Research Team
Senior Research Fellows | Research Fellows | Research Associates | Research Engineer | Graduate Students | Exchange Graduate Students |Undergraduate Students | Alumni
Senior Research Fellows
 Dr. Sivakkumar Senior Research Fellow |
Research title: Safe Lithium-ion Battery for High Power Applications
Education PhD, Madurai Kamaraj University E-mail: siva.sr@nus.edu.sg |
Research Fellows
 Dr. Sushmita Dwivedi Research Fellow [Laboratory Safety Lead] |
Research title: Design and Development of Conformal All-Solid-State Na-ion Batteries
Education PhD. in Metallurgy Engineering and Material Science, IIT Indore E-mail: sush.d@nus.edu.sg |
 Dr. Naresh Vangapally Research Fellow [Laboratory Safety Lead] |
Research title: Understanding Ageing Mechanisms of Li-ion Batteries
Education PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-Hyderabad) E-mail: naresh_3@nus.edu.sg |
Research Associates
 Neeraja Kodigi Research Associate |
Research title
Development of Na-ion batteries Education M.Sc. in Polymer Science and Technology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University E-mail: nkodigi@nus.edu.sg |
 M G Karthick Babu Research Associate |
Research title
Development of Li-ion and Na-ion batteries Education M.Sc. in Physics, NMMSSVN College, Madurai Kamaraj University E-mail: mgkb.23@nus.edu.sg |
Research Engineer
 Muhammad Hadi Bin Mohd Hasan Research Engineer |
Research title
Developing Safe Na-Ion Battery Pack For High Power Applications Education MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester, UK E-mail: hadi@nus.edu.sg |
Graduate Students
 Sudharshan Vasudevan Graduate Student [Website Administrator]
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Research title: Developing All Solid State Sodium-ion Batteries.
Education B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India E-mail: sudharshanv@u.nus.edu |
Exchange Graduate Students
 Li Jing Exchange Graduate Student from Harbin Institute of Technology, China |
Research title: Development of Li-ion batteries
Education Currently: Ph.D. in Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, China |
Undergraduate Students
 Ryan Tan Nai Yang Undergraduate Student |
Research title: Exploration of Energy Storage Systems and Fuel Cells
Education E-mail: e1121790@u.nus.edu |
 Clarissa Gan Tze Juan Undergraduate Student |
Research title: Exploration of Energy Conversion and Solar Cells
Education E-mail: e1157240@u.nus.edu |
Polytechnic Students
 Lee Pei Ling Polytechnic Student |
Research title: Optimization of Testing Conditions of Electrode Materials for High Power Na-ion Cells
Education E-mail: s10243119@connect.np.edu.sg |
 Hoe Jia Yu Polytechnic Student |
Research title: Optimization of Testing Conditions of Electrode Materials for High Power Na-ion Cells
Education E-mail: s10242096@connect.np.edu.sg |
Alumni
Post Doctoral Fellows
Academic Year 2020-2021
Dr. Wang Chen
Research Interest: Electrochemistry of energy storage materials and devices, development of Na-ion batteries
Life after AESL:
Academic Year 2019-2020
Dr. S.R. Sivakkumar
Research Interest: Electrochemistry of energy storage materials and devices, Solid electrolytes for lithium and sodium batteries and capacitors
Life after AESL:
Dr. Vijaikumar Sakthivel
Research Interest: Organic synthesis, Synthesis/modification of functional biodegradable polymers and its applications
Life after AESL:
Dr. Law Lee Lam, Markas
Research Interest: Material synthesis and electrochemistry / Nanostructured electrode materials for Li-ion and Na-ion battery
Life after AESL: Technical Lead, Regentech Pte Ltd
Academic Year 2018-2019
Dr. Satyanarayana Reddy Gajjela
Research Interest: Development of nanostructured materials for energy storage and conversion.
Life after AESL: Research Scientist, Regentech Pte Ltd
Academic Year 2017-2018
Dr. Manikandan Balasundaram
Research Interest: Thermal and electrochemical characterization of batteries.
Life after AESL: Research Fellow in Battery and Cell modelling in Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, United Kingdom.
Dr. Ashish Rudola
Research Interest: Investigating and developing appropriate cathodes, anodes, electrolytes and binders for sodium-ion batteries.
Life after AESL: Faradion Advanced Energy Storage Solutions, United Kingdom.
Academic Year 2016-2017
Dr. Harihara Padhy
Research Interest: Organic materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.
Life after AESL: Sr. Assistant Professor, VIT University, Bhopal, India.
Dr. Vishwanathan Ramar
Research Interest: Nanostructured materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries
Life after AESL: Project Lead, Alevo Battery Technology, Germany.
Academic Year 2014-2015
Dr. Rajesh Desapogu
Research Interest: Solid electrolyte, thin films for energy applications.
Academic Year 2013-2014
Dr. Mangayarkarasi Nagarathinam
Research Interest: Developing innovative, potential & cost effective materials for energy storage.
Dr. Srirama Hariharan
Research Interest: Materials for energy storage: Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.
Life after AESL: Research Scientist, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Singapore.
Dr. Sunil Kumar
Research Interest: Materials for Li-air batteries, energy related and functional materials.
Life after AESL: Assistant Professor, Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Indore.
Dr. S. Deveraj
Research Interest: Materials for energy storage/conversion devices & interfacial kinetics.
Life after AESL: Assistant Professor, School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA University, India.
Academic Year 2012-2013
Dr. Kuppan Saravanan
Research Interest: Material synthesis for battery applications.
Life after AESL: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA.
Academic Year 2010-2011
Dr. Mirjana Kuzma
Research Interest: Synthesis and characterisation (in-situ and ex-situ) of nano-structured cathode and anode materials for Li-ion battery.
Life after AESL: Prochem Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore.
Dr. D.H. Nagaraju
Research Interest: Electron transfer and electrocatalytic studies of porous nanomaterials.
Life after AESL: BIORGEL, Linkopings Universitet, Sweden.
Academic Year 2009-2010
Dr. S. Senthilarasu
Research Interest: Transport mechanism in hybrid solar cells, polymer solar cell and quantum dot solar cells.
Life after AESL: Postdoc at Loughborough University, UK.
Academic Year 2008-2009
Dr. A. Krishnamoorthy
Research Interest: Mesoporous materials for solar cells and batteries.
Life after AESL: SERIS, Singapore.
Research Engineers
Academic Year 2022-2023
Ms. S Nidhija Pillay
Research Interest: Development of Na-ion batteries
Life after AESL:
Academic Year 2019-2020
Dr. Du Kang
Research Interest: Development of Na-ion batteries
Life after AESL:
Dr. Abhinav Tripathi
Research Interest: Development of Na-ion batteries
Life after AESL:
Academic Year 2018-2019
Mr. Wang Chen
Research Interest: Li-ion and Na-ion battery
Life after AESL: Full-time Ph.D. student in AESL, NUS
Academic Year 2017-2018
Ms. Siti Aishah Bte Azmansah
Research Interest: Na-ion battery, Energy Systems.
Life after AESL: Higher studies at SUTD.
Mr. Ronald Lim
Research Interest: Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.
Life after AESL: Software Developer, Accenture, Singapore.
Academic Year 2014-2015
Mr. Girish Salian
Research Interest: Material synthesis for battery applications.
Life after AESL: Ph.D. candidate at Aix-Marseille University, France.
Academic Year 2012-2013
Mr. Chad W. Mason
Research Interest: Phosphates for sodium-ion batteries, titanium dioxide (bronze) for lithium-ion batteries, solid electrolyte fuel cells, electrochemical modeling, renewable energy in general.
Life after AESL: TUM Create.
Graduates
Academic Year 2022-2023
Aniruddh Ramesh
Research Title: Developing High Performance Layered Oxide Cathode materials for Sodium-ion Batteries.
Life after Ph.D.: Research Fellow, National University of Singapore
Academic Year 2019-2020
Lihil Uthpala Subasinghe
Research Title: A Study of Heat Generation and Cycling Performance of Sodium-ion Cells.
Life after Ph.D.: Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Academic Year 2018-2019
Du Kang
Research Title: Studies of Anodes and their Interactions with Electrolytes in Sodium-ion Batteries.
Life after Ph.D.: Research Engineer, Alternative Energy Systems Laboratory, NUS, Singapore.
Abhinav Tripathi
Research Title: Developing Electrodes for Low Cost Sodium-ion Batteries.
Life after Ph.D.: Research Engineer, Alternative Energy Systems Laboratory, NUS, Singapore.
Academic Year 2017-2018
Manikandan Balasundaram
Research Title: Analysis of heat generation and investigation of underlying physico-chemical processes in lithium-ion batteries.
Life after Ph.D.: Research Fellow, Alternative Energy Systems Laboratory, NUS, Singapore.
Academic Year 2016-2017
Law Lee Lam, Markas
Research Title: Experimental investigation of nanostructured polyanion-based cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries.
Life after Ph.D.: Research Fellow, Alternative Energy Systems Laboratory, NUS, Singapore.
Academic Year 2015-2016
Ashish Rudola
Research Title: Na-ion Battery.
Life after Ph.D.: Research Fellow, Alternative Energy Systems Laboratory, NUS, Singapore.
Academic Year 2013-2014
Wong Kim Hai
Research Title: Organic Photovoltaics.
Life after Ph.D.: Senior Engineer, Wet Chemical Technology, REC Solar, Singapore.
Vishwanathan Ramar
Research Title: Nanostructured Polyanion-based Cathode Materials for Rachargable Lithium-ion Battery.
Life after Ph.D.: Research Fellow, Alternative Energy Systems Laboratory, NUS, Singapore.
Academic Year 2012-2013
Lee Hwang Sheng
Research Title: Nano-Structured Phosphate-Based Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries.
Life after Ph.D.: Senior Failure Analysis Engineer, WinTech Nano-Technology, Singapore.
Satyanarayana Reddy Gajjela
Research Title: Nano-Structured Mesoporous Materials for Liquid State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC).
Life after Ph.D.: Research Fellow, Alternative Energy Systems Laboratory, NUS, Singapore.
Srirama Hariharan
Research Title: Nanostructured Electrode Materials for Lithium and Sodium Battery Applications.
Life after Ph.D.: Research Scientist, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Singapore.
Academic Year 2010-2011
Kuppan Saravanan
Research Title: Synthesis of nano-structured materials and their application in lithium ion batteries.
Life after Ph.D.: Research Fellow, Alternative Energy Systems Laboratory, NUS, Singapore.
Undergraduates
Academic Year 2018-2019
Christopher Sin Shi Hao – Study on the ionic conductivity of solid ceramic electrolytes for Li-ion and Li-air battery applications
Zhang Ji – Study on the ionic conductivity of solid ceramic electrolytes for Li-ion and Li-air battery applications
Academic Year 2017-2018
Chong He Ting – Fabrication of Olivine based lithium-ion cell and its characterization
Tang Xinrui, Stuart – Using Thermosyphon Flows to Cool High Heat Flux Electronic Devices
Zhang Xiaoyang – Development of solid ceramic electrolytes for non-flammable sodium ion batteries
Academic Year 2016-2017
Kok Swee Goh – Development of Safer Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Mark Rustandy Hutagaol – Design of Organic Electrodes for Li- Ion Electrochemical Batteries
Academic Year 2015-2016
Tan Si Min Jane – Thermal studies in graphite based lithium-ion cylindrical batteries
Koo Cheng Liang – Comparison of Degradation in Li-ion Batteries Using DTV (Differential Thermal Voltammetry)
Poon Ghim Qi – Understanding of the Factors Influencing the Performance of Li-ion Battery Based on Transition Metal Oxides as Anode and Different Cathode Materials
Tay Buan Teck, Moses – Towards the Development of High Energy Density Batteries – Conversion Reactions
Academic Year 2013-2014
Phang Qiuyuan, Eugene – Titanium-based Anodes for Sodium Storage
Academic Year 2013-2014
Boo Choon Hung, Aloysius – Solid Electrolytes for Rechargeable Li/O2 Batteries
Chen Xi – Development of High Energy Density Li-ion Battery for Energy Storage Applications
Chew Bo Wei, Dominic – Sodium Titanate Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Applications in Sodium-ion Battery Applications
Syn Mao Ke, Mikel – Oxides for Sodium Storage
Loo Hong Zhi – Developing High Energy Density Sodium Battery Anode Materials
Teo Tze Jie – Development of High Power Lithium-ion Battery
Clement Kwok – Towards the Development of High Energy Density Batteries – Conversion Reactions
Wang Chen – Study of Methods to Reduce the Recombination for Improving the Performance of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
Wong Wing Yan – Development of Novel Lithium based Cathode Material for Electric Vehicle Applications
Academic Year 2012-2013
Chiam Fu Song – Phosphate-based Cathode Materials for Sodium-ion Battery
Huang Zhi Xiang – Next Generation Battery Materials Development
Clement Kwok – Towards the Development of High Energy Density Batteries – Conversion Reactions
Damien Liew – Electrochemical Studies of Metal Oxides
Liu Ho Yeung, Kent – Capacitive Characteristics of MnO2/Carbon Sphere Composite
Luo Boyang – Development of High Energy Density Li2MSiO4 (M = Fe and Mn) as a Cathode Material for Energy Storage System
Ong Jin Yuan, Malcolm – Phosphate-based Cathode Materials for Sodium-ion Battery
Ramasamy Satheesh – Synthesis of Lithium Iron Silicate by Carbon Decoration
Ramkumar Govindarajan – Core-shell Nano Structures to Improve Efficiency of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
Cindy Tang – Electrochemical Studies of Metal Oxides
Academic Year 2011-2012
Koh Kai Yee – Graphene decorated metal nanoparticles for fuel cells
Liu Bin – Development of high energy phosphate-based cathode materials for Li battery applications
Jane Ong – Novel, high energy and voltage cathode: the effect of carbon allotropes on cycling
Yonghui Wong – Improving the conversion efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells
Ivan Yeo Chee Keong – Development of high energy density anode materials for electric vehicles
Yong Fah Yik – Factors affecting Lithium storage using conversion reaction in metal oxides
Yorivan Illiadi – Engineering the new generation materials for Li-ion batteries
Haoran Zhang – Development of high energy density anode materials for electric vehicles
Academic Year 2010-2011
Chai Kwan Chen, Ethan – Engineering the Performance of Next Generation Cathode Materials Li2MSiO4 (M=Fe, Mn) for Li-ion Battery
Gay Shan, Gabriel – Nano-sized mesoporous MnO2 for high power supercapacitors
Heng Li Shan – Interface engineering for organic solar cells
Lai Zhen Wei – Engineering the testing of ceramic materials for energy storage applications
Lun Leung Jason Alwin – Investigation of charge transport in organic solar cells using impedance spectroscopy
Ng Chin Tiong – Engineering the Performance of Li2MSiO4 (M = Fe, Mn) Cathode Materials by Decorating with Conducting Polymers
Ng Kok Su – Li-ion batteries for use in laptops and cars
Academic Year 2009-2010
Chow Siew Wei – High Energy Density (HED) Batteries
Debaleena Paul – Quasi solid-state dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC)
Kevin Pye Phyo Nye Yaung – Hybrid solar cells using perovskite materials
Liew Jen Hong – Organic dye characterization and testing for dye sensitized solar cells
Academic Year 2008-2009
Loong Kai Jun, Matthew – Novel nanostructured solar cells: Optimization of dye sensitized solar cell performance
Lee Yoke Ken – The influence of electrode morphology on performance of lithium batteries
Lim Jun Jie, Lionel – Development of electrocatalyst for the PEMFC
Lionel Joseph Reggie – Influence of mesoporous micro-structure on performance of energy storage
Quek Kwang Yong – Nanocrystalline thermoelectric materials
Wong Kim Hai – Fully solid-state dye sensitized solar cell with nanostructured NiO
Academic Year 2007-2008
Manish Unnithan – Reversible lithium storage in nano-sized transition metal
Yew Zhihao Joseph – Potential cathode material based on LiFePO4 for lithium ion battery
