Science & Innovation

Markus has over 25 years of international research and development experience with renowned research facilities and diverse industrial areas. He holds a PhD. in physical chemistry from the University of Potsdam/Germany and executed his research work at the renowned Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam/Germany. He gained a profound experience in chemical disciplines as polymer chemistry, rheology, interfacial- and nano-chemistry. Markus has a profound working knowledge of the oil and gas industry encompassing fracturing, cementing, heavy oil recovery and oilfield chemistry. An active SPE and German Chemical Society member, Markus maintains a working knowledge of all applicable chemistry of the Fluid Energy Group product portfolio. During his last position Markus was the lead of a stimulation R&D group of an international Oil & Gas service provider. Markus has extensive experience in international commercialization of new completion and production chemistry working closely with engineering, marketing and sales. Markus brings substantial experience and technical support for sales and marketing, product development and IP generation. Markus has been a co-author of several peer-reviewed journal publications, as well as being a co-author of over 50 patents. During his last position Markus was the lead of a stimulation R&D group of an international Oil & Gas service provider. Markus has extensive experience in international commercialization of new completion and production chemistry working closely with engineering, marketing and sales. Markus brings substantial experience and technical support for sales and marketing, product development and IP generation. Markus has been a co-author on many oil and gas chemical patents.

Karl has over 13 years of experience in materials development, analytical chemistry, and quality initiatives. Karl holds a Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from the University of Calgary, and during his academic pursuits he gained experience in multiple disciplines including, but not limited to, pharmaceuticals, nanoscale pigments, and metal-organic hybrid materials. Karl began his career in the analytical and R&D group of an International Oil & Gas services provider focusing on novel cementing and ancillary technologies, and then transitioned to an internationally-recognized third-party testing laboratory where, in addition to handling client accounts and testing protocols, he oversaw the ISO 17025 QA/QC program, while overseeing a team of scientists and technicians. Throughout his career, Karl has also been the co-author of several peer-reviewed journal publications, as well as being a co-author of 10 patents. Karl’s breadth of experience will ensure Fluid^® continues to build on its world class portfolio of patents, expand its innovative product offerings and technical support capabilities, and help ensure the high level of quality expected in Fluid’s product portfolio.

Markus has over 20 years of international R&D experience in material science, analytical chemistry and reservoir characterization. He holds a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Freiburg/Germany and performed his doctoral research at the renowned Freiburg Materials Research Center on intrinsically conducting polymers. Prior to joining Fluid Energy Group Ltd.^®, Markus has worked for almost 17 years in various positions in R&D, innovation, project management and customer engagement in Europe and North America for a major oilfield service provider. He developed a deep working knowledge of oilfield chemistry and core analysis. Markus authored a multitude of peer-reviewed scientific articles and holds many patents to his name. He is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the German Chemical Society.

Adrienne has over 13 years of experience in analytical chemistry and QA/QC. Born and raised in Calgary, she has a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in chemistry from the University of Calgary. Adrienne has operated, calibrated, and maintained various laboratory analytical instruments including: FTIR, gas chromatography, and ICP emission spectrometry. In addition, she has received training in ISO 17025 in Sacramento, California. She has been heavily involved in developing the QA/QC program at each company. During her previous position, she worked alongside the stimulation R&D group of an international Oil & Gas service provider. Adrienne developed methods and evaluated products for fracturing and cementing applications and have co-authored a scientific publication for the Society of Petroleum Engineers in 2015. She has co-authored several patents during her tenure at Fluid Energy.

Kyle holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Calgary where he studied physical chemistry, specifically adsorption processes. In attaining his Ph.D. Kyle gained experience in wide-variety of subjects and skills, examples include: closed-form iterative chemical calculations and commissioning instrumentation (development/calibration/modification/programming). Throughout his career, Kyle has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, presented at numerous international/national conferences, and has been a co-author of several patents.

Alejandra holds an M.Sc. in Inorganic Chemistry from the Universidad Autonoma of Madrid (Spain) and a Ph.D. in Bioinorganic Chemistry from the University of Calgary. During her academic endeavours, Alejandra gained extensive knowledge on biochemical methods, specializing in a wide range of characterization techniques to elucidate the reactivity and structure of different chemicals, from reaction catalysts to pharmaceuticals leads. Alejandra has had a very fruitful academic career that has resulted in the publication of 8 peer-reviewed manuscripts and her attendance to numerous national and international conferences.