Faculty Bio

Research Highlights

• Our article is cited/highlighted as a product reference in Alfa Aesar chemicals [J. Power Sources 2015, 274, 846-850].
• Our finding is highlighted as “New Electrolyte Invention” –in USA Data Base (Vertical News). Materials Chemistry and Physics
• Review article titled “Advanced cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries: What determines our choices? Small Methods, 2017, 1, 1700098. Highlighted in MaterialsView China； Most Accessed articles2017-2018 on Small Methods (Wiley).
• Review article titled ‘Research progress on Na-ion capacitors‘ is a Hot Article for 2016 and as such, it has been included in the Hot Article 2016 web collection for the Journal of Materials Chemistry A (Royal Society Chemistry).
• Our article placed in “hottest top 25 articles list” during 2011-Jul-Sep, in Materials Chemistry and Physics (Elsevier).
• Top cited articles collection: Advanced Materials Interfaces, 3(1)1500309. Highlighted by Editor of the journal.
• Top cited Article by Indian Authors in 2017-2018 from ACS Nano- Two-Dimensional Polymer Synthesized via Solid-State Polymerization for High-Performance supercapacitors.

Funded Projects 

• P.I.-Ramanujan Fellow-DST-SERB- ref.SB/S2/RJN-082/2016; 2017-2022, Rs. 112,58,167/- (Lakhs).

Awards & Achievements

• Ramanujan Fellow-SERB, DST-Govt. of India
• SERB Research Scientist
• Research Fellow@NTU, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• Top cited Articles by Indian Authors in 2017-2018 from ACS Nano
• Senate Member – Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu, India nominated by Hon’ble Governor – Chancellor of the University (2021-2024)

Invited Talks

• Electrode Materials For Redox Flow Battery Applications, Technology important Materials Evolution (Time-2021), Dept. of Physics, Er. Perumal Manimekalai College of Engineering, Koneripalli, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, May 21&22-2021.
• Recent developments in Redox flow batteries, Two Days National Workshop on Recent Advances in Materials for Multidisciplinary Applications”(RAMM-2021), Dept. of Physics, Bishop Heber College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, 30 &31 March-2021 (virtual)
• Nanostructured materials for supercapacitor applications, Two days online faculty development program (FDB), Dept of Chemistry, Vel Tech Multi Tech, and Chennai, current trends in Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and energy (CTANE-2020), 29-Nov-2020.
• High voltage cathode materials for Li-ion battery applications, Two days online faculty development program on Recent trends on science and technology, Dept of Physics, Vel Tech Multi Tech, Chennai, 28-Nov-2020.
• Nanostructured electrocatalyst for redox rlow battery applications, Dept. of Physics, MCET, Pollachi, STTP on Nanomaterials for clean energy and environmental applications. 24-Nov-2020. (Virtual).
• Recent Trends in anode and cathode materials for Li-ion battery applications, Dept. of Physics, MCET, Pollachi, STTP on Nanomaterials for clean energy and environmental applications. Inaugural and Keynote talk. 16-Nov-2020. (Virtual).
• Insight to Physics World, Department of Physics, Nehru arts and science college, Coimbatore,   Tamil Nadu, India, 4th – August 2020. (Virtual).
• Overview on Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, 30-06-2020, Faculty Development Program on Advanced Materials for Energy, Environment and Health care Applications, Sethu Institute of Technology, Madurai. (Virtual).
• Thin films & 2D-Materials beyond graphene for energy storage applications, 24-06-2020. National Webinar on Recent Trends in Physics of Materials-2020, Department of Physics, Pachaiyappa’s College Chennai-600030. (Virtual)
• Electrochemical Supercapacitors: Fabrication, Testing, Analysis and Applications, 02-062020. International virtual seminar on Emerging technologies in energy storage and conversion, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. (Virtual)
• Thin film coating techniques, 05-03-2020. Workshop Thin film coatings & Nanomaterials: Nehru arts and science college, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Nanomaterials synthesis and characterizations, 06-03-2020. Workshop Thin film coatings & Nanomaterials: Nehru arts and science college, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Development of supercapacitors from lab-scale to prototype – using nanostructure materials. 28.02.2020, Conference: National Seminar on prospects in material science. Vellalar College for Women, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
• High-power supercapacitors for armaments applications-from lab scale to prototype. Dr. Mahalingam College of engineering and technology, Tamil Nadu, 15, 16-02-2018.
• Recent developments in redox Flow batteries, Advanced Functionalised Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion -2019 (AFMESC-2019), JAN-3-4, CIT, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
• An approach to develop supercapacitor from lab-scale to prototype, Research Scholar Forum, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, 08-08-2018.
• Redox flow battery for sustainable energy storage applications, The 6th International Conference on Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technology (ICFCHT-2017), National University of Malaysia, Malaysia. 11-13, April 2017
• High Power Aqueous Asymmetric supercapacitors, National Seminar on Advanced Materials Research (AMR-2017). School of Physics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu-Jun- 19-2017.
• Graphene metal oxide composites for aqueous and organic Supercapacitors, International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2016), Shri Sakthi Kailash Women’s College- Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. 29-July-2016.
• Recent Developments in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries-High Energy Storage Applications, International Workshop on Advanced Materials (IWAM-2014), 20&21, March 2014. School of Physics, Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, India.

Membership in Professional Bodies

• Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)MemberID:11059
• Life Member Vijnanabharati – VIBHA (Swadeshi Science Movement)-ID: 23000
• Lifetime member of the Indian crystal growth association, (ICGA)
• Member of Materials Research Society Singapore (MRS)