Mohammad Islam

Dr. Mohammad Islam is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Southern Arkansas University's Science & Engineering School. He holds a B.Sc. from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (1997), M.Sc. (2003) and Ph.D. (2009) from University of Calgary's Chemical & Petroleum Engineering department. His career spans industry roles including reservoir simulation engineering at Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, senior reservoir engineering at Suncor Energy, and consulting for oil & gas firms. Current research focuses on 'Thermo-Mechanical Pyrolysis' (funded by Mitacs) and reservoir optimization. He maintains Professional Engineer (PEng) status with APEGA and is an SPE member.

• Educations: B.Sc. (BUET, 1997), M.Sc. (Calgary, 2003), Ph.D. (Calgary, 2009)

Research interests include methane pyrolysis, enhanced oil recovery schemes, and reservoir geomechanics. He teaches chemical engineering courses at SAU and previously instructed at SAIT and Concordia University as part-time faculty. His consulting work involved reservoir modeling for Cenovus Energy and Premier Oil.

Current affiliations include University of Saskatchewan for pyrolysis research proof-of-concept and ongoing contributions to oil & gas industry technical advancements.