12/13/12
Dear Mines Community:
I am pleased to announce new leadership for the Petroleum Engineering at CSM. This appointment will
allow Prof. Ramona Graves to focus more of her efforts on the management of the College of Earth
Resource Sciences and Engineering.
Dr. William Fleckenstein has been appointed to the position of Interim Department Head of the Petroleum
Engineering Department, effective December 1, 2012. Dr. Fleckenstein has a long history with the
Colorado School of Mines; he received his Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D., all in Petroleum Engineering
from the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Fleckenstein has 25 years’ experience in the petroleum industry,
is a registered professional engineer, has served the Petroleum Department as an Adjunct Professor since
2000, and has developed patent pending multi-stage fracturing technology at Mines that is the foundation
of the CSM startup company, FracOptimal LLC. This is the first CSM startup company in PE's history.
Dr. Fleckenstein is committed to CSM and the Petroleum Engineering Department's success, particularly
in taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by the near-revolution of shale resource development,
both nationally and internationally.
As always, thanks to the faculty, students, and staff on the campus for all that you do for Mines.
All the Best!
Terry Parker
Provost and Executive Vice President