JUAMI 2023: Materials for a Sustainable Future
June 18 – 30, 2023, Nairobi, Kenya
The next JUAMI school will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, June 18 – 30, 2023. The local host will be the University of Nairobi, and participants will be housed in the Nairobi Safari Club Hotel, just a short walk from the university campus. All those who applied to JUAMI 2023 have been notified of the status of their applications.

Above: University of Nairobi

Above: Nairobi Safari Club Hotel
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 will include 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 will also involve team-based hands-on practical tasks and will include training in crafting and writing competitive collaborative project proposals.
We believe that these schools provide a unique experience and opportunity to experience scientific research across cultures and we strongly encourage you to apply.
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
Full speaker biographies are available here.
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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 |
- Veronica Augustyn, North Carolina State University
- Chibueze Amanchukwu, University of Chicago
- 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
- 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
- Francis Nyongesa Wanjala, University of Nairobi
- Sara Skrabalak, Indiana University
- G. Jeffrey Snyder, Northwestern University
- Iryna Zenyuk, University of California, Irvine
Schedule
“CC” = Conference Center // “Chem” = Chemistry Building
Time | Mon, June 19 | Tues, June 20 | Wed, June 21 | Thurs, June 22 | Fri, June 23 | |||
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08:15-08:30 | At hotel/campus | Walk to Campus | Walk to Campus | Walk to Campus | Walk to Campus | |||
08:30-09:00 | Welcome: JUAMI organizers, regional universities (hotel) | Lab-Ia TA LCA CC 401 |
Ia) Iezzi Ib) CC 401 |
IIa) Leite IIb) Augustyn CC 401 |
IIIa) Meng IIIb) Yedilfana CC 401 |
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09:00-09:30 | ||||||||
09:30-10:00 | ||||||||
10:00-10:30 | Refreshments | Refreshments | Refreshments | Refreshments | ||||
10:30-11:00 | Fundamentals: Active review of online tutorials (hotel) | Lab-Ib TA LCA CC 401 |
Tutorial-II Skrabalak Nano CC 401 |
Tutorial-III Amanchukwu Batteries CC 401 |
Tutorial-IV Cahen Solar CC 401 |
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11:00-11:30 | ||||||||
11:30-12:00 | ||||||||
12:00-12:30 | ||||||||
12:30-13:00 | Hotel Lunch | Campus Lunch | ||||||
13:00-13:30 | Campus Lunch | Campus Lunch | Campus Lunch | |||||
13:30-14:00 | Poster Session & Social Activities w/refreshments CC 4th floor |
Panel Discussion: Collaborations | ||||||
14:00-14:30 | Lab-IIa TA Nano Chem |
Free | Lab-IIIa TA Batt Chem |
Free | Lab-IV TA Solar |
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14:30-15:00 | Optional Parallel Sessions (3 x 1 h): ASESMA AfLS; JUAMIOCF SciBridge CC Rooms |
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15:00-15:30 | ||||||||
15:30-16:00 | ||||||||
16:00-16:30 | Free Dinner (on own) |
Free | Lab-IIIb TA Batt Chem |
Finalize Teams / Refreshments | ||||
16:30-17:00 | Tutorial I Dunn LCA CC 401 |
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17:00-17:30 | IVa) Bertoni IVb) Berry CC 401 |
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17:30-18:00 | Free Dinner (on own) |
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18:00-18:30 | Bus to Banquet | |||||||
18:30-19:00 | Free Dinner (on own) Proposal discussion |
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19:00-19:30 | Hotel Dinner
Dinner Lecture |
Free | Lab-IIb TA Nano Chem |
Banquet #1 Safari Park Hotel & Casino |
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19:30-20:00 | ||||||||
20:00-20:30 | ||||||||
20:30-21:00 | ||||||||
21:00-21:30 | ||||||||
21:30-22:00 |
~ Saturday June 24: Mini-symposium / Proposal Preparation ~
~ Sunday June 25: Team Building ~
“CC” = Conference Center // “Chem” = Chemistry Building
Time | Mon, June 26 | Tues, June 27 | Wed, June 28 | Thurs, June 29 | Fri, June 30 | |||
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08:15-08:30 | Walk to Campus | Walk to Campus | Walk to Campus | Walk to Campus | To Campus | |||
08:30-09:00 | Plenary: H. Atwater CC Auditorium Group Photo |
Va) M. Hatzell Vb) CC 401 |
VIa) Zenyuk VIb) CC 401 |
VIIa) Mallouk VIIb) CC 401 |
Proposal Presentation
CC Auditorium |
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09:00-09:30 | ||||||||
09:30-10:00 | ||||||||
10:00-10:30 | Refreshments | Refreshments | Refreshments | Refreshments | ||||
10:30-11:00 | Tutorial-V K. Hatzell Membranes CC 401 |
Tutorial-VI Brushett Fuel Cells / Flow Cells CC 401 |
Tutorial-VII Boettcher Electrolysis CC 401 |
Proposal Preparation | ||||
11:00-11:30 | ||||||||
11:30-12:00 | ||||||||
12:00-12:30 | ||||||||
12:30-13:00 | ||||||||
13:00-13:30 | Campus Lunch | Campus Lunch | Campus Lunch | Campus Lunch | Campus Lunch | |||
13:30-14:00 | ||||||||
14:00-14:30 | Lab Va TA Membr Chem |
Free (IV alt) CC Patio |
LabVIa TA FC/FC Chem |
Free (IV alt) CC Patio |
LabVIIa TA Electrolysis Chem |
Prop Feedback | Panel Discussions: Getting Published The Job Hunt CC 401 |
Closing Ceremony |
14:30-15:00 | ||||||||
15:00-15:30 | ||||||||
15:30-16:00 | ||||||||
16:00-16:30 | Free/Proposal Prep
Dinner (on own) |
Free/Proposal Prep
Dinner (on own) |
Prop Feedback | LabVIIb TA Electrolysis Chem |
Proposal preparation
Dinner on own |
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16:30-17:00 | ||||||||
17:00-17:30 | ||||||||
17:30-18:00 | ||||||||
18:00-18:30 | Bus to Banquet Pick-up from hotel |
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18:30-19:00 | ||||||||
19:00-19:30 | Free | Lab Va TA Membr Chem |
Free | LabVIb TA FC/FC Chem |
Banquet #2 Bomas of Kenya |
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19:30-20:00 | ||||||||
20:00-20:30 | ||||||||
20:30-21:00 | ||||||||
21:00-21:30 | Upload Proposal Drafts | |||||||
21:30-22:00 |





