Claudio Cañizares
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Expertise
- Battery charging systems
- Network/distributed and web-based programming applications in power systems
- Nonlinear systems theory and its applications to electricity markets
- Optimal power management in competitive electricity markets
- Smart charging systems
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Group(s):
Powertrain and Emissions→Batteries, Fuel cells; A to D profiles
Zhongwei Chen
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Expertise
- Advanced nanostructured conductive polymers
- Nanocomposite membranes for fuel cell and water purification
- Nanostructured fuel cell catalysts
- Synthesis, functionalization and fabrication of nanostructured materials
- Zeolite nanoparticles and membranes
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Powertrain and Emissions→Batteries, Fuel cells; A to D profiles
Eric Croiset
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Expertise
- Emissions control using CO2 abatement technologies
- Hydrogen production
- Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) simulation and modeling
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Powertrain and Emissions→Emissions Control, Fuel cells; A to D profiles
Michael Fowler
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Expertise
- Conductive polymer blends
- Design and performance of fuel cell stacks and systems
- Development and testing of polymeric materials
- Fuel cell materials testing
- Fuel cell system reliability and modelling
- Hydrogen production and distribution
- Life cycle analysis
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Group(s):
Powertrain and Emissions→Batteries, Fuel cells; E to H profiles
Roydon Fraser
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research Expertise
- Alternative fuels
- Energy analysis of energy conversion systems
- In-cylinder combustion diagnostics and engineering
- Life cycle analysis
- Thermodynamics of ecosystems
- Vehicle fleet/power plant/industry emissions impacts (local and regional)
- Window thermal performance modelling
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Group(s):
Connected and Autonomous→Vehicle Control; Powertrain and Emissions→Fuel cells; E to H profiles
Sheshakamal Jayaram
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Expertise
- Analysis or conduction and breakdown mechanisms in insulating materials under high voltage stress
- Characterization analysis of batteries and supercapacitors
- High voltage and electrical insulation engineering
- Performance evaluation of energy storage elements
- Pulse power technologies
- Use of partial discharge and other high frequency components as diagnostic tools for insulation failure analysis
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Group(s):
Powertrain and Emissions→Fuel cells, Power Electronics; I to M profiles
Mehrdad Kazerani
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Expertise
- Active power filters
- Battery electric, hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles
- Current-source converter/inverter applications
- Distributed power generation
- Flexible alternating current (AC) transmission systems (FACTS)
- Fuel cell power conditioners
- Matrix converters
- Photovoltaic grid-connected inverters
- Power quality
- Pulse power applications
- Sustainable energy storage systems
- Utility interface of alternative energy sources
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Group(s):
Powertrain and Emissions→Fuel cells, Powertrain Systems, Power Electronics; I to M profiles
Xianguo Li
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research Expertise
- Energy and exergy analysis
- Energy conversion technologies
- Fuel atomization and spray formation
- Fuel Cell performance modelling and optimization
- Heat transfer processes
- Life cycle analysis
- Modelling of transport phenomena in fuel cells
- Techniques for design and fabrication of fuel cell components
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Group(s):
Powertrain and Emissions→Emissions Control, Fuel cells; I to M profiles
Linda Nazar
Professor, Chemistry
Research Expertise
- Design and analysis of advanced materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries
- Development of new materials for enhanced energy storage and conversion
- Hydrogen Storage and Fuel Cell Catalyst Materials
- Mesoporous metal oxides
- Solid state electrochemistry of metal oxides, metal phosphates and pnictides
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Powertrain and Emissions→Batteries, Fuel cells; N to S profiles
Mark Pritzker
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Expertise
- Electrochemical Engineering
- Electrochemical techniques for fabrication of nanostructures
- Leaching, adsorption and ion exchange processes
- Metal and alloy electrodeposition
- Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) experimentation and modelling
- Process Modelling
- Simulation and optimization of oriented strand board manufacturing
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Group(s):
Powertrain and Emissions→Batteries, Fuel cells; N to S profiles
Siva Sivoththaman
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Expertise
- Advanced processing technologies for microelectronic devices and process modeling
- Low-permittivity dielectric films and device integration
- Low-thermal budget, rapid thermal, and optothermal processing in silicon
- Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology, silicon micromachining
- Nanocrystalline semiconductors and nanostructures
- Silicon-based crystalline and thin-film photovoltaic devices: design and fabrication technology
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Group(s):
Powertrain and Emissions→Fuel cells; N to S profiles
John Wen
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Research Expertise
- Biofuel Combustion
- CO2 capture and storage
- Combustion generated particulates
- Energy utilization and storage technologies
- Nanotechnology-based energy devices
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Group(s):
Powertrain and Emissions→Emissions Control, Fuel cells; T to Z profiles
