Rashmi Tripathi | Design of Materials | Best Researcher Award
Dr. Rashmi Tripathi | Carl Zeiss AG | Germany
Dr. Rashmi Tripathi is an application-focused materials scientist and engineer, currently serving as Application Engineer for Battery Research at ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay (2017–2023), with a research exchange at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, where she specialized in developing silicon nanowires for lithium-ion batteries, achieving significant advancements in thin film and nanostructure growth techniques. Prior to this, she earned her B.Tech. in Nanotechnology from the Central University of Jharkhand, India, graduating with distinction. With more than eight years of experience spanning research, innovation, and technological collaborations, Dr. Tripathi has cultivated deep expertise in microscopy-based solutions and solid-state battery workflows. At ZEISS, she has been instrumental in driving product and application development, particularly in multimodal electron microscopy, leading to 80% software automation in operando solid-state battery testing. She has authored application notes, conducted live technical demonstrations, delivered conference presentations, and trained international sales and engineering teams, thereby bridging the gap between R&D and real-world adoption. Her earlier work as a Research Associate at IIT Bombay involved the successful development of silicon-anode-based lithium-ion pouch cell prototypes, demonstrating their integration into consumer electronic devices. Dr. Tripathi’s scholarly contributions include six peer-reviewed publications, with 44 citations and an h-index of 5, reflecting the impact of her research. She has been widely recognized for her academic and professional excellence, winning prestigious awards such as the Best Innovation Award in Energy Storage (BPCL, 2024), the 3MT Second Prize (2023), and multiple honors from the Indian Institute of Metals and the Electrochemical Society of India. Known for her strong communication skills and cross-functional expertise, she thrives in transforming advanced material science into scalable technological solutions that address global energy challenges.
Featured Publications
Tripathi, R., Yesilbas, G., Lamprecht, X., Gandharapu, P., Bandarenka, A. S., … (2023). Understanding the electrolyte chemistry induced enhanced stability of Si anodes in Li-ion batteries based on physico-chemical changes, impedance, and stress evolution during …. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 170(9), 090544.
Tripathi, R., Chauhan, V., Gandharapu, P., Kobi, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., … (2022). Si nanowires grown on Cu substrates via the hot-wire-assisted vapor–liquid–solid method for use as anodes for Li-ion batteries. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(12), 17767–17782.
Gandharapu, P., Das, A., Tripathi, R., Srihari, V., Poswal, H. K., & Mukhopadhyay, A. (2023). Facile and scalable development of high-performance carbon-free tin-based anodes for sodium-ion batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15(31), 37504–37516.
Sarkar, S. G., Kar, R., Mondal, J., Mishra, L., Maiti, N., Tripathi, R., & Biswas, D. (2021). Enhancement of field emission performance of graphene nanowalls: The role of compound-cathode architecture and anode proximity effect. Carbon Trends, 2, 100008.
Kar, R., Sarkar, S. G., Mishra, L., Tripathi, R., Kar, D. C., Dusane, R. O., Patil, D. S., … (2023). Synthesis mechanism and ‘orthodoxy’ test based field emission analysis of hybrid and pristine graphene nanowalls deposited on thin Kovar wires. Diamond and Related Materials, 137, 110134.