She is a postdoctoral researcher with six years of R&D experience in PEM fuel cells and water electrolyzers, specializing in electrocatalyst design, MEA engineering, and ionomer optimization. She integrates polymer chemistry, nanomaterials, and electrochemistry to link material design with device performance, advancing scalable hydrogen energy technologies through academic and industry collaboration.

Ashwini Reddy Nallayagari

Positions

Post Doctoral Associate

University of Calgary

Contact information

Email

ashwini.nallayagari@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwini-reddy-nallayagari-203281175

Background

Educational Background

Doctorate Industrial Engineering / Chemical Science, Aix-Marseille University & University of Rome "Tor Vergata" , 2022

MSc - Erasmus Mundus Chemical Nano Engineering, Aix-Marseille University, Wrocław University of Science and Technology & University of Rome Tor Vergata, 2019

BSc Osmania University,

Projects

Electrode Interface Design for PEM Fuel Cells

• Lead structural and property characterization of ultra-thin cationic/anionic ionomer films to understand substrate
interactions and electrode interfaces.
• Design micro-fabricated devices for in situ ionomer thin-film characterization, enabling real-time performance
monitoring.
• Develop and functionalize carbon nanomaterials to improve electrochemical device performance in fuel cell
applications.
• Design, fabricate, and test MEAs with full cell assembly and electrochemical evaluation, integrating novel
nanomaterial synthesis 
 

Awards

  • Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship, Cummins Inc.. 2025
  • Doctoral Fellowship, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" . 2019
  • Vinci Mobility Fellowship, Franco-Italian University. 2021
  • Borsa di Studio Award, University of Rome Tor Vergata. 2019
  • Lazio-Disco Scholarship, University of Rome Tor Vergata . 2017
  • Best Poster Presentation Prize, Osmania University. 2016