
Biography
Dr. Yaw Yeboah was Department Head of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State University from 2004 - 2012, during which time he authored the initial version of EGEE 120, Oil: International Evolution. In 2012, he became the Dean of the College of Engineering at Florida A & M and is currently a professor there. His research interests include electrocatalysis/heterogeneous catalysis, combustion and emission control, oilfield scale formation, coal and/or biomass conversion processes, petroleum and natural gas production and processing, energy, materials and the environment.
Course Programs
Keywords/Topics
- american petroleum agreement
- caspian pipeline consortium
- drilling
- gasoline
- global oil market
- government
- hydrocarbon man
- international energy agency
- iranian revolution
- iraq petroleum company
- iraq war
- middle east oil
- national security
- nationalization
- oil concessions
- oil embargo
- oil fields
- oil production
- petroleum industry
- pipeline
- red line agreement
- royal dutch/shell
- strategic petroleum reserve
- supply lines
- tar sands
- teapot dome scandal
- transportation
Course Spotlight
Cartography and Visualization (GEOG 486) covers design principles and techniques for creating maps with contemporary mapping tools. Students will be introduced to future-focused application topics such as augmented and virtual reality, mapping with multivariate glyphs, the visual depiction of uncertainty, interactive geovisualization, and (geo)visual analytics, and decision-making with maps and mapping products. Visit the course.
Faculty Spotlight
Maria Scalzi Wherley (she, her) is a Learning Designer and Writer-in-Residence with the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute at Penn State. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience. Learn more about Maria to see what she has to say about online education.