School of Education

UTETIWABO Wellars is Rwandan by Nationality. He has received his Philosophy degree in Chemistry at Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/P.R.China on December 10, 2021. He holds a master’s degree in Natural Science/Physical Chemistry obtained from Xiamen University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/P.R.China on June 30, 2012, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education at the University of Rwanda in December 2016. In 2008, He has also had a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry-Education from the former National University of Rwanda (NUR), Faculty of Education (Rwanda).

Currently, He is a Lecturer of Chemistry at the University of Rwanda(UR), College of Education. From 2015 to 2017, he was an Assistant Lecturer of Chemistry at the University of Rwanda-College of Education, Rukara Campus, and from 2013 to 2015, he worked as a Tutor of Chemistry at Kavumu College of Education. He also worked as Lecturer of Chemistry in international private Universities based in Rwanda, and a national private university in Rwanda.

During his Ph.D. program at the Beijing Institute of Technology, he has received “Distinguished International Students awards” in the academic year 2020-2021.

His research area focuses on :
 Te design and development of carbon-based electrode material for electrochemical energy conversion and storage : Supercapacitor, Sodium-ion batteries ;
 Development of electrocatalyst for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFCs) ;
 Turning industrial waste material (waste plastic and other waste) into high value-added material to be applied for energy storage devices ;
 Design and development of anodes materials for Lithium-ion Batteries via greener method,
 The research in Teaching and learning science Education, mainly chemistry. His published works are found via https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0104-5601.

Contacts :
Email : wellarach@gmail.com, or w.utetiwabo@ur.ac.rw
GSM : (+250) 788832080