Dr. Ganesh Babu S

Designation : Assistant Professor Senior Grade 2
School / Centre : School of Advanced Sciences
Department : Chemistry

Educational Details

National Institute of Technology - Trichy

Ph.D.
Nanocatalysis
Graduated in 2013

V.H.N.S.N. College, Virudhunagar

M.Sc.
Chemistry
Graduated in 2009

V.H.N.S.N. College, Virudhunagar

B.Sc.
Chemistry
Graduated in 2007

Post Doctoral Experiences

 Post-Doctoral Fellow (2015 – 2018) Centre for Catalysis Research c*change (DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis) Department of Chemical Engineering University of Cape Town 7700 Cape Town, South Africa  Post-Doctoral Fellow (2014 – 2015) Energy and Environmental Remediation Lab (EERL) SRM Research Institute SRM University Kattankulathur-603203, Tamilnadu, India  Research Associate (2013 – 2014) Department of Functional Machinery and Mechanics Faculty of Science and Technology Shinshu University, Nagano 386-8567, Japan

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • • Development of nanocatalytic systems for organic transformation • Fabrication of visible light active photocatalysts for water splitting • Establishment of electrochemical platforms for sensor application • Design of visible light active photocatalysts for environmental remediation

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Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
New method of efficiently degrading organic compounds by Sonophotocatalysis using diffused sunlight with graphene and metal oxides- nano-composites DST-SERB
Solar light driven graphene-based bimetal oxide photocatalysts for H2 production Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Supramoiecuiarly controlled site and enantioselective C-H borylation of secondary/primary amides-CRG/2021/007286 DST- SERB (CRG)

Patent Granted Details

Title Application No.
A Photocatalyst and a Process for Photocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen, S. Ganesh Babu and B. Neppolian , Indian Patent 378287
A Photocatalyst and a Process for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants , S. Ganesh Babu and B. Neppolian, Indian Patent 351991

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
The Role of Ultrasound on Advanced Oxidation Processes, DOI -10.1007/s41061-016-0072-9 Springer 2016
Recent Advances in Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment, ISBN: ISBN Springer 2019
Role of graphene in photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production Elsevier 2019
Functionalized Nanomaterials as Supercapacitor Devices: Current Trends and Beyond Springer Nature 2024
Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical technologies for hydrogen production: Commercialization aspect Springer Nature 2024

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Honoured with “Best Invited Lecture Award” in an international conference “Fourth International Conference on Polymer Processing and Characterization” held at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
  • Hindustan Platinum Award for the Best Poster Presentation in the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis held at the Indian Institute of Technology- Madras, Chennai
  • Qualified “Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)” exam
  • University (Madurai Kamaraj University) 2nd rank (GOLD MEDALIST) in M.Sc. Chemistry

International Collaborations

  • Dr. Michael Claeys Professor Institute for Catalysis Research and c*change c*change (DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis – Director) Department of Chemical Engineering University of Cape Town Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
  • Dr. Ick Soo Kim Associate Professor Department of Functional Machinery and Mechanics Faculty of Science and Technology Shinshu University Nagano 386-8567 Japan
  • Mauro C. Ribeiro Professor Department of Chemistry Universidade Federal Fluminense - Volta Redonda Rua Desembargador Ellis Hermydio Figueira 738 Volta Redonda / RJ 27213-145 Brasil
  • Dr. Mani Govindasamy, Research Center for Intelligent Medical Devices, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
  • Prof. Ting-Yu Liu, Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan

Other Information

Editorial Experience : BioNanoScience Springer Nature (https://link.springer.com/journal/12668/editorial-board)
Personal Website Link : https://sganeshbabu.wixsite.com/home