Godfrey Sikha, Research Assistant Professor

2B51 Swearingen Engineering Center
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208
(V) 803.777.0350
(F) 803.777.8265
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Curriculum Vitae

I. Education

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (2005).
  (Advisors: Ralph E. White and Branko N. Popov)
   

• B.Tech., Chemical & Electrochemical Engineering, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, India (2001).

II. Academic Experience

• Research Assistant Professor, Aug 2006 – present, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
   

• Post Doctoral Fellow, Aug 2005 – Aug 2006, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
   

• Graduate Research Assistant, Aug 2001 – Aug 2005, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (Advisors – Ralph E. White and Branko N. Popov)

III. Publications

1. Godfrey Sikha and Ralph E. White, “An analytical expression for the Impedance Response of an Insertion Electrode cell”, J. Electrochem. Soc.,154(1), A43 (2007). [PDF]
    

2. Godfrey Sikha, Ralph E. White and Branko N. Popov, “A Mathematical Model for a Lithium–ion Battery/Electrochemical capacitor Hybrid System”, J. Electrochem. Soc.,152(8), A1682 (2005). [PDF]
    

3. Rajeswari Chandrasekaran, Godfrey Sikha and Branko N Popov, “Capacity Fade Analysis of a Battery/Super Capacitor Hybrid and a battery under Pulse Loads at Elevated Temperature – Full Cell Studies”, J. Appl. Electrochem., 35(10), A1005 (2005). [PDF]
    

4. Godfrey Sikha, Branko N. Popov and Ralph E. White, “Effect of Porosity on the Capacity Fade of a Lithium Ion Battery: Theory”, J. Electrochem. Soc.,151 (7), A1104 (2004). [PDF]
    

5. Godfrey Sikha and Branko N. Popov, “Performance Optimization of a Battery–Capacitor Hybrid System”, J. Power Sources, 134, 130 (2004). [PDF]
    

6. Godfrey Sikha, Premanand Ramadass, Bala S. Haran, Ralph E. White and Branko N. Popov, “Comparison of the Capacity Fade of Sony US 18650 cells charged with different protocols”, J. Power Sources, 122 (1), 67 (2003). [PDF]

IV. Presentations/Contribution to Proceedings Volume

1. K. Kumaresan, G. Sikha and R. E. White, “Comparison of Thermal Electrochemical Model Predictions with Experimental Data of Lithium–ion batteries”, 210^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Cancun, Mexico, Oct, 2006.
    

2. G. Sikha and B. N. Popov, “Comparison of Model Predictions with Experimental Data from Lithium–ion Battery/Electrochemical Capacitor Hybrid System”, Advanced Capacitor World Summit, San Diego, CA, 2005.
    

3. R. Chandrasekaran, G. Sikha, R. E. White and B. N. Popov, “Capacity Fade Analysis of a Battery/Super Capacitor Hybrid and a battery under Pulse Loads” presented at the 206^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.
    

4. G. Sikha, R. E. White and B. N. Popov, “A Mathematical Model for a Lithium–ion Battery/Electrochemical Capacitor Hybrid System” presented at the 206^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.
    

5. G. Sikha, B. N Popov and R. E. White, “Performance Studies of Lithium–ion Battery/Super Capacitor Hybrid Systems” presented at the 204^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Orlando, Florida.
    

6. G. Sikha, P. Ramadass, B. S. Haran, R. E. White and B. N. Popov, “Performance of Commercial Lithium–ion Batteries Cycled with a Rapid Charging Protocol” presented at the 202^nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah.