Arun Ramchandran

Professor Arun Ramchandran, holding the Canada Research Chair in Engineered Soft Materials and Interfaces at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, leads the Laboratory of Complex Fluids. His research bridges fundamental and applied studies of particulate suspensions, with applications spanning industrial processes and biomedical systems.

• B. Chem. Eng. (Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai)
• Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame)
• Post-doctoral scholar (University of California, Santa Barbara)

His work focuses on understanding and predicting macroscale properties of suspensions through microscale interactions, with projects in oil sands extraction, drug delivery systems, microvascular occlusion models, and polymer blending. All projects integrate analytical modeling, numerical simulations, and experimental device fabrication.

Recent publications highlight his expertise in drop coalescence, interfacial transport phenomena, and hydrogel behavior under confinement. His group has developed innovative techniques for microfluidic droplet generation and mass transfer analysis in complex flows.

• Humboldt Research Fellowship (2021-2022)
• NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (2018-2020)
• Ontario Early Researcher Award (2014)
• North American Mixing Forum Early Career Award (2013)

As Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, he actively mentors students and maintains a diverse research team working on suspension dynamics, particle-surface interactions, and soft matter engineering. Current projects include creating polymer-drug microparticles and studying CO₂ dissolution in switchable solvents.