Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan
EDUCATION
2024, Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, USA
Dissertation title – “Anion-Insertion-Assisted Iron Anode Redox for Rechargeable Batteries.”
Research advisor – Dr. Xiaowei Teng
CGPA - 4.00
2023, M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA. CGPA – 3.77
2023, Certificate in College Teaching, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA
2019, B.Tech. in Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India. CGPA – 8.02 (out of 10)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University (2024 – Present)
Researcher at SLAC - Stanford Battery Center, jointly run by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Department of Energy) and Stanford University. Developing innovative materials and performing synchrotron X-ray measurements for sodium- and sulfur-related energy storage and aqueous batteries. The goal is to achieve high energy density using economically viable materials to electrify modern grids and portable electronics.
Graduate Research Assistant at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2019 – 2024)
Understanding the redox behaviors of iron oxide anodes for rechargeable alkaline batteries. Achieved Fe2+ → Fe3+ reversible conversion as a sustainable redox anion-intercalation and adsorption in layered iron materials. This innovation finds application in stationary battery systems to accommodate fluctuating demand.
Summer Intern (2022)
Recipient of the 24th National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering (NXS 2022) organized by Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Obtained “hands-on” experience with neutron and synchrotron techniques and attended lectures on applying scattering methods.
Undergraduate Research Assistant at Central Electrochemical Research Institute (2016 – 2019)
Fabrication and electrochemical investigation of water-splitting electrocatalysts using non-precious metals and metal composite nanoparticles.
Study of the effect of incorporating carbon nanoparticles in the negative plates of the lead-acid battery. The cycle life and the stability of the prototypes were evaluated by cut-open analysis.
PUBLICATIONS
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1034-3862
Journals:
10. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Mihir Kalvakaalva, Jessica Liu, Jagjit Nanda, and Xueli Zheng*. "Machine Learning-Guided Design of Electrolytes for Rechargeable Batteries," Advanced Materials Technologies, doi: 10.1002/admt.202502130.
9. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Hongchang Hao, Adwita Sinha, Zhichen Xue, Jagjit Nanda*, and Xueli Zheng*. "Elucidating Sodium-Sulfur Battery Chemistry using Operando Transmission X-ray Microscopy and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy," Journal of The Electrochemical Society, doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ae1760
8. Min Soo Jung, Sungjin Yang, Cheng Chen, Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Weiyin Chen, Guangxia Feng, Yiming Sui, Ziang Jiang, Emmanuel N. Musa, Nan-Chieh Chiu, Hunter Maclennan, Elliot Holden, Kyriakos C. Stylianou, Ju Li, Chong Fang*, Xueli Zheng*, Xiulei Ji*. “Enhanced Reversibility of Iron Metal Anode with a Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Concentrated Chloride Electrolytes,” Advanced Materials, doi: 10.1002/adma.202419664
7. Divakar Arumugam,ǂ Tongxin Zhou,ǂ Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan,ǂ Ranga Teja Pidathala, Lihua Zhang, AM Milinda Abeykoon, Gihan Kwon, Daniel Olds, Badri Narayanan, and Xiaowei Teng*. “Electrochemical Reduction Pathways from Goethite to Green Iron in Alkaline Solution with Silicate Additive,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c08451 (Supplementary cover)
6. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Fenghua Guo, Ranga Teja Pidathala, A. M. Milinda Abeykoon, Gihan Kwon, Daniel Olds, Badri Narayanan*, and Xiaowei Teng*. “Unlocking High Capacity and Reversible Alkaline Iron Redox using Silicate-Sodium Hydroxide Hybrid Electrolytes,” ChemSusChem. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202400050 (Front cover)
5. Tongxin Zhou, Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Lihua Zhang, N. Aaron Deskins, and Xiaowei Teng*. "Enhanced Urea Oxidation Electrocatalytic Activity by Synergistic Cobalt and Nickel Mixed Oxides," The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03257 (Supplementary cover)
4. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Gabriel D. Barbosa, Fenghua Guo, Lihua Zhang, A. M. Milinda Abeykoon, Gihan Kwon, Daniel Olds, C. Heath Turner, and Xiaowei Teng*. “Chloride Insertion Enhances the Electrochemical Oxidation of Iron Hydroxide Double-Layer Hydroxide into Oxyhydroxide in Alkaline Iron Batteries,” Chemistry of Materials. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01496 (Supplementary cover)
3. Fenghua Guo, Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Ranga Teja Pidathala, SaeWon Kim, Xiaoqiang Shan, N. Aaron Deskins, A. M. Milinda Abeykoon, Gihan Kwon, Daniel Olds, Badri Narayanan*, and Xiaowei Teng*. “Revitalizing Iron Redox by Anion-Insertion-Assisted Ferro- and Ferri-Hydroxides Conversion at Low Alkalinity,” Journal of American Chemical Society; doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c03113 (Supplementary cover)
2. Kannimuthu Karthick, Jagadeesan Sathya Narayanan, Piyush Kumar, Patchaiammal Swathi, and Subrata Kundu*. “Evaluating DNA derived and hydrothermally aided Cobalt Selenide Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation,” Inorganic Chemistry; doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00354.
1. Kannimuthu Karthick, Sengeni Anantharaj, Patchaiammal Swathi, Jagadeesan Sathya Narayanan, Piyush Kumar, Sivasankara Rao Ede, and Subrata Kundu*. “Advanced Cu3Sn and Se-doped Cu3Sn@Cu foam as Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation in Alkaline and near Neutral conditions,” Inorganic Chemistry; doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01467.
(ǂ - equal contribution; * - corresponding author)
Patent
2. Xiaowei Teng, Divakar Arumugam, Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Tongxin Zhou. “Low Carbon Emission Iron Production from Iron Oxide,” Provisional US Patent Application 63/632,588.
1. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Xiaowei Teng. “Iron Anode Battery,” US Patent Application 63/445,386.
EVENTS AND CONFERENCES
4. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Hongchang Hao, Jagjit Nanda, and Xueli Zheng. ‘Materials innovation and cell development for room temperature Na-S batteries,’ Oral presentation at TechConnect World Innovation Conference 2025, Austin, TX.
3. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Ranga Teja Pidathala, Gabriel D. Barbosa, Badri Narayanan, Heath C. Turner, and Xiaowei Teng. ‘Chloride-Insertion Promotes Iron Anode Redox for Rechargeable Alkaline Iron Batteries,’ Oral presentation at ACS Spring 2024, New Orleans, LA.
2. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Fenghua Guo, Milinda Abeykoon, Gihan Kwon, Daniel Olds, Badri Narayanan, and Xiaowei Teng. ‘Fundamental studies on enhanced redox performance of alkaline iron batteries by silicate additives,’ Oral presentation at MRS Spring 2023, San Francisco, CA.
1. Winner of the People’s Choice Award of the Regional 3-Minute Thesis competition organized by Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools by presenting the talk “Storing Green Energy in Rust.”
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Mass Transfer (Spring 2024)
Chemical Engineering Design (Spring 2022)
Fluid Mechanics and Unit Operations (Fall 2021)
Chemical Engineering Laboratory I (Spring 2021)
Chemical Engineering Kinetics (Fall 2020)
Introduction to Chemical Engineering – II (Spring 2020)
FELLOWSHIPS
2024 - ENFL Student Travel Fellowship - Provided by the ACS ENFL division for the students with winning presentations to compensate for their conference expenses.
2022 - Summer Teaching Assistant Fellowship - Offered by UNH Graduate School to support summer research of $5000 for TAs who have performed exceptionally well in the current academic year.
2018 - Science Academies’ Research Fellowship - Granted by three science academies of India and facilitated me to work as a fully funded summer intern at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
5. Second-place winner of SLAC SLAM 2025 and presented at the Bay Area Research SLAM (BARS 2025), competitions conducted within the U.S. Department of Energy National Labs.
4. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Hongchang Hao, Jagjit Nanda, and Xueli Zheng. ‘Materials Innovation and Cell development for Room Temperature Na-S Batteries’, Oral presentation at TechConnect World Innovation Conference 2025, Austin, TX.
3. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Ranga Teja Pidathala, Gabriel D. Barbosa, Badri Narayanan, Heath C. Turner, and Xiaowei Teng. ‘Chloride-Insertion Promotes Iron Anode Redox for Rechargeable Alkaline Iron Batteries,’ Oral presentation at ACS Spring 2024, New Orleans, LA.
2. Sathya Narayanan Jagadeesan, Fenghua Guo, Milinda Abeykoon, Gihan Kwon, Daniel Olds, Badri Narayanan, and Xiaowei Teng. ‘Fundamental studies on enhanced redox performance of alkaline iron batteries by silicate additives,’ Oral presentation at MRS Spring 2023, San Francisco, CA.
1. Winner of the People’s Choice Award of the 2022 Regional 3-Minute Thesis competition organized by Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools for the presentation titled “Storing Green Energy in Rust.”
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Characterization | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy - Energy dispersive spectroscopy (TEM-EDS), Fourier transform - Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman, UV-VIS spectroscopy
Synchrotron techniques | Operando XRD, TXM, X-ray imaging, Ambient Pressure XPS, XAS (Hard, Tender, and Soft X-rays), X-ray & Neutron PDF.
Electrochemical | Various voltammetric techniques, Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Full cell assembly
Software | MS Office, GSAS-II, Python, xdart, MATLAB, Solid Works, Origin Pro, Athena, BIOVIA, VESTA, PDFgui
Cleanroom EUV Lithography, 3-D Designing & 3-D Printing
SERVICE
Active Journal Peer-Reviewer for 9 esteemed journals:
Royal Society of Chemistry – Journal of Materials Chemistry A, RSC Advances, Materials Advances
Wiley – Advanced Materials Interfaces, Carbon
Elsevier – Carbon, Electrochimica Acta, Colloids and Surfaces A
Science PG – Modern Chemistry
2024 – 2025 Reviewer for Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program
2024 – 2025 nano@stanford Leadership Team at the Lab Member Collaborative
2021 – 2022 Senator for the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Graduate Student Senate.
2017 – 2019 Official blood donor in Tamil Nadu State Blood Transfusion Council.
2016 – 2018 Editor of college magazine ‘Voyage.’
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
The Electrochemical Society (ECS) – Member
Materials Research Society – Student Member
American Institute of Chemical Engineers WPI Chapter
Cohort of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science
Research Communication Academy – Cohort
American Chemical Society – Division of Energy and Fuels
REFERENCES
Xueli Zheng
Associate Scientist
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
2575 Sand Hill Rd
Menlo Park, CA
Email: xuelizh8@stanford.edu
Xiaowei Teng
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road,
Worcester, MA
Ph: (603) 862-4245
Email: xteng@wpi.edu
Gihan Kwon
Assistant Physicist
National Synchrotron Light Source – II
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY
Ph: (631) 344-6132
Email: gkwon@bnl.gov