Prof. Paschalis Alexandridis

Paschalis Alexandridis is Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), where he has served as Materials Science and Engineering program co-Director and School of Engineering Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education. He holds a PhD in chemical engineering from MIT and did postdoctoral research in polymer physical chemistry at Lund University. Alexandridis' research utilizes molecular interactions and supramolecular assemblies to develop processes that are environment friendly and energy efficient, and products with desired properties and function. In the field of plastics recycling, Alexandridis is leading projects in advanced sorting, chemical recycling, and recycling of multilayer films. Other ongoing projects address block copolymer self-assembly and PFAS sequestration. Alexandridis has 200 journal publications (Google Scholar citations 24,600; h-index=80; July 2024) and 6 US patents. He is a Fellow of AAAS, AIChE, RSC, and IAAM, J.Dispers.Sci.Technol. Editor-in-Chief and J.Surfact.Deterg. Review Editor.