Principal Investigator
ChungHyuk Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at TMU. He did his undergraduate studies at McGill University (Chem. Eng.), and his PhD at the University of Toronto (Mech. Eng.). Prior to joining TMU, he worked in government research agencies - as a postdoctoral fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and as a research associate at the National Research Council Canada. He is the recipient of the US Department of Energy HFTO Postdoctoral Recognition Award and CLS Young Investigator Excellence Award.
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Graduate Researchers
Andre Pin Chun Lee is a PhD candidate at FEEL (joined fall 2022). He did his undergraduate studies at McGill University (Chem. Eng.), and his MEng at the University of Toronto with a focus in Water Technologies (Chem. Eng.). Andre worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer with Six Sigma emphasis and specialization (Asia Vital Components Ltd., China). Then, he worked as a Thermal R&D engineer for the water cooling division (Asia Vital Components Ltd., China). He is the recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology and the PhD Excellence Award. Currently, his research is focused on studying cation contamination effects in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
Fazele Karimian Bahnamiri is a PhD student at FEEL (joined spring 2023). She completed her BSc at Babol Noshirvani University of Technology (Chem. Eng.) and MSc at University of Tehran (Chem. Eng.). She worked as a Researcher at University of Tehran exploring novel electrocatalysts for fuel cell cathodes. Her current research focuses on device-level studies of electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. She is interested in electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems.
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Yi Ren is a PhD student at FEEL. He completed his BEng at Hefei University of Technology (Chem. Eng.), and MEng at ShanghaiTech University (Mater. Sci. Eng.) exploring Cu-based catalysts for carbon dioxide electroreduction. Yi worked as an assistant engineer developing formulation of polyurethanes (Shanghai Carthane Co.Ltd). Currently, his research focuses on a cost-effective method for fabricating electrode structures for next generation hydrogen fuel cells. Yi is co-supervised by Prof. Dae Kun Hwang.
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Amira Mohamed is a PhD student at FEEL. She holds a B.Eng. degree and a PGDip certificate (Mech. Eng., Power) from Assiut University. She gained industry experience as a Research and Development Mechanical Engineer at Assiut University's Integrated Technology Transfer Unit. Her academic journey continued with a Master's degree (Mech. Eng., Green Energy) at Chungbuk National University, where she focused on electrolysis, fuel cells, machine learning, and data analysis. Presently, Amira's research remains dedicated to these fields, positioning her as a promising contributor in the realm of sustainable technology. Amira is co-supervised by Prof. Simant Upreti.
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Undergraduate Researchers
Harris Ng Li is an undergraduate research assistant at FEEL, and a 4th year Chem. Eng. Student at TMU. He is the recipient of the 2023 Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) Competition mentored by Dr. ChungHyuk Lee. He worked on the Breakthrough Energy Solution Canada project (BESC project) at CERT System Inc., administered by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). BESC project is recognized by the PEO York Chapter as the engineering research project of the year on “Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis for Chemical Manufacturing.” Currently, he is focusing on developing next generation electrodes for enhanced carbon dioxide electrolyzers that produce formate.
Behrad Bahadori is an undergraduate researcher at FEEL and a first-year chemical engineering student at TMU. He is the recipient of the 2024 Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) Competition mentored by Dr. ChungHyuk Lee. He is at the beginning of his research journey and he is currently learning the basics of the research environment and academia. At FEEL he is studying modeling different Fuel Cells with COMSOL and how different parameters affect their functionality.
Alumni
Undergraduate Researchers
Ali Bank (2024) was an undergraduate researcher at FEEL. He developed electrochemical test protocols for examining cation contamination effects in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Linkedin
Arianna Economou (2023-2024) was an undergraduate researcher at FEEL. Her research focuses on observing the performance and durability of direct ammonia fuel cells by way of the catalyst and membrane components. Linkedin
Fatima Aziz (2023) was an undergraduate researcher at FEEL. She used experimental techniques to understand the mobility of cation contaminants in ionomer films. She received the 2023 Dean’s Research Fund-Undergraduate Research Experience. She is currently an undergraduate student at TMU. Linkedin
Evelyn Van Den Belt (2023) was an undergraduate researcher at FEEL. She developed an electrodeposition platform for Cu catalyst-based gas diffusion electrodes. She was the recipient of the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship Award. She is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Manchester. Linkedin
Ramin Premaratne (2022) was an undergraduate researcher at FEEL. He developed a method for precision machining of gaskets and gas diffusion layers for electrochemical devices. He is currently an undergraduate student at TMU. Linkedin