Hybrid Materials Chemistry (HMC) Research Group

Openings - Ph.D. Studentships Available

Candidates, who are interested in the following research areas for their Ph.D degree in our laboratory may send direct email to Dr. A. Thirumurugan.

a) Electrochemical Energy Storage - Batteries & Supercapacitors

b) Gas Storage & Separations - Porous Materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) / Nanocellulose Composites

c) Photoluminescence - MOF@Carbon Composite Materials

Ph.D. Students

Blesson Sunny (BS-MS, IISER Bhopal), (Aug 2018 - )

Project. Assistant

Gokul M (MSc, MG College, Kerala University)

BS-MS Project Students

Sreelakshmi S

Internship / External Students

Sridhar G (SASTRA University)

(From L to R - Sree, Sri, Gokul and Blesson- Jan 2025)

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Ph.D. Students Past

Rajesh Ghosh (M.Sc., RTM Nagpur University), (Aug 2013 - Sept 2020 ), Awarded PhD degree in 2022, currently @ Anton Paar India as application scientist.

Anjana P. K. (M.Sc., University of Calicut), (Aug 2013 - July 2020), Awarded PhD degree in 2021, currently @ Colin Vincent Centre for Battery Technology - University of St Andrews, UK. 

(For a list of other pastmembers / alumini see below)

Keerthi and Devika on their graduation day 2019.

Jibin on his graduation day (11 June 2018).

Ananthu and Maria on thier graduation day (03 June 2017).

Raffeque and Amarnadha on thier graduation day (27th May 2016).

Lekshmi and Rathod on thier graduation day (2015).

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Past members

M. S. Students (MS Major Project)

Devika Priyadersini (Aug 2018 - April 2019)

Keerthi M Nair (Aug 2018 - April 2019) - Currently at  Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland

Jibin Alex Abraham (Aug 2017- April 2018) - Currently at Kyushu University, Japan

Ambika Chauhan (Aug 2017- April 2018)

Ananthu Rajan (Aug 2016- April 2017) - Currently at Jacobs University, Germany

Maria Babu (Aug 2016- April 2017) - Currently at MPIBPC, Göttingen, Germany

Gali Amarnadha (Aug 2015- April 2016)

Rafeeque P. P. (Aug 2015- April 2016) - Currently at IISER Pune

Lekshmi R. S. (Aug 2014- April 2015) - Currently at IISER TVM

Rathod Suman (Aug 2014- April 2015) - Currently at IISC, Bangalore

Deenadayalan M. S. (Aug 2013- April 2014) - Currently at Geological Survey of India. 

M. S. Students (Minor Project)

Nayana J M (Biology Major) (Jan 2019- April 2019)

Neeraj R. (Physics Major) (Jan 2018- April 2018)

Amal S. (Biology Major) (Jan 2018- April 2018)

Aswathy Vijayan (Biology Major) (Jan 2018- April 2018)

Al Nihad Mohammed M (Biology Major) (Jan 2017 - April 2017)

Devika G. S. (Physics Major) (Jan 2017 - April 2017)

Devisree V (Biology Major) (Jan 2017 - April 2017)

Anupama T Vasudevan (Physics Major) (Jan 2016 - April 2016)

Janas K J (Physics Major) (Jan 2016 - April 2016)

Sarath K S (Biology Major) (Jan 2016 - April 2016)

Sibi S (Biology Major) (Jan 2016 - April 2016)

Pavana Suresh (Biology Major) (Jan 2015 - April 2015)

Jiss Maria Jose (Biology Major) (Jan 2015 - April 2015)

Amrutha P G (Biology Major) (Jan 2015 - April 2015)

Sagil G Satyan (Biology Major) (Jan 2014 - April 2014)

Divya Ram J (Biology Major) (Jan 2014 - April 2014)  

Short term visitors / Summer Fellows

Aryendu P (June-July 2024) (Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat)

Gokul M (April-June 2024) (Mahatma Gandhi College, Kerala University)

Maria Antony Shalom S (June-July 2023) (CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi)

Maithreyan V (June-July 2023) (CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi)

Sankari P (May-July 2023) (NIT-Calicut)

Rahana C (June-July 2023) (PSMO College, Tirurangadi)

Naarayan U (July- Aug 2022) (CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi)

Mukunthan M (July- Aug 2022) (CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi)

Jeevanantham P (May- July 2019) (Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore)

Gethin D (May- July 2018) (Manonmaniyam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli)

Satchit Rose (May- July 2018) (National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal)

Elgin Carlose (May-July 2018) IISER TVM

Smitha Benny (April - June 2018) (Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam)

Anju Jayan (July - Aug 2017) (CMS College, Kottayam)

Anju B Manjila (May - July 2017) (St. Joseph's College, Thrissur)

Naveen Anagani (May - July 2017) (Madras Christian College)

Afsina Abdulla C. M. (Jan 2016 - June 2016), (Mahatma Gandhi University)

Priyanka Chakraborthy (May 2016 - July 2016), (NIT, Tiruchirappalli)

Dr. Sreeja Rajeswari (Summer 2015), (St. John's College, Anchal)

Karthika K. V. (Summer 2015), (Central University of Tamilnadu)

Viswanathan S. (Summer 2015), (Madurai Kamarajar University)

Vinothkumar J (Summer 2014), (Gandhigram Rural Institute, A Deemed University)

Usha Mishra (Summer 2014), (NIT, Rourkela)

Ashish Sachan (Summer 2013), (NIT, Rourkela)

Gavya Vaidhyalingam (Summer 2013), (Madurai Kamarajar University)

Rathod Suman (Summer Project, 2013), (IISER TVM)