Seham Shahid

Postdoctoral Fellow
Jan 2024 - April 2024
Current position:

Shabnam Pejhnan

Postdoctoral Fellow
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Research: Implementation and evaluation of a surface estimation algorithm to modify the control of ADAS features.
Apr 2019 - Mar 2020 Research: Experimental design and testing of e-bike riding scenarios and testing.
Current position:

Samane Ghandehariun

Postdoctoral Fellow
Co-Supervised with Dr. Marc Rosen, FEAS
Nov 2015 - Dec 2016
Research: Thermal hydraulics and the integration of the Cu-Cl cycle for hydrogen production.
Current position:

Andre Bolt

PhD
Co-Supervised with Dr. Ibrahim Dincer, FEAS
Completion: Jun 2024
Thesis title: Design and investigation of renewable natural gas and methane production systems.
Current position:

Seham Shahid

PhD
Completion: Dec 2023
Thesis title:  Development and Analysis of thermal management strategies to improve Lithium-ion battery performance.
Current position:

Naseeb Siddiqui

PhD
Completion: Jun 2023
Thesis title:  Experimental and numerical investigation of the flow structures at the rear of three-dimensional bluff bodies
Current position

Shaimaa Seyam

PhD
Co-Supervised with Dr. Ibrahim Dincer, FEAS
Completion: March 2023
Thesis title:  Development and assessment of integrated powering systems with alternative fuel choices for clean transportation
Current position:

Satyam Panchal

PhD
Co-Supervised with Dr. Ibrahim Dincer, FEAS
Completion: Dec 2016
Thesis title: Experimental investigation and modeling of lithium-ion battery cells and packs for electric vehicles. 
The thesis was nominated for the Best Thesis Award.
Current position:

Mohammed Abdulrahman

PhD
Completion: Dec 2016
Thesis title: Analysis of the thermal hydraulics of a multiphase oxygen production reactor in the cu-cl cycle.
Current position:

Ahmed Jafri

MASc
Co-Supervised with Dr. Horia Hangan, FEAS
Completion: Aug 2024  
Thesis title:  Weather in a Box
Current position:

Eren Dincer

MASc
Completion: Jun 2024
Thesis title:  Integration and Thermal Analysis of Hydrogen Truck for Snow Blowing
Current position:

Miray Dincer

MASc
Completion: Jun 2024
Thesis title:  Development of integrated energy systems for off-grid applications

Mark Ironside

MASc
Completion: Aug 2023
Thesis title:  Design and analysis of a sustainable energy system for a military base in the Canadian Arctic
Current position:

Sam Gustin

MASc
Completion: Aug 2023
Thesis title:  Characterization of flow control using programmable multi-directional plasma actuators.
Current position:

Chunyu Mao

MASc
Co-Supervised with Dr. Yuping He, FEAS
Completion: Jul 2023
Thesis title:  Design synthesis of NLMPC-based tracking controller for autonomous vehicles with active aerodynamic control
Current position:

Wahid Besada

MASc
Completion: Jun 2023
Thesis title:  Design of a residential air source heat pump for extremely cold climates
Current position:

Raphael Lace

MASc
Completion: April 2023
Thesis title: Development of a method for genetic optimization of aerodynamic devices

Bismark Addo-Binney

MASc
Completion: Aug 2021
Thesis title: An integrated wind-powered energy system for residential applications in cold regions.
Current position:

Yagneswaran Suresh

M.Eng
Completion: Nov 2020
Thesis title: A Numerical Simulation of the 25° Ahmed Body.
Current position

Adwait Murali

MASc
Completion: Nov 2020
Thesis title: Simulation Study of 35 ^o Ahmed Body Model Using Stanford University Unstructured (SU2) Software.
Current position:

Shaurya Rana

MASc
Completion: Sep 2020
Thesis title: Development and Validation of an Active Grille Shutter Testing Platform
Current position:

Branson Chea

MASc
Completion: Aug 2020
Thesis title:  Thermal characterization and modeling of an energy storage system.
Nominated for Best Thesis Award.
Current position:

Hayford Azangbebil

MASc
Completion: Jul 2020
Thesis title: A study of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system using magnetorheological fluids
Current position:

Chidiebere Nwaiwu

MSc
Co-supervisor with Dr. M.F. Tachie
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,  
Completion: May 2020
Thesis title:  Experiment investigation of turbulent jets at a free water interface
Current position:

Andre Bolt

MASc
Co-Supervised with Dr. Ibrahim Dincer, FEAS
Completion: Dec 2019
Thesis title: Investigation of a hydrogen production process through aluminum and water chemical reaction
Current position:

Mohammed Ibrahim

MASc
Completion: Oct 2018
Thesis title: Design and analysis of an active underbody aerodynamic device for tractor trailers.
Current position:

Yuyang Wei

MASc
Completion: May 2018
Thesis title: Development and experimental analysis of a novel hybrid cooling concept for electric vehicle batteries.
Nominated for Best Thesis Award.
Current position:

Raymond Bingham

MASc
Co-Supervised with Dr. Marc Rosen, FEAS
Completion: Aug 2017
Thesis title: Optimization of Residential Buildings and Renewable Energy Integration in Small Island Developing States: the Bahamas as a Case Study.
Current position:

Seham Shahid

MASc
Completion: Jul 2017
Thesis title: Development and analysis of techniques to improve air-cooling and temperature uniformity in battery packs.
Current position:

Bashar Alhayek

MASc
Co-Supervised with Dr. Bale Reddy, FEAS
Completion: Nov 2016
Thesis title: Development and analysis of a new direct steam generation-based parabolic trough collector power plant hybridized with a biomass boiler.
Current position:

Varad Thalnerkar

M.Eng
Completion: Aug 2016
Project title: Aerodynamic improvements in passenger cars.
Current position:

Forough Foroutan

M.Eng
Completion: Jan 2016
Project title: Mobility improvement and sand reduction techniques for enhanced oil recovery.

Hassan Iftekhar

MASc
Completion: May 2016
Thesis title:  Experimental and numerical studies of flows over forward-facing steps in pressure gradients.
Current position:

Abdalla Abdel-Rahman

MASc
Completion: Jul 2015
Thesis title: Development and application of an integrated aerodynamic and thermodynamic testing system for cars.
Runnerup in the 2015 UOIT Three Minutes Thesis (3MT)
Current position:

Fahad Suleman

MASc
Co-Supervised with Dr. Ibrahim Dincer, FEAS
Completion: Dec 2014
Thesis title: Comparative study of various hydrogen production methods for vehicles.
Current position:

Rocky Khasow

MASc
Completion: Dec 2014
Thesis title: Aerodynamic and thermal analysis of a heat source at the underside of a passenger vehicle.
Best Student Paper Award at SEGE 2014
Current position:

Weijie Shao

MASc
Completion: Aug 2014
Thesis title: Experimental study of turbulent boundary layer flows over forward-facing steps with different surface conditions.
Current position:

Anagal Ashutosh

MASc
Co-Supervised with Dr. Bale Reddy, FEAS
Completion: Jun 2014
Thesis title:  Performance analysis of gas turbine cogeneration systems.
Current position:

Osama A. Ghani

MASc
Co-Supervised with Dr. A. Barari, FEAS
Completion: May 2013
Thesis title: Design optimization of aerodynamic drag at the rear of generic passenger cars using NURBS representation.

Vincenzo de Fato

Visiting Scholar from University of Salerno, Italy
Jan - Jun 2022
Research: Modeling and Analysis of a New Innovative Microcogeneration System based on an Air Source Heat Pump and a HT-PEM Fuel Cell
Current position:

Margherita Capuano

Visiting Scholar from University of Salerno, Italy
Jan - Jun 2022
Research: Design and Analysis of a Hybrid Space Heating System Based on HT-PEM Fuel Cell and an Air Source Heat Pump with a Novel Heat Recovery
Current position:

Alberto Giammarini

Visiting Scholar from Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Co-Supervised with Dr. Marc Rosen, FEAs
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
Research: Spatial analysis of hydrogen production from renewable energy sources for injection in the natural gas grid.
Current position:

Vincent Denarie

Visiting Scholar from Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France
Jun-Dec 2019
Research: Development of aerodynamic devices for soiling mitigation.
Current position:

Kacper Kowalski

Visiting Scholar from Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France
Jun-Dec 2019
Research: Development of aerodynamic devices for soiling mitigation.
Current position:

Giulio del Giudice

Visiting Scholar from Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Co-Supervised with Dr. Marc Rosen, FEAS
Apr-Aug 2019
Research: Comparative techno-economic analysis of energy utilization
Current position:

Stan Kuipers

Visiting Scholar from the University of Twente, Netherlands
Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
Research: Data analysis of e-bike testing and validation
Current position:

Colton Ho

Summer Undergraduate Researcher
Summer 2023
Project title: Soiling mitigation devices for road vehicles.
Current position:

Andrew Moniz

Mitacs Undergraduate Scholar
Summer 2021
Project title: Soiling Mitigation Devices for Road Vehicles
Current position:

Long Li

NSERC Undergraduate Scholar
Summer 2021 & Summer 2022
Project title: Soiling Mitigation Devices for Road Vehicles
Won the CSME National Student Design Competition, 2022
Continued with Master’s under my supervision.
Current position:

Olivia Shurtleff

NSERC Undergraduate Scholar
Summer 2020 and Fall 2020
Project title: Soiling Mitigation Devices for road vehicles

Michael Lamanna

Summer Undergraduate Researcher
Summer 2019
Project title: Fabrication of full-scale Ahmed body for soiling mitigation testing
Current position:

William Collings

NSERC undergraduate scholar
Summer 2019
Project title: Soiling Mitigation Devices for Road Vehicles 
Current position:

Michael Currie

NSERC undergraduate scholar
Summer 2018
Project title: Active aerodynamic drag reduction devices for road vehicles
Current position:

Kirtan Patel

NSERC undergraduate scholar
Summer 2017
Project title: Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Devices for road vehicles
Obtained MSc from Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Current position:

Mustafa Haji

Summer undergraduate Researcher
Summer 2016
Project title: Development of active underbody aerodynamic devices for high performance SUVs
Current position:

Hao Tan

NSERC undergraduate scholar
Summer 2016
Project title: Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Devices for road vehicles
Obtained MASc from Ontario Tech University
Current position:

Aaditya Geed

Summer undergraduate Researcher
Summer 2016
Project title: Aerodynamics of bicycles
Current position:

Radu Giurca

Summer undergraduate Researcher
Summer 2016
Project title: Aerodynamics of bicycles
Current position:

Ryan Ashley

Summer undergraduate Researcher
Summer 2016
Project title: Integration of the continuous Cu-Cl thermochemical cycle for Hydrogen production
Current position:

Raphael Lace

Brazil CsF Scholarship Program students summer Research internship
Summer 2016
Project title: Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Devices for road vehicles
Continued with Master’s under my supervision

Felipe Pereira

Brazil CsF Scholarship Program students summer Research internship
Summer 2016
Project title: Development of a solar water pumping system

Selenne Verastegui

General Electric Canada Energy Female in Summer Experience Award
Co-supervised with Dr. Bale Reddy
Summer 2016
Project title: Analysis of a Solar Energy Cooling System
Current position:

Olutope Omole

Undergraduate Researcher
Summer 2016and Fall 2016
Project title: Aerodynamic Devices for bicycles
Current position:

Ahmad Alnabulsi

Undergraduate Researcher
Summer 2016 and Fall 2016
Project title: Radio-controlled boats application in modern shipping methods

Mark Mihailov

Undergraduate summer Research
Summer 2015
Project title: Integration of the continuous Cu-Cl thermochemical cycle for Hydrogen production.
Current position:

Victor Mazzuocco

Undergraduate Researcher
Summer 2014 - Winter 2016
Project title: Race car aerodynamics
Current position:

Eunsik Bae

NSERC Undergraduate Scholar
Summer 2015
Project title: Aerodynamic drag reduction devices for road vehicles.
Current position:

MD Safayaat-UL Alam

NSERC undergraduate scholar
Summer 2014
Project title: Full-scale wind tunnel measurement of a race car.
Current position:

Jonas Fernandes

Brazil CsF Scholarship Program students summer Research internship
Summer 2014
Project title: Full-scale wind tunnel flow visualization and thermal studies of a race car.

Iuri F. Viera

Brazil CsF Scholarship Program students summer Research internship
Summer 2014
Project title: Full-scale wind tunnel flow visualization and thermal studies of a race car.
Current position:

Nicolas P. Quintão

Brazil CsF Scholarship Program students summer Research internship
Summer 2013
Project title: Aerodynamic and thermal analysis of a heat source at the underside of a passenger vehicle.

Adylio V. Neto

Brazil CsF Scholarship Program students summer Research internship
Summer 2013
Project title: Aerodynamic and thermal analysis of a heat source at the underside of a passenger vehicle.

Diego P. de Andrade

Brazil CsF Scholarship Program students summer Research internship
Summer 2013
Project title: Thermal decomposition process of the copper oxychloride inside the oxygen reactor for the Cu-Cl cycle