Dr. Rashid Al-Hajri
Head of Department
E-mail: rashidh@squ.edu.om

Welcome to the website of the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Department (PCED) at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). The Department offers two undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering degrees in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering (PNGE) and Chemical and Process Engineering (CHPE).

The Chemical and Process Engineering (B.Eng.) program has been accredited since October 2007 by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular, and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering (B.Eng.) program has been accredited since October 2012 by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Petroleum and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Graduate degrees at both Master's and Doctorate levels are also offered in the PNGE and CHPE programs. PCED, in collaboration with other departments in the college and the university, strives to provide students with quality petroleum and chemical engineering education, provide services, carry out basic and applied research, and provide an environment that will enable students and faculty members to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and innovative practice of engineering.

The department houses highly qualified and active academic staff in teaching and research. In addition, the department is supported by a strong technical staff. The department has several educational and research laboratories that support the undergraduate teaching and graduate research activities.

The research in the department covers several areas such as enhanced oil recovery, reservoir simulation, rock mechanics, mineral resources, reaction engineering, wastewater treatment, green engineering, modeling and control, CO2 capture, process optimization, desalination, membranes, phase change materials, and biofuel.