Dr. Abedi has also served as a petroleum consultant in the North America and the Middle East. His current research focus includes experimental measurements of heavy oil/solvent phase equilibrium and EOS modeling. He leads a world- class phase equilibrium research facility and a 20-people research group that is involved in research related to solvent solubility in heavy oil and phase behavior and modeling and simulation of transport processes. He is the principle investigator of SHARP (solvent\heat assisted recovery processes) Research Consortium at the University of Calgary. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 papers.