Survey of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and their fit for service in Canada

David B. Layzell is an Energy Systems Architect with the Transition Accelerator, a Faculty Professor at the University of Calgary, and Director of the Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research CESAR Initiative. Between 2008 and 2012, he was Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy (ISEEE), a cross-faculty, graduate research, and training institute at the University of Calgary. Before moving to Calgary, he was a Professor of Biology at Queen’s University cross appointments in Environmental Studies and the School of Public Policy), and Executive Director of BIOCAP Canada, a research foundation focused on biological solutions to climate change. While at Queen’s he cofounded a scientific instrumentation company called Qubit Systems Inc and was elected ‘Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) for his research contributions.

Jessica Lof is a Research Lead for the Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research (CESAR) Initiative at the University of Calgary with a special interest in low carbon transition pathways for Canada’s transportation systems. Jessica is also actively exploring hydrogen economy ecosystems and evaluating system-level opportunities and trade-offs while connecting with stakeholders.
Jessica joined CESAR with more than a decade of business experience in the railway and trucking sectors. Throughout her career, she has designed transportation and logistics solutions that enable economic potential and drive operational efficiency in a vast array of industries, including wind energy, oil and gas, automotive and global trade.
Jessica has a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Energy Development (SEDV), a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and a professional designation with the Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation.

Catherine MacKinnon, P.Eng., MSc is an Energy Systems Analyst at the CESAR Initiative at the University of Calgary. She has a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Energy Development (SEDV) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary. She is a Professional Engineer in good standing with The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and has more than nine years of professional experience in the upstream energy industry in various technical, corporate, and financial roles. She recently completed her capstone project, exploring the carbon footprint and carbon management strategies of direct and indirect GHG emissions associated with operations of a remote, offgrid research station in the Yukon.

Geoff Martin has 40 years of “hands-on” experience in the energy business. He obtained his earth science undergrad degree at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s where he studied geology and geophysics. That led to varied experience in North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Australasia. His exploration experience has covered specific exploration projects in teams, at times mentoring new students, to large regional basin studies for new exploration concept developments.
Geoff’s graduate degree in business was obtained from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Business – now a part of Arizona State University in Phoenix. It was focused on China and the rest of Asia.