Contact Information
Email: aelkamel@uwaterloo.ca
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Ali Elkamel is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering and BSc in Mathematics from Colorado School of Mines, MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado, and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. His specific research interests are in computer-aided modeling, optimization, and simulation with applications to energy planning, sustainable operations, and product design. Prof. Elkamel activities include teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, supervising post doctorate and research associates, and participation in both university and professional societal activities. Professor Elkamel is also engaged in initiating and leading academic and industrial teams, establishing international and regional research collaboration programs with industrial partners, national laboratories, and international research institutes. He has been funded for several research projects from government and industry. Among his accomplishments are the Research Excellence Award, the Excellence in Graduate Supervision Award, the Outstanding Faculty Award, and IEOM Awards. He has more than 390 journal articles, 50 book chapters, and has been an invited speaker on numerous occasions at academic institutions throughout the world. He is also a co-author of six books.
Graduate Supervision:
Prof. Elkamel supervised over 115 graduate students (of which 44 are PhDs) and more than 30 post-doctoral fellows/research associates and his trainees all obtain good jobs in the chemical process industry and in academia.