About Me
Maher Boulos, Chemical Engineer, BSc. Cairo University, Egypt (1963),MScA (1968) and PhD (1972) University of Waterloo, Ontario, is an innovative researcher and entrepreneur of first rank who knew how to combine academic success with an innovative vision of the expansion of new technologies in the field of thermal plasmas. During his 35-year career at the University of Sherbrooke, Québec, he supervised some 54 students at the master’s and PhD level and published more than 250 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and international conferences. He co-authored two text books in the field. The latest by Fauchais, Heberlein and Boulos, ‘Thermal Spray fundamentals’, Springer(2014). He has 27 patented to his credit. He was the co-founder of Tekna Plasma Systems Inc. created in 1990 and become a world wide leader in induction plasma technology with a work force of 150 employees and international sales with subsidiaries in Canada, France, China, Korea and India.