Career
In 2013, he received honorary science degree from the University of Alberta. Masliyah has been involved with the oil sands industry in Alberta for over three decades. His research has focused mainly on bitumen extraction.
He has applied fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, interfacial and surface science and colloids to oil sand lump ablation, bitumen-sand separation and emulsion formation.
He also worked to create stronger relationships between the oil sand operators and university researchers. Mathematical simulators developed in his laboratory are commonly used in the design of new and operation of current bitumen extraction plants.
