JUAMI 2023: Materials for a Sustainable Future

June 18 – 30, 2023, Nairobi, Kenya

Above: JUAMI students conducting an electrochemistry experiment during one of several lab tutorials

JUAMI 2023 was held in Nairobi, Kenya, June 18 – 30. The local host was the University of Nairobi, and participants were housed in the Nairobi Safari Club Hotel, just a short walk from the university campus.

To get some insights into JUAMI schools please watch our video. You are also encouraged to request to join the JUAMIexchange Google group to be able to receive notifications about the program.

Taking place over a two-week period in Nairobi, the program included tutorial level and research level talks by renowned international speakers on experimental materials science, electrochemistry and sustainable energy, clean water, and solar fuel production. It also involved team-based hands-on practical tasks and included training in crafting and writing competitive collaborative project proposals.

Above: JUAMI 2023 Participants at the University of Nairobi

Program Features

JUAMI schools feature tutorials on cutting-edge energy materials topics, hands-on experiments and learning activities, and research seminars by top materials scientists. By providing full financial support for students to participate in the entire two-week program, JUAMI fellows are able to completely immerse themselves in the experience, see problems from different perspectives, gain new skills and inspiration for tackling research questions, and develop lasting relationships.

Program Speakers and Co-Organizers

Full speaker biographies are available here.

Harry Atwater — Plenary Speaker Otis Booth Leadership Chair of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science; Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science at California Institute of Technology

• Chibueze Amanchukwu, University of Chicago
• Dickson Andala, Multimedia University of Kenya and National Research Fund of Kenya
• Veronica Augustyn, North Carolina State University
• Elijah Omolo Ayieta, University of Nairobi
• Mariana Bertoni, Arizona State University
• Simon Billinge, Columbia University and Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Shannon Boettcher, University of Oregon
• Fikile Brushett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Joseph Berry, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• David Cahen, Weizmann Institute of Science
• Samuel Chigome, Botswana Institute for Technology Research, and Innovation
• Jennifer Dunn, Northwestern University
• Sossina Haile, Northwestern University
• Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University
• Marta Hatzell, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Winston Ireeta, Makerere University
• Revocatus Machunda, Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology
• Tom Mallouk, University of Pennsylvania
• Dino Martins, Turkana Basin Institute
• Yedilfana Setarge Mekonnen, Addis Ababa University
• Y. Shirley Meng, University of Chicago
• Mwema Felix Mwema, Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology
• Francis Nyongesa Wanjala, University of Nairobi
• Justus Simiyu, Maasai Mara University
• Sara Skrabalak, Indiana University
• G. Jeffrey Snyder, Northwestern University
• Mazzi (Margaret Ann) Wampamba, National Science Foundation (retired)
• Iryna Zenyuk, University of California, Irvine

Schedule

“CC” = Conference Center // “Chem” = Chemistry Building

* June 19, Fundamentals online tutorials:

• • Electronic Materials Review [required]
  • Materials Characterization Series [required]
  • Carriers in Crystalline Materials [required]
  • Solar Cell Example Video [optional]
  • Thermal Energy [optional]
  • LED [optional]

~ Saturday June 24: Mini-symposium / Proposal Preparation ~

~ Sunday June 25: Team Building ~

“CC” = Conference Center // “Chem” = Chemistry Building