Publications

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Journal Articles

  1. J. S. Horner, D. J. Kemmenoe, G. J. Bourdon, S. A. Roberts, E. R. Arata, J. Ray, A. M. Grillet, “Predictive dynamic wetting, fluid-structure interaction simulations for braze run-out,” Computers & Fluids 290 (2025), 106567, DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2025.106567
  2. J. M. Meyer, P. P. Mukherjee, L. N. Collins, S. A. Roberts, “Transient Chemo-Mechanical
    Model of Lithium Plating Impacted by External Pressure,” Advanced Energy Materials (2024),
    DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202404175
  3. S. Kench, I. Squires, A. Dahari, F. Brosa Planella, S. A. Roberts, S. J. Cooper, “Li-ion
    battery design through microstructural optimization using generative AI,” Matter (2024), DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.08.014
  4. D. Shin, P. J. Creveling, S. A. Roberts, R. Dingreville, “Deep material network for thermal con-
    ductivity problems: Application to woven composites,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics
    and Engineering 431 (2024), 117279, DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2024.117279
  5. J. S. Horner, S. A. Roberts, “Theoretical design and performance of three-dimensional, pillared
    FeS2 cathodes,” Electrochimica Acta 501 (2024), 144758, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2024.144758
  6. J. Ray, J. S. Horner, I. Winter, D. J. Kemmenoe, E. R. Arata, M. Chandross, S. A. Roberts, A. M. Grillet, “A data-driven multiscale model for reactive wetting simulations,” Computers &
    Fluids (2024) 106259, DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2024.106259
  7. C. Norris, A. Ayyaswamy, B. S. Vishnugopi, C. Martinez, S. A. Roberts, P. P. Mukherjee, “Uncertainty quantification and propagation in lithium-ion battery electrodes using Bayesian convolutional neural networks,” Energy Storage Materials, 67 (2024) 103251, DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2024.103251.
  8. J. A. Actor, X. Hu, A. Huang, S. A. Roberts, N. Trask, “Data-driven Whitney forms for structure-preserving control volume analysis,” J. Comp. Phys, 496 (2023) 112520, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2023.112520.
  9. C. W. Foster, L. N. Collins, F. Panerai, S. A. Roberts, “Assessing thermophysical properties of parameterized woven composite models using image-based simulations,” Composites Science and Technology, 241 (2023) 110136, DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2023.110136.
  10. C. Martinez, D. S. Bolintineanu, A. Olson, T. Rodgers, B. Donohoe, K. M. Potter, S, A. Roberts, R. Pokharel, S. Forrest, N. W. Moore, “Automated segmentation of porous thermal spray material CT scans with predictive uncertainty estimation,” Computational Mechanics, 72 (2023) 525, DOI: 10.1007/s00466-023-02345-4.
  11. J. M. Meyer, K. L. Harrison, P. P. Mukherjee, S. A. Roberts, “Developing a model for the impact of non-conformal lithium contact on electro-chemo-mechanics and dendrite growth,” Cell Reports Physical Science, 4 (2023) 101364, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101364.
  12. J. S. Horner, G. Whang, I. V. Kolesnichenko, T. N. Lambert, B. S. Dunn, S. A. Roberts, “A Pseudo-Two-Dimensional (P2D) Model for FeS2 Conversion Cathode Batteries,” J. Power Sources, 544 (2022) 231893, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231893.
  13. T. Jang, L. Mishra, S. A. Roberts, B. Planden, A. Subramaniam, M. Uppaluri, D. Linder, M. P. Gururajan, J.-G. Zhang, V. R. Subramanian, “BattPhase—A Convergent, Non-Oscillatory, Efficient Algorithm and Code for Predicting Shape Changes in Lithium Metal Batteries Using Phase-Field Models: Part I. Secondary Current Distribution,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 169(8) (2022) 80516, DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac86a7.
  14. S. J. Cooper, S. A. Roberts, Z. Liu, B. Winiarski, “Kintsugi Imaging of Battery Electrodes: Distinguishing Pores from the Carbon Binder Domain using Pt Deposition,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 169 (2022) 070512, DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac7a68.
  15. D. S. Ashby, J. S. Horner, G. Whang, A. S. Lapp, S. A. Roberts, B. Dunn, I. V. Kolesnichenko, T. N. Lambert, A. A. Talin, “Understanding the Electrochemical Performance of FeS2 Conversion Cathodes,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 14(23) (2022) 26604–26611, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01021.
  16. M. Parmananda, C. Norris, S. A. Roberts, P. P. Mukherjee, “Probing the Role of Multi-scale Heterogeneity in Graphite Electrodes for Extreme Fast Charging,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 14(16) (2022) 18335-18352, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c25214
  17. C. A. Norris, M. Parmananda, S. A. Roberts, P. P. Mukherjee, “Probing the Influence of Multiscale Heterogeneity on Effective Properties of Graphite Electrodes,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 14(1) (2022) 943-953, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c19694
  18. K. L. Harrison, L. C. Merrill, D. M. Long, S. J. Randolph, S. Goriparti, J. Christian, B. Warren, S. A. Roberts, S. J. Harris, D. L. Perry, and K. L. Jungjohann. “Cryogenic electron microscopy reveals that applied pressure promotes short circuits in Li batteries.” iScience 24(12) (2021), 103394, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103394
  19. J. S. Horner, G. Whang, D. S. Ashby, I. V. Kolesnichenko, T. N. Lambert, B. S. Dunn, A. A. Talin, S. A. Roberts, “Electrochemical Modeling of GITT Measurements for Improved Solid-State Diffusion Coefficient Evaluation,” ACS Appl. Energy Mater. (2021), DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c02218
  20. A. Mistry, A. Verma, S. Sripad, R. Ciez, V. Sulzer, F. Brosa Planella, R. Timms, Y. Zhang, R. Kurchin, P. Dechent, W. Li, S. Greenbank, Z. Ahmad, D. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Fenton, K. Tenny, P. Patel, D. Juarez Robles, P. Gasper, A. Colclasure, A. Baskin, C. D. Scown, V. R. Subramanian, E. Khoo, S. Allu, D. Howey, S. DeCaluwe, S. A. Roberts, V. Viswanathan, “A Minimal Information Set To Enable Verifiable Theoretical Battery Research,” ACS Energy Lett. 6 (2021), 3831-3835, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.1c01710 
  21. M. C. Krygier, T. LaBonte, C. Martinez, C. Norris, K. Sharma, L. N. Collins, P. P. Mukherjee, S. A. Roberts, “Quantifying the unknown impact of segmentation uncertainty on image-based simulations,” Nature Communications 12 (2021) 5414, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25493-8
  22. L. Mishra, A. Subramaniam, T. Jang, K. Shah, M. Uppaluri, S. A. Roberts, V. R. Subramanian, “Perspective-Mass Conservation in Models for Electrodeposition/Stripping in Lithium Metal Batteries,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 168 (2021) 092502, DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac2091
  23. I. Srivastava, S. A. Roberts, J. T. Clemmer, L. E. Silbert, J. B. Lechman, G. S. Grest, “Jamming of bidisperse frictional spheres,” Phys. Rev. Research 3 (2021) L032042, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.L032042
  24. K. L. Harrison, S. Goriparti, L. C. Merrill, D. M. Long, B. Warren, S. A. Roberts, B. R. Perdue, Z. Casias, P. Cuillier, B. L. Boyce, and K. L. Jungjohann, “The Effects of Applied Interfacial Pressure on Li Metal Cycling Performance and Morphology in 4 M LiFSI in DME,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13 (2021) 31668–31679, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06488
  25. A. Mistry, A. A. Franco, S. J. Cooper, S. A. Roberts, and V. Viswanathan, “How Machine Learning Will Revolutionize Electrochemical Sciences,” ACS Energy Lett. 6 (2021) 1422–1431, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00194
  26. T. G. Voskuilen, H. K. Moffat, B. B. Schroeder, and S. A. Roberts, “Multi-fidelity electrochemical modeling of thermally activated battery cells,” J. Power Sources 488 (2021) 229469, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.229469
  27. I. Srivastava, D. S. Bolintineanu, J. B. Lechman, S. A. Roberts, “Controlling Binder Adhesion to Impact Electrode Mesostructure and Transport,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 31 (2020) 34919-34930. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c08251
  28. J. Y. Hartley, M. Owen-Bellini, T. Truman, A. Maes, E. Elce, A. Ward, T. Khraishi, S. A. Roberts, “Effects of Photovoltaic Module Materials and Design on Module Deformation Under Load,” Journal of Photovoltaics, 10 (2020) 838. DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.2971139
  29. X. Zhang, Q. J. Wang, K. L. Harrison, S. A. Roberts, S. J. Harris, “Pressure-Driven Interface Evolution in Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries,” Cell Reports Phys. Sci. 1 (2020) 100012. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2019.100012
  30. B. L. Trembacki, D. R. Noble, M. E. Ferraro, S. A. Roberts, “Mesoscale Effects of Composition and Calendering in Lithium-Ion Battery Composite Electrodes,” J. Electrochem. En. Conv. Stor. 17 (2020) 041001. DOI: 10.1115/1.4045973 (Invited)
  31. M. E. Ferraro, B. L. Trembacki, V. E. Brunini, D. R. Noble, S. A. Roberts, “Electrode Mesoscale as a Collection of Particles: Coupled Electrochemical and Mechanical Analysis of NMC Cathodes,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 167(1) (2020) 013543. DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ab632b, PDF
  32. B. L. Trembacki, A. Vadakkepatt, S. A. Roberts, J. Y. Murthy, “Volume-Averaged Electrochemical Performance Modeling of 3D Interpenetrating Battery Electrode Architectures,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 167(1) (2020) 013507. DOI: 10.1149/2.0072001jes, PDF
  33. X. Zhang, Q. J. Wang, K. L. Harrison, K. Jungjohann, B. L. Boyce, S. A. Roberts, P. M. Attia, S. J. Harris, “Rethinking How External Pressure Can Suppress Dendrites in Lithium Metal Batteries,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 166(15) A3639-A3652 (2019). DOI: 10.1149/2.0701914jes, PDF
  34. B. L. Trembacki, A. N. Mistry, D. R. Noble, M. E. Ferraro, P. P. Mukherjee, S. A. Roberts, “Mesoscale Analysis of Conductive Binder Domain Morphology in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 165(13) E725-E736 (2018). DOI: 10.1149/2.0981813jes, PDF
  35. S. A. Roberts, H. Mendoza, V. E. Brunini, D. R. Noble, “A verified conformal decomposition finite element method for implicit, many-material geometries,” J. Comp. Phys., 375 (2018) 352-367. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2018.08.022
  36. B. L. Trembacki, D. R. Noble, V. E. Brunini, M. E. Ferraro, S. A. Roberts, “Mesoscale Effective Property Simulations Incorporating Conductive Binder,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 164 (11) (2017) E3613-E3626. DOI: 10.1149/2.0601711jes, PDF
  37. S. A. Roberts, H. Mendoza, V. E. Brunini, B. L. Trembacki, D. R. Noble, and A. M. Grillet, “Insights into lithium-ion battery degradation and safety mechanisms from mesoscale simulations using experimentally-reconstructed mesostructures,” J. Electrochem. En. Conv. Stor, 13 (2016) 031005. DOI: 10.1115/1.4034410
  38. A. M. Grillet, T. Humplik, E. K. Stirrup, S. A. Roberts, D. A. Barringer, C. M. Snyder, M. R. Janvrin, and C. A. Apblett, “Conductivity Degradation of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Composite Binder during Cycling: Measurements and Simulations for Lithium-Ion Batteries,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 163 (2016) A1859-A1871. DOI: 10.1149/2.0341609jes, PDF
  39. E. L. Reinholz, S. A. Roberts, C. A. Apblett, J. B. Lechman, and P. R. Schunk, “Composition and Manufacturing Effects on Electrical Conductivity of Li/FeS2 Thermal Battery Cathodes,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 163 (2016) A1723-A1729. DOI: 10.1149/2.1191608jes, PDF
  40. H. Mendoza, S. A. Roberts, V. E. Brunini, and A. M. Grillet, “Mechanical and Electrochemical Response of a LiCoO2 Cathode using Reconstructed Microstructures,” Electrochim. Acta, 190 (2016) 1-15. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.12.224
  41. S. A. Roberts, V. E. Brunini, K. N. Long, and A. M. Grillet, “A Framework for Three-Dimensional Mesoscale Modeling of Anisotropic Swelling and Mechanical Deformation in Lithium-Ion Electrodes,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 161 (2014) F3052-F3059. DOI: 10.1149/2.0081411jes, PDF
  42. S. A. Roberts and P. R. Schunk, “A reduced-order model for porous flow through thin, structured materials,” Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 67 (2014) 25-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2014.07.013
  43. C. C. Roberts, S. A. Roberts, M. B. Nemer, and R. R. Rao, “Circulation within confined droplets in Hele-Shaw channels,” Phys. Fluids 26 (2014) 032105-11. DOI: 10.1063/1.4867695
  44. S. A. Roberts, D. R. Noble, E. M. Benner, and P. R. Schunk, “Multiphase hydrodynamic lubrication flow using a three-dimensional shell finite element method,” Comput. Fluids, 87 (2013) 12-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.08.009
  45. S. A. Roberts and R. R. Rao, “Numerical simulations of mounding and submerging flows of shear-thinning jets impinging in a container.” J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech. 166 (2011) 1100-1115. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2011.06.006
  46. S. A. Roberts and S. Kumar, “AC electrohydrodynamic instabilities in trilayer liquid films.” Phys. Fluids 22 (2010) 122102-15. DOI: 10.1063/1.3520134
  47. S. A. Roberts and S. Kumar, “AC electrohydrodynamic instabilities in thin liquid films.” J. Fluid Mech. 631 (2009) 255-279. DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009006843
  48. S. A. Roberts and S. Kumar, “Stability of creeping Couette flow of a power-law fluid past a deformable solid.” J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech. 139 (2006) 93-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2006.07.006

Refereed Computer Science Conference Papers

  1. C. Martinez, K. M. Potter, M. D. Smith, E. A. Donahue, L. Collins, J. P. Korbin, and S. A. Roberts, “Segmentation Certainty through Uncertainty: Uncertainty-Refined Binary Volumetric Segmentation under Multifactor Domain Shift,” The IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops (2019). DOI: 10.1109/CVPRW.2019.00066

Other Articles

  1. D. A. Howey, S. A. Roberts, V. Viswanathan, A. Mistry, M. Beuse, E. Khoo, S. C. DeCaluwe, V. , “Free Radicals: Making a Case for Battery Modeling.” Electrochem. Soc. Interface 29 (2020) 30, DOI: 10.1149/2.F03204IF (Invited)
  2. T. LaBonte, C. Martinez, S. A. Roberts, “We Know Where We Don’t Know: 3D Bayesian CNNs for Credible Geometric Uncertainty.” arXiv:1910.10793

Patents

  1. C. Martinez, K. M. Potter, E. Donahue, M. D. Smith, C. L. Snider, J. P. Korbin, S. A. Roberts, L. Collins, “Uncertainty-Refined Image Segmentation Under Domain Shift,” US Patent 11,379,991 B2.

Power Sources Proceedings

  1. S. A. Roberts, C. F. Jove-Colon, H. K. Moffat, M. L. Neilsen, E. S. Piekos, B. B. Schroeder, B. L. Trembacki, T. G. Voskuilen, “TABS: A Thermal Battery Desktop Design Tool” (2018).
  2. B. B. Schroeder, E. Allcorn, J. C. Hewson, H. K. Moffat, E. S. Piekos, B. L. Trembacki, T. G. Voskuilen, S. A. Roberts, “Credibility of Single Cell Thermal Battery Modeling through V&V/UQ Activities” (2018).
  3. T. G. Voskuilen, C. F. Jove-Colon, H. K. Moffat, B. B. Schroeder, B. L. Trembacki, S. A. Roberts, “Multi-Physics Cost and Complexity Reduction Strategies for Modeling Thermally Activated Batteries” (2018).
  4. T. G. Voskuilen, J. C. Hewson, H. K. Moffat, and S. A. Roberts, Multi-Physics, Multi-Plateau Reaction Model for LiSi/FeS2 Batteries” (2016).
  5. B. L. Trembacki, S. R. Harris, E. S. Piekos, and S. A. Roberts, “Uncertainty Quantification, Verification, and Validation of a Thermal Simulation Tool for Molten Salt Batteries” (2016).
  6. S. L. Hodson, E. S. Piekos, R. A. Sayer, S. A. Roberts, C. C. Roberts, “Thermal Characterization of Molten Salt Battery Materials” (2016).
  7. S. A. Roberts, K. N. Long, J. R. Clausen, M. J. Martinez, E. S. Piekos, A. M. Grillet, “Towards a Coupled Multiphysics Model of Molten Salt Battery Mechanics” (2014).
  8. A. M. Grillet, D. E. Wesolowski, A. N. Allen, C. C. Roberts, L. A. Mondy, B. McKenzie, R. P. Grant, S. A. Roberts, M. J. Martinez, J. R. Clausen, “Electrolyte Mobility within Molten Salt Batteries” (2014).
  9. S. A. Roberts, K. N. Long, J. S. Rath, L. A. Mondy, A. M. Grillet, “Modeling separator deformation and electrolyte flow in thermally-activated batteries” (2012).