Group
Principal Investigator
Prof. Brad Easton
Professor of Chemistry
2018 Research Excellence Chair in Electrochemical Energy Materials
Ph.D., B.Sc. (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Pronouns: he/him
Brief Bio
Google Scholar Profile
Graduate Students
Marjan Saeidi
PhD Candidate
MSc (Tarbiat Modares University, 2019)
BSc (Isfahan University of Technology, 2016)
Thesis title: New methods to functionalize electrode surfaces for electrochromic devices
* Co supervised with Prof. Olena Zenkina.
Fanqi Kong
PhD Candidate
BSc (Ontario Tech 2022)
Thesis title: Next generation metal oxide fuel cell catalyst supports
Nathalie Mapue
MSc Candidate
BSc (Trent 2022)
Thesis title: Novel ligands for advanced electrochromic devices.
* Co supervised with Prof. Olena Zenkina.
Salma Jadali
PhD Candidate
MSc (Semnan University, 2014)
BSc (Alzahra University)
Thesis title: Using electrograting methods to create functionalized surfaces for electrochromic and electrochemical energy storage applications.
* Co supervised with Prof. Olena Zenkina.
Ghazaleh Donyapeyma
PhD Candidate
MSc (Shahid Beheshti University, 2022)
BSc (Alzahra University, 2018)
Thesis title: Thin film electrochromic materials made via electropolymerization.
* Co supervised with Prof. Olena Zenkina.
Postdoctoral Fellows & Research Associates
Dr. Elmira Nazari
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD (Trent University, 2025)
Project title: Developing advanced carbon and graphite materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion.
Dr. John Wesley Ramachandran
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD (Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, India, 2024),
Project title: Electrochemical studies of advanced electrode materials for lithium ion battery
Dr. Sharmin Sultana
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD (Keio University, JAPAN, 2017),
Project title: Electrochemical studies of advanced electrode materials for lithium ion battery
Dr. Reza Alipour Moghadam Esfahani
Research Associate
PhD (Politecnico di Torino )
Project title: Surface modification of sustainable carbons for electrochemical energy storage and conversion.
Undergraduate Students
Louis Tsakiris
4th Year BSc Student
Prject Title: Electrochemical testing of novel fuel cell catalyst supports.
Levi Easton
Visiting 2nd year BSc student (Queen's)
Project title: Fabrication of thin metal oxide layers for electrochromic devices.
* Co supervised with Prof. Olena Zenkina.
Technicians
Iraklii Ebralidze
Instrument Specialist - Materials Characterization Facility
PhD (Weizmann Institute of Science)
Join the group
Individuals interested in joining the group should contact me directly. I am currently accepting highly qualified graduate students starting Fall 2025 in the MSc and PhD Materials Science programs. I am looking for students with a strong background in chemistry. Stipends will be competitive with those offered at other Canadian Universities.
*** Please indicate if you are a domestic candidate (Canadian citizen or have Permanent Resident status is Canada) or an international candidate as this will impact funding. ***