Seyed Kourosh Mahjour

Bio

Dr. Seyed Kourosh Mahjour is a Petroleum Engineer at the Railroad Commission of Texas and Adjunct Instructor in Environmental Sustainability at Everglades University. He holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum Sciences and Engineering from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, ranked #2 in Latin America by U.S. News & World Report.
With a career spanning three continents and four languages, Dr. Mahjour brings a uniquely international perspective to the study of energy systems. His expertise covers energy storage and the hydrogen economy, carbon capture and storage, renewable energy regulation, environmental monitoring, energy project management, and the politics and economics of international energy. He has published 22 peer-reviewed journal articles in leading journals and presented at top international conferences including SPE, AGU, and ECMOR.
His applied research includes Bayesian neural network models for uncertainty quantification (achieving 96% accuracy with 98.5% computational time reduction), groundwater quality assessment at the Barnett Zero CCS site in North Texas using EPA-standard field protocols, and a systematic review of over 400 CCS publications. His work has been supported by over $500,000 in competitive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Equinor, Petrobras, and the Texas General Land Office.
At the Railroad Commission of Texas, he manages regulatory compliance applications, coordinates with operators on gas flaring and venting regulations, and provides technical guidance to approximately 200 stakeholders annually. He was selected as a featured speaker at the 2025 RRC Regulatory Conference. At Everglades University, he achieved a 97.5% composite performance score and mentors 15+ graduate students in capstone research.
 
Dr. Mahjour speaks Persian (native), English (professional), Portuguese (advanced), and Arabic (elementary). He is a member of SPE, AAPG, AGU, and EAGE, and serves as Guest Editor for MDPI’s Sustainability journal. He was awarded the 2025 Processes Outstanding Reviewer Award.