Ali Dolatabadi is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Associate Director of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies at the University of Toronto. His research on multiphase flows advances our fundamental understanding of sprays for thermal spray processes, as well as droplet dynamics, heat transfer and phase change, for development and characterization of novel functional coatings and surface engineering solutions. Professor Dolatabadi served as President of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering from 2014-2016 and as President of the Engineering Institute of Canada from 2020-2022. He has received multiple awards for his research and teaching.