Julian Self
M.Sc., PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Research interests and affiliations
Research interests
- Physical chemistry of liquid electrolytes
- Li-ion batteries and multivalent electrochemistry
- Ionometallurgy for recycling applications
- Atomistic computational methods
- Microwave spectroscopy and calorimetry
Affiliation(s)
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
- 1803 Thermodynamics
- 3401 Electrochemistry
Publications
Recent publications
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Self, J., Al-Salih, H., & Abu-Lebdeh, Y. (2025). From Electrolyte Freezing to Ion Transfer Energies in Multi-Solvent Electrolytes. Meeting abstracts/Meeting abstracts (Electrochemical Society. CD-ROM), MA2025-01(8), 820 (1 page).
Self, J., Al-Salih, H., & Abu-Lebdeh, Y. (2025). Relating the Salt Thermodynamic Factor to Solvent Activities in Ternary Multi-Solvent Electrolytes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 172(1), 010519 (8 pages).
Trabelsi, M., Al-Salih, H., Abu-Lebdeh, Y., & Self, J. (2025). Salt and Solvent Activities up to the Solvate Composition for LiPF₆ in Ethylene Carbonate and LiPF₆ in Dimethyl Carbonate. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Self, J., & Bergstrom, H. K. (2024). Hypoeutectic Liquid–Solid Phase Diagrams for Ternary Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 15(2), 416-421.
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Teaching
- Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis and Sustainability
- Electrochemistry
Education
- PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley
- M.Sc. In Physics at Dalhousie University
Supervision at Polytechnique
COMPLETED
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Master's Thesis (1)
- Ait Amer, D. (2023). Développement d'un protocole expérimental pour l'étude cinétique et thermodynamique de la dissolution des sulfates de fer et de cobalt dans le cadre du recyclage des batteries lithium-ion [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Ait Amer, D. (2023). Développement d'un protocole expérimental pour l'étude cinétique et thermodynamique de la dissolution des sulfates de fer et de cobalt dans le cadre du recyclage des batteries lithium-ion [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
Press review about Julian Self
August 30, 2024,
Le Droit,
Les piles durent-elles moins longtemps qu’avant?
Julian Self, professeur au Département de génie chimique, explique la capacité des piles alcalines et l'évolution du prix des batteries qui, dans certains cas, se réduit depuis plusieurs années.
