About Me
I have a passion for solving in-depth and challenging problems in (electro-)catalysis, reactor design and control. This passion stems from strong foundations that I developed during my Masters in Mechanical Engineering at University of Minnesota, PhD in Chemical Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Postdoctoral research in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion at Imperial College London.
At UT, I am now leveraging those foundations to investigate and teach the fundamental physico-chemical phenomena across multiple scales that govern the performance and life of next-gen (electro-)chemical devices that will help accelerate the energy transition.
For more information, please visit https://www.utwente.nl/en/tnw/s2sm/
Expertise
Organisations
Research
We aim to develop a multi-scale understanding to reliably design and control next generation (electro)chemical technologies via the use of high-fidelity integrated model frameworks that start from nanomaterial surface models and go all the way up to process flowsheet models. To do this, we use a hierarchical approach that combines micro-kinetic reaction modelling, structural evolution modelling, continuum transport modelling and machine learning. We combine this with tailor-made experiments to help parametrize and validate our models.
We have successfully applied such a holistic framework to study high temperature ceramic membrane-based fuel cells and electrolysers and are now extending it to Li-ion and redox-flow batteries as well as thermo-catalytic fixed-bed/membrane reactors.
For more information, please visit https://www.utwente.nl/en/tnw/s2sm/
Publications
UT Research Information System
Google Scholar Link
Affiliated Study Programmes
Bachelor
Master
Courses Academic Year 2022/2023
Courses Academic Year 2021/2022
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Science and Technology
Horst Complex
(building no. 20), room ME359
De Horst 2
7522LW Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Science and Technology
Horst Complex
ME359
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands