Academic & Research

July 2017- Dean, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China

2016-2020 Visiting Professor, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

2014-2017 NSERC Industry Research Chair in Oil Sands Engineering (Renewal): Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

2013-2017 Canada Research Chair in Mineral Processing (Tier I Renewal):  Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

2011-2017 Visiting Professor: Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

2008-2014 NSERC Industry Research Chair in Oil Sands Engineering: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

May 2007- Teck Cominco Professor (now Teck Professor): Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

2006-2013 Canada Research Chair in Mineral Processing (Tier I): Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

2002-2008 NSERC/EPCOR/AERI Industrial Research Chair: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

2001-2002 McCalla Professor of University of Alberta: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Curriculum Vitae: Zhenghe Xu 2000- Professor: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

1997-1999 Associate Professor: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

1992-1996 Assistant Professor: Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

1991-1992 Postdoctoral Fellow: Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA (Supervisor: Dr. Jacob Israelachvili)

1990-1991 Research Associate: Department of Mining and Minerals Processing Engineering, Virginia polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA (Supervisor: Dr. Roe-Hoan Yoon)

1990-1991 Research Assistant: Department of Mining and Minerals Processing Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA (Supervisor: Dr. Roe-Hoan Yoon)

1982-1985 Lecturer: Department of Minerals Engineering, Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, PRC