AMPEL 341
2355 Main Mall
Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z4
phone: 604–827–5306
work phone: 604–822–5949
Education
MIT, 2000, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, BioInstrumentation Laboratory
McGill, 1995, MEng, Biomedical Engineering
UBC, 1991, BSc, Honours Physics
Research Areas
Group Members
Research Interests
Artificial Muscle
– Conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes, and ultra-strong metal nanofibres
– Applied catheters.
Energy Storage
– Supercapacitors and batteries based on highly porous materials in collaboration with Epod Inc of Kelowna
Solar Cells
– Investigating the use of the proteins used in photosynthesis to generate electrical energy from light.
Organic Electronics
– Polymer transistors for printable circuits.
Courses
EECE 300 Molecules to Mechanisms
EECE 301 Topics in Nanotechnology and Microsystems
EECE 580 Emerging Electronic Materials
Projects
Publications
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