Research Group Members


Dr. Leela Mohana Reddy Arava
Principal Investigator
Email: fl8799@wayne.edu
Education
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
M.Sc., Sri Venkateswara University, India
B.Sc., Sri Venkateswara University, India
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Research Interests: Fundamental Electrochemistry & Electrocatalysis Education Ph.D., Chemistry, Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, India (2016) |
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Research Interests: MEMS sensors and actuators Education Ph.D., Changchun University of Science and Technology, China (2013) |
Graduate Students
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Ph.D Candidate since Winter 2015 Education M.Tech., Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Madras University (2012) |
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Ph.D Candidate since Fall 2015 Education B.E., Electrical Engineering, Nagpur University, India (2009) |
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Ph.D Candidate since Fall 2015 Education M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University , USA (2015) |
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Ph.D student since Fall 2017 Education B.Tech., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India (2015) |
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Ph.D Student since Winter 2018 Education B.Tech., Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering, CSIR – Central Electrochemcial Research Institute, India (2017) |
Undergraduate Students
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Research Interests: 2D materials and Sensors Education B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Macomb Community College, Warren, MI |
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Research Interests: Li-S Batteries Education B.S., Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI |
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Research Interests: Structured electrolytes for long lived batteries Education B.S., Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI |
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Research Interests: Metal sulfides for Li-S batteries Education |
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Research Interests: Li-sulfur batteries Education |
High School Students
Darina Gopchenko![]() |
Mary Rose Azar![]() |
Aida Mouzoon![]() |
Mykyta Mihalkin![]() |
Petro Kindratsky![]() |
Alumni
- Sanjeev Porchelvan, M.S., (Fall 2016), Current position: Battery Engineer, LG Chem Power, Inc., MI, USA
- Khalid Ababtain, Ph. D., (Fall 2016), Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yanbu Industrial College, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Ganguli Babu, Postdoctoral research, Current position: Research Scientist, Rice University, Houston, USA
- Dr. Bhuvaneshwari Dharmarajan, Postdoctoral research, Current position: Postdoctoral research, Rice University, Houston, USA
- Hesham Al Salem, Ph.D., (Winter 2016); Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tafila Technical University, Jardon
- Daviprasad Jayasankar, M.S., (Fall 2015), Current position: Researcher, University of Paderborn, Germany
- Dr. Chitturi Rao, Postdoctoral research, Current position: Scientist, Nova-Kem LLC, USA
- Dr. Humeshkar Nemala, Visiting scholar, Current position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Illinois Wesleyan University, USA
- Ao Yang Yu, Undergraduate research, Current position: Engineer at General Motors, Detroit, MI
- Justone Crosby, Undergraduate research, Current position: Student at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
- Andrew Lee, Undergraduate research, Current position: Student at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
- Jaron Lloyd Bentley, Undergraduate research, Current position: Student at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Vincent Leo, Undergraduate research, Current position: Student at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
















