Akram AlFantazi

Prof. Akram AlFantazi is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Theme Lead (Materials and Chemistry) at the Emirates Nuclear Technology Center (ENTC) at Khalifa University. Previously, he served as Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Founding Co-Director of the Pipeline Integrity Institute (PII), and Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies.

• Ph.D., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University (1994)
• M.Sc., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University (1990)
• B.Sc., Extractive Metallurgical Engineering, Laurentian University (1988)

Research Interests: Focus on corrosion and environmental degradation of materials, electrochemical processes in materials engineering, chemical/extractive metallurgy, and failure analysis. Current projects include computational modeling of HDPE pipe welding, nanoporous oxide layers for corrosion resistance, and sour service casing design.

Scientific Awards & Recognition:

• Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring
• Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Teaching Award of Excellence
• Materials Society's Distinguished Award
• Canadian Materials Chemistry Award
• Chang Jiang Scholar appointment

Academic Leadership: Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum; NACE International; and Engineering Institute of Canada. Co-edited multiple books and published over 300 works, including 200 refereed journal articles.