Dr. S. Anandan

Nanomaterials & Solar Energy Conversion Lab

                

                                              sanand@nitt.edu

 

Qualification:

• Ph.D. Chemistry-Energy interdisciplinary, University of Madras, Chennai (2002)
• M.Sc. Chemistry, D. G. Vaishnav College, University of Madras, Chennai (1995)

Membership in Professional bodies:

  • Member in Korean Chemical Society, South Korea
  • Life member in Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology (SAEST), India.
  • Life member in Catalysis Society of India.
  • Life member in Indian Science congress Association.
  • Life member in Chemical Research Society of India
  • Fellow in Tamil Nadu Academy of Science, India
  • Editorial Board member for the Journal “The Open Textile Journal” (Bentham publisher, UK).
  • International Organizing Committee member for the International Workshop on Sonochemistry and Photocatalysis for Environmental Remediation (IWSPER-2008) to be held at University of Melbourne during 26-28, November 2008.
  • Editorial Board member for the Journal “International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology.
  • Editorial Board member for the Journal “Nanotechnology" Publisher: The Scientific World Journal.
  • Editorial Board member for the Journal “Journal of Textiles" Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corp.
  • Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, Publisher: Peertechz Journal.
  • Editorial Board Member for the International Journal Heliyon, Publisher: Elsevier
  • Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Composites Science, Publisher: MDPI
  • Editorial Board Member for the Journal ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY-ELSEVIER

Patents/Awards

  • Department of Science & Technology (INDIA) - SERC Fast Track YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD
  • Department of Science & Technology (INDIA) award for participation in the meeting of NOBEL LAUREATES AND STUDENTS in CHEMISTRY to be held at LINDAU, GERMANY.
  • Best Biographical Profile published in the 25th Silver Anniversary Edition by Marquis Who’s Who in the World.
  • Best Biographical Profile for the year 2008 among “2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st century” published by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.
  • Board of Studies member for D. G. Vaishnav College, University of Madras, Chennai.
  • Royal Academy of Engineering, London selected Dr. Anandan is among the eminent scientist of India for participation in the meeting of Engineering Challenges of Deployment of New Solar Energy Capacity in India held at Royal Academy of Engineering, London.
  • Hiyoshi Young Leaf Award - 2009 of Hiyoshi Corporation Japan for Outstanding contribution to applied study for Environmental Conservation and Protection.
  • Best Teacher Awardee - 2010 by National Institute of Technology.
  • Best Teacher Awardee-2011 for the International Year of Chemistry – 2011 by Chemical Research Society of India
  • Editorial board Member for the Journal Nanotechnology, Publisher: The Scientific World Journal
  • Editorial board Member for the Journal of Textiles, Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corp.
  • Approved one Indian Patent, (Application No.2728/CHE/2007).
  • Hiyoshi Environmental Award - 2014 of Hiyoshi Corporation Japan for Outstanding contribution to applied study for Environmental Conservation and Protection.
  • Best Achievers Awardee - 2016 by National Institute of Technology.
  • Best Achievers Awardee - 2017 by National Institute of Technology
  • Best Achievers Awardee - 2018 by National Institute of Technology
  • Best Achievers Awardee - 2019 by National Institute of Technology
  • Best Achievers Awardee - 2020 by National Institute of Technology
  • ACT Prof. P B. Punjabi Awardee (For Outstanding Contribution to Research in Chemical Sciences) - 2020 by Association  of Chemistry Teachers
  • Best Performer Awardee - 2021 by National Institute of Technology
  • World's Top 2% Scientist in India-2022

Topics of Research:

Nanomaterials, Sonochemistry, Dye-sensitized solar cells,Organic solar cells, Supercapacitors,
Electrochemical & Fluorescence Sensors, Photocatalysis, Fuel Cell catalysts, Biomolecule interaction studies

Ongoing Projects:

1

SPARC

Ultrasonically synthesized microspheres for biomedical and Food industries

236

With the University of Melbourne, Australia

68 lakhs

 

2

Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE)

Perovskite-based detectors for x-and γ-ray detection and ToF-PET imaging

TAR/2021/000043

(Mentor)

7.5 lakhs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Publications:

Total number of peer-reviewed publications = 358

Book Chapters = 23

Patents = 2 (Accepted)

Total number of Citations = 10723                h - Index = 54

Recent Publications:

 

Title: Ab-initio study on the stability and electronic property of graphene nanosheets: Applications to batteries Author(s): Naveena P, Anandan S, Baskaran N, Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUANTUM CHEMISTRY Volume: 123 Pages: e27059 (1-17) Published: 2023

Title: Synergistic impact of nanoarchitectured GQDs-AgNC(APTS) modified glassy carbon electrode in the electrochemical detection of guanine and adenine Author(s): Vinoth V, Reshma K, Selvamani M, Rubina M, Pugazhenthiran N, Mangalaraja RV, Valdes H, Anandan S, Source: JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Volume: 934 Pages: 117302 (1-11) Published: 2023

Title: Nanostructured zinc orthotitanates for photocatalytic removal of dye pollutants Author(s): Ragini P, Ujwala O Bhagwat, Sivashanmugam P, Aljafari B, Anandan S, Source: MATERIALS SCIENCE & SEMICONDUCTOR B Volume: 287 Pages: 116107 (1-9) Published: 2023

Title: Review of Oxygen-vacancies nanomaterials for non-enzymatic electrochemical sensors application Author(s): Gurusamy L, Karuppasamy L, Anandan S, Liu CH, Wu JJ Source: COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS Volume: 484 Pages: 215102 (1-40) Published: 2023 

Title: Modulating the combinatorial target power of MgSnN2 via RF magnetron sputtering for enhanced optoelectronic performance: mechanistic insights from DFT studies Author(s): Karthik kumar C, Kamalan Kirubaharan AM, Patra L, Pandey R, Theerthagiri J, Vengatesh P, Shyju Thankaraj S, Naveena P, Anandan S, Jitti K, Choi MY, Source: APPLIED MATERIAALS & INTERFACES Volume: XX Pages: XXX-XXX Published: 2023

Title: Preparation of Poly (£-caprolactone) as a gel electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells
Author(s): Ahalya G, Chen HY, Vinothkumar P, Aljafari B, Anandan S, Source: POLYMER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES  Volume: 33 Pages: 2560-2570 Published: 2022

Title: Synergistic impacts of sonolysis aided photocatalytic degradation of water pollutant over perovskite-type CeNiO3 nanospheres 
Author(s): Madappa SM,  Aljafari B, Anandan S, Ashokkumar M, Source: NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY Volume: 46 Pages: 10117-10127 Published: 2022 

Title: Facile hydrothermal synthesis of Tungsten Tri-oxide/Titanium Di-oxide Nanohybrid structures as Photocatalyst for wastewater treatment Application
Author(s): Ujwala OB, Karthik RK, Wu JJ, Syed A, Marraiki N, Vinoth Kumar P, Anandan S, Source: JOURNAL OF CLUSTER SCIENCE Volume: 33 Pages: 1327-1336 Published: 2022  

Title: Insights into MoS2 and its composites for dye-sensitized solar cells
Author(s): Vijaya S, Lobato K, Aljafari B, Anandan S Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH Volume: XXX Pages: XXX-XXX Published: 2022

Title: A nanosecond pulsed laser-ablated MWCNT-Au heterostructure: An innovative ultra-sensitive electrochemical sensing prototype for the identification of Glytathione
Author(s): Reshma K, Senthilkumar P, Aljafari B, Anandan S Source: ANALYST Volume: XX Pages: XXX-XXX Published: 2022

 

No of Ph.D. students guided :  26

No of Ph.D. students under guidance :  4

 


No of Masters' students guided :  50

No of Masters' students under guidance :  2

 

 
 

 

 

 

Contact Address:

Dr. S. Anandan
Professor
Nanomaterials & Solar Energy Conversion Lab
Department of Chemistry
National Institute of Technology
Trichy- 620015, India
                         
Phone:+91-431-2503639
Mobile: +91-9444052074
Fax:+91-431-2500133
E-mail: sanand99@yahoo.com
          sanand@nitt.edu
 
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