Awards
summit award® recipients
THE FRANK SPRAGINS TECHNICAL AWARD
DR. JACOB H. MASLIYAH, p.ENG.
Awarded to members of APEGGA who are recognized by their peers for their integrity and expertise and for their outstanding accomplishments in fields related to engineering, geology or geophysics.
Dr. Jacob Masliyah, P.Eng., is a distinguished member of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta. He received his B.Sc. (Chemical Engineering) in 1964 from University College London, an M.Sc. (Chemical Engineering) in 1966 from the University of New Brunswick and a PhD (Chemical Engineering) in 1970 from the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Masliyah has worked in
a number of research
areas, starting with fluid
dynamics, evolving into fluid-particle
dynamics and his current focus is in the area
of colloidal dynamics. He seeks active
collaboration and participation with
researchers and at present has a very large
group of researchers working with him in
many areas related to oil sand extraction
science and technology.
He currently holds an NSERC Industrial Chair in oil sands and is also the holder of a Canada Research Chair. His research is supported by a large number of oil sands operators through the NSERC Chair program. He is the recipient of the NSERC University- Industry Synergy award.
Dr. Masliyah directs researchers in the
Syncrude Canada Research Centre and at
the University of Alberta. Working closely
with these researchers, he has established a
first-rate laboratory in the area of interfacial
science and applied it successfully to
understand the basic processes governing
bitumen recovery from oil sands.
He also directs theoretical and fundamental
research with the help of visiting research
fellows from Russia, Bulgaria and other
Eastern European countries. His lab is so
well-established internationally that top
researchers in this field visit the lab
routinely. Dr. Masliyah has put Alberta on the
world map of colloidal research.
Honours, Awards and Distinctions
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Invited speaker, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Turkey, 2004
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Distinguished speaker, Cambridge University, 2004
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Invited speaker, ACS Meeting, Yale University, 2004
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Panel discussion on Nanotechnology and MEMS, ICMENS, Banff, 2003
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Syncrude Distinguished Speakers Series, 2003
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CONRAD invited CIM speaker, Fort McMurray, 2003
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Invited speaker, ICMENS, Banff, 2003
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Invited speaker, Surface Science Award for Dr. Clayton Radke, New Orleans, 2003
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Invited speaker, Eugenie Lamothe Colloquium Series, McGill University, 2002
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Invited speaker, Research and Development Seminars, Syncrude Research Centre, 2002
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Keynote speaker, International Symposium on Pollution Control and Reutilization of Solid Wastes, Changsha, China, 2001
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Guest Professor, Hunan University, China, 2001
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Invited speaker, AIChE Annual Meeting, Mixing Session, 2000
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R.S. Jane Memorial Lecture Award, Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering, 2000
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University Cup, University of Alberta, 1997
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Professional Affiliations and Activities
Professional Affiliations and Activities
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Member, APEGGA
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Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering
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Fellow, Chemical Institute of Canada
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Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
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International Advisory Panel, Chemical Engineering Science, 2000-present
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Member, Advisory Board, International Electrokinetic Phenomena Conference,
U.S., 2004 -
Editorial Board, Journal of Interface and Colloid Science, 2001-2004
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Member, Advisory Board, First International Conference on Applications of Porous
Media, Tunisia, 2002 -
Member, Advisory Board, International Electrokinetic Phenomena Conference, Poland, 2002
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Director, Applied Sciences and Engineering Division, Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada, 2001-2002
This award is named for Mr. Frank Spragins, P.Eng., APEGGA President, 1975. Mr. Spragins was a driving force behind the Syncrude heavy oil sands project which is recognized as the largest industrial project ever to be undertaken in Canada. His personal qualities of vigour, imagination, courage and endurance, as well as his negotiating skills, were critical to its success.