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In 2026 Dr. Peter Hennings retired from his position as Research Professor at The University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences Bureau of Economic Geology. Peter joined the Bureau in 2016 to form and lead the Center for Injection and Seismicity Research (CISR) as Principal Investigator. He remains part of CISR as an Advisor and part-time researcher. Peter was also a Lecturer in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and remains active in graduate student advising.

Dr. Hennings’ first career spanned 25 years in the petroleum industry where he worked as a research scientist (Mobil Oil and Phillips Petroleum) and technical manager (ConocoPhillips).

Peter received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Texas A&M University and his Ph.D. from The University of Texas.

Peter's interests include structural geology, induced seismicity, seismic structural analysis, reservoir geomechanics, and geology of Texas and the Rocky Mountains. Peter is an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer, GSA Fellow, and a founder of the AAPG Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division. Peter has taught more than 100 field seminars and classroom courses on seismic structural analysis, reservoir geomechanics, and Rocky Mountain structural and petroleum geology.