Shiva Mohajernia, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Material design Energy conversion Single atoms Green energy Green hydrogen Reaction engineering and catalysis

About

Dr. Shiva Mohajernia is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta, Canada. Prior to joining U of A, she worked as a catalysis group leader at the Chemistry & Structure of Novel Materials Institute in Germany. In 2020, Dr. Mohajernia earned her Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, also in Germany. She was a visiting scholar at the Nanomaterial Catalysts for Sustainable Energy Technologies research group at McMaster University, Canada. Dr. Mohajernia completed her Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Tehran and Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in Iran, respectively. She has received several awards, including the 2022 Catalysts Award and the 2020 International Society of Electrochemistry Award.

Research

The Energy Materials (NRGMATs) research group focuses on developing novel materials for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic energy conversion applications. The current general topics include:

• Design and fabrication of Single-atom decorated materials
• Defect engineering of semiconductors for energy-related applications
• Nanostructured metal oxides for energy conversion and energy storage applications
• Power to X (P2X)
• Electrocatalytic value-added chemicals production
• Photocatalytic hydrogen generation