Alexander Penlidis

Polymers

Dr. Penlidis, PEng, is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and is Director of the Institute for Polymer Research (IPR) at the University of Waterloo, where he also holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Engineering of Polymers with Tailor-made Properties. 
 

Research Expertise

  • Design, mathematical modelling and computer simulation of polymer reactors
  • Emulsion/solution/suspension polymerization
  • On-line sensor development for polymer and latex characterization
  • Optimization and computer control
  • Polymer research and engineering
  • Polymerization kinetics

Department Profile

Institute for Polymer Research


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