Prof. N. Kazantzis
Email
nikolas@wpi.edu
Office
Goddard Hall, 121
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x5666
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.

Prof. N. Kazantzis
Email
nikolas@wpi.edu
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.

Office
Goddard Hall, 121
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x5666

Scholarly Work

N. Kazantzis, N. Huynh and T. Good, 2005, " A Model-Based Characterization of the Long-Term Asymptotic Behavior of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Processes Using In- variance Functional Equations ", Computers and Chemical Engineering, vol. 29, pp. 2346-2354. 2005

R. R. Kotdawala, N. Kazantzis and R. W. Thompson, 2005, " Analysis of Binary Adsorption of Polar and Non-Polar Molecules in Narrow Slit-Pores by Mean-Field Perturbation Theory ", Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 123, pp. 1-11. 2005

M. Demetriou and N. Kazantzis, 2005, " Natural Observer Design for Singularly Perturbed Vector Second Order Systems", ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, vol. 127, pp. 648-655. 2005

N. Huynh and N. Kazantzis, 2005, " Parametric Optimization of Digitally Controlled Nonlinear Reactor Dynamics Using Zubov-Like Functional Equations ", Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, vol. 38, pp. 499-519. 2005

R. R. Kotdawala, N. Kazantzis and R. W. Thompson, 2005, " An Application of Mean- Field Perturbation Theory for the Adsorption of Polar Molecules in Nanoslit-Pores", Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, vol. 38, pp. 325-344. 2005

N. Kazantzis, K.T.Chong, S. Park and A. G. Parlos, 2005, " Control-Relevant Discretization of Nonlinear Systems With Time-Delay Using Taylor-Lie Series ", ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, vol. 127, pp. 153-159. 2005

Professional Highlights & Honors
2001 NSF Career Award
National Science Foundation

News

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