Team
Principal Investigator and Lab Director
Dr. Susmita Sarkar
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University
Education and Professional Experience:
- Stanford University (Schmidt Science Fellow, 2023)
- Purdue University (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Bilsland Fellow, 2023)
- Missouri S&T (M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2018)
Graduate Students
Aajmaien Aaqieb
Ph.D. Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Education:
- Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2025)
Research Interest: Anode-free batteries
Farsia Kawsar Chowdhury
Ph.D. Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Education:
- Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2024)
Research Interest: High Energy Density Cathodes
Undergraduate Students
Jake Drumheller
B.S Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Education:
- NC State University (B.S. Mechanical Engineering)
Research Interest: Hydrogel based electrodes and electrolytes
Jodie Do
B.S Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Education:
- NC State University (B.S. Mechanical Engineering)
Research Interest: Electrospinning, Flexible batteries
Michael James Lorenzi
B.S Student (Fall 2025-Present)
Education:
- NC State University (B.S. Mechanical Engineering)
Research Interest: Electrospinning
Andrew Steinl
B.S Student (Spring 2026-Present)
Education:
- NC State University (B.S. Mechanical Engineering)
Research Interest: Dry electrode manufacturing
Alumni
Sarvesh Bobade
M.S. Student (Fall 2024-Summer 2025)
Education:
- Savitribai Phule Pune University (B.E. Mechanical Engineering, 2021)
Research Interest: Metal batteries, Fast Charging
Pratik Prakash Chhattise
M.S. Student (Fall 2024-Summer 2025)
Education:
- Savitribai Phule Pune University (B.E. Mechanical Engineering, 2022)
Research Interest: High Energy Density Cathode, Fast Charging, eVTOL
Om Panchal
B.S Student (Fall 2024-Spring 2025)
Education:
- NC State University (B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering()
Research Interest: Next-generation energy storage devices
Joshua Mulshine
Research Interests: Battery packaging and charging, longevity enhancement, Sustainability, and Efficiency.
