Peter Ngene

Associate professor

Utrecht University

Utrecht, Netherlands

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My research interest is in batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen storage, and (electro) catalytic conversion of CO2 and N2 into chemicals such as NH3 add C2H4

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Utrecht University

University

Utrecht, Netherlands

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University (UU), the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes, including Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability. This lively and inspiring academic environment attracts professors, researchers, and PhD candidates from all over the globe, making both the University and the Faculty of Science a vibrant international community and wonderfully diverse. At the Faculty of Science there are 6 departments to make a fundamental connection with: Biology, Chemistry, Information and Computing Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Physics. At the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, chemistry and physics meet to study the properties of materials at the nanoscale. We specifically focus on three themes: catalysis, colloids and nanophotonics. The group of Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, where the PI works, focuses on the synthesis, characterization and performance of well-defined solid catalysts and related functional materials for energy storage and physicochemical conversion processes. The aim is to establish a relationship between structure and functionality of materials at different length scales ranging from the single atomic and molecule level over the micro-, meso- and macroscopic scale up to the level of small reactor set-ups.

About me

Peter Ngene is an Associate Professor at the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Faculty of Science at Utrecht University, and a visiting professor at the African University of Technology Abuja. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Nigeria, and a dual master’s degree in Micro/Nano-Systems Engineering from ESIEE (École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Électrotechnique et Électronique) Paris in France, and Nanyang Technological University Singapore. He did his PhD at Utrecht University on the “nanostructured complex hydrides for reversible hydrogen storage”. After that, he was a postdoctoral fellow for 3 years at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. His research works are focused on the development of nanocomposite materials for (electro)chemical energy storage and conversion processes, such as reversible hydrogen storage, solid-state electrolytes for batteries and fuel cells, electrocatalysis, and heterogenous catalysis related to energy conversion & storage (e.g. ammonia synthesis and decomposition). He has co-authored ~ 70 scientific articles and 2 patents related to energy conversion and storage, with about 3300 citations and an H-index of 31. He has (co)supervised 10 PhDs, 2 postdocs, and > 25 masters, and bachelor students. His work has led to several awards and recognition, including chairing the Gordon Research Seminar on metal-hydrogen systems (2013), the Netherlands KNCV best PhD thesis award (2013) in Physical and inorganic chemistry, a Fellow of the Next-Einstein Forum (NEF) in recognition as a leading young scientist of African origin, and the 2018 Nigerian science prize (US$100, 000). He is a member of the European Energy Research Alliance joint programme on Fuel cells and Hydrogen (JP FCH) and a member of the International Energy Agency Task 40 - Energy Storage and Conversion based on hydrogen

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