Vaibhav (Wayne) Lokhande
Newcastle,NSW
Summary
A three-year postdoctoral fellowship recipient at Chonnam National University with extensive experience in new material development, electrolyte/electrode design, and cell fabrication for energy storage and conversion devices (BESS). Published 68 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters leading to twelve patents (energy), demonstrating a strong background in electronics, electrochemistry, and material science. My expertise includes advanced material development and electrochemical systems design, focusing on renewable energy applications like solar cells and supercapacitors. With a strong foundation in project management, I excel at conducting comprehensive research, optimizing design for energy efficiency, and preparing technical specifications crucial for groundbreaking renewable energy projects.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Researcher
SDRL, Chonnam National University
09.2020 - 04.2024
- Conducted comprehensive research on Ca-ion aqueous supercapacitors, focusing on electrode stability, chemical compatibility, interfacial charge transfer resistance, and electrode-electrolyte design optimization
- Innovated in the development of high-performance electrode
- Performed electrode evaluations and Simulated microgrid using MATLAB (Simulink-Simscape)
- Authored and published 68 peer-reviewed articles and 12 patents in 3 years, detailing findings and discussing potential applications in renewable energy
- Written successful Project Proposal and secured funding for research
- Led the design and fabrication of a “Hisense” integrated device, combining solar cell and supercapacitor technologies, and developed a large-scale solar cell with a 15% power conversion efficiency for a 10x10 cm2 area
- Supervisor: Assisted in teaching and guiding undergraduate and postgraduate students, providing instruction and mentorship in energy storage and renewable energy technologies
- Supervised research and development activities, including design, fabrication, and analysis processes, ensuring high standards and innovative approaches in renewable energy projects.
Ph.D. Researcher
Chonnam National University
08.2015 - 09.2020
- As a Ph.D Researcher, studied and developed the synthesis and development semiconductor oxide as electrode material for energy storage and conversion
- Area of Research: Energy storage devices: Supercapacitors, Batteries, Photovoltaics: Perovskite Solar cells, Sensors: LPG gas sensing, Aptamer based electrochemical sensors (Dental/Oral virus detection, Green Hydrogen Generation: Electrolysis of water for Hydrogen generation
- Supercapacitor Management system: Design and implementation of Master-slave Hybrid storage management system
- I wrote research papers, reports, reviews, and summaries regarding Energy Storage.
- Wireless Sensor Network: Simulation (Matlab and Simulink) of Wireless sensor network, and building a physical wireless node powered with solar cells, and supercapacitor
- Materials: Synthesis, characterization and applications
- Biocompatible Devices: Fabrication and Implantation of Supercapacitors
- Key Responsibilities: Designed and developed novel materials for energy storage (Supercapacitors, Batteries) ESS and conversion (solar cell)
- Conducted numerous experiments and testing of materials for various applications
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analyses
- Maintained and calibrated various types of lab equipment
- Recorded experimental findings in laboratory notebook to analyze and interpret the findings
- Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations
- As the Ph.D Researcher, demonstrated proficiency in the creation of cutting-edge supercapacitor technologies and the efficient design of Energy Storage Systems (ESS)
- Furthermore, successfully optimized and simulated ESS using MATLAB and Simulink, thereby increasing their functionality and efficiency
- During this time, I worked on a Samsung project to create a oral bacteria using electrochemical detection technique.
Education
Master of Engineering - Department Of Electronics Engineering
Shivaji University
India 05.2015
Skills
- Innovation
- Team Collaboration
- Mentorship
- Project Management
- Electrochemistry
- Modelling
- Data Analysis
- Material synthesis Characterization
- Energy Storage System (ESS)
- Clean Energy
- Machine Learning
- HOMER Pro
- Helioscope
- MATLAB
- Python
- Origin
- Blender
- Microsoft Office
Projects Completed
- Electric Wheelchair (Dae sung Electronics South Korea) Among most significant achievements is the design and construction of a high-capacitor bank for an electric wheelchair, for which was certified by Korea Testing Certification (KTC T2017-03825) for dependable performance
- Oral Bacteria Detector (Samsung Ltd, South Korea)
- Biocompatible Supercapacitor (Chonnam National University, South Korea)
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Researcher
SDRL, Chonnam National University
09.2020 - 04.2024
Ph.D. Researcher
Chonnam National University
08.2015 - 09.2020
Master of Engineering - Department Of Electronics Engineering
Shivaji University
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