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

MEC E 443 - Energy Conversion

Sources, flow and overall efficiency of use of various energy forms in society, thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion devices such as thermoelectric and magnetohydrodynamic generators, solar and fuel cells, energy from fission and fusion reactors. Prerequisite: MEC E 340.

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Browse more courses taught by Marc Secanell Gallart

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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