Principal Investigator

David Kwabi


Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2016)M.A, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2013)B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University (2010)S.O.S. Hermann Gmeiner International College, Tema, Ghana (2006)
Email: dkwabi@umich.eduOffice: G.G Brown 3472

Postdoctoral Fellows

Ibrahim Abdullahi

Ph.D. Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, 2023Email: iamzizu@umich.eduOffice: G.G Brown 3371
Research topic: Developing highly efficient systems for redox-flow batteries and electrochemical CO2 capture and utilization

Bin Wang

B.S., Chemistry, Central South UniversityPh.D. Chemistry, UC Davis (2023)Email: binnwang@umich.eduOffice: G.G Brown 3371

Interests: Hiking, roadtrips, exercise

Ph.D. Candidates

Fiki Owhoso

M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan (2021)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Florida (2019)

Email: fikio@umich.eduOffice: G.G Brown 3371
Research topics: Electrochemical CO2 captureInterests: Reading, music 

Siddhant Singh

B.A., Physics and Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Macalester College (2021)
Email: sidme@umich.eduOffice: G.G Brown 3371
Research topics: Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries (AORFBs), Modeling of Lithium-ion Batteries and Optimal Experimental Design using Bayesian techniques, Electrochemical Desalination
Interests: Environmental policy, squash 

Zeinab Ismail

B.S., Physics, St Johns University (2023)
Email: zisma@umich.eduOffice: G.G Brown 3371
Research topics: Improving stability and performance of Aqueous Organic Flow Batteries Interests: latin dance, reading manga/comics, show/movie watcher

Bin Yun

B.A., Physics, Wesleyan University (2023)
Email: binyun@umich.eduOffice: G.G Brown 3371
Research topics: Electrochemical CO2 captureInterests: Watching movies, working out, music 

Undergraduate Students

Morgan Cobb

Email: mocobb@umich.eduOffice: G.G Brown 3371
Research topics: Electrochemical CO2 captureInterests: Taekwondo, running, reading and gardening

Basilio Suherman

Email: basilios@umich.eduOffice: G.G Brown 3371
Research topics: Understanding and mitigating capacity fade in redox-flow batteries Interests: Basketball, video games, working out and music 

Previous Students

Fawaz Ali, PhD student

Sanat Modak, PhD student

Fairooz Oudeif, Undergraduate

Swamenathan Ramesh, MS Student

Tianyi Zhang, MS Student

Pratyush Agarwal, Research Scientist

Wes Fermanich, Undergraduate

Peter Jaskowsi, Undergraduate

Nikki France, Undergraduate 

Cansu Doganay, MS Student

Nathan Tidball, Undergraduate

Lauren Livernois, Undergraduate

Samuel Mahler, Undergraduate

Swayam Patnaik, Undergraduate