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Welcome back to all the faculty, alumni and students of the Petroleum Engineering Department. My name is Geordie Chambers and I am the current president of the Colorado School of Mines, student section of the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE). AADE allows student members to participate in the very dynamic world of Petroleum Engineering by getting them actively involved in the industry. The CSM section was started in 1996, under the Denver Chapter of AADE. At the time it was the first AADE student section in the Nation; today, many other Universities have followed suit. Currently the CSM section of AADE is being used as a template for a Wyoming student section of AADE.
The professionals in the Denver Chapter are more active then ever before with the CSM student section. This year we are pairing up with the Denver Chapter to form a mentoring program to assist undergraduate and graduate students, with getting to know the industry, making career choices/plans, and making contacts all over the country with different operators and service companies. Dominic Spencer and Rick Davis started up the program in late August with a question and answer lunch meeting in Alderson Hall. The program will facilitate interaction between the students and the professionals over the course of this year via phone, e-mail and lunch visits. If you are a practicing petroleum engineer or a student looking to get involved in the mentoring program make sure to contact me or another officer of AADE.
CSM AADE members are invited and encouraged to attend dinner meetings in Denver with the professionals from the industry. The Denver Chapter even pays the student section members dinner costs ($30) and encourages students to interact with the engineers. In March CSM AADE student section will take the lead in organizing a joint session dinner meeting downtown for the professionals. Planning this meeting is a great way to get to know the Denver chapter officers and meet lots people across the industry. At the joint session meeting the Denver chapter will give away tens of thousands of dollars to AADE student members in scholarships. They usually focus the money towards the most active AADE student members.
In Conclusion, AADE is a great way for students to get one on one advice from professionals, meet practicing engineers, earn scholarships, learn about new topics, and even eat free food. I would like to thank the Denver Chapter of AADE, Dr. Eustes and all of our members for making CSM’s AADE student section what it is today. The officers and I are really excited about this years events. If you would like to get involved contact me.
-President Geordie Chambers gchamber@mines.edu
What is AADE?
The
American Association of Drilling Engineers is a non-profit, volunteer
organization founded in New Orleans in 1978 and is made up of an affiliation
of independent chapters licensed and governed by a National Board. 
Formation of the AADE was based on the fact that no existing drilling industry organization was consistently providing technical exchange specifically for Drilling Engineers.
The early success and acceptance of this effort led to the expansion of AADE. Nine chapters are now active in New Orleans, Lafayette, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Midland (Permian Basin), Oklahoma City-Tulsa (Mid-continent), Denver, Bakersfield (West Coast), and Anchorage. National membership is nearing 5,000 active members, and has remained steady despite the fluctuations experienced by the industry.
The AADE
has experienced continued growth in membership and reputation by focusing on
its mission, vision and value statement.
AADE offers a forum for the exchange of information, among its members and guests, specifically on drilling related topics. AADE chapters generally meet once a month where programs are presented by knowledgeable industry leaders in an informal luncheon or dinner environment.
AADE chapters also offer all-day forums as well as annual multi day technical conferences to provide the opportunity for industry experts to present in depth coverage on current topics and latest technology.
AADE chapters publish a newsletter and/or maintain a web page (www.aade.org) to keep members informed on activities and local drilling industry information.
