Alfred Eustes

Alfred Eustes

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado

Dr. Alfred William (Bill) Eustes III is an associate professor emeritus in the Petroleum Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines.  Prior to that, he was an ARCO Oil and Gas field drilling engineer.  His recent drilling research work has involved NASA robotic drills for the Moon and Mars, NSF Antarctic deep ice drilling and coring, lost circulation studies, and other drilling projects.  He is a DOE National Renewable Energy Lab Joint Appointee developing geothermal drilling improvements.   Dr. Eustes has a BSME (78) from Louisiana Tech, MSME (89) from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a PhD-PE (96) from the Colorado School of Mines.