Materials Science Thermal Management

Kailash D. Arole

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Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. (GPA: 3.60/4) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Materials Science & Engineering (PI: Dr. Micah Green and Dr. Hong Liang) [12/2023] Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. (GPA: 3.66/4) Master of Science (MS) in Materials Science & Engineering [05/2021] Institute of Chemical Technology (Formerly UDCT), Mumbai MH, India (GPA: 3.40/4) Bachelor of Science (BS) in Polymer Engineering and Technology. [05/2016] CAREER SUMMARY

I am a materials researcher with experience synthesizing nanomaterials (Graphene, MXenes) and polymers, modifying their surface chemistry to alter interfacial properties such as dispersibility in solvents or oils, friction, and wear. Also, I possess experience in utilizing these materials for applications such as nanocomposites, energy storage devices, thermal fluids, lubricants, and thin film coatings. The coursework and research have equipped me with lithography, annealing, etching, masking skills, and characterization tools such as XPS, XRD, SEM, EDS, nanoindentation, rheometer, profilometer, and AFM. I have also gained experience of working in a clean room during the microelectronics device fabrication lab. I am proficient in designing experiments, troubleshooting lab equipment, problem-solving through intensive characterization, and statistical data analysis using JMP, Excel, and MATLAB. SKILLS

• Instrumentation Skills: Four-point probe resistivity, Dielectric spectrometer, SEM, EDS, AFM, FTIR, DMA, XRD, XPS, DLS, DSC, TGA, Nanoindentation, Profilometer, UV-Vis, Tribometer, Rheometer, Radio Frequency Heating

• Fabrication/Process Skills: Etching (dry and wet), Spray coating, Sputter coating, Spin coating, Photolithography, Thermal annealing WORK EXPERIENCE

Shell Global Solutions (US), Inc. Houston, USA [05/2022 – 08/2022] Lubricants Intern (Shell Technology Center/Lubricants Hub, Houston)

• Explored and reviewed thermal management and lubrication needs for upcoming solid-state battery electric vehicles (BEV)

• Generated the report about the new requirements (thermal and electrical conductivity) and compared those against the ICE, hybrid BEV, and full BEV

• Evaluated the feasibility of immersion cooling as a way to have effective thermal management and avoid thermal runaway instances

• Proposed the potential experiments that need to be carried out to evaluate the feasibility of a current product line for BEVs

• Managed a project about assessing the solubility and stability of additives in passenger car motor oil (PCMO) by Turbiscan machine to find an optimal concentration of additives without compromising lubrication performance Britacel Silicones Ltd., Mumbai, India [07/2016 – 06/2019] Research and Development Chemist (Polymer Synthesis and Characterization)

• Synthesized amino-functional polysiloxane with 88% yield and analyzed its performance as a finishing chemical for textile fabrics

• Worked on the synthesis of polysiloxane triblock amphiphilic copolymer via thiol-ene click reaction with 81% yield and assessed its feasibility as a functional coating for textiles

• Provided technical support to sales and plant management as a part of the On-call team BASF Chemicals India, Mumbai, India [05/2015 – 07/2015] Summer In Plant Trainee

• Analyzed the reasoning behind higher COD value of effluent from polyurethane plant and managed to minimize COD by 30%-40%

• Utilized the effluent water in the production of PU foam and analyzed their degradation performance based on statistical analysis of the mechanical properties of the foam

National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research India) [05/2014 – 07/2014] Summer Research Intern

• Designed and developed a range of co-polyacetals by acid-catalyzed acetal metathesis copolymerization (AMCP) of renewable Isohexides di-acetals and aliphatic long-chain di-acetals with a 30 % yield and 90 % purity

• The biocompatibility of the co-polyacetals was determined by subjecting them to various types of degradation conditions

• The project used analytical instruments such as NMR, FTIR, GPC, TGA, and DSC to characterize the final product and study its degradation behavior

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Microelectronics Device Fabrication (clean room), Surface Science, Multifunctional Materials, Physics of Materials, Fundamentals of Materials Science, Fundamentals of TEM, Polymer Science and Technology, Technology of Thermoset and Thermoplastic ACADEMIC PROJECTS

1. Eco-friendly Synthesis, Characterization, and Study of Interfacial Properties of 2D Nanomaterials at TAMU [10/2019 - Present]

• Assessed the effect of lower viscosity nanofluids (two different base oil chemistries) on thermal management/cooling and lubrication of electric vehicles (EVs) in terms of energy efficiency

• Designed and developed a less hazardous route (molten salt etching-dry etching) to produce an aqueous dispersion of Ti3C2Tz MXene nanosheets with enhanced yield (increased by 77 %) by altering process parameters

• Tuning the surface chemistry (by thermal annealing) of Ti3C2Tz MXenes to remove and restore functional groups, with applications to tribology

• Designing a single nanofluid (hydrocarbon-based) to achieve balanced lubrication and cooling for vehicles by accessing their thermal properties and rheological investigation (Industry collaboration)

• Controlling friction between metal substrates by modulating the van der Waals forces between coated layered nanomaterials

(lubricants) through ion intercalation

• Evaluated the dynamic thermal and electrical conductivity of lubricants with the modified tribometer to understand the effect of lubricant film thickness on their conductivities and potential electric hazards in EVs

• Optimized the process to enhance the yield of graphene nanosheets synthesized from petroleum waste by electrochemical exfoliation approach and analyzing the product by Raman spectroscopy, SEM, and BET (Industry collaboration)

• Presented and attended several conferences such as ACS Spring 2021, MRS Spring 2023, ACS Fall 2023, and STLE 2023

• Mentored four graduate and five undergraduate students while working on these several projects 2. Conducted Chemical Sensors by Covalently Bonding the Sensing Material to a Polymer Matrix at ICT [12/2015 – 07/2016]

• Designed a pH sensor by covalently bonding sensing material to polymer matrix by chemically grafting technique

• The grafting was further confirmed by running the FTIR on the final product 3. Conversion of Oily Omega Fatty Acids (OFA) into Free-Flowing Powders at ICT, Mumbai [06/2014 – 01/2015]

• Conducted spray drying to convert oily OFA to free-flowing powder with 75 % yield. An oil/water emulsion of OFA was prepared and spray-dried to develop an oral formulation of OFA in the form of granules by collaborating with a master's student SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Arole K, Blivin JW, Saha S, Holta DE, Zhao X, Sarmah A, Cao H, Radovic M, Lutkenhaus JL, Green M.J*. Water-dispersible Ti3C2Tz MXene Nanosheets by Molten Salt Etching. Iscience. 2021 Dec 17;24(12):103403

• Arole, K., Chen, Y., Delgado, A., Hubbard, J., & Liang, H*. (2022). Urea-ZrP Nanoparticle-enabled Electro-responsivity. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 363, 119803

• Arole K, Blivin JW, Bruce AM, Athavale S, Echols IJ, Cao H, Tan Z, Radovic M, Lutkenhaus JL, Green M.J*. “Exfoliation, Delamination, and Oxidation Stability of Molten Salt Etched Nb2CTz MXene Nanosheets” Chemical Communications. 2022;58(73):10202-5

• Arole, K., Velhal, M., Tajedani, M., Xavier, P., Green, M.J, Liang, H.* “Impacts of particles released from vehicles on environment and health” (2023, Accepted, Tribology International)

• Arole, K., Tajedani, M., Sarmah, A., Green, M.J*, Liang, H.* Effects of Ti3C2Tz MXene Nanoparticle Additive on Fluidic Properties and Tribological Performance” (2023, Accepted, Journal of Molecular Liquids)

• Arole, K., Athavale, S., Cao, H., Radovic, M., Lutkenhaus, J. L., Green M. J*, Liang, H., “The Surface Modification of Ti3C2TZ MXene Nanosheets and Its Influence on Tribological Properties as a Solid Lubricant” (2023, Under Revision, ACS AMI)

• Arole K., Green M. J. Liang, H.*, Ch.2, “Thermal and Electrical Properties of EV Fluids,” Edi. Ali Erdemir and Leonardo Israel Farfan Cabrera, Elsevier (2023, Book Chapter, Under Review)

• Tajedani M, Arole K, Green, M.J, Liang, H.* “ Tribological Evaluation of Dynamic Electrical and Thermal Resistance of MXene Based Lubricants” (2023, In Preparation)

• Saha, S., Arole, K., Radovic, M., Lutkenhaus, J.L., Green, M.J*., “One-step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Porous Ti3C2Tz MXene/rGO gels for Supercapacitor Applications,” Nanoscale 13.39 (2021): 165**-*****

• Cao, H., Arole, K., Pentzer, E.B.*, Green, M.J.* et al., “Synthesis and Electronic Applications of Particle-Templated Ti3C2Tz MXene Polymer Films via Pickering Emulsion Polymerization,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13.43 (2021): 515**-*****

• Saha, S., Lakhe, P., Mason, M., Coleman, B., Arole, K., Yakovlev, S., Uppili, S., Hule, R., Green, M.J.* “Sustainable production of graphene from petroleum coke using electrochemical exfoliation” npj 2D Materials and Applications 5.1 (2021): 1-8

• Sarang, K., Zhao, X., Arole, K., Radovic, M*., Green, M. J*., Lutkenhaus, J. L.* et al., “Carbon Additive-free Crumpled Ti3C2TX MXene- encapsulated Silicon Nanoparticle Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries” ACS Applied Energy Materials 2021, 4, 10, 10762–10773

• Sarmaha, A., Sarikayab, S., Arole, K., Naraghi, M., Vashisth, A., Green, M.J*., et al. “Recycling Continuous Carbon Fibers from Thermosetting Composites using Joule Heating, and Fabrication of Recycled Carbon Fiber Composites” ChemSusChem, (2022) AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• TAMU's Materials Science and Engineering Department conferred the Best MS-Thesis 2021 award.

• Awarded by Materials Science Department 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Scholarship at TAMU for good academic standing

• Awarded by the Indian Government’s abroad study scholarship 2019 from a pool of around 1 lac applicants LEADERSHIP

• Vice President - Texas A&M Energy Research Society (ERS), TAMU [11/2021 – 11/2022]

• Vice President of Engineering – Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE, TAMU Chapter) [01/2021 – 01/2022] Full Publication List

1. Arole K, Blivin JW, Saha S, Holta DE, Zhao X, Sarmah A, Cao H, Radovic M, Lutkenhaus JL, Green M.J*. Water-dispersible Ti3C2Tz MXene Nanosheets by Molten Salt Etching. Iscience. 2021 Dec 17;24(12):103403 2. Arole, K., Chen, Y., Delgado, A., Hubbard, J., & Liang, H*. (2022). Urea-ZrP Nanoparticle-enabled Electro-responsivity. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 363, 119803

3. Arole K, Blivin JW, Bruce AM, Athavale S, Echols IJ, Cao H, Tan Z, Radovic M, Lutkenhaus JL, Green M.J*. “Exfoliation, Delamination, and Oxidation Stability of Molten Salt Etched Nb2CTz MXene Nanosheets” Chemical Communications. 2022;58(73):10202-5

4. Arole, K., Velhal, M., Tajedini, M., Xavier, P. G., Bardasz, E., Green, M. J., & Liang, H*. (2023). Impacts of Particles Released from Vehicles on Environment and Health. Tribology International, 108417 5. Arole, K., Tajedani, M., Sarmah, A., Green, M.J*, Liang, H.* Effects of Ti3C2Tz MXene Nanoparticle Additive on Fluidic Properties and Tribological Performance” (2023, Accepted, Journal of Molecular Liquids) 6. Arole, K., Athavale, S., Cao, H., Radovic, M., Lutkenhaus, J. L., Green M. J*, Liang, H., “The Surface Modification of Ti3C2TZ MXene Nanosheets and Its Influence on Tribological Properties as a Solid Lubricant” (2023, Under Review, ACS AMI) 7. Arole, K., Green M. J. Liang, H.*, Ch.2, “Thermal and Electrical Properties of EV Fluids” Edi. Ali Erdemir and Leonardo Israel Farfan Cabrera, Elsevier (2023, Book Chapter, Under Review) 8. Edwards C., McConnel G., Ramos D., Gurrola-Mares Y., Arole K., Green M. J., Cañas-Carrell J., Brelsfoard C., “Microplastic ingestion perturbs the microbiome of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti” (2023, Under Review) 9. Tajedani, M, Arole, K, Green, M.J, Liang, H.* “ Tribological Evaluation of Dynamic Electrical and Thermal Resistance of MXene Based Lubricants” (2023, In Preparation)

10. Tran, T., Sarmah, A., Harkin, E., Dasari, S., Arole, K., Cupich, M., Wright, A., Green, M.J*., “RF-assisted curing of on-chip printed CNT/Silicone heatsinks produced by DIW 3D printing” (2023, Under Review) 11. Tezel, G.B., Arole, K., Holta, D.E., Radovic, M., Green, M.J*., “Inter-particle Interactions and Rheological Signatures of Ti3C2Tz MXene Dispersions” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 605 (2022): 120-128 12. Saha, S., Arole, K., Radovic, M., Lutkenhaus, J.L., Green, M.J*., “One-step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Porous Ti3C2Tz MXene/rGO gels for Supercapacitor Applications,” Nanoscale 13.39 (2021): 165**-*****-**. Cao, H., Arole, K., Pentzer, E.B.*, Green, M.J.* et al., “Synthesis and Electronic Applications of Particle-Templated Ti3C2Tz MXene Polymer Films via Pickering Emulsion Polymerization,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13.43 (2021): 515**-*****-**. Cao, H., Escamilla, M., Arole, K., Lutkenhaus, J.L., Radovic, M. Green, M.J*., Pentzer, E.B., “Flocculation of MXenes and their use as 2D Particle Surfactants for Capsule Formation,” Langmuir 37.8 (2021): 264*-****-**. Athavale, S., Micci-Barrera, S., Arole, K., Cao, H., Lutkenhaus, J.L., Radovic, M., Green, M.J*., “Advances in Chemical Stabilization of MXenes” (2023, Langmuir)

16. Rajput, B. S., Chander, U., Arole, K., Stempfle, F., Menon, S., Mecking, S., & Chikkali, S. H*. (2016). Synthesis of renewable co- polyacetals with tunable degradation. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 217(12), 139*-****-**. Saha, S., Lakhe, P., Mason, M., Coleman, B., Arole, K., Yakovlev, S., Uppili, S., Hule, R., Green, M.J.* “Sustainable production of graphene from petroleum coke using electrochemical exfoliation” npj 2D Materials and Applications 5.1 (2021): 1-8 18. Verma, P., Zolton, G.C., Truong, P.V., Arole, K., Saha, Green, M.J*., Hule, R.A., “Mechanical and Barrier Properties of Bromo-butyl Elastomers Filled with Electrochemically Exfoliated Graphene,” Macromolecular Materials and Engineering (2021): 2100153 19. Sarang, K., Zhao, X., Arole, K., Radovic, M*., Green, M. J*., Lutkenhaus, J. L.* et al., “Carbon Additive-free Crumpled Ti3C2TX MXene-encapsulated Silicon Nanoparticle Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries” ACS Applied Energy Materials 2021, 4, 10, 10762– 10773

20. Oh, J.H., Martinez, A.D., Cao, H., Arole, K., Saed, M.A., Tandon, R., Marquart, M.E., Moores, L.C., Green, M.J.* et al. “Radio- frequency (RF) heating of washable conductive textiles for bacteria and virus inactivation” Applied Materials & Interfaces, (2022) 21. Sarmah, A., Sarikayab, S., Arole, K., Naraghi, M., Vashisth, A., Green, M.J*., et al. “Recycling Continuous Carbon Fibers from Thermosetting Composites using Joule Heating, and Fabrication of Recycled Carbon Fiber Composites” ChemSusChem, (2022) 22. Velhal, M., Mehta, S., Arole, K., Liang, H*. “Influence of Packing Density on Electrochemical Performance of Lignin Supercapacitors” (2023, Accepted)

23. Kotasthane, V., Johnson, M., Tan, Z., Arole, K., Pentzer, E., Lutkenhaus JL, Green M.J., Radovic M*. “Colloidal and Chemical Stability of water-dispersed Ti3C2Tz MXenes synthesized using different etching methods” (2023, Under Review) 24. Athavale, S., Micci-Barrera, S., Arole, K., Kothasthane V., Lutkenhaus, J.L., Radovic, M., Green, M.J*. “Effect of Terminal Groups on the Degradation Stability of Ti3C2Tz MXenes” (2023, Accepted, Nanoscale) 25. Zhang, Y., Sarmah, A., Arole, K., Deshpande, S., Cao, H., Dasari, S., Ramprasad, P., Green, M.J.* “Hydrocarbon-derived carbon nanomaterials: morphology, properties, and applications” (2023, In Preparation) 26. Sarmah, A., Mee, R., Arole, K., Chi, D., Harkin, E., Dasari, S., Wright, A., Tran, T., Green, M.J*. “Fabrication of thermoset nanocomposites with aligned carbon nanotube networks using radio-frequency Joule heating” (Accepted)

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