Concerns Grow on How ‘Dirt Sciences’ Will Keep Attracting Talent

Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Jennifer Miskimins contributed to this article about how factors like the cyclical nature of the energy industry and demand for more skills are widening the gap between the petroleum industry and education.  Petroleum companies would like to hire more well-educated people with an even broader mix of skills. On the other, those people aren’t clamoring to get in the door.   June 12, 2025.