Resume

Dr. S. Anandan

On Going Projects: 

 

Grant Agency

 

Title of the Project

 

Reference Number

 Duration (from mm/yy to mm/yy)

Percentage of time devoted being devoted/to be devoted in man months

 

Amounts in lakhs Rs.

DST-SERC Fast Track

Direct Conversion of Solar radiation into electricity through dye-sensitized solar cells

SR/FTP/CS-13/2005 dt 05-05-2005

2005-2008

Completed

3 Years

10.32

TEQIP -INDIA

Preparation of ZnO nanomaterials for photocatalytic applications

TEQIP/NW/18/CHE dated 12th Feb 2007

2007-2008

Completed

1 year

1.5

India-Australia Strategic Research Fund (AISRF)

Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Aqueous Environment

INT/AUS/P-1/07 dated 19th Sep 2007

2007-2010

3 years

45

CSIR - INDIA

Synthesis of Gold nanoparticles encapsulated TiMCM-41for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

File No. 01(7858)/07 dated 1st Oct 2007 

2007-2010

3 years

12

Ministry of Environment & Forests

Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants from industry wastes using heteropolytungstic acid - encapsulated nano-sized TiO2 supported nanoporous materials

D.O.No.19/6/2007-RE

2008-2011

3 years

20
DST-Nano- mission Scheme

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Engineering Applications

 D.O. No. SR/ NM/NS-27/2008, dt. 25.2.09

2009-2011

3 years 
Co-Principal Investigator

572.32
DST-SERC Major Research Project

Low band gap Donor-Acceptor conjugated polymers toward organic solar cell applications

 SR/S1/PC-49/2009 dt.23.12.09

2010-2013

3 years

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  Awards:

  • Department of Science & Technology (INDIA) - SERC Fast Track YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD-2005 (10.32 Lakhs Project)
  • Department of Science & Technology (INDIA) award for participation in the meeting of NOBEL LAUREATES AND STUDENTS in CHEMISTRY for the year 2006 be held at LINDAU, GERMANY from June 25-30
  • Best Biographical Profile for the year 2007 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.
  • 2009 Hiyoshi Young Leaf Awardee - 2009 of Hiyoshi Corporation Japan for Outstanding contribution to applied study for Environmental Conservation and Protection.
  • 2010 Best Teacher Awardee - National Institute of Technology.
  • 2011 Best Teacher Awardee for the International Year of Chemistry – 2011 by Chemical Research Society of India.

 

Dr. Anandan is a Referee for many International scientific journals such as:

 

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Carbohydrate Polymers, Dyes & Pigments, Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Journal of Molecular Liquids, Journal of Solution Chemistry, Korean Journal of Photoscience, Langmuir, Material Chemistry & Physics, Solar Energy Materials and Solar cells, Spectrochimica Acta A, The Open Textile Journal,Ultrasonics Sonochemisty

Papers published in Books:

  • S. Anandan, "Effects put forth to enhance the efficiency in dye-sensitized nanostructured solar cells – an overview", Applied Physics in the 21st Century, (2008) 185-208. (Review) Publisher: Research Signpost S.
  • Anandan, J. Madhavan, M. Ashokkumar "The contribution of the nanotechnology to hydrogen", Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge, (2009) xxx-xxx. (Review) Publisher: Wiley-VCH, Weinheim

 Patents:

  • P.Maruthamuthu, B. Muthuraaman, S. Ganesan, S. Anandan, S. Murugesan, J. Madhavan, and S. Austin Suthanthiraraj, "High Performance Solid-State Polymer Electrolyte Operating with Charge transfer complex Mechanism for Nanocrystalline Dye-sensitized Solar Cells", Submitted for Patent, (Application No.2728/CHE/2007

 Names of the Journals and the number of articles published: (50 Publications in 35 International Journals)

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental                        

1

Catalysis Communications

1

Ceylon J. Science

1

Chemical Physics Letters

1

Colloids & Surfaces A

3

Current Applied Physics

1

Dyes & Pigments

1

Environmental Science – An Indian Journal

1

Indian Journal of Chemistry, Sec. A

1

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

1

J. Experimental Nanoscience

1

J. Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical

1

Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology A: Chemistry

2

Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews

1

Journal of Photoscience

1

J. Phy. Chem. C

1

Langmuir

1

Materials Chemistry & Physics

1

Materials Science – An Indian Journal

1

Microporous & Mesoporous Materials

1

Physics Status Solidi a

1

Polyhedron

1

Reaction Kinetics & Catalysis

1

Research on Chemical Intermediates

1

Solar Energy

1

Solar Energy Materials & Solar cells

8

Spectrochim. Acta A: Molecular & Biomolecular Spectroscopy

1

Synthetic metals

1

Water Research

1

Ultrasonics & Sonochemistry

1

Membership:

  • Membership:

    Member in Korean Chemical Society, South Korea
    Active 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
    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

    Countries Visited Abroad :
    University of Loughborough, UK
    Feng Chia University, Taiwan
    University of Melbourne, Australia
    Chungnam National University, Korea
    HongKong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya, Japan

     

    No. of Ph.D Students Completed: 2
                Dr. P. Sathish Kumar
                Dr. R. Sivakumar

     

    Present Group Members:
    Ph. D. Scholars:
                    Mr. S. Naveenraj (404107051@nitt.edu),
                Mr. A. Manivel (404108052@nitt.edu),
                Mr. M. Rubyraj (404108051@nitt.edu),
                Mr. S. Ramkumar (ramkumar@nitt.edu),
                Mr. S. Muthusamy (muthusamy@nitt.edu),
                Mr. S. Manoharan (404110001@nitt.edu).

              

     
    M.Sc Students:
                Miss. Anjana George (204109003@nitt.edu)
                Miss. P. Gowthami (204109006@nitt.edu)