Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Chongwei Xiao


Associate Professor

Education

Ph.D. University of Wyoming

May 2009 - Chemical Engineering

M.E. Beijing Institute of Technology (China)

March 2000 - Applied Chemistry

B.A. Hubei University (China)

June 1996 - Chemistry

 

Licensure/Certification

Professional Engineer, China Petrochemical Corporation (SinoPec) 2003

 

Professional experience

2009-2012
Research Engineer, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM

 

2002-2005
Chemical Engineer, R&D Department, China Petrochemical Corporation
(SINOPEC), Beijing, China

 

2000-2002
Chemical Engineer, SINOPEC Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry

 

Teaching Experience

2018 - present
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas

2012 - 2018
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas

1996-1997
Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Department, Hubei University, Hubei, China

 

professional activities

Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Member ID: 3489738

Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE), Member ID: 9900061935

Member, Texas A&M Energy Institute

Reviewer, Chemical Engineering Research and Design (CHERD), Society of Petroleum Engineering Journal (SPE Journal), Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Energy Conversion Management, Fluid Phase Equilibria, and Fuel

 

selected publications

Nath, F., Xiao, C., 2018. Characterizing Foam-based Frac Fluid Using Carreau Rheological Model to Investigate the Fracture Propagation and Proppant Transport in Eagle Ford Shale Formation. Under preparation for journal review.

Bheema, H., Xiao, C., 2018. Wall Wettability and Hydraulics of CO 2-Water Two-Phase Flow with Mass Transfer in Microchannels by Multi-Fluid VOF Model. Under preparation for journal review.

Xiao, C., Balasubramanian, S.N., and Clapp, L.W., 2017. Rheology of Viscous CO 2 Foams Stabilized by Nanoparticles under high pressure. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 56(29), pp.  8340-8348. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01404. IF: 2.84

Hejrati, A., Xiao, C., 2017. SAFT Modeling of Multiphase Equilibria of Methane-CO 2-Water-Hydrate. Fuel, 188, pp. 636-644. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.10.008. IF: 4.60

Xiao, C., Adidharma, H., 2010. Dialkylimidazolium Halide Ionic Liquids as Dual Function Inhibitors for Methane Hydrate. Chemical Engineering Science, 65(10), 3080-3087.

Xiao, C., Adidharma, H., 2009. Dual Function Inhibitors for Methane Hydrate, Chemical Engineering Science, 64(7), 1522-1527.

Xia, J.T., Xiao, C., Wang J.Q., Huang, C.M., 2001. The Application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Technique to Formulation Design of Flame Retardant Polymers. I. Intumescent Flame Retardant PA-66 Composites. Volume: 19 issue: 1, page(s): 3-17. https://doi.org/10.1106/4CUV-2QAA-QMM6-5D62.

Xiao, C., Hao, J.W., Wang, J.Q., 2000. A Study on the Intrumescent Flame Retardant PA-66 System, Journal of Beijing Institute of Technology, 20(5), 656-660.

 

Selected presentations

Nath, F., Xiao, C., 2017. Sensitivity Study of Fracture Propagation by Foamed Fluids and Slickwater in Unconventional Reservoirs. Presented at the 2017 Annual AICHE Conference in Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 29-Nov. 3.

Nath, F., Xiao, C., 2017. Characterizing Foam-based Frac Fluid Using Carreau Rheological Model to Investigate the Fracture Propagation and Proppant Transport in Eagle Ford Shale Formation. SPE-187527-MS, presented at the 2017 SPE Eastern Regional Meeting in Lexington, KY, 4-6 October.

Xiao, C., Bheema, H., 2016. Numerical Study of the Effect of Wall Wettability on CO 2-Water Two-Phase Flow with Mass Transfer in Microchannels. Presented at 2016 Annual AICHE Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 13-18, 2016.

Xiao, C., Balasubramanian, S.N., 2016. Rheology of Supercritical CO 2 Foam Stabilized by Nanoparticles. SPE-179621-MS, presented at SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference, Tulsa, OK, 11 – 13 April.

Xiao, C., Bheema, H., 2015. Characterization of Microfluidic CO 2-Water by Computational Fluid Dynamics. Presented at 2015 Annual AICHE Conference, Salt Lake, Utah, November 8-13, 2015.

Bheema, H., Xiao, C., 2015. Numerical Simulation of CO 2 Emission Reduction in Microreactor. Presented at the 14 th Annual CCUS Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 28-May 1, 2015.

Hejrati, A., Xiao, C., 2014. The Thermodynamic Modeling of Methane-Carbon Dioxide-Liquid Water–Hydrates. Presented at the 2014 AIChE National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 16-21, 2014.

Hejrati, A., Xiao, C., 2014. Methane-CO 2-Hydrate Phase Equilibrium Modeling by SAFT EoS for CO 2 Injection into Methane Hydrate Reservoir, presented at the 13 th Annual Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 28-May 1, 2014.

 

Grants/Awards/Honors/ETc.

 

Grants

Li, H. (Principal Investigator), Martinez, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Jin, K. (Co-Principal Investigator), Zuo, L. (Co-Principal Investigator), Xiao, C (Co-Principal Investigator). Project titled, “Minority-engaged Access and Seamless Transition to STEM (MAST-STEM).” Funding awarded by MPRI (Canada) for $249,087 for 2023-2027.

 

Li, H. (Principal Investigator), (Xiao, C (Co-Principal Investigator). Project titled, “Unmanned Surface Vehicle with modular design and multi-level sensing capacity for Oil Spill Response Monitoring.” Funding awarded by U.S. Department of Education (Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program) for $899,655 for 2023-2026.

 

Li, H. (Principal Investigator), Goswami, J (Co-Principal Investigator),  Jin, K. (Co-Principal Investigator), Xiao, C (Co-Principal Investigator). Project titled, “ Research Engagement, Quality Assurance, and Mental Readiness for Remote Learning (REAL).” Funding awarded by U.S. Department of Education for $749,631 for 2022-2025.

 

Camacho, L. (Principal Investigator), Xiao, C. (Co-Principal Investigator). MRI: Acquisition of a Liquid Chromatograph-Inductively-Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopic Instrument (LC-ICP-MS) for Speciation of Metal Ions in the Environment, submitted to National Science Foundation, $222, 194, 09/01/2016-08/31/2018.

 

Xiao, C. (Principal Investigator) , Product Characterization for the Development of a Low Pressure Refining Process: A Preliminary Analysis, Hydrocarbon ERG, LLC, $1,533, 08/01/2015-03/30/2016.

 

Calpp, L. (Principal Investigator), Xiao, C. (Co-Principal Investigator), Assessment of Two Alternative “Smart” Shale Fracturing Fluids: Desalination Concentrate and CO 2 Foam, funded by Houston Advance Research Center (HARC), $113,078, 08/2013-06/2016.

 

Xiao, C. (Principal Investigator), Evaluation of Critical CO 2 Foam as Fracturing Fluid for Reservoir Development, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Council for Undergraduate Research (TCUR) 2013-2014 Undergraduate Research Award, $3,000, 01/2014-08/2014.

 

Xiao, C. (Principal Investigator), Core Laboratory Apparatus Improvement in Natural Gas Engineering for Low-Income Hispanic Graduates, TAMUK/Title V- Promoting Post-Baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Grant, $50,000, 10/2013-08/31/2014.

 

Xiao, C. (Principal Investigator), Laboratory and Software Application Improvement for Low-Income Hispanic Graduates in Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering TAMUK/Title V- Promoting Post-Baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Grant, $15,000, 04/2013-12/2014.

 

Xiao, C. (Principal Investigator), Reservoir Fluid Characterization and Simulation for the Eagle Ford Shale Play, funded by Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering Seed Award, $ 13,000, 11/20/2012-12/31/2013.

 

 

Honors and Awards

Continuous Years of Service (10 years) Award, February, 2023

Professor of the Year, Department of Chemical & Natural Gas Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, May, 2018

Dr. Chongwei Xiao