Solomon Oyakhire is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech. He earned his BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, graduating with the highest honors and recognized as the department's best graduating student.
He completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Stanford University working on interfacial electrochemistry with Stacey Bent and Yi Cui as a Knight Hennessy scholar. During his postdoctoral training at the University of California Berkeley, he developed artificial intelligence algorithms for high dimensional datasets with Kristin Persson and Gerbrand Ceder as a Schmidt Science Fellow.
Research summary: Grand challenges in energy storage, environmental stewardship, and environmental remediation require innovations in coupled ion-electron transfer (CIET) at electrified interfaces. To address those challenges, we study and control CIET in batteries and electrochemical separations devices.
Our approach: The Oyakhire Lab studies and controls ion and electron transfer at solid-liquid interfaces in electrochemical systems. These interfacial charge-transfer processes determine the macroscopic performance of batteries, electrocatalytic cells, and related technologies. Consequently, designing next-generation energy storage and conversion devices depends on controlling charge transfer at interfaces.
We follow an iterative investigative cycle:
- Synthesize hypothesis-informed materials such as thin films and small molecules using tunable methods.
- Probe ion- and electron-transfer mechanisms to determine how these materials influence device properties such as efficiency.
- Refine material design using the resulting mechanistic insights.
Visit our lab website for more research details.
Professor Oyakhire's teaching interests include foundational courses in chemical and biomolecular engineering at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He emphasizes core principles of reaction engineering, process design, and system dynamics, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills. His teaching approach integrates theoretical concepts with practical applications, aiming to prepare students for challenges in engineering practice and research across biochemical and chemical engineering disciplines.
Ph.D. Stanford University, 2023
BSc, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2016
SB Shuchi, KMS Gutierrez, AB Shearer, ST Oyakhire, Y Cui, SF Bent, Equal resistance single and bilayer films decouple role of solid electrolyte interphase from lithium morphology in batteries, EES Batteries, 2025
K Persson, S Oyakhire, An ensemble method for identifying consistent models in interpretable machine learning, 2025
MS Diallo, T Ogunfunmi, X Yang, ST Oyakhire, VS Avvaru, MC Scott, ..., Mitigating Battery Cell Failure: Role of Ag‐Nanoparticle Fillers in Solid Electrolyte Dendrite Suppression, Advanced Energy Materials, 2405700, 2025
MS Kim, J Wang, W Zhang, P Sayavong, Z Zhang, ST Oyakhire, ..., Elucidating the Effects of LiF on Lithium Metal Anodes, Nano Letters 25 (40), 14625-14634, 2025
SB Shuchi, G D’Acunto, P Sayavong, ST Oyakhire, ..., Cryogenic X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for battery interfaces, Nature 646 (8086), 850-855, 2025