Alan Jeffrey Giacomin

Alan Jeffrey Giacomin (born April 1, 1959, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada) is a professor of chemical engineering at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and cross-appointed in the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, and of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy. He was editor-in-chief of Physics of Fluids from 2016 to mid-2025. He holds the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rheology from the Canadian government's Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. Since 2017, Giacomin has been President of the Canadian Society of Rheology.

Education Giacomin graduated from St. Thomas High School (Quebec) in Pointe-Claire, Quebec. He later went to Queen's University and completed a B.Sc. Honours in chemical engineering in 1981. He then completed a M.Sc. in chemical engineering in 1983 at Queen's University. Following this, Giacomin joined Professor John Dealy's group at McGill University and completed a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1987. Giacomin holds Professional Engineer status in Wisconsin and Ontario. Specifically, Giacomin has explored the role of polymer orientation in LAOS. Giacomin developed the conversions from standardized polymer durometer hardness to Young's modulus using linear elastic indentation mechanics.

Honours and awards Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rheology, 2014–present Member of the Fluid dynamics Division of the American Physical Society Professor of the French Academy of Sciences Former president of The Society of Rheology Editor-in-chief, Physics of Fluids, 2016–present