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

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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.
  • 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.

                • Photocatalytic Properties of Different Nanocomposites for Effective Removal of Organic Pollutants By Helen Selvi Malayappan, Ashok Mahalingam,
                    Pages 923-934
                      Book : Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices: Sustainable Materials and Methods
                        edited by Mohammad Reza Rahimpour
                          Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (First Edition), Elsevier, 2024,

                            ISBN 9780323939416

                            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

                            2023

                            (Viva: 18.05.2023)

                            Dr. Dhivyaprasath K (Roll.No: 413117057)

                            Investigation on Organometallic Halide Perovskites and Metal-Based Hole Transport Layers For Solar Cell Application

                            Supervisor

                            2024

                            (Viva: 23/07/2024)

                             

                            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.