Dr. Faisal Khan is an internationally recognized leader in process safety and risk engineering. He serves as the Mike O'Connor II Chair Professor and Head of the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he also directs the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center and the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI).
Previously, he held the prestigious Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) at Memorial University of Newfoundland. A Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, AIChE, and CSChE, Dr. Khan has advised multinational corporations and governments worldwide. His extensive academic contributions include over 600 research articles and the mentorship of more than 180 graduate students. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Process Safety & Environmental Protection (Elsevier) and Safety in Harsh Environments (Nature Springer).