Arman Bonakdarpour earned his undergraduate degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and completed his graduate degrees (M.Sc./Ph.D.) at Dalhousie University, specializing in advanced Li-ion battery and hydrogen fuel cell technologies. After obtaining his Ph.D., Bonakdarpour conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and UBC, focusing on electrocatalysis and hydrogen storage, and for over 10 years worked on many collaborative research projects in the areas of clean energy at UBC (Clean Energy Research Centre) as a full research associate. He has an extensive R&D background in clean energy technologies, spanning various areas such as advanced batteries, hydrogen energy technologies, water treatment, and CO2 conversion. His contributions in these fields have resulted in over 80 peer-reviewed publications and several patents. Bonakdarpour is a co-founder and technical advisor at Mangrove Lithium and maintains an affiliation with UBC (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering).
Recent Projects and Research
- Advanced battery and hydrogen technologies
- Energy modeling of solar PV and storage systems
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Bingxin Zhou, Arman Bonakdarpour, Ivan StosĖevski, Baizeng Fang and DP Wilkinson, Modification of Cu current collectors for lithium metal batteries – A review, Progress in Materials Science, Oct. 2022
- L Daniel, A Bonakdarpour, R Govindarajan and DP Wilkinson, Modified New Microporous Carbon Layer Structure for Improved PEM Fuel Cell Performance with Low-Pt Catalyst Loadings, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 168 (10), 2021
- I. Stosevski, A. Bonakdarpour, B. Fang, P. Lo and D.P. Wilkinson, Formation of MnxZny (OH)zSO4.5H2O – not intercalation of Zn – is the basis of the neutral MnO2/Zn battery first discharge reaction, Electrochimica Acta, 390, 138852 (2021)
- S. Dara, A. Bonakdarpour, M. Ho, R. Govindarajan and D.P. Wilkinson, Conversion of saline waste-water and gaseous carbon dioxide to (bi)carbonate salts, hydrochloric acid and desalinated water for on-site industrial utilization, Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 4(1), pp 141–150 (2019)
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- Alternative Energy Technologies
- Solar Energy Technology
- Advanced Battery and Fuel Cell Technologies
- Computer Applications for Energy Management