Biography
Mayur Bonkile is currently a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the Imperial College London, working on physics-based Li-ion battery modelling under the Faraday Institution's Multiscale Modelling project. He joined the Electrochemical Science and Engineering group to develop composite silicon/graphite anodes degradation models in PyBaMM with Prof. Gregory Offer and Dr Billy Wu. His doctoral thesis at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is on the integration of renewable hybrid power systems with battery energy storage. Dr Venkatasailanathan Ramadesigan supervised his PhD research to develop a physics-based modelling framework for renewable hybrid power systems that includes electrochemical energy storage systems. Mayur received his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Government College of Engineering Amravati and his M.Tech. in Thermal Sciences from the National Institute of Technology Calicut Kerala. During his Masters program, he developed higher-order numerical simulation models for solving Burgers' equation as part of his dissertation work, demonstrating his capabilities as a researcher.
In addition to his academic pursuits, Mayur has a well-rounded personality and has participated in several extra-curricular events. He is an accomplished science communicator and public speaker, having won the "FameLab India" competition and representing India in the "FameLab International 2017" at the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK. He was also a finalist in the "EURAXESS Science Slam India 2017" and won the "Swiss Science Slam 2019."
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022 - Present)
Dyson School of Design Engineering
Imperial College London, London, UK.
Project: "Modelling of Electrochemical-Thermal-Mechanical Degradation in Lithium-ion Batteries"
Funding: EPSRC Faraday Institution, Multi-Scale Modelling project (EP/S003053/1, grant number FIRG003)
Manager: Dr Billy Wu and Dr Gregory Offer
Research Associate (2021 - 2022)
Department of Energy Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
Project: "India-UK Centre for Education and Research in Clean Energy"
Funding: IUCERCE (Grant No. DST/RCUK/JVCCE/2015/04(IITB)), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
Manager: Dr Venkatasailanathan Ramadesigan
Graduate Engineer Trainee (2011 - 2012)
Boiler and Heater Group
Thermax Ltd. Pune, India
Projects: Worked in Boiler and Heater division on various projects eg. HPCL Refinery Bhatinda, Punjab (West Heat Recovery Boilers); Pasupati Acrylon Pvt. Ltd. Moradabad, UP (CFBC Boiler); Bhushan Steel and Power, Jharsuguda, Orrisa (West Heat Recovery Boiler on rotating kiln)
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Philosophy (2015 - 2021)
Department of Energy Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
Thesis Title: "System integration of renewable hybrid power systems using physics-based battery models"
Supervisor: Dr Venkatasailanathan Ramadesigan
Masters of Technology (2013 - 2015 )
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India
Specialized in Thermal Sciences GPA: 8/10, Thesis: 10/10
Thesis Title: "Development of higher-order numerical simulation models for solving Burgers' equation"
Supervisor: Dr Simon Jayaraj and Dr Ashish Awasthi
Bachelor of Technology (2007 - 2011)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Government College of Engineering Amravati, Maharashtra, India
Specialized in Mechanical Engineering GPA: 7.8/10, Thesis: 10/10
Thesis Title: "Thermal analysis of rear brake drum for a small commercial vehicle using ANSYS"
Supervisor: Dr Ravindra Babu Yarasu
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (2016–2020)
Mentored MSc-PhD students of Department of Energy Science and Engineering for minor project entitled as "Modelling and numerical simulation of electrochemical energy storage systems"
National Institute of Technology Calicut, India (2013–2015)
Teaching Assistant (Laboratory): Heat Engines Laboratory, Heat Transfer Laboratory
Teaching Assistant (Course): Postulational Thermodynamics, Multi Phase Flow
