People

Ömer Özgür Çapraz

Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering

2022 NSF CAREER Award
2019 BSF Start-up Award

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
Post-Doc, Material Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Email: capraz@umbc.edu
CV (updated on March 2022)

Mesut Eryigit

Research Topic: Structural instabilities in Cathode ELectrodes in Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries
B.S. in Chemistry., Ataturk University
M.S. in Chemistry, Ataturk University
Ph.D. in Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Ataturk University
Post-doctoral Research in Chemistry, Gebze Institute of Technology

Debash Teklie

Research Topic: Link between Interfacial Properties and Chemo-Mechanical Performance of Na-ion Cathode Materials via Surface Modification Approaches

B.S. in Chemical Eng., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
M.S. in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion in Université de Picardie Jules Verne

Batuhan Bal

Research Topic: Chemo-Mechanics of Cathodes in Na-ion and K-ion Batteries

B.S. Material Science and Eng., Gebze Institute of Technology
M.S. Material Science and Eng., Gebze Institute of Technology
Email: batuhan.bal@okstate.edu

Minal Wable

Research Topic: Instability Mechanisms in Layered Metal Oxide Cathodes for Na-ion Batteries

B.S – M.S. Dual Degree in Chemistry in Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India

Bret Marckx

Research Topic: Performance of Li-ion and All-solid State Batteries at Extreme Conditions

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Zorah Williams
Meyerhoff Scholar (M34) | CWIT Affiliate
Chemical Engineering B.S.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Class of 2026

Tonderai Kodzwa
Meyerhoff Scholar (M34)
Chemical Engineering B.S.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Class of 2026