M. Sc. Ibrahim Al Kathemi
Topics of research
– Highly concentrated electrolytes for zinc ion batteries (ZIBs)
– Cathode material for ZIB
– Electrochemical analysis
Educational background
Doctoral degree
Matriculated at Humboldt University of Berlin, Oct. 2022 – Present
Program: Chemistry, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm
Working at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI), Colloid Chemistry Department, Advanced Electrolytes for Sustainable Batteries Group – Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Markus Antonietti, Dr. Roza Bouchal
Thesis topic: Materials development for aqueous zinc batteries and degradation mechanisms
Master’s degree
Research Institute Wetsus, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands | 2020- 2022
Matriculated at Wageningen University & Research, University of Twente and University of Groningen
Program: Water Technology (joint degree)
Master thesis topic: Mitigation of chlorine gas formation during electrochemical
phosphate removal of cheese water, Supervisors: Dr. Ir. Annemiek ter Heijne (Wageningen University and Research), Dr. Michel Saakes (Wetsus) And
Dr. Tom Sleutels (University of Groningen)
Pre-Master’s degree
Delft University of Technology | Delft, The Netherlands | 2019-2020
Program: Chemical Engineering
Bachelor’s degree
HU University of Applied Sciences | Utrecht, The Netherlands | 2015 – 2019
Program: Chemical Engineering Bachelor thesis topic: Energy Storage with capacitive carbon slurry, Supervisor: Dr. Michel Saakes (Wetsus), Dr. Ir. Petra Meeuwse
Awards & Accomplishments
ISPT Process Technology Talent Program Student
Institute for Sustainable Process Technology | Amersfoort, The Netherlands | Sept. 2016 – Jun. 2019
Ambassador of Technology
TechniekTalent.nu | Utrecht, The Netherlands | Jun. 2017 – Jun. 2018
Exchange Scholarship – Business Economics
Beijing University of Technology | Beijing, China | Sept. 2018 – Feb. 2019
Honours Bachelor Degree
HU University of Applied Sciences | Utrecht, The Netherlands | Jul. 2019
Travel grant recipient –
244th ECS Meeting | Gothenburg, Sweden | Oct. 2023
Conferences & Visits
October 2023 – Gothenburg, Sweden
244th ECS Meeting
Presentation Title: Guanidinium as Chaotropic Agent for Highly Concentrated Aqueous Electrolytes for Zinc Batteries
Publications
2023
Bouchal, R.; Al Kathemi, I.; Antonietti, M.: Brønsted–lowry acid-based aqueous eutectic electrolyte for practical Zinc batteries. Small, 2309556 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202309556