Riyaz Kharrat (born in Karbala) is an eminent Iranian scientist in the field of chemical engineering and petroleum engineering. He is a full professor at Montanuniversität Leoben.
His research interests and activities are about enhanced oil recovery (EOR), improved oil recovery (IOR), asphaltene & wax studies, thermal recovery methods, and reservoir modeling and simulation.
Riyaz Kharrat was born on 8 December 1956 in Karbala. He graduated from Hakim Sanai High School of Esfahan, Iran in 1975. He then went to the United States to continue his studies. He obtained his BSc degree in chemical engineering from Kansas University in the United States in 1981, then continued his education with a master's degree and doctorate in chemical engineering, majoring in enhanced oil recovery. During his staying at Kansas University, he was teaching math courses and was working in the Tertiary Oil Recovery Project (TORP). For his excellence in mathematics teaching, he was awarded the Florence Black Award for Excellence in Teaching, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Kansas, US, 1987-1988.
Kharrat has published more than 170 ISI International publications in well-known international journals, 48 SPE papers, 27 national journals and had participated in more than 165 national and international seminar and symposia and had supervised more than 130 MSc. and PhD. thesis in the field of chemical and petroleum engineering.
Education
University of Kansas, U.S. – Ph.D. in chemical eng. (enhanced oil recovery), 1989 University of Kansas, U.S. – M.S. in chemical eng. (thermal recovery), 1984 University of Kansas, U.S. – M.S. in mathematics, 1984 University of Kansas, U.S. – B.S. in chemical eng., 1981
Present position
Professor of Montanuniversität Leoben – Department of Petroleum Engineering (2018–present)
Industrial experience
Kish Petroleum Engineering (2012- 2017) Salman Full Field Study and MDP preparation- Project Manager Kish development operation- Project Manager Azar Oil Full Field Study and In-house Special Services- Project Manager Petroiran Development Company (2006- 2011) Azadeghan oil development – Reservoir Engineering& Simulation consultant Oil Layer of South Pars Field – Reservoir Engineering& Simulation consultant Petran Research Company, Senior Reservoir Engineer (2000-2006) Foroozan oil field development - Reservoir Engineering Kuh E Mond heavy oil development study – Reservoir Engineering
Previous positions
Professor of Petroleum University of Technology (1990-2017) Dean of Tehran Petroleum Faculty (2014-2017) Dean Adjunct of Innovation and monitoring of PUT center (2011- 2014) Director of PUT Research Center-Tehran (2004-2010) SPE Middle East region Vice Chairperson (2008-2011) SPE Chairperson of Iran Section 2002-2009. Dean of Research at Petroleum University of Technology, 2000-2004 Dean of Graduate Studies of Petroleum University of Technology, 2000-2004. Dean of Ahwaz Faculty of Petroleum Engineering, PUT, 1995-1999. Chairman of Chemical and Petroleum Eng. Dept., Ahwaz, PUT, 1992-1994. Visiting Professor at Tehran University, 1994-1995. Dean of Abadan Faculty of Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering, PUT, 1992-1993. Teaching Assistance, Department of Mathematics, University of Kansas, 1987-1990. Research Assistance, Tertiary Oil Recovery Project, Lawrence KS, U.S., 1984-1987. Teaching Assistance, Department of CPE, Kansas University, 1983-1986.
International teaching experience
EOR in Fractured Carbonated Reservoirs- Montanuniversität Leoben Austria 2016-2017 Advanced Mathematics in Petroleum Engineering - IFP France& PUT joint program, 2005-2008. Advanced Mathematics in Petroleum Engineering - Curtin University Australia and PUT joint program, 2005-2008. Advanced Enhanced Oil Recovery - Calgary University and PUT joint program, 2005-2008. Advanced Petroleum Fluid Properties- Calgary University, Canada and PUT joint program, 2005-2008. Petroleum Laboratory I & II- Department of CPE, Kansas University-USA 1983-1986. Calculus I & II- Department of Mathematics, University of Kansas –USA 1986-1989.
Activities
Improved Oil Recovery (IOR), Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), Reservoir Modeling and Simulation, and Wax and Asphaltene studies,