Faculty and Staff Listing | Engineering, University of Regina

Irfan Al-Anbagi

Ph.D., P.Eng., SMIEEE
Associate Professor, Electronic Systems Engineering

Office: ED 478
E-mail: Irfan.Al-Anbagi@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4703
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~alanbagi

Research interests

Internet of Things (IoT), Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and their implementation in delay-critical applications, Cybersecurity in WSNs and cyber-physical systems, Smart grid communication systems, Cross-layer QoS design in Ad-hoc networks, Cloud-edge architectures, and Big data analytics.

Isam Al Zubaidi

P. Eng.
Lab Instructor

Office: ED 128.4
E-mail: Isam.Al.Zubaidi@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-3126
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests

Petroleum refinery processes such as hydrotreating and hydrodesulfurization process, non-hydrogen sulfur removal processes using ionic liquid, adsorption, and extraction processes. Water and soil remediation from oil spill, waste oil recycling, oil sludge treatment, fuel processing, etc. Corrosion and corrosion inhibitors, food contamination with aluminum during food processing.

Adisorn Aroonwilas

Ph.D., P.Eng.
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

Saman Azadbakht

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: PT 201.12
E-mail: saman.azadbakht@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4438
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests

Experimental and numerical modeling of sand production and hydraulic fracturing, Caprock integrity assessment for CO₂ storage and SAGD projects, Wellbore stability/integrity analysis, Geothermal energy production, Application of data analytics techniques in drilling and production optimization, Energy economics, Energy policy and market analysis.

Shahid Azam

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 480
E-mail: shahid.azam@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2369
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~azam200s/

Research interests
Characterization and Improvement of Geomaterials (Slurries, Soils, and Rocks), Sustainable Mine Waste Management (Tailings Dams and Waste Rock Dumps), Civil Infrastructure Systems (Constructed in, on, or with Marginal Soils)

Abdul Bais

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Professor, Electronic Systems Engineering

Office: ED 474
E-mail: Abdul.Bais@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4701
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests

Signal Processing, Image Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Information and Communication Theory

Christine Chan

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Software Systems Engineering

Office: ED 436.9
E-mail: christine.chan@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5225
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~chancw/

Research interests
Applications of artificial intelligence and knowledge-based systems for energy and environmental system analysis, Methods and tools for ontological engineeringKnowledge acquisition, modeling, and management, Knowledge and software engineering for knowledge-based systems, Object-oriented methodologies for knowledge-based systems development, Social and economic impact of information technology

Liming Dai

Ph.D., P.Eng., ASME Fellow
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), Professor, Engineering

Office: ED 409.2
E-mail: david.demontigny@uregina.ca, all undergraduate student inquiries: engg.ada@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2277
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
CO2 absorption in packed columns and membrane contactors; Solvent regeneration in membrane desorbers; Membrane-solvent wettability and performance evaluation; Manufacturing of hydrophobic, microporous polymer membranes; Design of membrane contactor modules; Engineering education; Academic integrity

Trevor Douglas

B.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Lab Instructor, Software Systems Engineering

Office: ED 473
E-mail: trevor.douglas@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5269
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~douglatr/

Zhongwei (David) Du

Ph.D., E.I.T.
Lab Instructor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: 6R 201.8
E-mail: Zhongwei.Du@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2275
Fax: 306-585-4855

D. B. (Dave) Duguid

Engineering Licensee, A.Sc.T
Lab Instructor, Electronic Systems Engineering

Office: ED 477
E-mail: dave.duguid@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4636
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~duguidda/

Mohamed El-Darieby

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Professor, Software Systems Engineering

Office: ED 436.8
E-mail: mohamed.el-darieby@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2490
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~eldariem/

Research interests
Enterprise Software Design and Development, Mobile Computing Platforms, Computational Engineering and Science, Social Software & Networking, Software Performance Engineering, Grid, Cloud, & Service-Oriented Computing, Wireless Mesh and Sensor Networks, Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE 802. 11, 802 . 15, 802.16, Large-scale Network Engineering, Biologically-inspired Optimizations,

Craig M. Gelowitz

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Program Chair, Associate Professor, Software Systems Engineering

Office: ED 436
E-mail: craig.gelowitz@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4733
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://www.gelowitz.org

Research interests
Multimedia Ubiquity and Processing, Contextually Aware Software, Mobile Software Tools and Applications, Logistics and Tracking Software, Software Engineering Methodologies, Distributed and Parallel Computing, Mobile Agent Software, Cloud Computing, Open Source Software and The Free Software Movement, Machine/deep learning

Yongan (Peter) Gu

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: 6R 201.2
E-mail: peter.gu@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4630
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~gupeter2

Research interests
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Vapour Extraction (VAPEX) and Joint Implementation of Vapour Extraction (JIVE), Post-cold Heavy Oil Production (CHOP) and Chemical EOR, Reservoir Characterization; Carbon Dioxide (CO2) EOR Monitoring and Modeling, Solvent-based EOR and In-situ Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery (EHOR), Asphaltene Precipitation, Flocculation, and Deposition during Solvent-based EOR

Amr Henni

Ph.D., PEng.
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

Sam Hong

M.A.Sc, P.Eng.
Lab Instructor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: PTRC 201.11
E-mail: samyeol.hong@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2981

Gordon Huang

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Canada Research Chair (Tier I), Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 483
E-mail: gordon.huang@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4095
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://www.jeionline.org/huangg/

Research interests
Waste management, site remediation, and risk assessment, Simulation and optimization of hydrological and environmental systems, Modeling of energy and environmental management systems, Climate modeling, impact assessment, and adaptation planning

Esam Hussein

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Dean and Professor, Engineering and Applied Science

Office: ED 408.2
E-mail: esam.hussein@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4160
Fax: 306-585-4556

Research interests

Small Modular Reactors, Nuclear Methods for Nondestructive Testing & Imaging, Inverse Problems and Monte Carlo Methods

Hussameldin Ibrahim

Ph.D., PMP, P.Eng.
Director, Clean Energy Technologies Research Institute (CETRI); 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

Heterogeneous catalysis and catalyst development for greener fuels, syngas, hydrogen, biofuels and fine chemicals production from fossil- and biomass-derived feedstocks. Chemical reaction engineering, kinetics and reactor modeling and design for CO2 capture, biofuel and syngas/hydrogen production. Agricultural residue catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction to HEV biofuels. Catalytic thermal conversion of biomass to syngas, bio-gas and bio-oil. Municipal wastes into energy via pyrolysis and gasification processes. CO2 utilization for producing value added products. Sorption-based functional materials for CO2 capture and utilization. Modeling, simulation and optimization of post- and pre-combustion CO2 capture with H2 production, and CO2 utilization. Catalytic methods for CO2 capture and utilization. The Economics of greenhouse warming. Conceptual design, economic evaluation, feasibility studies, and project planning and management.

Raphael Idem

Ph.D., P.Eng.
SaskPower Clean Energy Research Chair; Professor, Process & Industrial Systems Engineering

Office: GGTC 211, GGTC 312.2
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; Bioenergy; Carbon Dioxide Utilization

Na (Jenna) Jia

Ph.D. P. Eng.
Program Chair, Associate Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: 6R 201.4
E-mail: Na.Jia@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-3287
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca

Research interests

Phase Behavior, Reservoir Fluid Characterization, Thermal Recovery, Miscible/Immiscible Displacement, Chemical Flooding, Asphaltene, Wax and Hydrate Precipitation and Deposition, Shale Oil/Gas Testing and Simulation, Multiphase Fluid Flow in Porous Media, Equation of State (EOS) Modeling, Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Refinery Process Design and Optimization, In-situ Combustion, Kinetic Models Development, Reservoir Simulation, Mass and Heat Transfer.

Yee-Chung Jin

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 429
E-mail: Yee-Chung.Jin@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4567
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~jiny/

Research interests
Hydraulic engineering, Erosion and sediment transport in rivers, Groundwater contamination, Numerical modeling, Environmental hydraulics, Remote sensing, GIS application in hydrological systems

Robert Jones

M.Sc., P.Eng.
Lab Instructor, Industrial Systems Engineering

Office: ED 128.3
E-mail: robert.jones@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4961
Fax: 306-585-4855

Golam Kabir

Ph.D., P.Eng,
Program Chair, Assistant Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering

Office: ED 432
E-mail: golam.kabir@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5271
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~gkj627/

Research interests

System risk, reliability, resilience assessment; Interdependent network resilience analytics; Multi-criteria decision analysis under risk and uncertainty; Infrastructure management; Sustainable system analytics; Data driven decision making; Multi-objective optimization

Sharfuddin Khan

Ph.D.
Industrial Systems Engineering

Office: ED 491
E-mail: Sharfuddin.Khan@uregina.ca
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests

Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Performance Evaluation and Improvement

Mohammad Khondoker

Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering

Office: ED 411
E-mail: Mohammad.Khondoker@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4289
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~mak094/

Research interests

Metal Additive Manufacturing; Extrusion Printing; Digital Light Processing; Polymer Nanocomposites; Biocomposites; Smart Materials; Liquid Metal; Stretchable/Flexible Electronics; 3D Printing of Regolith Materials; Curable Resins; Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM); Robotic 3D Printing Systems.

Paul Laforge

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Program Chair, Associate Professor, Electronic Systems Engineering

Office: ED 425
E-mail: paul.laforge@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5305
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Integration of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) to Realize Low Loss Tunable Microwave Filters; Niobium-based Low Temperature Superconducting (LTS) MEMS Switches and Tunable Capacitors; Dual Band Microwave Filters; Microwave Multiplexers Implementing HTS or LTS Microwave Filters; Tunable Microwave Filter Design and Analysis; Adaptive Microwave Devices and Systems; Robust Antenna Designs for Monitoring Municipal Infrastructure; Broadband Non-Line-of-Sight Communications; Electrical Heating for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Ben Lichtenwald

M.Sc., P.Eng.
Lab Instructor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 128.6
E-mail: ben.lichtenwald@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4599
Fax: 306-585-4855

Timothy Maciag

Ph.D.
Lecturer, Software Systems Engineering

Office: ED 410
E-mail: timothy.maciag@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2407
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: https://www.maciag.ca

Research interests

People & community-centred design, knowledge management, collaboration & social software, eHealth & virtual care, software & project management, engineering education, eLearning, multimedia

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.
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

Dean Milton

A.Sc.T., B.V/T.Ed.
Lab Instructor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 118.1
E-mail: dean.milton@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4963
Fax: 306-585-4855

Yasser Morgan

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Software Systems Engineering

Office: ED 430
E-mail: yasser.morgan@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-3207
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~morgan2y/

Research interests
Wireless MESH Networks, Mobile Ad-hoc Networks, MAC layer and Service Discovery algorithms, Mobile Applications and Middleware, Location-Aware Applications and Mobile Agent, Vehicular Communications specially DSRC and VII, Distributed and Pervasive Computing, Software Engineering Models,

SD Jacob Muthu

Ph.D., P.Eng
Assistant Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: 6R 201.7
E-mail: Jacob.Muthu@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-8125
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests

Nano and hybrid composites, Composite repairs, Piping engineering and materials, Fretting fatigue and fatigue analysis, Slam load analysis of rigid guided mineshaft conveyances, Finite element analysis, Multiscale modeling and simulation.

Karim Naqvi

M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Lecturer, Software Systems Engineering

Office: ED 479
E-mail: karim.naqvi@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2279
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~naqvik/

Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 424
E-mail: kelvin.ng@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-8487
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~ng224/

Research interests

Non-hazardous waste generation in Western and Central Canada; Sustainable waste diversion and recycling practices; Design and optimization of Waste Management Regions; Data-driven methods in solid waste management; Beneficial reuse of waste materials in civil and environmental applications; Environmental geotechnics; Design, operation, and remediation of municipal solid waste landfills and other waste containment systems.

Raman Paranjape

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies), Professor, Electronic Systems Engineering

Office: ED 482
E-mail: raman.paranjape@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5290
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Mobile Agents Systems – E-commerce, Medical Data Retrieval, Graphical Representation of Agent Societies, Sonics and Ultra-Sonics for underground and non-destructive visualization and testing, Fibre Optic sensors for oil and liquid sensing, Robotic sensor systems – vision, touch, sonar, Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, Fundamentals of Signal and Image Processing

Wei Peng

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor, Engineering General

Office: ED 436.2
E-mail: Wei.Peng@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4397
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Development and application of Simulation, Modeling, and Optimization, techniques for dealing with uncertainty in Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, and Management. 1. Statistical (Probability) Techniques. 2. Risk Assessment, Decision Analysis, and Control Planning. 3. Fuzzy Logic, Rough Sets, and Artificial Neural-Networks. 4. Drinking Water quality Engineering, Wastewater Treatment, Water Resource Management, and Hydraulic Reliability Assessment. 5. Radiology Engineering. 6. Process Control Techniques in Industrial Applications.

Satish Sharma

Ph.D., P.Eng. (Emeritus)
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 428
E-mail: satish.sharma@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4553
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Highway traffic monitoring, Intelligent transportation systems, Statistical analysis of highway traffic data, Transportation economics, Highway traffic safety

Ezeddin Shirif

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: 6R 201.3
E-mail: ezeddin.shirif@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4810
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Methods for the evaluation and prediction of hydrocarbon reservoir performance; Reservoir description and reservoir management; Development and application of methods of analysis and interpretation of well tests and production data; Theoretical/mathematical modeling studies of multiphase flow in porous media; Evaluation and prediction of performance for oil and gas wells; Characterization of conventional/unconventional oil and gas; Petroleum reservoir engineering

Denise Stilling

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Professor, Industrial Systems Engineering

Office: ED 476
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.

Yili (Kelly) Tang

Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 481
E-mail: yili.tang@uregina.ca
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: https://www.mobility-tech.net/

Research interests
Analysis, modeling and optimization of the transportation system (Mobility-As-A-Service, public transport, ride-sharing, and emerging transportation technologies), travel behavior and transport economics, data mining and decision analytics (statistical model, machine learning/deep learning), mechanism design and game theory.

Adam Tilson

B. A. Sc., Engineer-in-Training
Lab Instructor, Software Systems Engineering

Office: ED 436
E-mail: adam.tilson@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2274
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: https://adamtilson.com/

Research interests

Game Design, Deep Generative Models

Paitoon (P.T.) Tontiwachwuthikul

Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE
Professor, Industrial & Process Systems Engineering & Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering

Office: ED 436.7; GGTC 308 at Clean Energy Technologies Research Institute (CERTi)
E-mail: paitoon.Tontiwachwuthikul@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4688
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: https://www.co2-research.net

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

Farshid Torabi

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: PT 201.6
E-mail: farshid.torabi@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5667
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Miscible and Immiscible Processes in Fractured Reservoirs, Diffusion/Dispersion and Convection Mechanisms, Enhanced Oil Recovery and Geological Sequestration of Greenhouse Gases, Production Optimization, Formation Damage and Permeability Improvement, Improved Oil Recovery from Heavy Oil Reservoirs, Interfacial Phenomena, Capillary Pressure and 3-Phase Relative Permeability, Fluid Flow in Porous Media, Reservoir Simulation, Well Testing, Drilling and Well Completion, Fluids Transportation

Amornvadee (Amy) Veawab

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Dean Graduate & Research, Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 492
E-mail: veawab@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5665
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Corrosion and corrosion inhibition, CO2 capture technologies, Gas separation and purification, Biofuel technologies, Air pollution control and management

Doug Wagner

P.Eng.
Instructor (Senior Engineer in Residence)

Office: ED 481
E-mail: douglas.wagner@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2633
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Teaching Focus: Analog Electronics, Analog Design; Energy and Power Topics, geared to Electronic Systems Students; Power Quality; Industrial Electrical Protection and Coordination; Economics of Electrical Power in Industrial Applications; Student Capstone Project Support and Management. Research Support and Interests: Arc Flash Mitigation Strategies; Small Scale Generation applied to Demand Side Management; Enhanced Engineering Teaching Engagement Strategies; Engineering Recruitment Strategies in Saskatchewan; Industry Liaison

Zhanle (Gerald) Wang

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor, Electronic Systems Engineering

Office: ED 475
E-mail: zhanle.wang@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2957
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~wang233z

Research interests

Computational Methods for Smart Grids; Demand Response; Simulation and Modeling Optimal Control of Electricity Usage; Vehicle-to-Grid Systems (V2G); Renewable Energy Integration; Solar/Wind power; Optimization Theory and Applications; and Multi-Agent Systems

Peng Wu

Ph.D. P. Eng.
Program Chair, Associate Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 490
E-mail: Peng.Wu@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4309
Fax: 306-585-585-4855

Research interests

Cold region engineering, erosion and sediment transport, flood mapping and prediction, artificial intelligence in water resources engineering, surface and groundwater interaction, contaminant transport in water systems.

Jinkai Xue

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 414
E-mail: Jinkai.Xue@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-8156
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~jxv982/

Research interests

Drinking water treatment, sustainable municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and reuse, membrane technology, biological processes, membrane bioreactors, advanced oxidation, environmental impact of nano-materials, biodegradation of recalcitrant organic pollutants, etc.

Daoyong (Tony) Yang

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: 6R 201.1
E-mail: tony.yang@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2660
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Reservoir description and dynamics, assisted history matching, formation evaluation, phase behaviour, heat and mass transfer, production optimization, CO₂ EOR and storage, pressure transient analysis, reservoir nanoagents, jet dynamics, artificial lift methods, interfacial interactions in EOR processes, heavy oil recovery, unconventional resources exploitation, and oilfield wastewater treatment.

Stephanie Young

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 436.6
E-mail: stephanie.young@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4722
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Municipal Engineering, specializing in water and wastewater treatment, Treatment and disposal of municipal and industrial wastewater particularly pulp mill effluent, wastewater from oil field: oil/water separation and reclamation of oily water and reuse, Advanced physical/chemical treatment, including membrane filtration and bioremediation, Water treatment process & facility design and modification, Collection and distribution systems design and analysis, Solid waste management including composting, sludge treatment and recycle, Hazardous waste management, Use of polymer materials for environmental engineering applications

Kin-Choong Yow

Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Software Systems Engineering

Office: 436.1
E-mail: kin-choong.yow@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-3219
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~kyy349

Research interests
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks, Deep Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision and Image Processing, Pattern Recognition, Smart Environments, Intelligent Systems, Artificial General Intelligence, Cognitive Architectures, Commonsense Reasoning, Artificial Consciousness, and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

Syed Adeel Haneef Zaidi

Lab Instructor, Industrial Systems Engineering

Office: ED 128.5
E-mail: syed.zaidi@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4094
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests

Advanced manufacturing processes, Continuous Improvement of manufacturing processes, warehouse management.

Fanhua (Bill) Zeng

Ph.D., P. Eng.
Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: PT 202.3
E-mail: fanhua.zeng@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2526
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Research interests
Heavy oil EOR, Tight oil/gas reservoir development, High performance reservoir simulation, Transient pressure analysis and reservoir characterization, Non-Darcy flow in porous media, Unconventional gas reservoir development, CO2 EOR & geo-sequestration

Lei Zhang

Ph.D., P.Eng., C.Eng., Eur-Ing, MIEEE, MWeldI
Associate Professor, Electronic Systems Engineering

Office: ED 470
E-mail: lei.zhang@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2588
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~zhang53l/

Research interests
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Spiking Neural Networks, Computational Neuroscience, Cognitive Computing, Brain Stimulation, Hardware Acceleration, Field Programmable Gates Arrays, Non-destructive Testing, Ultrasound Testing, Pipeline inspection.

Gary G. Zhao

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering

Office: 6R 201.5
E-mail: gang.zhao@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4736
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Well Testing for 2D/3D Heterogeneous Reservoirs, Naturally Fractured Reservoir Characterization, Parallel Computing for Reservoir Simulation, Tight Oil and Gas Reservoir Multistage Fracturing Optimization, CHOP Technology Studies and Wormhole Evaluation, Well (Horizontal and Lateral) Performance Analysis, Multiphase Fluid Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media, EOR and CO2 Geo-Storage and Leakage Monitoring