People

Principal Investigator

Jason Keonhag Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Victoria (UVic). He holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Energy Systems Innovation. Jason earned his BEng and MASc degrees at UVic, followed by his PhD at the University of Toronto. He has also served as a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and was recognized as a runner-up for the US Department of Energy HFTO Postdoctoral Recognition Award.

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Email: jasonklee (at) uvic (dot) ca
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Office: EOW 225

Graduate Researcher

Qifan Erwin Li is a MASc student at EGGs. Erwin completed his BEng degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UVic in 2024. He is currently researching on the development of porous materials for redox flow batteries to promote clean energy technologies.


Email: qifanli (at) uvic (dot) ca

Undergraduate Researchers

Sean Yang is a third-year undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Victoria (UVic).  He serves as the service director of UVIC Engineering and Computer Science (ECSS). Sean is also a member of the Uvic Environmental Engineering Club(UVEE).  He designed the antenna, end cap, and o-ring for the sea glider project. Currently, Sean is developing two-phase transport model for gas evolving water electrolyzers.  


Email: seanyang2202(at) gmail (dot) com

Victor Lefebvre is a third year undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Victoria (UVic). He  studied aerospace engineering at Concordia University in Montreal before transferring to UVic. Victor is the proud recipient of the Thor. E. Stephenson bursary awarded by Pratt & Whitney Canada. He is currently conducting research on development of porous transport layers for PEM water electrolyzers using stochastic and pore network modelling.


Email: victor.lefebvre (at) hotmail (dot) com