​​​​Polymers and Smart Nanotextiles Group
Self-motivated students are welcome to join our group for Post-doc, PhD and MTech (by research)
Contribution to Conferences/Workshops/Short term Courses
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Scientific advisory committee member for
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International Composites Conference ACUN-5, University of New South Wales, Australia, July 2006.
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International Composites Conference ACUN-6, Monash University, Australia, November 2012.
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International Conference on Polymers and Allied Materials (ICPAM 2014), IIT-Patna, India, May 30-31, 2014.
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International Conference on Material Science and Technology (ICMST-2016), St. Thomas College, Kerala, India, 5-8 June 2016.
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International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Advanced Polymeric Materials, BIT-Mesra, 18-20 August 2016.
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International Conference on Contemporary Design and Analysis of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Systems, NIT-Tiruchirappalli, 18-20 January 2018.
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National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, JNNCE-Shivamogga, 20-21 April 2018.
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Second International Conference on Polymer Composites 2018 (ICPC 2018), NITK, India, December 2018.
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International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, JNNCE-Shivamogga,06-07 November 2020.
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Workshop on Sustainable Approach on Automotive Brake Friction Materials for Electric Mobility, SRMIST-Chennai, 02-03 November 2023.
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Second International Conference on Functional Materials for NexGen Applications (ICFMNA-2024), SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, 23-24, January 2024.
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Workshop on Sustainable Approach on Automotive Brake Friction Materials for Electric Mobility, SRMIST-Chennai, 13-14 September 2024.
Chaired technical sessions in
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International conference on Recent Advances and Challenges in Energy (RACE-2012), MIT-Manipal, India, January 2012.
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International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2014', CIPET-Bhubaneswar, India, February 2014.
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International Conference on Polymer Composites (ICPC 2014), NITK, India, December 2014.
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Fourth International Conference on 'Nanotechnology for Better Living', IIT Kanpur, India, April, 2019.
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Second International Conference on Design, Materials and Manufacture (ICDEM 2019), NITK, India, December 2019.
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International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2021', CIPET-Bhubaneswar, India, March 2021.
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International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2023', CIPET-Bengaluru, India, March 2023 (A plenary session and a session on circular economy).
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International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2024', CIPET-Ahmedabad, India, March 2024
Member of the panel of judges for poster and oral presentations in
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International Conference on Polymers and Allied Materials (ICPAM 2014), IIT-Patna, India, May 30-31, 2014.
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International Conference on Advanced Materials (SCICON '16), Amrita University, Coimbatore, December 2016.​
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Fourth International Conference on 'Nanotechnology for Better Living', IIT Kanpur, India, April, 2019.
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3rd Commonwealth Chemistry Posters, Royal Society of Chemistry, 28 – 29 September 2022.
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International Conference on 'Advancements in Polymeric Materials APM-2023', CIPET-Bengaluru, India, March 2023.
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4th Commonwealth Chemistry Posters, Royal Society of Chemistry, 4 – 5 October 2023.
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5th Commonwealth Chemistry Posters, Royal Society of Chemistry, 11 – 12 September 2024.
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Coordinator and resource person for "Short course on Basic Rubber Technology”, AIMST University, Malaysia, 06 August, 2007.
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Co-convener for the symposium on "Selected Topics in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering" at NITK, India, 22-24 January, 2014.
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Coordinator for the workshop on "Raman Spectroscopy and Microscopy" in collaboration with Renishaw India at NITK, India, 24 September, 2015.
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Coordinator for a two-day workshop on "Materials for Biomedical and Specialty Applications" at NITK, India, 23-24 January, 2017.
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Honorary Secretary for National Conference on Processing of Materials (NCOPOM-18), NITK, India, 19-21 September, 2018.
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Convener of an Expert lecture titled 'Biopolymers and biocomposites – Extensive research at Wood K+' by Dr. Arunjunairaj Mahendran of Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, Austria at NITK, India, 8 August, 2022.
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Organizing Chairman, Nano Energy Virtual Conference, TechnoBiz Communications, Thailand, 11-12 December 2024.
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Resource person for
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‘Winter School on Nanotechnology’, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya University, Gujarat, India, 28 Jan-1 Feb, 2008.
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‘National Workshop on Current trends in Advanced Polymer Composites’, Kamaraj College of Engineering, Virudhunagar, India, 4-5 December, 2008.
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‘National Workshop on Research Methodology’, University of Calicut, kerala, India, 23-24 February, 2010.
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‘Winter school on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology’, N.I.T.K., India, 22-28 February, 2010.
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Short term training program on ‘Recent Advances in Polymer Science’, N.I.T.K., India, 1-5 August, 2011.
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National Seminar on 'Frontiers in Chemistry', the Madura College, Madurai, India, 17 February, 2012.
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Workshop on ‘Recent Trends in Monitoring, Control and Abatement of Air Pollution’, N.I.T.K., India, 26-28 December, 2012.
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International workshop on ‘Color control in fly ash as a combined function of particle size and chemical composition’, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India, February 2013.
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National workshop on 'Advanced Materials Research for Device Applications', NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte University, Karkala, India, 25-26 July 2013.
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Faculty Development Programme on 'Recent Advances in Materials Processing, Characterization and Applications' (RAMCA-2017), Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India, 20-24 March 2017.
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DRDO-ARMREB sponsored two days workshop on 'Fire retardant composites for advanced vehicle armour', Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal, India, 27-28 February 2019.
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Faculty Development Programme on 'Impact of Nanomaterials on the Environment', MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, India, 17-21 August 2020.
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International online FDP on ’Smart and Nano Materials’, Department of Physics, SRM Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, India, 14-18 September 2020.
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Online Refresher course in Chemistry with the theme 'Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences and Technology', UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Mumbai and Department of Chemistry, University of Mumbai, India, 25 Sep 2021.
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SERB-sponsored Research Facility Training Program, Department of Materials Science, Mangalore University, 21 October 2022.
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Faculty Development Programme on 'Nanotechnology', Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur, India, 9-13 January 2023.
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International Faculty Development Programme on Advanced Functional Materials - 2023 (online event), Department of Physics, SRM TRP Engineering College, Trichy, 28 February - 9 March 2023.
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SERB-funded High-end Workshop on Next-Generation Energy Storage Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Indore, 3 – 10 July 2023.
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International FDP on 'Modelling, Processing, and Characterization of Composites' (IFDP-MPCC), NITK & Central University of Karnataka, 13 – 17 September 2023.
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​Online Refresher Course in Chemistry on the theme “Applications of Advanced Analytical Techniques in Chemical Sciences”, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Mumbai and Department of Chemistry, University of Mumbai, November 22 to December 5, 2023.