Redhouane Henda

Biography

Redhouane Henda is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the School of Engineering/Laurentian University. He received both MSc and PhD degrees from the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (France), and spent a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Heidelberg (Germany). His research activities lie at the intersection of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on nano-science/nano-technology of thin solid films for energy and the environment, and on process systems engineering of complex physical/chemical systems. He has contributed many articles to professional journals and books and developed computer modules for research and education purposes. Among other recognitions, he is a recipient of fellowships, scholarships, and awards from the French Ministry of Higher Education, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany), Research Council of Norway, Institution of Chemical Engineers (UK), and Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. He is a member of numerous professional societies such as the Materials Research Society (USA), Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, and American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He has served on numerous journal editorial boards and conference sessions, and has reviewed for numerous professional journals and funding agencies. He has spent academic leaves at Lund Univ. (Sweden), Sintef/NTNU (Norway), and UAE Univ. (UAE). He is a licensed professional engineer of Ontario (Canada).

Research Interest

* Nano-science/-technology as it applies to the fabrication and characterization of thin solid films and nano-structures for energy intensive applications. Sustainability and process intensification are the pivotal themes of our research endeavors. Materials systems of interest include metal-sulphides, -oxides, -carbides, and polymers. A pulsed power-based technique is used to deposit thin films and nano-structured materials of interest. We seek to deepen our undertanding of the underlying fundamental processes (growth, transport, stoichiometry) during material deposition through experimental efforts. * Process engineering aspects as they relate to process modeling, based on first principles, and computer simulation of chemical and physical systems. Various numerical and analytical methods are used to solve technologically important processes. Examples include materials processing units and thin solid film deposition systems.