PhD in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul Technical University

Turkey, Istanbul

University Rank:#298

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at Istanbul Technical University is a Full Time PhD program offered at the university's main campus in Istanbul, Turkey. The program is delivered on campus in English. Students develop academic knowledge and practical skills that prepare them for future careers in this field.

About PhD in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department was established in 1961 to become the first of its kind in Turkey. Its establishment was a national response to the demand for petroleum engineers who will help to explore and increase oil and gas production. In the early days, the department had a curriculum leading to MSc degree requiring a five-year programme. About ten years later, the curriculum was modified to offer a four-year Bachelor and two-year MSc degrees. At the same time, the department enlarged its curriculum to include the PhD programme in petroleum engineering.

The vision of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Department is to keep our quality comparable to the highly credited departments of the internationally well-known universities.

The mission of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department is to provide undergraduate and graduate level engineers,

conduct research, and serve the petroleum and natural gas industry and its relevant

sectors worldwide, and to contribute to the sustainable development of the nation and for the commonality in the utilization of

subsurface energy resources.

The graduates have been employed in both private and public companies engaged in

petroleum, natural gas and geothermal

activities in nationally and worldwide.

The degrees conferred in the department

up to date are a total of764 in the BS programme, 134 in the MSc programme and 9 in the PhD programme.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department has 2 Professors, 5 Assistant Professors, 1 Lecturer with a PhD degree, 6 Research Assistants and 1 Laboratory Specialist.

Research Areas

Well Test Analysis

Reservoir Description with Geo-statistical Methods

Numerical Petroleum, Natural Gas and Geothermal Reservoir Modeling

Underground Storage of Natural Gas, Pipeline Design

Enhanced Oil Recovery, Flow Through Porous Media

Rock and Fluid Properties, Thermodynamics of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, Natural Gas Hydrates, Gas Chromatography

CO₂ Sequestration, Well Logging, Formation Evaluation

Drilling Fluids, Drilling Optimization and Drilling Hydraulics

Laboraories

Rock Properties Laboratory

Fluid Properties Laboratory

Drilling Fluids Laboratory

Numerical Modeling Laboratory

Gas Chromatography Laboratory

Displacement Laboratory

Who can apply?

We accept students to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Graduate Programme from all engineering disciplines. Our current student profile is mainly composed of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mechanical, Geological, Geophysical, Mining and Civil Engineering disciplines.

Disciplines

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Requirements and Admission Criteria for PhD in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at Istanbul Technical University

Entry Requirements

Applicant’s official transcripts including all undergraduate and/or graduate level courses and their grades issued by the universities that the applicant graduated or will be graduated from.

Applicantwho will apply for PhD programs afterhis/her undergraduate degree has to have at least 3.0 Cumulative GPA out of 4.00 .
One of the Score Documents from Academic Personnel and Graduate Level Entrance Exam (ALES), GRE or GMAT including the related scores (ALES, GRE and GMAT scores are valid for 5 years.)

Applicants for Master's Programs are required to have Numerical score minimum 55 from ALES . Applicantswho will apply for PhD programs aftertheirundergraduate level degree arerequiredto have Numerical scoreminimum 80FROM ALES (ALES minimum score is not required for the Social Sciences Institute Music programs)

The minimum score required from Quantitative section of GRE is 610 (in the new system is minimum 149).

Applicants for Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences Programs can apply with GMAT certificate. GMATwitha minimum score of 450is required for these applicants.
One of the Documents of English Proficiency that is accepted according to ITU Senate principles.

English Proficiency Documentsand the required minimum scores are given at the table below:
MASTER’S PROGRAMSAPPLICATION	PhD PROGRAMS APPLICATION
Exam	Min.Score	Exam	Min.Score
İTÜ English Proficieny Exam	65	-	-
YÖK Language Exam	65	YÖK Language Exam	65
TOEFL (Paper Based)	523	TOEFL (Paper Based)	523
TOEFL (Computer Based)	183	TOEFL (Computer Based)	183
TOEFL (Internet Based)	70	TOEFL (Internet Based)	70
e-YDS	65	e-YDS	65
YDS	65	YDS	65
ÜDS	65	ÜDS	65
KPDS	65	KPDS	65
PTE (Academic)	60	PTE (Academic)	60

TOEFL IBT/PBT,PTE, İTU English Proficiency Exam valid for 2 years.
ÜDS,KPDS,YDS, e-YDS test results are valid for 5 years . TOEFL ITP is not accepted.

English certificate is not mandatory in the Master applications.
The students admitted to any master program can complete their registration without an English certificate, but they cannot take courses until the submission of a valid English certificate. The applicants for a PhD program must deliver English certificate up to the registration period. If they do not submit a valid English certificate in the registration, they will not be registered.

ABOUT TOEFL IBT EXAM
Inaccordance with the decision taken at the meeting of ITU University Board of Directors dated 15.12.2011 and numbered 914 ; dating from the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year, IfTOEFL and IBT test results are from the testing centers in Turkey ,only the results from the exams conducted in the centers in state and private universities are accepted by ITU. TOEFL home edition can be used due to the pandemic.

Statement of Purpose
Curriculum Vitae
Recommendation Letter

For each applied program two recommendation letters are required.For MSc applications, oneof these recommendation letters is required to be prepared by an academic instructor who the student worked with. For PhD applications, one of the recommendation letters must be supplied from the supervisor that the candidatesare planning to study together during their doctorate education.
Reference letter is uploaded to the system by the person who is giving the reference, not by the candidate
P.S. 1:Required ALES, GRE, GMAT minimum scores and minimum cummulative GPA may differ according to Master’s and Ph.D. programs . Requirements for programs and quotas are given at the Registar’s Office Web page :https://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/

English Requirements

PTEMin 60
TOEFLMin 70

English Program Requirements

English certificate is not mandatory in the Master applications. The students admitted to any master program can complete their registration without an English certificate, but they cannot take courses until the submission of a valid English certificate. The applicants for a PhD program must deliver English certificate up to the registration period. If they do not submit a valid English certificate in the registration, they will not be registered. ABOUT TOEFL IBT EXAM In accordance with the decision taken at the meeting of ITU University Board of Directors dated 15.12.2011 and numbered 914 ; dating from the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year, If TOEFL and IBT test results are from the testing centers in Turkey ,only the results from the exams conducted in the centers in state and private universities are accepted by ITU. TOEFL home edition can be used due to the pandemic. For each applied program two recommendation letters are required. For MSc applications, one of these recommendation letters is required to be prepared by an academic instructor who the student worked with. For PhD applications, one of the recommendation letters must be supplied from the supervisor that the candidates are planning to study together during their doctorate education. Reference letter is uploaded to the system by the person who is giving the reference, not by the candidate P.S. 1: Required ALES, GRE, GMAT minimum scores and minimum cummulative GPA may differ according to Master’s and Ph.D. programs . Requirements for programs and quotas are given at the Registar’s Office Web page

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PhD in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at Istanbul Technical University

Istanbul Technical University

Turkey, Istanbul