Dr Ajit Kumar is an Associate Research Fellow at Deakin University, working in Professor Maria Forsyth’s group on the development of lithium and sodium batteries. He earned his Master’s in Materials Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 2011 and served as a lecturer at RGUKT IT until 2015. Dr Kumar completed his PhD at IIT Bombay and Monash University, focusing on room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries. In 2021, he joined Professor Sagar Mitra’s group at IIT Bombay as a Postdoctoral Fellow, where he continued his research on next-generation Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.
TrainingThe Centre will provide skills and training in advanced manufacturing across the energy storage supply chain – from materials through to devices and into integrated commercial products – to facilitate the next-generation of energy storage technologies.
ResearchWorking with the industry partners, researchers will design and manufacture new energy storage devices and components, including advanced Li ion, supercapacitors and solid state Li and Na batteries, with improved rate capability, capacity and safety.
IndustryIn close collaboration with industry, the centre will build value across the sector, from developing supply chains, new devices and technologies to integrating and embedding these technologies with end-users.
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