General Information

BFGoodrich Endowed Professor in Materials Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering Program

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin

Education

B. S. (Chemistry), Madurai University, Madurai, India, 1974  

M. S. (Chemistry), Madurai University, Madurai, India, 1976 

Ph. D. (Chemistry), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 1980

Professional Experience

Post-doctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1980 -1981   

Lecturer in Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, 1981 - 1985   

Research Associate, University of Oxford, England, 1985 - 1986   

Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1986 - 1991

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin, 1991 - 1996

Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, 1996 - 2000

Professor, University of Texas at Austin, 2000 - present    

Area Coordinator, Materials Science and Engineering Area of the Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Austin, 2001 – 2004

Honors and Awards

Faculty Excellence Award of Halliburton Foundation, University of Texas at Austin, 1994

Listed in Who's Who in Technology, Gale Research Inc., 1995  

Faculty Leadership Award, University of Texas at Austin, 1996    

Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis, 1998  

Listed in American Men and Women of Science, R. R. Bowker, 1998  

Charlotte Maer Patton Centennial Fellowship in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1998  

Listed in 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 20th Century, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, 1999

Listed in Who's Who in the World, Marquis, 2000  

Listed in Biography Today, New Delhi, India, 2000  

Listed in 1000 World Leaders of Scientific Influence, American Biographical Institute, 2002  

Listed in 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, 2002

Listed in United Who's Who Registry, United Who’s Who, 2002  

Ashley H. Priddy Centennial Professorship in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2002  

Listed in 500 Leaders of Science, American Biographical Institute, 2003  

Listed in Who's Who in America, Marquis, 2004  

Fellow, American Ceramic Society, 2004  

Listed in the Dictionary of International Biography, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, 2005  

Listed in Who's Who in American Education, Marquis, 2005  

Founding Fellow, World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, 2006  

BFGoodrich Endowed Professorship in Materials Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2006

Jack S. Josey Professorship in Energy Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 2008

Research Interests

High energy density batteries: lithium-ion batteries  

Fuel cells: proton exchange membrane fuel cells, direct methanol fuel cells, and solid oxide fuel cells  

Supercapacitors: electrochemical pseudo-capacitors and redox capacitors

Solar cells: photovoltaic cells based on organic-inorganic nanohybrids

Materials synthesis: solution-based, soft chemistry, and microwave methods  

Nanomaterials: nanoalloys, nanooxides, organic-inorganic nanohybrids  

Solid state chemistry: metal oxides, electronic and ionic transport, and magnetic properties

Publication Summary

More than 325 publications   

More than 150 presentations  

4 patents   

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