Group Members

Dr. Amit Bhowmick

Position: Postdoc Fellow

Entry year: April 2024

Dr. Bhowmick obtained his PhD in February 2024. His doctoral research focuses on the multi-physics modelling of c-Si anode particles, specifically interface movements, stress generation, and the evolution of unstable morphologies. He earned his M.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University with a specialization in applied mechanics, and before that, he obtained his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from IIEST Shibpur. His research interest focuses on multi-physics and multiscale modelling of Si/Li-metal electrodes

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Mr. Shuguo Sun (Email)

Position: Ph.D. student

Entry year: Aug. 2023

Shuguo obtained his B.S. at Chongqing University (major in Building and Energy), and M.S. at Imperial College London (major in Engineering Fluid Mechanics). His research interest is battery thermal safety (modeling and experiments)

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Mr. Bo Rui (Email)

Position: Ph.D. student

Entry year: Sept. 2024

Bo obtained his B.S. at Shanghai Normal University (major in Civil Engineering), and M.S. at Shanghai University (major in Solid Mechanics). His research interest is in electrochemo-mechanics coupled modeling.

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Mr. Keming Zhu (Email)

Position: Ph.D. student

Entry year: Sept. 2025

Keming obtained his B.S. at North China University of Science and Technology, (major in Energy and Power), and M.S. at Zhejiang University (major in Power Engineering). His research interest is in battery safety and durability.

Ms. Sihui Chen (Email)

Position: Ph.D. student

Entry year: Sept. 2025

Sihui obtained his B.S. at Shantou University (major in Mechanical Engineering), and M.S. at Southern University of Science and Technology (major in Intelligent manufacturing). Her research interest is AI for Batteries.

Mr. David Berson (Email)

Position: Undergrad Research Assistant

Entry year: Dec. 2024

David is an undergrad studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware. He is working on using machine learning to predict the risk of thermal runaway of damaged batteries.

Ms. Izabella Dabrasky (Email)

Position: Undergrad Research Assistant

Entry year: Sept. 2024

Izabella is currently an undergrad student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware. She is working as a research assistant focusing on battery safety testing and characterizations.

Mr. Tyler Derby (Email)

Position: Undergrad Research Assistant

Entry year: April. 2025

Tyler is currently an undergrad student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware. He is working as a research assistant focusing on battery safety testing and characterizations.

Dr. Jinghui Wu (Email)

Position: Visiting Scholar

Entry year: Dec. 2024

Jinghui currently is an Assistant Professor at Ningbo University of Technology. Jinghui earned her B.S. in Engineering Management from Huazhong Agricultural University, her M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Ningbo University, and her Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics (with an additional degree in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino). Her research focus is on the fundamental research of surface acoustic wave propagation.