Research Areas
Nanoscale Transport Phenomena
Atomistic simulation techniques and hierarchical modelling methodologies for thermal engineering of nanostructured materials, with applications in metal-ion batteries
Electric Vehicle Batteries and Chargers
Multiscale hierarchical modelling, design, optimization and prototyping of thermal management systems of batteries, chargers and electric vehicles
Bioengineering and Biomedical Devices
Engineering technologies and modelling methodologies to advance the fields of tissue engineering, biomedical devices, and cardiovascular biomechanics
Energy Systems
Soil and Water Pollution
Modelling & optimization for efficiency and environmental impact of complex energy systems; Geo-physical/chemical & machine learning to characterize inequitable exposures to soil and water pollution
Step into the future with our newly established state-of-the-art Thermal Management Systems (TMS) Laboratory
Experience cutting-edge research with comprehensive numerical and experimental programs, dedicated to advancing thermo-electro-chemical studies in batteries and power electronics
Recent News
Featured in NSERC’s IMPACT
ATOMS Lab’s research and training program on Thermal Management of Electrification Technologies (TherMET) was featured in NSERC’s IMPACT, Issue No. 2: A Look at the People, Research, and Innovations Powering Canada’s EV Future. https://n2.nserc-impact.ca/
ORF-RE Grant
We are very grateful for the generous support from the Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE) to ATOMS Lab’s University-Industry research projects with Ford Canada and Jule. https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/from-better-batteries-to-cleaner-fuels-new-provincial-support-advances-research-projects-across-u-of-t-engineering/
CSChE 2024 Presentations
Congratulations to Vincenzo Luciano Costanzo, Christina Cheng and Dipali Nayak for their recent participations in Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE) 2024!
ASME MNHMT 2024 Keynote Talk
Dr. Cristina Amon’s presented a key note talk at the ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer MNHMT conference held in Nottingham, UK on Aug, 5th 2024. The talk focused on multiscale thermal management of electric vehicle technologies from nanoscale to vehicle-level cooling systems.
Celebrating Achievements
We congratulate Prof. Cristina Amon’s students Alessia Di Nardo, Ferdinand Avikpe, Sara Hadzimustafic (left to right in photo) for being awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and Farshad Tajeddini (last in photo) for being honored with the Mary H. Beatty Fellowship as a part of the OGS International competition.
Summer Researchers
Congratulations to Yongzhen Xiong, Manav Shroff, Alex Wang, Francesca Fortino, Seshill Real Armas and Zidong Han for successfully completing their summer research projects at the ATOMS laboratory. We also extent heartiest congrats to Manav, Alex, Francesca and Seshil for their recent participation in Undergraduate Engineering Research Day (UnERD) 2024!