Edward Roberts

Dr. Edward (Ted) Roberts is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary. He has a 30-year track record in research and innovation. Dr. Roberts’ research career started with his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK. He was a lecturer and reader at the University of Manchester, UK for 16 years before moving to the University of Calgary in 2012. Dr. Roberts has studied a wide range of electrochemical technologies for energy and environmental applications, and is an internationally recognized expert in electrochemical engineering. He is a co-inventor of >25 granted patents and has published more than 130 journal articles on his research. Dr. Roberts was the first to develop a viable water treatment technology combining adsorption with electrochemical regeneration. The technology is being commercialized by successful start-up Arvia Technology Ltd, which founded in his lab in Manchester. In the field of redox flow batteries, he pioneered novel concepts including non-aqueous and metal organic redox systems, which are now being pursued by many groups and companies around the world. Dr. Roberts has received several awards for innovation including the IChemE Water Innovation Award and a European Academic Enterprise Award. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, and leads the NSERC CREATE program in Materials for Electrochemical Energy Solutions.