Current Members
Research Associates
Scott Paulson
Research Associate
Email: spaulson@ucalgary.ca
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Project: Develop useful relationships between materials and electrochemically driven processes, with applications for sensors, fuel cells, corrosion, and structural materials
Raymond Guan
Research Scientist - Momentum Materials Solutions
Email: raymond.guan1@ucalgary.ca
Linkedin: raymond-guan-312782125
Project: Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
Post-doctoral Associates
Azam Sayadi
Post-doctoral Associate
Email: azam.sayadi@ucalgary.ca
​Industry partner: CardiAI
Project: Development of electrochemical biosensors for heart biomarkers
Post-doctoral Fellows
Arash Yahyazadeh
Post-doctoral Fellow
Email: arash.yahyazadeh@ucalgary.ca​
Linkedin: arash-yahyazadeh-77392875
Project: Steam methane reforming reaction using solid oxide fuel cell (SOFCs) for hydrogen and electricity production
Sandeep Bhattacharya
Post-doctoral Fellow - Momentum Materials Solutions
Email: sandeep.bhattacharya@ucalgary.ca
Project: Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
Graduate Students
Jialang (Christine) Li
PhD Student
Email: jialang.li@ucalgary.ca
Project: Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Fatemeh Sadat Mousavizadeh Mojarad
PhD Student
Co-supervisor: Dr. Michelle Dolgos
Email: fatemeh.mousavizadeh@ucalgary.ca
Project: Nanoporous Carbon Materials as Hosts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Catalysts
Adam Bass
PhD Student
Email: adam.bass2@ucalgary.ca
Project: Steam methane reforming reaction using solid oxide fuel cell (SOFCs) for hydrogen and electricity production
Oliver Calderon
PhD Student
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Simon Trudel
Email: oliver.calderon1@ucalgary.ca
Project: X-ray absorption studies of CO2 reduction catalysts
Irfan Aydogdu
Ph.D. Student
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Sathish Ponnurangaman, Chemical Engineering
Email: irfan.aydogdu1@ucalgary.ca
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Project: Developing force field for SOEC electrode materials by means of quantum chemistry methods and molecular dynamics (MD).
Mykhailo Pidburtnyi
Ph.D. Student
Email: mykhailo.pidburtnyi@ucalgary.ca
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Project: Solid oxide electrolysis and fuel cells development
Milad Shamsi
Ph.D. Student
Supervisor: Dr. Justin MacCallum
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Viola Birss
Email: milad.shamsi@ucalgary.ca
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CvbL9xEAAAAJ&hl=en
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Project: Development of electrochemical pathogen sensors
Pezhvak Moghaddasisaen
M.Sc. Student
Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Dolgos
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Viola Birss
Email: pezhvak.moghaddasisa@ucalgary.ca
LinkedIn: Pezhvak Moghaddasisaen
Project: Low temperature electrochemical CO2 reduction
Sydnee Dronsfield
M.Sc. Student
Email: sydnee.dronsfield1@ucalgary.ca
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Project: Electrochemical oxidation reactions on carbon-based materials
Sara Bouzidi
M.Sc. Student
Email: sara.bouzidi@ucalgary.ca
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Project: CO2 reduction/CO oxidation on Ni- and Co-doped LCFCr catalyst materials in high temperature reversible solid oxide cells
Yuxuan Wang
​Ph.D. Student
Email: yuxuan.wang@ucalgary.ca
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Project: Developing New Generation Membrane Electrode Assemblies using Self-Supported Nanoporous Carbon Scaffolds