Dr. Vijayaraghavan R

Designation : Professor Higher Academic Grade
School / Centre : School of Advanced Sciences
Department : Chemistry

Educational Details

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Ph.D.
Materials
Graduated in 1992

University of Madras, Guindy campus, Chennai

M.Sc.
Inorganic Chemistry
Graduated in 1986

RKM Vivekananda College, Chennai

B.Sc.
Chemistry
Graduated in 1984

Post Doctoral Experiences

ISMRA, caen, France May 1992 –Dec 1992, CECRI , Karaikudi , 1993 – 1994, MSRC, IITM- 1994-1999, ICMAB, Barcelona, Spain , Nov 2000-April 2002, Univ . of Oxford , Visiting Scientist Dec 2010- April 2011 Nagoya Institute of Technology , Nagoya, Japan, Visiting Scientist, Oct 2011- April 2012

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Nano materials
  • Energy & Biomedical Research

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Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Ag –Cu Electrolytic Cell for Ag wash Whirlpool company

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Day- Night catalysts for Water remediation Tata Materials
one of the PIs in team project on Cryo-Electron Microscope along with IITM, IIT TPY, IIT PKD, & IISER TVM – High end National facility remotely operable, 2020-2025 SERB

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Electrochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Perovskite Oxide and Related Materials of Technological Importance, CSIR 2003- 2006, CSIR
Synthesis of Inorganic Materials DRDO, July 2004-Dec 2008. DRDO
Zirconia based ceramic nanopowdes, IGCAR, 2007-2010 IGCAR
Nanocomposites for environmental remediation – DST_SERB 2018-2021 DST-SERB
PI on Team project on Infrastructure Development to obtain major equipment like High- Resolution Powder X- ray Diffractometer and Scanning Electron Microscopy, DST 2008-2013 DST

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
Metal Oxide based Nano Materials as Antimicrobial Agents, 25.08.2011 20110206777

Patent Granted Details

Title Application No.
Indian patent on new nanocomposite for dye degradation in dark and light ( filed in May 2016) Granted 2020, Patent N0 348260 201641024032

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
IOP Conference series - Materials Science and Engineering, Conference proceedings - Edited, IOP publisher , 2017 978151085360 IOP publisher 2017
Electronic Structure and Properties of Solids, Encyclopedia of Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry, 9.7800809653e+012 Elsevier 2013
Performance analysis of micro heaters, Recent Developments in Engineering Research, 9789390768028 DBP 2021

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Materials Research Society of India ( MRSI) Medal in 2012, Commonwealth Visiting Fellowship - 2011 Oct - 2012 April, Reviewer Excellence Award , 2018 & 2021 , by Indian Academy of Sciences Bangalore

International Collaborations

  • With NUS Singapore, Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford University

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Editorial member of Sustainable Chemical Engineering & Editorial member of American Journal of nanomedicine & nano technology