Kassa Belay IBRAHIM

Dr. Kassa Ibrahim received his B.Sc. degree (2009) in Chemistry from Debre Markos University and his M.Sc. degree (2012) in Analytical Chemistry from Haramaya University. After three years as a lecturer at Adigrat University, he pursued doctoral studies at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, earning a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering and Nanosciences in 2018. He subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University (2019–2021), specializing in advanced synchrotron-based characterization techniques. Currently, he is a Research Fellow at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

His research focuses on the design and development of 0D–2D nanomaterials for water splitting, luminescent solar concentrators, and rechargeable Li/Zn-ion batteries, supported by state-of-the-art in-situ and operando synchrotron characterizations. These academic achievements have enhanced his international visibility, leading to numerous invitations to present at prestigious conferences and organize symposia at global scientific events.

Dr. Ibrahim is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions SAFE Fellow and a member of the Global Young Academy (GYA), one of the world’s most competitive platforms for young scientists, reflecting his commitment to advancing sustainable energy research and fostering global scientific collaboration. With over 30 publications in high-impact journals, he continues to bridge fundamental materials science with practical solutions for clean energy technologies.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Google Scholar account: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xlY4R5kAAAAJ

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kassa_Belay3

ORCID iD: https:/orcid.org/0000-0003-3270-1955

EDUCATION

. 2025 Italian National Scientific Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) for the position of Associate Professor in the academic fields of 03/B1 (Fondamenti Delle Scienze Chimiche e Sistemi Inorganici/Inorganic chemistry and applied technologies)

. 06/2018:  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Materials Engineering and Nanoscience, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (R.O.C)

. 06/2012: Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry (MSc), Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia

. 06/2009: Bachelor of Education in Chemistry (BEd), Debremarkos University, Debremarkos, Ethiopia

WORKING EXPERIENCE

·    Feb. 2012 - Aug. 2015: Lecturer, Adigrat University, Ethiopia

·    Aug. 2018 -Sept. 2019: Assistant Professor, Adigrat University, Ethiopia

·    Oct. 2019- Dec. 2021: Postdoctoral researcher, National Taiwan University and Academia Sinica, Taiwan

·    Jan.2022- Dec. 2024: Researcher (RTD-A), Nano4GEA group, UNESCO Chair at Ca’Foscari University of Venice

·    Jan.2025- Present: Researcher Fellow, Nano4GEA group, UNESCO Chair at Ca’Foscari University of Venice

·    February 2025, got promotion to Associate Professor, UNESCO Chair at Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy

Membership :

·  Member of the International Electrochemical Society (ISE) from 01-14-2024 to present)

·  Member of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI) from 09-14-2024 to present)

·  Member of the African Material Research Society (AMRS) from 01-01-2023 to present)

·  Member of the American Ceramic Society ((ACerS) from 01-01-2022 to present)

·    Sep. 2025 to present Marie Skłodowska Curie Action Safe fellow at Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, Italy

Prizes and Awards

·  SAFE fellowship winner funded by the European Union (Maria Curie Action project winner 2025-2027)

·  Member of the Global Young Academy (GYA, 2025

·  Selected as UNIVE candidate for the RTD-A call 2021, Italy.

·  Selected as NTU candidate for the NTU Fellows Call 2020, Taiwan, R.O.C

·  Selected as an Academia Sinica candidate for the TIGP Fellows Call 2019, Taiwan

Remarkable Academic Achievement Award 2009 among students from the Department of Chemistry, Debremarkos University, Ethiopia

Teaching Experience

For BSc students

·     Analytical Chemistry (45 hrs in class, 15 hrs in the lab per year)

·      Electrochemistry (45 hrs in class, 15 hrs in the lab per year)

·     Instrumental Analysis I &II (80 hrs in class, 40 hrs in the lab per year)

·     Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (45 hrs in class per year)

·     General Chemistry and its lab (45 hrs in class and 30 hr in lab per year)

For PhD students

·     Analysis and Synthesis Techniques for Functional Surfaces and Nanostructures for PhD students at the Department of Molecular Science and Nanosystems (DSMN) (6 CFU, 60 h) (3 CFU, 30 hrs)

For MSc students

·     Fundamentals of Nanotechnology per student for MSc students in Science and Technology of Bio and Nanomaterials at the Department of Molecular Science and Nanosystems (DSMN) (6 CFU, 60 h)

·      Fundamentals of Material Science and Engineering (60 hrs in class)

·     Advanced Composite Materials (60 hrs in class per year)

·     Advanced Instrumental Methods of Analysis (60 hrs)

Editorial Roles:

-    2025 Editorial board for Journal of Nanoscale and Advanced Materials

-    2023 Review Editor: Frontiers in Chemistry (Electrochemistry) (IF= 4.87).

-    2024 Review Editor: Frontiers in Materials (Energy Materials) (IF= 2.60).

Reviewer Role:

·    Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

·     Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

·     Micro and Nanostructures

·     Sustainable materials and technologies

·     Fuel

·    Small

·    Discovered electrochemistry

·    Material Horizons

·    Electrochemical energy reviews

·    ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering.

·    Carbon Energy

Invited/ Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshop Attended:

1. ICACC 2025 (Invited) 25-30 September 2026, Daytona Beach, FL, US

2. E-MRS Spring Meeting 2026 (Invited talk) 26-30 May 2026, Strasbourg Convention Center, France

3. 76th Annual ISE (Presenter) 7 -12 September 2025, Mainz, Germany

4. The 2025 GYA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists
(Participant) 10-13 June 2025,  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad in Hyderabad, India 

5. 16th GOMD 2025 (Organizer) 3-8 May 2025, Vancouver, BC, Canada

6. E-MRS Spring Meeting 2025 (Invited talk) 26-30 May 2025, Strasbourg Convention Center, France

7. EMRS 2024 Fall Meeting (Invited talk) 16-19 September, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

8. 37th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Presenter) 8-12 June 2024, Stresa, Italy

9. 14th International Conference on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Systems (Invited talk) 18–22 August 2024
Budapest, Hungary

10. Hands-on training workshop on Materials for Luminescence and its applications (Invited talk) 26 and 27 March 2024, Bengaluru, India

11. 11th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (Invited talk) 26 June -01 July 2023, Suntec city, Singapore

12. Materials Science & Technology MS&T23 Conference (Invited talk) 1-5 October 2023, Columbus, Ohio, US.

13. 243rd ECS Meeting with the 18th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, (Virtual talk) 28 May -2 June 2023, Boston, USA.

14. Seminar for MSc and PhD students (Invited talk) 05 May 2022: Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, LTU, Sweden

15. NSRRC user's Annual meeting and workshop (Oral talk) 10-12 November 2020: Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C

16. 5th Chemical Society National Meeting: National Central University (Oral talk) 12-14 March 2021: Taoyuan, Taiwan R.O.C

17. 2nd International Conference of Layers, Films, and Membranes for Green, Environmental and   Biomedical Sciences (Oral talk) 14-16 May 2018: NTUST, Taiwan R.O.C

Organization of international conferences

·    11th International Congress on Ceramics (ICC'11), Sapporo, Japan, 6-11/09, 2026.

·    Symposium 17 (Advanced Ceramic Materials and Processing for Photonics and Energy) at the 50th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC 2025), Daytona Beach, FL (US), 25-30/01, 2026.

·    Symposium 17 (Advanced Ceramic Materials and Processing for Photonics and Energy) at the 49th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC 2025), Daytona Beach, FL (US), 26-31 /01, 2025.

·    Symposium 17 (Advanced Ceramic Materials and Processing for Photonics and Energy) at the 48th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC 2024), Daytona Beach, FL (US), 28/01- 02/02, 2024.

·    14th International Conference on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Systems (CMCEE14), Budapest Congress Centre, Hungary, 18–22 /08, 2024.