Quan "Sophia" He, PhD, P.Eng
Professor
Related information
Email: quan.he@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 893.6180
Mailing Address:
Department of Engineering
Agricultural Campus
PO Box 550
Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
Research Topics:Agricultural Campus
PO Box 550
Truro, NS, B2N 5E3
- Biofuels/Bio-refinery
- Extraction of Bio active compounds
- Biodiesel
- Biomass
- Catalyst
- Energy
Education
- PhD (chemical & Biochemical Engineering), The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
- Master (chemical engineering), East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, China
- Bachelor (chemical engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, China
Specialties
- Biomass conversion
- Biofuels development
- Nanocatalyst development and application
- Separation of chiral compounds
Teaching
- Bioresource Processing - ENGN 2014
- Thermo-Fluids I - ENGN 3002
- Thermo-Fluids II - ENGN 3011
- Engineering Economics -ENGN 3016
Research
Dr. He's research focuses on reaction engineering and separation engineering.
- Development of biofuels and biochemicals from low value biomass and biowaste
- Extraction of bioactive compounds from biomass
- Zero-waste biorefinery of biomass to support the development of circular economy.
- Separation of chiral drugs and chiral pesticides