The key focus of my PhD project was to investigate the role of bubbles in water electrolysis at the mesoscale. In order to tackle this challenging and complex problem, custom-designed electrodes were fabricated using silicon lithography. These designs allowed us to study single electrolytic bubbles in isolation. Numerical modeling was used to augment experimental findings. This system later scaled to study the influence of coalescence when multiple bubbles nucleate on an electrode.

In addition to my primary research on electrolytic bubbles, along with my team, I supervised 3 master's students and 1 researcher. I managed projects and international collaborations on a variety of topics including:

- porous silicon based membranes for electrolysis
- electrochemical C-N coupling for the production of amino acids
- investigating flow-through electrolyzers
- miniaturized fuel cells for microrobotics
- HER mitigation in redox flow batteries
- ultrasonic microplastic degradation

I also designed and delivered lectures on bridging the gap between research and business for masters-level chemical engineering students and as part of a bachelor-level honors track on sustainbility. Following my interest in research valorization, I took the lead on a successful NWO Take-off Phase 1 grant application in conjunction with my supervisor David Fernandez Rivas.