Associate Professor
B.Sc. (Mount Allison University, 2000)
M.Sc. (大发彩票平台, 2002)
B.Ed. (Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2005)
Ph.D. (Dalhousie University, 2013)
Postdoc (Coll猫ge-de-France, Paris, France, 2014-2015)
Postdoc (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, 2015-2017)
Office: OM 426
Phone: (514) 398-1074
Lab Phone: (514)398-6916
Email: Eric.McCalla [at] 大发彩票平台.ca
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Research Themes
Materials Chemistry聽and聽Chemical Physics
Research Interests
Our research is focused on the design of new functional materials through a combination of high-throughput synthesis along with more traditional solid-state chemistry approaches. Of immediate interest are novel materials for a wide variety of battery technologies including electrodes materials for Li- and Na-ion batteries as well as solid electrolytes for all-solid-batteries. Such research is of highest priority for immediate societal needs including the widespread implementation of electric vehicles as well as grid storage given that the use of intermittent renewal energy sources drives the need for better batteries. Our battery research is done in collaboration with industrial leaders in rechargeable batteries.
The group uses a combination of high-throughput synthesis/characterization that allows for the study of thousands of samples each year, and more detailed studies on key compositions using traditional approaches.
Through various collaborations, the group is also actively working on applying our methods to varied Chemistries including the electrosynthesis of organic compounds, the study of bipolar semiconductors and the use of metallic iron as a renewable fuel source. The group is also involved in collaborations further leveraging our high-throughput methods with various machine learning approaches.
Currently Teaching
CHEM 273. Introductory Physical Chemistry 2: Kinetics and Methods.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Kinetics: Transition State Theory, complex reactions, free-radical reactions, chain reactions, catalysis, reactions at surfaces, ionic effects of reactions in solution, photochemistry. Methods: physical chemistry laboratory, differential equations and linear algebra applied to physical chemistry, computation methods for data analysis and modeling
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent.
- Restriction: For Honours and Major Chemistry students. Other students with permission of instructor.
- Prerequisites: CHEM 213 and MATH 222 or equivalent
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 253.
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CHEM 429. Chemistry of Energy, Storage and Utilization.
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Credits: 3
Offered by: Chemistry (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Energy consumption and human development; green house gases; primary and secondary sources of energy, fuels vs. electricity; energy transport and storage; fossil fuels; nuclear energy; fusion and fission; bioenergetics, natural and artificial
photosynthesis; novel materials; nanocomposites; photochemistry; electrochemistry; photovoltaics and batteries; fuel cells; catalysis and biomass.
- Prerequisites: CHEM 212; CHEM 223 and CHEM 243; or CHEM 213 and CHEM 273; or CHEM 204 or CHEM 203; or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 319.
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