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About Eric Chadwick
Eric Chadwick holds a PhD and MASc from the Unviersity of Toronto, Department of Mechanical Engineering and a BEng from the University of Guelph. Eric's affinity for research began in his 2nd year at Guelph where he helped research sustainable fluids to use as lubrication in machining of hard-to-cut materials such as Titanium. In his 3rd and 4th years, Eric pivoted to assist in the research of air-lift pumps for oxygination and pumping of water for fisheries. This project earned Eric his first publication. Eric finished his undergraduate degree with a capstone design project involving a thermal battery system to harness, store, and release thermal energy harvested from water previously used for washing. For Eric's MASc, he pivoted his focus on sustainability to a biomedical project aimed at reducing organ rejection rates by improving the methods of de- and recellularization of lungs. Eric published one first-author paper and on the topic, focusing on a methodology for detecting the structural integrity of mouse lungs before, during, and after the de- and recellularizaiton processes. Eric eventually pivoted back to sustainability, as he accepted an internship at DHBW Mannheim to assist with hydrogen fuel cell research for 3 months after graduating from his Master's program. This internship eventually evolved into his PhD studies which were co-supervised by Prof. Volker Schulz at DHBW Mannheim and Prof. Aimy Bazylak and the University of Toronto. Eric spent the next 5 years (2020-2025) researching liquid water accumulation in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, how gravity affects liquid water managment, and proposing innovating solutions to the flow fields to improve water removal and increase fuel cell efficiency.
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Eric Chadwick In 3 Questions
I am inspired by clever innovation for the sake of science and innovation itself. I love coming up with simple, yet clever and elegant solutions to problems in any field I find myself in. I am also heavily inspired by nature and enjoy drawing inspiration from nature to help drive solutions in my research.
I believe energy conversion and storage is the most critical for sustainable development. Most geopolitical conflicts revolve around the desire for control over natural resources such as oil and rare earth metals needed for batteries. Often the "global south" suffers so that the "developed" world can extract these resources and become richer. The development of locally produced and stored energy sources such as hydrogen has the potential to liberate communities from their energy reliance on global powers. Furthermore, access to reliable energy can lead to access to other needs such as water and food since energy is required to harvest food, filter water, and transport both.
My real-life superpower is that I always put my best foot forward even if its something I've never done before. I am highly adaptable as demonstrated in my diverse research background.