Dr. Hassan Dehghanpour is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta, specializing in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus on Petroleum Engineering. He holds a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin (2011), an MS from the University of Alberta (2008), and dual BSc degrees in Petroleum and Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology (2006). His research centers on fluid-rock interactions in unconventional reservoirs, including hydraulic fracturing, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and hydrogen storage in salt caverns. Key projects include laboratory experiments on CO2 and natural gas interactions in tight rocks, flowback data analysis for fracture characterization, and hydrogen permeability studies in salt formations. He leads the Dehghanpour Lab, equipped with advanced facilities like HPHT visualization cells and spinning drop tensiometers. His work bridges experimental, analytical, and data-driven approaches to optimize energy extraction and storage technologies. Education: PhD, Petroleum Engineering, UT Austin; MS, University of Alberta; BScs in Petroleum and Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University. Research Interests: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), Hydrogen Storage, Produced Water Treatment, and Energy Data Analytics. Notable projects include developing protocols for evaluating chemical additives in fracturing fluids and assessing the feasibility of storing hydrogen in salt caverns. His lab collaborates with industry partners on projects like cyclic solvent injection for bitumen recovery and AI-driven production optimization. Recent advancements include a workflow for estimating fracture volume using flowback data and studies on wettability alteration using nanoparticles. He advises on well productivity via flowback analysis and has contributed to understanding mechanisms in gas huff-n-puff processes. His work on salt cavern hydrogen storage received Alberta Innovates funding.






