Professor Kenneth Ozoemena

Professor Kenneth Ozoemena is an electrochemist whose research focuses on structure-redox relationship in materials with a view to changing their inherent physico-chemical properties for application in energy storage, energy conversion, and sensors. He is a Research Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he heads up the DSI-NRF SARChI Chair in Materials Electrochemistry and Materials Technologies (MEET). He holds a PhD in Chemistry (Rhodes, 2003). Since 2001, he has published over 240 peer-reviewed articles, 11 book chapters, edited three books, and registered 11 patent applications (including two granted US patents). His accolades include the Wits’ Vice Chancellor’s Research Award and CSIR CEO Award. He is a member of the Governing Council and Vice-President of the African Academy of Sciences; a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa; and Fellow of the African Academy of Science. He currently serves on the editorial board of several journals including Scientific Reports and is an Associate Editor for Electrochemistry Communications. Prof Ozoemena is an Honorary Professor at the Wuhan University of Technology, China.