Dr. Thirukkumaran K

Research Interest

  • Advanced Anode & Cathode Materials for Li/Na ion battery
  • Failure analysis of Li/Na ion battery
  • Materials Science, Engineering of Nanomaterials
  • Nondestructive analysis of metals and composites

Employment Profile

Job Title

Employer

From

To

Assistant Professor

NITT

05-04-2024

Till Date

Senior Research Engineer

Ola Electric Technology Pvt. Ltd.

04-08-2022

03-04-2024

Assistant Manager (R&D)

Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt. Ltd.

15-07-2021

11-07-2022

Academic Qualifications (From Highest Degree to High School)

Examination

Board/University

Year

Division/Grade

Subjects

Ph.D.

Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI)-Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

2015-2021

First

Physics

M.Sc.

CEG Campus-Anna University

2012

First

Materials Science

B.Sc.

Presidency College-Madras University

2009

First

Physics

Higher Secondary School (+2 Class)

State Board of Tamil Nadu

2005

First

Maths-Biology

SSLC (10th Class)

State Board of Tamil Nadu

2003

First

Maths, Science, Social Science

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University

Position

Faculty/Department/Centre/ Institution

From

To

M.Tech II Year- Project Coordinator

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT)

July 2024

Till date

Publications

1. K. Thirukkumaran and C. K. Mukhopadhyay, “Acoustic emission signal processing for tool wear analysis during drilling of Al-5%B4C composite” Ultrasonics, Volume 124, 106762, (2022).

2. K. Thirukkumaran and C. K. Mukhopadhyay, “Analysis of acoustic emission signal to characterization the damage mechanism during drilling of Al-5%SiC metal matrix composite”, Silicon, Vol.13, 309–325 (2021).

3. K. Thirukkumaran, M. Menaka, C. K. Mukhopadhyay and B. Venkataraman, “A study on temperature rise, tool wear and surface roughness during drilling of Al-5%SiC composite”. Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 45, pp. 5407–5419 (2020).

4. K. Thirukkumaran, C.K. Mukhopadhyay, T. K Haneef and S. Bagavathiyappan “Acoustic emission and infrared thermography studies during drilling of Al-5%SiC-5%B4C hybrid metal matrix composite”. Insight-Non-Destructive Testing and Condition monitoring, Vol. 61 (5), 2019, pp. 249-256.

Patents

1. P. Elamathi, K. Thirukkumaran, and P. Gurunathan, Surface Modified Binder for Dry Electrode composite and preparations thereof. (Indian Patent Filed-2024).

2. K. Thirukkumaran, Mohammad Shakeel Akther, P. Gurunathan, and Rajesh Mekkat, Natural Graphite Blend anode active materials for dry electrode process. (Indian Patent Filed- 2023).

3. Neelakshi Sharma, K. Thirukkumaran, and Rajesh Mekkat, Electrolyte additive for solvent- free electrode. (Indian Patent Filed-2023).

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/ Schools etc. (mentioning the role)

1. K. Thirukkumaran, T. K. Haneef, C.K. Mukhopadhyay, and B.P.C Rao, “Vibrational and acoustic emission techniques for tool wear monitoring in metal matrix composites,” International Conference on Condition Monitoring (ICCM-2016), 26-27 October 2016, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

2. K. Thirukkumaran and C.K. Mukhopadhyay, “Study of cutting tool damage during drilling of Al- 5%SiC metal matrix composite using acoustic emission technique”, International conference on structural Integrity (ICONS-2018), 14-17 December 2018, jointly conducted by IGCAR and IIT Madras, Chennai. (Springer honored best poster and best paper award).

3. K. Thirukkumaran and C.K. Mukhopadhyay, “Acoustic emission signal analysis to characterize the damage mechanism during drilling of metal matrix composite,” Nondestructive Evaluation for Robust Indian Nuclear Programme (NDERNP-2020), 28-29 January 2020, IGCAR, Kalpakkam. (Best poster award).

4. Vikas Sharma, K. Thirukkumaran, Tapan kumar Das, Sudakar Chandran, “TiO2 -Sb2S3 Nano-Structure for photovoltaic applications” at international conference on electron microscopy and annual meeting of electron microscopy society of India (EMSI-2014), July (9-11), 2014, university of Delhi, India.

5. Vikas Sharma, K. Thirukkumaran, Ilayaraja Perumal, Sudakar Chandran, “Structural, optical and photovoltaic characteristics of Sb2S3 sensitized ZnO/TiO2 nanorods at international conference on materials for advance technology (ICMAT-2015), (28 June to 03 July 2015), Singapore.

Awards & Fellowships

  • Best poster award (First prize) in NDERNP Theme meeting - January 2020.
  • Springer honored the Best paper award first prize in the International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICONS – 2018).
  • Best poster award (First prize) in the International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICONS –2018).
  • JRF & SRF, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India.

Contacts Details

Dr. K. Thirukkumaran

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

National Institute of Technology

Tiruchirappalli – 620 015

Tamil Nadu, India

Email: kkumaran@nitt.edu