Dr. Nikita Akhmetov received his master´s degree in Chemistry in Novosibirsk State University (Novosibirsk, Russia) in 2019. In 2023, he completed a Ph.D. in the Materials Science and Engineering program at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Moscow, Russia). Nikita’s research was focused on the solid electrolytes development for Li-metal hybrid flow batteries. It involved the material design, physico-chemical and electrochemical characterization of solid electrolytes, and their life tests within the hybrid battery cells. This work was performed within the project of the joint Skoltech-MIT Next Generation Program (2020-2022). In February 2024, Nikita joined CIC energiGUNE as a postdoctoral researcher. Overall, he has contributed to 11 publications in scientific journals and attracted 57 citations; his H-index is 5.

• Solid-state batteries
• Polymer-based electrolytes
• Electrochemical characterization
• Cell prototyping

• Designing solid Li-conducting electrolytes for various battery types
• Optimizing properties of hybrid polymer-ceramic ion-conductors
• Performing thorough electrochemical (EIS, CV, GS, etc.) and physico-chemical characterization (SEM, XRD, FTIR, etc.) of electrolytes and battery cells