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"......... Swadharme Nidhanam Shreyam".  
"Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own."----- Jun-Fan (Bruce) Lee     
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Building and maintaining educational/ research institutes takes immense effort. These temples of knowledge work as beacons to attract, educate and nurture human resource. They offer unique work culture and platform to express scientific breakthroughs. It has been a great pleasure to visit numerous distinguished Universities/ Academic Institutes around the world to see their wonderful laboratories, academic culture and to meet smart enthusiastic peoples with passion for research. During my visits, I have delivered research talks focusing on few nuggets of my academic research on materials science. Here is the list:

​T066.  "High-voltage battery for electric vehicles", (Webinar)
         Venue: Tata Steel R&D Centre, Jamshedpur, India.
         Host: Dr. A. Dan                                                                                   
         Date: 29 July 2020
T065.  "Innovation in high-voltage post Li-ion batteries",
         Venue: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India.
         Host: Dr. S. Phadke                                                                                   
         Date: 30 January 2020

​T064.  
"Materials for high energy density storage",
         Venue: Hindustan Petroleum Green R&D Centre, Bangalore, India.
         Host: Dr. K. Narayanan                                                                                   
         Date: 29 October 2019

​T063.  "Sodium manganese oxide based cathode materaial",
         Venue: Jain University, Bangalore, India.
         Host: Dr. Shubhankar Kumar Bose                                                                                   
         Date: 25 October 2019

​T062.  "High-rate polyanionic insertion compounds for sodium-ion batteries",
         Venue: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
         Host: Dr. Mrinal Kanti Hota                                                                                   
         Date: 23 May 2019

​T061.  "Development of Li-ion battery powered automobiles for mass transportation",
         Venue: Vivekananda Institute of Technology (VKIT), Bangalore, India.
         Host: Dr. Srinivas Murthy                                                                                   
         Date: 28 February 2019
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​T060.  "Energy storage (basic and new chemistry) alternatives: Current research and developments",
         Venue: Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore, India.
         Host: Dr. Kuldeep Singh Rana                                                                                   
         Date: 27 February 2019

T059.  "Sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries for electrochemical energy storage",
         Venue: PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, India.
         Host: Prof. P. Meena                                                                                   
         Date: 21 January 2019

T058.  
"Sodium manganese oxide as a versatile insertion materials",
         Venue: Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI-Chennai Unit), Chennai, India.
         Host: Prof. K. Ramesha                                                                                   
         Date: 14 December 2018

T057.  "Sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries",
         Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, India.
         Host: Prof. Denis Kramer                                                                                   
         Date: 11 December 2018

T056.  "Metastability and phase transformation in Na2SO4-TmSO4 binary cathode materials",
         Venue: College de France, Paris, France.
         Host: Prof. Jean-Marie Tarascon                                                                                   
         Date: 05 November 2018
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T055.  "Developing high-rate polyanionic cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries",
         Venue: Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France.
         Host: Prof. Mathieu Morcrette                                                                                   
         Date: 31 October 2018

T054.  "Development of secondary sodium-ion batteries",
         Venue: Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore, India.
         Host: Dr. Yogesh Kalegowda                                                                                   
         Date: 28 September 2018

T053.  "Secondary batteries for stationary storage", [BIS-IEEE Seminar Series]
         Venue: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.
         Host: Dr. Ravindra Desai                                                                                   
         Date: 20 September 2018

T052.  "Exploring high energy density sodium-ion battery cathode materials: Two case studies on Mn-based compounds",
         Venue: Shell Technology Centre (STC), Bangalore, India.
         Host: Dr. Janakiraman Balachandran                                                                                   
         Date: 106 September 2018


T051.  "Performance and research issues in fabrication of potassium-ion batteries",
         Venue: Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, India.
         Host: Dr. M. Malathi                                                                                   
         Date: 17 August 2018
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T050.  "Performance and research issues in fabrication of sodium-ion batteries",
         Venue: Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, India.
         Host: Dr. M. Malathi                                                                                   
         Date: 17 August 2018

T049.  "Frontier materials for rechargeable batteries",
         Venue: V.G. Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mulund, India.
         Host: Prof. Paresh More                                                                                   
         Date: 13 January 2018

T048.  "Li-ion batteries for automobile revolution",
         Venue: MKSSS Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune, India.
         Host: Prof. Nitin Patil                                                                                   
         Date: 11 January 2018

T047.  "Novel oxyanionic sodium battery insertion materials: Few case studies",
         Venue: Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
         Host: Prof. Fujun Li                                                                                   
         Date: 11 December 2017


T046.  "Development of high energy density sodium-ion battery cathode materials",
         Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India.
         Host: Prof. Swapan Pati                                                                                   
         Date: 30 November 2017
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T045.  "Mixed metal polyanionic compounds as suitable host for K-ion insertion",
         Venue: Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Shigeto Okada                                                                                   
         Date: 17 November 2017

T044.  "Polyanionic battery insertion materials: Some case studies",
         Venue: Indian Institute of Technology (IITBHU), Varanasi, India.
         Host: Prof. Preetam Singh                                                                                   
         Date: 03 November 2017

T043.  "Polymorphs of NaxMnO2 as high capacity sodium cathode materials",
         Venue: Indira Gandhi Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, India.
         Host: Prof. R. Divakar                                                                                   
         Date: 31 October 2017

T042.  "Electrochemical and mechanical aspects of polyanionic battery insertion materials: Some case studies",
         Venue: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India.
         Host: Prof. Akash Mohanty                                                                                   
         Date: 15 September 2017


T041.  "Exploring high energy density cathode materials for sodium ion batteries",
         Venue: Shell Technology Centre (STC), Bangalore, India.
         Host: Dr. Suchismita Sanyal                                                                                   
         Date: 06 September 2017
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T040.  "Polyanionic battery insertion materials: Some case studies",
         Venue: Indian Institute of Technology (IITH), Hyderabad, India.
         Host: Prof. Surendra Kumar Martha                                                                                   
         Date: 24 August 2017

T039.  "High rate positive insertion materials for Na-ion batteries: Two case studies",
         Venue: Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
         Host: Prof. Sharly Fleischer                                                                                   
         Date: 02 August 2017

T038.  "Polyanionic cathode materials for Li-ion batteries with high energy density",
         Venue: Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
         Host: Prof. Michal Leskes                                                                                   
         Date: 19 July 2017

T037.  "Developing Fe-based battery electrode materials: Few case studies",
         Venue: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India.
         Host: Prof. Ujjal Gautam                                                                                   
         Date: 31 March 2017


T036.  "Energy-savvy synthesis of novel earth-abundant cathode materials",
         Venue: National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India.
         Host: Prof. Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak                                                                                   
         Date: 27 March 2017
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T035.  "Structural and electrochemical properties of some 3d framework electrode materials",
         Venue: Indian Institute of Technology (IITBBS), Bhubaneswar, India.
         Host: Prof. Soobhankar Pati                                                                                   
         Date: 10 November 2016

T034.  "Solution assisted synthesis of nanostructured electrode materials for rechargeable batteries",
         Venue: Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
         Host: Prof. Kristina Edstrom                                                                                   
         Date: 07 August 2016

T033.  "Four case studies of iron-based polyanionic insertion compounds for secondary batteries",
         Venue: Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Naoaki Yabuuchi                                                                                   
         Date: 04 July 2016

T032.  "Polyanionic battery cathode materials AxMy[(SOm)n]: Few case studies with X = S",
         Venue: Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Shinichi Komaba                                                                                   
         Date: 11 June 2016


T031.  "Materials chemistry as a tool to design high energy density batteries",
         Venue: Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Shinichi Komaba                                                                                   
         Date: 08 June 2016
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T030.  "Thermal methods for materials evaluation",
         Venue: Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore, India.
         Host: Dr. P. Thomas                                                                                           
         Date: 25 February 2016

T029.  "Economic pyrophosphate insertion materials for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries",
         Venue: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
         Host: Prof. Yair Ein-Eli                                                                                         
         Date: 13 November 2015

T028.  "Fe-based polyanionic insertion compounds for secondary batteries",
         Venue: Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
         Host: Prof. Doron Aurbach                                                                                   
         Date: 11 November 2015

T027.  "Development of chemically stable iron-based chemistry for secondary batteries",
         Venue: Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
         Host: Prof. M. Osaka                                                                                           
         Date: 16 July 2015


T026.  "High-voltage polyanionic positive insertion materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries",
         Venue: Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Shigeto Okada                                                                                     
         Date: 03 July 2015
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T025.  "High-voltage polyanionic cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries",
         Venue: Saga University, Saga, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Hideyuki Noguchi                                                                                 
         Date: 23 June 2015


T024.  "Polyanionic chemistry as an alternative of oxides for secondary batteries",
         Venue: Saint Joseph College, Bangalore, India.
         Host: Prof. Michael Rajamathi                                                                               
         Date: 13 February 2015

T023.  "Materials and ionics aspect of some new cathodes for secondary batteries",
         Venue: National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Kandy, Sri Lanka.
         Host: Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake                                                                           
         Date: 02 January 2015

T022.  "Oxyanionic ceramic materials for low-cost and sustainable rechargeable batteries",
         Venue: Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), Pathum Thani, Thailand.
         Host: Dr. Chutima Eamchotchawalit                                                                         
         Date: 21 November 2014

T021.  "Discovery and design of high-voltage polyanionic cathodes for next-generation Li-ion and Na-ion batteries",
         Venue: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
         Host: Prof. Husam N AlShareef                                                                               
         Date: 10 September 2013
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T020.  "Rich world of pyrophosphate polyanionic compounds for Li- and Na-ion batteries",
         Venue: Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
         Host: Prof. Kisuk Kang                                                                                         
         Date: 28 August 2013

T019.  "Crystal/ magnetic structures and electrochemical performance of pyrophosphate family of cathode materials",
         Venue: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Republic of Korea.
         Host: Prof. Kyu Tae Lee                                                                                       
         Date: 
26 August 2013

T018.  "Recent advances in sulphate-based cathode materials for secondary alkali-ion batteries",
         Venue: Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Republic of Korea.
         Host: Prof. Byoungwong Kang                                                                               
         Date: 23 August 2013

T017.  "Overview of sulphate-based polyanionic insertion compounds for rechargeable batteries",
         Venue: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
         Host: Prof. Shangaraju Shanmugam                                                                         
         Date: 22 August 2013

T016.  "New classes of polyanionic compounds for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries",
         Venue: SungKyunKwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Republic of Korea.
         Host: Prof. Won-Sub Yoon                                                                                   
         Date: 21 August 2013
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T015.  "Innovation of alkali metal fluorosulphate and pyrophosphate insertion materials for secondary batteries",
         
Venue: Institute for Materials Research on Advanced Materials (IMRAM)
, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Junichi Kawamura                                                                                 
         Date: 17 May 2013

T014.  "Economic synthesis and materials for rechargeable Li-ion and Na-ion batteries",
         Venue: RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Saitama, Japan.
         Host: Dr. H.R. Byon                                                                                           
         Date: 12 March 2013


T013.  "Developing novel cathodes for rechargeable Li-ion and Na-ion batteries with earth-abundant elements",
         Venue: Materials Research Centre, 
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
         Host: Prof. K.B.R. Varma                                                                                     
         Date: 06 December 2012

T012.  "Novel economic Fe-based sulphate and diphosphate containing cathodes for rechargeable batteries",
         Venue: Institute for Materials Chemistry Engineering, Kyushu University, Chikushi Campus, Fukuoka, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Shigeto Okada                                                                                   
         Date: 12 November 2012

T011.  "Designing novel low-cost iron-based polyanionic cathode materials for secondary batteries",
         Venue: Japan Fine Ceramic Center (JFCC), Nagoya, Japan.
         Host: Dr. Craig A.J. Fisher                                                                                     
         Date: 26 October 2012
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T010.  "Green synthesis, crystal/magnetic structure and electrochemical insights on novel metal fluorosulphates",
         
Venue: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
, Taipei, Taiwan.
         Host: Prof. Bing-Joe Hwang                                                                                   
         Date: 09 October 2012


T009.  
"Gen-Next Li-ion batteries: Developing new cathode materials",
         Venue: Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
         Host: Prof. Vikram Jayaram                                                                                   
         Date: 04 July 2012


T008.  "Synthesis of fluorosulphate and pyrophosphate cathode system for rechargeable Lithium ion batteries",
         Venue: Department of Energy System Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Powai, India.
         Host: Prof. Sagar Mitra                                                                                       
         Date: 13 January 2012


T007.  
"Novel fluorosulphate and pyrophosphate based polyanionic cathode materials for Li-ion batteries",
         Venue: Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Powai, India.
         Host: Prof. Rajiv O. Dusane                                                                                   
         Date: 11 January 2012


T006.  
"Alkali metal fluorosulphates: Eco-friendly synthesis and electrochemical usages",
         Venue: Department of Chemistry, Institute of New Energy, Fudan University, Shanghai, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Yonggang Wang                                                                                 
         Date: 25 July 2011
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T005.  "Low temperature synthesis of olivines and metal fluorosulphates: Aspects on structure and electrochemistry",
         Venue: Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
         Host: Prof. Atsuo Yamada                                                                                     
         Date: 27 January 2011


T004.  "Metal fluorosulphate chemistry for Li- and Na-ion batteries: Fundamental perspectives",
         
Venue: Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
         Host: Prof. Eugene Antipov                                                                                   
         Date: 05 October 2010


T003.  "Physical and electrochemical study of halide-modified activated carbons",
         
Venue: Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
         Host: Prof. Heather Andreas                                                                                 
         Date: 21 November 2008


T002.  "Structure and electrochemistry of novel carbon-iodine nanocomposites",
         Venue: General Electric (GE) Inc., Niskayuna, NY, USA.
         Host: Dr. James Smith                                                                                       
         Date: 25 October 2008

T001.  "Structure, morphology and electrochemistry of carbon-halide nanocomposites",
         Venue: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY, USA.
         Host: Dr. Jason Graetz                                                                                       
         Date: 12 September 2008
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