Mahdokht Shaibani

Lecturer ,RMIT University, Australia

Dr. Mahdokht Shaibani is a research leader specializing in developing green energy storage and recycling/repurposing solutions to combat climate change. With a prolific track record of high-quality, high-impact publications in leading journals such as Science Advances, ACS Nano, and Nature Communications, she has been involved in over $16 million of awarded funding as a Chief Investigator across a wide range of energy-related projects, resulting in numerous patents. She is also the recipient of the 2021 L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship and the Victorian Young Tall Poppy Scientist award in 2022, and is a strong advocate for securing a sovereign battery supply chain in Australia. Dr. Shaibani has a passion for science communication and excels at distilling complex scientific material into easily understandable content for the general public. She has authored several opinion and analysis pieces in outlets such as The Conversation, Australian Financial Review, and Women's Agenda. Currently a Lecturer at the Department of Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, Dr. Shaibani has expertise in materials synthesis, engineering, and scale-up for next-generation energy storage systems, including lithium-sulfur batteries, silicon anodes, liquid metal batteries, supercapacitors, and lithium-ion capacitors.