Team Members

Post-Doctoral Researchers

Pavitra Srivastava

Research Topic: Understanding instability mechanisms in the electrode/electrolyte interfaces for flexible Zn batteries

B.S. in Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

M.S. in Materials Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, India

Ph.D. in Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Rahuldeb Roy

Research Topic: Developing polymer electrolytes for flexible Zn batteries

B.S. in Physics, North Bengal University (NBU), West Bengal, India

M.S. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India

Ph.D. in Material Science, Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, India

 

Graduate Students

Debash Teklie

Research Topic: Link Between Interfacial Properties and Chemo-Mechanical Performance of Na-ion Cathode Materials via Surface Modification Approaches

B.S. in Chemical Eng., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
M.S. in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion in Université de Picardie Jules Verne

Minal Wable

Research Topic: Instability Mechanisms in Layered Metal Oxide Cathodes for Na-ion Batteries

B.S – M.S. Dual Degree in Chemistry in Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India

Ph.D.:

Bret Marckx

Research Topic: Elucidating Electro-Chemo-Mechanical Coupling of Electrodes in Aqueous Electrolytes for Zinc Batteries

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

M.S., Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Sreenivasan Annadurai

Research Topic: Chemo-Mechanical Deformations in Transition Metal Oxide Cathodes for Na-ion Batteries

B.S.,  Central Electrochemical Research Institute – CECRI, Karaikudi, India

M.S., Chemical Engineering, Clarkson University, NY, USA

Dylan Spano

Research Topic: Mechanistic Understanding of Electro-Chemo-Mechanical Interplay for Extraction of Uranyl Ions using Metal Oxides

B.S.,Physics, Frostburg State University, MD, USA

 

Matteo Valan

Research Topic: Chemo-Mechanical Deformations in Li – Electrolyte Interphase during Li Plating / Stripping

B.S.,  Materials and Nanotechnology Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

M.S., Materials and Nanotechnology Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

 

Alumni