News
2024
2023
Welcome Daechol Jeong (co-advised by Dr. Brian Tackett, Purdue CHE) and Jamee Boyer (co-advised by Prof. Alina Alexeenko, Purdue AAE) to the group!
The Vilas Pol Energy Research (ViPER) Group Receives DoD Award for Quasi-Solid State Battery Prototyping Equipment (August 2023). Link
Congratulations to Zheng Li and Daniel Gribble on their successful Ph.D. defenses!
Welcome to Ryan Gallagher to the group in his new role as a project coordinator!
Prof. Pol presented at 40th International Battery Seminar & Exhibit, Orlando, FL, Mar 22, 2023.
Purdue's ViPER group innovates high-energy-density, long cycle-life rechargeable lithium metal batteries. Link 1; Link 2
Welcome Dr. Sayan Das to the group as a new postdoctoral researcher!
Welcome Hosung Hwang and Ju Hyeong Kimto the group as new visiting scholars!
2022
Congratulations to ViPER team for the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™ - The Lowest Temperature (-100 Degrees Celsius) to Charge a Lithium-ion Battery!
Welcome Esin Aydemir (UG - Istanbul University) to the group! Esin is a new PhD student.
Welcome Beichen (David) Xiong (UG- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) to the group! David is a new PhD student.
Congratulations to Harsha Rao (former student and collaborator) on joining ENOVIX Corporation, California.
The ViPER group welcomes Dr. Manjusha V. Shelke, Principle Scientist from CSIR National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India as a Jefferson-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellow 2022-2023.
The group welcomes Nestor Levin (UG - U.S. Air Force Academy) as a PMRI graduate researcher.
Welcome Korey Menefee and Alexander Camacho to the group as summer VTEC interns.
Congratulations to Dr. Hari Vignesh Ramasamy (former ViPER postdoc) on joining the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland.
Congratulations to Ethan Adams for being awarded with the DOD SMART Fellowship.
ViPER welcomes Dr. P. Ragupathy from the Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India as a ‘Raman Research Fellow’.
Congratulations to Dr. Manikandan Palanisamy former ViPER postdoc for becoming Research Assistant Professor at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA, Jan 2022.
Congratulations to Dr. Mihit Parekh for joining ENOVIX Corporation, CA as Principle Process Engineer, 2021.
Congratulations to Colin Jamieson former ViPER project associate for joining GM, Michigan, Jan 2022.
2021
Welcome Annie Sun (UG - Dartmouth) to perform research on all solid state batteries at ViPER lab, 2021.
Welcome Austin Choi (UG- University of Minnesota Twin Cities) to perform research on all solid state batteries at ViPER lab, 2021.
Congratulations to Sensen Zhang: Publishes solid state battery work in Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 Link
Position Available: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position is Open for the GroupLink
Spring 2020
Congratulations to Manikandan Palanisamy: Publishes In Situ Replenishment work in Adv. Funct. Mater., 2020 Link
Congratulations to Dr. Pol for the promotion to 'Full Professor' Link
Congratulations to Mihit Parekh for 2020 ChE Excellence in Safety award. Link
Prof. Pol recognized as ‘Outstanding Engineering Teacher’, Spring 2019. Link
Dr. Vilas Pol partners with Valgotech to study Li-S batteries through NSF STTR program. Link
Microwaves power new technology for batteries, Energy. Link
Fall 2019
Congratulations Mihit Parekh for his recent Advanced Energy Materials Publication. Link
Dr. Vilas Pol received 2019 AIChE Professional Achievement Award. Link
Dr. Dhanya Puthusseri attended & presented "Advanced Li Metal Batteries: Thermal Safety Evaluation, Analysis and Mechanistic Elucidation" at 236th ECS Meeting, Atlanta. Link
Mihit Parekh attended & presented "Mechanistic Elucidation and Electrochemical Performance of Amorphous Carbon Interfaced Graphite-Silicon Advanced Anodes" at AIChE 2019 meeting, Orlando, FL. Link
Deep Jokhakar, Mihit Parekh, Dr. Dhanya Puthusseri, Sourav Ghosh attended "the Battery show" at Novi, MI. Link
Nanochains’ could increase battery capacity, cut charging time. Link
Picking the Molecular Lock to Recycle Plastic. Link
MARCH 2019
March, 2019. Prof. Pol receives ACerS Richard M. Fulrath Award
March, 2019. Welcome to Dr. Hamid R. Seyf as 2019 Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow in ViPER group
DECEMBER 2018
December 20, 2018. Engineered Materials for Safer Rechargeable Batteries, Purdue-NCKU research workshop, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
December 17, 2018. Engineered Materials for Safer Rechargeable Batteries, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department, Xiamen University, China.
December 14, 2018. Advanced Carbonaceous Materials for Rechargeable Batteries, College of Energy, Xiamen University, China.
December 14, 2018. Sustainable Carbons for Energy Storage, College of Energy, Xiamen University, China.
NOVEMBER 2018
November 29, 2018. A Quest for Safer Rechargeable Batteries, Purdue President’s Faculty Colloquia, Westwood, Purdue University.
November 25, 2018. Guinness World Record, Starbase Indy, Astrophysics, Wyndham Indianapolis West, IN.Link
November 11, 2018. Introduction to Rechargeable Batteries, Power and Energy, onshore and afloat, CNIT 581 course class lecture, KNOY 029, Purdue University.
November 8, 2018. Celebrating Tenured Faculty, Potter 234 (Fu Room), Purdue University, USA.
November 1, 2018. Long Lasting Li-S Batteries Via Suppressing Lithium Dendrites, AIChE Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, USA.
OCTOBER 2018
October 31, 2018. Dry Solid Lubricant Comprising 2D Materials, AIChE Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, USA.
October 31, 2018. Engineered Electrodes for Energy Storage and Battery Safety, AIChE Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, USA.
AUGUST 2018
August 31, 2018. Engineered Electrodes for Efficient Energy Storage and Battery Safety,Department of Chemical Engineering Seminars, Virginia Tech, VA.
JULY 2018
July 6, 2018. Emerging Carbon Architectures for Safer Energy Storage Devices, Carbon 2016 conference, Madrid, Spain.
July 4, 2018. Engineered Electrodes for Efficient Energy Storage and Battery Safety, IMDEA, Spain.
JUNE 2018
June 22, 2018. Batteries and their Safety, Duke Energy Academy at Purdue University, MRGN 121, Purdue University, USA.
June 21, 2018. Dr. Vilas Pol leads $2M Office of Naval Research project on Li-ion battery safety. Link
June 8, 2018. Potassium ion battery safety receives NSF funds. Link
MAY 2018
May 15, 2018. Research led by Dr. Vilas Pol uses microwaved plastic to increase lithium-sulfur battery life span. Link
May 10, 2018. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk "Battery Safety by Materials Design and Control” at P2SAC conference, Purdue University, USA.
May 9, 2018. Congratulations to Prof. Pol for becoming ‘Purdue Faculty Scholar’. Link
APRIL 2018
April 23, 2018.Prof. Pol presents an invited online talk "Engineered Electrodes for Safer Energy Storage Devices” at Cummins, IN, USA.
MARCH 2018
March, 2018. Congratulations to DawGen Lim for successful Ph.D. thesis defense.
March, 2018. Microwaved plastic increases lithium-sulfur battery life span.Link
FEBRUARY 2018
February 3, 2018. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Energy Storage Technologies and Societal Needs," at MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
February 2, 2018. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Sustainable, Engineered Electrodes for Enhanced Energy Storage and Battery Safety," at Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, India.
JANUARY 2018
January 31, 2018. Prof. Pol delivers keynote speech on, "Nascent Carbon Architectures for Safer Energy Storage Devices," at International Conference on Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
DECEMBER 2017
December 12, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Sustainable, Efficient Energy Saving and Safe Storage," Tecnologico De Monterrey, at Monterrey, Mexico.
NOVEMBER 2017
November 17, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Rechargeable Batteries", at the ChE 597 elective course guest lecture, at Purdue University, IN.
November 14, 2017. Mihit Parekh and Sangjin Chung joined the VIPER group in Fall 2017, Congratulations!
November 2, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrodes for Energy Storage and Battery Safety," at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M) Company, at St. Paul, MN.
November 2, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Hybrid Nanocoatings of Graphene-ZnO-Binder on Steel Surfaces to Reduce Friction and Wear Under High Load Conditions," at the AICHE conference, at Minneapolis Convention Center, MN.
OCTOBER 2017
October 31, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Greener Processing for the Conversion of Waste Plastics into Energy Storing Carbons (318c)", at the AICHE conference, at Minneapolis Convention Center, MN.
October 25, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Undergraduate Research - Why, Where, When, How? Chemical Engineering (CHE 20000-class seminar)", at Purdue University, IN.
October 24, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Upcycling of Waste Plastic into Valuable Energy Storing Carbons", Environmental and Ecological Engineering Research Seminar, at Purdue University, IN.
October 12, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Raman Spectroscopy and its Role in Rechargeable Batteries", at the ChE 666 elective course guest lecture, at Purdue University, IN.
SEPTEMBER 2017
September 20, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrodes for Safer Rechargeable Batteries", at School of Engineering and Applied sciences, Harvard University, Boston.
September 18, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, Introduction to Rechargeable Batteries, Power and Energy, onshore and afloat", CNIT 581 course class lecture at MSEE, Purdue University, IN.
September 12, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Sustainable Architectures for Efficient Energy Saving and Safe Storage", at Purdue-Mexico Center for Sustainability, CIDESI, Mexico.
AUGUST 2017
AUGUST 19, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrodes Synthesis and Testing for Safer Rechargeable Batteries", at Incoming Graduate Students, Materials Engineering, Purdue University, IN.
AUGUST 12, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrodes for Safer Rechargeable Batteries," at the Naval Postgraduate School seminar series, at Monterey, California.
AUGUST 8, 2017. Arthur D. Dysart, Prof. Sadeghi, and Prof. Pol are featured in a Word Indistrial Reporter article, "New solid lubricant shown to reduce friction and wear on steel surfaces."
AUGUST 7, 2017. Arthur D. Dysart, Prof. Sadeghi, Prof. Pol are featured in the Purdue News Spotlight article, "New solid lubricant shown to reduce friction and wear on steel surfaces."
JULY 2017
JULY 31, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Long Lasting Batteries for Medical Devices and Wearables," for Baxter Company Visitors at Purdue University, Indiana.
JULY 12, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Tribofilms & Electrodes for Safer Batteries," at Centro de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Industrial CIDESI at Santiago de Querétaro, México.
JUNE 2017
JUNE 13, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrodes for Safer Rechargeable Batteries," at the Materials Science and Engineering department seminar at Tuskegee University, Alabama.
JUNE 8, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Batteries – Challenges and Solutions," to the College of Engineering's Summer Undergraduate Reearch Fellowship (SURF) at Purdue University, Indiana.
JUNE 5, 2017. Congratulations to S. Hong, V. Etacheri, C. N. Hong, S. W. Choi, K. B. Lee, Prof. V. G. Pol, and collaborators for their accepted article, "Enhanced Lithium- and Sodium-Ion Storage in an Interconnected Carbon Network Comprising Electronegative Fluorine," in the Journal Applied Materials and Interfaces!
JUNE 3, 2017. Congratulations to D. G. Lima, K. Kima, M. Razdana, R. Diazb, S. Osswalda, Prof V. G. Pol and collaborators for their accepted article, "Lithium storage in structurally tunable carbon anode derived from sustainable source," in the Journal Carbon!
JUNE 1, 2017. Congratulations to R. A. Adams, J. Syu, Y. Zhao, C. Lo, Prof. A. Varma, Prof. V. G. Pol, , and collaborators for their accepted article, "Binder-Free N- and O-Rich Carbon Nanofiber Anodes for Long Cycle Life K-Ion Batteries," in the Journal Applied Materials and Interfaces!
MAY 2017
MAY 15, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Design and Engineer Electrode Materials for Safer Rechargeable Batteries," at the Cummins at Columbus, Indiana.
MAY 9, 2017. Prof. Pol presents, "Designing Low Cost Na-ion batteries," at The Navy Enterprise Partnership Teaming with Universities for National Excellence (NEPTUNE) meeting at MIT, Boston.
APRIL 2017
April 11, 2017. Prof. Pol presents an invited distinguished lecture, "Engineered Electrodes for Energy Storage and Battery Safety," at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane, Indiana.
MARCH 2017
MARCH 30, 2017. Congratulations to Neal A. Cardoza, for winning first place in the Undergraduate Research Symposium!
MARCH 10, 2017. Congratulations to Neal A. Cardoza, recipient of the 2017 ThinkSwiss Fellowship!
FEBUARY 2017
FEBUARY 30, 2017.Prof. Pol - Top 50 Indians contributed to growth of the Energy Storage and Micro-grid industry, Emerging Technology News (ETN) Magazine Link
DECEMBER 2016
December 8, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrodes at Nanoscale for Energy Storage Devices," at the 2016 International Conference of Battery Technology at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
NOVEMBER 2016
November 9, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Upcycling Concepts for 21st Century," at the 2017 TEDxPurdue Salon series at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
OCTOBER 2016
October 23, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Applications," at the Centro de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Industrial (CIDESI) in Santiago de Querétaro, México.
October 7, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited seminar talk, "Sustainable Energy Storing Materials," at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. This talk was a part of the Department of Energy, Environmental, & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series.
October 5, 2016. Prof. V. G. Pol publishes an editorial overview, "Energy and Environmental Engineering: Emergent electrical energy efficacy (E4)," in the Journal Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering!
October 4, 2016. Congratulations to Prof. V. G. Pol, Prof. K. B. Lee, S. M. Hong, A. D. Dysart, and collaborators for their accepted article, "MoS2 nanolayer coated carbon spheres as an oil additive for enhanced tribological performance," in the Journal Carbon!
October 1, 2016. Congratulations to Jialiang Tang, recipient of the 2016 Phillips 66 Fellowship!
SEPTEMBER 2016
September 30, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries," at the Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
September 29, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries," at the LG Chem Research Park, Daejeon, South Korea.
September 28, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Rechargeable Batteries: Recycling and Use of Upcycled Materials," at the 2016 Recycling of Valuable Resources (ReVaR), held in Seoul, South Korea.
September 20, 2016. Congratulations to Prof. V. G. Pol, A. D. Dysart, X. L. Phuah, and collaborators for their accepted article, "CO2 Capture in the Sustainable Wheat-Derived Activated Microporous Carbon Compartments," in the Journal Scientific Reports!
September 14, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited Plenary talk, "Advanced Nanoengineered Carbons for Energy Storage Applications," at the The Physics and Chemistry of Carbon Materials & Nanoengineering, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
AUGUST 2016
August 18, 2016. Congratulations to Ryan Adams, recipient of the Second Place Poster Presentation in the Materials & Nanotechnology category of the 25th Annual Graduate Research Symposium!
August 8, 2016. Congratulations to the ViPER Group and SureCarbon collaborators, finalists of the 2016 R&D Award Competition! The R&D100 Award is a prestegious distinction awarded annually by R&D Magazine to recognize the top 100 greatest innovative technologies of the year.
JULY 2016
July 19, 2016. Congratulations to Prof. Pol, recipient of the Sustainable Engineering Forum Research Award during the Sustainable Energy Forum on behalf of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers!
JUNE 2016
June 15, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Sustainable Energy Storage," at the Mahatma Gandhi Missions Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College (MGM-JNEC), Aurangabad, India.
June 9, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Batteries," at the Customized Energy Solutions Company, Wakad, Pune, India.
June 8, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineering of Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries," at the Pune University, Pune, India. This talk is part of the Chemistry Department seminar series.
June 7, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineering of Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries," at the 2016 Chemistry Seminar held at the Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Khadakwasla, Pune, India.
June 6, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Electrode Materials Synthesis and Engineering for Rechargeable Batteries," at the 2016 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Seminar held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India.
June 2, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Advanced Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries," at the 2016 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Seminar held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India.
MAY 2016
May 10, 2016. Congratulations to R. Adams, student representative of the 2016-2018 Chemical Engineering Safety Committee!
May 4, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited seminar talk, "Electrode Materials Engineering for Rechargeable Batteries," at the University of Virginia. This talk was a part of the Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar Series.
APRIL 2016
April 22, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited seminar talk, "Advanced Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries," at the University of Connecticut. This talk was a part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Seminar Series.
April 16, 2016. Congratulations to D. K. Kim, winner of the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Research Symposium poster presentation contest in the Non-Senior category!
April 15, 2016. Ryan A. & Arthur D. explore the nanoscience of batteries with boys & girls of all ages during the 2016 NanoDays Science Festival at Birck Nanotechnology Center.
April 11, 2016. Congratulations to Prof. V. G. Pol and collaborators for their accepted article, "Long cycle life microporous spherical carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries derived from furfuryl alcohol," in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A!
April 6, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Multifunctional Engineered Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries," during the 2016 Physical Sciences Seminar held at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
April 5, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited seminar talk, "Engineered Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries," at the University of Tennessee. This talk was a part of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar Series.
April 1, 2016. Congratulations to A. Dysart, third place winner of the 2016 Innovation for International Development (I2D) Exhibition poster presentation contest!
MARCH 2016
March 30, 2016. President Mitchell E. Daniels, President of Purdue University, tours the ViPER Group facilities.
March 24, 2016. Arthur hosts members of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Chapter on a tour of the ViPER laboratory. Thanks to Anthony Park for organizing this event.
March 17, 2016. Congratulations to J. Tang, V. Etacheri, and Prof. V. G. Pol for their accepted article, "Wild Fungus Derived Carbon Fibers and Hybrids as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries," in the ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering!
March 16, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited seminar talk, "Multifunctional Engineered Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries," at the Binghamton State University of New York. This talk was a part of the Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering Seminar Series.
FEBRUARY 2016
February 25, 2016. Welcome Nurul Zaty Fazil and Daniel Kyungbin Kye to the group! Zaty and Daniel are sophomores from the School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University.
February 24, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited seminar talk, "Advanced Materials for Sustainability and Battery Efficiency," at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), NJ. This talk was a part of the NJIT Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Seminar Series.
February 10, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Innovative Materials for Sustainability and Battery Efficiency Applications," at Texas A&M University.
February 9, 2016. Congratulations to A. D. Dysart, C. N. Hong, Prof. V. G. Pol, and Texas A&U collaborators for their accepted article, "Towards Next Generation Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Non-Conventional Carbon Compartments/Sulfur Electrodes and Multi-Scale Analysis," in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society!
February 5, 2016. Congratulations to J. Tang and Prof. V. G. Pol for their accepted article, "From Allergens to Battery Anodes: Nature-Inspired, Pollen Derived Carbon Architectures for Room and Elevated-Temperature Li-ion Storage," in the journal Scientific Reports!
February 5, 2016. Jialiang Tang and Prof. Pol are featured in the Purdue News Spotlight article, "From allergens to anodes: pollen derived battery electrodes."
February 2, 2016. Arthur hosts Dr. Phillip O' Connor of PAX Pure on a tour of the ViPER laboratory.
JANUARY 2016
January 20, 2016. Welcome John Cullinan and Mark Fratto to the group! John and Mark are sophomores from the School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University.
January 15, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Sustainable Energy Storing Materials," at the 2016 Sustainability Forum at the Illinois Institute of Technology, IL.
January 21, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Novel Electrode Architectures for Efficient Rechargeable Batteries," at Oregon State University, OR.
January 15, 2016. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Sustainable Energy Storing Materials," at the 2016 Sustainability Forum at the Illinois Institute of Technology, IL.
DECEMBER 2015
December 30, 2015. Congratulations to Prof. C. Tsai, A. Dysart, J. Beltz, and Prof. V. G. Pol for their accepted article, "Identification and Mitigation of Generated Solid By-Products during Advanced Electrode Materials Processing," in the journal Environmental Science & Technology!
December 11, 2015. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "On Batteries," at the School of Engineering Technology, Purdue University, IN.
NOVEMBER 2015
November 18, 2015. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Generating Preferred Electrode Architectures for Efficient Rechargeable Batteries," as part of the Purdue School of Chemistry Seminar Series (BRWN 4102, 12:30 PM).
November 17, 2015. Congratulations to Prof. Pol and Argonne National Laboratory collaborators for receiving the 2015 R&D Award! The R&D100 Award is a prestegious distinction awarded annually by R&D Magazine to recognize the top 100 greatest innovative technologies of the year.
November 7, 2015. The ViPER Group celebrates luncheon for the continuing international collaboration with Prof. Ki B. Lee and Seok-Min Hong of Korea University, South Korea. Seok Min's work is a part of the Purdue Univeristy-Korea University partnership.
OCTOBER 2015
October 12, 2015. The ViPER upcycling research project, "Upcycling of Packing-Peanuts into Carbon Microsheet Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries," is featured in the research showcase Renewable Energy Global Innovations!
October 7, 2015. Prof. Pol presents a talk, "Exploring Carbon Anodes for Sodium-ion Batteries," and poster, "Na-ion Battery Electrode Materials Design by Low Cost Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis," at the 2nd International Conference on Sodium Batteries.
SEPTEMBER 2015
September 23, 2015. Congratulations to Prof. V. G. Pol and Argonne National Laboratory collaborators for their accepted article, "Nanoscale origin and evolution of kinetically induced defects in carbon spheres," in the journal Carbon!
September 22, 2015. J. Tang, A. Dysart, and V.G. Pol are featured in the Purdue News Spotlight article, "Sodium-Ion Batteries are the Potential Power Technology of the Future." This article is featured on the Birck Nanotechnology Center NanoHUB frontpage!
September 21, 2015. Prof. Pol is named a Purdue Research Media Expert. With various media outlets, Prof. Pol discusses topics related to new concepts for better rechargeable lithium-ion, lithium-sulfur, and sodium-ion batteries.
September 20, 2015. Prof. Pol is a cooperative Principal Investigator on the project, "Development of low-cost, high-performance electrode materials for Na-ion batteries". This project is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research in Science & Technology as part of the NEPTUNE Center for Power and Energy Research.
September 7, 2015. Welcome Shu Yi Neoh and Neal Cardoza to the group! Shu Yi and Neal are sophomores from the School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University.
AUGUST 2015
August 20, 2015. Welcome Yunpu Tommy Zhao to the group! Tommy is a visiting undergraduate researcher from Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
August 17, 2015. Congratulations to J. Tang, A. Dysart, and Prof. V. G. Pol for their accepted review, "Advancement in Sodium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries," in the journal Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering!
August 2, 2015. The ViPER Group celebrates at the 2015 Group Outing!
JULY 2015
July 17, 2015. Welcome Hannah Harding to the group! Hannah is a visiting researcher from Tuskegee University, Alabama, U.S.A.
July 9, 2015. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Creation of Desired Electrode Architectures for Efficient Rechargeable Batteries," at Texas A&M University, Texas as part of the Texas A&M University Chemical Engineering Seminar Series.
JUNE 2015
June 30, 2015. Prof. Pol presents two talks, "Birth of Scalable Hybrid Electrode Materials for the Efficient Lithium Ion Batteries" and "Trashed Packing-Peanuts Remediation Into Energy Storing Carbon Anodes," and serves as session chair at 2015 ICMAT in Singapore.
June 24, 2015. Congratulations to V. Etacheri, C. Hong, and Prof. V. G. Pol for their collective accepted publication, "Upcycling of Packing Peanuts into Carbon Microsheet Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries," in the journal Environmental Science & Technology!
June 24, 2015. Ryan & Arthur host bright and inquisitive minds on a tour of the ViPER facilities as part of the Duke Energy Academy.
June 8, 2015. Welcome Claudia E. Z. Lugo and Roberto G. Esparza to the group! Claudia & Roberto are visiting undergraduate researchers from the Universidad Tecnológica de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico. Their work is a part of the 2015 Purdue-Mexican Institute Resesarch Fellowship.
June 5, 2015. Welcome Batkhongor Chagnaa to the group! Batkhongor is a visiting undergraduate researcher from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. Batkhongor's work is a part of the 2015 AIAD Cadet Research Fellowship.
May 2015
May 29, 2015. Welcome Kay Lee to the group! Kay is a senior from the School of Chemical Engineering.
May 28, 2015. Welcome Seok Min Hong to the group! Seok Min is a visiting graduate researcher from Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
May 27, 2015. Congratulations to Prof. Candace Su-Jung Tsai for her published textbook, "Exposure Assessment & Safety Considerations for Working with Engineered Nanoparticles," available from Wiley Publications. The cover illustration showcases new materials produced in the ViPER laboratory!
May 25, 2015. Prof. Pol presents a talk, "Carbon Hotels with Nanosulfur Guests: Promising High Capacity Cathode Architecture with Hybrid Electrolyte for Lithium-Sulfur Battery," at the 226th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Chicago, IL, USA.
APRIL 2015
April 22, 2015. The ViPER Group is featured in the WLFI New 18 television segment, "Purdue Researchers are 'Upcycling' Packing Peanuts to Battery Components!"
April 17, 2015. Congratulations to Ryan Adams & Arthur Dysart, recipients of the 2015 Outstanding NanoDays Volunteer award!
April 16, 2015. The ViPER group is featured in the Forbes Science article, "How Packing Peanuts Could Power Your Phone."
April 15, 2015. Ryan A. & Arthur D. explore the nanoscience of batteries with boys & girls of all ages during the 2015 NanoDays Science Festival at Birck Nanotechnology Center.
April 9, 2015. Prof. Pol is featured in the WBAA Purdue Public Radio segment, "From Packing Boxes to Packing a Punch."
MARCH 2015
March 30, 2015. Congratulations to Xin Li Phuah, recipient of the 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship!
March 25, 2015. Dr. Peter B. Littlewood, director of Argonne National Laboratory, visits the ViPER Group during his visit to Purdue University.
March 24, 2015. Congratulations to the SoyaCell team for winning the People's Choice Award during the 2015 Soybean Innovation Competition!
March 22, 2015. The ViPER upcycling research project, "Packing Peanut Power Supply," is featured at the ACS 2015 Conference in Denver Colorado!
March 20, 2015. Congratulations to V. Etacheri, V. Pol, C. K. Chan, C. Wang, and M. J. O′ Connell for their collective accepted publication, "Porous Carbon Sphere Anodes for Enhanced Lithium-Ion Storage," in the journal Journal of Materials Chemistry A!
March 3, 2014. A. Alazemi, V. Etacheri, A. Dysart, L-E. Stacke, V.G. Pol, and F. Sadeghi are featured in the Purdue News Spotlight article, "Sub-micrometer carbon spheres reduce engine friction as oil additive."
FEBRUARY 2015
February 20, 2015. Congratulations to A. Alazemi, V. Etacheri, A. Dysart, L-E. Stacke, V.G. Pol, and F. Sadeghi for their collective accepted publication, "Ultrasmooth Submicron Carbon Spheres asLubricant Additives for Friction and Wear Reduction," in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces!
JANUARY 2015
January 23, 2015. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Interplay of Electrode Materials with Electrolytes for the Efficient Lithium-ion Batteries," at the DuPont Experimental Station.
January 21, 2015. Welcome Dong Hee Kim to the group! Don is a sophomore from the School of Chemical Engineering.
January 16, 2015. Prof. Pol is named as a Professor of the School of Materials Engineering.
January 15, 2015. Congratulations to Xin Li Phuah, recipient of the 2015 Chevron EPICS Scholarship!
January 3, 2015. Prof. Pol is a selected participant of the 2015 "National Effectives Teaching Institute (NETI)" workshop in Austin, TX.
DECEMBER 2014
December 3, 2014. Arthur hosts members of the Omega Chi Epsilon Honors Society on a tour of the ViPER laboratory. Thanks to Nick Dininger & Krystopher Jochem for organizing this event.
December 3, 2014. Dr. Etacheri, Prof. Pol, & co-authors are featured in the Purdue News Spotlight article, "Nanoparticle network could bring fast-charging batteries."
NOVEMBER 2014
November 18, 2014. Welcome Xin Li Phuah and Emmett Wilber to the group! Xin Li is a sophomore from the School of Material Engineering and Emmett is a freshman from the School of Engineering.
November 18, 2014. Congratulations to Jialiang Tang, recipient of the 2015 Hoosier Heavy Hybrid Center of Excellence Fellowship!
November 17, 2014. Prof. Pol presents a talk and poster, "Nanocrystalline Mesoporous SnO2 Anodes for Excellent Lithium Ion Storage," at the 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting.
November 7, 2014. Congratulations to Ryan Adams, recipient of the 2014 Purdue Chemical Engineering Centennial Fellowship!
November 7, 2014. Welcome Ryan Adams to the group! Ryan is a graduate student from the School of Chemical Engineering. Ryan is co-advised by Prof. Varma and Prof. Pol.
OCTOBER 2014
October 23, 2014. The ViPER Group hosts the Thermo Fisher DXR Research Team as part of the "Thermo Scientific DXR Raman Symposium." Thank you to our guests Dr. Jennifer Ramirez, Melanie Floyd, Molly Isermann, and Dr. Dick Weiboldt. Special thanks to Jialiang Tang, Dr. Vinodkumar Etacheri, Kevin Brew, Daw Gen Lim, Sreekanth Mandati, Arthur Dysart, Dr. Yury Zvinevich, & Prof. Vilas Pol for their many contributions in planning, hosting, and presenting at this event.
October 13, 2014. Prof. Caruthers and Prof. Pol present an invited talk, "Rechargeable Battery Safety through Materials Engineering," as part of the 2014 P2SAC Fall Conference.
October 10, 2014. Congratulations to Dr. Etacheri and co-authors for their accepted publication, "Ordered Network of Interconnected SnO2 Nanoparticles for Excellent Lithium-ion Storage," in the journal Advanced Energy Materials!
October 6, 2014. Prof. Pol presents a talk, "Lithium Alloying Nanoparticles Deposited 3D Carbon Architectures as Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries," as part of the 226th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Cancun, Mexico.
October 1, 2014. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Advanced High-Capacity Electrode Architectures for Lithium-Ion Batteries," as part of the 2014 SES Annual Technical Meeting.
SEPTEMBER 2014
September 30, 2014. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Engineered Electrode Materials for Energy Storage and their Environmental Impact during Processing," as part of the Purdue School of Health Sciences Seminar Series (HAMP 1252, 4:30 PM).
September 24, 2014. Congratulations to Jialiang & Arthur, both first place winners of the 2014 BASF Energy & Sustainability Forum poster presentation contest! Jialiang won first place in the Sustainability category with his presentation, "Sustainable Electrode Materials for Next Generation Energy Storage Devices." Arthur won first place in the Energy category with his presentation, "Sulfur Nano-guests for Carbon Micro-Hotels using Ultrasonic Synthesis Processes."
September 22, 2014. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Materials for Rechargeable Batteries: Which, Why and How?," as part of the Purdue School of Materials Engineering Seminar Series.
September 17, 2014. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Multifunctional Electrode Materials for Sustainable Energy Storage and Energy Conversion Technologies," at the 2014 Indo-US Science & Technology Forum.
September 12, 2014. Prof. Pol is named an organizer of the 2015 ACS Symposium, "Hybrid Functional Porous Materials for Sustainable Energy: Carbon, MOF, and Conductive Polymers," to be held in Denver, Colorado.
AUGUST 2014
August 28, 2014. The ViPER Group Thermo Scientific DXR Raman Microscope is now operational! New users must first obtain approval and complete inital training. Returning users can reserve this equipment here.
August 27, 2014. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "High Capacity Electrode Materials for Li-ion, Na-ion, and Li-S batteries," at Applied Materials in San Jose, CA.
August 25, 2014. Welcome Nicholas Dininger to the group! Nick is a senior from the School of Chemical Engineering.
JULY 2014
July 4, 2014. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Energy Storage Materials for Rechargeable Batteries: Eminence and Prospects," at Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea.
JUNE 2014
June 30, 2014. Prof. Pol chairs the discussion, "Carbons for Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage," at the World Carbon Conference 2014 in South Korea.
June 30, 2014. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Emerging Carbon Architectures for Energy Storage Devices," at the World Carbon Conference 2014 in South Korea.
June 26, 2014. Jialiang & Arthur host bright and inquisitive minds on a tour of the ViPER facilities as part of the Duke Energy Academy.
June 25, 2014. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Batteries & Future Prospects," at the Duke Energy Foundation, Indiana.
June 24. 2014. Prof. Pol is a guest editor of the special issue "Functional Nanomaterials and Their Applications" of The Scientific World Journal.
June 20, 2014. Prof. Pol chairs the discussion, "Mechano-Thermo-Electrochemical Interactions in Energy Storage: Perspective toward Safety and Life," at the 17th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics held at Michigan State University.
June 15, 2014. Prof. Pol presents an invited talk, "Sonochemically Derived Spherical Carbon Anodes: Cycle Life and Safety Characteristics," at the 17th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics held at Michigan State University.
June 11, 2014. The ViPER Group celebrates at our inaugural group dinner!
June 10, 2014. Our first group paper, "Tunable, Functional Carbon Spheres Derived from Rapid Synthesis of Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Resins," is published in Applied Materials and Interfaces.
June 6, 2014. Welcome Breland Lee to the group! Breland is a visiting undergraduate researcher from Tuskegee University, Alabama. Breland's work is a part of the 2014 Summer Resesarch Opportunity Program.
June 2, 2014. Welcome Sidhartha Aggarwal to the group! Sid is a senior from the School of Mechanical Engineering.
MAY 2014
May 19, 2014. Welcome Jonathan Angelo, Chulgi "Nate" Hong, and Ram Saraswat to the group! Jon is a senior, Chulgi is a junior, and Ram is sophomore from the School of Chemical Engineering.