Riyaz Kharrat is a professor of engineering at Montanuniversität Leoben.
[1] His research interests and activities are about enhanced oil recovery (EOR), improved oil recovery (IOR), asphaltene & wax studies, thermal recovery methods, and reservoir modeling and simulation.
He graduated from Hakim Sanai High School of Esfahan, Iran in 1975.
He obtained his BSc degree in chemical engineering from Kansas University in the United States in 1981, then continued his education with a master's degree and doctorate in chemical engineering, majoring in enhanced oil recovery.
During his staying at Kansas University, he was teaching math courses and was working in the Tertiary Oil Recovery Project (TORP).