Regular Member

Principal Investigator Training

• Ph.D. (2008–2011), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia

  
  

Laboratory Name

Complex Fluids Research Laboratory with Applications in Energy and the Environment

Affiliated Department

Department of Chemical Engineering

Funding Agencies

• Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQ-NT)

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

• MITACS Inc.

  
  

Laboratory Research

The laboratory focuses on research in the field of complex fluids to address industrial challenges using analytical, experimental, and computational techniques to gain a better understanding of these systems. Particular areas of interest include challenges related to multiphase flows, non-Newtonian flows, suspension flows, polymer flows, micro-, nano-, and biofluidics, as well as interdisciplinary applications in fluid dynamics.

Areas of Expertise

• Fluid mechanics

• Microfluidics

• Modeling

• Non-Newtonian fluids

• Hydrodynamic stability

  
  

Teaching

• GCH-1004 — Heat Transfer

• GCH-2009 — Chemical Process Laboratory I

• GCH-2012 — Chemical Process Laboratory I

  
  

Research and Development (R&D) Services

• Analytical and experimental studies of the effects of various parameters on volumetric flow rate

• Analytical and experimental studies of nanofiber formation

• Analytical studies of hydrodynamic stability

  
  

Industrial Research Collaborations

• Schlumberger: Modeling the effects of asphaltene precipitation on the stabilization of water/oil emulsions under turbulent flow conditions

• Husky: Modeling of injection processes in molding systems

• Trican: Fluid displacement during the cementing process

• Alcoa: Instability analysis of the Hall–Héroult pro