Gillian Goward
Chemistry
Ryerson
Canada
Biography
Dr. Gillian Goward, an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at McMaster University, is the lead investigator on a four-year, collaborative Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) initiative on lithium ion battery materials, which brings together researchers from both academic and industrial fields, to tackle the development of techniques for studying lithium ion cells under operating conditions
Research Interest
aims to apply advanced solid-state NMR techniques, in combination with electrochemical characterisation, to the study of materials of interest as chemical power sources. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEM-FC) and secondary lithium ion batteries provide environmentally friendly energy alternatives. As yet under-exploited is the unique advantage of solid-state NMR for investigating the protons in PEM-FCs, and the lithium ions in Li-ion rechargeable batteries, which can be thought of as the “work horses” of these two systems. Solid-state NMR is well known for its ability to provide site-specific information on structure and dynamics. Processes and interactions such as hydrogen-bonding, ionic conductivity, and polymer chain ordering or mobility can be effectively probed. In recent years, the field of solid-state NMR has experienced rapid technological and methodological growth, allowing a broader range of materials questions to be addressed.
