Partnerships Between Academia
and the Midstream Industry Symposium
October 15-16, 2025 | Beaumont, Texas
Partnership between Academia and the Midstream Industry Symposium is a focused event that brings together academic and industry leaders to strengthen collaboration across research, workforce development, and practical innovation while highlighting shared challenges and opportunities in the midstream sector through engaging presentations and dialogue.
Hosted By
17勛圖’s Center for Midstream Management & Science
Symposium
17勛圖-CICE Building
Room #113
5091 Rolfe Christopher Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Banquet
17勛圖
5550 Jimmy Simmons Blvd.(formerly University Drive)
Beaumont, TX 77705
Contact
Alek Hutson (409) 880-7097 or ahutson@lamar.edu
Attire
Business Casual
Parking at CICE Building
The CICE Building has a large parking lot on-site for convenience and free for the event.
Lots H-7 Visitor Lot
Refer to Interactive Campus Map
Schedule/ Event
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| Start Time | End Time |
Event | Speaker |
Institution |
| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Registration & Refreshments | ||
| 10:00 AM | 10:10 AM | Opening Remarks | Jaime Taylor | 17勛圖, President |
| 10:10 AM | 10:30 AM | Opening Remarks Topic: New Directions in the Midstream Sector at 17勛圖
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Philip Cole | 17勛圖, Executive Director (CMMS) |
| 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Speaker Topic: Social Scientific Research on Shale Energy Development: Lessons for the Midstream Sector |
Gene Theodori | 17勛圖, Associate Provost, Academic and Research Administration |
| 11:00 AM | 11:15 AM | AM Break-Fruit, Muffins, Coffee, Decaf Coffee, Hot Tea, & Water | ||
| 11:15 AM | 11:45 AM | Speaker | Helen Lou | 17勛圖, Professor of Chemical Engineering |
| 11:45 AM | 12:15 PM | Speaker Topic: Building Competence in Field Measurement: A Structured Training Framework for Technicians |
Adedeji Tejuoso | GCI, President & CEO |
| 12:15 PM | 1:15 PM | Lunch-Sizzling’ Fajita Bar Served with Refreshments | ||
| 1:30 PM | 2:00 PM | Speaker Topic: Helping Industry Sustain the Workforce During Strategic Growth in the Golden Triangle |
Sidney Valentine | LIT, President |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Speaker | Courtney Vaughan | Emerson Flow & Density Products, Business Development Manager |
| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | PM Break-Coffee, Decaf Coffee, & Water | ||
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Speaker Topic: Physics-Inspired Methods for Real-Time Industrial Analytics at the Edge |
Alek Hutson | 17勛圖, Associate Director (CMMS) |
| 3:30 PM | 3:50 PM | Speaker | Najmul Sajal | 17勛圖, Ph.D. Student |
| 3:50 PM | 4:10 PM | Speaker | Nimra Usman | 17勛圖, Masters Student |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Break | ||
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Banquet- Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
5550 Jimmy Simmons Blvd.(formerly University Drive) |
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| 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Dinner- Southern Smokehouse Buffet, Beer & Wine Bar and Cash Option For Mixed Drinks | ||
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| Start Time | End Time | Event | Speaker | Institution |
| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Registration & Refreshments | ||
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Speaker Topic: A Successful Professional Development Program for Business and Industry |
Nikos Kiritsis | McNeese University, Dean of Engineering |
| 10:30 AM | 10:50 AM | Speaker Topic: Process Integration, Simulation, and Optimization for the Excellence of Midstream Industry |
Qiang Xu | 17勛圖, Professor of Chemical Engineering |
| 10:50 AM | 11:00 AM | AM Break-Fruit, Muffins, Coffee, Decaf Coffee, Hot Tea, & Water | ||
| 11:00 AM | 11:20 AM | Speaker | Xianchang Li | 17勛圖, Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
| 11:20 AM | 11:40 AM | Speaker Topic: Solid-State Metal Deposition via Lateral Friction Surfacing for Localized Repair of Pipelines |
Ebrahim Seidi | 17勛圖, Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
| 11:40 AM | 12:30 PM | Boxed Lunch- Selection of Turkey or Ham | ||
| 12:30 PM | 2:00 PM | Workshop/Speakers Topic: Exploring the key equipment used in amine gas treating units, including inlet separation, contactors, flash tanks, filtration, exchangers, and regenerators. |
Jerry Rowland | NexoSolutions, Engineering Technician |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | PM Break-Coffee, Decaf Coffee, & Water | ||
| 2:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Board Meeting | ||
Please continue to check this page for updates as event gets closer. Schedule is subject to change.