Satyam Panchal, PhD, PEng

Dr. Satyam Panchal is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo.

He has MS, Ph.D., and Postdoc in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in “Lithium-ion battery for Electric Vehicle (EV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)”. During his research, he worked on a project supported by “Transport Canada”. He has more than 15 years of experience on battery testing and modeling and published 80 refereed articles in highly reputable international journals (Elsevier). He was also the recipient of multiple awards, David Johnston Governor general graduate award, James and Elise Deveitt award, Walter Metzger Memorial Award, Ontario Graduate Scholarship, and President’s Graduate Scholarship. He is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) in Canada since 2016.

Dr. Satyam Panchal is working closely with Dr. Roydon Fraser https://uwaterloo.ca/mechanical-mechatronics-engineering/profile/rafraser (Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department) and Dr. Michael Fowler https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/profile/mfowler (Chemical Engineering Department) at the University of Waterloo. Professor Panchal’s research focuses on electrochemical power sources in vehicles, specifically degradation analysis, thermal, machine learning, thermal runaway, and control of batteries in hybrid and plug-in hybrid power trains. His interest takes him into the modelling of fuel cells and requires simulating the performance and reliability of fuel cells and batteries. Professor Panchal’s research group is interested in performance evaluation, diagnostics, and forensics associated with fuel cell stacks, and battery cell, module, and pack.

Dr. Panchal’s research area is also on Electric vehicle, Lithium-ion battery, Hydrogen fuel cell, Thermodynamics, Heat transfer; Energy conversion; Energy storage Various battery related models such as battery electrochemical models, battery thermal models, battery heat generation models, battery aging models (cycle and calendar aging), battery computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models, one dimensional and three dimensional (1D and 3D) thermal runaway (TR) model, machine learning (ML) model, 1D and 3D busbar resistance models, coolant channel optimization, hysteresis modeling, cell swelling modeling, Lithium plating modeling, equivalent circuit modeling (ECM), useable energy model, 1D and 3D pack thermal model, short circuit simulation, battery management system (BMS) related modeling, extended single particle (ESPM) model, phase change materials (PCM), neural network (ANN), and EV and HEV modeling.

• Electric vehicle
• Lithium-ion battery
• Hydrogen fuel cell
• Thermodynamics
• Heat Transfer
• Battery Electrochemical models
• Battery heat generation models
• Battery aging models (cycle and calendar aging)
• Battery computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models
• 1D and 3D thermal runaway (TR) model
• Machine learning (ML) model
• 1D and 3D busbar resistance models
• Coolant channel optimization
• Hysteresis modeling
• Cell swelling modeling
• Lithium plating modeling
• Equivalent circuit modeling (ECM),
• Battery management system (BMS) modeling
• Extended single particle (ESPM) model
• Phase change materials (PCM)
• Neural network (ANN)
• EV and HEV modeling

• 2018, Postdoctoral Fellow (Mechanical), Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 2017, Ph.D. (Mechanical), Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Ontario Tech. University, Canada (In collaboration with University of Waterloo)
• 2014, MS (Mechanical), Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 2001, Master of Engineering Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India
• 1998, Bachelor's, Sardar Patel University, India

• 2015 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 2016 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, Canada
• Certificate in University Teaching, Fall 2014
• 2014 Mechanical Engineering Teaching Assistant Excellence Award, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 2013 Mechanical Engineering Teaching Assistant Excellence Award, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 2013 David Johnston Graduate Award, University of Waterloo, Canada 2013 Mechanical Engineering Teaching Assistant Excellence Award, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 2013 James and Elise Deveitt Graduate Award, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 2013 Walter Metzger Memorial Award, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 2012 Mechanical Engineering Teaching Assistant Excellence Award, Winter 2012
• 2012 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, Canada
• 2012 President’s Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo, Canada

• Courses/Teaching Assistantship*
• ME 250 - Thermodynamics 1
• ME 354 - Thermodynamics 2
• ME 353 – Heat Transfer 1
• ME 456 – Heat Transfer 2
• ME 459 - Energy Conversion
• ME 599 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
• ME 659 - Energy and Environment
• ME 760 - Special Topics in Thermal Engineering
• MTE 309 - Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

• P.Eng.: Professional Engineering, Professional Engineers Ontario, Canada

• Talele V., Patil M.S., Panchal S., Fraser R., and Fowler M., Battery thermal runaway propagation time delay strategy using phase change material integrated with pyro block lining: Dual func, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 65, India, 2023.
• Singh L.K., Kumar R., Gupta A.K., Sharma A.K., and Panchal S., Computational study on hybrid air-PCM cooling inside lithium-ion battery packs with varying number of cells, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 67, India, 2023.
• Najafi Khaboshan H., Jaliliantabar F., Adam Abdullah A., and Panchal S., Improving the cooling performance of cylindrical lithium-ion battery using three passive methods in a battery thermal management, Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 127, Malaysia, 2023.
• Kumar Thakur A., Sathyamurthy R., Velraj R., Saidur R., Pandey A.K., Ma Z., Singh P., Hazra S.K., Wafa Sharshir S., Prabakaran R., Kim S.C., Panchal S., and Ali H.M., A state-of-the art review on advancing battery thermal management systems for fast-charging, Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 127, India, 2023.
• Joshi A.K., Dandotiya D., Ramesh C.S., and Panchal S., Numerical Analysis of Battery Thermal Management System Using Passive Cooling Technique, SAE Technical Papers, India, 2023.
• Talele V., Patil M.S., Panchal S., Fraser R., Fowler M., and Gunti S.R., Novel metallic separator coupled composite phase change material passive thermal design for large format prismatic battery pack, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 58, India, 2023.
• Li X., Zhao J., Duan J., Panchal S., Yuan J., Fraser R., Fowler M., and Chen M., Simulation of cooling plate effect on a battery module with different channel arrangement, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 49, China, 2022.
• Tran M.-K., Panchal S., Khang T.D., Panchal K., Fraser R., and Fowler M., Concept Review of a Cloud-Based Smart Battery Management System for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Feasibility, Logistics, and Functiona, Batteries, Volume 8, Canada, 2022.
• Kausthubharam, Koorata P.K., Panchal S., Fraser R., and Fowler M., Combined influence of concentration-dependent properties, local deformation and boundary confinement on the migration of Li-ions, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 52, South Korea, 2022.
• Tran M.-K., Mevawalla A., Aziz A., Panchal S., Xie Y., and Fowler M., A Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Runaway Modeling and Diagnosis Approaches, Processes, Volume 10, Canada, 2022.