Welcome!

We are interested in low-carbon combustion, electrocatalysis, and renewable conversion technologies. We are part of the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department within Smith Engineering at Queen's University in Canada.

We are always looking for motivated, bright students to join our team. If you think you may be interested, reach out to Jackson Crane (jackson.crane@queensu.ca).

News

  • CERG Presents at CICS

    May 2026

    PhD student Reza Paknahad and MASc students Raj Punna, Sam Williamson, and Catherine Douglas presented their work at the Canadian Section of the Combustion Institute Spring Technical Meeting in Montreal.

  • Welcome Sam Beylerian

    May 2026

    Welcome to Sam Beylerian, who joins the group as a MASc student and will be working on using waveguides to regularize detonation structure.

  • Three presentations accepted at the Symposium

    February 2026

    Three students in CERG, Reza Paknahad, Raj Punna, and Sam Williamson were accepted to present at the International Symposium on Combustion, the premier conference in the field. Congratulations!