Professor Tanguy is recognized for his ground-breaking contributions to chemical engineering fundamentals and practice in the fields of mixing, computational fluid dynamics, rheology and paper coating technology. The impact of his work has been felt in a wide range of process and resource-based industries through innovative process designs and novel processing technologies. He serves the Canadian and global chemical engineering communities with his tireless efforts in organizing conferences, promoting the importance of higher education in sustainable process engineering, editing and reviewing his colleagues' publications, and serving as an ambassador for Canadian chemical engineering in numerous international forums.