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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 over twenty years of experience in oil sands research, Dr. Tan has been instrumental in mentoring researchers across diverse fields, helping to apply their expertise in order to develop innovative solutions to the challenges associated with oil sands development. Her research primarily focuses on oil sands extraction, bitumen processing, and tailings treatment. As a principal co-investigator at IOSI, she has successfully secured multimillion-dollar research funding aimed at addressing key challenges in the oil sands sector. Dr. Tan holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry and a B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management