Dr. Abolmohsen Shabib-Asl is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Calgary, Canada. He Joined the University of Calgary in March 2018 with over 14 years multi-disciplinary experience in Research and development sector. He has more than 9 years experience in industries as a reservoir and Production engineer. He holds his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering. His Ph.D. project focused on New Hybrid EOR techniques when he awarded secured a fully funded scholarship for his Ph.D. research by PETRONAS University of Technology, Malaysia. So far, he has authored or co-authored more than 20 papers, receiving prestigious recognition from academia and industry through various awards and also a reviewer of several ISI journals.

His areas of expertise are Reservoir modeling & simulation, reservoir performance analysis, optimization, development planning, and reserve estimation. He is currently conducting research topic: Evaluation and Manipulation of the Fundamental Controls on Hydrocarbon Fluid Recovery and GHG Storage using GHG’S at the Injected Fluid.

Dr. Gordon Huang is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Energy and Environment, and Executive Director of the Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Communities at the University of Regina. Since the 1990s, he has led over 150 climate and environment-related projects, produced over 800 peer-refereed journal papers with an SCI-based H-index of 50, and supervised over 100 graduate students. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the president of the International Society for Environmental Information Sciences, editor-in-chief for 2 international journals, and editorial board member for over 10 journals.

Water resources and environmental systems engineering, Simulation of hydrological and environmental systems, Planning of energy and environmental management systems, Climate modeling and downscaling.

.Professor Jean-Marie Basset is the Distinguished Professor for Chemical Science in the Physical Science and Engineering Division at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology. Prof. Basset, who has authored more than 500 scientific papers 50 patents, pioneered the field of “Surface Organometallic Chemistry", which focuses on possible relationships between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Professor Basset received his PhD in 1969 from the University of Lyon, France. After a postdoctoral position in Toronto he moved to the Institute of Catalysis in Lyon where he became vice-director. In 1987, he founded the Laboratory of Surface Organometallic Chemistry that became later the laboratory of Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymer, Process (C2P2). Professor Basset’s Lyon lab was home to 100 scientists, including Nobel Laureate Yves Chauvin who got his Nobel in 2005. In 2009 he moved to the King Abdulla University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia as director of the KAUST Catalysis Center.

surface organometallic chemistry

Jingsheng Ma received his BSc degree from Lanzhou University, China, in computational mathematics, MSc degree in computing from Beijing Institute of Computer and Simulation Technology in China, and PhD in Geographical Information System from Sheffield University, UK. He joined the Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, UK, in 1997.

Modelling of shallow compaction of fine-grained sediments in the deep-water basins. Flow modelling and upscaling in presence of multi-scale heterogeneous sedimentary structures and mechanic deformational features (e.g. faults, fractures, sand injection) for reservoirs and seal characterisation. Developing numerical methods for better simulation of coupled behaviours of fluid flow and mechanical deformation of geo-materials, for applications of well stimulation shale gas. Multi-scale pore-space characterisation of porous materials. Pore-scale lattice Boltzmann and pore network modelling of liquid and gas fluid flow in micro to nano pores for hydrocarbon recovery, including heavy oil and shale gas. Applications of computational intelligence in geosciences, e.g. machine learning for well-log analysis.

Abdelaziz Khlaifatis the Head of Petroleum Engineering Department at Abu Dhabi Polytechnic and AD Poly SPE Students Chapter Advisor. Prior to joining AD Poly, Abdelaziz worked as a Research and Development Manager of Dhahran Research Center at Weatherford International (Geoscience Development). Erstwhile, he worked as a Senior Reservoir Engineer, specialized in an unconventional resources (tight and shale gas) at Weatherford Saudi Arabia. Before joining Saudi Arabia office, he worked as a senior reservoir engineer (modeling and simulation) in the reservoir engineering group of the Weatherford Well Engineering Center of Excellence in Dubai.He obtained his BSc degree in Petroleum Engineering (1990) from Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas, Moscow-Russia, Master of Chemical Engineering and PhD in Chemical/Reservoir Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-USA in 1994 and 1998, respectively. Before joining Weatherford, he had held different positions in the academia. In 2009 he was promoted to a full professor of chemical engineering at Mutah University, Jordan.Abdelaziz is actively involved in scientific research and development of novel methodologies and techniques in tight and shale gas reservoirs, shale gas resource development workflow and tight gas staged field experiments. He has authored/coauthored over 80 publications, including journal articles, book chapters and specialized conference proceedings in the areas of flow through porous media, hydrocarbon reservoir engineering, unconventional tight and shale gas, managed pressure drilling, non-aqueous phase Liquid transport, photocatalysis, two phase flow modeling and simulation, and Dead Sea related-research. He is an active member of the SPE, AIChE, JGA, JES, JEA, AHWA and SFERA.

Flow through porous media, hydrocarbon reservoir engineering, unconventional tight and shale gas, managed pressure drilling, non-aqueous phase Liquid transport, photocatalysis, two phase flow modeling and simulation.

Eul-Bum Lee is now working as Professor in Pohang University of Science and Technology (PMC) and Director in Graduate School of Engineering, POSTECH.

EPC EM & PM, Contract & Claims, Financing & Eng. Economics, Cost Engineering.

Dr. Shikha Sharma is Professor of Geology and Director of Biogeochemistry Laboratory at West Virginia University (WVU). Her shale gas research program is funded by research grants from several federal agencies like National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy and US Geological Survey. She has authored/co-authored several publications in high impact international peer review journals. Her current research projects focus on understanding biogeochemical controls on shale gas production, kerogen chemistry and water-rock-microbe interactions in shale reservoirs after injection of hydraulic fracturing fluids in shale reservoirs.

My research bridges the fields of low-temperature stable Isotope geochemistry, biogeochemistry, hydrogeochemistry, and unconventional energy. I utilize isotopic, geochemical and biomarker proxies to understand cycling of C/N/O/S/H in modern and ancient environments, and to address a wide range of energy and environment related issues. Results from our recent “Energy-Water- Environment” nexus related research projects demonstrate the applicability of multidisciplinary approaches to advance the development of unconventional energy resources, and address the environmental issues stemming from this development.

Xiangfang Li has completed his PhD from China University of Petroleum at Beijing, China. He is working as Professor in China University of Petroleum, China.

Conventional Gas Reservoir Engineering, Unconventional Gas Reservoirs Development Engineering (Coal-Bed Methane, Tight Gas, Tight Oil, and Shale Gas Reservoirs), Reservoir Engineering, Well Control and Safety Well Testing

Prof. Mohd Omar joined USM in 1989 and is a professional Chemical Engineer active both in engineering research of Supercritical Fluid Technology as well as in the area of industrial wastewater treatment plant design and built, environmental audit and hazardous waste handling. He has a patent in supercritical fluid technology in palm kernel oil extraction and is also an active member of the Japanese Supercritical Research Group of Tohuku University. He is widely recognised in the area of industrial wastewater treatment. He is a consultant to many local and international companies in the same area. He is currently supervising 9 PhD and 8 MSc students while more than 18 Masters and 22 Doctoral students have graduated under his supervision. He has over 150 papers in refereed journals, proceedings, presented at international and local conferences. He is a committee member of the National Air Quality Committee, member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChe), U.S.A. since 1993, member of Specialist Group on Small Wastewater Treatment Plants (IAWQ), United Kingdom and others.

Supercritical Fluid Carbon Dioxide Sterilization of Clinical Solid Waste, Recycling and Reuse of Palm Oil mill Effluent (POME) Treated Wastewater for Boiler Feed and Industrial Services, : Knowledge Transfer Programme (KTP), Continuous Extraction of Palm Kernel Oil from Palm Kernels using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (SC CO2) with solvent recycling system, The Influence of Testa, the Integument Surrounding the Kernel on Color of Extracted Palm Kernel Oil.

Prof. Jalalifar is working in mining and petroleum departments, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran as academic staff. He published more than 180 Journal and conference papers and published one rock mechanics’s Persian book and translated an English book in field of tunneling and also has written two English books’s chapters in field of rock bolting and wellbore stability.

His research intrest includes, Rock Mechanics, Hydraulic Fracturing, Wellbore Stability, and Drilling.

More than twenty (20) years of experience in research and consultation work on siliciclastic sedimentology and facies analysis, well log analysis, thin section and SEM microscopic study, and regional geological studies Twenty-two (25) years experience in teaching and training physical geology, petroleum geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy (and sequence stratigraphy), field sedimentary geology, well log analysis and petrographic analysis of clastic sedimentary rocks

Core and Outcrop Facies Analysis, Well Log Analysis & Correlation, Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis, Sediemntary Geology & Sequence Stratigraphy, Facies Modelling input to Reservoir Model (Static)

Dr. Yahui Zhang joined the Department of Process Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland as an assistant professor in 2016. He earned his first Ph.D. degree in Mineral Processing from the Central South University, China, in 1996, and second Ph.D. degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 2005. He has published more than 80 papers in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and filed 13 patent applications, of which eight have been granted.

Mineral Processing; Hydrometallurgy; Chemistry of Materials

Dr Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah is a Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Catalysis, Reaction, Fuel Engineering, Nanoporous Materials, Wastewater Engineering

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Multiphase flow and reactor development, Hydrodynamics in multiphase flow, Mineral processing, Process intensifications, Micro-nano bubble science and technology and its applications, Food processing, Microchannel-based extraction, Jet driven gas-aided extraction.

Professor Zizi Abdeen is a Egyptian national. She is a researcher in polymer lab. Petrochemicals dep. Prof Zizi Abdeen her PhD in Polymer Chemistry in 2005 from Ain Shams University, (Egypt), where she also completed her M.Sc. Degree in Chemistry and her B.Sc., Degree in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Cairo University, (Egypt). She was appointed Professor in 3/2016 in polymer lab. Petrochemicals dep. Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute. She main stream research is at the frontier of materials/polymer science and emerging fields such as nanotechnology/nanocomposites. She has a keen interest in the development of intelligent materials based on bio resources such as chitosan and starch through chemical modification and advanced biotechnology processes. He is author of over 27 articles on polymers, biomaterials, hydrogels and nano composites systems and reviewer of over 15 International journals and a member of the Advisory Editorial Board of Polymers and Biomaterials in different International journals. She was sharing as technical committee in international conference.

Development of Nano-Microgels. Targeted oily water treatment and reused Chitosan and its applications in petroleum field Polymer nanosystems - Metal nanoparticles- Hydrogels

Mileva Radonjic completed her PhD at Bristol University, and postdoc at Princeton. She is currently being evaluated for associate professor in Petroleum Engineering Department at LSU. Dr. Radonjic established Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research (SEER) laboratory, focused on development of materials and technologies for prevention of leaky wellbores, in conventional O&G production, carbon sequestration and hydraulic fracturing. She is currently working as one of the editors on a book titled as the keynote presented here, and published papers with her graduate students in several journals as well as presented at more than 60 conferences in the last 5years.

Carbon storage and capture, global warming mitigation, Oil-well cement durability, effective long term zonal isolation, corrosion issues Wellbore stability, geomechanics, Enhanced oil recovery

Anissa Bendjeriou-Sedjerari holds a Research Scientist position at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). In 2006, She was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry and Materials Science from the University of Science and Technology of Montpellier (FRANCE). After a postdoc position at Caltech (Pasadena,USA) and Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon (France), she integrated a scientist position at CNRS (Centre de Recherche Scientifique, France). Since 2011, she is extending her valuable services as a Research Scientist at KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) in the Designs and Characterizations of Heterogeneous Catalysts applied to the C-H/C-C cleavage and activation (alkanes/olefins metathesis...) and dinitrogen activation at moderate temperature. She has been a recipient of many award and grants. Her research experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries (South Africa, Poland, USA...) for diverse fields of study (materials chemistry, physico-chemistry of surfactant, heterogeneous catalysis...). Her research interests reflect in her wide range of publications in various national and international journals.

Mesoporous materials, Zeolite and Surface organometallic chemistry

M. Y. Soliman is Department Chair and the William C. Miller endowed chair professor. PhD from Stanford University in 1979. He is a distinguished member of SPE and a licensed professional engineer by the State of Texas. He is also a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). He has authored and co-authored more 200 technical papers and holds 29 US patents. He is also the editor of “Fracturing Horizontal Wells” published by McGraw Hill in July 2016. His areas of interest include well test analysis, diagnostic testing, fracturing and numerical simulation.

Waterless Stimulation/fracturing, Diagnostic Testing, Analysis of Fracturing data, Numerical simulation of fracture propagation, Refracturing of unconventional reservoirs, Stimulation of unconventional reservoirs

Tatiana Morosuk is professor of Exergy-Based Methods for Refrigeration Systems at the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. She studied refrigeration engineering in the Odessa State Academy of Refrigeration, Ukraine, and received her Diploma in 1990. She received her Ph.D. in 1994 and Professorship in 2001, all in the Ukraine. Since 2005 she is working in Germany. She is the author or co-author of 7 books and more than 250 publications, and has 10 patents. She has over twenty years of experience and related teaching experience in the fields of refrigeration and over ten years in the field of applied thermodynamics, energy engineering, exergy analysis, exergoeconomics, exergoenvironmental analysis.

Her field of scientific activities is the application of modern exergy-based methods to the analysis and improvement of energy conversion systems: development and applications of exergy-based methods to the improvement of the thermodynamic, economic, environmental performance of different power generation systems, refrigeration/cryogenic systems and chemical plants. Particular attention is given to systems associated with the liquefaction of natural gas and the regasification of LNG, alternative refrigeration processes for sustainable industrial and commercial applications, and smart energy supply and use in industrial parks, including innovative concepts of liquid air energy storage

Dr. Bharat Bhushan is an Ohio Eminent Scholar and the Howard D. Winbigler Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Bhushan came to OSU in 1991 after a 15-year career in industry, working primarily for IBM Almaden Research Center. A professor with diverse interests, Dr. Bhushan’s works in biomimetic interface science, surface engineering, nanotribology, and materials research. His research has focused on scanning probe techniques in the interdisciplinary areas of bio/nanotribology, bio/nanomechanics and bio/nanomaterials characterization and applications to bio/nanotechnology, and biomimetics. Dr. Bhushan spent the 2013-2014 year working as an ASME Science Fellow in Congress. His work there focused on policy and funding of various scientific government agencies, setting science and engineering goals for the country, and STEM education. Dr. Bhushan is a prolific author (h-index – 76+; ISI Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science since 2007 and in Biology and Biochemistry since 2013; ISI Top 5% Cited Authors for Journals in Chemistry since 2011), influencing many different fields. He has authored 8 scientific books, 90+ handbook chapters, nearly 900 scientific papers, and 60+ scientific reports. He has also edited 50+ books and holds 20 U.S. and foreign patents.

Fundamental studies in the interdisciplinary areas of bio/nanotribology/nanomechanics and nanomaterials characterization in bio/nanotechnology and biomimetics with a focus on scanning probe techniques.

Doctoral degree of Moscow State university. He worked as Senior researcher Armenian Institute of Agriculture and Technological Institute of Amino Acids of USSR, , director of Armenian Institute of Biotechnology, deputy director of Nairit Chloroprene Rubber Plant. Sole founder of Research & Industry Centre of Photosynthesizing Organisms, Feed Additives & Physiologically Active Compounds; director of Yerevan Vitamin Plan.t Expert of EU Horizon 2020, ERA.NET and International Cooperation programs and Council of Chemistry and Petrochemistry of CIS countries. Academic Member of the Greece ATINER Academia, Member of American Chemical Society and Society of Chemical Industry (USA), Member of Editorial Boards of journals: “Journal of Chemical, Environmental and Biological Engineering" (USA), SM Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering" (USA) and Modern Management Forum (Singapore). Laureate of “The International Presidents Award for Iconic Achievement” and “Top 100 Professionals” (IBC, England), "The Albert Einstein Award for Excellence" (Top 50 Geniuses of World, ABI, USA), Marquis Who's Who 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (USA), awards of the Armenia and former USSR

System biology, Environmental Science. Its environmental building recommendations of the THEORY OF GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE USE OF MICROALGAE IN BIO AND INDUSTRIAL CYCLES. NEW DESIGN AND BUILDING OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM (Amazon) aimed towards new environmental policies and development of Live Conserve Industry and management changing decisions with the promotion of solutions for large-scale mitigation GHG emission, waste, generating of O2 and manufacturing of advanced biofuel as well as value-added products. It is a principal step from the non-efficient protection of the environment to its cultivation, opens an important shift towards a new design and building of a biological system.

Dr. Ford is a practicing environmental engineer with over forty-five years of experience in the field. In addition, he serves on the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin as an adjunct professor, has published more than one hundred technical papers, has co-authored or contributed to ten textbooks, and written two biographies and co-authored one children’s book. He has lectured extensively throughout the United States and in countries of Europe, South America, and Asia. Ford received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Texas A&M University and his master and doctorate degrees in environmental engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a Distinguished Engineering Graduate of both Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M. Ford was elected into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He has served as president of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and chairman of the Academy Ethics Committee. His honorary affiliations include Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Chi Epsilon. Ford serves on the Board of a publicly-owned oil and exploration company (CWEI, NASDAQ) and the Board of the Texas A&M University Press.

Chlorinated organics and associated organic chemicals , Petroleum refinery and petrochemical plants, Miscellaneous manufacturing, processing, and remediation facilities