George Bepete

Career

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Concordia University, 2024-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Concordia University, 2024-Present
Assistant Research Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, US, 2022-2024 
Eberly Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, US, 2017-2022
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Chemistry, Durham University, UK, 2016-2017
Postdoctoral Scholar, National Center for Scientific Research, CNRS, France, 2013-2016

Education

PhD. Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2014.
MSc. Renewable Energy, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2010.
BSc (Hons), Applied Chemistry, National University and Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2006.

PATENTS

5.  Terrones, M., Lei, Y., Avvaru, V. S., Fujisawa, K., Bepete, G., and Etacheri, V. “Defect-driven Ion Storage on Hexagonal Boron Nitride Anodes for High-Performance and Fire-Safe Lithium-Ion Batteries.” US Patent Application, 63/496,514 (2023).
4.  Bepete, G., Perea-López, N., and Terrones, M. “Electrophoretic deposition of hexagonal boron nitride films and coatings and their applications.” US Patent Application. 63/476,797 (2022)
3.  Bepete, G., Lei, Y., Perea-López, N., and Terrones, M. Methods for preparing hBN intercalation compounds, resultant products and uses thereof. US Patent Application, 63/267,561 (2022)
2.  Bepete, G., Wu, S., Lei, Y., Pereia, N., Crespi, V. and Terrones, M. Exfoliation and dispersion of carbon nanothreads. US Patent Application, 63/263,471 (2021)
1. Bepete G, Drummond C, Penicaud A. Aqueous and organic suspension of exfoliated nanocarbon materials, method for making same and uses thereof. US Patent, 10/414,935 (2019).