Electrochemistry & Surface Engineering Lab
Sustainable Materials & Energy

Principal Investigator



Peyman Taheri, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, July 2024 - present.
  • Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, August 2019 - June 2024.
  • Editor of "Corrosion Science" - Elsevier, January 2018 - present.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2014 – 2016.
  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2008 – 2012 (Cum laude).

Lab Managers



Dr. Prasad Gonugunta

  • Research Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2023 - present.
  • Postdoc Researcher, Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2023.
  • Ph.D., Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology, 2021.
  • MSc, Biological Engineering, University of Guelph, Canada, 2012.


Dr. Ir. Prasaanth Ravi Anusuyadevi

  • Researcher and Materials Scientist, Delft University of Technology, 2022 - Present.
  • Lecturer, MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India, 2011 - 2022.
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2019 - 2021.
  • PhD, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, ICMCB, CNRS & University of Bordeaux, France, 2015 -2019.
  • M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2013 - 2015.

Postdoctoral Researchers 

 


Dr. Gaojie Li
Project title: Anode Materials for Aluminum-Air Batteries, 2024 - Present.

  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2023
  • MSc, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, 2019.
  • BSc, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, 2016.

 

PhD Students



Elsa Best  (Co-affiliated @ P&E)
Project title: Integrated Electrochemical Recycling of Carbon Fiber and CO2, 2022 - Present.

  • MSc, Applied Physics, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France, 2022.
  • BSc, Mathematics, École Polytech Montpellier, France, 2019.

 


Amir Mohseni Armaki
Project title: Detection of Heavy Metal Ions and Organic Compounds in Waste Water Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), 2022 - Present.

  • MSc, Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 2022.
  • BSc, Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 2020.



Can Ozkan  (Co-supervised by Prof. Mol @MSE)
Project title: Virtual Open Innovation Platform for Active Protective Coatings Guided by Modeling and Optimization, 2021 - Present.

  • M.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2020.
  • BSc, Civil Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey, 2018.


Khatereh Roohi
Project title: Development of metal organic frameworks (MOF)s for electrochemical CO2 conversion, 2021 - Present.

  • M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, 2020.
  • B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, 2017.


Eszter Madai (Co-affiliated @ P&E )
Project title: Development of 2D materials for electrochemical CO2 conversion, 2020 - Present.

  • MSc in Chemistry, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium, 2020.
  • B.Sc, Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary, 2017. 

Master Students



Letian Li  (Co-affiliated @ TNW)

Project title: Investigating Cycling Stability of Acid-base Flow Batteries Through Crossover Analysis, 2024 - present. 

Qiaohui Lian           
Project title: Improvement of the Specific Capacitance of Porous Organic Supercapacitors by Plasma Treatment of PANI-Composite Electrodes, 2024 - Present.


Xuanzi He (Co-affiliated @ EWI) 

Project title: Nanostructured metal-oxide based CO2 gas sensor with integrated microheater, 2024 - Present.

Guest Researchers



Zahra Beiram Zadeh (National University of Singapore)



Mahsa Amiri (University of Tartu)


Dr. Ursa Tiringer (Hypersoniq BV)


Sanam Bavili Sofala (Hypersoniq BV)

        Alumni

Postdocs:

  • Dr. Ziyu Li (2023-2024);                                      Project title: Additively manufactured electrodes for electrochemical CO2 conversion.
  • Dr. Mohammad Soleimani (2021-2022);            Project title: Synthesis of metal organic frameworks (MOF)s for electrochemical CO2 conversion.
  • Dr. Mikhail Pashchanka (2022-2023);                Project title: Durability study of cathode electrodes used for hydrogen production.

PhDs:


Masters:

  • Yu Bi (2023) ; MSc. Project: Screening of Cu-based MOFs for CO2 electrochemical reduction.
  • Jasper Coppen (2023) ; MSc. Project: Improved conductivity of Cu-based MOFs using carbonizing for CO2 electrochemical reduction application.
  • Songyan Liu (2023) ; MSc. Project: Improved conductivity of MoS2 using intercalation process for CO2 electrochemical reduction application.
  • Yan Wang (2023) ; Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. Olindo Isabella (EEMCS); MSc. Project: Novel dopant-free carrier selective contacts for c-Si solar cells.
  • Jingzhang (2022) ;               Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. Olindo Isabella (EEMCS); MSc. Project: TCO optimization and sputtering damage control for double-sided TOPCon solar cells.
  • Jasmeen Nespoli ( 2021) ; Co-supervisor: Dr. L. Mazzarella (EEMCS) ; MSc. Project: Development of perovskite absorber layers synthesized by techniques compatible with non-flat substrates.
  • Jeroen Homan (2021) ; Co-supervisor: Dr. K. Aylar (Daimler Truck) ; MSc. Project: Influence of processing on performance and durability of a reversal tolerant anode for a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC).
  • Parth Sewlikar (2021 ); MSc. Project: Electrochemical screening and surface analysis of environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors for aerospace aluminum alloys.
  • Yashan Peng (2020) ; MSc. Project: Enhanced reactivity of MoS2 edges for CO2 electrochemical reduction.
  • B. Li (2019) ; MSc. Project: Study of corrosion inhibitor of copper.
  • Li Xiang (2019) ; MSc. Project: Screening of corrosion inhibitor for copper substrates.