Dr Khalik Mohamad Sabil is a Senior Manager in the Academic Alliance Unit at PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd., under the Research Management Center. He is actively engaged in both industry and academia, serving as an Honorary Research Fellow at Heriot-Watt University. He also contributes internationally as an Editorial Board Member for SpringerBriefs in Petroleum Geoscience & Engineering, a Main Committee Member of the Society of Engineering Malaysia, an invited member of the Board of Studies for Petroleum Engineering at UCSI, and an Industrial Advisory Panel member for the Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering programmes at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia.
Dr Khalik has received notable recognition for his contributions to research, including being named in the 2019 Class of Influential Researchers by Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. He was also awarded the SPE Travel Grant 2015 to attend the SPE Middle East Unconventional Resources Conference and Exhibition 2015.
He has an established research track record with 90 publications, an H-index of 26, an i10-index of 41, and more than 1,851 citations. In addition, he holds three patents/design registrations, including innovations related to carbon dioxide separation and gas hydrate crystallisation. His work reflects strong expertise in research leadership, academic collaboration, and innovation in petroleum and chemical engineering.
