Peter Ngene is a seasoned academician with 20 years of experience and an impressive track record in education and R&D  (research and development) in energy storage and environmental sustainability. He is currently an associate professor at the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University in the Netherlands and a visiting professor at the African University of Technology (AUST), Abuja in Nigeria. He is a NEF (Next Einstein Forum) fellow and a recipient of the prestigious Nigerian NLG (NLNG) prize for science (2018) for his work on innovative energy storage solutions.

Before his current role, He was a postdoctoral fellow at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where he developed innovative sensors for hydrogen detection and environmental monitoring. He has also previously worked as a process engineer at Dangote Sugar Refinery, Lagos, Nigeria. 

A lifelong learner and educator, Prof. Ngene has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO),  a dual master’s degree in Micro-and Nano systems Engineering from ESIEE Paris (France ) and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He obtained a PhD in Chemical Science at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He has authored more than 75 research papers.

The CNIAS Advisory Board will leverage Prof. Ngene’s wealth of experience and expertise in energy and environmental sustainability to strengthen CNIAS’s goal to enshrine sustainability and environmental stewardship across all its business sectors.