Edwin Rodriguez

Engineering Project Manager

Expertise

  • Teaching, university research and student supervision
  • Reaction systems, energy balances
  • Process engineering
  • Materials

Education

  • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2018) – Université de Sherbrooke
  • Master’s degree in Sciences, Physics-Mathematics (2008) – Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado (Venezuela)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (1999) – Universidad Nacional Politécnica (Venezuela)

Experience

Engineering Project Manager, Kemitek- 2023 to present

Research Professional III, Université de Sherbrooke – 2019 to 2022

Lecturer, Université de Sherbrooke – 2018 to 2022

Doctoral Student and Teaching Assistant, Université de Sherbrooke – 2011 to 2018

Professor-Researcher in Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Politécnica – 2000 to 2010

Trilingual, Dr. Rodriguez has over 20 years’ experience in university teaching, where he has taught numerous courses in chemical engineering (separation processes, chemical industrial processes, chemical thermodynamics for engineers, unit operations, etc.) and 17 years in academic research in chemical processes, materials, and polymers. After completing his undergraduate and graduate studies in Venezuela, he obtained his doctorate in Quebec at the University of Sherbrooke.  Subsequently, he worked at the University of Sherbrooke for 5 years. He joined the Kemitek team in 2023.

Membership

  • Candidate to the Engineering Profession of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec

Publications

  • Rodriguez, E.J., Shahbikian S., B. Marcos, and M.A. Huneault. 2017 “Hydrolytic Stability of Polylactide and Poly (methyl methacrylate) blends”. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 135 (11).
  • E.J. Rodriguez, B. Marcos, et M.A. Huneault. 2016.Hydrolysis of Polylactide in Aqueous Media. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 133 (44).
  • E. J. Rodriguez, B. Marcos, et M.A. Huneault. 2014. Hydrolytic Stability of PLA/PMMA blends”. 65th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference -CSChE2015, Calgary (Canada), Octobre 2015.
  • E. J. Rodriguez, B. Marcos, et M.A. Huneault. 2014.Hydrolysis of Polylactide in Aqueous Media International Conference on Bio-based Materials and Composites-ICBMC’14, Montréal (Canada), Mai 2014.
  • E. J. Rodriguez,et W. Angulo Numerical model for the simulation of the transport in horizontal pipes for one-time step. Compte-rendu du 8th world congress of chemical engineering. The wcce8 program book – ISBN o-92084-44-6 – Montréal-Canada, Septembre 2009