Research and Consultancy

The programme area has expertise to supervise research students in most of the fundamental areas of chemical and petroleum engineering, including the areas of Biotechnology, Water, Process Safety, Energy, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Polymer Technology, Drilling, Geology and Geostatistics.

The main research groups, research interests and the academic staff involved are summarised below:

No.

Research Group

Research Interests and Expertise

Academic Staff

1

Biotechnology

  • Biotechnology
  • Biosynthesis

Dr Khairunnisa Nabilah Binti Hj Ruslan

2

Water Research

  • Process control
  • Process modelling and Simulation
  • Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
  • Water-Energy Nexus
  • Water Management

Dr Rama Rao Karri

3

Process Safety and Loss Prevention

  • Process Safety

Dr Mohammad Hazwan Azri

5

Material Engineering

  • Polymers
  • Nanotechnology
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery

Dr Maziyar Sabet

6

Renewable Energy

  • Separation Process
  • Chemical Process Simulation
  • Waste to Energy

Associate Professor Dr. Reddy Prasad

7

Chemical and Nanopharmaceutical Process Engineering

  • Nanotechnology
  • Ultrasound
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Water Treatment
  • Extraction

Professor Dr. Sivakumar Manickam

8

Drilling Engineering

  • Drilling and Production Optimisation

Dr Bashir Suleman Abusahmin

9

Geology

  • Geology
  • Geochemistry
  • Geomechanics
  • Petrophysics and artificial intelligence
  • ​Unconventional oil and gas reservoirs

Professor Dr. Morteza Jami

10

Geostatistics

  • Geostatistics
  • Reservoir modelling
  • Uncertainty modelling

Chair Professor Dr. Stephen Tyson

 

Several of our academic staff have had successful collaborations with government and private organisations in the industry in which they have shared their expertise in the above and related petroleum and chemical engineering fields. Hence, enquiries from public or private organisations on research or other technical assistance are welcome, and consultancy services can also be arranged via the Enterprise Office.

 

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