Dr. A. Murugesan Assistant Professor

• Assistant Professor, from 2016 till date of Chemistry, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering Kalavakkam
• CSIR-Research Associate, from 2014 to 2016 Polymer Advanced Materials Lab,Dept. of Polymer Science and Engineering, CSIR-NCL, Pune
• Research Associate, from 2013 till 2014 Porous Polymers: Synthesis and Characterization Project code: SSB: 000626)
  of Polymer Science and Engineering, CSIR-NCL, Pune

• Conversion of plastic waste into alternative fuels and value-add chemicals 
• Pyrolysis of catalytic depolymerization 
• Polymeric membrane synthesis
• Upcycling of polymer wastes
• Porous polymers membrane (Polybenzoxazoles and Polybenzimadazoles) for energy related applications
• Adsorption Separation Technology
• Wastewater treatment

• Best Paper Award, ICFMST-2024, SRM-TRP Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli – 6th Dec 2024
• Young Scientist Award, ICBEST-2.0, SRM Institute of Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai – 6th Oct 2023
• Scibay Young Researcher Award by Society for Chemical and Synthetic Biology at Scibay International Conference on Science, Engineering, Technology and Management, Chennai – 31st Mar 2019
• Bharat Vikas Award for Publications – ISR/BVA/2017-18
• CSIR-Research Associate – CSIR-HRD, New Delhi, India – 2014
• Best Performer Award at the National Conference on ‘Transfigures in Bioscience and Technology – TBST,12’, MEC, Kundrathur, Chennai – 2012
• Secured University Third Rank in Postgraduate Studies – 2009

• Production and Commercialization of 3D-Printeing Filaments from Recycled Plastic (Feb – Dec 2019) as Project Leader, Funding: Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  (CNRT); Rs.7.5 Lakhs. (Completed)
• Upcycling Technology: Converting post-consumed plastics into value-added materials for electrochemical storage devices and energy conversion, (2025-2027) as Project Leader, Funding Agency: Shiv Nadar Foundation Inter Institution Collaboration Grants 2024, Rs. 37.8 Lakhs. (Ongoing)
• 3rd International Conference on Functional Materials for NextGen Applications ICFMNA-25 for Financial Assistance under "Assistance to Professional Bodies Seminar / Symposia Scheme", Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), DST-SERB, 2024-25, Rs. 4.00 Lakhs. (Completed)

• Tuning Electrical, Electromagnetic and Adsorption Behaviour of Functional Aromatic High-performance polymers based on Electron Donor and Acceptor Substituted Triphenylamines (2019-2021) as Project Leader, Project: Funding: SSN Trust; Rs. 5.00 Lakhs. (Completed)
• Design and fabrication of cost-effective polymer composite based FSS microwave absorbers (2019-2021) as Co-Project Leader, Project: In process, Funding: SSN Trust; Rs. 2.20 Lakhs. (Completed)
• Synthesis and Properties of Thermally Rearranged Novel Polymeric Membranes for Gas Separation (2017-19), as Project Leader, Project: Completed, Funding: SSN Trust; Rs. 3.70 Lakhs. (Completed)

• Arun Luiz T, Davis Presley S. I., A. Murugesan and Tamilmani V, “A Textbook of Engineering Chemistry” (Regulations-2024), Dhanam Publications, (ISBN978-81-972012-4-0) First Edition, August 2024, India.
• Arun Luiz T, M. Mahalaksnmi, A. M. Shanmugharaj and A. Murugesan, “A Textbook of Environmental Science” (Regulations-2024), Dhanam Publications, (ISBN978-81-981019-5-2) First Edition, January 2025, India.

• M. Loganathan, Rajendraprasad M, A. Murugesan, and A. Arun. “Recovery of Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate and Terephthalic acid from waste PET bottles for synthesis of Cerium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Study towards Supercapacitor Applications.” Reactive and Functional Polymers, 205, Dec 2024, 106101.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2024.106101
• M. Loganathan, Rajendraprasad M, Murugesan A, Kiran B Manjappa, and Ju-Yi Lee. “Recovery of BHET and BPA from waste PET bottles and window PC sheets via thermocatalytic depolymerization reaction and synthesis of high-performance polycarbonate and co-polycarbonate from recovered monomers.” European Polymer Journal, 221, Dec 2024, 113516.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2024.113516
• A. Murugesan, S. Ramprabhu, and P. Senthil Kumar. “Flexible Polycarbonate and Copoly(imide-carbonate)s based Frequency Selective Surface for Electromagnetic Shielding Application.” International Journal of Chemical Engineering, April 2024, Article ID 3463252, 12 pages.
  https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/3463252
• Rajendraprasad Munireddy, Loganathan Murugesan, Murugesan Arukkani, Senthil Kumar Ponnusamy, and Rangasamy Gayathri. “Studies on Effective Photo‑catalytic Degradation of Rhodamine‑B Using Metal‑Doped Oxidized‑Activated Carbon: Kinetics, Isotherm Models and Degradation Mechanism.” Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 41, Mar 2024, 2183–2200.
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-024-00145-x
• Manickam Chozhanathmisra, Loganathan Murugesan, Arukkani Murugesan, Gattu Sampath, Elangovan Thangavel, and P. Senthil Kumar. “Fabrication of a Novel Biomaterial of Mono-layer of Halloysite Nanotube-Magnesium Oxide/β-Tricalcium Phosphate Composite on Implant Substrate: Structural and Biological Properties.” Ceramics International, 50(4), Feb 2024, 6703–6712.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.12.009

• A. Murugesan and P. Mahendran “Eco-friendly porous polyimides for efficient removal of cationic dyes”, (Application no: 202141017151) Intellectual Property India, 415259, 20 years from the 12th day of April 2021 (Granted on 23/12/2022).

Ph.D  : Completed (1); Ongoing (4)

PDF   : Completed (1); Ongoing (1)

• Lifetime member in The Society for Polymer Science India (SPSI), MS No: 452. 
• Lifetime member in Association of Chemistry Teachers, Maharashtra, India, MS No: 2268.
• Executive committee member in The Society for Polymer Science India (SPSI) (Chennai Chapter)