Momentum Materials has developed a novel nanoporous carbon scaffold (NCS). Various independent lab tests have validated increased performance, improved durability, and lowered comprehensive costs for these next generation, order-structured membrane electrode assemblies with this technology when compared to those constructed with catalyst coated membrane technology.
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
Chengying (Arlene) Ai graduated from Anhui Agriculture University (China) with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Applied Chemistry. She then attended the University of Calgary, obtaining a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. Her Master’s research under Dr. Viola Birss and Dr. Sathish Ponnurangam focused on Polyaniline-Coated Nanoporous Carbon Scaffold for Energy Storage and Water Deionization Applications. In 2019, Viola and Arlene received GRinSTEM grant and co-founded Momentum Materials Solutions to build novel carbon material-based solutions for hydrogen fuel cells. Arlene is passionate about transferring lab technologies into real-life applications to protect the planet.
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Sandeep graduated from Jadavpur University (India) with a Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. After that, he received M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering from the University of Windsor as an OGS Scholar. He also worked as a Mitacs postdoc at Simon Fraser University with industrial collaborators like Ballard Power Systems and Dongyue Group (China). His areas of expertise are PEM fuel cells, Li-ion and redox flow batteries.
CO-FOUNDER & CSO
Dr. Viola Birss is a world leader in the area of electrochemistry at surfaces and interfaces and in nanomaterials development for a wide range of clean energy applications. Viola is a Professor of Chemistry and has been a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Fuel Cells and Related Energy Systems at the University of Calgary since 2004. She was a co-founder and leader of the Western Canada Fuel Cell Initiative and the pan-Canadian Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Canada (SOFCC) Research Network, and is currently the Scientific Director of CAESR-Tech (Calgary Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion Research Technology group) at the University of Calgary, a cluster composed of ca. 20 research groups (over 80 members) in science and engineering.
TECHNICAL OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Scott has over 35 years of experience bridging the gap between academic and industrial research, with a focus on practical uses of materials and chemical processes for commercial applications. This experience centered on developing functional relationships between structural components and electrochemically driven processes for applications as sensors, fuel cells, batteries and corrosion.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD
Cameron graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University, majoring in Business Management with a minor in Investment Management. He relocated to Calgary during the pandemic to pursue his MBA specializing in Global Energy Management and Sustainable Development. Following his work as a Market Research Analyst in the Fall of 2021, he has taken on the role of Business Development Lead.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Yuxuan graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Calgary in 2020. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Science in Chemistry at the University of Calgary under the supervision of Dr. Viola Birss.
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