Education
The Center has multiple educational objectives, including:
- Improving student knowledge of opportunities and needs of the midstream industry and their readiness to join the industry
- Enhancing faculty knowledge and understanding of the midstream industry
- Serving as a promoter and clearing house for information and technological advances impacting the midstream center
In partnership with faculty, the Center has been developing midstream focused, one week course modules that are inserted into undergraduate and graduate courses to highlight relevance of coursework in the midstream industry.
- Over 27 course modules have been developed and inserted into courses by LU faculty members,
- Over 900 students have been taught about the relevance of their course of study in the midstream industry.
Episode: 50
Date: November 19, 2025
Title: Midstream Workforce Development with Dr. Alek Hutson and Elton Hollis
Host: Weldon Wright
Description:In this episode of the Oil & Gas Measurement Podcast, Dr. Alek Hutson and Elton Hollis join Weldon Wright to discuss workforce development in the midstream sector. The conversation covers industry–academia partnerships, the challenges of attracting and training new talent, and efforts to create clearer career pathways and standardized training for future measurement and instrumentation professionals.