(6dh) Nanostructured 2D Carbides and Nitrides for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion

I am in my 2^ndyear of postdoctoral training in the Chemistry and Nanoscience Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). I received my Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in August 2016 from the University of Michigan under the direction of Professor Levi Thompson. My doctoral thesis involved understanding the charge storage mechanisms of high surface-area carbides and nitrides for electrochemical supercapacitors and batteries. Prior to joining NREL, I led a team of engineers at a startup company in Michigan to advance the commercialization of electrochemical supercapacitors based on metal nitrides. My current research at NREL with Nathan Neale and John Turner focusses on the structure-function relationship of the electrocatalytic and photocatalytic behavior of semiconductor and metal 2D carbides and nitrides MXenes for applications in energy storage and conversion. I am passionate about research and teaching. My career goal is to develop a world-class and innovative research laboratory that explores novel materials and chemistries for next-generation energy storage and conversion systems.

Research Interests:

Energy storage systems

• Batteries
• Supercapacitors

Energy conversion

• Fuel cells
• Photovoltaics
• Photoelectrochemical systems

Teaching Interests:

Traditional courses of interest

• Thermodynamics
• Reaction engineering
• Heat and mass transfer
• Fluid dynamics

Non-traditional courses of interest

• Electrochemical engineering
• Renewable energy and energy storage systems
• Nanostructured materials synthesis and characterization

Professional Links

• The Djire Foundation: https://www.djirefoundation.org
• LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdoulaye-djire-phd-a596b37a/
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=z4LvoUkAAAAJ&hl=en
• NREL:https://www.nrel.gov/research/abdoulaye-jire.html
• Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdoulaye_Djire