Research in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

$11.8M

research funding per year

6

research chairs

43

full-time faculty

480

graduate students

Research Areas

Research areas

Advancing research in hydrocarbon recovery/processing, nanomaterials processing, energy storage/conversion, environmental stewardship, bioengineering and process development.

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Research facilities

Research facilities

Our labs advance research in reservoir simulation, flow modeling, environmental engineering, advanced materials development, pharmaceutical production, unconventional oil recovery and beyond.

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Schulich research

Research across Schulich

Our faculty members recognize the power of collaboration. Get an at-a-glance look at Schulich's expansive body of research. Explore our main research themes and the amazing projects that support them.

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Transforming energy storage

Transforming energy storage

Dr. Milana Trifkovic, PhD, is transforming energy storage, energy conversion and water-treatment. She’s investigating the application of composite materials in electrochemical energy storage and conversion, catalysis, tissue engineering, separations and fundamental studies of transport through porous media.

Money-saving reservoir simulation

Money-saving reservoir simulation

Dr. John Chen, PhD, is giving companies a picture of what is happening underground - before they dig. The Industrial Research Chair in Reservoir Simulation, Chen’s virtual-reality interface allows companies to run different scenarios to find optimal, less expensive, more sustainable solutions.

From waste to catalyst

From waste to catalyst

Dr. Josephine Hill, PhD, is transforming harmful by-products of oil and gas processing – such as petroleum coke – into catalysts for heavy oil upgrading. Repurposing these waste materials results in energy savings, improved reaction times and the removal of contaminants from the environment.