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Initiative for Plastics Recycling
Research and Innovation
A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation supported center

Paschalis Alexandridis

PhD

Paschalis Alexandridis.

Paschalis Alexandridis

PhD

Paschalis Alexandridis

PhD

UB Distinguished Professor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Research Topics

Self-assembly; directed assembly; complex fluids; soft materials; colloids; nanomaterials; interfacial phenomena; polymers; surfactants; particles; formulations; biomass processing; plastics and textile recycling; PFAS separations

Biography Publications Teaching Research Media Latest News

Latest News

  • Innovation and Sustainability in the Plastics and Energy Sector
    3/6/26

    Polyestertime highlighted research by Paschalis Alexandridis on a solvent-based recycling process that could more efficiently separate polypropylene and polyethylene plastics. 

  • Dissolution creates new path to recycling flexible plastics
    3/2/26

    PP and PE are used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, microwave containers, and other flexible, plastic films. Their flexibility  makes them resilient to recycling processes, and these plastics often end up in landfills or leak into the environment.

  • UB CMI awards more than $450,000 for 10 faculty-industry manufacturing R&D projects
    1/27/26

    Innovations include AI-driven ceramics, next generation contact lenses, semiconductors, copper ink and more.

  • AI Transforms Plastic Recycling Accuracy
    12/22/25

    Plastics Today highlighted research by Paschalis Alexandridis into an AI-spectroscopy system that would make sorting plastics for recycling more efficient. 

  • AI Transforms Plastic Recycling Accuracy
    12/4/25

    Plastics Today highlighted research by Paschalis Alexandridis into an AI-spectroscopy system that would make sorting plastics for recycling more efficient. 

  • Paschalis Alexandridis has been recognized as one of the world's top-cited researchers
    10/29/25
    Paschalis Alexandridis, UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been recognized once again as one of the world's top-cited researchers. 
  • Three SEAS faculty receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
    6/6/25

    Paschalis Alexandridis, Jonathan Lovell and Filip Stefanovic have received SUNY Chancellor’s Awards, recognizing their consistently superior professional achievements and ongoing pursuit of excellence.