Shashank Sripad

I am a Researcher/ PhD candidate in mechanical engineering advised by Venkat Viswanathan at Carnegie Mellon University. I work on modeling, simulation and testing of electrochemical energy storage systems with application areas relevant to electric transportation-aviation and portable electronics. An overview of my work is compiled below.

Office/ Lab:	3416 Wean Hall
Contact:	ssripad at cmu dot edu

PUBLICATIONS

Automation is no barrier to light vehicle electrification
A. Mohan, S. Sripad, P. Vaishnav, V. Viswanathan.
[preprint]

The Future of Vehicle Electrification in India May Ride on Two Wheels
ACS Energy Letters 4, 2691-2694. (2019)
S. Sripad, T. Mehta, A. Srivastava, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link] [pdf]

Quantifying the Economic Case for Electric Semi-Trucks
ACS Energy Letters 4(1), 149-155. (2019)
S. Sripad, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link] [pdf]
[Featured In: CMU/Scott News ASME]

Performance Metrics Required of Next-Generation Batteries to Electrify Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Aircraft
ACS Energy Letters 3(12), 2989-2994. (2018)
W. L. Fredericks^, S. Sripad^, G. C. Bower, V. Viswanathan. (^equal contribution)
[journal link] [pdf]
[Featured In: The Conversation]

Vulnerabilities of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs to Cyberattacks
S. Sripad, S. Kulandaivel, V. Pande, V. Sekar, V. Viswanathan.
[preprint]

Evaluating the Potential of Platooning in Lowering the Required Performance Metrics
of Li-Ion Batteries to Enable Practical Electric Semi-Trucks
ACS Energy Letters 2(11), 2642-2646. (2017)
M. Guttenberg, S. Sripad, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link] [pdf]
[Featured In: MIT Technology Review The Drive]

Performance Metrics Required of Next Generation Batteries to Make a Practical Electric Semi-Truck
ACS Energy Letters 2(7), 1669-1673. (2017)
S. Sripad, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link]     [pdf]
[Featured In: WIRED   Reuters   The Economist   Washington Post   FORTUNE   TTAC   Axios   CNBC   Business Insider   The Independent   FreightWaves   Forbes [1], [2]
The Indian Express   MIT Technology Review]

Evaluation of Current, Future, and Beyond Li-Ion Batteries for the Electrification of Light Commercial Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities
Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164(11), E3635-E3646. (2017)
S. Sripad, V. Viswanathan.
[journal link] [pdf]
[Featured In: Axios ECS Blog]

MEDIA & SCI-COMM.

Mentions

EV Powertrains: [WIRED, Sept. 2019] [WIRED, Apr. 2019] [The Drive, Nov. 2018]
[Axios, Aug. 2017]
Battery Police: [Quartz, Apr. 2019] [Quartz, Nov. 2018]
[Real Engineering, video, Dec. 2017]
Electric Hypercars: [The Drive, Nov. 2017]

Authored

Better batteries are fueling a surge of electric scooters. [The Conversation, Oct. 2019]
India's EV success story will ride on two wheels. [The Hindu, Mar. 2019] [in-print]
Mass-market electric pickup trucks and SUVs are on the way. [The Conversation, Mar. 2019]
Why aren’t there electric airplanes yet?. [The Conversation, Nov. 2018]
High precision battery testing. [CHARGED, Aug. 2016]

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium. Batteries for Urban-Air Mobility. (2019) [poster]
Gordon Research Conference. Vulnerabilities of EV Battery Packs to Cyberattacks. (2018)
Challenges in Electrifying Light and Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles,
Meeting Abstracts, The Electrochemical Society 21, 1010-1010. (2017) [abstract]
Energy Storage and Management in Supercapacitors for Application in Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Systems, Int. J. ChemTech. Res. 7(3), 1118-1124. (2015) [pdf]

POSTERS

Can autonomous light vehicles be fully electric? [poster]
[CMU Energy Week 2019 (People's Choice)]
Technical and Economic Feasibility of Wirelessly Charged Electric Buses. [poster]
[MIT Energy Conference 2016 (2nd Place), Duke Energy Week 2016 (Best Research Poster)]
High Rate Capable Blended Cathode for Electric Pickup Trucks. [poster]