Prof. Vilas Pol | Safer Batteries | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Vilas Pol | Safer Batteries | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Vilas Pol , Purdue University, United States

Prof. Vilas Pol is academic and researcher in the field of renewable energy, holds a PhD in Bio systems Engineering from Kangwon National University, South Korea. His academic journey has been marked by a profound dedication to advancing solar energy technologies, specifically in solar thermal harvesting and its integration into agricultural and architectural applications.

 

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Education ๐ŸŽ“

Ph.D. (Chemistry), 2005: Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Bar-Ilan, Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑAdvisor: Emer. Prof. Aharon Gedanken
M. Phil. (Chemistry), 1999: University of Pune, India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณAdvisor: Emer. Prof. V.G. Dedgaonkar
M. Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry), 1996: University of Pune, India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
B. Sc. (Chemistry), 1994: University of Pune, India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

Awards & Honors ๐Ÿ†

Foreign Fellow โ€“ Chemical Sciences, Maharashtra Academy of Science (MASc), India (2023) 2023 Purdue College of Engineering โ€“ Most Impactful Faculty Inventors ๐Ÿง   Purdue University Outstanding Engineering Teachers, Fall 2022 ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ  GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM โ€“ The Lowest Temperature (-100 Degrees Celsius) to Charge a Lithium-ion Battery (2022 2022 Most Impactful Faculty Inventors, Purdue University, USA 2022 Carbon Journal Prize โ€“ Special Mention ๐Ÿ… ACerS Ceramographic Competition 3rd Prize (2021) Purdue University Outstanding Engineering Teachers, Spring 2021  AIChE Excellence in Process (Microwave) Development Research Award (2021  TMS Light Metals, Extraction and Processing divisionโ€™s Energy Best Paper Award (2021) ๐Ÿ“ Elected Chair โ€“ Purdue Sustainability Committee (2020) ๐ŸŒฑ Fellow โ€“ International Association of Advanced Materials, Ulrika, Sweden (2020)
Professional Achievement Award for Innovations in Green Process Engineering, AIChE (2019) ๐ŸŒurdue University Outstanding Engineering Teacher, Spring 2019
Salutes to Excellence, American Chemical Society (2019) Richard M. Fulrath Award โ€“ The American Ceramic Society (2019)

Granted US Patents ๐Ÿ“œ

Process for Remediation of Plastic Waste โ€“ US 8,153,094Autogenic Pressure Reactions for Battery Materials Manufacture โ€“ US 8,568,914Materials as Additives for Advanced Lubrication โ€“ US 08,648,019Process for Remediation of Plastic Waste โ€“ US 8,580,222Autogenic Reaction Synthesis of Photocatalysts for Solar Fuel Generation โ€“ US 9314770 B2Materials as Additives for Advanced Lubrication โ€“ US 9,441,178 B2Ultrasound Assisted In-situ Formation of Carbon/Sulfur Cathodes โ€“ US 9748572Solid Lubricant and Method of Making the Same โ€“ US 10787624Lubricants Comprising Carbon Particles and Methods of Making the Same โ€“ US 10913914Methods of Making Electrodes, Electrodes Made Therefrom, and Electrochemical Energy Storage Cells Utilizing the Electrodes โ€“ US 10910649Methods of Making Electrodes, Electrodes Made Therefrom, and Electrochemical Energy Storage Cells Utilizing the Electrodes โ€“ US 10333145Methods of Making Electrodes, Electrodes Made Therefrom, and Electrochemical Energy Storage Cells Utilizing the Electrodes โ€“ US 11050058Arrangement for Lithium-ion Battery Thermal Events Prediction, Prevention, and Control โ€“ US 11431040

Professional Experience ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ

August 2020 โ€“ Present: Professor, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA 2018 โ€“ 2023: Purdue Faculty Scholar ๐Ÿ† Jan. 2014 โ€“ July 2020: Associate Professor, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University July 2017 โ€“ Present: Adjunct Professor, Metallurgy Engineering and Material Science Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Oct. 2013 โ€“ Dec. 2013: Visiting Faculty, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต July 2010 โ€“ Sept. 2013: Materials Scientist, Lithium Battery Materials Group, Electrochemical Energy Storage Department, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), IL, USA ๐Ÿ”‹ July 2008 โ€“ June 2010: Argonne Scholar (Advisor: Dr. M. M. Thackeray), ANL, USA ๐ŸŽ“ Jan. 2007 โ€“ June 2008: Postdoctoral Appointee (Advisor: Dr. P. Thiyagarajan), Intense Pulsed Neutron Source, ANL, USA ๐Ÿ”ฌ Jan. 2005 โ€“ Dec. 2006: Postdoctoral Fellow in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (Advisor: Prof. Arie Zaban), Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Israel โ˜€๏ธ

๐Ÿ“– Publications Top Note :

Sonochemical deposition of silver nanoparticles on silica spheres
Authors: VG Pol, DN Srivastava, O Palchik, V Palchik, MA Slifkin, AM Weiss, โ€ฆ
Published in: Langmuir, 2002
Citations: 574

Deposition of gold nanoparticles on silica spheres: a sonochemical approach
Authors: VG Pol, A Gedanken, J Calderon-Moreno
Published in: Chemistry of materials, 2003
Citations: 383

Improving the high-temperature performance of LiMn2O4 spinel electrodes by coating the active mass with MgO via a sonochemical method
Authors: JS Gnanaraj, VG Pol, A Gedanken, D Aurbach
Published in: Electrochemistry Communications, 2003
Citations: 310

Ultrasound assisted design of sulfur/carbon cathodes with partially fluorinated ether electrolytes for highly efficient Li/S batteries
Authors: W Weng, VG Pol, K Amine
Published in: Advanced materials, 2013
Citations: 262

Carbon spherules: synthesis, properties and mechanistic elucidation
Authors: VG Pol, M Motiei, A Gedanken, J Calderon-Moreno, M Yoshimura
Published in: Carbon, 2004
Citations: 209

Spherical carbon particles and carbon nanotubes prepared by autogenic reactions: evaluation as anodes in lithium electrochemical cells
Authors: VG Pol, MM Thackeray
Published in: Energy & Environmental Science, 2011
Citations: 204

Coating noble metal nanocrystals (Ag, Au, Pd, and Pt) on polystyrene spheres via ultrasound irradiation
Authors: VG Pol, H Grisaru, A Gedanken
Published in: Langmuir, 2005
Citations: 203

Binder-free N-and O-rich carbon nanofiber anodes for long cycle life K-ion batteries
Authors: RA Adams, JM Syu, Y Zhao, CT Lo, A Varma, VG Pol
Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2017
Citations: 190

Electrochemical performance of MXenes as K-ion battery anodes
Authors: M Naguib, RA Adams, Y Zhao, D Zemlyanov, A Varma, J Nanda, VG Pol
Published in: Chemical communications, 2017
Citations: 175

Ordered Network of Interconnected SnO2 Nanoparticles for Excellent Lithiumโ€Ion Storage
Authors: V Etacheri, GA Seisenbaeva, J Caruthers, G Daniel, JM Nedelec, โ€ฆ
Published in: Advanced Energy Materials, 2015
Citations: 172