Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar

A highly accomplished Senior Materials Scientist at ADVANO in New Orleans, LA, USA, holding a Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from the University of Trento, Italy. With extensive experience in Materials Science and Engineering, expertise includes Energy storage materials, Materials Chemistry, Synthesis of Si-C Nanocomposites, Li-ion batteries and Polymer-Derived Ceramics. Recipient of several prestigious awards and fellowships for research, and has held Scientist positions at Empa in Switzerland, Cochin University of Science and Technology in India, and TU Darmstadt in Germany.

Vallachira-Kerala, India

Date of Birth: 05/20/1986

- European Union Marie Curie Early-Stage Researcher (ERS) Fellowship (2009, 6 months, University of Trento, Italy)

- SFB Research Scholarship, DFG-German Science Foundation, (2011 & 2012, 3 months each, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany)

- European Union Marie Curie Fellowship for Experienced Researcher, (2014-2015, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany)

- DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award, Department of Science and Technology, India, (2016-2018, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India)

o PI of the project on development of electrode and electrolyte materials for energy storage applications. Within this project, we worked as a team with main focus on, development of high energy density electrode materials, solid electrolyte films for next generation all solid-state batteries and high energy density lithium sulfur batteries.

- European Union Marie Curie Fellowship, Empa POSTDOCS-II programme, (2018-2020, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technologies)

o PI of the project C-RICH POLYMER DERIVED CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITES FOR HIGH-ENERGY DENSITY LI-ION BATTERIES (Research grant: 120000 CHF). Within this project, we have designed and synthesized novel active anode materials with high capacity for realizing high energy density Li-ion batteries by making use of the expertise and facilities of Empa in the field of high temperature ceramics and energy storage applications. Research outcomes are published as international publications in high-impact journals.

- Reviewer for Journals: Chemistry of Materials, Electrochimica Acta, Journal of European Ceramic Society, Journal of American Ceramic Society, Ceramics international, Energy Technology

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6550-0784

Google Scholar: Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, PhD, total citations: 1100, h-index: 20, i10-index: 20

1.  Max Kollep, Georgia Konstantinou, Jorge Madrid-Wolff, Antoine Boniface, Lorenz Hagelüken, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Gurdial Blugan, Paul Delrot, Damien Loterie, Juergen Brugger, Christophe Moser, Tomographic Volumetric Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Oxycarbide Ceramics, Advanced Engineering Materials, 2022, 24: 2101345, IF: 4.122

2.  Jongmoon Jang, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Fatemeh Navaee, Lorenz Hagelüken, Gurdial Blugan, Juergen Brugger, Electrochemical performance of polymer-derived SiOC and SiTiOC ceramic electrodes for artificial cardiac pacemaker applications, Ceramics International, 2021, 27 (6), 7593-7601, IF: 5.532

3.  MałgorzataMakowska, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, LorenzHagelüken, Dario F.Sanchez, Nicola Casati, Federica Marone, Gurdial Blugan, Jürgen Brugger, HelenaVan Swygenhoven, Cracks, porosity and microstructure of Ti modified polymer-derived SiOC revealed by absorption-, XRD- and XRF-contrast 2D and 3D imaging, Acta Materialia, 2020, 198, 134-144, IF: 7.656

4.  Romain J‐C Dubey, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Noemi Cerboni, Marcel Aebli, Frank Krumeich, Gurdial Blugan, Kostiantyn V Kravchyk, Thomas Graule, Maksym V Kovalenko, Silicon oxycarbide-antimony nanocomposites for high-performance Li-ion battery anodes, Nanoscale, 2020,12, 13540-13547, IF: 6.895

5.  Georgia Konstantinou, Eirini Kakkava, Lorenz Hagelüken, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, JiepingWang, Malgorzata Grazyna Makowska, Gurdial Blugan,  Nikolaos Nianias,  Federica Marone, Helena Van Swygenhoven, Jürgen Brugger, DemetriPsaltis, Christophe Moser, Additive micro-manufacturing of crack-free PDCs by two-photon polymerization of a single, low-shrinkage preceramic resin,  Additive Manufacturing, 2020, 35, 101343, IF: 7.002

6.   Ruslan Kuliiev, Nina Orlovskaya, Holden Hyer, Yong-Ho Sohn, Mykola Lugovy, DongGi Ha, Miladin Radovic, Elinor Castle, Mike Reece, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Laura Conti, Thomas Graule, Jakob Kuebler, Gurdial Blugan, Spark Plasma Sintered B4C: Structural, Thermal, Electrical and Mechanical Properties, Materials, 2020, 13(7), 1612, IF: 3.057

7.  Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Eike Mueller, Pierrick Clement, Jongmoon Jang, Eirini kakkava, Giulia Panusa, Demetri Psaltis, Katharina Maniura-Weber, Markus Rottmar, Juergen Brugger, Gurdial Blugan, In vitro Cytocompatibility Assessment of Ti-modified Silicon-oxycarbide Based Polymer-derived Ceramic Implantable Electrodes under Pacing Conditions, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 15, 17244–17253, IF: 8.758

8.  Romain J‐C Dubey, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Frank Krumeich, Gurdial Blugan, Jakob Kuebler, Kostiantyn V Kravchyk, Thomas Graule, Maksym V Kovalenko, Silicon Oxycarbide-Tin Nanocomposite as a High‐Power‐Density Anode for Li‐Ion Batteries, Advanced Science, 2019, 1901220, IF: 15.84

9.  B. Jinisha, K. M. Anilkumar, M. Manoj, C. Muhamed Ashraf, V. S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi, Solid-state supercapacitor with impressive performancecharacteristics, assembled using redox-mediated gelpolymer electrolyte, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 2019, 23, 3343–3353, IF: 2.646

10.  M. Manoj, C. Muhamed Ashraf, M. Jasna, K.M. Anil kumar, B. Jinisha, V.S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi, Biomass-derived, activated carbon-sulfur composite cathode with  a bifunctional interlayer of functionalized carbon nanotubes for lithium-sulfur cells, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2019, 535, 287–29, IF: 7.489

11.  K.M. Anilkumar, B. Jinisha, M. Manoj, V.S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi, Layered sulfur/PEDOT: PSS nano composite electrodes for lithium sulfur cell applications, Applied Surface Science, 2018, 442, 556-564, IF: 6.182

12.  M. Manoj, M. Jasna, K.M. Anilkumar, A. Abhilash, B. Jinisha, V.S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi, Sulfur-polyaniline coated mesoporous carbon composite in combination with carbon nanotubes interlayer as a superior cathode assembly for high capacity lithium-sulfur cells, Applied Surface Science, 2018, 458, 751-761, IF: 6.182

13.  J. John, M. Manoj, K.M. Anilkumar, V.S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi, Lithium-enriched polypyrrole as a prospective cathode material for Li-ion cells, Ionics, 2018, 24(9), 2565-2574, IF: 2.394

14.  B. Jinisha, K. M. Anilkumar, M. Manoj, A. Abhilash, V. S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi, Poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based, sodium ion-conducting‚ solid polymer electrolyte films, dispersed with Al2O3 filler, for applications in sodium ion cells, Ionics, 2018, 24(6), 1675–1683, IF: 2.394

15.  C. Muhamed Ashraf, K. M. Anilkumar, B. Jinisha, M. Manoj, V.S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi, Acid Washed, Steam Activated, Coconut Shell Derived Carbon for High Power Supercapacitor Appli-cations, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2018, 165 (5), A900-A909, IF: 3.721

16.  Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Gurdial Blugan, Nicola Casati, Eirini Kakkava, Giulia Panusa, Demetri Psaltis, Jakob Kuebler, Polymer derived silicon oxycarbide ceramic monoliths: Microstructure development and associated materials properties, Ceramics international, 2018, 44(17), 20961-20967, IF: 5.532

17.  Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac, Dragoljub Vrankovic, Philipp Waleska, Christian Hess, Pradeep Vallachira Sasikumar, Stefan Lauterbach, Hans-Joachim Kleebe, Gian Domenico Soraru, On the Li-storage Capacity of SiOC Glasses with and without Mixed Silicon Oxycarbide Bonds, Journal of Material Chemistry A, 2018, 6, 93-103, IF: 11.301

18.  B. Jinisha, K.M. Anilkumar, M. Manoj, V.S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi, Development of a novel type of solid polymer electrolyte for solid state lithium battery applications based on lithium en-riched poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO)/poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) blend polymer, Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 235, 210-222, IF: 6.215

19.  K.M. Anilkumar, M. Manoj, B. Jinisha, V.S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi, Mn3O4/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite electrodes with tailored morphology for high power supercapacitor applications, Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 236, 424-433, IF: 6.215

20.  Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Emanuele Zera, Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac, Ralf Riedel, Gian Domenico Soraru, Structural Design of Polymer-Derived SiOC Ceramic Aerogels for High-Rate Li Ion Storage Applications, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2016, 99(9), 2977-2983, IF: 3.502

21.  Shrikant Bhat, Pradeep Vallachira warriam Sasikumar, Leopoldo Molina-Luna, Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac, Hans-Joachim Kleebe, Ralf Riedel, Electrochemical Li Storage Properties of Carbon-Rich B–C–N Ceramics, C, 2016, 2(2), 9

22.  V.S. Pradeep, D.G. Ayana, M. Graczyk-Zajac, G.D. Soraru, R. Riedel, High Rate Capability of SiOC Ceramic Aerogels with Tailored Porosity as Anode Materials for Li-ion Batteries, Electrochimica Acta, 2015, 157, 41-45, IF: 6.215

23.  Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac, Lukas Mirko Reinold, Jan Kaspar, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Gian-Domenico Soraru, Ralf Riedel, New Insights into Understanding Irreversible and Reversible Lithium Storage within SiOC and SiCN Ceramics, Nanomaterials, 2015, 5, 233-245, IF: 4.324

24.  Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac, Gian Domenico Soraru, Ralf Riedel, Silicon Oxycarbide Ceramics As Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries: Modification of the Structure and Composition to Enhance the Li Storage Properties, The Electrochemical Society meeting abstracts, 2015, 2, 482

25.  Neeraj Kumar, Salvatore Gennaro, Pradeep Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, Gian Domenico Sorarù, Paolo Bettotti, Self-detachment of free-standing porous silicon membranes in moderately doped n-type silicon, Applied Physics A, 2014, 116 (1), 251–257, IF: 1.810

26.  V.S. Pradeep, M. Graczyk-Zajac, R. Riedel, G.D. Soraru, New Insights in to the Lithium Storage  Mechanism in Polymer Derived SiOC Anode Materials, Electrochimica Acta, 2014, 119, 78-85, IF: 6.215

27.  V.S. Pradeep, M. Graczyk-Zajac, M. Wilamowska, R. Riedel, G.D. Soraru, Influence of pyrolysis atmosphere on the lithium storage properties of carbon-rich polymer derived SiOC ceramic anodes, Solid State Ionics, 2014, 262, 22-24, IF: 3.107

28.  M. Wilamowska, V.S. Pradeep, M. Graczyk-Zajac, R. Riedel, G.D. Sorarù, Tailoring of SiOC com-position as a way to better performing anodes for Li-ion batteries, Solid State Ionics, 2014, 260, 94-100, IF: 3.107

29. P. Dibandjo, M. Graczyk-Zajac, R. Riedel, V.S. Pradeep, G.D. Soraru, Lithium insertion into dense and porous carbon-rich polymer-derived SiOC ceramics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2012, 32(10), 2495-2503, IF: 4.495