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IBA 2023

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Summary

Welcome to the AAPG|AAPG Foundation 2023 Imperial Barrel Award Ceremony! This is the 17th year that AAPG has conducted the prestigious IBA competition. Teams from across the globe have participated entirely in virtual environments for this year's competition. Congratulations to the winning teams and to all the students who participated in the 2023 IBA. Thank you to the sponsors, judges, coordinators, co-chairs and volunteers, without whom this event would not have been possible.

Winning IBA Teams:

AAPG IBA Team

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

2023 Middle East Region First Place Winner and
IBA 2023 Imperial Barrel Award 1st Place Winner
AAPG IBA Team

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

2023 Gulf Coast Section First Place Winner and
IBA 2023 Imperial Barrel Award Selley Cup (2nd Place) Winner
AAPG IBA Team

Universidad Central del Ecuador

2023 Latin America Region First Place Winner and
IBA 2023 Imperial Barrel Award Stoneley Medal (3rd Place) Winner

Honorable Mentions:

  • My IBA experience was tremendous. During the 6 weeks, and as a team leader, we learned how to manage, carry out, and produce good quality work in such efficient time and manner. Our adviser D. Kelly Liu, did marvelous job mentoring our progress during the 6 weeks. IBA experience will be always remembered as a my first step into the industry. I thank you so much for the effort, participation, and paving the path for new young geosceintists all over the world.

    Hesham Refayee 2009 Missouri University of Science and Technology, and NOW Geoscientist at dGB Earth Sciences
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