Group members

Wei Zhang

Postdoctoral Associate

Research Interests / Specializations: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Energy Materials, Non-Thermal Plasma, Methane Splitting

Joshua O. Olowoyo

Postdoctoral Associate

Research Interests / Specializations: Development of nanocatalysts and their applications in energy storage and conversion

Chun Li

Postdoctoral Associate

Research Interests / Specializations: Development of porous carbons and their applications in energy storage and conversion; molten salt electro-reduction of CO2.

Fatemeh Fazlikhani

Research Assistant

Research Interests / Specializations: Biomass and biofuel, Bitumen upgrading, Catalytic processes.

Moataz Abdrabou

Ph.D. Candidate

Research Interests / Specializations: Partial upgrading of oil sand bitumen, Fuels and Biofuels, Catalytic cracking

Qiuji Zhu

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests / Specializations: CO2 capture using molten salts

Nan Zou

Ph.D. Candidate

Research Interests / Specializations: Non-thermal plasma assisted CO2 conversion, MOFs-based catalysts

Reem Shomal

Ph.D. Candidate

Research Interests / Specializations: Biofuel Upgrading, Catalytic processes, Enzymatic Technology, Biofuels Production, Wastewater Treatment

Vahid Shahed Gharahshiran

Ph.D. Candidate

Research Interests / Specializations: Design, synthesis and characterization of heterogeneous catalysts, self-assembled porous catalysts, ALD synthesis of catalysts, steam and dry reforming, biomass and CO2 conversion, non-thermal plasma nitrogen fixation, sustainable energy and renewable fuels.

Rasoul Salami

PhD student

Research Interests / Specializations: Designing catalysts for converting CO₂ into ethanol in thermal reactors, with theoretical and experimental studies on the mechanisms involved