Alexander Chakhmakhchev

Alexander Chakhmakhchev, SPE, is a principal scientist at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota. With over 20 years of experience in the international petroleum industry, he leads projects focused on enhanced oil recovery, production optimization, geochemical solutions, and environmental protection. Previously, he served as a senior data scientist at Applied Chem Data and as principal geochemist at SGS Oil, Gas, and Chemical Services in The Woodlands, Texas.

Chakhmakhchev has published over 20 research papers and 10 technical reports in leading international journals and serves as a reviewer for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the journal Organic Geochemistry. He holds a PhD in petroleum geochemistry from the All-Russia Research Institute for Geological, Geochemical, and Geophysical Information Systems in Moscow and an MS degree in petroleum geology from Moscow State University. He is a member of AAPG, SPE, the European Association of Organic Geochemists, and the Japanese Association for Petroleum Technology. He can be reached at achakhmakhchev@undeerc.org.