Jean St-Pierre

Research Professor

Curriculum Vitæ

I. Education

• Honorary Research Fellow, University of Exeter, School of Engineering, UK (1989-1991)
  Advisor: Anthony A. Wragg
• Ph. D., Metallurgical Engineering, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada (1986-1989)
  Advisor: Dominique L. Piron
• M. Sc. A., Metallurgical Engineering, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada (1983-1985) Advisor: Dominique L. Piron
• B. Ing., Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada (1979-1983)
  Senior Thesis Advisor: Dominique L. Piron

II. Professional Employment
A. Research

• Research Professor, Future Fuels Initiative, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA, 2006 - present.
• Principal Research Scientist, Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby, BC, Canada, 1995-2005.
• Research Professor, INRS-Géoressources, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada, 1992-1994.

B. Teaching

• Supervisor, Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby, BC, Canada, 1995-2005.
  Supervised 15 undergraduate cooperative program students from local Universities on different research and development aspects of proton exchange membrane fuel cells:
  • Ted Poon, Alan Young (development of water management strategies)
  • Peter Enns (cathode catalyst formulation demonstration)
    Sarah Wilmot, Elizabeth Chuah (fuel cell durability demonstration)
  • Aislinn Sirk, Monica Kaila, Robyn Ovans, Kyoung Bai, Teri-Lyn Flumiani, Karen Yuen, Eagranie Yuh (development of freeze tolerant strategies)
  • Donald Mackenzie (demonstration of oxidant and reformate fuel streams purification by integration of, respectively, pressure swing adsorption and electrochemical promotion)
  • Trevor Dale (development of freeze tolerant strategies for direct methanol fuel cells)
  • Reza Rahmani (cathode catalyst contamination model development)
• Corrector, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada, 1984-1985.
• Assistant Lecturer, Collége d'Enseignement Général et Professionnel (pre-University college), Montréal, QC, Canada, 1984.

III. Honors and Awards

• UPIR (Unit of Participation and Initiation to Research) - École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada (1982-1983).
• Doctorate scholarship - Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l'Aide à la Recherche, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada (1986-1988).
• Member: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA University of South Carolina chapter (since 1986).
• Canadian section student award - The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, USA (1988, First recipient of this award).
• Post-doctoral fellowship - The British Council, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Special Awards Scheme, Montréal, QC, Canada (1989, Awarded but not used).
• Post-doctoral fellowship - Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l'Aide à la Recherche, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada (1990-1991).
• Industrial research fellowship - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada (1992, Awarded but not used).
• Post-doctoral fellowship - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada (1993, Awarded but not used).
• Industrial research fellowship - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada (1995-1997).
• Award of excellence: Outstanding contribution for teamwork - 1996 Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby, BC, Canada (1996).
• STAR award (Superior Teamwork And Recognition) - Ballard Power Systems, Burnaby, BC, Canada (2000).

IV. Memberships

• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, Burnaby, BC, Canada (since 2001).
• Electrochemical Society (since 1984).
• International Society of Electrochemistry, Lausanne, Switzerland (since 1986)
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (1984-1992).
• Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec, Montréal, QC, Canada (1985-1995; since 1998).

V. Professional Activities

• Treasurer, Energy Technology Division, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, USA (since 2005).
• Participant, Highly qualified personnel workshop, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada (2002).
• Advisory Board Member, Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems (since 1997).
• Participant, Meeting the needs of the next generation of researchers - Making a future in industry workshop, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada (1997).
• Committee on scholarships and fellowships member, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada (1996-2000).
• Participant, The needs of the next generation of researchers - A national workshop, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada (1996).
• Reviewer
  • Journal of Applied Electrochemistry (9 papers)
  • Journal of the Electrochemical Society (3 papers)
  • Journal of Power Sources (10 papers)
  • Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems (7 papers)
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science (1 paper)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (3 grant proposals)
  • 4th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology (1 paper)
  • 2nd International Symposium on New Materials for Fuel Cells and Modern Battery Systems (4 papers)
  • Electrochemical Engineering and the Environment 1992, Institution of Chemical Engineers Symposium Series 127 (1 paper)

VI. Publications

32. J. St-Pierre, N. Jia, R. Rahmani, "Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Contamination Model - eversible Adsorption of a Gaseous Contaminant", J. Electrochem. Soc., in preparation.
31. G.-S. Kim, P. A. C. Chang, J. St-Pierre, "Thermal Coupling in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stacks", J. Power Sources, in preparation.
30. J. St-Pierre, A. Wong, J. Diep, D. Kiel, "Demonstration of a Residence Time Distribution Method for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Evaluation", J. Power Sources, accepted.
29. J. Diep, D. Kiel, J. St-Pierre, A. Wong, "Development of a Residence Time Distribution Method for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Evaluation", Chem. Eng. Sci., accepted.
28. J. St-Pierre, "Simple Mathematical Model for Water Diffusion in Nafion Membranes", J. Electrochem. Soc., 154 (2007), B88-B95. [PDF]
27. P. A. C. Chang, J. St-Pierre, J. Stumper, B. Wetton, "Reactant Flow Distribution in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stacks", J. Power Sources, 162 (2006) 340-355. [PDF]
26. J. St-Pierre, "Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Device Level Modeling Status", in Device and Materials Modeling of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells, Edited by S. Paddison, K. Promislow, Springer, submitted.
25. J. St-Pierre, B. Wetton, G.-S. Kim, K. Promislow, "Limiting Current Operation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells", J. Electrochem. Soc., accepted.
24. P. Berg, A. Çaglar, K. Promislow, J. St-Pierre, B. Wetton, "Electrical Coupling in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stacks: Mathematical and Computational Modelling", IMA J. Appl. Math., 71 (2006) 241-261. [PDF]
23. G.-S. Kim, J. St-Pierre, K. Promislow, B. Wetton, "Electrical Coupling in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stacks", J. Power Sources, 152 (2005) 210-217. [PDF]
22. J. St-Pierre, J. Roberts, K. Colbow, S. Campbell, A. Nelson, "PEMFC Operational and Design Strategies for sub Zero Environments", J. New Mat. Electrochem. Systems, 8 (2005) 163-176. [PDF]
21. P. Berg, K. Promislow, J. St-Pierre, J. Stumper, B. Wetton, "Water Management in PEM Fuel Cells", J. Electrochem. Soc., 151 (2004) A341-A353. [PDF]
20. S. D. Knights, K. M. Colbow, J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, "Aging Mechanisms and Lifetime, PEFC and DMFC", J. Power Sources, 127 (2004) 127-134. [PDF]
19. D. P. Wilkinson, J. St-Pierre, "In-plane Gradients in Fuel Cell Structure and Conditions for Higher Performance", J. Power Sources, 113 (2003) 101-108. [PDF]
18. D. P. Wilkinson, J. St-Pierre, "Durability", in Handbook of Fuel Cells - Fundamentals, Technology and Applications, Vol. 3 - Fuel Cell Technology and Applications, Part 1, Chapter 47, Edited by W. Vielstich, H. Gasteiger and A. Lamm, John Wiley and Sons, 2003, pp. 611-626. [PDF]
17. J. St-Pierre, N. Jia, "Successful Demonstration of Ballard PEMFCs for Space Shuttle Applications", J. New Mat. Electrochem. Systems, 5 (2002) 263-271. [PDF]
16. J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, "Fuel Cells: A New, Efficient and Cleaner Power Source", AIChE J., 47 (2001) 1482-1486. [PDF]
15. J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, S. Knights, M. L. Bos, "Relationships between Water Management, Contamination and Lifetime Degradation in PEFC", J. New Mat. Electrochem. Systems, 3 (2000) 99-106. [PDF]
14. T. R. Ralph, G. A. Hards, N. J. Collis, J. E. Keating, S. A. Campbell, D. P. Wilkinson, M. Davis, J. St-Pierre, M. C. Johnson, "Low Cost Electrodes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Performance in Single Cells and Ballard Stacks", J. Electrochem. Soc., 144 (1997) 3845-3857. [PDF]
13. J. C. K. Ho, D. L. Piron, J. St-Pierre, "Cathodic Potential Oscillations of Fe(III) Reduction on Pb and Zn in 1 M NaCl Solution under Galvanostatic Conditions", J. Electrochem. Soc., 144 (1997) 3367-3371. [PDF]
12. J. St-Pierre, N. Massé, &201;. Fr&233;chette, M. Bergeron, "Zinc Removal from Dilute Solutions Using a Rotating Cylinder Electrode Reactor", J. Appl. Electrochem., 26 (1996) 369-377.
11. J. St-Pierre, N. Massé, M. Bergeron, "Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in a Divided Rotating Cylinder Electrode Reactor", Electrochim. Acta, 40 (1995) 1013-1024. [PDF]
10. N. Massé, J. St-Pierre, M. Bergeron, "Copper Removal from an Aerated Solution Containing Various Metallic Ions Using an Undivided Rotating Cylinder Electrode Reactor", J. Appl. Electrochem., 25 (1995) 340-346.
9. J. St-Pierre, N. Massé, M. Bergeron, "Dissolved Oxygen Concentration in an Undivided Rotating Cylinder Electrode Reactor", Electrochim. Acta, 39 (1994) 2705-2713.
8. J. St-Pierre, A. A. Wragg, "Properties of the System H2O-NaOH-ZnO. Part I: Density, Viscosity and Boiling Point", Hydrometallurgy, 35 (1994) 161-177.
7. J. St-Pierre, A. A. Wragg, "Behaviour of Electrogenerated Hydrogen and Oxygen Bubbles in Narrow Gap Cells. Part II: Application in Chlorine Production", Electrochim. Acta, 38 (1993) 1705-1710.
6. J. St-Pierre, A. A. Wragg, "Behaviour of Electrogenerated Hydrogen and Oxygen Bubbles in Narrow Gap Cells. Part I: Experimental", Electrochim. Acta, 38 (1993) 1381-1390.
5. J. St-Pierre, D. L. Piron, "Ionic Mass Transfer of Zinc in Alkaline Solutions with Simultaneous Hydrogen Evolution", J. Electrochem. Soc., 139 (1992) 105-113. [PDF]
4. J. St-Pierre, D. L. Piron, "Mechanism of Cathodic Potential Oscillations of the Zinc Electrode in Alkaline Solutions", J. Electrochem. Soc., 137 (1990) 2491-2498. [PDF]
3. J. St-Pierre, D. L. Piron, "Electrowinning of Zinc from Alkaline Solutions at High Current Densities", J. Appl. Electrochem., 20 (1990) 163-165.
2. J. St-Pierre, D. L. Piron, "A Model for the Potential Oscillations of the Zinc Electrode Polarized Cathodically in an Alkaline Medium", J. Electrochem. Soc., 134 (1987) 1689-1695. [PDF]
1. J. St-Pierre, D. L. Piron, "Electrowinning of Zinc from Alkaline Solutions", J. Appl. Electrochem., 16 (1986) 447-456.

VII. Abstracts

10. J. Fairweather, P. Cheung, D. T. Schwartz, J. St-Pierre, "Microfluidic Tools for Assessing the Multiphase Properties of Water in PEM Gas Diffusion Electrodes", in Meeting Abstracts, Electrochemical Society volume 2006-2, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 2006, abstract 608.
9. J. St-Pierre, G.-S. Kim, K. Promislow, J. Stockie, B. Wetton, "Low Cell Voltage Unit Cell Models", in Meeting Abstracts, Electrochemical Society volume 2005-2, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 2005, abstract 950.
8. P. Berg, A. Çaglar, K. Promislow, B. Wetton, J. St-Pierre, G.-S. Kim, "Electrical Coupling in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stacks", in 2004 Fuel Cell Seminar Abstracts, Courtesy Associates, Washington DC, 2004.
7. B. Wetton, K. Promislow, A. Çaglar, J. St-Pierre, "A Simple Thermal Model of PEM Fuel Cell Stacks", in Meeting Abstracts, Electrochemical Society volume 2004-2, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 2004, abstract 1853.
6. P. Berg, K. Promislow, J. St-Pierre, J. Stumper, B. Wetton, "Water Management in PEMFCs", in Meeting Abstracts, Electrochemical Society volume 2003-2, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 2003, abstract 265.
5. J. St-Pierre, J. Roberts, K. Colbow, S. Campbell, A. Nelson, "PEMFC Operational and Design Strategies for sub Zero Environments", in Extended Abstracts of the Fifth International Symposium on New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, Edited by O. Savadogo, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2003, pp. 274-276.
4. J. St-Pierre, "Simple Mathematical Model for Water Diffusion in Nafion Membranes", in Meeting Abstracts, Electrochemical Society volume 2002-2, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 2002, abstract 862.
3. J. St-Pierre, N. Jia, W. Hoffman, "Successful Demonstration of Ballard PEMFCs for Space Shuttle Applications", in Extended Abstracts of the Fourth International Symposium on New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, Edited by O. Savadogo, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2001, pp. 266-267.
2. J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, S. Knights, M. Bos, "Effect of Water Management on Materials and Degradation for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells", in Extended Abstracts of the Third International Symposium on New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, Edited by O. Savadogo, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada, 1999, pp. 269-271.
1. K. M. Colbow, G. Bolli, J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, "Diagnostic Techniques for Characterizing Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Performance", in Meeting Abstracts, Electrochemical Society volume 96-1, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 1996, p. 1359.

VIII. Book Chapters and Proceedings Volumes

6. B. Wetton, G.-S. Kim, K. Promislow, J. St-Pierre, "PEM Unit Cell Model Considering Additional Reactions", in FUELCELL2006 - Fourth International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, ASME, paper FUELCELL2006-97027, 7 pages.1
5. B. Wetton, G.-S. Kim, K. Promislow, J. St-Pierre, J. Stockie, "Universal Mass-Transport Limited Fuel Cell Current Curves", in FUELCELL2005 - Third International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, ASME, paper FUELCELL2005-74093, 6 pages.1
4. J. St-Pierre, "Simple Mathematical Model for Water Diffusion in Nafion Membranes", in Proton Conducting Membrane Fuel Cells III, Electrochemical Society proceedings volume 2002-31, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 2005, pp. 373-387.
3. J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, H. Voss and R. Pow, "Advanced Water Management Techniques for Solid Polymer Fuel Cells", in New Materials for Fuel Cell and Modern Battery Systems II, École Polytechnique, Montréal, QC, Canada, 1997, pp. 318-329.1
2. K. M. Colbow, G. Bolli, J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, "Diagnostic Techniques for Characterizing Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Performance", in Electrode Processes VI, Electrochemical Society proceedings volume 96-8, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 1996, pp. 332-340.
1. J. St-Pierre, M. Sider, D. L. Piron, "Zinc Electrowinning from Alkaline and Acidic Chloride Solutions", in Proceedings of International Symposium on Extractive Metallurgy of Zinc (Zinc '85), The Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Japan (MMIJ), Tokyo, 1985, pp. 297-311.

1 with reviewing committee

IX. Patents

21. B. Lin, A. Nelson, A. N. L. Lee, J. St-Pierre, "Cooling Subsystem for an Electrochemical Fuel Cell System", United States patent application 20050271908, December 8, 2005.
20. J. A. Roberts, J. St-Pierre, M. E. van der Geest, A. Atbi, N. J. Fletcher, "Apparatus for Improving the Cold Starting Capability of an Electrochemical Fuel Cell", United States patent application 20050112418, May 26, 2005.
19. J. Roberts, M. van der Geest, J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, A. Lee, S. Moroz, "Method and Apparatus for Increasing the Temperature of a Fuel Cell", United States patent application 20040234845, November 25, 2004.
18. J. St-Pierre, S. A. Campbell, M. K. Watson, M. P. Sexsmith, M. Derflinger, G. Hornburg, "Antifreeze Cooling Subsystem", United States patent application 20040224201, November 11, 2004.
17. J. A. Roberts, J. St-Pierre, M. E. van der Geest, A. Atbi, N. J. Fletcher, "Methods for Improving the Cold Starting Capability of an Electrochemical Fuel Cell", United States patent application 20030077487, April 24, 2003.
16. K. M. Colbow, J. Zhang, D. P. Wilkinson, J. St-Pierre, "Method and Apparatus for Adjusting the Temperature of a Fuel Cell by Facilitating Methanol Crossover and Combustion", United States patent application 20030003336, January 2, 2003.
15. B. G. Keefer, S. Roy, J. St-Pierre, A. E. Nelson, S. D. Knights, "Power Plant with Energy Recovery from Fuel Storage", United States patent application 20020112479, August 22, 2002.
14. D. P. Wilkinson, S. D. Knights, J. St-Pierre, N. Jia, "Method for Activating Solid Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells", Canadian patent application 2341140, September 24, 2001.
13. J. St-Pierre, N. Jia, M. Van der Geest, A. Atbi, H. R. Haas, "Methods and Apparatus for Improving the Cold Starting Capability of a Fuel Cell", United States patent 7,132,179, November 7, 2006.
12. J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, S. A. Campbell, "Method and Device for Improved Catalytic Activity in the Purification of Fluids", United States patent 6,896,792, May 24, 2005.
11. D. J. Connor, B. G. Keefer, C. R. McLean, S. D. Knights, J. St-Pierre, "Methods and Apparatuses for Gas Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption with Partial Gas Product Feed to Fuel Cell Power Source", United States patent 6,866,950, March 15, 2005.
10. D. P. Wilkinson, C. Y. F. Chow, D. E. Allan, E. P. Johannes, J. A. Roberts, J. St-Pierre, C. J. Longley, J. K. K. Chan, "Method and Apparatus for Operating an Electrochemical Fuel Cell with Periodic Fuel Starvation at the Anode", United States patent 6,096,448, August 1, 2000.
9. D. P. Wilkinson, J. A. Roberts, N. Jia, E. Yuh, S. D. Knights, J. St-Pierre, "Impregnation of Ion-Exchange Membranes to Improve Electrochemical Fuel Cell Performance", United States patent 6,841,285, January 11, 2005.
8. J. Roberts, M. van der Geest, J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, A. Lee, S. Moroz, "Method and Apparatus for Increasing the Temperature of a Fuel Cell", United States patent 6,764,780, July 20, 2004.
7. D. P. Wilkinson, B. H. Chiem, J. A. Roberts, J. St-Pierre, J. Stumper, J. Zimmermann, "Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Temperature within an Electrochemical Fuel Cell", United States patent 6,682,839, January 27, 2004.
6. J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, D. S. Wainwright, "Integrated Fuel Cell and Pressure Swing Adsorption System", United States patent 6,627,338, September 30, 2003.
5. J. A. Roberts, J. St-Pierre, M. E. van der Geest, A. Atbi, N. A. Fletcher, "Method for Improving the Cold Starting Capability of an Electrochemical Fuel Cell", United States patent 6,479,177, November 12, 2002.
4. K. Colbow, M. van der Geest, C. Longley, J. Mueller, J. Roberts, J. St-Pierre, P. Urban, R. Wezel, D. Wilkinson, J. Zhang, "Method and Apparatus for Operating an Electrochemical Fuel Cell with Periodic Reactant Starvation", United States patent 6,472,090, October 29, 2002.
3. W. Tillmetz, D. Wilkinson, K. Colbow, J. St-Pierre, "Fuel Cell System with Improved Starting Capability", United States patent 6,410,175, June 25, 2002.
2. J. Roberts, M. van der Geest, J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, A. Lee, S. Moroz, "Method and Apparatus for Increasing the Temperature of a Fuel Cell", United States patent 6,329,089, December 11, 2001.
1. D. P. Wilkinson, J. St-Pierre, J. Roberts, S. Campbell, "Method of Reducing Fuel Cell Performance Degradation of an Electrode Comprising Porous Components", United States patent 6,306,536, October 23, 2001.