Prof. Bharatkumar Suthar
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bharat.k.suthar@iitb.ac.in
Education
B.Tech., Department of Chemical Engineering, IITB, Powai, Mumbai, India, 2005-2009
M.Sc., Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis (WUStL), MO, USA, 2011-2013
Ph.D. (with Prof. Venkat Subramanian), Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis (WUStL), MO, USA, 2011-2015
Postdoctoral Researcher (with Prof. Paul Kohl), School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2015-2017
Postdoctoral Researcher (with Prof. Hubert Gasteiger), Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, 2017-2019
Research
Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulation
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies.
- Battery management system
- Li-ion, Li-S, Na-ion,Solid State Batteries.
- Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers
- Effect of conccentration gradient in Li-ion battery
- Fast battery simulation (DAE initialization)
Fast Charging and Optimal Design of Li-ion batteries
- Addressing capacity fade due to plating and particle cracking
- Addressing capacity fade by design optmization
Parameter Measurement and Estimation
Design of experiments to determine transport parameter of a porous media and kinetic parameters of energy storage and conversion materials
Transport parameters
- Effect of Binder gradient, measuremnt of through-plane tortuosity and in-plane tortuosity.
- Effect of electronic resistance in PEMFC performance
Kinetic parameters
- SoC dependent cathode and anode kinetics for battery electrodes.
Research Areas
Sub Areas
- Porous Media
- Modelling
- Optimisation
- Surface Science
- Reaction Engineering
- Multiphase Reaction
Awards & Honors
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC), Mehsana, Gujarat, 2009-2011
McDonnell International Scholar – Corning Corporate Fellow, 2011-2015
Selected Publications
Y. Sethi, Y. Li,and B. Suthar—Semi-Analytical Methodology to Correct Polarization Curve to Measure Tafel Slope for an Electronic Resistance Laden Catalyst Layer, ECS Advances (2025)
S. Helmer, R. Morasch, J. Keilhofer, H.A. Gasteiger and B. Suthar—LiC6 Phase Mobility in Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite, Journal of The Electrochemical Society (2025)
R Morasch, HA Gasteiger, B Suthar, Li-Ion Battery Material Impedance Analysis II: Graphite and Solid Electrolyte Interphase Kinetics, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 171 (5), 050548 (2024)
B. Choudhury, B. Suthar, Analytical Solutions to Characterize Through-Plane Inhomogeneity of Porous Electrodes Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 170 (10), 100535 (2023)
B. Choudhury, A.S. Jangale, B. Suthar, Warburg Conductivity for Binary Electrolyte for Enabling Electrolyte Screening and Efficient Battery Operations, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 170 (7), 070519 (2023)