On a flight black to Houston, Dr. Alan Lumsden, a cardiovascular surgeon at Houston Methodist Hospital, and the passenger next to him, an ExxonMobil drilling engineer, struck up a conversation about their respective professions. By the time they landed, it was clear that both worked
On November 12, 2007 the first Pumps & Pipes Symposium was held at the University of Houston’s Texas Learning and Computation Center. Dr. Ioannis Kakadiaris the Eckhard Pfeiffer Professor at University of Houston was a Co-Director. The goal of the meeting was to explore opportunities to develop cross-industry
For the first time, the P&P Directors proposed the principal of exploring The Other Guy’s Toolkit for finding collaborative solutions to problems. The Symposium focused on showcasing technologies with possible cross-industry applications. The conference agenda concentrated on robotics and imaging technologies being used inside a well bore or a
Action Learning Project Report, researched and written by the Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University, evaluated the Pumps & Pipes Program and made recommendations for continued growth. The report, titled Paving the Path from Oilfield to Operating Room, was published on May 6, 2009.
The Symposium focused on state-of-the-art presentations, panel discussions outlining Pumps & Pipes problem areas, and networking. The invited speakers and audience consisted of scientists, engineers, and clinicians involved in cardiovascular medicine, researchers and managers from the oil & gas industry, scientists and engineers from academia, medical device
The Annual Symposium moved to The Methodist Hospital Research Institute and held in its 235-seat auditorium. Results were presented about the first collaborative Pumps & Pipes Project between MDH&VC and ExxonMobil Upstream Research to develop a ‘Heartbeat Simulator System’ for the advanced testing and multi-modality imaging of cardiovascular devices. A Live
On April 28, 2011, the first Pumps & Pipes International Conference was held in the grand ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, Qatar. The event, organized by the Qatar Science & Technology Park, ExxonMobil and MDH&VC, brought together more than 160 international experts in the fields
Research topics included, microbial induced corrosion of oil pipe and biofilm imaging, wellbore tractors, nanotechnology, fetal surgery in the womb, shape memory polymers and the beginning of cardiovascular pumps & pipes surgery. Results were presented about a collaborative Pumps & Pipes Project between ExxonMobil Upstream Research and
NASA Johnson Space Center joined the Pumps & Pipes Program for the first time with a number of speakers and stunning exhibits including the Lunar Rover. A Steerable Drilling System from Schlumberger and Artificial Heart Devices from MDH&VC were also featured. P&P Remotes were shown for the first time including live feeds from
On July 29, 2013, the first Pumps & Pipes Satellite Conference was hosted by the Johnson Space Center at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) with 234 people attending the event. Dr. Ellen Ochoa, astronaut and Director, JSC was introduced as a new P&P Director. Members of the newly
