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Dr. Leanne Chen received her PhD in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University, where she focused on unraveling discharge mechanisms in batteries and the second-order effects of electrolyte catalysis under the mentorship of Jens K. Nørskov. Subsequently, she pursued a Postdoctoral Scholarship at the California Institute of Technology, further augmenting her training in the group of Thomas F. Miller III. Dr. Chen joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Guelph as an Assistant Professor in 2020. She leads the Computational Electrochemistry Lab, where her research program emphasizes utilizing renewably-generated electricity to drive chemical processes in energy storage systems aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels and carbon dioxide emissions. Key research themes include the development of ab initio computational methods to model reactions occurring at the electrode-electrolyte double-layer, which is considered a crucial component of electrochemical cells. Dr. Chen's work seeks to provide atomic-scale insights at the interface that could significantly impact the rational design of fuel cells, batteries, and electrocatalytic systems for carbon dioxide reduction.
University of Guelph • Guelph, ON, Canada
Joined the Department of Chemistry focusing on Computational Electrochemistry.
Department of Clinical Studies. Offers MSc by thesis (2 years) and MSc by coursework (1 year).