DR. DONALD KIRK

University of Toronto, Canada

Dr. Donald Kirk is a full-time Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto. Dr. Kirk was a recipient of the Ontario Ministry of Environment Excellence in Research Award and the NSERC University Research Fellowship. He has 47 publications and 15 technical reports to his credit and has refereed 11 conference proceedings and presented 33 papers. Dr. Kirk developed four patents and has now six pending patents for approval.

His research interests include the following:

• Electrochemical reaction engineering, design, modelling, use of fluidized bed and porous flow-through electrodes
• Reaction kinetic studies
• Applications in precious metal recovery
• Industrial pollution control
• Metal dissolution and organic electrosynthesis
• Environmental studies (characterization, recovery, treatment and recycling)

Dr. Kirk received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and M.A. Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto.

Dr. Kirk was appointed to the board of the Pacific Basin Consortium in April 2000.

Dr. Donald Kirk, Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
University of Toronto
200 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5
Canada
Tel.: 416-9787406
Fax: 416-9788605
Email: kirk@chem-eng.toronto.edu