Faculty and Staff Listing | Engineering, University of Regina

Irfan Al-Anbagi

Ph.D., P.Eng., SMIEEE
Assistant 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
Smart Grids, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Electric Vehicles, Vehicle-to-Grid Systems (V2G), Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Wireless Networks

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

Saman Azadbakht

Ph.D.
Lecturer, 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 fines migration and sand production
Caprock integrity assessment for CO2 storage and SAGD applications
Long term wellbore integrity analysis in EOR and hydraulic fracturing operations
Optimization of slotted liner completions in SAGD wells
Cutting transport and hole cleaning in horizontal and extended-reach wells
Environmentally-friendly drilling and completion fluids

Shahid Azam

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

Office: ED 491
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.
Assistant 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, Multimedia Coding and Network Delivery, Vehicular Communication, Fog Computing and the Internet of Everything

Yonghong Bi

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Lab Instructor, Petroleum System Engineering

Office: 6R 201.4
E-mail: yonghong.bi@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2275
Fax: 306-585-4855

Christine Chan

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Energy and Environmental Informatics, 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
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

Trevor Douglas

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

Office: ED 474
E-mail: trevor.douglas@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5269
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~douglatr/

D. B. (Dave) Duguid

Engineering Licensee, A.Sc.T
Laboratory 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 436.2
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.
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

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

Pete Gutiw

M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Laboratory Instructor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 425
E-mail: gutiw@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4634
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Geotechnical, hydrotechnical issues (mine site reclamation, water balances, soil salinity issues).

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

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://env.uregina.ca/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
Nuclear Methods for Nondestructive Testing & Imaging, Inverse Problems and Monte Carlo Methods

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

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.
Laboratory Instructor, Industrial Systems Engineering

Office: ED 436.11
E-mail: robert.jones@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4961
Fax: 306-585-4855

Paul Laforge

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Program Chair, Electronic Systems Engineering; Director, Co-operative Education and Work Study Programs; Associate Professor, Electronic Systems Engineering

Office: ED 432
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

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

Dena W. McMartin

Ph.D., P.Eng., FEC
Associate Vice-President (Academic and Research), Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: AH 524
E-mail: dena.mcmartin@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-5551
Fax: 306-585-4855

Research interests
Watershed Management, Water Treatment, Extreme Water Events associated with Climate Change, Agricultural Water and Environmental Performance Monitoring, Source Water Protection and Planning

Babak Mehran

Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Environmental Systems Engineering

Office: ED 413
E-mail: Babak.Mehran@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4094
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://www.babakmehran.com

Research interests
Traffic operations, traffic flow modeling and simulation, applications of connected vehicle and new traffic sensing technologies in traffic monitoring and management, transit operations, modeling and simulation of active transportation modes, traffic safety, transportation network modeling and analysis, Controlling the environmental impacts of transportation

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

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.
Associate Professor, Software Systems Engineering

Office: ED 436.1
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,

Na (Jenna) Jia

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

Office: 6R 201.11
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 Displacement, Chemical Flooding, Asphaltene, Wax and Hydrate Precipitation and Deposition, Heavy Oil and Multiphase Equilibrium Testing, Fluid Flow in Porous Media, Equation of State (EOS), Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, In-situ Combustion, Kinetic Models Development, Reservoir Simulation, Mass and Heat Transfer.

Karim Naqvi

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

Office: ED 475
E-mail: karim.naqvi@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-337-2279
Fax: 306-585-4855
Website: http://uregina.ca/~naqvik/

Kelvin T. W. Ng

Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate 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 Canada; Environmental geotechnics and sustainable solid waste treatment; Beneficial reuse of waste materials in civil and environmental applications; Design, operation, and remediation of municipal solid waste landfills and other solid waste containment systems.

Raman Paranjape

Ph.D., P.Eng.
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.
Lecturer, 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.
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 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

Farshid Torabi

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

Office: PT 201.11
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.
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., E.I.T.
Lecturer, 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.
Lecturer, Environmental Systems Engineering

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

Research interests
Water Supply and Drainage Engineering, Cold Region Research and Hydraulic, Local Scour, Hydraulic Structures, River Hydraulics and Fluvial Morphology

Daoyong (Tony) Yang

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

Office: 6R 201.13
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

Fanhua (Bill) Zeng

Ph.D., P. Eng.
Program Chair, Associate 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., C.Eng., MIEEE, MWeldI
Assistant 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
FPGA Embedded System Design; FPGA Implementation for Hardware Acceleration; Ultrasound Testing for Long Distance Pipelines; Boundary-Scan Testing; Design for Testability; Brain Computer Interface, Brain stimulation, Neural Network simulation

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