Education Qualification
Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering)
Research Areas
Some of our recent activities are broadly listed below although the list is not exhaustive
- Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
- Shape Controlled Electrocatalysts
- Alternative Catalyst Support
- Conversion of CO2 to Fuels
- Wastewater Treatment
- Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrate
- Photocatalytic Degradation
Awards and Honors
- Awarded Raman Fellowship under Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Indo-US programme sponsored by University Grant Commission (UGC) to visit Michigan State University, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014.
- Received Bhagyalakshmi & Krishna Ayengar Award on IIT Madras Institute Day (April 9, 2013) for having Guided Best M.Tech Project.
- Received Top Cited Article Certificate from Elsevier for the paper entitled “PtRu nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes as catalyst for methanol electrooxidation” published (during 2009-2010) in Electrochimica Acta.
- Invited participant for “Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering (INDOGFOE) Symposium” an interdisciplinary, binational conferences co-organized by the Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, in Merseburg, Germany, June 13 -16, 2012.
- Invited participant for Indo-US Science Technology Forum sponsored workshop on “Emerging Issues in Energy and Environment Security: Challenges and Research Opportunities” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi. Dec 12-15, 2010.
- Invited participant for Indo-UK “Fuel Cells Initiative Scoping Workshop” organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UK, in Chennai, September 15-17, 2010.
- Received Messel Travel Bursary from Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) for attending the ‘Fuel Cells Science and Technology’ conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2008.
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