Leela Mohana Reddy Arava
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
larava@wayne.edu
313-577-1986
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Wayne State University
5050
Anthony Wayne Dr. Room 2140,
Detroit, MI 48202
sathish.rajendran@wayne.edu
Ph.D Student since Winter 2018
Research Interests: Lithium Ion Battery, Material Science, Solid-State Batteries & SOFC/ SOECs
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=PyO6AcMAAAAJ
nd.sudhan@wayne.edu
Ph.D student since Fall 2019
Research Interests: Solid State Electrochemistry, Energy Storage, Solid state materials, Alkali-ion batteries
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0J-JVmQAAAAJ
vekasrig@wayne.edu
Ph.D student since Winter 2022
Research Interests: Electrolytes
Li-S batteries
https://www.linkedin.com/in/veka-sri-ganesan-953479185/
a.sawas@hotmail.com
Ph.D Candidate since Fall 2015
Research Interests: Li-S and
Li-air batteries
Pouch cells
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JchmsVMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
varma@wayne.edu
PH.D CANDIDATE SINCE
WINTER 2016
ADVISOR: PROF. Ivan Avrutsky
CO-ADVISOR: PROF. LEELA ARAVA
Research Interests: UV-Spectroscopy, Nano-Photonics, 2D Materials, Femto Second Raman Spectroscopy, FET Bio-sensors
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xgI7FE4AAAAJ&hl=en
sanket.mundhe@wayne.edu
PhD CANDIDATE SINCE winter 2017
Advisor: Prof. Golam Newaz
Co-advisor: Prof. Leela Arava
Research Interest: Material Characterization and testing, Composite materials, Li-ion battery, Mechanical Simulation and modeling, Electro-Chemical-Mechanical simulation
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanketmundhe/
maher.almohammedali@wayne.edu
PhD Student Since fall 2020
Research Interest: Li-ion battery, Mechanical Simulation and modeling, Electro-Chemical-Mechanical simulation
m.alali@wayne.edu
Ph.D. student since Fall 2019
Research Interest: Lithium Ion Battery, Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fqTiO2wAAAAJ&hl
hn1110@wayne.edu
PhD Student Since fall 2022
Research Interest: Material Characterization and testing, Composite materials, Li-ion battery.
nareshchemist@gmail.com
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2017-2021
Research Interests: Fundamental
Electrochemistry & Electrocatalysis
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nareshkumar-thangavel-767486b9/?originalSubdomain=in
hc3249@wayne.edu
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2019-2021
Research Interests: Mg-ion batteries,
Li-S batteries
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/munaiah
-yeddala-phd-b1368948/
Google
Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?%20hl=en&user=bu-43e4AAAAJ
gq4098@wayne.edu
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2019-2021
Research Interests: MEMS sensors
and actuators
gangulababureddy@gmail.com
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2014-2017
Current position: Manager-Battery Materials at Lyten
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/babu-ganguli-12065056/?trk=public_profile_browsemap
Google
Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=R7pMbJYAAAAJ
dharamarajan@gmail.com
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, 2014-2017
Current position: Post Doctoral Researcher
at Rice University
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=c1E8YaYAAAAJ&hl=en
PHD GRADUTED WINTER 2021
Current position: Senior Materials Engineer at
Lyten
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiran-mahankali-10a81894/
Google
Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=82JCb5oAAAAJ
PHD GRADUTED Fall 2019
Current position: PTD Module Engineer at Intel Corporation
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirul-
masurkar/
Google
Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=P1jYSs8AAAAJ
PHD GRADUTED WINTER 2019
Current position: Research Scientist at
Xalt Energy
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepesh-gopalakrishnan-3a86b149/
Google
Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=xu97sxYAAAAJ
MS GRADUATE 2018
Current position: Mechanical Design Engineer at
Sensata Technologies
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/uday-praveen-tiruvalluri-87a6a5158/
PHD GRADUTED WINTER 2016
Current position: Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tafila Technical University, Jardan
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2MvbuIAAAAAJ&hl=en
PHD GRADUTED Fall 2016
Current position: Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yanbu Industrial College, Saudi Arabia
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vq4NUjMAAAAJ&hl=en
Ms GRADUTED Fall 2016
Current position: Lead Design Release Engineer at LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjeevselvan/
Ms GRADUTED Fall 2018
Current position: Senior Process Engineer at Caledonia Michigan, Inc.
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bassam-bitar-a56a8296/
Ms GRADUTED Fall 2021
Current position: Advanced Development Engineer - Calibration at Gentherm
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/devang-marvania/
Ms GRADUTED Fall 2015
Current position: Scientific Staff at Universität Paderborn - Paderborn University
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deviprasad-c-j-42950561/
WORKED DURING SEPT 2018 TO MAY 2019
Current Position: Software Engineer at Cisco
Linked in Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prachisd/
WORKED DURING SEPT 2018 TO MAY 2019
Current Position: Software Automation Test Engineer at Rivian
Linkedin Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prajakta-kulkarni-a39432136/
Worked during SEpt 2018 to may 2019
Current Position: System Engineer - Engine cooling & Engine integration
Linked in Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushil-b-643714a0
Worked during SEpt 2018 to may 2019
Current Position: CAE/ R&D Engineer
Superior Industries
LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rukshalmasurkar/
Worked during SEpt 2018 to may 2019
Current Position: LHP Engineering Solutions
LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitpanikar/
Research Interests: 2D materials and Sensors
Education: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Macomb Community College, Warren, MI
Research Interests: Li-S Batteries
Education: B.S., Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Research Interests: Structured electrolytes for long lived batteries
Education: B.S., Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Research Interests: Metal sulfides for Li-S batteries
Education : B.S., Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Research Interests: Li-sulfur batteries
Education: B.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin Madison, Omaha, NE
Current position: Engineer at General Motors, Detroit, MI
Daviprasad Jayasankar, M.S., (Fall 2015), Current position: Researcher, University of Paderborn, Germany
Dr. Chitturi Rao, Postdoctoral research, Current position: Scientist, Nova-Kem LLC, USA
Dr. Humeshkar
Nemala, Visiting scholar, Current position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Illinois Wesleyan University, USA
Justone Crosby, Undergraduate research, Current position: Student at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Andrew
Lee, Undergraduate research, Current position: Student at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Jaron Lloyd Bentley, Undergraduate research, Current position: Student at Wayne State University, Detroit,
MIVincent
Leo, Undergraduate research, Current position: Student at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI