Dr. Majid Bahrami is a Professor in the School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University, Canada Research Chair in Alternative Energy Conversion Systems. He was  awarded Canada's Clean50 in 2016. His research group studies transport phenomena in emerging microstructured materials and porous media, fuel cell technologies, new refrigeration, and microelectronics cooling with a focus on sustainable energy conversion systems. This multifaceted research requires combined expertise in heat transfer, fluid flow, materials science, and contact mechanics, and has a focus on both fundamentals and contemporary industrial applications. Bahrami (Sharif B.Sc. 1992 / Amirkabir M.Sc 1995 / Waterloo Ph.D. 2004 / Waterloo Post-doc 2004-2006) has authored/co-authored more than 100 journal and conference articles. Dr. Bahrami practiced for 5 years (1995–2001) in the HVAC and refrigeration industry as a thermal engineer and consultant. From 2006 to 2008, Bahrami served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, British Columbia. He is  Fellow of ASME, Fellow of CAE and member of AIAA, ASHRAE, SAE and CSME.

Claire’s previous research projects include development of next generation photovoltaic devices (4D LABS, Simon Fraser University), femtosecond laser experiments (LASIR, Simon Fraser University), and micropatterning polymer-based devices for cell adhesion research (Western Nanofab Facility, University of Western Ontario). She tested the mechanical properties of fibers and thin automotive antiwear films for her doctorate from UWO. Her work with the Laboratory for Alternative Energy Conversion focuses on the development of composite adsorbents with properties tailored for adsorptive cooling systems.

Ilya recieved his PhD in 2018 from Boreskov Institute of Catalyst, Novisibirsk, Russia. His topic of research was dynamic of water and methanol adsorption in adsorption heat transformation cycle. He received his MSc in Physics, Physical Chemistry in 2014 and BSc in Physics, Physical Chemistry, in 2012 from Novosibirsk State University.

Sahand completed his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology in 2015. He concluded his Master's studies in Energy Conversion also from the Sharif University of Technology in 2019. He has worked on surface engineering and its application to phase change heat transfer. He is currently focused on passive heat transfer enhancement using self-excited flexible flaps.