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1 University of Calgary`s Research Areas on Pipeline Safety Technology Seonghwan (Sam) Kim, Ph.D., P.Eng. Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nano Sensing Systems Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Schulich School of Engineering University of Calgary

2 S C H U L I C H S C H O O L O F E N G I N E E R I N G EDUCATION Graduate Courses (3000+ course registrants) Short Courses (1500+ course registrants) RESEARCH Priority research area for the University of Calgary energy strategy 15 professors across 5 departments / 2 faculties 1 CRC Chair: Leak Detection 1 CRC Chair: Nano Sensing Systems CAIP Chair: Energy Bioengineering - MIC AITF icore Strategic: Sensing and Monitoring 2013/14 new engineering hires (pipeline focus) Risk Management (Civil) Materials (Mechanical) Pipeline Sensors (Electrical) STRONG PARTNERSHIPS SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE Enbridge Husky Energy Imperial Oil TransCanada Alberta Innovates Alberta Energy Regulator CEPA Innovate Calgary National Energy Board NSERC Rosen ShawCor Inter Pipeline Business News Network CBC CTV The Globe and Mail The National Academies The School of Public Policy Science Alberta Science Media Centre of Canada The Toronto Star Professor Frank Cheng only Canadian on high-profile U.S. panel probing bitumen transportation

3 Global education for the next generation of pipeline engineers

4 Graduate Education

5 Student Registrants Graduate Education 3,000+ course registrants at start of 2016 Courses offered evenings in TCPL training rooms 17 NEW graduate courses have been developed Cumulative Annual Year

6 PEC Graduate Courses Corrosion Science in the Pipelines Industry Development of Pipeline Integrity Management Programs Failure and Fracture Mechanics in the Pipeline Industry Fundamentals of Hydraulics in Liquid Pipeline Systems Fundamentals of Hydraulics in Gas Pipeline Systems Fundamentals of Pipeline Economics Geomatics Engineering for Pipeline Systems Pipeline Coatings Pump and Compressor Stations Risk and Reliability Management in Pipeline Systems Structural Analysis of Buried Steel Pipeline Systems Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviour of Materials

7 PEC Degree Programs M.Sc. Specialization in Pipeline Engineering * 3 pipeline courses (out of 5) M.Eng. Specialization in Pipeline Engineering - project route (part time as above) - course route * 6 pipeline courses (out of 10) Ph.D. Specialization in Pipeline Engineering * 4 pipeline courses beyond Bachelors M.Sc. Pipeline Engineering (in future) * 12 courses in pipeline Engineering

8 Collaborative Research

9 Alberta Innovation Roadmap

10 Leak-Detection Technologies Sensor Fusion Vyas Elec Engg Maurer Comp Sci Pidlisecky Geoscience Hugo Mech Engg Park Mech Engg Ramirez Mech Engg Kim Mech Engg 10

11 Risk Assessment and Geotechnical Risk acceptance criteria Probabilistic crack assessment Dann Civil Engg Wong Civil Engg

12 Pipeline Health Monitoring Martinuzzi Mech Engg Strous Geoscience Egberts Mech Engg Cheng Mech Engg Voordouw Bio Sci Jack Bio Sci

13 Towards Zero Incidents

14 Collaboration towards Zero Incident Pipelines

15 Partial List of Current Projects (1) Testing and online inspection of pipeline corrosion and cathodic protection (CP) performance under high voltage alternating current (HVAC) interference (Cheng - Imperial Oil/NSERC) (2) Development of smart coating technology for pipeline corrosion sensing and protection (Cheng - CH2M) (3) Modeling and prediction of microbially influenced corrosion under petroleum sludge in pipelines (Cheng - Univ. of Calgary Eyes High) (4) Modeling of internal corrosion of SAGD/CO2 co injection tubulars in multi phased fluid flow (Cheng - Univ. of Calgary Eyes High) (5) Determination by defect assessment of fitness for service of pipelines and their remaining service life (Cheng - CEPA) (6) Effects of steel metallurgy and welding metallurgy on pipeline stress corrosion cracking (Cheng - NSERC) (7) Modeling and prediction of long term corrosion progression of abandoned pipelines and its effect on structure integrity (Cheng - Enbridge) (8) Pipeline coating failures and the resulting CP shielding (Cheng / Wong / El-Badry - Enbridge) (9) Investigation of Smart and Adaptable Composite Pipelines (Hugo / Park / Vyas / Xue Enbridge) (10) Development of Non-Contact Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Pipelines (Park / Hugo Enbridge) (11) Sensor development for leak detection in pipelines (Park) (12) Pipeline scour and flow-induced vibration (Morton / Martinuzzi) (13) Visualization of Leak Incident Data (Maurer NSERC Engage - TCPL)

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