TU Clausthal Student Wins First Place in the SPE Europe Student Paper Contest

We are proud to announce that Malek Saleh, a master’s student in the Petroleum Engineering program at Clausthal University of Technology, has won first place in the 2025 SPE Europe Student Paper Contest in the master’s category. The competition, held during the SPE Europe Energy Conference in Vienna from June 10 to 12, 2025, recognizes outstanding student research in petroleum and energy-related fields across Europe. Malek delivered a presentation entitled:

“Wettability of Caprocks at Geological Storage Conditions and their Interaction with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.” His work provides valuable insights into subsurface storage processes and supports the development of safe and effective carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.

As a result of this achievement, Malek will represent SPE Europe in the global finals of his category at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE), taking place in Houston, Texas, in October 2025 with approximately 4,000 participants from more than 60 countries.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Malek on this well-deserved recognition and wish him every success in showcasing the quality of research and education at TU Clausthal to the global energy community.