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

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

Personal Interests:
  • soccer

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

Daniel Osorio
Details:
Chemical Engineering (PhD in progress, McMaster)
Materials Engineering (MS, McMaster)
Nanotechnology Engineering (BASc, University of Waterloo)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE A407

e-mail:
osoriod@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
  • nanocellulose surface chemistry and surface modifications
  • Particle-polymer interactions related to producing nanocomposites
  • Microscopy of soft materials
    Hard-tissue scaffolding
    Environmental applications of nanomaterials 

Personal Interests: 
  • Boxing, Jiu Jitsu, Hung Gar Kung Fu, Arnis, Creative Writing, Outdoor and Indoor climbing, Blacksmithing

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)
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering (Cairo)
B. Eng. Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering (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

Colin Gibson
Details:
Water Resources Engineering and International Development Collaborative Specialization (PhD in progress, Guelph/McMaster)
B.Eng. Environmental Engineering (Guelph)
Minor Business Administration (Guelph)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering

e-mail:
gibsoc@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
  • Ethics of Water Management
  • Water Management Paradigms
  • WASH Systems (Water supply, sanitation, hygiene)
  • Indigenous Water Insecurity
  • Water, Culture, and Technology
  • Technology Indigenization
  • Holistic Water Management
 
Personal Interests:
Photography, Camping, Ultimate Frisbee, Cycling

Scott Laengert
Details:
Chemical Engineering (PhD in progress, McMaster)
BSc. Chemistry (McMaster)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE-133
​

e-mail:
laenges@mcmaster.caAddress:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE-133
Research Interests:
  • Graphene, 2D nanostructures
  • Thin film membranes
  • Aerosol filtration
  • Polymer chemistry​
 
Personal Interests:
Rock climbing, Astronomy and Astrobiology, Science Education

Research Scientists

Heera Marway
Details:
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering (McMaster)
B.Eng. Chemical Engineering (McMaster)

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering
JHE 

e-mail:
marwayhs@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests:
  • ​Polymer manufacturing and processing
  • Industrial scale-up
  • Mechanical testing
  • Surface analysis (AFM)

Masters Students

Hannah Grewal
Details:
Geography and Earth Science (MSc. in progress)
B.Sc. General Science/Chemistry (Mount Royal University)

e-mail:
grewah35@mcmaster.ca
Research Interests: 
  • Heavy metal contamination and water quality analysis
  • Heavy metal mapping
  • First Nations environmental reconciliation
  • Indigenous community engagement
  • community-informed research
  • membranes 

Personal Interests:
travelling, hiking, cooking, basketball 

Cassandra Chidiac
Details:
​Chemical Engineering (Accelerated Master's Degree)
B. Eng. Chemical Engineering (McMaster)
NSERC-CGSM Award Winner
NSERC-USRA Award Winner

e-mail:
​chidiacn@mcmaster.ca​
Research Interests:​
  • Pb reduction from wastewater using exo-electrogenic bacteria and carbon nanofibers
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​Other Interests​
  • Hiking, swimming, traveling 

Melissa Larocque
Details: 
Chemical Engineering (Accelerated Master's Degree)
​B. Eng. Chemical Engineering (McMaster)
NSERC-CGSM Award Winner
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

Adi Gelb
Details:
2nd Year Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering

e-mail:
gelba@mcmaster.ca
Summer Research Project
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Hollow fiber electrically conductive membranes
  • Particle deposition on porous surfaces

​Other Interests
  • ​​ Reading, cooking, painting

Anna Basatskaya
Details:
3rd Year Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering

e-mail:
basatskaya@mcmaster.ca​
Research Project
  • MOOCs and online learning
  • Education for the Covid era
  • Flipped classroom approach to engineering education
  • Development and application of materials for environmental remediation
  • Development of sustainable materials
    Application of chemical engineering in biotechnology - tissue engineering and targeted drug delivery 
    ​
​Other Interests:
Camping, bouldering, hiking, piano, reading, cooking/baking, board games

Alumni

Post-Doctoral:
Trevor Gilbert, PhD McMaster University, now a research scientist at SciEx
Hyejin Lee, PhD  Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, now a research scientist at McMaster University
Saloumeh Ghasemian, PhD McGill University

PhD:


Master's:
Maria Ximena Ruiz-Caldas, MSc McMaster University, now studying PhD in Sweden
Alexander Sutherland, MSc McMaster University, now a consultant at Hatch Ltd.

Undergradaute: 
Panos Papangelakis (Chemical Engineering)
Aly Khalifa (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Hannah Mann (Chemical Engineering)
Maddison Konway (Mechanical Engineering)
Lauren McGregor (Civil Engineering)
Kyle Heyblom (Chemical Engineering)
Erik Pena (Chemical Engineering)
Sara Evans (Physics)
Saifuddin Syed (Bachelor's of Technology)
Thomas Baker (Chemical Engineering)
Mohammad Akhtar (Chemical Engineering)
Erik Fréchette (Chemical Engineering)
Laraib Shaikh (Chemical Engineering)
Prabhjot Burmy (Chemical Engineering)
​Al-Asel Maizer (Chemical Engineering)
​Beatrice Benigno (Chemical Engineering)
​Ryan Tyrrell ​(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

High School: 
Hannah Christina