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Electrochemistry & Materials Consultant | CO₂ Electrolysis, Corrosion, Catalyst Degradation, SEM/(S)TEM/FIB/EDS/XRD

Profile Summary

I help clean-energy companies, research teams, technical founders, and engineering organizations evaluate electrochemical materials, diagnose degradation, and turn complex scientific evidence into clear technical decisions. I am a PhD-trained chemical engineer and materials scientist with more than nine years of research experience. My background includes postdoctoral research at McMaster University and graduate research at the University of Toronto in electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, corrosion, materials degradation, nanoporous metals, and advanced materials characterization. SERVICES I OFFER • Technical assessment of CO₂ electrolyzers, water-electrolysis systems, membrane-electrode assemblies, electrocatalysts, and catalyst-performance claims • Root-cause and degradation analysis using electrochemical, microscopy, spectroscopy, and published evidence • TEM/STEM/SEM/FIB characterization strategy and interpretation of client-provided data • Assessment of Ga FIB, Xe PFIB, ion-milling, and other cross-section preparation methods and artifacts • Scientific and technical literature reviews, technology landscapes, evidence tables, and research reports • Experimental design and characterization planning • Python-based processing, visualization, and interpretation of electrochemical and microscopy data • Technical review and editing of scientific reports, manuscripts, white papers, and research documents TECHNICAL EXPERTISE CO₂ electroreduction and electrolysis; AEM water electrolysis; membrane-electrode assemblies; atomically dispersed and nanostructured catalysts; catalyst durability; nanoporous gold and copper; corrosion; surface chemistry; materials stability; electrochemical characterization; TEM/STEM; HAADF-STEM; SEM; Ga FIB; Xe PFIB; EDS/EELS; HRTEM/SAED; STXM/XAS; XRD; and atom probe tomography. My peer-reviewed work has appeared in journals including Energy & Environmental Science, Joule, Advanced Materials, Nature Communications, ACS Energy Letters, Corrosion Science, Materials Today Communications, and Nanomaterials. I have also served as a reviewer for Materials Characterization. As Strategic Research Coordinator for CANSTOREnergy, I supported collaboration involving 23 research groups across 11 Canadian universities and partners from industry, government, and community organizations. Clients can expect a clearly defined scope, realistic milestones, careful handling of confidential information, reproducible analysis, and a concise report that distinguishes evidence, assumptions, limitations, and recommended next steps. I am available for remote consulting, technical research, data interpretation, and report-based projects.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Materials Science & Engineering
• ★ Electrochemistry
• ★ Corrosion
• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Surface Chemistry
• ☆ Metallurgy
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Computed Tomography (CT)

Services

• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Research Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Product Evaluation, Concept Development

Work Experience

Educator

Varsity Tutors

December 2021 - Present

Strategic Research Coordinator

CANSTOREnergy

September 2023 - August 2025

Postdoctoral Fellow

McMaster University

May 2023 - August 2025

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Toronto

September 2015 - August 2021

Entrepreneur in Residence

Creative Destruction Lab

June 2018 - August 2018

Researcher

TU Bergakademie Freiberg

June 2014 - August 2014

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Toronto

September 2017 - August 2021

PhD (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry)

University of Toronto

September 2017 - August 2021

Master of Applied Science (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry)

University of Toronto

September 2015 - August 2017

Master of Applied Science

University of Toronto

September 2015 - August 2017

Bachelor of Science (School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering)

University of Tehran

September 2010 - February 2015

Bachelor of Science

University of Tehran

September 2010 - February 2015

Certifications

• Quantum Machine Learning Stream - Technical and Business Bootcamp

  Creative Destruction Lab, University of Toronto

  August 2018 - Present

• Scientific and High Performance Computing

  SciNet High Performance Computing Consortium

  June 2018 - Present

• Writing in the Sciences

  Stanford University

  November 2013 - Present

• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)

  Iran Technical & Vocational Training Organization

  September 2011 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ashrafriahi, A., Ebrahimy, A.F., Ramsundar, V., Korinek, A., Newman, R.(2021). New insights into the stress corrosion cracking of carbon steel in ethanolic media . Materials and Corrosion. 72. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 517-527.

Foroozan-Ebrahimy, A., Langelier, B., Newman, R.C.(2021). Probing the surface chemistry of nanoporous gold via electrochemical characterization and atom probe tomography . Nanomaterials. 11. (4).

Ebrahimy, A.F., Langelier, B., Newman, R.C.(2020). Atom probe tomography of nanoporous gold formed by dealloying lean noble alloys . Materials Today Communications. 25.

Ebrahimy, A.F., Hermoso-Diaz, I.A., Newman, R.C.(2020). Electrochemical study of S and Pb adsorption on Ni in aqueous acidic media . Corrosion Science. 175.

Hermoso-Diaz, I.A., Foroozan, A.E., Flores-De los Rios, J.P., Landeros-Martinez, L.L., Porcayo-Calderon, J., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J.G.(2019). Electrochemical and quantum chemical assessment of linoleic acid as a corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in sulfuric acid solution . Journal of Molecular Structure. 1197. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 535-546.

Foroozan, E.A., Naderi, R.(2015). Effect of coating composition on the anticorrosion performance of a silane sol-gel layer on mild steel . RSC Advances. 5. (129). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 106485-106491.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Sabharwal, S., Wei, C., Jiawei, Le., Pereira, L., Cherniak, S., Adam, C., Foroozan, E.A., Jelinski, E.(2017). Candu spent fuel purification . 37th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 41st Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference.

Foroozan, E.A., Carcea, A.G., Newman, R.C.(2017). The role of sulfur and lead in the corrosion of nickel alloys relevant to nuclear steam generators . 37th Annual Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 41st Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference.