Maryam AlNahyan
Assistant Professor and Emerging Scholar in Mechanical Engineering
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: PhD in Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
Research Areas: 2D materials, Energy storage
Maryam AlNahyan is an Emerging Scholar and Assistant Professor of Chemistry at NYU Abu Dhabi. Al Nahyan received her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the United Arab Emirates University (2016), Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Masdar Institute in Collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2018), and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Khalifa University (2024). She also joined the University of Manchester as a Visiting Scholar in 2024 to investigate 2D-related materials and perform scientific research to advance graphene in electrochemical applications. Al Nahyan's passion for science and technology is matched only by her sense of duty to the UAE society and the UAE leadership’s vision. Being a passionate educator and a dedicated researcher, she has passion to advance the field of scientific research in the United Arab Emirates.
AlNahyan’s research interests span the fields of advanced energy storage and material synthesis. Her research focuses on studying the behavior of chemicals and materials at the atomic level to improve energy storage and production. She aims to understand how these materials interact and change over time, particularly at the interface between different substances. This knowledge is then used to develop new processes and materials for various applications, such as flow batteries, metal-air batteries, and sustainable fuel production (hydrogen production)