Current Students who Received mprime Funding

Hui Yuan Jessica Cui  

Hui Yuan (Ph.D.)

hui.yuan@chee.queensu.ca

Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Queen's University

Thesis title:
Process Analysis and Performance Assessment

Jessica Cui (Ph.D.)

wei.cui@chee.queensu.ca

Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Queen's University

Thesis title:
Mathematical modeling of polyether polyol production from bio-sourced 1,3-propanediol


 

 

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Zahra Eghtesadi (Ph.D.)

zahra.eghtesadi@chee.queensu.ca

Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Queen's University

Thesis title:
Novel techniques for sequential experimental design for fundamental nonlinear models in chemical processes based on estimability analysis

 

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Hadis Karimi (Ph.D.)

hadis.karimi@chee.queensu.ca

Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Queen's University

Thesis title:
Advanced Parameter Estimation Methods in Nonlinear Stochastic Continuous-Time Dynamic Models

 

 

Xu Liang Li

Xu Liang Li (Master's)

xuliang.li@chee.queensu.ca

Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Queen's University

Thesis title:

Modeling Oxygen Behaviour in Point-of-Care
pO2 Devices

 

Bahareh Golfar

Bahareh Golfar (Ph.D.)

bahareh.golfar@chee.queensu.ca

Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Queen's University

Thesis title:

Profiling Techniques for Building Dynamic Multi-Response Models

 

 

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Jinhee Lim (Master's)

jjl3@sfu.ca

Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Simon Fraser University

Thesis title:
Parameter Estimation from Dynamic System Models in the Presence of Skewed Data

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Julien Lauzon Gauthier (Ph.D.)

julien.lauzon-gauthier.1@ulaval.ca

Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Laval University

Master's thesis title:
Multivariate Monitoring of the Prebaked Anode Manufacturing Process and Anode Quality

Master's thesis defended successfully in October, 2011. Currently a Ph.D. student working on other applications of multivariate statistical modeling techniques

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Massoud Ghasemzadeh Barvarz (Ph.D.)

massoud.ghasemzadeh-barvarz.1@ulaval.ca

Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Laval University

Thesis title:
Quality control of Complex Plastic Composites Products using Spectral Imaging

 

Former Students

 

Angelica Bitton and Amy the Landseer

 

 

John Woloszyn  

Angelica Bitton Francouer (Master's)

Currently a Process Engineer
at NOVA Chemicals, Joffre Alberta

francoea@novachem.com

Thesis title:
Mathematical Modeling of Solvent and Monomer Removal from EPDM Polymer Particles

 

John Woloszyn (Master's)

Currently a Research Engineer at Abbott Point of Care, Ottawa, ON

woloszynj@gmail.com

Thesis title:
Modeling of Expanded Polystyrene Reaction Kinetics and Polymer Properties

 
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Stephen Snyder (Master's)

Currently and Intermediate Engineer, Research and Development, Abbott Point of Care, Ottawa, ON

stephen.snyder@apoc.abbott.com

Thesis title:

Modeling the Thermal Stability of in vitro Diagnostic Assays

 

Jonathan Chain (Master's)

Currently a Test Engineer -Sustaining,
Abbott Point of Care, Ottawa, ON

jonathan.chain@apoc.abbott.com

Thesis title:

Recipe Improvement and Mathematical Modeling of Polymer Gel Dosimeters


Kevin McLean (Master's)

Currently a Processe Control Engineer at Hatch, Mississauga, ON

kapmclean@gmail.com

Thesis title:
Obtaining the Best Model Predictions and Parameter Estimates using Limited Data

Duncan Thompson

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Duncan Thompson (Ph.D.)

Currently a Process Control Engineer at Shell, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Thesis title:
Simplified models to predict molecular weight distribution in Z-N catalyzed ethylene copolymers

M. Saeed Varziri (Ph.D.)

Currently an Advanced Process Control Engineer at Shell, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Thesis title:
Parameter estimation in nonlinear continuous-time dynamic models with modelling errors and process disturbances

David A. Campbell (Ph.D.)

Currently an Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University

Thesis title:
Estimating Parameters From Differential Equation Models Through Profile Likelihood and Bayesian Hybrid Models

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Liangliang Wang (Master's)

lwang@math.mcgill.ca

Currently a Ph.D. student at Simon Fraser University

Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
McGill University

Thesis title: Estimating mixed effects models by generalized profiling and its application to pharmacokinetics.

Giles Hooker (Postdoctoral)

giles.hooker@cornell.edu

Currently an Assistant Professor

Dept. of Statistical Science
Cornell University

AHM Khadimul Imam (Master's)

khadimul.imam@chee.queensu.ca

(withdrew in March 2009)

Successfully completed a Master's thesis at Concordia University

Jiguo Cao

Jiguo Cao (Ph.D.)

jiguo_cao@sfu.ca

Currently an Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University

Thesis title: Generalized profiling method and the applications in estimating differential equations and adaptive smoothing

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Roy (Shaohua) Wu (Doctoral)

shaohua.wu@chee.queensu.ca

Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Queen's University

Currently working as a control engineer at Honeywell in Mississauga.

Thesis title:
Parameter Estimation and Model Selection using Limited Data

Undergraduate Summer Students:

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Yongjun Gao

yongjun.gao@mail.mcgill.ca

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Jennifer Gentleman

jennifer.gentleman@mail.mcgill.ca

Grad students receiving travel funding:

 

 

The students below used MITACS/MPRIME funds to travel to the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference to present their work in 2010, but did not receive salary support from MITACS or MPRIME

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Shiva Shams (Master's)

sshams@ualberta.ca

Dept. of Chemical and Material Engineering University of Alberta

Thesis title:
Developing a Kinetic Model for Hydroconversion Processing of Vacuum Residue

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Hector De la Hoz Siegler (Ph.D.)

delahozs@ualberta.ca

Dept. of Chemical and Material Engineering University of Alberta

Thesis title:
Modelling and Optimization of Microalgal Bioprocesses

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Venkat Nadadoor (Ph.D.)

venkat@ualberta.ca

Dept. of Chemical and Material Engineering University of Alberta

Thesis title:
Modeling of Biological and Chemical Processes Using Multivariate Statistics