Member Name: Khalid Aziz

Title: Professor of Energy Resources Engineering
(Joint appointment with Stanford University)

Qualifications: Ph.D., Rice University
M.S., University of Alberta, Canada
B.S., University of Alberta, Canada

E-Mail: aziz@stanford.edu

Research Interests: Computer Modeling and Optimization of Petroleum Recovery Processes

Biography: Khalid Aziz is the Otto N. Miller Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences and Professor of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University. Before coming to Stanford in 1982, he was a Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary. At Stanford he has served as the Associate Dean for Research (School of Earth Sciences) and as Chair of the Petroleum Engineering Department. Professor Aziz studied engineering at the University of Michigan, University of Alberta and at Rice University. He has received several international awards including the highest award (Honorary Membership) of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. His publications include approximately 200 technical papers and 3 books. He is a frequent consultant to major oil and gas companies and government agencies throughout the world. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering of the U.S.A.