Dr Zakhele Ndala, who is currently undertaking a secondment in Dr Dowon Bae’s Electrochemical Energy Conversion & Storage (EECS) Lab at CREST Â鶹ֱ²¥ University, has been awarded the prestigious Wits Rising Scholars Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg.
The five-year fellowship recognises Dr Ndala’s achievements in green hydrogen research, particularly his work on NiFe-based layered double hydroxide (LDH) catalysts for alkaline water electrolysers, undertaken through the STFC-funded TECHydro project. It will support his continued research in the Department of Physics at Wits.
Dr Ndala has also played a key role in strengthening research links between South Africa and the UK, serving as an important liaison in facilitating active collaboration between researchers at Wits and Â鶹ֱ²¥ University. The award highlights both his research achievements and his contribution to developing active international partnerships in sustainable hydrogen technologies.
