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Research Team

Current

Paul T. Coman, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor

Research Topic: Thermal Runaway Modeling

2017 - Ph.D. at the University of Southern Denmark

 

David Petrushenko
Graduate Student

Research Topic: Structural Batteries and Battery Pack Design

 

Former:

  • 1984 - John Van Zee, Sodium Hydroxide Production in Diaphragm-Type Electrolyzers, Ph.D., Summer, 1984. U. of Alabama
  • 1987 - Clifford Walton, Modeling of Transport Behavior of Zero Gap/Porous Electrode Membrane Chlor-Alkali Electrolysis Cells, Ph.D., Spring, 1987.
  • 1987 - Prosper Adanuvor, Model Development and Kinetic Studies of Oxygen Reduction in Alkaline Solutions at a Rotating Disk Electrode, Ph.D., Summer, 1987. Exide
  • 1988 - Trung Nguyen, Modeling and Characterization of a Lead-Acid Cell, Ph.D., Spring, 1988. U. of Kansas
  • 1988 - Thomas Evans, Mathematical Modeling of a Zinc/Bromine Flow Cell and a Lithium/Thionyl Chloride Primary Cell, Ph.D., Fall, 1988. DuPont
  • 1989 - Zhenhua Mao, Electrolysis of Hydrogen Sulfide in Aqueous Solutions and Molten Salts, Ph.D., Spring, 1989. Conoco Phillips
  • 1990 - Taewhan Yeu, New Secondary Batteries Utilizing Electronically Conductive Polypyrrole Cathode, Ph.D., Fall, 1990. Univ. in Korea
  • 1991 - Ken-Ming Yin, Mathematical Analysis of the Electrodeposition of Nickel-Chrome Alloys, Ph.D., Spring, 1991. Univ. in Taiwan
  • 1991 - Bhasker Dave, Oxygen Reduction in Lithium Carbonate Melt: Determination of Electrode Kinetic and Mass Transfer Parameters, Ph.D., Spring, 1991.
  • 1991 - Eric Kalu, A Study of Li/BrCl2 in SOCl2 (Li/BCX) and Zn/Br2 Cells, Ph.D., Spring, 1991. Florida State
  • 1991 - Oscar Mendoza, Preparation, Characterization, Surface Chemistry and Corrosion Properties of Ni-TM-P Alloys Produced by Autocatalytic Reduction, Ph.D., Spring, 1991. U. in Mexico
  • 1991 - Deyuan Fan, Mathematical Modeling of a Sealed Nickel-Cadmium Cell, Ph.D., Summer, 1991. Shell
  • 1991 - Michael Kimble, Mathematical Modeling of an Alkaline Fuel Cell, Ph.D., Summer, 1991. Kimble and Associates
  • 1992 - Junbom Kim, Thermal Modeling of a Nickel-Hydrogen Battery, Ph.D., Summer, 1992. U. in Korea
  • 1992 - Jenn-Feng Yan, Formation of Calcareous Deposits on Cathodically Protected Steel Structures in Seawater, Ph.D., Summer, 1992.
  • 1992 - Gautam Pillay, Transport through Ion Exchange Membranes, Ph.D., Fall, 1992. West Chester U. of Penn.
  • 1994 - Guanghong Zheng, Electrodeposition of Thin Films, Ph.D., Fall, 1994. Energizer
  • 1995 - Pauline De Vidts, Mathematical Modelling of a Nickel/Hydrogen Cell, Ph.D., Summer, 1995. Company in Chile
  • 1996 - Rick Prieto, Polymer Battery Model, Ph.D., Spring, 1996. Shell
  • 1996 - Surya Pakalapati, Electrochemical Effects in Graphite Composites, Ph.D., Fall, 1996.
  • 1996 - Darryl Coleman, Thin Film Zinc Deposition, Ph.D., Fall, 1996.
  • 1996 - Haraldo Duarte, Pitting Corrosion, Ph.D., Fall, 1996. Shell
  • 1998 - Dawn See, Ni/H2 Battery Model, Ph.D., Spring, 1998. Shell
  • 1998 - Murali Ramasubramanian, Ni-Fe Alloy Plating, Ph.D., Spring, 1998.
  • 1998 - Pranatharthi Haran Balasubramanian, Electrokinetic Modeling, Ph.D., Summer, 1998. IBM
  • 1998 - Bradley Johnson, Lithium Ion Battery-Thermal Models, Ph.D., Summer, 1998.
  • 1999 - Dong Zhang, Investigations of Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Emphasis on Synthesis and Characterization of Chromium Oxides based Compounds, Ph.D., Summer, 1999.
  • 1999 - Pankaj Arora, Capacity Fade Studies and High-Performance Cathode Materials for Secondary Lithium Batteries, Ph.D., Summer, 1999. DuPont
  • 1999 - Shannon Baxter, Mathematical Modeling of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Ph.D., Summer, 1999.
  • 1999 - Ping Yu, Synthesis and Characterization of Anode Materials for Li-ion Batteries, Ph.D., Fall, 1999.
  • 2000 - Bin Wu, Modeling and Simulation of a Nickel-Hydrogen Cell, Ph.D., Summer, 2000.
  • 2000 - Gerardine Botte, Thermal Stability and Modeling of Lithium Ion Batteries, Ph.D., Summer, 2000. Ohio University
  • 2001 - Anand Durairajan, Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Coatings For Corrosion Protection and Hydrogen Embrittlement Inhibition, Ph.D., Summer, 2001.
  • 2001 - Venkat Subramanian, Simulation and Analysis of Electrochemical Systems, Ph.D., Fall, 2001. U. of Washington
  • 2002 - Andrew Haug, Development of Low-loading, Carbon Monoxide Tolerant PEM Fuel Cell Electrodes, Ph.D., Spring, 2002. Hamilton Standard
  • 2003 - Parthasarathy Gomadam, Electrochemical-Thermal Modeling of Lithium-Ion Batteries, Ph.D., Spring, 2003, co-advisor with Dr. John W. Weidner. Medtronic
  • 2003 - Premanand Ramadass, Capacity Fade Analysis of Commercial Li-Ion Batteries, Ph.D., Summer, 2003. Apple
  • 2004 - Qingzhi Guo, Modeling of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Cathode, Ph.D., Spring, 2004. Apple
  • 2005 - Godfrey Sikha, Performance Analysis of Lithium Ion Battery/Electrochemical Capacitor Hybrid Systems, Ph.D., Summer 2005, co-advisor with Dr. Branko N. Popov. Tesla
  • 2006 - Sheba Devan, Transient Analysis of Intercalation Electrodes for Parameter Estimation, Ph.D., Spring 2006. Apple
  • 2006 - Shriram Santhanagopalan, Parameter Estimation for Lithium Ion Battery, Ph.D., Fall 2006. GM
  • 2007 - Qi, Zhang, Modeling of Lithium Ion Batteries, Ph.D., Fall 2007. Battery company in China
  • 2007 - Qingbo Dong, Modeling and Kinetic Studies of Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic Solutions at a Rotating Ring Disk Electrode, Ph.D., Fall 2007. FMC
  • 2008 - Karthikeyan Kumaresan, Theoretical Analysis of the Discharge Performance of Lithium Ion and Lithium/Sulfur Cells, Ph.D., Spring 2008. Acme Battery
  • 2009 - Sean Rayman, Modeling of Parallel Plate Electrochemical Reactors and Liquid Tin Anode Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Ph.D., Fall 2009. US Air Force
  • 2010 - Sindhuja Renganathan, Theoretical Analysis of Stress Generation and Volume Change in Lithium Ion and Lithium Thermal Batteries, Spring 2010. GM India
  • 2010 - Long Cai, Efficient Modeling of a Lithium Ion Cell Using the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Method, Fall 2010. Apple
  • 2011 - Meng Guo, Thermal Models for Lithium-Ion Cells and Batteries, Fall 2011.
  • 2012 - Saeed Khaleghi Rahimian, Optimization and State Estimation of Li-ion cells Using Single Particle Model, Fall 2012. A123
  • 2013 - Yiling Dai, Studying on Capacity Fade Mechanisms of Li-Ion Batteries through Modeling, Fall 2013. Wilson Greatbatch
  • 2020 - Niloofar Kamyab on Mathematical Modeling of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Fall 2020, COMSOL 
  • 2021 - Victoria F. Mattick on Fundamental Studies of Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Electrochemical Cells, Fall 2021, USC
  • 2021 - Wei Wang on Mathematical Model for SEI Growth Under Open-Circuit Conditions, Fall 2021
  • 2023 - Shiv Maddi Reddy on Mathematical Analysis of Electrochemical Systems, Spring 2023, A123 Systems