Teaching Assistant Professor Elio Dean and Teaching Professor Linda Battalora were quoted in Rigzone.com for a story on how academia and the oil and gas industry are working together to prepare graduates amid the downturn in the industry. They give insight into how curriculum updates and industry relationships foster a path towards success for the students in the Colorado School of Mines Department of Petroleum Engineering. From the story: “Our alumni are very vocal and they recognize that the students take a really big hit from the downturn,” Elio Dean, teaching assistant professor at the ....