Dynamics of Electrochemical Interfaces (DELI) Lab
DELI Lab is a research group at NTU Singapore led by Prof. Nitish Govindarajan. We develop and apply atomistic and multiscale modeling approaches, including machine-learning interatomic potentials, to understand the dynamics of electrochemical interfaces under operating conditions. Our work focuses on the coupling between solvent structure, ion distributions, interfacial electric fields, catalyst surfaces, and reaction kinetics, with the long-term goal of guiding the design of next-generation interfaces for energy storage and industrial decarbonization.
Lab News
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Congratulations to Manya for passing her qualifying exam!
Manya successfully passed her qualifying exam on April 20, 2026! She presented her work on ‘How molecular-level interactions modulate water organization and activity in blended organic solvent/water electrolytes‘!
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Imperial College - NTU collaboration fund awarded!
Our group has been awarded the Imperial-NTU collaboration fund for the project ELECTRA together with the Sustainable Electrochemical Technologies Group led by Prof. Reshma Rao! We look forward to working together!
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New DELI Lab member
Zacc Koh joins DELI Lab as a PhD student in January 2026. Zacc obtained a B. S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from NTU in 2025. He will study temperature effects in electrocatalysis. Welcome Zacc!
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New paper on adsorption isotherms
Our piece, “The overlooked role of adsorption isotherms in electrocatalysis” is now online in Nature Catalysis. We highlight the opportunities and challenges in understanding electrochemical isotherms.
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New lab members
At the start of the academic year in August 2025, we have three new DELI Lab members - Wayu Takemura who joins as a PhD student, and William Looi (Year 2, CBE) and Judah Primeldi (Year 2, CBE) join us as URECA researchers! Welcome Wayu, William and Judah!
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ASPIRE League Seed grant with KAIST
Our group has been awarded an ASPIRE League Seed grant together with the Chung group at KAIST! We look forward to working together!
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Paper alert!
Our perspective article on the “Intricacies of Computational Electrochemistry“ is now online in ACS Energy Letters. This work resulted from a Lorentz Center workshop organized by Nitish, Georg Kastlunger and Katharina Doblhoff-Dier.
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First Cohort
We welcome our first cohort of DELI Lab members - Manya Aggarwal (PhD student), Fiona Ho (Year 2 Undergrad), Ruijun Xu (Year 4 Undergrad) and Xuyue Jiang (MS student)!
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We are hiring!
The DELI Lab has an opening for a PhD position. See the Join Us page for more information.
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So it begins!
Nitish joined NTU Singapore as an assistant professor in September.