Meet the researchers: The Unite!Energy Doctoral Candidates
Angelo Bryan Lazo
DC7 – Development of novel catalysts for hydrogen fuelled alkaline membrane fuel cells
Host institution 1
KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Supervisor: Professor Rakel Wreland Lindström
Host institution 2
Aalto University (Aalto)
Supervisor: Professor Tanja Kallio
My project
​To develop new PGM free or ultra-low PGM electrodes for the HOR in anion exchange membrane fuel cells.
About me
My academic and professional journey began at the University of the City of Manila, Philippines where I obtained my bachelor’s degree in chemistry and conducted undergraduate research on the synthesis of metal nanoparticles using biomass.
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I then joined the Philippine’s National Metrology Laboratory where I contributed to the development of reference materials for chemical analyses. Eventually, as I sought to expand my horizon as a researcher, I pursued master’s studies through the Erasmus Mundus programme Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (EACH). I studied chemical analysis and metrology at the University of Tartu, Estonia and then explored electrochemistry and sensors at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.
Credit: Katrin Binner/TU Darmstadt
My master’s thesis focused on lignin-derived porous carbon for supercapacitor electrodes which ignited my interest in sustainable materials in energy technologies.
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Driven by my newly found passion, my goal for my doctoral studies is to contribute to the development of alternative electrocatalysts for anion exchange membrane fuel cells. The work will involve the synthesis and characterization of electrocatalysts as well as establishing the optimum catalyst layer composition and structure, and water management to achieve better electrode utilization and performance durability. The integration of the electrocatalysts into a porous electrode and in a laboratory-scale fuel cell will be performed as well.
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