Industrial Systems Faculty
Isam Al Zubaidi
Lab Instructor
Office: ED 411
E-mail: Isam.Al.Zubaidi@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-3126
Fax: 306-585-4855
Adisorn Aroonwilas
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering
Office: ED 436.3
E-mail: aroonwia@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2469
Fax: 306-585-4855
Research interests
CO2 capture and Greenhouse gas control technology, Biodiesel Production TechnologyNatural Gas Purification, CO2 capture using spray columns, Modeling, simulation and optimization of gas treating processes, Cogeneration and heat integration for power generation with CO2 capture
Liming Dai
Ph.D., P.Eng., ASME Fellow
Program Chair, Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering
Office: ED 436.12
E-mail: liming.dai@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4498
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~dailimli/
Research interests
Linear and non-linear vibrations/oscillations and the control of vibrations subjected to static and dynamic loadings; Numerical simulation of nonlinear dynamical systems, sound and wave propagation; Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) with seismic wave and vibration stimulation; Industrial noise, traffic noise, and noise control with acoustic design for industrial and domestic facilities; Analysis with Finite Element Method, Non-linear Dynamics, and Fracture Mechanics for assessment of crack initiation and propagation in materials under cyclical loading, high pressure, and high temperature; Metallurgy, microstructures, and property aspects of engineering materials and welding of engineering materials; Design (CAD, FEA) and manufacturing (CAM) aspects of pressure vessels, piping, and LPG transportation vehicles used in petroleum industries; Strategies and analysis of engineering and operations management
David deMontigny
Ph.D., P.Eng., FEC
Associate Dean (Academic), Associate Professor, Engineering
Office: ED 409.2
E-mail: david.demontigny@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2277
Fax: 306-585-4855
Research interests
Chemical absorption of CO2 in packed columns and membrane contactors, Solvent regeneration in membrane desorbers, Membrane-solvent wettability and performance evaluation, Manufacturing of hydrophobic, microporous polymer membranes, Evaluation of membrane resistances, Design of membrane contactor modules, Manufacturing and testing of structured packing, Process simulation and optimization
Amr Henni
Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies; Professor, Industrial & Process Systems Engineering
Office: ED 436.13
E-mail: amr.henni@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4960
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~henniea/
Research interests
Acid gas removal from natural and flue gases, Calorimetry Mass transfer with chemical reactions, Solubility of gases in liquids, Vapor-liquid-equilibria and PVT studies, Pressure swing and temperature swing adsorptions, Physical and transport properties measurements, Process plant simulation, Renewable energy (wind and solar), Water desalination, Biotechnology (proteins and cells), Polymer Engineering (thermodynamics and heat transfer), Chemical education
Hussameldin Ibrahim
Ph.D., PMP, P.Eng.
Associate Professor, Industrial & Process Systems Engineering
Office: ED 423
E-mail: hussameldin.ibrahim@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-3347
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~ibrahimh/
Research interests
Catalytic bio-hydrogen production and purification, CO2-free hydrogen production, Organic deposits remediation during EOR processes, Biomass pyrolysis, Char/oil gasification to syngas, Modeling, simulation, and optimization of post- and pre-combustion CO2 capture with H2 production and CO2 utilization, Bioreactors and reaction kinetics, Heterogeneous catalysts development
Raphael Idem
Ph.D., P.Eng.
Director, Clean Energy Technologies Institute (CETI); Industrial and Process Systems Engineering
Office: GGTC 211, ED 414
E-mail: raphael.idem@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4470
Fax: 306-585-4855 or 306-337-3112
Research interests
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation; Carbon Dioxide Capture from Flue Gases from Industrial Sources; Reformer Technology/Fuel Processing for Fuel Cell Application/Hydrogen Energy; Reaction Kinetics, Reaction Mechanisms, and Heterogeneous Catalyst Development; Fossil and Bio-fuels Processing
Mohamed Ismail
Ph.D., EIT
Assistant Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering
Office: ED 414
E-mail: mohamed.ismail@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4599
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~ismail4m
Research interests
Systems Modeling and Optimization, Manufacturing Systems Analysis and Design, Lean-Six Sigma Manufacturing, Simulation of Manufacturing and Service Systems, Healthcare Engineering, Big Data Analytics, Engineering Education, Outcome-Based Assessment, Continuous Improvement in Higher Education
Personal website: www.drismail.ca
Robert Jones
M.Sc., P.Eng.
Laboratory Instructor, Industrial Systems Engineering
Office: ED 436.11
E-mail: robert.jones@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4961
Fax: 306-585-4855
Rene Mayorga
Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering
Office: ED 427
E-mail: rene.mayorga@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4726
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~mayorgar/
Research interests
Artificial/Computational Sapience (Wisdom), and MetaBotics, Intelligent & Sapient (Wise) Decision and Control, Intelligent Sapient (Wise) Systems, MetaBots, Intelligent & Sapient (Wise) Human-Computer Interaction/Interface, Virtual Reality, Software Engineering, Intelligent & Sapient (Wise): Operations Research, Manufacturing, Artificial Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, Fuzzy and Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems, Robotics: Intelligent Motion Planning, Intelligent Concurrent Motion Planning of Multi-Manipulator, Systems, Intelligent Trajectory/Path Planning of Robot Manipulators, Robotics: Design Evaluation & Optimization of Multi-Robot Manipulators Systems, Design Evaluation & Optimization of Robot Manipulators, Optimal Control, Optimization: Mathematical Programming, Differentiable Penalty Functions, Numerical Methods
Mehran Mehrandezh
Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering
Office: ED 436.10
E-mail: mehran.mehrandezh@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4658
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~mehrandm/
Research interests
Motion planning of co-operating robotic arms in dynamic environments, Autonomous sensor-based motion planning of robots (mobile and articulated), Computer integrated manufacturing, inspection, assembly, Remote control/analysis via Internet, Urban search and rescue robotics, Time-optimal rendezvous planning of co-operating robots for pick-and-place task sharing
Denise Stilling
Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering
Office: ED 490
E-mail: denise.stilling@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2696
Fax: 306-585-4855
Research interests
Value-added product and manufacturing research and development from agricultural fiber and reclaimed material, Engineering management including principles of lean manufacturing, JIT, agile manufacturing, operational management, etc., Human Factors Engineering including ergonomics, safety design, procedures, etc., Applied mechanical engineering analysis and design including biomechanics, vibration control, structural analysis, strength of materials, instrumentation, chaos theory and nonlinear dynamics, manufacturing processes, Research experience in artificial intelligence including applications in knowledge based expert systems, artificial neural networks, wavelets, etc.
Paitoon (P.T.) Tontiwachwuthikul
Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Industrial & Process Systems Engineering & Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE)
Office: ED 436.7; GGTC 308 at Clean Energy Technologies Research Institute (CERTi)
E-mail: paitoon@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4688
Fax: 306-585-4855
Research interests
New technologies for CO2 recovery, production, and utilization (including Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies), High efficiency processes for gas separation and purification, Industrial pollution prevention and control (including energy and environment issues), Heat & mass transfer with chemical reactions, Industrial corrosion prevention and control Intelligent and knowledge-based systems development, Modeling, simulation, control, and optimization of industrial processes