SPE Technical Section Leadership

Critical Mineral Technical Section Officers

Meet the leadership team of the SPE Critical Mineral Technical Section. This page highlights the officers and directors supporting the section’s programs, member engagement, and technical community development.

2026 Officer Roster

The section leadership brings together expertise from academia and industry across engineering, research, operations, and professional service.

Ipsita Gupta

Ipsita Gupta

Chairperson
  • AffiliationLouisiana State University
Mahmoud AlGaiar

Mahmoud AlGaiar

Vice Chair
  • AffiliationBaker Hughes
Roderick Pernites

Roderick Pernites

Admin Chairperson
  • AffiliationSLB
Sonia López Kovács

Sonia López Kovács

Program Chairperson
  • AffiliationRepsol
Rosa Aguilar Sanchez-Dehesa

Rosa Aguilar Sanchez-Dehesa

Membership Chairperson
  • AffiliationRepsol
Ruoqin Pei

Ruoqin Pei

Community Webmaster
  • AffiliationLouisiana State University
Juan Manuel Romero

Juan Manuel Romero Rubio

YP Representative
  • AffiliationEquinor
William O’Brien

William O’Brien

Director
  • AffiliationPerformance Operating Inc.
Wambui Mutoru

Wambui Mutoru

Director
  • AffiliationEquinor
Anna Wei

Anna Wei

Director
  • AffiliationSLB

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