Jose Manuel Lopez Mendoza 

Email: jose-mendoza@utulsa.edu

Phone: (918)-631-5488

PhD Candidate in Engineering. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela.
Visiting Scholar at Tulsa University Separation Technology Project (TUSTP), Tulsa University. PhD Research Topic: Gas Carry Under Modeling in Liquid-Gas separator.
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. (Dec., 2000). University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela. B.S. Degree Thesis: Maintenance Plan in an Electro Deposition Plant in Ford Motors of Venezuela.

Work Experience:

Academic Assistant Professor 1997-2000.
Coordinator of Equipment Maintenance During Refinery Plant Overhauls. 2001. SIMACA CA., Venezuela:
Professor at University of Carabobo, Venezuela, 2001-present.

Currently: Finishing PhD in Petroleum Engineering, Simon Bolivar University/ Visiting Scholar at TUSTP. SPE Student Member.

Areas of Interest: Liquid-Gas-Solid Separation Process, Multiphase Flow Phenomena, Modeling of Swirling Falling Films and Jet Entrainment.