Stefan Idziak
Biography
Stefan Idziak studies complex fluids using X-ray diffraction.
Research Interests
Complex fluids
Confinement
Synchrotron x-ray diffraction
Devices and Analytical Methods
Scholarly Research
Education
1992 PhD Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
1986 BSc Physics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Awards
2000 Premier's Research Excellence Award
Service
2010 - present: Judge-in-chief, Waterloo Wellington Science and Engineering Fair
Professional Associations
2007: Chair, Division of Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Canadian Association of Physicists
2003 - 2012: Secretary, Canadian Institute for Synchrotron Radiation
Affiliations and Volunteer Work
Associate Dean of Science, Special Projects
Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Teaching*
- PHYS 105 - Introduction to Physics for Health Care Professions
- Taught in 2025
- PHYS 112 - Physics 2
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- SCI 206 - The Physics of How Things Work
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Selected/Recent Publications
Mazzanti G, Guthrie SE, Sirota EB, et al. Orientation and phase transitions of fat crystals under shear CRYST GROWTH DES 3 (5): 721-725 SEP-OCT 2003
Welch SE, Stetzer MR, Hu G, et al. Intermembrane spacing and velocity profiling of a lamellar lyotropic complex fluid under flow using x-ray diffraction PHYS REV E 65 (6): Art. No. 061511 Part 1 JUN 2002
Idziak SHJ, Welch SE, Kisilak M, et al. Undulating membrane structure under mixed extensional-shear flow EUR PHYS J E 6 (2): 139-145 OCT 2001
Kisilak M, Anderson H, Babcock NS, et al. An x-ray extensional flow cell REV SCI INSTRUM 72 (11): 4305-4307 NOV 2001
Warriner HE, Keller SL, Idziak SHJ, et al. The influence of polymer molecular weight in lamellar gels based on PEG-lipids BIOPHYS J 75 (1): 272-293 JUL 1998
Patents
Marangoni, A.G., Idziak, S.H.J., Food Product, 2006. Canada and Brazil Patent Application.
Marangoni, A.G., Idziak, S.H.J., Food Product, 2005. U.S.A. and International Patent Application.
Marangoni, A.G., Idziak, S.H.J., 2005. Spreadable Food Product [US] Patent patent-number 20050249855, filed May 7, 2004 (issued, 2005).
Safinya, C.R., Warriner, H.E., Idziak, S.H.J., 2005. Lamellar Gels and Methods for Making and Regulating [US] Patent patent-number 6,899,895, filed January 4, 2001 (issued, 2005).
Safinya, C.R., Warriner, H.E., Idziak, S.H.J., 2005. Lamellar Gels and Methods for Making and Using [US] Patent patent-number 6,207,186, filed February 13, 1998 (issued, 2001).