Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Alberta
$200,000.00
Soft Matter at Interfaces
FY 2024-25
Summary
Interface between two phases is omnipresent in natural, environmental and
technological processes. Advances in interfacial sciences have created great positive
impact on extraction and separation of natural resources, renewable energy, advanced
analytics and functional material synthesis. The University of Alberta has the largest
cluster of researchers in the country working in these areas. This Canada Chair
program will bring unique expertise to this vital cluster. Dr Zhang is a pioneering
researcher in Soft Matter at Interfaces. She will combine interdisciplinary approaches
to significantly advance understanding of early stage precipitation and nanodroplets
in the context of oil processing and analytic technology.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2018-00344
Name nom
Zhang, Xuehua
Department département
Chemical and Materials Engineering - University of Alberta
Organization id
9
Institution établissement
University of Alberta
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF20501; RDF20601
Field of research list names en
Chemical engineering;Materials engineering
Field of research list names fr
Génie chimique;Génie des matériaux
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Soft Matter at Interfaces
Keywords
Precipitation; Nanodroplets; Asphaltene; Solvent Exchange; ; Interfacial Reactions; Liquid-liquid Nanoextraction; ; Micropollutants; Bitumen Dewetting; Contact Line; Confocal ; Microscopy.
Application summary
Interface between two phases is omnipresent in natural, environmental and
technological processes. Advances in interfacial sciences have created great positive
impact on extraction and separation of natural resources, renewable energy, advanced
analytics and functional material synthesis. The University of Alberta has the largest
cluster of researchers in the country working in these areas. This Canada Chair
program will bring unique expertise to this vital cluster. Dr Zhang is a pioneering
researcher in Soft Matter at Interfaces. She will combine interdisciplinary approaches
to significantly advance understanding of early stage precipitation and nanodroplets
in the context of oil processing and analytic technology.
