Dr. Muthurasu A | Materials Science | Best Researcher Award

Research Professor, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea

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Professional Experience:

• Design of robust electrocatalysts for energy storage and conversion applications.
• Expertise in electrochemical, spectroscopic, and microscopic characterization techniques.
• Construction and design of electrodes for batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors.
• Supervision of master and doctoral students.
• Development of research proposals for Korean national research funding.
• Participation in national and international conferences, lab management, group meetings, and leadership.
• Writing research papers and managing the laboratory.

Previous Positions:

• Junior Research Fellow, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR-NET, All India Rank of 62), Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India (04/2012 – 02/2017)
• Project Assistant, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India (11/2010 – 03/2012)

Research Contributions:

• Electrochemical synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots and graphene oxide.
• Synthesis of various nanomaterials for electrocatalytic applications.
• Development of monolayers on metallic substrates for electrochemical studies.
• Immobilization of enzymes on modified metal substrates.

Academic Qualifications:

• Ph.D. Chemical Science, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India (03/2012 – 05/2017)
• M.Sc. General Chemistry, The American College, Madurai, India (03/2008 – 05/2010)
• B.Sc. General Chemistry, The American College, Madurai, India (03/2005 – 05/2008)

Awards and Fellowships:

• National Research Fellowship (NRF), Government of South Korea (2021-2024)
• Brain Korea 21(Four) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea (12/2020)
• Junior and Senior Research Fellowship, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-NET), Government of India (04/2010 – 02/2017)
• Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE-2010), Government of India (All India Rank of 946)
• Best Oral Award, Nineteenth Convention of Electrochemistry (NCE-19), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India (29/03/2016)
• Best Oral Award, BIN conference, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea (15/12/2020)

Selected Publications:

1. A. Muthurasu, T. Kim, T. Hoon Ko, K. Chhetri, H.Y. Kim. “Interfacial electronic modification of nickel phosphide via iron doping: An efficient bifunctional catalyst for water/seawater splitting,” Adv. Funct. Mater. (2024) 10.1002/adfm.202404254.
2. Y.R. Rosyara, A. Muthurasu, et al. “Highly Porous Metal-Organic Framework Entrapped by Cobalt Telluride-Manganese Telluride as an Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 16 (2024) 10238-10250.
3. A. Muthurasu, V. Ganesh. “Tuning optical properties of graphene quantum dots using photoexcited TiO2 for catalytic application,” Opt. Mater. (Amst). 148 (2024) 114834.
4. A. Muthurasu, I. Pathak, et al. “Cutting-edge nitrogen, boron, and fluorine triply doped chain-like porous carbon nanofibers: a versatile solution for high-performance zinc-air batteries and self-powered water splitting,” J. Mater. Chem. A. 12 (2023) 1826-1839.
5. D. Acharya, T. H. Ko, A. Muthurasu, et al. “Double-phase engineering of cobalt sulfide/oxyhydroxide on metal-organic frameworks derived iron carbide-integrated porous carbon nanofibers for asymmetric supercapacitors,” Adv. Compos. Hybrid Mater. 6 (2023) 179.
6. A. Muthurasu, P. Sampath, et al. “Partial selenium surface modulation of metal-organic framework assisted cobalt sulfide hollow spheres for high-performance bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis and rechargeable zinc-air batteries,” Appl. Catal. B Environ. 330 (2023) 122523.