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| Katie McLean |
The scholarship, which recognizes the work of Sir Bryan Todd, supports students undertaking doctoral energy research which has relevance and value to New Zealand. Sir Bryan played a major role in the creation of the Todd Foundation and was instrumental in the development of the New Zealand oil and gas industry.
Katie is currently completing a Master of Engineering in geothermal well testing in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Auckland, on a part-time basis. She is employed as a geothermal reservoir engineer for Contact Energy in Taupo and cares for her two year old daughter.
The scholarship will enable Katie to extend her project into a PhD (doctorate) commencing in February next year. She will receive $50K over four years.
Her research aims to improve methods of well testing specifically for geothermal wells, with a particular focus on pressure transient analysis.
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