Nobuo Maeda, Ph. D., P. Eng.

Contact

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept

Email: nobuo@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-6524
Address: 6-245 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 St

Edmonton AB

T6G 2H5

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Professor Petroleum Engineering

About

Education

PhD Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, 2001
MSc Materials Science, JAIST, 1997
BEng Applied Physics, Tohoku University, 1992

Honours and Awards

Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (2010)
Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne (2012)

Professional Affiliations

American Chemical Society
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering
American Society for Engineering Education

Research

Research Interests

Phase transitions
Nucleation
Gas hydrates
Ice
Flow assurance
Surfaces and interfaces
Colloids
Wetting, adsorption, adhesion

Teaching

PETE 275
PETE 484
PETE 668

Courses

PET E 275 - Petroleum Reservoir Fluids

Qualitative and quantitative phase behavior of petroleum reservoir fluids through the algebraic and numerical application of thermodynamic theory, equations of state, and empirical correlations. Determination of engineering PVT parameters. Oilfield waters. Introduction to mass transfer. Prerequisite: CHEM 105.

Fall Term 2025

PET E 484 - Oil and Gas Property Evaluation

Principles of property evaluation as a function of resource type, economics, technology, risk, and policies. Investment decision making tools. Cost information for petroleum exploration, drilling, production and development. Case studies on conventional and unconventional resources. Canadian and international oil and gas regulations. International and regional factors impacting oil and gas prices. Corequisite: ENG M 310 or 401 or equivalent.