Prof. N. Kazantzis
Email
nikolas@wpi.edu
Office
Goddard Hall, 121
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x5666
By-Fellow and Senior Member, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge
Education
PhD Chemical Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1997

I believe strongly in the primacy of the quality of the student-teacher relationship, its mutually precious intellectual and emotional rewards, and its key role in the attainment of educational objectives such as the development of the student's critical thinking, the capacity for self-exploration, and independence of judgment. Furthermore, at WPI both undergraduate and graduate curricula are creatively designed to highlight the many nuanced forms and features of the inherently complex, value conflict-laden and contextually rich interaction between science, technology, culture, and society. As a result, the prospect of a singular educational experience is offered to our students as they prepare themselves to responsibly and confidently deal with the great problems of our time.

Research Interests
Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis, Monitoring and Control
Process Systems Techno-Economic Performance Assessment Under Uncertainty
Sustainable Engineering, Process Economics and Intensification
Energy/Environmental Policy Analysis
Systems Science
Risk Analysis and Regulation of Chemicals

Scholarly Work

N. Kazantzis and V. Kazantzi, 2010, " Characterization of the Dynamic Behavior of Nonlinear Biosystems in the Presence of Model Uncertainty Using Singular Invariance PDEs: Application to Immobilized Enzyme and Cell Bioreactors ", Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, vol. 7, pp. 401-419. 2010

N. Kazantzis, C. Kravaris and L. Syrou, 2010, " A New Model Reduction Method for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems ", Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 59, pp. 183-194. 2010

N. Kazantzis, V. Kazantzi and E. G. Christodoulou, 2010, " On Aspects of the Dynamic Behavior of Persistent Chemicals in a Multimedia Environment Related to Exposure-Based Hazard Assessment ", Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, vol. 48, pp. 290-304. 2010

N. Kazantzis, 2009, " Risk-Relevant Indices for the Characterization of Persistence of Chemicals in a Multimedia Environment ", Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, vol. 22, pp. 830-838. 2009

N. Kazantzis, 2009, " Invited Book Review: Environmental Instrumentation and Analysis Handbook " , R. D. Down and J. H. Lehr (Editors) American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal, vol. 55, pp. 3030-3031. 2009

N. Huynh, N. Kazantzis and R. A. Wright, 2009, " Digital Condition Monitoring of Complex (Bio)Chemical Reaction Systems in the Presence of Model Uncertainty: Application to Environmental Hazard Monitoring ", Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, vol. 22, pp. 710-720. 2009

Professional Affiliations
By-Fellow and Senior Member, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge (UK)
Educator Associate/Academic Full Member, American Psychoanalytic Association (A…
Academic Partner/Member, Boston Psychoanalytic Institute (BPSI)
Centre for Climate Engagement, University of Cambridge
Technical Advisory Committee, MKOC Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University …
Associate Editor, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (2014-2017)
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology (2006-2010)
Associate Editor, Systems and Control Letters (2001-2017)
Associate Editor, European Journal of Control (2009-2015)
Technical Committee, Nonlinear Control Systems, International Federation of Aut…
Professional Highlights & Honors
2001 NSF Career Award,
National Science Foundation
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Recycling Today
Chemical engineers in US, UK analyze polystyrene recycling process

“Our analysis finds polystyrene to be an ideal candidate for a chemical recycling process.” – Professor Michael Timko on the study he authored with colleagues from the Department of Chemical Engineering and the University of Bath. The analysis found a simple and scalable technology could increase the viability of recycling products like food packaging and packing peanuts. WPI authors include Professor Nikolaos Kazantzis and PhD students Elizabeth Belden (’24) and Madison Reed. This analysis was also reported on in Plastics Today, Recycling Today, and The Business Magazine.