I'm a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo and lead the Porous Materials Engineering & Analysis Lab (PMEAL). (The acronym PMEAL is a nod to a delicacy sometimes known as Canadian Bacon!)

Our group works on engineered porous materials such as electrodes, membranes, filters, catalyst layers, and related materials.

Some recurring themes are:

• 3D characterization of porous materials using X-ray tomography
• quantitative image analysis and digital material reconstruction
• pore-network and pore-scale modelling
• multiphase transport in porous media
• electrochemical systems including electrolyzers, fuel cells, flow batteries, Li-ion batteris, and other porous electrodes
• designing new porous structures based on structure–property relationships

A Python framework for pore network modelling of transport in porous materials.

OpenPNM grew out of research in our group and has gradually turned into a fairly substantial open-source project used by researchers around the world.

A Python toolkit for analysing 3D images of porous materials.

PoreSpy includes tools for extracting pore networks, measuring structural properties, simulating drainage and imbibition, generating artificial porous materials, and generally poking at 3D images to figure out what is going on inside them.

These two projects are closely related: PoreSpy turns images into quantitative descriptions and networks; OpenPNM uses those networks to simulate transport and reaction.

I've been fortunate to work with a lot of excellent students, postdocs, collaborators, and open-source contributors over the years. That work has resulted in more than 100 journal papers spanning porous media, electrochemistry, imaging, and modelling.

A few recognitions along the way include the CSChE Emerging Leader Award, the University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering Research Excellence Award, and the Azzam-Dullien Professorship in Transport in Porous Media.

For papers and the more traditional academic stuff, the PMEAL website and [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/ are better places to look.