Research Talks

"......... Swadharme Nidhanam Shreyam".
"Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own."----- Jun-Fan (Bruce) Lee _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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:

T077. "Economic Mn-based cathodes for sodium-ion batteries",
Venue: Indian Institute of Technology Rupnagar, Ropar, Punjab, India.
Host: Prof. C.N. Tharamani
Date: 16 January 2023

T076. "High-voltage battery electrodes: Few case studies",
Venue: Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany.
Host: Prof. Dr. Jennifer L.M. Rupp
Date: 13 December 2022

T075. "Structure-property studies in battery electrodes: Few case studies",
Venue: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Host: Prof. Dr. Christian Kubel
Date: 12 December 2022

T074. "Novel economic Mn-based cathodes for (post) Li-ion materials",
Venue: Normandie University, Caen, France.
Host: Prof. Valerie Pralong
Date: 09 December 2022

T073. "Development of manganese-based battery electrode materials",
Venue: The University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
Host: Prof. Dr. Matteo Bianchini
Date: 29 November 2022

T072. "Fluorophosphate type polyanionic frameworks: Electrochemical and electrocatalytic behaviour",
Venue: Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Dubendorf, Switzerland.
Host: Prof. Dr. Corsin Battaglia
Date: 14 November 2022

T071. "Fluorophosphate class of polyanionic insertion materials for secondary batteries",
Venue: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Host: Prof. Radostina Stoyanova
Date: 23 September 2022

T070. "Phosphate-based polyanionic frameworks for metal-ion and metal-air batteries",
Venue: Helmholtz Institute of Ulm (HIU-KIT), Ulm, Germany.
Host: Prof. Dr. Dominic Bresser
Date: 14 September 2022

T069. "Development of economic polyanionic battery electrode materials",
Venue: The University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Host: Prof. Shi Xue Dou
Date: 03 July 2022

T068. "Novel Fe-based battery insertion materials: Structure and electrochemical properties",
Venue: The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Host: Prof. Chris D. Ling
Date: 01 July 2022

T067. "High-voltage Fe-based polyanionic cathode insertion materials",
Venue: Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Host: Prof. Dr. P. Adelheim
Date: 21 June 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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