Milana Trifkovic
University of Calgary, Canada
Biography
Milana Trifkovic obtained her Ph.D. from the Western University in London, Canada, specializing in real time optimal control of crystallization of pharmaceuticals and polymer extrusion. Following her PhD studies, she joined Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department at the University of Minnesota as a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF). She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary. Her current focus is in advanced materials design, operation and control of complex, non-linear engineering systems. Her group seeks solutions to these problems through a combination of theoretical and experimental research that enable transforming promising lab concepts into concrete solutions to pressing problems in energy sector.
Abstract
Abstract : Control of nanoparticle dispersion in polymer nanocomposites: A multiscale approach