Graduate research

Graduate students can work in a wide variety of exciting research projects. Active research projects are available in the following areas. More information can be found in the various Department’s websites.  

Applied Chemistry

• Polymers and Nanomaterials Chemistry
• Petroleum Production & Process Chemistry
• Industrial Catalysis
• Fuels and Alternative Energy Sources
• Corrosion Science & Physical Chemistry
• Environmental Science & Water Technology
• Computational Chemistry
• Organometallics / Applied Inorganic Chemistry
• Modern Instrumentation and Applied Organic Chemistry
• Spectrochemical Studies

Chemical Engineering

• Catalytic processes
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Hydrogen storage and fuel cells
• Ionic liquids
• Membrane separation and environmental engineering
• Molecular thermodynamics and phase equilibria
• Organometallic chemistry
• Polymers
• Process modeling and optimization

Electrical Engineering

• Control systems
• Modeling, simulation and optimization
• Pattern recognition and signal processing
• Photovoltaic and solar cell systems
• Power electronics
• Power systems

Mechanical Engineering

• Combustion
• Fluid mechanics and dynamics: Experiments and modeling
• Geothermal energy
• Heat and mass transfer
• Metals and composite materials
• Polymer material modeling and characterization
• Robotics and artificial intelligence
• Solar energy
• Waves and vibrations 

Petroleum Engineering

• Analysis and selection procedure of drilling bits
• Asphaltene, paraffin and wax deposition challenges in mature oil & gas fields
• Borehole collapse and hollow cylinder tests on rock samples
• Borehole stability analysis
• Development of corrosion inhibition for sub-sea environment
• Development of threshold polymeric scale inhibitors
• Downhole flow assurance through electromagnetic method
• Managing scale deposition, prevention, inhibition and dissolution
• Use of gas lift system to inject scale and corrosion inhibiting chemicals
• Prevention of micro-annulus formation & improving mechanical properties
• Water production control in fractured formation

Petroleum Geosciences

• Carbonate sedimentology
• Geophysics
• Rock physics
• Stratigraphy
• Structure
• Systems

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