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Dr. Fruehwald joined the Faculty of Science at Wilfrid Laurier University in September 2025. She holds a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (2022), and a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the same University. Prior to joining Laurier, she was a Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada.
The main area of focus of my research is in probing the chemical interactions of electrode interfaces for clean energy applications. Tuning the electrical interactions at interfaces can have a significant impact on the product distribution in various electrochemical processes. Utilizing in-situ characterization techniques and exploiting the interfacial electrostatic interactions can provide in-depth understanding of catalytic processes.
Please contact me for available opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.
- Fruehwald, H. M., Liebsch, Y., Madaub, L., Javed, U., Lebius, H., Grygiel, C., Kotakoski, J., Schleberger, M., Smith, R. D. L. (2025) Introducing Basal-Plane Pores to Activate Monolayer MoS2 for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catalysis. 15: 3768-3776
- Wang, L., Chen, Z., Xiao, Y., Huang, L., Wang, X., Fruehwald, H. M., Akhmetzyanov, D., Hanson, M., Chen, Z., Chen, N., Billinghurst, B., Smith, R. D. L., Singh, C. V., Tan, Z., Wu, Y. A. (2024) Stabilized Cuδ+-OH species on in situ reconstructed Cu nanoparticles for CO2- to- C2H4 conversion in neutral media. Nature Communications. 15: 7477.
- Fruehwald, H. M., Melino, P. D., MacLean, B. J., Zenkina, O. V., Easton, E. B. (2022) Carbon Materials Functionalized by Nitrogenous Ligands for Dual Application in Energy Storage and Production. Electrochimica Acta. 414: 140209.
- Fruehwald, H. M.*, Zenkina, O. V., Easton, E. B. (2021) A New Spin on Electrochemistry in the Undergraduate Lab. Chemistry Teacher International
- Fruehwald, H. M., Moghaddam, R. B., Melino, P. D., Ebralidze, I. I., Zenkina, O. V., Easton, E. B. (2021) Ni on graphene oxide: a highly active and stable alkaline oxygen evolution catalyst. Catalysis Science & Technology. 11: 4046.