Emmanuel Ifeanyi Agboba is a PhD researcher in the Department of Engineering at King’s College London, specialising in the development of recyclable, high-performance, next-generation batteries. His research addresses critical challenges in energy storage, contributing to the development of greener, more sustainable energy systems.

Emmanuel holds a master’s degree in chemistry for renewable energy from Uppsala University, Sweden, and a bachelor’s degree in industrial chemistry from the Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria.

With extensive experience in battery research, Emmanuel has worked as an R&D Engineer at NOVO Energy, a Northvolt-Volvo Cars joint venture, where he designed and optimised electrode materials for enhanced battery performance. He has also conducted advanced research on silicon-graphite anodes and self-healing binders for silicon electrodes at Uppsala University’s Ångström Advanced Battery Centre.

Driven by a passion for sustainability and energy storage innovation, Emmanuel is committed to advancing battery technologies that support a cleaner, more energy-efficient future.

Research Interests

• Electrochemistry
• Energy storage
• Next generation batteries
• Battery recycling
• Sustainable battery technologies

Thesis Title

Designing Recyclable, High-Performance All-Solid-State Batteries with Degradable Polymer Materials

Supervisor Team

First Supervisor: Dr Laura Lander

Second Supervisor: Dr Clare Bakewell

Research Groups

• Green Energy Materials (GEM)
• The Faraday Institution