Dr. Shiva Mohajernia

Biography

Dr. Shiva Mohajernia is a Research Chair and Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Calgary, Canada. Prior to joining the University of Calgary, she served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta. Earlier in her career, she held the position of Catalysis Group Leader at the Chemistry and Structure of Novel Materials Institute in Germany.

She earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2020 from the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Germany. She was a visiting scholar with the Nanomaterial Catalysts for Sustainable Energy Technologies research group at McMaster University, Canada. She completed her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Tehran and Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, respectively, in Iran.

She has demonstrated strong research leadership by attracting substantial industrial and competitive research funding, including major awards from Alberta Innovates, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and other national and international funding agencies. Her research excellence has been recognized through several prestigious honors, including the 2022 Catalysts Award, the 2020 International Society of Electrochemistry Award, and the 2025 Electrochemical Society Award. In recognition of her research impact and leadership potential, Dr. Mohajernia was nominated for a Canada Research Chair Tier 2 position by both the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary in 2025. She elected to continue with the CRC Tier 2 nomination at the University of Calgary.