We are an interdisciplinary team who is passionate about research in electrochemical energy systems. Currently, PhD student positions are available in our group to work on exciting projects related to redox flow batteries. If you are interested please contact Dr. Agar with your CV. We look forward to working with you!!!
Dr. Sundar Rajan Aravamuthan
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Scholar, Case Western Reserve University, Dept. of Chemical Eng.
Postdoctoral Scholar, Uni. of Southern California, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Inst.
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Dr. Shyam Pahari
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Email: Shyam_Pahari@uml.edu
Shabdiki Chaurasia
Ph.D. Student (Energy Engineering)
Thesis: Dual-Layer Energy Storage: Combining Redox Flow Batteries with Renewable Hydrogen Generation on Demand
Sergio Freeman
Ph.D. Student (Energy Engineering)
Thesis: On the need of energy storage for grid resiliency and reliability in New England
Henning Hoene
Ph.D. Student (Mechanical Engineering) — Co-advised with Prof. Xinfang Jin
Thesis: Mathematical modeling of redox-targeting flow batteries
Dan Rourke
Ph.D. Student (Energy Engineering)
Thesis: Indirect redox-targeting reactions for high energy density redox flow batteries
Eylul Ergun
Ph.D. Student (Energy Engineering)
Research: Electrochemical engineering of mushroom-inspired non-aqueous redox flow batteries
Email: Eylul_Ergun@student.uml.edu
Ashley Caiado
B.Sc. Student (Mechanical Engineering)
Research: Investigating property/function/performance relationship of carbon cloth electrodes for aqueous flow batteries
Alumni
Dr. Tugba Ceren Gokoglan Barut
Ph.D. Energy Engineering – Spring 2022
Current Position: Senior Battery Engineer at Aspen Aerogel
Thesis: Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries with Mushroom-Derived Active Materials
Dr. Mahnaz Nourani
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering – Spring 2020
Current Position: Battery Algorithm Development Engineer at Apple
Thesis: Understanding critical factors underpinning electrode degradation in vanadium redox flow batteries
Joe Egitto
M.Sc. Energy Engineering – Spring 2021
Current Position: Enterprise Solutions Engineer at NECI
Thesis: High energy density redox-mediated flow batteries with a bio-inspired electrolyte
Eduardo Cartagena
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering – Spring 2021
Current Position: Battery Development Engineer at General Motors
Research: Investigating the reaction kinetics of mushroom-inspired vanadium compounds for non-aqueous flow batteries
Zach Traverso
M.Sc. Energy Engineering – Spring 2020
Current Position: Energy Market and Sustainability Analyst at Veolia North America
Research: Exploring the product-to-market fit exploration for bio-inspired RFBs
Andrew Hamel
B.Sc Student (Chemical Engineering)
Research: Spectro-electrochemical characterization of flow battery electrolytes
Email: Andrew_Hamel@student.uml.edu
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