Kenneth Ozoemena is Professor of Materials for Energy & Electrochemistry at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa. Prior to joining Wits University in 2017, he had worked at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as Chief Research Scientist and Research Group Leader of the CSIR Electrochemical Energy Technologies (2009 - 2017).

His current research interests are focussed on energy storage and conversion systems (such as lithium-ion batteries, electrochemical capacitors, and fuel cells). He holds a PhD degree (Rhodes University, 2003) in Chemistry. He is a Certified Renewable Energy Professional (CREP, Association of Energy Engineers, USA), member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (MASSAf), Fellow of the African Academy of Science (FAAS), and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).

He serves on the editorial Boards of some science journals, including Electrochemistry Communications (Elsevier), Current Opinions in Electrochemistry (Elsevier) and Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing). He is the Chief Editor, International Journal of Electrochemistry (open access journal, Hindawi Publishing).