Anandhan Srinivasan

Designation:

Professor

Bio:

Professor Anandhan is currently engaged in teaching courses pertaining to polymers, nanomaterials, materials characterization, and nanocomposites. He has over 22 years of teaching experience. He was awarded research fellowships such as Australia-India council fellowship, and Inha University-KOSEF postdoctoral fellowship. He is a Fellow of: the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Institution of Engineers, and Indian Chemical Society. He is a recipient of the IEI young engineer award. Professor Anandhan has been invited to join the Editorial Board of Engineering Research Express, IOP Publishing, UK in April 2026.

Professional Experience:

Professor, Department of MME, NITK, India (May 2018-current).
Head, Department of MME, NITK, India (April 2018- January 2020).
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Department of MME, NITK, India (2009 - 2012 & 2012 - 2018).
Senior Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science, AIMST University, Malaysia (2005 - 2007 & 2007 - 2008).
Post Doctoral Fellow and Lecturer, Nanosystems Engineering, Inha University, South Korea (2004 - 2005).
Research Associate, Rubber Technology Center, IIT Kharagpur (December 2003 - March 2004).
Visiting Research Associate, School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW, Australia (Feb 2002 - May 2002).

Contact Details

E-mail:

anandtmg [at] gmail.com

anandhan [at] nitk.edu.in

Academic Background

Academic Backround:

Ph.D (Polymer Technology) (IIT Kharagpur, 2004)
M.Tech (Polymer Technology) (Cochin University of Science and Technology, 1999)
M.Sc. (Applied Chemistry) (M.K.University, 1997)
B.Sc. (Chemistry) (M.K.University, 1995)

Areas of Interest

Areas of Interest:

Nanogenerators; Advanced Functional Nanofibers; Energy Materials; Multiphase polymeric systems; Waste Management

Journals:

100

Significant Projects

Significant Projects:

'Development of Nanofibers from Polymer Nanocomposites by Electrospinning’; funding agency: NITK (Seed grant); amount: Rs. 5,00,000 (2009-2011); Role: PI.
'Novel Nanocomposites from bio-degradable polymers and nano-structured fly ash’; funding agency: DST-SERB (Fast track scheme for young scientists); amount: Rs. 18,17,000 (2012- 2015); sanction number: SERB/F/2667/2011-12 dated 12 March 2012; Role: PI.
‘Mitigating Dendrite Growth Using Engineered Electrolyte Layers for the Development of High Energy Density, Long Cycle Life Lithium Batteries’; Funding Agency: DST-MES-2018; Amount: INR 64,43,608 (2019-2023); sanction number: DST/TMD/HFC/2k18/139 dated 17 June 2019; Role: Co-PI (PI: Dr. A.M.Shanmugharaj, VISTAS, Chennai).
‘Integrated Experience of Additive Manufacturing from Lab Scale to Industrial Scale’; Funding Agency: National Science Foundation, USA (International Research Experience for Students grant); Amount: US $ 269,333 (2020-2024); Role: Co-PI (PIs: Prof. Nikhil Gupta, New York University, USA & Dr. Mrityunjay Doddamani, IIT Mandi).
'Development of Adrenaline Auto Injector Prototype for Intramuscular use in Serious Allergic Reactions'; Funding Agency: DST-MIDAS; Amount: INR 33,85,454 (2024-2026); Role: Co-PI (PI: Prof. Sharnappa Joladarashi, NITK)

Book Chapters:

Supervision of Ph.D

Supervision of Ph.D:

T. Senthil, 'Studies on Electrospinning of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)', defended thesis on 9th February 2015.
B. Shivamurthy, 'Structure-property Relationship of Glass fabric/Epoxy Composites containing some Micro and Nano Fillers', defended thesis on 18th February 2015 (Joint supervisor: Dr. K. Udaya Bhat).
Gibin George, 'Influence of Polymeric Binders on the Physico-chemical Properties of Sol-gel Electrospun Nickel Oxide and Cobalt Oxide Nanofibers', defended thesis on 13th November 2015.
Akshata G. Patil, 'Utilization of Nanostructured Fly ash in Polymer Matrix Composites', defended thesis on 11th March 2016.
Sachin Kumar B, 'Physico-chemical Characteristics and Application Potential of Advanced Nickel Titanate and Nickel Cobaltite Nanofibers', defended thesis on 25th January 2019 (Joint supervisor: Dr. Sreeram K. Kalpathy, IIT Madras).
Mohammed Khalifa, 'Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications of Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-Functional Nanofiller Composites', defended thesis on 4th October 2019.
Shamitha. C, 'Synthesis and Characterization of ZnMn₂O₄ and PVDF/Ca-Al LDH nanofibers for Sustainable Energy Applications', defended thesis on 9th June 2020.
Sawan Shetty, 'Development of Flexible Piezoelectric Nanogenerators from Electrospun Nanofabrics of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Nanosheets Composites', defended thesis on 31st December 2021.
Govind Shreenivas Ekbote, 'Development of poly(vinylidene fluoride) based nanotextiles for piezoelectric and triboelectric energy harvesting', defended thesis on14th November 2023.
Harsha G. Patil, 'Development of SrHAp Nanorods-dispersed Electrospun TPU Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering', defended thesis on 9th February 2026 (Joint supervisor: Dr. Selvakumar Murugesan).

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Patents:

Significant Publications

Significant Publications:

In WoS/SCOPUS Indexed Journals

B. Shivamurthy, K. U. Bhat, S. Anandhan, 'Mechanical and Sliding Wear Properties of Multi-layered laminates from Glass fabric/graphite/epoxy Composites', Materials and Design, 44, 136 (2013).
T. Senthil, S. Anandhan, 'Structure-Property Relationship of Sol-gel Electrospun ZnO Nanofibers developed for Ammonia Gas Sensing', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 432, 285 (2014).
A. G. Patil, A. M. Shanmugharaj, S. Anandhan, ‘Interparticle Interactions and Lacunarity of Mechano-chemically Activated Fly Ash’, Powder Technology, 272, 241 (2015).
G. George, S. Anandhan, 'Tuning Characteristics of Co₃O₄ Nanofiber Mats Developed for Electrochemical Sensing of Glucose and H₂O₂', Thin Solid Films, 610, 48 (2016).
B. Sachin Kumar, S.K.Kalpathy, S. Anandhan, 'Synergism of Fictitious Forces on Nickel Cobaltite Nanofibers: Electrospinning Forces Revisited', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20, 5295 (2018).
M. Khalifa, S. Anandhan, 'PVDF Nanofibers with Embedded Polyaniline-Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheet Composites for Piezoelectric Energy Conversion', ACS Applied Nanomaterials, 2, 7328 (2019).
C. Shamitha, A. Mahendran, S. Anandhan, 'Effect of Polarization Switching on Piezoelectric and Dielectric Performance of Electrospun Nanofabrics of PVDF/Ca-Al LDH Nanocomposite', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 137, 48697 (2020).
S Shetty, A. Mahendran, S, Anandhan, 'Development of a new flexible nanogenerator from electrospun nanofabric based on PVDF/talc nanosheets composite', Soft Matter, 16, 5679 (2020).
G. S. Ekbote, M. Khalifa, B. V. Perumal, S. Anandhan, 'Development of a flexible piezoelectric and triboelectric energy harvester with piezo capacitive sensing ability from barium tungstate nanorod-dispersed PVDF nanofabrics', Flexible and Printed Electronics, 8, 025011 (2023).
H. G. Patil, S. A. Rajendran, N. Lenka, B. S. Kumar, S. Murugesan, S. Anandhan, 'Probing the Influence of Strontium Doping and Annealing Temperature on Structure and Biocompatibility of Hydroxyapatite Nanorods', Dalton Transactions, 53, 7812 (2024) (Invited Article).

Funded Projects (Completed):

Achievements

Achievements:

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK since 2021 (click here for further details).
Fellow of the Indian Chemical Society since 2019.
Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) since 2017.
Awarded three overseas research fellowships.
Awarded accolades for outstanding academic performance in both BSc (first rank among 240 students) and MSc.
Awarded project grant under DST fast track scheme.
Inventor of an Indian patent.
Guest Editor for the Special Issue on 'Catalysis for sustainable energy and fuel production' for Results in Engineering, Elsevier, 2022.
Recipient of the IEI young engineer award on Engineers' day (15th Sep. 23) from the Institution of Engineers (India), Mangalore chapter.
Awarded IOP Trusted Reviewer status by the Institute of Physics, UK in January 2024 (This status is designed to recognize the very best peer reviewers. Only the top 15% of the reviewers will achieve this recognition and receive certification).
Editor: Journal of Research on Engineering Structures & Materials, MIM Research Group, March 2025 - January 2026.
Editor: Clean Energy Technologies, Scientific Publishing Limited, UK, March 2026 - current.
Guest Editor, special issue: Electrochemical Engineering-Driven Fuel Cell Design: From Fundamentals to Industrial Systems, Electrochem, MDPI, 2026.
Editorial Board Member: Engineering Research Express, IOP Publishing, UK, April 2026 - current.

M.Tech Students (Completed):

Remarks

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Publications:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4429-7550

Ph.D Students (Completed):

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