Faisal Khan

Faisal Khan is Professor and Department Head of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, holding the Mike O'Connor Chair II. He directs the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center and Ocean Energy Safety Institute, with affiliations in Industrial & Systems Engineering, Multidisciplinary Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Petroleum Engineering.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University (1998)
• M.E. in Chemical Engineering, University of Roorkee (1994)
• B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University (1992)

Research centers on offshore safety, risk engineering, and sustainable energy systems, including hydrogen production safety, CO2 sequestration risks, and cyber-physical system resilience. His work integrates machine learning with process safety frameworks.

Publications demonstrate a strong trend toward AI-driven risk assessment for energy transition technologies, with recurring themes in offshore wind-hydrogen integration, battery safety, and decarbonization challenges. Recent articles emphasize computational methods for dynamic risk management in renewable systems.

Awards and honors:

• Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering (2021)
• Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada (2018)
• Fellow of Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (2017)
• SPE Health, Safety, Environment Award (2016)
• President’s Award for Outstanding Research (2012)

As director of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, he leads industry-academic partnerships on safety standards. Current grants support hydrogen infrastructure risk modeling and Arctic marine transportation safety. Advises graduate students in multi-disciplinary energy projects.

The Ocean Energy Safety Institute facilitates collaborative research with DOE and industry partners on offshore renewable energy systems, focusing on risk assessment protocols for emerging technologies.