I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto with over six years of experience developing sustainable chemical processes at the interface of electrochemistry, catalysis, and analytical chemistry. My current work focuses on improving membrane and ionomer stability in CO2 and CO electrolyzers by designing functional coatings that suppress product crossover and simultaneously reduce cell voltage. These efforts were aimed at reducing product separation costs, and make the electrolyzer economical for scale-up. I also lead efforts to optimize catalyst-membrane interfaces and scale high-efficiency gas-diffusion systems for room-temperature CO2 conversion to C2 products such as ethanol and acetate.
My PhD research, under Prof. Ramin Farnood, involved designing biochar-based photocatalysts and plasmonic nanomaterials for selective oxidation of biomass and waste plastics. This work combined reaction engineering, reactor design, spectroscopy (NMR, EPR), and materials characterization to deliver high-selectivity oxidation platforms and mechanistic insights relevant to green chemical manufacturing.
My future goal is to contribute to industrial R&D teams working on decarbonization, membrane-enabled separations, or modular chemical processing. I bring hands-on experience in gas-liquid electrochemical systems, catalyst scale-up, and analytical chemistry, alongside a track record of interdisciplinary collaboration and proposal writing. I am also deeply motivated by the opportunity to translate bench-scale innovation into scalable, field-ready technologies that can advance net-zero chemical manufacturing.