Principal Investigator
Maxime van der Heijden 
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
- PostDoc, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2024
- PhD, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2023
- MSc, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2019
- BSc, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2017
Members
Muhammad Zain Qamar 
PhD student, Chemical Engineering
September 2025
- MSc, Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, South Korea
- BSc, Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Project: Additive manufacturing of hierarchically organized porous materials for electrochemical flow reactors
Andreina Camano Alcedo 
PhD student, Chemical Engineering
Co-supervised by Prof. Pope
September 2025
- BSc, Nanotechnology Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
Project: Synthesis of High-Conductivity Electrochemically Exfoliated Graphene for Advanced Battery Applications
Jihad Salah Khan
PhD student, Chemical Engineering
January 2026
- PhD student from National University of Sciences and Technology, Chemical & Materials Engineering
- MSc, Process Systems Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
- BSc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
Project: How microscale optimization influences stack-level performance – Multiscale modeling and geometry optimization
Past project: Advanced Modeling, Optimization, and Uncertainty Quantification of Redox Flow Batteries Using Pore Network Models and AI-Based Approaches
Hamza Miran 
Master student, Chemical Engineering
September 2025
- BSc, Chemical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Project: Co-designing flow fields and porous electrodes for redox flow batteries using computational approaches
Sonia Khalghollah
Master of Engineering student, Chemical Engineering
May 2025 – May 2026
- BSc, Bachelor of Applied Science, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Project: Medium-scale stack testing to advance redox flow battery innovation
Past project: 3D printing of porous electrodes for flow electrochemical applications
Patrick Rosenau 
Bachelor student, Environmental Engineering
September 2025 – May 2026
Project: Designing 3D printed porous electrodes for electrochemical applications
Jana Al-Halimi
Bachelor student, Biomedical Engineering
January – May 2026
Project: Designing, manufacturing, and testing of new lab-scale flow reactor concepts
Jeremy Bijoux 
Bachelor student, Chemical Engineering
January – May 2026
Project: 3D printing and testing of porous electrodes for redox flow batteries
Adam Huang 
Bachelor student, Chemical Engineering
January – May 2026
Project: 3D printing and testing of porous electrodes for water electrolyzer applications
Arielle Chung
High school student, Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute
July 2025 – May 2026
Project: Redox flow battery testing and 3D-printed porous electrodes
Aarnav Shah 
High school student, David Suzuki Secondary School
July 2025 – May 2026
Project: Neural networks for pore network modeling of redox flow batteries
Alumni
Minh-Anh Zaiser
Bachelor Student, Chemical Engineering
May – December 2025
Project: Simulating 3D printed porous electrodes in redox flow batteries using COMSOL Multiphysics
Minyei Kim
Bachelor Student, Chemical Engineering
September – December 2025
Project: Designing 3D printed porous electrodes for electrochemical applications
Tova Gilbert
Co-op Bachelor Student, Nanotechnology Engineering
September 2025
Project: Performance evaluation of porous electrodes in redox flow batteries
Carina Gandhi
Bachelor student, Mechatronics Engineering
September – December 2025
Project: Designing, manufacturing, and testing of new lab-scale redox flow battery concepts
Sehej Budhiraja
Bachelor Student, Materials and Nanoscience
May – August 2025
Project: Innovative resin formulations for 3D printing porous electrodes for redox flow batteries
Ethan Park
Bachelor Student, Nanotechnology Engineering
May – August 2025
Project: Designing, manufacturing, and testing of new lab-scale redox flow battery concepts
