Awards and Distinctions Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (2010) Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada (2005) Excellence in Process Development Research Award by the Process Development Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2005)

complex rheology, multiple phases and multiple length scales - e.g. liquid-liquid dispersions and particle-liquid flows computer simulation and experiments in polymer processing operations, including: polymer composites, mixing, die design, reactive processing, injection molding, compression molding, liquid coating and rheology computational fluid dynamics, finite element and finite volume methods, for problems with free and moving boundaries, and complex interfaces.

Yang, D. Hrymak, A.N.* and Kedzior, S. “Kinetics of Isothermal Crystallization of Hydrogenated Castor Oil-in-Water Emulsions”, J Am Oil Chem Soc, 90, 1743–1750, 2013. Zhang, Y., Liu, Q.*, Hrymak, A.N., “Characterization of Extruded Thermoplastic Starch Reinforced by Montmorillonite Nanoclay ”, J. Polymers and the Environment, 21, 122-131, 2013. Yang, D, Hrymak, A.N*., “Rheology of Aqueous Dispersions of Hydrogenated Castor Oil” J. Applied Rheology, 23, 115-123, 2013 Oza, H., Thompson, M.R,* Hrymak, A.N. and Liu, Q., “Influence of di-functional versus multi-functional chain extenders on the foamability of a potato-starch based biopolymer”, Starch-Starke, 64, 944-954, 2012 Ranjbar, B., Mirzazadeh, H., Katbab, A.*, and Hrymak, A.N., “In Situ Vulcanization Process in Preparation of Electrically Conductive PP/EPDM Thermoplastic Vulcanizate/Expanded Graphite Nanocomposites: Effects of Cure”, J Applied Polymer Science, 123, 32-40, 2012. Chu, J., Kamal, M.R*., Derdouri, S. & Hrymak, A., "Morphology Development in the Gate Region of Micro Injection Molded Thermoplastics", Polymer Engineering and Science, 52, 787, 2012 Yang, D. , Hrymak, A.N.*. “Crystal Morphology of Hydrogenated Castor Oil in the Crystallization of oil-in-water emulstions I. The Effect of Temperature”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 50, 11585, 2012. Yang, D. , Hrymak, A.N.* and Kamal, M.R. “Crystal Morphology of Hydrogenated Castor Oil in the Crystallization of oil-in-water emulstions II. The Effect of Shear”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 50, 22594, 2012. Zhang, Y., Yuan, X. , Liu, Q.*, Hrymak, A.N., “The effect of polymeric chain extenders on physical properties of thermoplastic starch and polylactic acid blends”, J. Polymers and the Environment, 20, 315, 2012. Hossein, M., A. Katbab*, and Hrymak, A.N., “The role of interfacial compatibilization upon the microstructure and electrical conductivity threshold in polypropylene/expanded graphite nanocompostes”, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 22, 863-869, 2011. Chu, J., Kamal, M.R*., Derdouri, S. & Hrymak, A., "Characterization of the microinjection molding process", Polymer Engineering and Science, 50, 1214-1225. 2010. Kamal, M.R*., Chu, J., Derdouri, S. & Hrymak, A., "Morphology of microinjection moulded polyoxymethylene", Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 39, 332-341, 2010. Thompson, M.R*., Motlagh, G.H., Oxby, K.J. & Hrymak, A.N. 2010, "Multiple percolation in a carbon-filled polymer composites via foaming", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 115, 646-654, 2010. Singh, M.K., T.G. Kang, P.D. Anderson*, H.E.H. Meijer, and A.N. Hrymak “Analysis and Optimization of Low-pressure Drop Static Mixers”, AIChE J, 55, 2208-2216, 2009. Kostanski, L.K., M.A. Pope, A.N. Hrymak* et al., “Development of Novel Tunable Light Scattering Coating Materials for Fiber Optic Diffusers in Photodynamic Cancer Therapy”, J. Appl Poly Sci, 112, 1516-1523, 2009