Phillip Choi
Ph.D., P.Eng. (AB & SK), F.C.I.C., F.E.I.C., F.R.S.C. (UK)
Dean and Professor
Process Systems Engineering
Engineering and Applied Science
Contact Info
Office Number: 306-585-4160
ED 408.2
Research Interests
Mathematical and molecular Modelling, Materials Characterization and Processing, Inverse Gas Chromatography, Biopolymer Properties, Polymer Dynamics, Polymer Solution Thermodynamics, Polymer Drug Carriers, Intelligent Ferterlizers, Solvent Extraction of Oilsands, Solvent Recovery, Carbon Capture, Utilization of Protein Wastes
Education
Ph.D., University of Waterloo
M.A.Sc., University of Waterloo
B.A.Sc., University of British Columbia
Publications
Invited Textbooks
- Choi and A. Rudin, “The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering,” 4th Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam (2026).
- Rudin and P. Choi, “The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering,” 3rd Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam (2013).
- The Portuguese version of “The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering,” 3rd Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam (translators: R. Cientifica and Traducao), Elsevier, Amsterdam (2015).
Invited Book Chapters
- Zhao and P. Choi, “Molecular Modelling of Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces” in “Molecular Interfacial Phenomena of Polymers and Biopolymers,” P. Chen (Editor), Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, 48 – 71 (2005).
- E. I. Wright, L. Zhao, P. Choi and H. Uludag, “Simulating Hyroxyapatite Binding of Bone-Seeking Bisphosphonates” in “Biomaterials: From Molecules to Engineered Tissues,” N. Hasirci and V. Hasirci (Editors), Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 139 – 148 (2004).
- A. Kavassalis, P. Choi and A. Rudin, “Molecular Models and Three-Dimensional Solubility Parameters of Non-ionic Surfactants” in “Molecular Simulation and Industrial Applications: Methods, Examples and Prospects,” K. E. Gubbins and N. Quirke (Editors), Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 315 – 329 (1996).
Refereed Journal Publications
- H. M. da Silva, S. R. Stoyanov, Q. Liu and P. Choi, “Microwave Heating of Microwave Absorbing and Transparent Liquids: A Molecular Dynamics Study,” Accepted to Journal of Molecular Liquids (2025).
- -P. J. Wong and P. Choi, “Qualitative Estimation of the Depth Dependence of Glass Transition Temperature of Polymer Surface Using Schematic Mode-Coupling Theory,” Physics of Fluids, 37, 042106 (2025).
- Araujo, S. Beck, Z. Hasisho, Q. Liu, S. R. Stoyanov and P. Choi, “Microwave-Assisted Remediation of Non-Aqueous Oil Sands Gangue: Effects of Solvent, Fines and Water Content,” I & EC Research, 64 (8), 4525 – 4533 (2025).
- Gabriel P. Costa, Stanislav R. Stoyanov, Qi Liu, and Phillip Choi, “Solubility of Selected Polymers in Cyclohexane: Comparison between Flory-Huggins Interaction Parameters Calculated Using Three Different Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approaches,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26 (47), 29628 – 29639 (2024).
- -P. J. Wong and P. Choi, “Size Dependence of Transport Coefficients of Thin and Long Asphaltene Molecules as Determined Using Mode-Coupling Theory Approach,” A special issue dedicated to Prof. John Michael Dealy in Physics of Fluids, 36, 093101 (2024).
