Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto

Research

Fuel cells Porous materials Polymer electrolyte membrane Electrochemical energy conversion Electrolyzers Carbon dioxide reduction Operando imaging and characterization Hydrogen

Latest papers

Automated Abnormal Vessel Detection in Re-Endothelialized Mouse Lungs: A Proof of Concept.
Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods · 2026 · senior author
Revealing the Nanoscale Morphology Changes of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers due to Conditioning.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026 · senior author
Impact of over compressing gas diffusion electrodes in alkaline zero-gap CO2 electrolyzers.
Scientific reports · 2026 · senior author

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Advancing polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$342,856
Advancing catalyst coated membranes for electrochemical energy conversion
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$196,000
Guiding CO2 Electrolyzer Material Designs Through Advanced Operando Characterization
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$150,000

All 32 grants and awards

20 publications.

01

Automated Abnormal Vessel Detection in Re-Endothelialized Mouse Lungs: A Proof of Concept.

Paciocco J, Hasan A, Chan J, Taniguchi D, Kamata S, Amon C, Karoubi G, Bazylak A

Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/19373384261458003 PMID: 42261753

02

Revealing the Nanoscale Morphology Changes of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers due to Conditioning.

Lytle S, Parmar HB, Wang J, Yamashita S, Bazylak A

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/advs.77009 PMID: 42573540

03

Impact of over compressing gas diffusion electrodes in alkaline zero-gap CO2 electrolyzers.

Farsi A, Batta V, Tugirumubano A, Seip T, Bazylak A

Scientific reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-42959-1 PMID: 41792296

04

Anti-CD31 antibody preconditioning for enhancement of endothelial cell capture and vascularization: a novel strategy for bioengineering lung scaffolds.

Kamata S, Zargar A, Taniguchi D, Suzuki Y, Lo A, Bian S, Chen E, Ligi S, Keshavjee S, Okada Y, Haykal S, Bazylak A, Waddell TK, Karoubi G

Journal of biological engineering2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13036-025-00593-x PMID: 41507974

05

Influence of gravity on water management and mass transport losses in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.

Chadwick EA, Derebaşı B, Schulz VP, Bazylak A

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-09067-y PMID: 41219243

06

The Role of Operating Temperature on Pore-Scale Gas Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolyzers.

Ham CT, Shrestha P, Kober L, Gasilov S, Webb MA, Bazylak A

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/advs.202507606 PMID: 40919723

07

Computer vision to predict cell seeding coverage in re-endothelialized mouse lungs.

Paciocco J, Hasan A, Chan J, Taniguchi D, Amon C, Karoubi G, Bazylak A

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-11272-8 PMID: 40683991

08

In silico model development and optimization of in vitro lung cell population growth.

Mostofinejad A, Romero DA, Brinson D, Marin-Araujo AE, Bazylak A, Waddell TK, Haykal S, Karoubi G, Amon CH

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300902 PMID: 38748626

09

Investigating the Influence of Treatments on Carbon Felts for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries.

Schilling M, Eifert L, Köble K, Jaugstetter M, Bevilacqua N, Fahy KF, Tschulik K, Bazylak A, Zeis R

ChemSusChem2024

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301063 PMID: 37671901

10

Revealing the Multifaceted Impacts of Electrode Modifications for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Electrodes.

Köble K, Schilling M, Eifert L, Bevilacqua N, Fahy KF, Atanassov P, Bazylak A, Zeis R

ACS applied materials & interfaces2023

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07940 PMID: 37768857

Advancing polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bazylak, Aimy AMJ

Keywords: electrochemical performance; fuel cells; gas diffusion layer; multiphase transport; operando imaging; polymer electrolyte membrane; pore network modelling; porous media; synchrotron x-ray radiography; transport properties

$342,856

Advancing catalyst coated membranes for electrochemical energy conversion

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bazylak, Aimy

Keywords: polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyzers; carbon dioxide electrolyzers; electrochemical clean energy conversion; catalyst coated membrane; porous materials; catalyst layers; multiphase transport behaviour; spectromicroscopy; material degradation

$196,000

Guiding CO2 Electrolyzer Material Designs Through Advanced Operando Characterization

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bazylak, Aimy

$150,000

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell catalyst layer degradation

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bazylak, Aimy AMJ

Keywords: catalyst layer; contamination; degradation; fuel cells; ionomer; platinum; polymer electrolyte membrane; sulphur; x-ray absorption near edge structure

$90,000

CANSTOREnergy: Seasonal storage of renewable energy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Sinton, David

$8,000,000

Clean Energy

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Bazylak, Aimy

Keywords: Electrochemical energy conversion; Fuel cells; Electrolyzers; Carbon dioxide reduction; Operando imaging and characterization; Hydrogen; Energy storage; Multiphase flows; Porous materials; Catalyst layer design

$500,000

Accelerated catalyst layer design and fabrication: Materials discovery through machine learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bazylak, Aimy

$150,000

A fabrication, testing, and imaging laboratory for all solid state batteries

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bazylak, Aimy

$149,665

Plate shaped catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bazylak, Aimy

$180,000

Real-time 3D imaging for clean electrochemical energy conversion

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bazylak, Aimy

$149,600

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Plastic Surgery
Civil Engineering
Thoracic Surgery

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Golnaz Karoubi

Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

6 shared papers, latest 2026

ChungHyuk Lee

Chemical Engineering

5 shared papers, latest 2023

Cristina Amon

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Siba Haykal

Plastic Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Benzhong Zhao

Civil Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Shaf Keshavjee

Thoracic Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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