CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Joint Professor

Dr. Sulafudin Vukušić Assistant Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences Joint Professor, Chemical Engineering Program Address: The Petroleum Institute, Bu Hasa Building, Room 2210, Sas Al Nakhl Campus, P. O. Box 2533, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Office: +971 2 607 5455 Fax: +971 2 607 5200 Email: svukusic@pi.ac.ae

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Polymer Science and Technology, University of Leeds, U.K., 2000
• M.Sc., Polymer Science and Technology, University of Manchester, U.K.
• B.Sc.(Hons), Chemistry, University of Sussex, U.K.

EXPERIENCE

2005 to now	Assistant Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi
	Before joining the PI, Dr. Vukušić worked for two years at Al-Jubail Industrial College, Saudi Arabia, setting up the country’s first degree program in Polymer Technology and providing short courses for industry. Prior to that he worked for a number of years as a Development Scientist for Smith and Nephew Extruded Films leading a couple of high-profile multi-million dollar projects and for Akzo Nobel. He has also worked as a Research Associate at the University of Leicester, U.K.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Vukušić’s work and research have always been industry-oriented. His areas of research are polymer blending and reactive extrusion, molecular weight determination of branched and samples and polymerization in “green solvents” including supercritical liquids and ionic fluids.

TEACHING INTERESTS

In his first year at The Petroleum Institute (PI) in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Vukušić has been pro-active in developing the three elective polymer courses.

PROFILE

Dr. Sulafudin Vukušić holds a B.Sc.(Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Sussex and a M.Sc. in Polymer Science and Technology from the University of Manchester, both in the UK. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Leeds in Polymer Science and Technology also in the U.K. Additionally, he holds a P.G.C.E. (post-graduate degree in education) from Kingston University, U.K.

In his first three years at the Petroleum Institute (PI) in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Vukušić has been pro-active in developing and teaching elective polymer curricula and courses leading to a polymer track in both chemical and mechanical engineering and additionally developing research collaboration within the PI and internationally. In January 2008 Dr. Vukušić was awarded the PI Junior Faculty Teaching Award. Before joining the PI, he worked for two years at Al-Jubail Industrial College, Saudi Arabia, setting up the country’s first degree program in Polymer Technology and providing short courses for industry. Prior to that he worked for a number of years as a Development Scientist for Smith and Nephew Extruded Films leading a couple of high-profile multi-million dollar projects and for Akzo Nobel). He has also worked as a Research Associate at the University of Leicester, U.K.

Dr. Vukušić’s work and research have always been industry-oriented. His areas of research are polymer blending and reactive extrusion and polymerization in “green solvents” including supercritical liquids and ionic fluids.