Dipobrato Sarbapalli

I am a Research Scientist at Gotion Inc., where I focus on developing electrolytes for advanced battery chemistries. I also enjoy implementing electrochemical protocols to characterize cell degradation. Previously, I interned with Natrion, where I worked on implementing solid electrolytes with Li metal anodes. My work led to the development of SEI-forming wetting agents, advanced iterations of the same are featured in this news article.

I hold a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where my dissertation focused on developing electroanalytical methods to study electron transfer and ion intercalation on graphene films. I am trained as an experimental materials scientist, and I am passionate about using my skills to solve real-world problems in the field of batteries.

Prior my doctoral studies, I graduated with an M.S. in Civil Engineering from UIUC in 2018, where I worked with Dr. Paramita Mondal on studying reaction mechanisms in inorganic binder materials. I spent the summer of 2017 working as a DAAD Fellow with BASF at their headquarters in Ludwigshafen, where I worked with Dr. Tobias Umbach. I received my B.Tech in Civil Engineering from NIT Trichy, graduating first class with distinction. During my undergraduate studies, I spent my sophomore and junior year summers interning at the IIT Delhi with Dr. Biswajit Bhattacharjee, researching on durability and sustainability of concrete binder materials.

I am also a regular attendee of the monthly Battery Brunch event where I enjoy meeting and talking to other battery researchers. I am always looking for new opportunities to collaborate and learn, so please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or ideas!

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My doctoral research focused on a two-pronged approach for i) developing analytical techniques and ii) tailoring interfaces on carbon materials, to advance the understanding of electrode-electrolyte interfaces in Li-ion and beyond Li-ion battery technologies. I also enjoy scripting in Python which enables efficient data analysis and design of custom experiments involving larger volumes of data. Please see my dissertation/publications for examples of my work. If you require a copy of my articles/book chapters, please send me an email.

For my M.S. thesis, I worked on studying reaction mechanisms of amorphous, aluminosilicate binder materials termed as geopolymers. Specifically, I synthesized zeolitic nucleation seeds to control reaction kinetics and utilized multiple characterization techniques ranging from x-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, and electron microscopy to understand the consequences of seeding. To know more about my M.S research, please find my thesis here.

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