Faisal Khan

Bio-brief Dr. Faisal Khan is Mike O'Connor II Chair Professor and Director of Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. He is former Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier I) of Offshore Safety and Risk Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He is the founder of the Centre for Risk Integrity and Safety and Engineering, which have over research 100 research members. His research interest areas include offshore safety, drilling safety, extreme event modelling, asset integrity and risk engineering. He is the recipient of the many National and International Awards. He is actively involved with multinational oil and gas industries on the issue of safety, risk, and asset integrity. In 2006, he spent eight months as risk and integrity expert with Lloyd’s Register (UK) a risk management organization. He also served as Safety and Risk Advisor to Government of Newfoundland, Canada. He continues to serve subject matter expert to many organizations. In 2008-10, he visited Qatar University and Qatargas LNG Company as Process Safety and Risk Management Research Chair. In 2012-14 he served as Visiting Professor of Offshore and Marine Engineering at Australian Maritime College (AMC), University of Tasmania, Australia where he led the development of offshore safety and risk engineering group and an initiative of global engagement with many international institutions. He is Fellow of Canada Academy of Engineer. He has authored over 500 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and mentored 72 PhDs and 84 master students. He is Editor-in-Chief to the Journal of Process Safety & Environmental Protection and Safety in Harsh Environments.