Biodiesel, biofuels and biogas productions, lignin and hemicelluloses recovery, purification, and utilization, adsorption, fermentation, flocculation, and membrane separations (Dr. W. Qin, Dr. S. Rakshit, Dr. P. Fatehi)
MODELING AND SIMULATION OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES
Modelling, simulation, and optimization of chemical engineering processes such as carbon dioxide utilization, and pulp and paper manufacture (Dr. L. Catalan, Dr. E. Rezaei, Dr. S. Elyasi)
ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLIC AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Physically-based modelling in hydrology and hydraulics, applications of advanced soft computing techniques in water resources, climate change impacts, and in-field monitoring, river dynamics, erosion and sedimentation, and hydraulic structures (Dr. U. Panu, Dr. A. Azimi)
GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Characterization, analysis, and monitoring and remediation of contaminated sites including electrokinetic remediation, bioremediation; design and performance assessment of engineered barriers of waste containment; management and control of acid mine drainage tailings (Dr. E. Mohamed)
GREEN PROCESSES AND MATERIALS
Green processes such as flocculation, dispersion, flotation, separation, sedimentation, extraction, and leaching; green multifunctional materials such as smart hydrogels and aerogels, functionalized films, antibacterial, antifungal and antimicrobial materials, and green solvents; green cements, advanced cements and waste formulations to reduce the carbon footprint of construction activities (Dr. P.Fatehi, Dr. L. Pakzad)
GREENHOUSE GASES REDUCTION
Capture of CO2, Adsorption, and algal processes; industrial CO2 gas separation techniques; pollution emission modeling and control; reformation of greenhouse gases (Dr. S. Rakshit, Dr. B. Ismail, Dr. E. Rezaei, Dr. A. Tarokh)
MULTI-PHASE FLOW (EXPERIMENTAL AND CFD MODELING APPROACHES)
Bubble column with and without internals; mixing process; liquid-liquid emulsion; gas-liquid dispersion system; solid-liquid suspension system; oscillatory baffled reactor (OBR); non-Newtonian fluid flow, aerosol drug delivery (Dr. L. Pakzad)
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND PROCESS OF COMPLEX FLUIDS
Sustainable processing, rheology of complex materials such as polymers, suspensions, colloids, pastes, and non-Newtonian mixtures; structure-process-property relationship for complex fluids, biopolymers, and bio-composite materials (Dr. L. Pakzad)
WATER AND WASTEWATER PURIFICATION
CFD modelling; electrochemical treatment; freezing treatment of water and wastewater; desalination process; membrane concentrate treatment; cold regions environmental engineering; environmental biotechnology, membrane bioreactors; photocatalytic reactors (Dr. W. Gao, Dr. S. Elyasi, Dr. B. Liao, Dr. E. Rezaei, Dr. P. Fatehi)
WIND ENERGY
Assessment of the renewable energy resources; CFD modeling (Dr. A. Tarokh)
UTILIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES AND WASTE HEAT ENERGY
Value addition and integration of processes making use of byproducts and wastes; reduction in environment costs while increasing revenues; utilization of solid wastes; Utilization of industrial waste heat energy and efficient technologies (Dr. S. Rakshit, Dr. S. Elyasi, Dr. B. Ismail, Dr. P. Fatehi)
