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Michael A. Pope
Associate Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering
- PhDÂ Chemical and Materials Engineering (Princeton University)
- MAÂ Chemical Engineering (Princeton University)
- Bachelor Engineering and Bioscience, Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering (McMaster University)
Biography:
Prof. Pope is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering who began his research program at À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ in September 2014. He obtained his PhD from Princeton University where he studied the production and processing of graphene-based materials into advanced batteries and supercapacitors. During his post-doctoral work at Vorbeck Materials Corp., a large-scale graphene producer, he was the technical lead on a developmental program to commercialize Li-S batteries, he built and operated a pilot-scale fiber spinning line for producing high strength graphene-filled polyesters and contributed to Vorbeck’s graphene ink development. His group is currently focused on developing nanocomposites from a variety of 2D materials for applications ranging from energy storage and electrocatalysis to water purification.
Research Interests:
Our group is developing new materials and bottom-up processing strategies to fabricate improved, typically nanocomposite, device components in order to advance technologies in areas such as electrochemical energy storage, energy generation, sensing and separations. We use methods in interfacial engineering to direct the assembly of nanocomposites from a variety of nanomaterial building blocks and molecular precursors such as polymers, surfactants and ionic liquids.
Please see  for a current list of his peer-reviewed articles.Â
Mahmoud Almhadoun
Alumni
Luzhu (Amanda) Xu
PhD Candidate

Gillian Hawes
Graduate Student

Mariam Gad
PhD Candidate
Joel Pennings
PhD Candidate
Bersu Bastug Azer
PhD Candidate

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Candidate for Ph.D. Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ
Area of Research:
- Titanium Dioxide Water Quality Sensors
- Titanium Dioxide in photoelectrocatalytic applications
- Titainum Dioxide-based semiconductors and transistors
Previous Degrees:
M.Sc. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2019
B.Sc. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2016 (Ranked as 2/94)
Cosupervisor:Â Professor Mustafa Yavuz
Nikolai Burton
PhD Candidate
Nicholas Wilson
PhD Candidate
Candidate for PhD Chemical Engineering - Nanotechnology
Area of Research:Â 2D Nanomaterial Synthesis
Thomas Storwick
Graduate Student
Theeran Kanthan
Graduate Student
Candidate for MASc Chemical Engineering – Nanotechnology
Area of Research:Â Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition of monolayer GO membranes
Elizabeth Miller
Elizabeth Miller

Area of Research: Energy Storage
Current Project:Â Exploring the applications of graphene and graphene nanocomposites in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFBs), with particular interest in the behaviour of monolayers deposited using a modified Langmuir-Blodgett deposition technique.