Frederick Thurber

Coordinator of Academic Affairs

Instructor

Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering

Louisiana State University

3207D Patrick F. Taylor Hall

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Phone: 225-578-6058 / Fax: 225-578-8433

Recruiting: recruit qualified students that will excel in petroleum engineering.
Retention: council and work with students to ensure that they have a successful experience in petroleum engineering.
Placement: assist graduating students to find full-time positions in the oil and gas industry; to assists undergraduate students to find summer employment in the oil and gas industry.
Summer Geology Camp: coordinate petroleum engineering departmental activity associated with the summer geology camp conducted by the geology department in Colorado.
Minority Recruiting: assist the Minority Engineering Director through out the year in an effort to attract top minority students into the petroleum-engineering department.
Represent the department at University functions at high schools, community events, professional meetings, and other programs.
Evaluate undergraduate students' academic performance, advises undergraduate students with course selection, and maintains academic records of all undergraduate students.
Communicate with incoming foreign exchange students to ensure the completion of all requirements, paperwork, and to assist in solving other problems.
Manage petroleum engineering scholarship program.