TEAM

Yuan completed his undergraduate studies in Material Science at Central South University (China) in 2017. He then pursued further education at the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy, University of New South Wales (UNSW), under the guidance of Alison Lennon. In December 2019, he graduated with his master's degree from UNSW.

 Currently, Yuan is engaged in doctoral research within Dipan's group, focusing on the fascinating field of Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries (AZIBs). Dr. Neeraj Sharma serves as his co-supervisor for this endeavor.

Jacob earned his bachelor's degree in Petrochemical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He subsequently pursued his master's degree in South Korea, where his research predominantly centered around electrochemical energy storage materials, particularly supercapacitors. 

Jacob is actively pursuing his doctoral studies within Dipan's group, focusing on developing new solid electrolytes. Dr. Neeraj Sharma is his co-supervisor in this exciting research endeavor.

Abhirup completed his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur (Calcutta University) in 2018. He further pursued a Master of Science in Chemistry from IIT Kharagpur, focusing his thesis on Electrochemical Sensing under the guidance of Prof. C. R. Raj in 2020.

Abhirup is actively involved in his doctoral studies at the UNSW School of Chemical Engineering. In 2020, he joined the LBRI team  to work on the comprehensive advancement of all-solid-state batteries using a combination of experimental and computational approaches. (Co-supervisors: Dr. Priyank Kumar; Dr. Sai Gautam Gopalakrishnan) 

Fei obtained her Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from North China University of Technology in 2017. She pursued a Master's degree by Research in Materials Science and Technology at the University of New South Wales, supervised by Prof. Rakesh Joshi, in 2019. 

Currently, Fei is a Ph.D. student working with both the LBRI team, led by Prof. Dipan Kundu, and Team Graphene, led by Prof. Rakesh Joshi. Her research interest is focused on Li batteries, and she is co-supervised by Prof. Dewei Chu in this endeavor.

Sankhadip earned his bachelor's degree in Ceramic Technology from Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Kolkata in 2018. He completed his master's degree in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science, specializing in Corrosion Science and Engineering, at IIT Bombay in 2021. Prior to joining UNSW for his doctoral studies in the School of Chemical Engineering, he worked as a Project Associate at CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata. 

Sankhadip joined the LBRI team in May 2023, collaborating with Dipan on the development of cathode materials for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries (AZIBs), under the co-supervision of Dr. Priyank Kumar.

Ipsita earned her bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Hooghly Mohsin College (Burdwan University) in 2019. She then pursued a master's in Energy Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay, with a thesis focused on anode protection in lithium-sulfur batteries. In July 2022, she graduated with her master's degree from IIT Bombay.

 Joining the LBRI group in 2023, Ipsita is currently involved in research concerning anode protection and cathode development for lithium sulfur batteries under the primary supervision of Dipan along with Dr. Neeraj Sharma as her co-supervisor.

Yingna completed her undergraduate studies in Energy and Environmental Engineering at South China Agricultural University (China) in 2021, and then pursued a Master's degree in Materials Science at University College London (UCL).Her thesis was on aqueous zinc ion battery cathode materials under the supervision of Dr Buddha Deka Boruah, and in September 2022 she received her MSc from UCL.

Yingna is currently joining the LBRI group in September 2023 to develop electrode materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) under the primary guidance of Dipan and with Chunhui Wang as a co-mentor.