NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Petroleum Thermodynamics

加拿大是世界第五大碳氢化合物能源生产国。上游行业是加拿大最大的私营部门投资者。2008年，该行业的资本支出总额为540亿美元，向政府支付的特许权使用费、手续费和税收为260亿美元。总的就业影响超过50万人，预计到2050年将翻一番(来源：加拿大石油生产商协会)。这一持续的成功是基于沥青和重油等碳氢化合物资源以及我们仍然不完全了解的工业过程。对沥青、重油和油藏流体的基本行为和性质的每一次洞察都促进了生产、运输和炼油方面的创新，降低了行业成本和环境影响，并增加了收入，所有这些都对加拿大和全球经济做出了重大贡献。纯粹的和应用的研究和开发的影响是巨大的。温室气体排放强度是工艺知识的一个关键指标，在过去20年中下降了40%。

Canada is the fifth largest hydrocarbon energy producer in the world. The upstream sector is the largest private sector investor in Canada. Capital spending in the industry totalled $54 Billion in 2008, and payments to governments in royalties, fees and taxes were $26 Billion. The total employment impact exceeds half a million people and is expected to double by 2050 (Source: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers). This ongoing success is based on hydrocarbon resources such as bitumen and heavy oil and industrial processes we still do not fully understand. Each insight regarding the fundamental behaviours and properties of bitumen, heavy oil, and reservoir fluids spurs innovation in production, transportation and refining, reduces industry costs and environmental impacts, and increases revenues, all contributing materially to the Canadian and the global economy. The impact of pure and applied research and development is significant. Greenhouse gas emission intensity, a key indicator of process knowledge, has decreased 40 % over the past 20 years.