Researcher

Sonal Kumar is a Scientist at A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), specialising in innovative battery technologies. He earned his PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he pioneered research on low-cost, non-flammable battery chemistries, becoming one of the first doctoral candidates to focus on rechargeable aqueous aluminium-ion batteries. Driven by a passion for creating economically and environmentally sustainable energy storage solutions, he is committed to exploring unconventional battery chemistries and advancing the frontiers of energy storage technology.

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