Chibueze Amanchukwu, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, has been named a 2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar for his work on using ion and molecular solvation to control electrochemical processes.
The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports talented young faculty in the chemical sciences who have demonstrated leadership in research and education. Awardees are selected by a panel of distinguished faculty in the chemical sciences and receive an unrestricted research grant of $100,000.
Amanchukwu's research is focused on enabling long-duration electrical (batteries) and chemical energy storage for a sustainable energy future. His research team couples data science, computation, synthesis, and characterization to holistically understand ion transport in electrolytes and control interfacial reactions for efficient and cheap long-duration storage.
The UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering integrates science and engineering to address global challenges from the molecular level up. One of the school’s interdisciplinary research themes, Materials Systems for Sustainability, performs cutting-edge research in pursuit of polymeric materials, new water purification methods, battery materials, sensing applications, self-assembling materials to prevent and treat disease, and more. Amanchukwu's work falls within this theme.
The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is operated by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing the science of chemistry and chemical engineering to improve human relations and circumstances throughout the world.