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Hello!
My name is
Arisa Ruangsirikulchai.
I am a geologist
with a passion for
a cleaner energy transition.
My career began at a geoscience camp in Thailand during high school. Creating my first geological map gave me a sense of discovery that sparked my interest in the craft. Through geoscience, I use my curiosity and creativity to solve complex problems.
With >7 years as a geologist at PTTEP, I have worked across a wide range of roles, from conducting basin studies and planning drilling campaigns in development assets, to assessing new venture opportunities, to writing a CCS guideline and contributing to the selection of the company’s first CCS development site, and ultimately managing the company’s exploration portfolio. My career spans the Gulf of Thailand, Algeria, Onshore Thailand, and Malaysia.
I believe in a cleaner energy transition. I feel the sense of urgency that the increasing energy demands in the upcoming decades must be met with lower emissions. As an energy professional, I think about decarbonization solutions to energy systems, particularly natural gas, natural hydrogen, and geothermal.
On top of my technical expertise, I work well with people. I organized the first subsurface culture hackathon to enhance collaboration in our community. I was on the company’s graduate recruitment, competency framework design, and sciences outreach team. As an MC, I hosted Thailand’s first petroleum exploration conference, welcoming +200 leaders from across Thailand’s E&P industry.
During my undergraduate years at the University of Texas at Austin, I focused on coastal geomorphology. I utilized lidar, satellite imagery, and hydrodynamic modeling to study a barrier island’s response to a hurricane. I assisted with turbidity current experimental projects, collected and analyzed multibeam bathymetry, sonar, and seismic data in the Gulf of Mexico.
During my internship with Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, I modelled hurricane-induced coastal inundations in Florida.
Education
B.S. Geological Sciences, General Geology (2019)
The University of Texas at Austin
Highest Honors and Special Honors
GPA 4.00
Key Projects
- Evolutionary History of Return-flow Channels Caused by Hurricane Harvey at San Jose Island, Texas, USA (2018-2019)
- Modeling Coastal Inundation Driven by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA (2017)
Awards
Petroleum Geosciences Undergraduate Fellowship – PTT Exploration and Production
Undergraduate Research Fellowship – The University of Texas at Austin
R.L. Folk/ E.F. McBride Petrography Award (1st Place) – The University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate Poster Award (1st Place) – Austin Geological Society Research Symposium
Best Poster Design Award at The Longhorn Research Poster Session – The University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate Poster Award (1st Place) at the Jackson School of Geosciences Research Symposium – The University of Texas at Austin
Best Presentation Awards of 29th Technical Forum (Subsurface) – PTT Exploration and Production