Walter Mérida, FCAE, P.Eng

Professor

Faculty of Applied Science

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Climate Change, Engineering, Fuel Sources, Hydrogen, Technology, Transportation

Contact Information

walter.merida@ubc.ca

phone: 604-822-4189

https://meridalabs.ca/

Alternate Contact

Lou Corpuz-Bosshart

Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604 822 2048

Email: lou.bosshart@ubc.ca

Expertise

Electrochemical energy conversion, thermodynamics, low carbon fuels, clean energy, fuel cells, hydrogen, climate change, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Languages

English

Spanish

Italian (fluent)

French (rudimentary)

In the Media

Canada is touting hydrogen as crucial to its climate action plan, but how green is it? – CBC, April 2021 Canada can win the hydrogen race – Hill Times (op-ed), March 2021 Chasing the hydrogen dream: Ballard on quest to transform long-haul transportation – Globe and Mail, December 2020 Alberta’s hydrogen strategy must focus on emissions to be competitive, experts say – Calgary Herald, November 2020 Can hydrogen be part of a greener future for transportation? – Globe and Mail, January 2020