I hold a B.Eng. (Hons) and a Ph.D. from McGill University, followed by a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of British Columbia. My research employs physics-based modeling, sensitivity analysis, and experiments with the overarching goal of advancing our fundamental understanding of phase change phenomena, particularly for the freezing process. I apply my fundamental research to engineering applications (e.g., civil and mining) in cold climates, including but not limited to
- Phase change materials for thermal energy storage,
- Artificial ground freezing for permafrost protection, and
- Droplet and spray freezing for renewable heating and cooling.
I received both the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Government of Canada. I am also a recipient of Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQ-NT) Doctoral and Master's scholarships by the Government of Quebec as well as the Mitacs Accelerate International Award working with SCREEN Holdings and Kyoto Institute of Technology from Japan. In addition, I have working experience as a researcher at CanmetENERGY, a national laboratory under Natural Resources Canada, focusing on CO2 ground source heat pump systems for renewable heating and cooling in cold regions.
