Education Qualification

Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering)

Research Interests

• Physics and Mechanics of polymers
• Polymers at surfaces and interfaces (physics/mechanics)
• Electronically and ionically conducting polymers
• Polymer-filler interactions
• Recycling of high volume plastic wastes/electronic waste
• Eco-friendly products and processes
• Free volume and diffusion in polymers
• Viscoelasticity and vibration damping/isolation behaviour of polymers

Experience

Professor Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 2013 - Present

Research Areas

Organic electronics, polymer based sensors and actuators, sustainable approaches to polymer recycling, rheology of polymer gels and dispersions, impact and wetting behaviour of polymer droplets, natural polymers for novel applications.