Sirivatch Shimpalee

Research Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitæ

I. Education

• Ph. D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, 2001
• M. S., Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 1998
• B. S., Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1992

II. Honors and Awards

• Crystal Flame Innovation Award in Entrepreneurship, The Fuel Cell South 2004, March 16, 2004, Columbia, SC. USA

III. Memberships and Fellowships

• American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
• The Electrochemical Society (ECS)
• Association of Thai Professionals in America & Canada (ATPAC)

IV. Publications

21. S. Shimpalee, D. Spuckler, and J. W. Van Zee, "Prediction of transient response for a 25-cm2 PEM fuel cell," in press J. of Power Sources (2007).
20. S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee, "Numerical study on rib/channel dimension of flow-field on PEMFC performance," in press Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy (2007).
19. S. Shimpalee, U. Beuscher, and J. W. Van Zee, "Investigation of gas diffusion media inside PEMFC using CFD modeling," J. of Power Sources, 163/1, 480-489, 2006.
18. S. Shimpalee, S. Greenway, and J .W. Van Zee, "The impact of channel path length on PEMFC flow-field design," J. of Power Sources, 160, 398-406, 2006.
17. S. Shimpalee, W-k. Lee, J. W. Van Zee, and H. Naseri-Neshat, "Predicting the transient response of a serpentine flow-field PEMFC. II: Normal to Minimal fuel and air," J. of Power Sources, 156, 369-374, 2006.
16. S. Shimpalee, W-k. Lee, J. W. Van Zee, and H. Naseri-Neshat, "Predicting the transient response of a serpentine flow-field PEMFC. I: Excess to Normal fuel and air," J. of Power Sources, 156, 355-368, 2006.
15. S-h. Kim, S. Shimpalee, and J. W. Van Zee, "Effect of channel length and voltage change rate and range on second order dynamic behavior." J. of Electrochem. Soc. 152(6), A1265-A1271, 2005.
14. S-h. Kim, S. Shimpalee, and J. W. Van Zee, "Effect of reservoirs and fuel dilution on dynamic behavior of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC)," J. of Power Source, 137, 43-52, 2004.
13. S-h. Kim, S. Shimpalee, and J. W. Van Zee, "Effect of Stoichiometry on dynamic behavior of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) during load change", J. of Power Sources, 135, 110-121, 2004.
12. S. Shimpalee, S. Greenway, D. Spuckler, and J. W. Van Zee, "Predicting water and current distributions of a commercial size PEMFC," J. of Power Sources, 135, 79-87, 2004.
11. W-k. Lee, S. Shimpalee, and J. W. Van Zee. "Verifying prediction of water and current distribution in a serpentine flow field PEMFC," J. of Electrochemical Society, 150(3), pp. A341-A348, 2003.
10. W. K. Lee, S. Shimpalee, J. W. Van Zee, and H. Naseri-Neshat. "Experimental techniques for PEM fuel cell," Proceeding in IECEC 2001, Savannah, GA.
9. S. Shimpalee, W. K. Lee, J. W. Van Zee, and H. Naseri-Neshat. "Advance in computational fluid dynamics modeling for PEM fuel cells" Proceeding in IECEC 2001, Savannah, GA.
8. S. Dutta, S. Shimpalee, and J. W. Van Zee. "Numerical prediction of mass-exchange between cathode and anode channels in a PEM fuel cell." International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 44. 2029 - 2042, 2001.
7. S. Shimpalee and S. Dutta. "Numerical prediction of temperature distribution in PEM fuel cells." Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, 38: 111-128, 2000.
6. S. Dutta, S. Shimpalee, and J. W. Van Zee. "Three-dimensional numerical simulation of straight channel PEM fuel cells." Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 30, 135-146, 2000.
5. S. Shimpalee, S. Dutta, and J. W. Van Zee. "Numerical prediction of local temperature and current density in a PEM fuel cell" Proceeding in ASME IMECE, Orlando, FL. November 5-10, 2000.
4. H. Naseri, S. Shimpalee, S. Dutta, W. K. Lee, and J. W. Van Zee. "Predicting the effect of gas-flow spacing on current density in PEM fuel cells." Proceeding in ASME IMECE, Nashville, TN. November 14-19, 1999.
3. S. Shimpalee, S. Dutta, W. K. Lee, and J. W. Van Zee. "Effect of humidity on PEM fuel cell performance part II: Numerical Simulation." Proceeding in ASME IMECE, Nashville, TN. November 14-19, 1999.
2. W. K. Lee, J. W. Van Zee, S. Shimpalee, and S. Dutta. "Effect of humidity on PEM fuel cell performance part I: Experiment." Proceeding in ASME IMECE, Nashville, TN. November 14-19 1999.
1. S. Shimpalee and Y. B. Safdari. "Finite element analysis of heating a non-mixed liquid with non-uniform solar flux through semi-transparent medium." Proceeding in International Solar Energy Conference, Malaysia 1999.