Ane Gondra Zarain
Research Interests
– Solvent co-intercalation
– Electrochemical energy storage
– Carbon materials

Educational background
Doctoral Degree
01/11/2025 – Present
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm
Master’s Degree in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC+)
09/2023 – 09/2025
1st semester: Warsaw University of Technology (Warsaw, Poland)
2nd semester: Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse, France)
3rd semester: University of Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
4th semester: CIC energiGUNE (Vitoria, Spain)
Thesis: Accessible and Automated Prediction of High-Accuracy Redox Potentials for Energy Storage Materials
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Javier Carrasco, Dr. Mattia Felice Palermo
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering
09/2019 – 07/2023
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
Thesis: Synthesis of Layered Oxides for Use as Cathode Active Materials in Sodium-Ion Batteries and Their Electrochemical Characterization
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Eider Goikolea
Publications
Jose Miguel Campillo-Robles, Ibon Alonso, Ane Gondra, Nerea Gondra. Calculation and measurement of centre of mass: An all-in-one activity using Tangram puzzles. American Journal of Physics, 90(9), 652, 2022. DOI: 10.1119/5.0061884.
Ane Gondra, Maialen Araneta, Jose Miguel Campillo-Robles. Today’s hydrogen production: steam reforming of methane (paper written in Basque). EKAIA, 41, 253-273, 2021. DOI: 10.1387/ekaia.22379.
Working Experience
Summer Internship, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
07/2024 – 09/2024
Topic: Development of NASICON-based Cathode Active Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Internship, Gaiker Research Centre
01/2023 – 05/2023
Topic: Development of Color Removal Methods for PET Monomers
Ikasiker Research Scholarship, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
01/2022 – 06/2022
Topic: Development of Layered Oxide Cathode Active Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Awards & Achievements
Top student in the MESC+ Master’s program
09/2023 – 09/2025
CIC energiGUNE Master Scholarship
09/2023 – 09/2025
Extraordinary and Best Academic Record Awards for outstanding performance during the Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering
09/2019 – 07/2023