University Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
Email:
bilsmith@uoguelph.ca
Phone number:
519-824-4120 x53119
Office:
MacNaughton 433c
Website links:
William R. Smith
My focus is the development and applications of molecular-level simulation algorithms for the prediction of macroscopic thermodynamic and transport properties of matter. This combines computer simulation and mathematical modeling of phenomena in physics, chemistry, biology and chemical engineering.
I supervise students in the Biophysics, Mathematics and Statistics, and Chemistry graduate programs at the University of Guelph, and in the Chemical Engineering program at the University of Waterloo.
I am currently the Principal Investigator on a major research project aimed at discovering new solvents for CO2 capture by means of molecular simulation, in collaboration with colleagues at Blaise Pascal University in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
- Mathematical modeling of chemical processes
- Carbon capture by molecular modeling
- Molecular-based design of environmentally benign refrigerants
- Accurate Calculation of Hydration Free Energies of Candidate Solvents for Carbon Capture
Ryan Wilkins, Master of Science, 2019
- Ideal-Gas Thermochemical Property Calculations for Alkanolamine and Other Species Important in Carbon Capture
Nayyereh Hatefi, Master of Science, 2019
- Computationally Efficient Molecular Simulation of Reaction Equilibria
Dr. Weikai Qi, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2016-2018
BASc (Engineering Science) University of Toronto
MASc (Chemical Engineering) University of Toronto
MSc (Applied Mathematics) University of Waterloo
PhD (Applied Mathematics) University of Waterloo
Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo