Marc Secanell Gallart, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Sustainable Energy Fluid Mechanics

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About

Professional experience:

• 2017 - Present: Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
• 2025 - 2025: Professor of Electrochemical Energy Technologies, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
• 2015 - 2016 : Sabbatical Research Visitor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, US
• 2012 - 2017: Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
• 2009 - 2012: Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
• 2008 - 2009 : Research Associate, Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, National Research Council Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Education:

• 2007 - 2004 : Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
• 2004 - 2002 : M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
• 2002 - 1998 : B. Eng. in Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Awards/Honors:

• 2022/23 Faculty of Engineering Graduate Teaching Award
• 2019/20 Faculty of Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award
• 2017/18 Faculty of Engineering Research Award
• 2013 APEGA Early Accomplishment Award

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Research

* Fabrication, analysis and design of electrochemical energy technologies

• Polymer electrolyte (proton and anion) membrane fuel cells (PEMFC and AEMFC) fabrication, characterization and testing
• Polymer electrolyte (proton and anion) membrane water electrolyzer cells (PEMWE and AEMWE) fabrication, characterization and testing
• Electrochemical system simulation: Developer of OpenFCST (the open-source fuel cell simulation toolbox)

* Multidisciplinary design and optimization

• Multi-objective optimization
• Sensitivity analysis
• Shape and topology optimization
• Robust design

* Analysis and design of cooling towers

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Teaching

• MEC E 230 - Introduction to Thermo-Fluid Sciences
• MEC E 443 - Energy Conversion
• MEC E 663 - Theory and Applications of Finite Element Method
• MEC E 645 - Transport and Kinetic Processes in Electrochemical Systems

Jiafei Liu, Fei Wei, Marc Secanell

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2026 June; 10.1016/j.cej.2026.176749

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Jiafei Liu, Jake Mouallem, Mohamad Ghadban, Marc Secanell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2025 November; 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.151887

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L. Padilla, J. Liu, N. Semagina, M. Secanell

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2024 November; 10.1016/j.cej.2024.156258

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Florian Wiesner, James Woodford, Mayank Sabharwal, Matthias Hesselmann, Seongyeop Jung, Matthias Wessling, Marc Secanell

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2024 July; 10.1021/acsami.4c04641

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A. Kosakian, F. Wei, J. Zhou, S. Jung, J. Sharman, M. Secanell

Electrochimica Acta. 2023 November; 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143221

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M. Moore, M. Mandal, A. Kosakian, M. Secanell

Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 2023 April; 10.1149/1945-7111/acc898

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Mohamad Ghadban, Mayank Sabharwal, Campbell Rea, Xiaolin Li, Angela E. Goode, Maciah Smith, Carmen Murphy, Marc Secanell

Journal of Power Sources. 2023 April; 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.232745

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A. Zargar, A. Kodkani, B. Vickers, M.R. Flynn, M. Secanell

Applied Thermal Engineering. 2023 January; 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119593

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Manas Mandal, Marc Secanell

ECS Meeting Abstracts. 2020 November; 10.1149/MA2020-02382453mtgabs

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