D.K. Yesudoss, H.E. Lai, N.C. Osti, B. Ngozichukwu, J. Ferguson, E. Mamontov, P.B. Balbuena, and Abdoulaye Djire “Interfacial Hydrogen-Bond Dynamics in Transition Metal Compounds” Chem. Mater, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c01283
D.K. Yesudoss and A. Djire “The interphase behind lithium-mediated ammonia” Nat. Catal, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-026-01570-3
B, Ngozichukwu, E. Pranada, Y. Dambo, J. Pranada, E. Abhinav, and A. Djire “Rethinking Performance Degradation in MXene Lithium-Ion Batteries through Coupled Electrochemical Evolution” ACS Energy Letters, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.6c01464
D. Yesudoss, B. Ngozichukwu, D. Mahesh, O. Rajagopal, and A. Djire “Basal Plane Functionalization-Driven Catalytic Enhancement in Pristine and Metal-Incorporated MNenes for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” Energy Fuels, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c03766
E. Pranada, D. Yesudoss, and A. Djire “From etched to engineered: Confining ruthenium in MXene interlayers for site-controlled hydrogenolysis” Matter, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102406
B. Ngozichukwu, N. Kubitza, L. Hoagland, C. S. Birkel, and A. Djire “Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Behavior of Layered Vanadium Nitride MXene” ACS Nano, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c14516
D. Yesudoss, H. Lai, D. Johnson, M. Lee, B. Reinhart, P. Balbuena, and A. Djire “Lattice-Nitrogen-Mediated Chemistry Suppresses Hydrogen Evolution for Record Faradaic Efficiency in Ammonia Synthesis” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c09104
D. Yesudoss, B. Ngozichukwu, I. Gning, B. Ngom, and A. Djire “Time-Resolved Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroelectrochemical Investigation of Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia” ACS Energy Letters, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c00553
R. Yoo, B. Ngozichukwu, D. Yesudoss, H. Lai, K. Arole, M. J. Green, P. Balbuena, and A. Djire “Vibrational Property Tuning of MXenes Revealed by Sublattice N Reactivity in Polar and Nonpolar Solvents” J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c13878
E. Pranada, B. Ngozichukwu, R. Yoo, D. Johnson, M. A. Barteau, A. Abdel-Wahab, and A. Djire “Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction on OH/F-Terminated Titanium Nitride MXene Reveal the Role of the Surface Termination Group in Electrocatalysis” ACS Catalysis, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c05247
Abhi joins the DJIRE Lab as an Undergraduate Researcher.
Want to know more about Dr. Djire beyond the lab? Watch his C&EN interview here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abdoulaye-djire-phd-a596b37a_cent12-activity-7501148264419921920-Nfqz
Dr. Djire presented on solvation dynamics for ammonia production at the 2026 MXene Conference in Chicago, IL.
Bright presented his work on solid state interdiffusion of MAX phases to multimetal MNenes at the 2026 MXene Conference in Chicago, IL.
Dr. Aamir Iqbal joins the DJIRE Lab as a Postdoc Researcher.
DJIRE Lab Summer Program participants Joshua, Anthony, Lauren, and Faiaz presented their works at the Undergraduate Research Summer Poster Session and the College of Engineering Undergraduate Summer Research (COE S-REU) at College Station, TX.
Dr. Djire presented MNene synthesis advanced by the DJIRE Lab in the 2026 Gordon Research Conference: Solid State Chemistry at New London, NH.
The Djire group proudly celebrated Dr. Djire’s appointment as an Associate Professor with Tenure in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering.
Dr. Djire attended the ARO Pis meeting in Durham, NC where he presented the current and future work of the DJIRE Lab. He won the FY Prolific Performer Award and FY Army Collaboration Award!
Bright’s paper on rethinking performance degradation in MXene lithium-ion batteries through coupled electrochemical evolution was published in ACS Energy Letters!
Dr. Djire attended the Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future in Washington, D.C, cohosted by the National Academy of Sciences and Smithsonian Institution . He presented cutting-edge research of the DJIRE Lab and where we stand in the next 250 years.
Dr. Djire attended the 2026 PowerPlayer Awards in Austin, TX. He is a member of the Texas PowerHouse Energy Policy Advisory Council.
Eugenie was selected as part of the 2026 Texas A&M Chevron Graduate Fellowship.
Bright was selected to compete in the 2026 DOW BEST Symposium
Joshua was selected for the DJIRE Lab x AEOP Internship and Fellowship Program, Undergraduate category.
Lauren and Faiaz join the DJIRE Lab as High School Researchers through the AEOP Internship and Fellowship Program.
Anthony joins the DJIRE Lab as an Undergraduate Researcher through the TAMU College of Engineering Summer REU Program.
Hari joins the DJIRE Lab as an Undergraduate Researcher through the College of Engineering International Research Internship Program 2026.
Dr. Djire was recognized as part of the Talented 12 by C&EN for 2026.
Dr. Djire was awarded Camille-Dreyfus Teachers-Scholars for 2026 by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.