Farouq Ali
Distinguished Professor University of HoustonFarouq Ali is a distinguished professor at the University of Houston. Previously he served as the Encana/Petroleum Society Chair and professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at University of Calgary. He has more than 40 years of experience in industry and academia, having served as a professor at Pennsylvania State University, the University of Alberta, and the University of Regina.
Considered one of the world’s leading experts in reservoir engineering, oil recovery, and simulation, Ali advises oil companies and various governments on oil policy and production strategies. He has authored more than 500 papers, conducted more than 200 petroleum reservoir studies and designed over 30 major oil fields projects.
Ali has been honored with awards from SPE, the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and the Russian Academy of Sciences. He holds a master’s and doctoral degrees in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Penn State University.
