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Samaneh Shahgaldi

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Adjunct Associate ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical and Mechatronics EngineeringUniversity of Waterloo

Samaneh Shahgaldi

Adjunct Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
89 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 56 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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138

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Research

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Corrosion Proton exchange membrane fuel cell Membrane electrode assembly Physical Characterization Electrochemistry Ball milling Carbon bio-based material Carbonization

Latest papers

Data-driven optimization of hybrid membrane electrode assembly configurations for enhanced proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance
Energy and AI · 2026
Enhancing durability of Pt-coated titanium porous transport layers for PEM water electrolysis using TiN interlayers
Materials Advances · 2026 · senior author
Niobium and tantalum nitride-based coatings for improved corrosion resistance and conductivity of titanium-based bipolar plates for PEMFCs
Corrosion Science · 2026 · senior author

All 138 publications

138 publications.

Data-driven optimization of hybrid membrane electrode assembly configurations for enhanced proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

Xin Zeng, Pramoth Varsan Madhavan, Tolga Kocakulak, Samaneh Shahgaldi, Sushanta K. Mitra, Xianguo Li

Energy and AI20265 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.egyai.2026.100706

Enhancing durability of Pt-coated titanium porous transport layers for PEM water electrolysis using TiN interlayers

Muhammad Azhar Iqbal, Sukhvant Singh, Aditya Singh, Samaneh Shahgaldi

Materials Advances20263 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1039/d5ma01378j

Niobium and tantalum nitride-based coatings for improved corrosion resistance and conductivity of titanium-based bipolar plates for PEMFCs

Mohammadhossein Johar, Yasin Mehdizadeh Chellehbari, Leila Moradizadeh, Abhay Gupta, Xianguo Li, Samaneh Shahgaldi

Corrosion Science20262 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2026.113993

Effect of Nb interlayer thickness on the performance of porous transport layers for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers

Anurag, Abhay Gupta, Samaneh Shahgaldi

Renewable Energy20262 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2026.125373

Operando DRT insights into degradation of porous transport layers under intermittent accelerated stress tests in PEM water electrolyzer

Nikita Malhotra, Parisa Karimi, ‪Fatemeh Bakhshandeh, Andrew Wang, Mariam Awara, Samaneh Shahgaldi

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy20261 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.156465

Mechanical degradation of catalyst layer in water electrolyzers due to bubble-induced damage

Yunqiao Huang, Haoran Zhang, Shengfeng Xue, Samaneh Shahgaldi, Zhongchao Tan, Xianguo Li

Energy Conversion and Management20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2026.121253

Accelerated testing strategies for probing proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer performance and longevity: A critical review

Amirmohammad Khosravi Ghasemi, Alison Platt, Aroune Ghadbane, Elena Zanuzzi, Xiao‐Zi Yuan, Samaneh Shahgaldi, Khalid Fatih

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.156720

Solid-based electrolyte water electrolyzers for green hydrogen production

Leila Moradizadeh, Dhinesh Kumar Murugaiah, Sanaullah Qamar, Xianguo Li, Samaneh Shahgaldi

Elsevier eBooks2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-33600-3.00011-x

Engineering catalyst layer microstructure through dispersion control of high-solid-content inks for PEM fuel cells

Dhinesh Kumar Murugaiah, Muhammad Naoshad Islam, Kerrilee A Stewart-Thomas, Jennie I. Eastcott, Himanshi Dhawan, Samaneh Shahgaldi

Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2026.140463

Integrating PtCo nanoparticles into graphitic carbon for rechargeable zinc–air batteries

M. Jareer, Ana Maria Borges Honorato, Mohmmad Khalid, Mathew K. Francis, Safa Sanaz, Samaneh Shahgaldi

Materials Advances2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1039/d5ma01380a

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Samaneh Shahgaldi

Research

Latest papers

Data-driven optimization of hybrid membrane electrode assembly configurations for enhanced proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

Enhancing durability of Pt-coated titanium porous transport layers for PEM water electrolysis using TiN interlayers

Niobium and tantalum nitride-based coatings for improved corrosion resistance and conductivity of titanium-based bipolar plates for PEMFCs

Effect of Nb interlayer thickness on the performance of porous transport layers for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers

Operando DRT insights into degradation of porous transport layers under intermittent accelerated stress tests in PEM water electrolyzer

Mechanical degradation of catalyst layer in water electrolyzers due to bubble-induced damage

Accelerated testing strategies for probing proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer performance and longevity: A critical review

Solid-based electrolyte water electrolyzers for green hydrogen production

Engineering catalyst layer microstructure through dispersion control of high-solid-content inks for PEM fuel cells

Integrating PtCo nanoparticles into graphitic carbon for rechargeable zinc–air batteries

Frequent collaborators

Xianguo Li

Feridun Hamdullahpur

Mohamed Siaj

Ricardo Izquierdo

Sushanta Mitra

Hossam Gaber

Ibrahim Dincer

Frej Mighri

Phuong Nguyen-Tri

Jacques Huot

Marc Rosen