Dr Bharath Ravikumar
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Dr Bharath Ravikumar is a Lecturer in Energy Systems and Engineered Fluids. He has a decade of research experience spanning academia and industry. His research expertise lies in multiscale simulation of complex fluids and materials, including atomistic molecular dynamics, mesoscale modelling, machine learning, and optimisation techniques. His work has contributed to the understanding and design of heat transfer fluids, battery electrolytes, nanofluids, polymer solutions, and biomolecular systems, with applications in electrification, thermal management, and energy storage.
Prior to joining City St George's, Dr. Ravikumar worked as a Researcher at Tata Consultancy Services Limited, where he developed computational frameworks for the design and optimisation of advanced battery electrolytes. He completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at City St George's, University of London, focusing on the development of novel dielectric fluids for battery immersion-cooling applications under the Horizon 2020 IBAT project. He further pursued his postdoctoral research on complex-rheology liquids under the EIC funded E-COOL project at City.
Dr. Ravikumar has extensive experience in scientific computing and simulation software, including LAMMPS, Python, C++, machine learning frameworks, and high-performance computing environments. His research combines physics-based modelling, data-driven methods, and computational optimisation to accelerate materials and fluid design. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading journals across molecular simulation, thermofluids, and energy materials, and has a patent relating to the in-silico design and optimisation of battery electrolytes. His research has been recognised through several academic awards, including the Bhagyalakshmi and Krishna Ayengar Award at Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Qualifications
- PhD, City St. George's, University of London, United Kingdom, April 2021 - June 2024
- Master of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, July 2014 - June 2016
- Bachelor of Technology, Government Engineering College Thrissur, University of Calicut, India, July 2010 - May 2014
Employment
- Lecturer in Energy Systems and Engineered Fluids, City St. George's, University of London, United Kingdom, August 2026 - present
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, City St. George's, University of London, United Kingdom, June 2024 - August 2026
- Researcher, Tata Consultancy Services (India), India, August 2016 - August 2021
Languages
English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review), Hindi (can read, write, speak, understand spoken), Malayalam (can read, write, speak, understand spoken) and Tamil (can read, speak, understand spoken)
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Journal articles (10)
- Ravikumar, B., Karathanassis, I.K., Smith, T. and Gavaises, M. (2024). Atomistic Investigation of Viscoelastic Nanofluids as Heat Transfer Liquids for Immersive-Cooling Applications. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 63(48), pp. 21023-21037. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.4c01832
- Ravikumar, B., Karathanassis, I.K., Smith, T. and Gavaises, M. (2023). Multi-scale modelling of dilute viscoelastic liquids: Atomistic to mesoscale mapping of polymer solutions. Polymer, 285, pp. 126360-126360. doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2023.126360
- Ravikumar, B., Karathanassis, I.K., Smith, T. and Gavaises, M. (2023). Dilute viscoelastic polymer solutions for dielectric heat transfer applications: A molecular dynamics study. International Journal of Thermofluids, 18, pp. 100333-100333. doi:10.1016/j.ijft.2023.100333
- Deshpande, P., Ravikumar, B., Tallur, S., Paul, D. and Rai, B. (2022). Development of an insilico model of eccrine sweat using molecular modelling techniques. Scientific Reports, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-022-24440-x
- Ravikumar, B., Mynam, M., Repaka, S. and Rai, B. (2021). Solvation shell dynamics explains charge transport characteristics of LIB electrolytes. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 338, pp. 116613-116613. doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116613
- Mynam, M., Kumari, S., Ravikumar, B. and Rai, B. (2021). Effect of temperature on concentrated electrolytes for advanced lithium ion batteries. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 154(21). doi:10.1063/5.0049259
- Ravikumar, B., Mynam, M. and Rai, B. (2020). Molecular dynamics investigation of electric field altered behavior of lithium ion battery electrolytes. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 300, pp. 112252-112252. doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112252
- Jain, D., Dwadasi, B.S., Kumar, D., Mishra, S., Ravikumar, B., Gupta, R.... Rai, B. (2019). Materials Design in Digital Era: Challenges and Opportunities. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 72(8), pp. 2199-2208. doi:10.1007/s12666-019-01702-3
- Mynam, M., Ravikumar, B. and Rai, B. (2019). Molecular dynamics study of propylene carbonate based concentrated electrolyte solutions for lithium ion batteries. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 278, pp. 97-104. doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2018.12.153
- Ravikumar, B., Mynam, M. and Rai, B. (2018). Effect of Salt Concentration on Properties of Lithium Ion Battery Electrolytes: A Molecular Dynamics Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(15), pp. 8173-8181. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b02072
Thesis/dissertation
- Ravikumar, B. Molecular dynamics modelling of complex-rheology heat transfer liquids. (PhD)