Research team
Western researchers
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Dr. Charles Xu was NSERC/FPInnovationsIndustrial Research Chair in ForestBiorefinery (2011-2016) and is an internationally recognized researcher in the development of bioenergy and high-value bioproducts (biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials) from bioresources via thermochemical and catalytic conversion processes. E-mail: cxu6@uwo.ca |
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Dr. Franco Berruti currently holds the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in thermochemical Conversion of biomass and Waste to BioindustrialResources, co-sponsored by 11 industrial organizations, and is a well-accomplished researcher in chemical reactors technologies, thermal cracking, conversion of heavy oils and biomass residues, and organic wastes into value-added fuels and chemical. E-mail: fberruti@uwo.ca |
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Dr. Elizabeth Gilles currently holds a Tier 1 CRC in Polymeric Biomaterials, leads an internationally reputed research program in smart materials and biomaterials spanning from fundamental discoveries to applications, with specialties in polymer chemistry. E-mail: egillie@uwo.ca |
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Dr. Mita Ray is currently the Director of Western water Center, whose research is concentrated on: (i)advanced technologies for water and waste treatment, and (ii)environmental modeling, with specialties in gas-solid separation, advanced oxidation processes, particle technology, and environmental modeling. E-mail:mray@eng.uwo.ca
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Dr. Amarjeet Bassi, Chair of the Department of chemical and biochemical engineering, invented and patented the world’s first circulating fluidized bed ion exchange chromatography system. Dr. Bassi’s specialties are in bioenergy, biofuels, microalgae, bio-separations, biosensors, bacteriorhodopsin, and liquid-solid circulating fluidized beds. E-mail: abassi@uwo.ca
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Dr. Giovanni Fanchinin has held the Tier 2Canada Research Chair in Carbon-based Nanomaterials (2010-2020), whose research concentrates on fabrication and testing of electronic and optical nanodevices, including solar cells, and their behavior in the environment. E-mail: gfanchin@uwo.ca
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Dr. Ken Coley is currently Dean of Faculty of Engineering and is a nationally renowned researcher, educator, and administrator-Chair in FerrousMetallurgy, particularly in ferrous metallurgy, reaction kinetics, materials processing, pyro-metallurgy, slags, oxygen steelmaking, and ladle metallurgy. E-mail:kcoley@uwo.ca
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Dr. Sheila Macfie's research is on the mechanisms of metal tolerance in plants from an eco-physiological perspective, with specialties in plant biochemistry, environmental physiology, and biomaterials for agriculture & Greenhouse Industries. E-mail: smacfie@uwo.ca
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Dr. Ken Yeung's research expertise is in analytical chemistry(chromatography, electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry). His recent work focuses on the analytical separations and characterizations of bio-oil and bio-char products. E-mail: kyeung@uwo.ca
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Dr. Dominic Pjontek ’s research focuses on the development and optimization of multiphase reactors via experimental studies, process modeling, and scale-up, whose specialties are in gas-liquid-solid fluidized beds, reaction engineering, sustainable processes, bubble columns, and heavy oil upgrading. E-mail:dpjontek@uwo.ca
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Dr. Naomi Klinghoffer’s research focuses on the catalytic and thermochemical conversion of low-grade materials into valuable products. particularly developing gasification processes for biomass and waste, enhancing catalytic properties of biochar, and developing advanced catalytic reactors for renewable fuel synthesis and carbon dioxide utilization. E-mail:nklingh@uwo.ca |
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Dr. Zaid Ahmad's research focuses on the lignocellulosic biomass conversion of low-grade materials into value-added products. E-mail:zahmad7@uwo.ca |
