The CERA Fellowship Program

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How to Apply CERA

Our Fellows’ Stories

We’re the fellows in the CERA Fellowship program. Get to know us!

Dr. Bridget Mutama

Cohort#1, Prof. Kotov Lab

Interest in the development of plastic waste-derived carbon nanomaterials/core-shell nanostructures.
A visiting researcher from the Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Lakshmi Sujeeun, PhD student

Cohort#1, Prof. Kotov Lab

Research focuses on applying machine learning (ML)
Centre for Biomedical and Biomaterials Research (CBBR), University of Mauritius  – Mauritius
Member of COMPASS Junior Scientists Board

Dr. Dickson Owuor

Cohort#1, Prof. Kotov Lab

Interests in unsupervised/supervised learning, graph theory, and chaos theory, for analyzing data 
Lecturer at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Duke Oeba

Cohort#2, Prof. Kotov Lab

Research focuses on investigation of the properties of novel materials for next-generation renewable energy
Researcher and lecturer at the Department of Physics at Egerton University, Kenya

Yves Jonathan Ndje, PhD Student

Cohort#3, Prof. Bogdan Lab

Computer Science – Machine Learning Mechanisms for Monitoring and Fraud Detection, University of Douala – Cameroon

Thabiso Masole, PhD student

Cohort#2, Prof. Thuo Lab

University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

Dr. Yash Boyjoo

Cohort#2, Prof. Qian Chen

CBBR, University of Mauritius, Mauritius

Dr. Itisha Chummun Phul

Cohort#2, Labs of Professors Larson and Lahann

Biomaterials, Drug Delivery & Nanotechnology Unit
Center for Biomedical and Biomaterials Research 
University of Mauritius 

Susan Mwaka, PhD student

Cohort#2, Prof. Nikolla Lab

Catalysis
University of Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Jean Moto Ongagna

Cohort#2, Prof. Sharon Glotzer Lab

Computer Science
University of Douala, Cameroon

Nalova Hermia Ikome, PhD student

Cohort#3, Prof. Thuo Lab

Institute: Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies (IMPM)/ Research Officer
University of Yaounde, Cameroon

Dr. Samba Sarr

Cohort#4, Prof. Thuo Lab

Research interests are in energy storage materials, supercapacitors and inorganic materials in general
Researcher at the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) in Dakar, Senegal

Contact us:

Website: https://compass.engin.umich.edu/
Email: [email protected]    
Tel. (001) 984-335-5040 (WhatsApp)

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 2243104.

Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.