Prof. Abdelaziz L. Khlaifat (at alkhlaifat@nsric.ca) is a part-time faculty at NSRIC. He is a professional petroleum and chemical faculty member with 24+ years of experience gained within different academic institutions and industry. Prof. Khlaifat co/authored 90+ publications in journals, conference proceedings and book chapters. Currently he is a professor of petroleum engineering at the American University in Cairo. Previously, he spent over 24+ years as Professor, Research Center Director, Founding Head of Petroleum Engineering, Dean of Engineering, Assistant to the President for Planning and Development, and other positions for various Universities.