Prof. Vlad Papangelakis
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Vladimiros Papangelakis is a Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto since 1991. He obtained a Diploma in Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, as well as Masters and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University, Canada. His teaching interests are in the area of aqueous and inorganic process chemistry, as well as chemical thermodynamics. His current research interests are in bio-hydrometallurgy, critical metal extraction, process water recovery and reuse, as well as electrochemical sustainability. From 2020 to 2026, he was an NSERC-Agnico-NeoMaterials-Vale Industrial Research Chair in Water and Sustainable Process Metallurgy. He is a recipient of the Sherritt Hydrometallurgy Award, the Diran Basmadjian Teacher of the Year Award, and the Canadian Materials Chemistry Awards. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), as well as the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE).