Paschalis Alexandridis receives SUNY Chancellor's Award

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Published June 6, 2025

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Paschalis Alexandridis, UB Distinguished Professor, received the SUNY Chancellors Award for 2025 for demonstrating extraordinary service to the university and to his profession.

At UB, he has held several administrative positions, including director of graduate studies in chemical engineering, and co-director of the materials science and engineering program and associate dean for research and graduate education, both in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

As director of graduate studies, Alexandridis oversaw the curriculum, program requirements and progress toward degree for graduate students, and directed recruitment and admissions leading to growth in graduate student numbers. He led a revision of the department’s PhD curriculum to better prepare PhD students for research and professional career success.

Alexandridis has been heavily involved in faculty governance, having served seven terms on the UB Faculty Senate and on several committees of the SUNY-wide University Faculty Senate.

A world-renowned expert on soft matter and complex fluids, Alexandridis has led the Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology since 2021 as its editor-in-chief. He serves as review editor of the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, and section editor-in-chief of Polymers. Alexandridis also has held various leadership positions with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and the American Chemical Society.

He has received more than $17 million in funding, been awarded six U.S. patents, edited two books, and co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and 690 presentations, with over 26,000 citations and h-index 84. He has mentored 86 undergraduate, 71 master’s and 25 doctoral students.

A highly regarded scholar, Alexandridis is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), AIChE, Royal Society of Chemistry and the International Association of Advanced Materials.

This is Dr.Alexandridis’ third Chancellor’s award: He previously received awards for Excellence in Teaching and for Scholarship and Creative Activities.