PhD Students
Jose Augusto Hernandez Lalinde
May 2015 - November 2019
PhD Chemical Engineering McGill University
Project: Development of spatially-resolved measurement techniques to study heterogeneous catalyzed reaction mechanisms (e.g. hydrogenation, water gas shift, CO2 conversion).
Kanchan Dutta
January 2016 - August 2020
PhD Chemical Engineering McGill University
Project: Direct non-oxidative methane coupling to ethylene over gallium nitride catalyst - effect of nitridation, reaction mechanism, and catalyst regeneration
Jennifer Martin del Campo
September 2016 - February 2021
PhD Chemical Engineering McGill University
Project: Plasma - catalytic dry reforming
Elmira Pajootan
September 2016 - March 2022
PhD Chemical Engineering McGill University
Project: Elmira worked on synthesizing metal nanostructures using RF plasma-assisted pulsed laser deposition technique. She developped highly efficient and durable catalysts for fuel cells, water electrolysers and plasma-catalytic ammonia synthesis.
Roham Ghavipour
January 2020 - Dezember 2023
PhD Chemical Engineering McGill University
Project: Methane as the most abundant hydrocarbon on our planet is mostly used as fuel. For methane conversion to chemicals, the only current commercialized pathway is the indirect conversion with syngas (H2+CO) as the intermediate. Here we aim to directly convert methane to value-added chemicals like olefins and aromatics through oxidative and non-oxidative reactions. I will try metal incorporated zeolites as bi-functional catalyst to overcome the stability of methane molecule.
Master's Students
JingSi Jiang
September 2014 - August 2016
M.Eng (Thesis) Chemical Engineering McGill University
Project: Development of catalyst coating techniques used in catalytic plate reactor with spatially-resolved measurement capability.
Acknowledgement: EUL
Roxin Fernandes
September 2014 - April 2016
M.Eng (Non-Thesis) Chemical Engineering McGill
Project 1: Modelling and kinetic parameter estimation using Bayesian approach.
Project 2: Quantification of synergism/antagonism parameters during co-gasification of potassium rich biomass with non-biomass feedstock.
Ali Aljishi
September 2015 - August 2017
M.Eng (Thesis) Chemical Engineering McGill
Project: Development of ordered mesoporous nickel-alumina catalysts for the CO2 methanation
Vishnu Chaudhari
September 2016 - April 2019
Research Assistant-Chemical Engineering (McGill University) January 2019- April 2019
M.Eng (Non-Thesis) Chemical Engineering McGill
Project: Mechanistic insights of methane to ethylene conversion over Ga based catalyst using density functional theory (DFT).
Mohsen Shahryari
January 2020 - December 2021
M.Eng (Thesis) Chemical Engineering McGill
Project: Catalytic Methane Activation.
Rutika Savaliya
January 2020 - December 2021
M.Eng (Thesis) Chemical Engineering McGill
Project: DFT Modelling over different catalyst surface for methane conversion to ethylene.
Clara Sapoval
January 2020 - December 2022
M.Eng (Thesis) Chemical Engineering McGill
Project: Catalytic Methane Activation.
Undergraduate students
Ayman Ahmed
May 2014 - August 2014
Education
B.Eng. Chemical Engineering McGill University (2010 -2014)
Project:
Design and optimization of catalytic channel reactor CFD and heat transfer modelling using COMSOL.
SURE - Best Poster Award 2014
Current Position: Production Manager British American Tobacco
Shruthilaya Jaganathan
May 2016 - August 2016
Education
B.Eng Chemical Engineering McGill University (2013 -2017)
Project: Development of Dip-coating Technique for a Catalytic Plate Reactor to study CO2 Methanation
Gabriel Veilleux
September 2016 - April 2017
Education
B.Eng Chemical Engineering McGill University (2013 -2017)
Project:
Development of ordered mesoporous nickel alumina catalysts for CO2 methanation
Deifilia To
September 2018 - August 2019
Education
B.Eng Chemical Engineering (McGill University) 2016-present
Project:
Using OpenFOAM to simulate a three-channel heat exchanger
Alexandra Jacobson
May 2019 - August 2019
Education
B.Eng Chemical Engineering (McGill University) 2017-present
Project:
Development of Nickel-X based ordered mesoporous alumina catalyst for CO2 methanation.
Freya Zhang
May 2020 - August 2020
Education
B.Eng Chemical Engineering (McGill University) 2017-present
Project:
Plasma - catalytic steam reforming
Coralie Jabra Khabbaz
May 2020 - August 2020
Education
B.Eng Chemical Engineering (McGill University) 2017-present
Project:
Density-functional theory modeling of methane conversion to Ethylene over metal Nitride catalysts
Gareth Price
Education
B.Eng Chemical Engineering (McGill University) 2018-2022
Project:
Developing transition metal nanocatalysts supported on boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) for use in non-thermal plasma reactors
Grace Yu
Education
B.Eng Chemical Engineering (McGill University) 2018-2021
Project:
Synthesis of novel catalysts for the direct non-oxidative methane conversion
Exchange students
Harriet Turnbull
May 2016 - August 2016
Education
M.Eng (Thesis) Chemical Engineering (Strathclyde University, Glasgow) 2012 -2017
Project:
Power-to-Gas process: CO2 Methanation - Catalyst evaluation and characterization
Acknowledgment:
Kevin Kofler
May 2017 - August 2017
Education
M.Eng (Thesis) Chemical Engineering (TU Wien) 2013 - 2018
Project:
CO2 Methanation - Catalysts coating and spatially resolved measurment
Acknowledgment:
Pranjal Gupta
May 2017 - August 2017
Education
B.Eng (Thesis) Chemical Engineering (IIT, India) 2013 - 2018
Project:
Methane aromatization: Development of novel GaN catalysts
Acknowledgment:
Garance Gougeon
March 2019 - September 2019
Education
M.Eng. Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 2017
Project:
DFT modeling study of gallium oxide nitridation
Acknowledgment:
Nathan Paul Fargier
May 2020 - August 2020
Education
M.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris (ENSCP), 2018
Project:
Mechanistic insights of methane to ethylene conversion over WP and MoP catalysts using density functional theory (DFT)
Shardul Kale
Education
B. Tech. Chemical Engineering, R.T.M Nagpur University, Nagpur, India (2018 - 2022)
Project:
Kinetic parameter estimation and model discrimination for catalyzed non-oxidative methane conversions
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