Lecture: Technical Challenges of Oil Corrosion Management and Safety Engineering 

Lecturer: Professor Y. Frank Cheng, University of Calgary, Canada 

Time: 11:00 am, Dec 15, 2015 

Location: Meeting Room 205 of Administration Building 

Introduction of Lecturer: 

I. EDUCATION 

2000 - 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Engineering, NOVA Research and Technology 

1996 - 2000 Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada 

1990 - 1993 M.Sc. in Corrosion, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 

1986 - 1990 B.Sc. in Corrosion, Hunan University, China 

II. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 

2011-present, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Pipeline Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 

2009-2011, Associate Professor, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada  

2005-2009, Assistant Professor, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada  

2002-2005, Research Scientist, Centre for Nuclear Energy Research, University of New Brunswick, Canada  

1993-1996, Research Assistant, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 

III. AWARDS 

2015, Fellow, NACE International, the Corrosion Society  

2015, Shi Chang-Xu Award, Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection 

2014, NACE International, the Corrosion Society, H.H. Uhlig Award 

2010, Engineering Students’ Society Teaching Excellence Award, University of Calgary  

2009, Departmental Research Excellence Award, University of Calgary 

2000, Industrial Research Fellowship (IRF), NSERC 

1999, Excellence in Presentation Award, the 38th Conference of Metallurgical Society of CIM 

IV. SERVICES 

2015-present: Country (Canada) Leader, NACE International IMPACT Study Program 

2014-present: Chair, NACE International TG 521 "Testing of Nonshielding Property of Pipeline Coatings to Cathodic Protection" 

2014-present: Treasurer and Board Director, NACE Foundation of Canada 

2014-present: Member, International Advisory Board, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science 

2014-present:Faculty Advisor, NACE International Calgary Student Section 

2011-present: Member, Editorial Board, the journal Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology 

2014-2015: Chair, NSERC Site Visit and Review Committee for Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Nuclear Materials Corrosion at the University of Toronto 

2014-2015: Member, Panel for Performance Review of Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institutes 

2014-2015: Guest Editor, Special Issue on Pipeline Corrosion, the journal Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology 

2013-2015: Member, U.S. Congressional Technical Advisory on Safety of Oil Pipeline Transportation 

2014: Member, British Columbia Ministry of Transportation Panel on "Pacific Gateway" Kitimat West Douglas Channel Corridor Analysis 

2013-2014:  Member, Alberta Innovate-CEPA (Canadian Energy Pipeline Association) Crude Transmission Pipeline Roadmap Project Steering Committee 

2012-2013: Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee on Pipeline Transportation of Diluted Bitumen 

2012-2013: Member, University of Calgary's Professorship and Chairs Committee 

2009-2011: Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Fracture Research Corporation 

2007-2013: Invited examiner, Alberta Professional Engineer and Geoscientist Association 

2006-2009: Honorary Theme Editor in Pipeline Engineering, Encyclopedia of Life Support System (EOLSS) developed under the auspices of UNESCO