Alkhadher Khalil | Renewable energy | Best Researcher Award

Assist Prof Dr. Alkhadher Khalil | Renewable energy | Best Researcher Award

Assist Prof Dr at Abian University, Yemen

Dr. ALhkadher Fadhl Ali Khalil is an accomplished physicist specializing in energy and environmental engineering, with a focus on thermoelectric generators and coolers. He holds a PhD from Chouaïb Doukkali University, Morocco, and has contributed significantly to the field through his research on the impact of geometric variables on thermoelectric device performance. Dr. Khalil has extensive teaching experience, currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Abian, Yemen. He is proficient in advanced simulation software and has presented his findings at several international conferences, underscoring his commitment to academic excellence and innovation.

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🏆 Strengths for the Award

Extensive Academic Background: Alhkadher Khalil has pursued higher education rigorously, with a Bachelor’s, a specialized Master’s in Energy and Environmental Engineering, and ongoing doctoral research in physics. His thesis on thermoelectric generators and coolers is technically advanced and relevant. Professional Experience: With over a decade of experience in teaching and research, including roles as a physics instructor and Assistant Professor, he demonstrates strong academic and teaching capabilities. Research Contributions: Alhkadher has authored multiple research articles published in reputable journals, focusing on thermoelectric generators and coolers, a field critical to sustainable energy solutions. His work has practical applications, particularly in improving the efficiency of energy systems. Conference Participation: He has actively participated in national and international conferences, presenting both posters and oral communications, showcasing his ability to engage with the broader scientific community. Technical Skills: Proficiency in advanced software tools like COMSOL Multiphysics, Matlab, and Origine indicates his capability to conduct complex simulations and analyses, which is crucial for high-quality research.

🛠 Areas for Improvement

Diverse Research Areas: While his focus on thermoelectric technology is commendable, expanding his research into related fields or interdisciplinary studies could further enhance his profile. International Collaboration: Increasing collaboration with international researchers could broaden his research impact and contribute to more diversified perspectives. Leadership Roles: Taking on more leadership roles within academic or research projects could demonstrate his ability to lead and manage large-scale research endeavors.

🎓 Education & Training

1997-1999: Secondary School – Scientific Section, Joas High School, Modia, Abian, Yemen. 2003-2006: Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences and Education, Aden University, Yemen. 2016: Study of the Linguistic Upgrading Unit for Non-French Speakers, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco. 2016-2017: Specialized Master in Energy and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco. 2018-2023: Doctoral Candidate in Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco

🧑‍🏫 Professional Teaching Experience

2008-2010: Physics Teacher, High School May 22, Abian, Yemen. 2010-2016: Instructor, University of Abian. 2012-2013: Hygiene Promotion Educator, ADRA Yemen’s Emergency Contingency Plan (YECP), Khanfir District, Yemen. 2024: Assistant Professor (Doctor), Department of Mathematics-Physics, Faculty of Education, Lauder, University of Abian

📜 Scientific Articles

2021: Performance Comparison of TEGs for Diverse Variable Leg Geometry with the Same Leg Volume, Energy. 2023: Study of Diverse Leg Geometry Effect on the Performance of Segmented Thermoelectric Generator, Trends In Sciences. 2023: Solar Thermoelectric Generator (STEGs) and Thermoelectric Cooler (TECs) Performance, Clean Energy Journal. 2023: Effect of Diverse Variable Leg Geometry on the Performance of the Thermoelectric Generator (TEG), MAASI. 2024: Performance Evaluation of a Solar Thermoelectric Generator with Optical Concentration Under Real Operating Conditions, International Journal of Ambient Energy

💻 Computer Skills

Software: COMSOL Multiphysics, Matlab, Origine. Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

💪 Personal Skills

Teamwork: Excellent collaborative skills. Adaptability: Highly adaptable in various environments. Motivation: Strong drive for achieving goals. Flexibility: Able to adjust to changing situations easily

Publication top notes

  • Performance Evaluation of a Solar Thermoelectric Generator with Optical Concentration Under Real Operating Conditions
    • Journal: International Journal of Ambient Energy
    • Year: 2024
    • Volume: 45(1), 2384944
    • Contributors: A. Khalil, B. Zohal, H. Amiry, Y. Errami, S. Sahnoun
    • Citations: 0

 

  • Solar Thermoelectric Generator and Thermoelectric Cooler Performance: Analysis and Comparison Using Different Shape Geometry
    • Journal: Clean Energy
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 7(6), pp. 1233–1246
    • Contributors: A. Khalil, S. Sahnoun, A. Elhassnaoui, A. Obbadi, Y. Errami
    • Citations: 2

 

  • Study of Diverse Leg Geometry Effect on the Performance of Segmented Thermoelectric Generator with the Same Leg Volume
    • Journal: Trends in Sciences
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 20(10), 6099
    • Contributors: A. Khalil, A. Elhassnaoui, S. Yadir, Y. Errami, S. Sahnoun
    • Citations: 2

 

  • Performance Comparison of TEGs for Diverse Variable Leg Geometry with the Same Leg Volume
    • Journal: Energy
    • Year: 2021
    • Volume: 224, 119967
    • Contributors: A. Khalil, A. Elhassnaoui, S. Yadir, Y. Errami, S. Sahnoun
    • Citations: 23

 

🎯 Conclusion

Alhkadher Fadhl Ali Khalil is a strong candidate for the Best Researcher Award, with significant contributions to the field of thermoelectric technology. His research is impactful, addressing critical challenges in energy efficiency and sustainability. While there is room for expanding his research scope and leadership experience, his current achievements make him a worthy contender for this accolade.

 

Ritambhara Gond | Energy Storage | Young Scientist Award

Dr. Ritambhara Gond |Energy Storage | Young Scientist Award

Dr. Ritambhara Gond is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, specializing in polyanionic insertion materials for sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries. With a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, her research spans electrochemical investigations, electrolyte development, and inorganic material synthesis. Dr. Gond has been a Visiting Researcher at prestigious institutions globally, including MAX IV Beamline and NUS. She has received several accolades, including the 2024 Best Poster Award at IMLB-2024 and ECS F.M. Becket Summer Fellowship. Her expertise includes powder diffraction, spectroscopy analysis, and computational modeling for ion migration studies.

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🎓 Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) (2014-2019) Faraday Materials Laboratory, Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India Thesis: Electrochemical and electrocatalytic investigation of pyrophosphate and metaphosphate family of battery insertion materials Advisor: Prof. Prabeer Barpanda. Master of Science (M. Sc.) (2011-2013) Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India. Bachelor of Science (B. Sc. Hons.) (2008-2011) Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India

🏢 Professional Experience:

  • Postdoctoral Fellow (2020-present)
    • Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Structural Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Advisors: Prof. Reza Younesi and Dr. Jiefang Zhu
    • Funded by ÅForsk and the Swedish Energy Agency
  • Visiting Researcher (1 week, Nov 2023)
    • MAX IV Beamline BALDER, synchrotron radiation facility in Lund, Sweden
    • Beamline Scientist: Dr. Susan Nehzati
    • Funded by the STINT project in collaboration with Sejong University, South Korea
  • Research Associate (Aug-Oct 2019)
    • Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
    • Advisor: Prof. Prabeer Barpanda
    • Funded by University Grants Commission, Govt. of India
  • Visiting Graduate Student (Sep-Oct 2018) (Oct 2017)
    • Laboratoire de Cristallographie et Science des Matériaux (CRISMAT), Caen, France
    • Host: Prof. Valerie Pralong
    • Funded by LAFICS: The Indo-French Laboratory for Solid State Chemistry
  • Visiting Student (1 week, Nov 2018)
    • ECHIDNA Beamline, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), Kirrawee, Australia
    • Host: Prof. Max Avdeev
    • Funded by the Department of Science and Technology DST, Govt. of India
  • Visiting Graduate Student (June 2017)
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS)
    • Host: Prof. Stefan Adams
  • Visiting Project Trainee (1 month, Nov-Dec 2013)
    • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Fuel Reprocessing and Chemistry Division, Anushaktinagar, Bombay
    • Hosts: Prof. Subhash Chandra Tripathi and Prof. Avesh Kumar Tyagi
  • Junior Research Fellow (July 2013-May 2014)
    • Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
    • PI: Prof. Dhanesh Tiwari
    • Funded by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Govt. of India
  • Summer Intern Student (May-June 2012)
    • Inorganic Chemistry Department, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), India
    • Host: Prof. Abhishek Dey
    • Funded by Indian Academy of Science, IAS

🏅 Awards & Honors:

2024 Best Poster Award (HKD 1500) – 22nd International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB-2024), HKSAR, 2024 ÅForsk Travek Grant (SEK 27000) – ÅForsk Foundation, Sweden, 2019 ECS F.M. Becket Summer Fellowship (USD 5000) – The Electrochemical Society (ECS), USA, 2019 Ludo-Frevel Crystallography Scholarship Award (USD 2500) – The International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD), USA, 2019 Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award – Society for Research & Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies, India, 2017 Best Poster Award (SGD 200) – ICMAT-2017 Biennial Conference, IUMRS-MRS Singapore, 2013 Qualified for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) – University Grants Commission (UGC), India, 2012 Qualified for National Eligibility Test (NET National Level Competition) – University Grants Commission (UGC), India, 2011 Summer Research Fellowship – Indian Academy of Science (IAS), India

🔬 Research Focus:

Polyanionic insertion materials for sodium-ion batteries and lithium-ion batteries, Polyanionic electrocatalysts as an air-cathode for metal-air batteries, Electrolytes for long-lasting and fast-charging Sodium ion Batteries, Hard carbon as anode and the complex interfaces in sodium-ion batteries, Inorganic material synthesis (sol-gel, hydrothermal, combustion, wet chemistry, etc.), Crystallographic structural analysis (Rietveld refinement using GSAS, FullProf software), Evaluation of electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties, Computational modeling (ion migration study by Bond Valence Site Energy calculations)

🛠️ Skills:

Inorganic materials synthesis (solid-state and suites of solvothermal synthesis). Powder diffraction (X-ray, Synchrotron, Neutron diffraction methods, Rietveld analysis). Physical analyses (electron microscopy, thermal analysis, Raman/UV-VIS/FT-IR spectroscopy). Spectroscopy analysis (Mössbauer, ICP-OES, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy). Electrochemical characterization (Conductivity measurements, galvanostatic charge-discharge, ICI, GITT/PITT, impedance spectroscopy, chronoamperometry, electrocatalysis, particularly O2 electrocatalysis in alkaline media). Soft BV calculation for migration barrier calculation (Soft BV software)

Publication:📝

  • Title: Non-flammable liquid electrolytes for safe batteries
    Authors: R Gond, W van Ekeren, R Mogensen, AJ Naylor, R Younesi
    Journal: Materials Horizons
    Year: 2021
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 11
    Pages: 2913-2928
    Citations: 81

 

  • Title: Sodium cobalt metaphosphate as an efficient oxygen evolution reaction catalyst in alkaline solution
    Authors: R Gond, DK Singh, M Eswaramoorthy, P Barpanda
    Journal: Angewandte Chemie
    Year: 2019
    Volume: 131
    Issue: 25
    Pages: 8418-8423
    Citations: 74

 

  • Title: Na₂.³²Co₁.⁸⁴(SO₄)₃ as a new member of the alluaudite family of high-voltage sodium battery cathodes
    Authors: D Dwibedi, R Gond, A Dayamani, RB Araujo, S Chakraborty, R Ahuja, …
    Journal: Dalton Transactions
    Year: 2017
    Volume: 46
    Issue: 1
    Pages: 55-63
    Citations: 67

 

  • Title: Bifunctional electrocatalytic behavior of sodium cobalt phosphates in alkaline solution
    Authors: R Gond, K Sada, B Senthilkumar, P Barpanda
    Journal: ChemElectroChem
    Year: 2018
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 1
    Pages: 153-158
    Citations: 51

 

  • Title: Enabling the Electrochemical Activity in Sodium Iron Metaphosphate [NaFe(PO₃)₃] Sodium Battery Insertion Material: Structural and Electrochemical Insights
    Authors: R Gond, SS Meena, SM Yusuf, V Shukla, NK Jena, R Ahuja, S Okada, …
    Journal: Inorganic Chemistry
    Year: 2017
    Volume: 56
    Issue: 10
    Pages: 5918-5929
    Citations: 36

 

  • Title: Bio-derived hard carbon nanosheets with high rate sodium-ion storage characteristics
    Authors: HD Asfaw, R Gond, A Kotronia, CW Tai, R Younesi
    Journal: Sustainable Materials and Technologies
    Year: 2022
    Volume: 32
    Pages: e00407
    Citations: 34

 

  • Title: Fluorophosphates as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for metal–air batteries
    Authors: L Sharma, R Gond, B Senthilkumar, A Roy, P Barpanda
    Journal: ACS Catalysis
    Year: 2019
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 1
    Pages: 43-50
    Citations: 34

 

  • Title: Cubic Sodium Cobalt Metaphosphate [NaCo(PO₃)₃] as a Cathode Material for Sodium Ion Batteries
    Authors: R Gond, RP Rao, V Pralong, OI Lebedev, S Adams, P Barpanda
    Journal: Inorganic Chemistry
    Year: 2018
    Volume: 57
    Issue: 11
    Pages: 6324-6332
    Citations: 23

 

  • Title: Revisiting the alluaudite NaMnFe₂(PO₄)₃ sodium insertion material: Structural, diffusional and electrochemical insights
    Authors: D Dwibedi, PW Jaschin, R Gond, P Barpanda
    Journal: Electrochimica Acta
    Year: 2018
    Volume: 283
    Pages: 850-857
    Citations: 21

 

Ritambhara Gond | Energy Storage | Women Researcher Award

 Dr. Ritambhara Gond |Energy Storage |Women Researcher Award

Dr. Ritambhara Gond is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, specializing in polyanionic insertion materials for sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries. With a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, her research spans electrochemical investigations, electrolyte development, and inorganic material synthesis. Dr. Gond has been a Visiting Researcher at prestigious institutions globally, including MAX IV Beamline and NUS. She has received several accolades, including the 2024 Best Poster Award at IMLB-2024 and ECS F.M. Becket Summer Fellowship. Her expertise includes powder diffraction, spectroscopy analysis, and computational modeling for ion migration studies.

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🎓 Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) (2014-2019) Faraday Materials Laboratory, Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India Thesis: Electrochemical and electrocatalytic investigation of pyrophosphate and metaphosphate family of battery insertion materials Advisor: Prof. Prabeer Barpanda. Master of Science (M. Sc.) (2011-2013) Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India. Bachelor of Science (B. Sc. Hons.) (2008-2011) Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India

🏢 Professional Experience:

  • Postdoctoral Fellow (2020-present)
    • Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Structural Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Advisors: Prof. Reza Younesi and Dr. Jiefang Zhu
    • Funded by ÅForsk and the Swedish Energy Agency
  • Visiting Researcher (1 week, Nov 2023)
    • MAX IV Beamline BALDER, synchrotron radiation facility in Lund, Sweden
    • Beamline Scientist: Dr. Susan Nehzati
    • Funded by the STINT project in collaboration with Sejong University, South Korea
  • Research Associate (Aug-Oct 2019)
    • Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
    • Advisor: Prof. Prabeer Barpanda
    • Funded by University Grants Commission, Govt. of India
  • Visiting Graduate Student (Sep-Oct 2018) (Oct 2017)
    • Laboratoire de Cristallographie et Science des Matériaux (CRISMAT), Caen, France
    • Host: Prof. Valerie Pralong
    • Funded by LAFICS: The Indo-French Laboratory for Solid State Chemistry
  • Visiting Student (1 week, Nov 2018)
    • ECHIDNA Beamline, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), Kirrawee, Australia
    • Host: Prof. Max Avdeev
    • Funded by the Department of Science and Technology DST, Govt. of India
  • Visiting Graduate Student (June 2017)
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS)
    • Host: Prof. Stefan Adams
  • Visiting Project Trainee (1 month, Nov-Dec 2013)
    • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Fuel Reprocessing and Chemistry Division, Anushaktinagar, Bombay
    • Hosts: Prof. Subhash Chandra Tripathi and Prof. Avesh Kumar Tyagi
  • Junior Research Fellow (July 2013-May 2014)
    • Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
    • PI: Prof. Dhanesh Tiwari
    • Funded by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Govt. of India
  • Summer Intern Student (May-June 2012)
    • Inorganic Chemistry Department, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), India
    • Host: Prof. Abhishek Dey
    • Funded by Indian Academy of Science, IAS

🏅 Awards & Honors:

2024 Best Poster Award (HKD 1500) – 22nd International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB-2024), HKSAR, 2024 ÅForsk Travek Grant (SEK 27000) – ÅForsk Foundation, Sweden, 2019 ECS F.M. Becket Summer Fellowship (USD 5000) – The Electrochemical Society (ECS), USA, 2019 Ludo-Frevel Crystallography Scholarship Award (USD 2500) – The International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD), USA, 2019 Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award – Society for Research & Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies, India, 2017 Best Poster Award (SGD 200) – ICMAT-2017 Biennial Conference, IUMRS-MRS Singapore, 2013 Qualified for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) – University Grants Commission (UGC), India, 2012 Qualified for National Eligibility Test (NET National Level Competition) – University Grants Commission (UGC), India, 2011 Summer Research Fellowship – Indian Academy of Science (IAS), India

🔬 Research Focus:

Polyanionic insertion materials for sodium-ion batteries and lithium-ion batteries, Polyanionic electrocatalysts as an air-cathode for metal-air batteries, Electrolytes for long-lasting and fast-charging Sodium ion Batteries, Hard carbon as anode and the complex interfaces in sodium-ion batteries, Inorganic material synthesis (sol-gel, hydrothermal, combustion, wet chemistry, etc.), Crystallographic structural analysis (Rietveld refinement using GSAS, FullProf software), Evaluation of electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties, Computational modeling (ion migration study by Bond Valence Site Energy calculations)

🛠️ Skills:

Inorganic materials synthesis (solid-state and suites of solvothermal synthesis). Powder diffraction (X-ray, Synchrotron, Neutron diffraction methods, Rietveld analysis). Physical analyses (electron microscopy, thermal analysis, Raman/UV-VIS/FT-IR spectroscopy). Spectroscopy analysis (Mössbauer, ICP-OES, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy). Electrochemical characterization (Conductivity measurements, galvanostatic charge-discharge, ICI, GITT/PITT, impedance spectroscopy, chronoamperometry, electrocatalysis, particularly O2 electrocatalysis in alkaline media). Soft BV calculation for migration barrier calculation (Soft BV software)

Publication:📝

  • Title: Non-flammable liquid electrolytes for safe batteries
    Authors: R Gond, W van Ekeren, R Mogensen, AJ Naylor, R Younesi
    Journal: Materials Horizons
    Year: 2021
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 11
    Pages: 2913-2928
    Citations: 81

 

  • Title: Sodium cobalt metaphosphate as an efficient oxygen evolution reaction catalyst in alkaline solution
    Authors: R Gond, DK Singh, M Eswaramoorthy, P Barpanda
    Journal: Angewandte Chemie
    Year: 2019
    Volume: 131
    Issue: 25
    Pages: 8418-8423
    Citations: 74

 

  • Title: Na₂.³²Co₁.⁸⁴(SO₄)₃ as a new member of the alluaudite family of high-voltage sodium battery cathodes
    Authors: D Dwibedi, R Gond, A Dayamani, RB Araujo, S Chakraborty, R Ahuja, …
    Journal: Dalton Transactions
    Year: 2017
    Volume: 46
    Issue: 1
    Pages: 55-63
    Citations: 67

 

  • Title: Bifunctional electrocatalytic behavior of sodium cobalt phosphates in alkaline solution
    Authors: R Gond, K Sada, B Senthilkumar, P Barpanda
    Journal: ChemElectroChem
    Year: 2018
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 1
    Pages: 153-158
    Citations: 51

 

  • Title: Enabling the Electrochemical Activity in Sodium Iron Metaphosphate [NaFe(PO₃)₃] Sodium Battery Insertion Material: Structural and Electrochemical Insights
    Authors: R Gond, SS Meena, SM Yusuf, V Shukla, NK Jena, R Ahuja, S Okada, …
    Journal: Inorganic Chemistry
    Year: 2017
    Volume: 56
    Issue: 10
    Pages: 5918-5929
    Citations: 36

 

  • Title: Bio-derived hard carbon nanosheets with high rate sodium-ion storage characteristics
    Authors: HD Asfaw, R Gond, A Kotronia, CW Tai, R Younesi
    Journal: Sustainable Materials and Technologies
    Year: 2022
    Volume: 32
    Pages: e00407
    Citations: 34

 

  • Title: Fluorophosphates as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for metal–air batteries
    Authors: L Sharma, R Gond, B Senthilkumar, A Roy, P Barpanda
    Journal: ACS Catalysis
    Year: 2019
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 1
    Pages: 43-50
    Citations: 34

 

  • Title: Cubic Sodium Cobalt Metaphosphate [NaCo(PO₃)₃] as a Cathode Material for Sodium Ion Batteries
    Authors: R Gond, RP Rao, V Pralong, OI Lebedev, S Adams, P Barpanda
    Journal: Inorganic Chemistry
    Year: 2018
    Volume: 57
    Issue: 11
    Pages: 6324-6332
    Citations: 23

 

  • Title: Revisiting the alluaudite NaMnFe₂(PO₄)₃ sodium insertion material: Structural, diffusional and electrochemical insights
    Authors: D Dwibedi, PW Jaschin, R Gond, P Barpanda
    Journal: Electrochimica Acta
    Year: 2018
    Volume: 283
    Pages: 850-857
    Citations: 21