David Frost, McGill University

Research

green metal-water propellants and explosives high-velocity impact hydrogen generation loss prevention metal fuels metal particle combustion metal-water reactions optical diagnostics

Latest papers

Hydrogen production rates of aluminum reacting with varying densities of supercritical water.
RSC advances · 2022
Development of a Novel Biodegradable Metallic Stent Based on Microgalvanic Effect.
Annals of biomedical engineering · 2016

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Fundamental kinetics of iron combustion and iron oxide reduction for renewable energy storage
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Iron as a zero-carbon sustainable fuel for industrial heat and remote power
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$447,752
Fundamentals of Metal Particle Combustion in Extreme Environments for Power Generation and Energetic Applications
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 25 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Hydrogen production rates of aluminum reacting with varying densities of supercritical water.

Trowell K, Goroshin S, Frost D, Bergthorson J

RSC advances2022

DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01231f PMID: 35480355

02

Development of a Novel Biodegradable Metallic Stent Based on Microgalvanic Effect.

Frattolin J, Barua R, Aydin H, Rajagopalan S, Gottellini L, Leask R, Yue S, Frost D, Bertrand OF, Mongrain R

Annals of biomedical engineering2016

DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1458-5 PMID: 26384666

Fundamental kinetics of iron combustion and iron oxide reduction for renewable energy storage

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bergthorson, Jeffrey

Keywords: metal fuels; redox reactions; iron fuel; oxidation; reduction; kinetics

$150,000

Iron as a zero-carbon sustainable fuel for industrial heat and remote power

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bergthorson, Jeffrey JM

$447,752

Fundamentals of Metal Particle Combustion in Extreme Environments for Power Generation and Energetic Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2020DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplement

Principal investigators: Frost, David

$120,000

Fundamentals of Metal Particle Combustion in Extreme Environments for Power Generation and Energetic Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Frost, David

Keywords: metal fuels; zero carbon energy; recyclable energy carrier; metal particle combustion; metal-water reactions; hydrogen generation; loss prevention; green metal-water propellants and explosives; high-velocity impact; optical diagnostics

$234,000

Particle Size Analyzer to Develop Metal-Fuel Technologies

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bergthorson, Jeffrey

$69,196

Fast infrared camera for fundamental studies of metal flames

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bergthorson, Jeffrey

$150,000

Fundamentals of Metal Particle Combustion for Energy and Loss Prevention Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Frost, David

$120,000

Fundamentals of Metal Particle Combustion for Energy and Loss Prevention Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Frost, David

$170,000

High-speed imaging and stereoscopic particle-image velocimetry for turbulent combustion and explosion research

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Bergthorson, Jeffrey

$150,000

Photonic doppler velocimeter

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Higgins, Andrew

$140,000

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 Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

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

Stephen Yue

Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Jeffrey Bergthorson

Mechanical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Rosaire Mongrain

Mechanical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Richard Leask

Chemical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: green metal-water propellants and explosives Dear Professor Frost, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Hydrogen production rates of aluminum reacting with varying densities of supercritical water." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Fundamentals of Metal Particle Combustion in Extreme Environments for Power Generation and Energetic Applications" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]