Xiaoli Tan, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Oil Sands (Extraction Process and Tailings Management) Petroleum Chemistry

About

Dr. Xiaoli Tan is the Director of the Institute for Oil Sands Innovation (IOSI) at the University of Alberta and an adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering. With more than twenty years of experience in oil sands research, he mentors researchers from diverse fields, helping them apply their expertise to develop innovative solutions in oil sands development. His research focuses on oil sands extraction, bitumen processing, and tailings treatment. As a principal and co-investigator at IOSI, he has secured multimillion-dollar research funding to address key challenges in the oil sands sector. Dr. Tan holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry and a B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry.

• Institute for Oil Sands Innovation