Anandhan Srinivasan
Designation:
Professor
Professional Experience:
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Professor, Department of MME, NITK, India (2018-current).
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Head, Department of MME, NITK, India (April 2018- January 2020).
- Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Department of MME, NITK, India (2009 - 2012 & 2012 - 2018).
- Senior Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science, AIMST University, Malaysia (2005 - 2007 & 2007 - 2008).
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Post Doctoral Fellow and Lecturer, Nanosystems Engineering, Inha University, Korea (2004 - 2005).
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Research Associate, Rubber Technology Center, IIT Kharagpur (December 2003 - March 2004).
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Visiting Research Associate, School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW, Australia (February 2002 - May 2002).
Contact Details
E-mail:
anandtmg [at] gmail.com
anandhan [at] nitk.edu.in
Academic Background
Academic Backround:
- Ph.D (Polymer Technology) (IIT Kharagpur, 2004)
- M.Tech (Polymer Technology) (Cochin University of Science and Technology, 1999)
- M.Sc. (Applied Chemistry) (M.K.University, 1997)
- B.Sc. (Chemistry) (M.K.University, 1995)
Areas of Interest
Areas of Interest:
Electrospun nanofabrics; Energy materials; Polymer nanocomposites; Chemical sensors.
Journals:
76
Significant Projects
Significant Projects:
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'Development of Nanofibers from Polymer Nanocomposites by Electrospinning’; funding agency: NITK (Seed grant); amount: Rs. 5,00,000 (2009-2011); Role: PI.
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'Novel Nanocomposites from bio-degradable polymers and nano-structured fly ash’; funding agency: DST-SERB (Fast track scheme for young scientists); amount: Rs. 18,17,000 (2012- 2015); sanction number: SERB/F/2667/2011-12 dated 12 March 2012; Role: PI.
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‘Mitigating Dendrite Growth Using Engineered Electrolyte Layers for the Development of High Energy Density, Long Cycle Life Lithium Batteries’; Funding Agency: DST-MES-2018; Amount: INR 64,43,608 (2019-2022); sanction number: DST/TMD/HFC/2k18/139 dated 17 June 2019; Role: Co-PI (PI: Dr. A.M.Shanmugharaj, VISTAS, Chennai).
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‘3D-printing’; Funding Agency: National Science Foundation, USA (International Research Experience for Students grant); Amount: US $ 300,000 (2020-2023); Role: Co-PI (PIs: Prof. Nikhil Gupta, New York University, USA & Dr. Mrityunjay Doddamani, NITK).
Book Chapters:
10
Supervision of Ph.D
Supervision of Ph.D:
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T. Senthil, 'Studies on Electrospinning of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)', defended thesis on 9th February 2015.
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B. Shivamurthy, 'Structure-property Relationship of Glass fabric/Epoxy Composites containing some Micro and Nano Fillers', defended thesis on 18th February 2015 (Joint supervisor: Dr. K. Udaya Bhat).
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Gibin George, 'Influence of Polymeric Binders on the Physico-chemical Properties of Sol-gel Electrospun Nickel Oxide and Cobalt Oxide Nanofibers', defended thesis on 13th November 2015.
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Akshata G. Patil, 'Utilization of Nanostructured Fly ash in Polymer Matrix Composites', defended thesis on 11th March 2016.
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Sachin Kumar B, 'Physico-chemical Characteristics and Application Potential of Advanced Nickel Titanate and Nickel Cobaltite Nanofibers', defended thesis on 25th January 2019 (Joint supervisor: Dr. Sreeram K. Kalpathy, IIT Madras).
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Mohammed Khalifa, 'Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications of Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-Functional Nanofiller Composites', defended thesis on 4th October 2019.
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Shamitha. C, 'Synthesis and Characterization of ZnMn2O4 and PVDF/Ca-Al LDH nanofibers for Sustainable Energy Applications', defended thesis on 9th June 2020.
Text Books:
1
Patents:
1
Significant Publications
Significant Publications:
In SCI/SCOPUS Indexed Journals
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B. Shivamurthy, K. U. Bhat, S. Anandhan, 'Mechanical and Sliding Wear Properties of Multi-layered laminates from Glass fabric/graphite/epoxy Composites', Materials and Design, 44, 136 (2013).
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T. Senthil, S. Anandhan, 'Structure-Property Relationship of Sol-gel Electrospun ZnO Nanofibers developed for Ammonia Gas Sensing', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 432, 285 (2014).
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A. G. Patil, A. M. Shanmugharaj, S. Anandhan, ‘Interparticle Interactions and Lacunarity of Mechano-chemically Activated Fly Ash’, Powder Technology, 272, 241 (2015).
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G. George, S. Anandhan, 'Tuning Characteristics of Co3O4 Nanofiber Mats Developed for Electrochemical Sensing of Glucose and H2O2', Thin Solid Films, 610, 48 (2016).
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B. Sachin Kumar, S.K.Kalpathy, S. Anandhan, 'Synergism of Fictitious Forces on Nickel Cobaltite Nanofibers: Electrospinning Forces Revisited', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20, 5295 (2018).
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M. Khalifa, S. Anandhan, 'PVDF Nanofibers with Embedded Polyaniline-Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheet Composites for Piezoelectric Energy Conversion', ACS Applied Nanomaterials, 2, 7328 (2019).
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C. Shamitha, A. Mahendran, S. Anandhan, 'Effect of Polarization Switching on Piezoelectric and Dielectric Performance of Electrospun Nanofabrics of PVDF/Ca-Al LDH Nanocomposite', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 137, 48697 (2020).
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S Shetty, A. Mahendran, S, Anandhan, 'Development of a new flexible nanogenerator from electrospun nanofabric based on PVDF/talc nanosheets composite', Soft Matter, 16, 5679 (2020).
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G. S. Ekbote, M. Khalifa, A. Mahendran, S. Anandhan, 'Cationic Surfactant Assisted Enhancement of Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties of PVDF nanofibers for Energy Harvesting Application', Soft Matter, 17, 2215 (2021).
Funded Projects (Completed):
2
M.Tech Students (Completed):
32
Achievements
Achievements:
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Gold medallist in both B.Sc. and M.Sc.
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One Indian patent
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Three overseas research fellowships
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Won project grant under DST fast track scheme
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Editorial board member: International Journal of Energy Engineering, Hong Kong; General Chemistry, USA.
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Elected Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) since 2017
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Elected Fellow of the Indian Chemical Society since 2019
Ph.D Students (Completed):
7
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Friday, February 27, 2009 - 09:30