Dr. Sulafudin Vukušić Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Email: svukusic@pi.ac.ae
Phone:+971-2-607-5448
Office: 2210 (Bu Hasa)
Dr. Vukusic holds a joint appointment with Chemical Engineering
Academic Qualifications
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 three years at The Petroleum Institute, Dr. Vukušić has been pro-active in developing the five lecture and lab elective polymer courses.
