Overview:
The Materials Science & Catalysis Division was established in PPISR under the aegis of AMEF in May 2010. The present Director Dr. A.B. Halgeri initiated the setting up of the division with the help of AMEF Executive committee. In the course of a few months, few enthusiastic individuals joined as core faculty with varied research interests and expertise in Materials Science & Catalysis.
Currently, the Materials Science & Catalysis Division at PPISR includes faculty and students from diverse backgrounds such as catalysis, industrial chemistry, polymer, nanomaterials etc. and working on various thrust areas of materials science and catalysis. The research laboratories are now equipped with state-of-the-art instruments to give every advantage to the students and faculty pursuing research here.9 students have obtained PhD from PPISR during 2015-2020 and at present, there are several students pursuing research and diligently working towards their Ph.D. degrees. More than 100 publications have been published in reputed national/ international journals in the last 9 years with average impact factor of >3.0. About 25 students have received best paper presentation awards in prestigious national/ international conferences.The faculty of the division have successfully completed 22 Govt & industry sponsored projects till 2019. Several conferences and workshops have been organized by the division.
Specific areas of research:
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Shape selective acid-base catalysis
- Novel micro/mesoporous materials for green chemical processes
- Biomass conversion to value-added products
- Catalytic CO2 utilization by converting into useful chemicals
- Mesoporous polymers for catalysis and other applications
- Functional inorganic nanomaterials as applied to photoluminescence
- Hybrid nanomaterials
- Photocatalysis
- Gas sensing
- H2 generation Solar cells
- 2D materials for opto-electronics
- Metal-organic-frameworks
People
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A. B. Halgeri | Director, PPISR Contact: E-mail: director [at] ppisr.res.in |
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Sanjeev P. Maradur | Associate Professor E-mail: sanjeevpm [at] ppisr.res.in |
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Naresh Nalajala | Assistant Professor E-mail: naresh [at] ppisr.res.in |
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Nagasuresh Enjamuri | Assistant Professor E-mail: nagasuresh [at] ppisr.res.in |