THE TEAM

 

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Bilal El-Zahab

Associate Professor

  • Postdoc Chemical Engineering, MIT
  • Postdoc Chemistry, Louisiana State University
  • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Akron

Office: EC 3172
Phone: (305) 348-3558
Email : belzahab@fiu.edu 

 

 

RESEARCH FACULTY

Osama Awadallah

Research Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, FIU

Office: EC 1264

 

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

Dambar Hamal

Postdoctoral Associate

  • Ph.D. Chemistry, Kansas State University

Research: Lithium-sulfur batteries

Office: EC 1264

 

Archana Loganathan

Postdoctoral Associate

  • Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, FIU

Research: Solid-state electrolytes

Office: EC 1266

 

Govinda Ghimire

Postdoctoral Associate

  • Ph.D. Chemsitry, Kansas State University

Research: Electrolytes for Li metal anodes

Office: EC 1266

 

Aqsa Nazir

Postdoctoral Associate

  • Ph.D. Materials Science, Chonnam National University, South Korea

Research: Battery anodes

Office: EC 1266

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Georgina Jahan

Research Assistant

  • M.S. Materials Engineering, KTH, Sweden

Research: Lithium-sulfur batteries

Office: cubicle #12

 

Saeme Motevalian

Research Assistant

  • M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Research: Lithium-oxygen batteries

Office: cubicle #11

 

Natalia De Oliveira

Research Assistant

  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Alfenas, Poços de Caldas, MG – Brazil 

Research: Lithium-sulfur battery electrolytes

Office: EC 3450

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Ana Claus

Research Assistant

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University

Research: Seawater battery and  Li-sulfur battery

Office: EC 3450

 

Alexandra Berkova

Research Assistant

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University

Research: Seawater battery and lithium-ion battery

Office: EC 3450

 

Amanda Perez

Research Assistant

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University

Research: Seawater battery

Office: EC 3450

 

Mikel Tohme

Research Assistant

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University

Research: Battery modeling

Office: EC 3450

 

PREVIOUS MEMBERS

Amin Baboukani (Postdoc)

Elnaz Mirtaheri (Postdoc and PhD MSE)

Natalia Bourgignon (Postdoc)

Indu Pandey (Postdoc)

Marcus Herndon (PhD ME)

Neha Chawla (PhD MSE)

Amir Chamaani (PhD MSE)

Meer Safa (PhD MSE)

Ata Dolatmoradi (PhD MSE)

Kamran Moradi (PhD ME)