One of the winners of the 2008 Ontario Professional Engineers (OSPE)Awards. Dr. Sohrab Rohani, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering University of Western Ontario

University of Western Ontario

The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...

 was named a recipient of the Engineering Medal – Research and Development Category.
Professor Rohani’s main areas of research are Crystallization of Pharmaceuticals (polymorphism) and Process Control.

Education

• B.Sc. (Shiraz University
  Shiraz University
  Shiraz University , formerly known as Pahlavi University, is a public university located in Shiraz, Iran. It is one of the major universities of Iran....
  
  , Iran) 1973
• Ph.D. (University of Wales
  University of Wales
  The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
  
  , Britain) 1977

Recent Publications

• Sarkar, D.; S. Rohani and A. Jutan, Multi-objective optimization of semi-batch reactive crystallization processes, AIChE J., 53(5), 1164-1177 (2007).
• Sheikhzadeh, M; Rohani, S; Taffish, M. and S. Murad, Solubility Analysis of Buspirone Hydrochloride Polymorphs: Measurements and Prediction, Int. J. Pharm., 338, 55-63 (2007).
• Sheikhzadeh M; Rohani S; Jutan A; Manifar T Quantitative and molecular analysis of buspirone hydrochloride polymorphs. Journal Pharmaceutical Sci., 96(3), 569-83, (2007).
• Hojjati, H.; Sheikhzadeh, M.; Rohani, S. Control of Supersaturation in a Semi-batch Antisolvent Crystallization Process Using a Fuzzy Logic Controller. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 46(4), 1232-1240 (2007).
• Tifkovic, M.; S. Rohani and M. Mirmehrabi, Polymorphic generation through solvent selection: Ranitidine Hydrochloride, Org. Proc. Res. Dev., 11(1), 138-143 (2007).
• Mirmehrabi, M., S. Rohani , L. Perry, ‘Thermodynamic Modeling and Prediction of Drug Solubility in Solvents: Part 1. A New Activity Coefficient Model', J. Pharmaceutical Sci. , 95(4), 790-797 (2006).
• Mirmehrabi, M., S. Rohani , L. Perry, ‘Thermodynamic Modeling and Prediction of Drug Solubility in Solvents: Part 2. The New Model, the UNIQUAC and the NRTL Models', J. Pharmaceutical Sci. , 95(4), 798-809 (2006)
• Mirmehrabi, M., S. Rohani, K.S.K. Murthy and B. Radatus, ‘Polymorphic Behaviour and Crystal Habit of an Anti-Viral/HIV Drug: Stavudine', J. Crystal Growth & Des. 6(1), 141-149(2006).
• Mirmehrabi, M., S. Rohani ‘An Approach to Solvent Screening for Crystallization of Polymorphic Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals', J. Pharmaceutical Sci. , 94 (7), 1560-1576 (2005).