BP supports research at the Weizmann Institute
BP supports research at the Weizmann Institute
Keywords: BP, Research, Flow
The Weizmann Institute announced that it is to receive a grant of £150,000 over 3 years from BP. It is for research into multi-phase flow headed by Professor Brian Berkowitz at the Weizmann Institute. The research is to be conducted jointly by the Weizmann Institute and the BP Institute at Cambridge University.
BP Chief Scientist Dr Bernard Bulkin said: "We are delighted to be able to make this grant, which we hope will further research into the important area of multi-phase flow technology."
"This technology is extremely important in improving efficiencies in the production of oil and gas. The Weizmann Institute is widely recognised as a world-class institution undertaking groundbreaking research with the potential to have a profound impact all over the world", added Dr Bulkin.
Multi-phase flow research seeks to increase the precision by which scientists can predict how oil and gas are likely to flow out of any producing underground reservoirs. Analytical models developed by Professor Berkowitz, are used to predict fluid flow in porous rock. These models can then be used to determine what additional measurements should be made, where these measurements should be sited, i.e. where to drill and to suggest rational water exploitation,contamination control and/or remediation schemes.
This is the outcome of Lord Browne's visit to the Institute in 1999, where he had a chance to see the extensive and valuable research being conducted at the Weizmann Institute. BP's research grant for multi-phase flow does not integrate any commercial ownership of the research results and is therefore in line with the Institute's credo of "science for the benefit of humanity".
Professor Ilan Chet, President of the Weizmann Institute commented: "BP's generous support of our research is a demonstration of its commitment to pure science. The Institute is very happy to have this opportunity of working with the BP Institute at Cambridge University and both teams are looking forward to a fruitful collaboration."
The Weizmann Institute of Science is a world-renowned scientific research institute in Rehovot, Israel. Its motto is "science for the benefit of humanity". Research at the Institute is curiosity driven and for the sake of knowledge.
The Institute consists of 2,500 scientists, engineers and scientists-in-training engaged in more than 1,000 projects across the spectrum of contemporary research. The Institute's research is divided among five faculties – Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science. There are 32 nationalities in the campus and all research is conducted in English.
The Weizmann Institute Foundation UK, a charity to raise funds for the Institute was founded in 1950 by Israel Sieff and is today chaired by the Hon. Sir David Sieff. The foundation stimulates support for the Weizmann Institute and the research undertaken by the institute. The foundation helps to ensure that the Institute's operating budget is maintained at a level that enables it to engage professional staff, build laboratories and maintain the high standard of research for which it has become famous.
