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• Ph. D, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 2005
• M. Tech., Polymer Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, 1999
• M.Sc., Applied Chemistry, Anna University, 1997
• B.Sc., Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, 1995.

• Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, SSN college of Engineering, August’ 2023 ~ till date
• Associate Professor/Senior Scientist, Centre for Energy and Alternative Fuels, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, July, 2017 ~ August’2023.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, South Korea, March, 2010 ~ February, 2017
• Manager-Product Development, Philips Carbon Black Ltd., Durgapur, India, January, 2009~December, 2009.
• Contract Research Associate/JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE), Kyushu University, Japan, August’ 2006 ~ January, 2009.
• Research Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, South Korea, May, 2004 ~ July, 2006.
• Project Consultant, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, September, 2003~April, 2004.

• Materials for energy storage and conversion
• Catalyst materials for Hydrogen Production
• Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
• Self-Healing Nanocomposite Coatings
• Functional Elastomeric Composites

• Selected as the “Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, London” (FRSC), 2022
• Two best paper awards in “Second virtual international conference on recent trends in clean technologies for sustainable environment (CTSE-2021)’, 2021
• Best poster award in “National conference on recent advancements in nanotechnology (RAN), 2018.
• Biographical profile included in “Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 2015”.
• Recipient of prestigious JSPS postdoctoral research fellowship by Japan society of promotional science to work at Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan (April, 2007 to January, 2009).
• Qualified GATE-97 (Graduate Aptitude test for Engineering) in CHEMISTRY, conducted by Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, March, 1997.
• Passed B. Sc degree examination with Distinction and scored University ninth rank, May, 1995

• Mitigating dendrite growth using engineered electrolyte layers for the development of high energy density, long cycle life lithium batteries; Funding agent: Materials for Energy Storage (MES) program, DST, 2019~2023, sanctioned amount: Rs. 64.43 lakhs
• Novel self-healing polymers for high energy density, long cycle life lithium batteries, Funding agent: NRB-DRDO, 2019~2020, Sanctioned amount: Rs. 6.46 lakhs
• Self-healing anticorrosive nanocomposite coatings on metal, Funding agent: MSME Idea Hackothan 1.0, MSME, New Delhi, 2022~2023, Sanctioned amount: Rs. 15 lakhs
• Surface functionalization of metal coated aluminium fibers (MCF) and development of epoxy composites for EMI shielding applications; Funding agent: KATECH, Korea; 2014~2015; Funding amount: ₩ 40 million
• Elastomeric composites for tire tread/side wall formulations, Funding agent: Korea Vehicles Research Institute, Korea; 2011~2012; Funding amount: ₩ 20 million

• D Gangaraju, A. M. Shanmugharaj, V Sridhar, Graphene Oxide Facilitates Transformation of Waste PET into MOF Nanorods in Ionic Liquids, Polymers, 15. 2479 (2023).
• Billakanti, A. K. Othayoth, H. V. Babu, A. M. Shanmugharaj, P. Bantumelli, K. Muralidharan, 2D-Channel-Forming Catechol-Based Polyphosphates as Solid Polymer Electrolytes and Their Microstructure-Assisted Li-Ion Conductivity, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6, 5290 (2023).
• P Thiyagarajan, A. M. Shanmugharaj, T Alagesan, A Padmapriya, RA Kalaivani, DFT theoretical and experimental studies unravelling the structural and electronic properties of niobium doped calcium apatite ceramics, Materials Today: Communications, 35, 105873 (2023).
• A Padmapriya, P Thiyagarajan, M Devendiran, RA Kalaivani, A. M. Shanmugharaj, Electrochemical sensor based on N, P–doped carbon quantum dots derived from the banana flower bract (Musa acuminata) biomass extract for selective and picomolar detection of dopamine, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 943, 117609 (2023).
• Gangaraju, A. M. Shanmugharaj, V. Sridhar, H. Park, Fabrication of Nanometer-Sized Nickel-Based Metal Organic Frameworks on Carbon Nanotubes for Electro-Catalytic Oxidation of Urea and Arsenic Removal, ACS Journal of Applied Nanomaterials, 5, 19035 (2022).
• N Venkatesan, A. M Shanmugharaj, M. J. K. Reddy, K. H. Won, S. H. Ryu, Superior electrochemical performances of SnS–SnO₂/NRGO heterostructures-based lithium anode with enhanced electric field effect, Journal of Materials Research, 37, 3931 (2022).
• H Irfan, A. M. Shanmugharaj, Organosilane based artificial solid electrolyte interface layer for stable metallic lithium anode, Applied Surface Science, 586, 152806 (2022).
• T Veldevi, S Raghu, RA Kalaivani, A. M. Shanmugharaj, Waste tire derived carbon as potential anode for lithium-ion batteries, Chemosphere, 288, 132438 (2022).
• T. Kumar, S. Raghu, A. M. Shanmugharaj, Transmogrifying waste blister packs into defect-engineered graphene-like turbostratic carbon: novel lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery anode with noteworthy electrochemical characteristics, Nanoscale, 14, 4312 (2022).

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