Dr. Majid Bahrami is a Professor in the School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University, Canada Research Chair in Alternative Energy Conversion Systems. He was awarded Canada's Clean50 in 2016. His research group studies transport phenomena in emerging microstructured materials and porous media, fuel cell technologies, new refrigeration, and microelectronics cooling with a focus on sustainable energy conversion systems. This multifaceted research requires combined expertise in heat transfer, fluid flow, materials science, and contact mechanics, and has a focus on both fundamentals and contemporary industrial applications. Bahrami (Sharif B.Sc. 1992 / Amirkabir M.Sc 1995 / Waterloo Ph.D. 2004 / Waterloo Post-doc 2004-2006) has authored/co-authored more than 100 journal and conference articles. Dr. Bahrami practiced for 5 years (1995–2001) in the HVAC and refrigeration industry as a thermal engineer and consultant. From 2006 to 2008, Bahrami served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, British Columbia. He is Fellow of ASME, Fellow of CAE and member of AIAA, ASHRAE, SAE and CSME.

Claire’s previous research projects include development of next generation photovoltaic devices (4D LABS, Simon Fraser University), femtosecond laser experiments (LASIR, Simon Fraser University), and micropatterning polymer-based devices for cell adhesion research (Western Nanofab Facility, University of Western Ontario). She tested the mechanical properties of fibers and thin automotive antiwear films for her doctorate from UWO. Her work with the Laboratory for Alternative Energy Conversion focuses on the development of composite adsorbents with properties tailored for adsorptive cooling systems.

Ilya recieved his PhD in 2018 from Boreskov Institute of Catalyst, Novisibirsk, Russia. His topic of research was dynamic of water and methanol adsorption in adsorption heat transformation cycle. He received his MSc in Physics, Physical Chemistry in 2014 and BSc in Physics, Physical Chemistry, in 2012 from Novosibirsk State University.

Babak Ghadiri, a skilled civil technician, brings four years of production manager at Valac Co, four years as a construction project manager, and nine years in technical support manager at consulting engineering group Haraz Rah Co. With eight years of hands-on experience as a building contractor, he offers a versatile and experienced perspective in the industry.

Milad received his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Shiraz University and his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion) from the Sharif University of Technology. He is currently working on Viral Filtration Technologies.

Elahe received her B.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology. Afterwards she graduated from Sharif University of Technology in Materials Science and Engineering, where she worked on various projects including developing new catalysts for fuel cells and Li-ion batteries, corrosion/protection issues and developing coatings with specific properties. Currently, her research as a Ph.D. student in MSE at SFU and LAEC focuses on developing S-TES beds with improved heat and mass transfer characteristics.

Sahand completed his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology in 2015. He concluded his Master's studies in Energy Conversion also from the Sharif University of Technology in 2019. He has worked on surface engineering and its application to phase change heat transfer. He is currently focused on passive heat transfer enhancement using self-excited flexible flaps.

Mahyar received his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology and his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion) from Sharif University of Technology. He has work experience in the fields of HVAC and Heat Exchangers. He is currently working on Biogas Upgrading and Mobile Thermal Energy Storage.

Amin completed his BSc in Mechanical Engineering at Amir Kabir University and his MSc in energy systems engineering at Shahid Beheshti university. After 5 years of working in the field of renewable energy and waste heat recovery, he joined the LAEC at Simon Fraser University as a research assistant to pursue his PhD. The topic of his research is “Next generation membrane electrode assemblies for high power density fuel-cells for heavy duty zero emission vehicles”.

Callum completed his B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Windsor in 2016. He then went on to complete a Master's degree in Thermofluids from the University of Cambridge in 2018. He is currently a Master's student at LAEC, focused on power electronics cooling and the development of novel pulsating heat pipes.

Mykhaylo received his B.Eng in Mechanical engineering from Ryerson University in 2016. After working in R&D positions for 6 years in automotive and robotics sectors, he joined LAEC as a research assistant to pursue his M.Sc. He is currently researching sorption based heat pumps.

Valeriia recieved her M.Sc. in Mathematics in 2021 and B.Sc. in Mathematics in 2019 from Novosibirsk State University, Novisibirsk, Russia. Her topic of research was mathematical modelling of liquid and air flow behavior in various configurations.

Naghme began her journey in machine learning and data science by working on big data algorithms as part of her master’s thesis at Tarbiat Modares University. She then worked as a research assistant for one year at Simon Fraser University, where she published a paper that won the award for the most creative paper at the Edinburgh conference. Currently, Naghme is a graduate student at SFU and a research assistant at LAEC, focusing on advanced data-driven modelling for thermal load in district energy networks.