EDUCATION
2006 − 2009 Ph. D. in Materials Chemistry, University of Waterloo PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2021 – Professor, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University 2017 – 2021 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University 2012 – 2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University 2010 – 2012 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara 2009 – 2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo AWARDS AND HONORS • 2021, 2020, 2019 Highly Cited Researchers, Web of Science Group • Department of Energy Battery500 Seedling Award (2017-2019) • Scialog Fellow, Research Corporation for Science Advancement (2017) • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (2016-2021) • ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award (2014-2016) • Innovation Challenge Award, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2010) • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2010 to 2012) ACADEMIC SERVICE • Associate Editor Carbon Energy, Wiley (2019 –) • Guest Editor ChemSusChem Wiley (2021) • Editorial Board Member eScience, (2020 – ) • Editorial Board Member Scientific Reports, (2013 – 2018) • Panelist and ad hoc Reviewer National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, ACS Petroleum Research Foundation, and NSERC of Canada • Organizer for symposiums in MRS Meetings • Organizer for symposiums in ECS Meetings 2 • Organizer for symposiums in ACS Meetings • Guest Editor for a focus issue in Journal of Solid State Science and Technology • Referee for journals, including Science, Nature, Nature Nanotech., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater., and so on. PUBLICATIONS: 145 peer-reviewed publications, H-index: 68 and total citations: 27,000) E-mail [email protected] Phone 001 (541) 829-2569 Group Website http://jigroup.chem.oregonstate.edu |
Prof. Arumugam Manthiram,
USA (Plenary speaker) |
Prof. Arumugam Manthiram is the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering and Director of the Texas Materials Institute at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin). After receiving his Ph.D. in chemistry from IIT Madras in 1981 and working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford and at UT-Austin, he became a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UT-Austin in 1991. His research is focused on batteries and fuel cells. He has authored 870 journal articles with 82,000 citations and an h-index of 140. He has mentored 270 students and postdoctoral researchers, including the graduation of 66 Ph.D. students. He is a Fellow of Materials Research Society, Electrochemical Society, American Ceramic Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering. He is an elected member of the World Academy of Ceramics. He received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award in 2012, Research Award in 2014 and Technology Award in 2021 from the Battery Division of Electrochemical Society, Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Madras in 2015, Billy and Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Centennial Engineering Research Award in 2016, Henry B. Linford Award for Distinguished Teaching from the Electrochemical Society in 2020, and the International Battery Association Research Award in 2020. He is a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher every year since 2017. He delivered the 2019 Chemistry Nobel Prize Lecture in Stockholm on behalf of Professor John Goodenough.
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Dr. S. Venugopalan,
India (Plenary Speaker) |
Dr. S. Venugopalan, (Sci / Engr “G” (Retd) ISAC(URSC) / ISRO) has done his Ph.D. in electrochemistry from IISc Bangalore in 1992.
Present Occupation: 1. Member and Faculty, Planet Aerospace, Bangalore, 2. Professor, Crucible of Research and Innovations (CORI), PES University, Bangalore, 3. Project Advisor, C-BEEV, IITM Research Park. (Electric Mobility: Development of EVBs), 4. SME (Subject Matter Expert), HPCL Green R & D, Bangalore Areas of Specialization (specific): Areas of specialization include Satellite Power system, telemetry, digital system design, remote sensing, satellite communication and satellite development & manufacturing & reliability and quality assurance He has worked in a different capacity at different companies and institutions such as 1. Plant Supervisor (Nickel –Cadmium Battery production facility) M/S Hygrodyn (P) Ltd, Chennai. 2. Junior Development Engineer, (Nickel –Cadmium Battery production facility), M/s Tamil Nadu alkaline Batteries, Chennai 3. Project Assistant, Development of Ni-Cd batteries for defense application, IISc, Bangalore. 4. Production & quality control Manager (Nickel –Cadmium Battery production facility), M/s Tamil Nadu alkaline Batteries, Chennai Key Positions Held in ISAC/ ISRO: 5. Scientist/Engineer, Development, Design, fabrication, testing, Qualification of spacecraft batteries. 6. Head, Design, Fabrication & testing of batteries. From June 2005 –Jan 2012: Head, Battery Division, Power Systems Group, ISRO Satellite Centre 7. Associate Professor, Dept. S & H, PES University (PESU), BLR 8. Research Scientist, R-SAT (Pico satellite) development in DRDO (RCI, HYD) sponsored project 9. From April 2016 –Till date senior Advisor Centre of Excellence for Battery Engineering & Electric Vehicles (C-BEEV), IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai. 10. From Sept 2020 to Till date: SME (Subject Matter Expert), HPCL Green R & D, Bangalore He has published 40 technical papers published in national and international journals & book chapters. He is also a member of different committees such as 1. Member, the establishment of lithium-ion cell production facility and Space quality Lithium-ion cell production action committee, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. 2. Member, Technical and purchase committee for the establishment of Lithium-ion cell R& D and pilot facility at CECRI, Karaikudi. 3. Short –term Expert consultant at NAL Bangalore for the IVHM (Integrated Vehicle Health Management program) –Model development for the prognosis of Aircraft Nickel Cadmium Batteries. 4. Contract Consultant at CENTRE FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY MATERIALS (CAEM), ARCI, IIT Madras Research Park, 6, Kanagam Road, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India for the establishment of Lithium-ion battery, R & D Pilot plant facility. 5. Member TAG -EM (Technology Advisory Group on Electric Mobility), 6. Member of Inter-Ministerial Committee on Electric Mobility. 7. Member overseeing committee (DHI) for the development of solid-state lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. 8. Senior Advisor, Centre of excellence for Battery Engineering and Electric Vehicles(C-BEEV) at IITM, Chennai From April 2016 till date. 9. Expert member of the European Union Commission (European Commission to evaluate tenders and project proposals, monitor projects, and assist with designing policies and programs in the area of energy storage materials and renewable energy). 10. Expert member of DST on energy materials, 11. Expert member Mission innovation projects of DST, 12. Subject expert in the review and assessment board /council of DRDO, 13. Expert member Advanced Energy Research Council (AERC) DRDO, 14. Life active Member SAEST, CECRI, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 15. Life Member Electrochemical Society of India, 16. STAR Member of Acupressure Club, Bangalore. Areas of Expertise/interest: Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Systems (Batteries, Fuel cell, redox flow batteries and supercapacitors / Electrochemical Double layer capacitor), Metallic Corrosion, Electrodeposition of Metals, Alloys & Polymers, Spectro-electrochemistry, Surface probing studies, Teaching of Basic Electrochemistry and Automotive electrical and electronic systems (Electric Vehicles). email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], www.planetaerospace.in |