Sarah Meunier

Sarah Meunier is an Associate Professor in the Teaching Stream at the University of Waterloo. She specializes in chemical engineering, biotechnology, and environmental engineering, with a focus on process control, enzyme technologies, and virology. Her work integrates advanced control strategies with sustainable energy systems and pathogen inactivation techniques.

Her research interests span chemical-looping combustion processes, UV-C disinfection for viruses, and immobilized enzyme applications in biodiesel production. She has contributed to reactor design innovations, including packed bed systems and wastewater treatment technologies. Her recent publications emphasize optimal operations through model predictive control and the robust evaluation of UV sensitivity in coronaviruses.

Dr. Meunier’s interdisciplinary approach bridges chemical engineering with biopharmaceutical manufacturing challenges, addressing enzyme stability and pathogen control. Her early work explored sol-gel immobilized lipase technologies for transesterification processes, advancing renewable energy solutions.

No scientific awards or grants are listed in the provided materials. She currently holds no documented advisees or lab affiliations.