Scholarship Recipients
Scholarships and Financial Aid Awarded by REGAL
Allen-Schultz Scholarship – AMACOR – HATCH 2023-2024
For the 2023-2024 competition, two scholarships of CA$10,000 each were awarded.
Congratulations to the recipients:
Ali Kodfard, master’s student at UQAC under the supervision of Lukas Dion and Laszlo Kiss
Title of his research project: Thermal Imbalance in an Electrolysis Cell and Its Impact on Chemical and Electrical Distribution
Mehran Shahin, doctoral student at UdeS under the supervision of Martin Désilets and François Allard
Title of his research project: Improved 3D finite element based thermo-electric model of an aluminum electrolysis cell through modeling bath and side ledge composition change during its operation
Mario-Fafard Scholarship 2023-2024
For the 2023-2024 competition, a scholarship of $2,000 CAD was awarded to:
Marie Aimee Tuyizere Flora, doctoral student under the supervision of Houshang Alamdari and Carl Duchesne
Title of his research project: Hybrid bio-binder as a replacement for coal tar pitch in pre-baked anodes
Congratulations!
REGAL Student Fund
In 2023-2024, 6 students received financial assistance from REGAL for their participation in international conferences.
| Student | Conference |
|---|---|
| Samuel Théberge | Modelling Study of Bath Agitation by Bubbles and its Effect on the Bath-Metal Interface Stability. 41st International Conference and Exibition ICSOBA 2023, 5-10 November 2023, Dubai. |
| Sanogo Bazoumana | A Review of Challenges and Solutions in Ledge Control and Measurement in Aluminium Electrolys Cell. TMS 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 3-7 Marsh 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA. |
| Jonathan Alarie | Dimensional Analysis Applied to the Dissolution and Disintegration of Alumina Rafts: The Riddle of Dissolving Alumina Rafts Solved. TMS 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 3-7 Marsh 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA. |
| Ali Kodfard | Thermal Analysis of Operational Events Affecting Electrolysis Cells and their Local Alumina Dissolution Conditions. TMS 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 3-7 Marsh 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA. |
| Rohini Nadan Tripathy | Thermo-electrical Analysis of Lying-bed Patterns During Preheating Phase. TMS 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 3-7 Marsh 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA. |
| Nooshin Baastani | Effect of Mixing and Pressing Parameters on the Properties of Biopitch-based Lab-scale Carbon Anodes for Use in the Hall-Héroult Electrolytic Cell. TMS 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 3-7 Marsh 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA. |