Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Research Programs

RESEARCH PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
Download the Research BookletThe research programs in the department of chemical and petroleum engineering are known internationally for advances in key areas of science and technology. Over 30 faculty members and 300 graduate students work on research teams dedicated to finding solutions and advancing knowledge within four primary research areas.

Primary Research Areas

• Chemical Processes and Materials
• Biomedical
• Energy
• Environment

Research Groups

• Asphaltene and Emulsion Research (AER)
• Catalysis For Bitumen Upgrading and Hydrogen Production Research Group
• Energy and Environment Research Group (EERG)
• Fundamental Research in Reservoir Modeling (FRRM)
• Improved Heavy Oil Science and Technology (IHOST)
• Laboratory for Environmental Catalytic Applications (LECA)
• Pharmaceutical Production Research Facility (PPRF)
• Polymer Processing Group (PPG)
• Reservoir Simulation: Advancing Energy Recovery Processes
• Tomographic Imaging and Porous Media (TIPM) Laboratory
• Solvent Heat Assisted Recovery Processes (SHARP) 

Research Centres

• Alberta Ingenuity Centre for In Situ Energy (AICISE)
• Centre for Environmental Engineering Research and Education (CEERE)
• Pharmaceutical Production Research Facility (PPRF)
• Tomographic Imaging and Porous Media (TIPM) Laboratory
• Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy

The principles of economic, safe and environmentally sound processes prevail in all of the research undertaken within the department.