Lab Members

Aayush Bendre

Aayush Bendre

Ph.D. Student

GLT 5.214, ECJ 9.208


Research Area

  • Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis
  • Membrane Systems
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

Biography

Aayush Bendre is a Ph.D. student in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He obtained his Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Since 2024, he has been collaborating with Professor Manish Kumar and Professor Ryosuke Okuno on bipolar membrane electrodialysis for applications in carbon capture, utilization and storage. His expertise lies in membrane systems, molecular dynamics and process modelling.

Education

  • M.S.E. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (2024), University of Pennsylvania, USA
  • B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering (2022), Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, India

Representative publications

  • Karne, H., Bendre, A., & Singh, A. (2023). Mathematical modelling of a pilot scale biogas plant. Materials Today: Proceedings.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.07.050
  • Bendre, A., M., Inamdar, S. R., & Parulekar, S. J. (2023). Multi-equation bifurcation analysis of a free radical polymerization in a CSTR. Materials Today: Proceedings, 72, 242-249.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.01.303
  • Bendre, A., Birla, H., Choudhary, C., Potbhare, G., Jawadwala, B., & Inamdar, S. Water from Air: Desiccant System Design and Simulation.
    10.32622/ijrat.94202101