Overview
Outline of the Proposal
Development of advanced materials for affordable healthcare, catalysis, energy and functional applications
The proposal focuses on an interdisciplinary research framework aimed at developing advanced materials for key sectors such as affordable healthcare, energy technology, computational and AI-driven materials, carbon capture, green chemistry, and sustainable processes. In healthcare, it emphasizes biomimetics and natural biomaterials derived from plant, marine, and microbial sources to develop cost effective therapeutics, nutraceuticals, and diagnostic systems for major diseases. In the energy technology domain, the research targets at the development of surface engineered, bandgap tunned and compositionally tailored efficient active materials towards prototyping of energy conversion and storage devices.
The domain of advanced computational and artificial intelligence focuses on the integration of artificial intelligence and advanced computational methods to accelerate material discovery, property prediction, process optimization and accelerated testing. The carbon capture and utilization research emphasizes on developing catalytic and adsorptive materials for CO2 sequestration and conversion into value added fuels and chemicals, supporting climate mitigation goals.
The green chemistry and polymer technology domain aims at the synthesis of novel nanomaterials, catalysts, and polymers for sustainable energy and biomedical applications. Additionally, sustainable processes domain focuses on seaweed based biorefineries for producing biofuels and biomaterials, promoting environmentally friendly and resource-efficient technologies while enabling scalable innovations across sectors.
Principal Investigators
Dr. P. Elumalai
Professor
drperumalelumalai@pondiuni.ac.in
Dept. of Green Energy Technology, Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Co-Principal Investigators
Dr. Alok Sharan
Professor
Dept. of Physics, School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Dr. Arunkumar Dhayalan
Professor
Dept. of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Dr. B. Mohammed Jaffar Ali
Professor
Dept. of Green Energy Technology, Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Dr. C. Sivasankar, FRSC
Professor
Dept. of Chemistry, School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Dr. Joseph Selvin
Professor
Dept. of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Dr. K. Tharanikkarasu
Professor
Dept. of Chemistry, School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Staff
Mr. Agathyan B
PhD Research Scholar
barathiagathyan@pondiuni.ac.in
Dept. of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Ms. Gokila S
PhD Research Scholar
Dept. of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Ms. Gruhapriya J
PhD Research Scholar
Dept. of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Ms. Malavika Sunil S
PhD Research Scholar
PhD Research Scholar
Dept. of Green Energy Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Ms. Mousami Barman
PhD Research Scholar
Dept. of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Ms. Muthulakshmi M
Ms. Suci S
PhD Research Scholar
Dept. of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry