Bio
Dr. Jane Ngozi Agwara obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester, New York. She previously earned an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the same institution and a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. Passionate about decarbonization, her PhD research focused on developing heterogeneous catalysts for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels and chemicals as a pathway for utilizing CO2 and reducing the negative climatic impacts of CO2 emissions. During her PhD, she also gained valuable experience contributing to the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI) section of Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, California, working part-time as a Decarbonization Research Student employee. At ORNL, Dr. Jane is a Postdoctoral Research Associate - Heterogeneous Catalysis in the Chemical Process Scale Up Group, Energy Science and Technology Directorate. Her research interests center on advancing R&D in Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) through catalyst development and scale-up, chemical process development and scale-up, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA).
Awards
2024 - PhD Achievement Award by the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
2023 - Earl W. Costich Graduate Fellowship by the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
2023 - Professional Development Diversity Travel Award by The David T. Kearns Center, University of Rochester
2022 - AS&E Graduate Students Association Travel Grant, University of Rochester
2018 - First Year Graduate Student's Fellowship by the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
2017 - Best Graduating Engineering Student North-West by Committee of Deans of Engineering Technology (CODET)
2014 - 2016 Petroleum Trust Fund Development (PTDF) undergraduate scholarship
2013 - Agbami Medical and Engineering Scholarship by Agbami/Chevron
2013 - Best Female Engineering Student Best Female Engineering Student by Association of Professional Women Engineers in Nigeria (APWEN)