Teaching Activities of Luis Ayala

Ayala's Teaching Philosophy:

Teaching is a powerful tool used for turning our own experiences into something helpful and meaningful for others.  Teaching involves the collective discovery of the freedom of independent thinking and the collective building of rewarding professional careers for each of the actors involved in the learning process. I strive for the stimulation of my students’ thinking process and I believe that student engagement is a crucial component of any successful and meaningful learning experience. What I choose to teach in class should be relevant to my students, to their professional career, and should help them establish links to re-discover or even dispute what they already know. Teaching should be, at the end, about making a difference between the day my students walk into my classroom and the day I shall know from them again and find out they enjoy highly gratifying professional careers.

Courses:

PNG 520 PHASE BEHAVIOR OF HYDROCARBON FLUIDS (3) Phase relations as applied to condensate and retrograde condensate reservoirs and to other problems in petroleum production (Fall Semester)

PNG 530 NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING (3) Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering; Natural Gas Production Engineering; transmission systems; storage cycle; current developments (Spring Semester)

PNG 480 PRODUCTION PROCESS ENGINEERING (3) Analysis and evaluation of surface production processes, fluid separation, storage, measurement, treating, custody transfer, transmission, disposal, corrosion, and other operations (Spring Semester)

P N G 482 PRODUCTION ENGINEERING LABORATORY (1) Measurement and analyses of the physical and chemical properties of hydrocarbon fluid systems in a production environment (Spring and Fall Semesters)

PNG 596 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES (1 - 9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses (Spring, Summer, Fall Semesters)

FSC 503 PROBLEMS IN FUEL SCIENCE (5) A problem-based, active learning course on the fundamental principles of fuel science applied to fuel processing, combustion, and conversion (Fall 2004).

PNG 590 COLLOQUIUM (1 - 3) Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers (Fall 2004)

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