"This competitive scholarship has provided me with a great deal of pride, recognition and appreciation. When selected for the 2019 SPE Canadian Educational Foundation scholarship, I felt that professionals in the energy sector are acknowledging my efforts. It has encouraged me to advance my research on electromagnetic recovery of heavy oil even further, and added a motivation to excel in my studies."
Ahmed Sherwali is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. His current research interests include downhole tool development, clean and efficient heavy oil recovery processes such as induction heating and RF heating. He holds a MASc in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia and is a student member of SPE.