Dr. M. Ashok

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Dr. M. ASHOK

Professor

Department of Physics

National Institute of Technology

Tiruchirappalli- 620015

Room

PH215 & PH203

Telephone (Direct)

0431250 3610 

Mobile                                             

Email (Primary)

ashokm@nitt.edu

Email(Secondary)

ashok76@gmail.com

Specialization:

Material Science

Research Areas of Interest:

Nano Materials and application

NDE- Ultrasonic Testing

Academic Identity:

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EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

  • Head of the Department, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (20th January 2020 – 15th December 2022)
  • Professor, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (30th September 2019 – till date)
  • Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (6th November 2011 – 29th September 2019).
  • Assistant Professor (Direct Recruitment), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (6th November 2008 – 5th Novovember 2011).
  • Lecturer (6th pay Assistant Professor), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (27th April 2006 – 5th November 2008).
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Ewha Womens University, Korea (November 2005 - March 2006).
  • Brain Korea 21 Postdoctoral Researcher, Seoul National University, Korea (November 2003 - October 2005).
  • Project Assistant, Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Chennai (29.09.1998 – 31.03.2003).

AREA OF INTERESTS

    Materials Science Biomaterials

  • Biomaterials
  • Non-enzymatic sensors
  • Energy and Environmental Engineering

  • Photocatalysis Water filtration
  • Anti-foulants
  • Supercapacitor
  • Solar Cells

HONOURS

  • Brain Korea 21 Postdoctoral Researcher, Seoul National University, Korea.
  • Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Nanomaterials and Technology, Serials Publications.
  • Editorial Board Member of Indian Journal of Research Foundation, http://indianjournal.net
  • Manging Guest Editor, Materials Today Proceedings, Elsevier (2021-2022) International Conference on Novel Engineering Materials for Biomedical, Energy, Environment, Sensing, And Other Applications, Volume 58, Part 3, Pages 789-986 (2022)
  • Guest Editor, Material Letters: X, Elsevier (2021)
  • Review Editor in Nanotechnology, Frontiers in Energy Research

BOOKS EDITED

  • Natural/Inorganic Fillers Reinforced Kevlar Fabric Based Polymer Composites, Edited by Mohit Hemanth Kumar, Nivedha B., M. Ashok, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, Series: Polymer Science and Technology, Publication Date: June 2022
  • BISAC: REF020000; SCI097000.

BOOKS CHAPTER

  • Promising Electrode Materials for Hybrid Supercapacitors By Biny R. Wiston, Ashok Mahalingam,
      Pages 33
        Book : Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices: Sustainable Materials and Methods
          edited by Dr. Laxman Raju Thoutam,; Dr. J. Ajayan, ; Dr. D. Nirmal,
            Edition 1st Edition, First Published 2023
              Imprint CRC Press.

                CRC Press eBook ISBN9781003340539.

                RESEARCH GUIDANCE

                No. of Ph.D. thesis guided:           6

                No. of M.S guided:           2

                No. of PG Dissertations guided:           28

                Name of the Awarded PhD Scholar

                Title of PhD Thesis

                Role (Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor)

                Year of Award

                Dr. P. Michael Sahaya Lucy Shanthi

                (Roll No: PHK0603)

                Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Nano Hydroxyapatite for bone specific drug and other bio application

                Supervisor

                08/02/2013

                Dr. Pradeep Reddy Vanga

                (Roll No: 413111003)

                Multiferroic and Photocatalytic properties of pure and modified BiFeO3 synthesized by various methods

                Supervisor

                10/06/2016

                Dr. K. Vijaya Sankar (Roll No: 413912001)

                Preparation and study of PbBi2Nb2O9 based visible light active photocatalysts for organic pollutant dye degradation

                Supervisor

                2021

                (Viva: 12.02.2021)

                Dr. M. Helen Selvi (Roll.No: 413913051)

                Photocatalytic and anti-microbial

                activities of Bi2WO6 nano-plate structure synthesized by hydrothermal

                method

                Supervisor

                2021

                (Viva: 15-04-2021)

                Dr. Harinee S (Roll No: 413116005)

                Green synthetic nanocomposite activities on photocatalytic and Anti-microbial applications

                Supervisor

                2022

                (Viva: 28.07.2022FN)

                Dr. R. GOMATHI (Roll.No: 413117056)

                Characterization of Wall Loss Defect In Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Curved Composite Through Pulsed And Lock-In Thermal Non-Destructive Evaluation

                Supervisor

                2022

                (Viva: 28.07.2022AN)

                Dr. Biny R Wiston (Roll.No: 413117004)

                Design and development of transition metal hydroxides for energy storage application

                Supervisor

                2022

                (Viva: 18.05.2023)

                 

                MAJOR R & D PROJECTS

                Title of Project

                Funding Agency

                Duration

                Status

                From

                To

                Ongoing/ Completed

                Nano-Porous Hydroxyapatite Nano-composite for Tissue Engineering Applications

                DST

                2006

                2010

                Completed

                "Surface Modification of Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys by Plasma Electrolytic Processing for Orthopaedic Implant Applications" (as Co- Investigator)

                (Dr.N. Ramesh Babu, MME, NITT is the PI )

                DST

                2012

                2015

                Completed

                “Development of High Surface Area, Microporous Plasma

                Electrolytic Oxide Layers on Commercially Pure Titanium as Promising Systems for Photocatalytic

                Applications” (as Co- Investigator)

                (Dr.N. Ramesh Babu, MME, NITT is the PI )

                DST-SERB

                EMR/2016/003259

                2017

                2020

                Completed

                “Development of nanostructures Titanium implants with bioactive and antibacterial composite coatings for dental and maxillofacial applications”

                (as Co-Investigator)

                DST-SERB

                2019

                2021

                Completed

                PATENTS

                S. No.

                Invention

                Name of Inventors

                Year

                Status

                (Filed / Published / Granted)

                1.

                Biogenic eco-friendly pickling solution for mild steel

                1)Muthukumar Krishnan

                2)Harinee Subramanian

                3)Arthur James Rathinam

                4)Ashok Mahalingam

                5)Vignesh Sivanandham

                6)Santhosh Gokul Murugaiah

                7)Henciya Santhaseelan

                8)Palanichamy Seeni

                9)Subramanian Gopalan

                10)Rajkuberan Chandrasekaran

                11)Mathimani Thangavel

                2022

                Patent Number :391300

                Date of Grant: 07/03/2022

                Patent Application No. 202141026551

                dated June 15, 2021

                The Patent Office Journal No. 27/2021

                Dated 02/07/2021

                2.

                Design And Development of Kevlar Fabric Based Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Hybrid Metal Oxide Fillers and Saw Dust For Battery Structure Application

                1) Ms. Nivedha B

                2) Dr. H. Mohit

                3) Dr. M. Ashok

                2023

                Patent Number :422369

                Date of Grant: 20/02/2023

                Application Number: 202141028336

                Publication Number: 28/2021

                Publication Date: 09/07/2021

                Application Filing Date: 24/06/2021

                PAST PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

                • Staff Advisor,(2007) Photography Club, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
                • Staff Advisor, Festember 2008 (Marketing, Publicity), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
                • Warden for Garnet Hostel, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
                • Executive Member, Annual Sports day, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
                • Committee member in digital classroom, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
                • DAC member, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
                • Member- Institute Vigilance Committee, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
                • Tech Ist year Physics coordinator, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.

                PUBLICATIONS

                • Total Publication in peer reviewed international journals                              100+
                • Invited Talks                                                                                           20+
                • Total no. of conference organized                                                              16+
                • Total no. of conference attended                                                                15+
                • Publication in international Proceedings                                                       64+

                OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

                • ASNT Level II in Ultrasonic Testing
                • Added many experimental setup for M. Tech. (NDT) and B. Tech. (Immersion C-Scan, Phased Array Ultrasonic System, Eddy Current System and B. Tech. Optical Fibre based experiments)
                • Founder of New Generation Materials Lab and Advanced NDE Lab
                • Guided French student under ISAE, ENSMA, under Research Laboratory Internship in 10-06-2013 to 06-09-2013
                • Guided French student under ISAE, ENSMA, under Research Laboratory Internship in 1-06-2016 to 20-08-2016
                • Life Member, Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing, LM8441, 2009
                • Mentor, two National Post-Doctoral Fellows (N-PDF), SERB, India
                  • K. Sangeetha (2017-19)
                  • K. Muthukumar (2017-19)
                • Mentor, DST-INSPIRE Fellow (Biny R. Wiston, IF170069, SRF), ‘Design and development of transition metal hydroxides for energy storage application’ (2017-2022)

                ACADEMIC FOREIGN VISITS

                • South Korea, 26th 2007 - 25th Dec. 2007, Semiconductor Material Science and its Related Process, Research Center for Advance Materials development, Chonbuk National University, with Prof. Cheul Ro Lee, under TEQIP faculty training programme.
                • Turkey, 6th – 9th, 2011, BIOCERAMICS 23, Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey, under CPDA.
                • Malaysia, 17th – 21th, 2012, 4th International Conference of Solid State Science and Technology, ICSSST2012 at Holiday Inn Malacca, Malaysia, under CPDA.
                • Singapore, June 26th - July 1st, 2016, International Conference on Material Engineering and Smart Materials, under CPDA.