Principle Investigator

Charles-François de Lannoy, PhD
​Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON
L8S 4L7
Office: ETB 111

e-mail:
delannoy@mcmaster.ca

​phone:
905-525-9140 ext. 24471
Research Interests:
  • Environmental applications of nanomaterials
  • Advanced polymer thin film membranes for desalination
  • Membrane contactor materials for CO2 separation
  • Electrokinetic separation of charged solutes
  • Catalytic surface reactivity for environmental remediation
  • Thin film composites for CO2 separation
  • Environmental implications of nanomaterials

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Saloumeh Ghasemian, PhD
Details:
Chemical Engineering (PhD, McGill)
Chemical Engineering (MS, Waterloo)
Chemical Engineering (MS, Sharif)
Chemical Engineering (B.Eng., Sharif)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE 369

e-mail:
ghasemis@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
  • ​Environmental nanotechnology - development of nanoengineered and nanostructured materials for water purification
  • Environmental biotechnology - sterilization and inactivation of bacteria
  • Electrochemical technologies for wastewater treatment
  • Applications of electrochemistry in environmental and biomedical fields
  • Surface engineering and modification
  • Transport and interfacial phenomena

Hye-Jin Lee, PhD
Details:
Environmental Engineering (PhD, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Environmental Engineering (MS, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
Environmental Engineering (B.Eng., Konkuk University)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE 133

e-mail:
leeh114@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
  • ​Chemical cleaning in reverse osmosis system
  • Membrane biofouling control
  • Redox technologies for contaminant removal and microbial inactivatio
  • Chemistry of reactive oxygen species in aquatic environments
  • Membrane surface modification

PhD Students

M. Amin Halali
Details:
Chemical Engineering (PhD in progress, McMaster)
Petroleum Engineering (MS, Sharif)
Petroleum Engineering (B.Eng. Petroleum University of Technology)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE 296

e-mail:
halalim@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
My research focuses on understanding the processing and engineering of nanomaterials for use in polymer nanocomposite membranes. More specifically, my primary research is focused on building electro-conductive membranes and implementing polymer functionalization to deliver optimized efficiency in membrane selectivity, flux, and electrical conductivity. My areas of interest include
  • polymer-nanomaterial interfacial studies
  • nanomaterials characterization
  • intelligent modeling.

Yichen Wu
Details:
Chemical Engineering (PhD in progress, McMaster)
Civil Engineering (MS, Purdue)
Environmental Engineering (BS, Nanjing Technical University)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE 296

e-mail:
wuy211@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
  • soil surface chemistry
  • particle reactive transport in porous media
  • development, characterization, and application of functional nanomaterials for environmental remediation and/or engineered systems
  • Hydrology, wildfire eco-hydrology and environmental quality modelling

Nan Zhang
Details:
Chemical Engineering (PhD in progress, McMaster)
Chemical Engineering (MS, Tianjin)
Pharmaceutical Engineering (BS, Tianjin)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE 256

e-mail:
zhang33@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
  • Development of anti-fouling sensor surface for water monitor
  • Printing sensors onto membranes
  • Electrically conductive membranes for water treatment

Mohamed Elganzoury
Details:
Chemical Engineering (PhD in progress, McMaster)
Chemical Engineering (MS, Cairo)
Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering (B.Eng., Cairo)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE 265

e-mail:
elganzom@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
  • Fabrication and Characterization of novel materials for environmental and energy applications 
  • Electrochemical Water treatment
  • Nano-Engineering

Personal Interests:
Swimming
Soccer

Research Scientists

Heera Marway
Details:
Chemical Engineering (MS, McMaster)
Chemical Engineering (B.Eng., McMaster)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE 

e-mail:
marwayhs@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
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Masters Students

Maria Ruiz Caldas
Details:
Chemical Engineering​ (MS in progress, McMaster)
Chemical Engineering (B.Eng., Universidad Nacional de Colombia)
​
Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE 296

e-mail:
ruizcalm@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
  • Remediation of soil and groundwater using cellulose-based nanocomposites
  • Environmental applications of nanoparticles.
  • Biodegradable nano-composite sorbents

Other interests
  • Portuguese

Alexander Sutherland
Details:
Chemical Engineering (B. Eng. - MS in progress, McMaster)
NSERC-CGS-M Award Winner

e-mail:
sutheaj@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests: 
  • Electrically Conductive Membranes
  • Electro-catalytic membranes
  • Carbon Nanofibers (CNFs) and CNF polymer composites

Other Interests
  • Craft Brewing, Downhill Skiing, Hiking, Piano

Cassandra Chidiac
Details:
​Chemical Engineering and BioEngineering (5th Year UG - Accelerated Master's Student)
NSERC-USRA Award Winner

e-mail:
​chidiacn@mcmaster.ca​
Research Interests:​
  • Investigating the performance of CNTs as electroconductive coatings in microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) in terms of biofouling, treatment performance and hydrogen production
​
​Other Interests​
  • Hiking, swimming, traveling 

Melissa Larocque
Details: 
Chemical Engineering (5th Year UG - Accelerated Master's Student)
NSERC-USRA Award Winner

e-mail:
​larocqmj@mcmaster.ca
Summer Research Project​
  • Application of electrically conductive thin film coatings in hollow fibre membranes for industrial wastewater treatment
Other Interests:
  • Piano, swimming, hiking, board games

Undergraduate Students

Erik Peña
Details:
5th Year Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering

e-mail:
​penae@mcmaster.ca
Summer Research Project
  • Application of machine learning on membrane science
  • Alignment of cellulose nanocrystals on membrane surfaces

​Other Interests
  • ​Urban dance and tennis

Mohammad Akhtar
Details:
4th Year Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering

e-mail:
akhtam5@mcmaster.ca
Summer Research Project
  • Characterizing organic content of industrial wastewaters
  • Electrochemical degradation of organic contaminants in industrial wastewater​
  • Industrial wastewater characterization, and treatment through electrochemical degradation and electro-coagulation
  • Self-assembled monolayer vs. electrodeposition antifouling behaviour of electrodes.
Other Interests:
  • linguistics, Arabic lexicology, philosophy, theology

Saifuddin Syed
Details:
4th Year Undergraduate Student
BioTech Engineering

e-mail:
syeds22@mcmaster.ca​
Summer Research Project
  • ​Characterizing bacterial species from natural waters, well water, and cistern water
  • Growing biofilms on sensors

Erik Fréchette
Details:
4th Year Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering

e-mail:
frecheee@mcmaster.ca​
Summer Research Project
  • ​Collecting well and cistern waters
  • Characterizing physical and chemical parameters of collected waters
  • Mapping distribution of water properties
Other Interests: 
  • Music production, musical theatre, swimming, language learning

Thomas Baker
Details:
1st Year Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering
Deen's Excellence Scholar

e-mail:
bakert4@mcmaster.ca​
Summer Research Project
  • ​Synthesizing electrically conductive MF and UF membranes
  • Testing scaling inhibition of RO membranes with various anti-scalants

​Other Interests:
  • Gardening, curling, politics, environmental sustainability

Laraib Shaikh
Details:
Chemical Engineering & Society, Business Minor, (B. Eng. Society, McMaster University) 

e-mail:
laraibshaikh10@gmail.com
Summer Research Project
  • Comparative cost analysis of RO membranes with electrically conductive membranes
  • Fouling prevention and membrane cleaning procedures

Other Interests
  • Hiking, Camping, Running, Reading and Exploring

Alumni

Post-Doctoral:
Trevor Gilbert, PhD McMaster University, now a research scientist at SciEx

PhD:


Master's:


Undergradaute: 
Prabhjot Burmy, 4th year Undergraduate Student, McMaster University
​Al-Asel Maizer, 4th year Undergraduate Student, McMaster University
​Beatrice Benigno, 2nd year Undergraduate Student, McMaster University
​Ryan Tyrrell, 2nd year Undergraduate Student, McMaster University