaolin_eidee@mines.edu
Tariq Al Qais
MS Student
Geothermal Drilling Optimization
tariq_alqais@mines.edu
Undergraduate Students
Raad Al-Saifi
