Group Alumni
Graduated PhD Students
Dr. Emhemmed A. Youssef
PhD, 2011, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Supercritical Water Gasification of Biomass and Biomass Model Compounds for Hydrogen Production
After graduation: Post doctoral fellow, The University of Western Ontario
Dr. Muhammad B.I. Chowdhury
PhD, 2010, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Nickel-based Catalysts for Gasification of Glucose in Supercritical Water
After graduation: Post doctoral fellow, The University of Western Ontario
Dr. Behnaz Hojjati
PhD, 2010, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of TiO₂ Nanocomposites via Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Polymerization
After graduation: Post doctoral fellow, University of Toronto
Dr. SM Zahangir Khaled
PhD, 2009, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Development of a New Generation of Bone Cements using Nanotechnology
After graduation: Post doctoral fellow, The University of Texas
Dr. Rahima A. Lucky
PhD, 2008, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Synthesis of TiO₂-based Nanostructured Materials using a Sol-Gel Process in Supercritical CO₂
After graduation: Post doctoral fellow, The University of Western Ontario
Dr. William Xu
PhD, 2008, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Synthesis of Light-Selective Poly (Ethylene-Co-Vinyl acetate) Nanofilms in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
After graduation: Post doctoral fellow, The University of British Columbia
Dr. Ruohong Sui
PhD, 2007, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Oxide Nanostructures via a Sol-Gel Route in Supercritical CO₂
After graduation: Post doctoral fellow, University of Calgary
Dr. Yousef Bakhbakhi
PhD, 2004, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Supercritical Crystallization of Pharmaceuticals: The Gas Antisolvent Process
After graduation: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Dept of Chemical Engineering
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Graduated M.E.Sc Students
Sepideh Rezvani
M.E.Sc, 2011, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: A Microfluidics Approach to Novel Polymeric Microspheres Reinforced with n-TiO2
After graduation:
Rajib Roy Chowdhury
M.E.Sc, 2010, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Solar Degradation of Estrone and 17β-Estradiol
After graduation: Research Engineer, University of Western Ontario
Kevin Burgess
M.E.Sc, 2007, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Self-Cleaning Titania-Polyurethane Composites
After graduation: BASF
Shawn Dodds
M.E.Sc, 2006, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Gas Anitsolvent Micronization of Pharmaceutical Powders
After graduation: PhD candidate at University of Minnesota
Jeff Wood
M.E.Sc, 2005, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Extraction of Nutraceuticals From North American Ginseng Using Supercritical CO2
After graduation: PhD candidate at Queens University
Ming Jia
M.E.Sc, 2003, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Thesis Title: Particle Formation in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide by the RESS Process
After graduation: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Former Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Edward Xiao
After Charpentier Group: Henkel
Dr. Yaocihuatl Medina-Gonzalez
After Charpentier Group: Post doctoral fellow, Université de Toulouse
Dr. Bo Chen
After Charpentier Group: Sciencetech
Dr. Xinsheng Lee
After Charpentier Group: Patheon
Dr. Mohammad Nasir
After Charpentier Group: Bio-AgriMix
Dr. Sohel Shaikh
After Charpentier Group: Texas Petrochemicals
Dr. Mohammad R. Golriz
After Charpentier Group: Senior Lecturer, Umeå University, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics
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Supercritical Water Gasification of Biomass and Biomass Model Compounds for Hydrogen Production