Victor
Lefebvre
I'm a fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Victoria, with a background in aerospace aerodynamics and propulsion. My work has ranged from stochastic modelling of fuel-cell materials to drone parts for the UVic AERO club and a lot of hands-on assembly and testing. I like the whole range of it, from research and analysis to actually building things in the shop.
Before engineering took the front seat, I rowed for Canada's National Team and captained the UVic Vikes. Two years as assistant captain, racing the men's 8+ at the FISU World Championship, and a Pan-American qualification regatta taught me discipline, coachability, and how to perform under pressure. I bring those same habits to the bench and the CAD seat.
Experience
& credentials
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Giving back, on and off the water
Sport and engineering have both taught me the value of community. I speak in schools to inspire the next generation, support my research group, and lend a hand at events across Victoria and back home in Québec.
Research at the Energy Group
for Generation & Storage
For my first two co-op terms I worked at the University of Victoria's Energy Group for Generation & Storage (IESVic), studying the porous materials inside proton-exchange-membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE), the technology behind clean, emissions-free hydrogen. Using stochastic modelling, I built the first study of how manufacturing defects in titanium porous transport layers affect efficiency, then carried the work over to micro porous layers. That research went on to become a peer-reviewed publication.
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Investigating the effect of porous transport layer defects on structural and transport properties in proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers
Tayyem, A., Lefebvre, V., Ko, J., Cho, S. K., Jang, J. H., & Lee, J. K. (2025).
Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 350, art. 120988.
Read the paper ↗Industrial Plankton
Industrial Plankton designs and builds fully automated photobioreactors that grow live microalgae on demand, feeding aquaculture hatcheries, shellfish farms, and research labs around the world. As an engineering intern, I work hands-on with these reactor systems. My days cover mechanical assembly, testing, calibration, and validation, along with hand drawings, quality assurance, and a good amount of cross-functional work between the shop floor and the engineering team.
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Course & engineering projects
Let's build
something.
I'm open to mechanical and aerospace engineering co-ops, internships, and new-grad roles starting in 2027. The fastest way to reach me is by email, and I usually get back to people within a day.