Dr.Vijayamohanan K Pillai
  Scientist-H & Acting Director
 
 Phone   91-4565-227777(O),   91-4565-227778(O)
 Fax 91-4565-227779
 Email director.cecri@gmail.com
 
 Date of Birth:  28-05-1960
   
  Educational Qualifications:
  Qualification:  Ph.D
  University:  Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
  Year:  1989
  Field:  Electrochemistry/Materials Science
  Title of Thesis:  Alkaline Iron electrodes for Ni/Fe and Iron-air Batteries
 Post-doctoral Research/Training
 Duration:  1989-1991
 Institution:  Indian Institute of Science
 Designation:  Research Associate
 Topic:  Electrocatalysis & Sensors
 Research Specialisation
 Electrochemistry, Materials Chemistry (Sensors, Nanoclusters, self-assembled monolayers, Hybrid Materials for energy storage devices like fuel cells, batteries and ultracapacitors)
 Experience in Industrial Consultancy and contract Projects
(i)  Consultant to M/s. Bharat Electronics Ltd, Pune for their Mg-MnO2 primary battery plant from 1993-1997
(ii) Consultant for 1996-97 to M/s. Ohm Solitronics Pvt. Ltd., who manufactures PTC thermistors based on sol-gel preparation of barium titanate
(iii) Consultant To M/s. EXIDE Industries, Mumbai, for the improvement of positive plates of their automotive lead acid batteries during 2000-2001
(iv) Contract project on the preparation and characterization of silver nanowires for M/s. Honeywell, US during 2005-2006
 Teaching Experience & Research Guidance
 Recognised Ph.D. guide in the departments of both Physics and Chemistry of Pune University. Directly supervised 15 students to receive Ph.D. degree from Pune University.
 Awards and Honours
• MRSI Medal, Materials Research Society of India, Bangalore, 1996
• Affiliate Membership of IUPAC - 1997
• Scientist of the Year Award, by the NCL Research Foundation, 2003
• Chemical Research Society of India,(CRSI) Bronze Medal, in 2004
• Member, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, 2004
• Member, Editorial board of Bulletin of Materials Science, 2005 onwards
• Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 2008
• Member, Editorial Board of Journal of Chemical Research, 2008
• Member, Editorial Board of Journal of Nano Energy and Power Research, 2010
 Foreign Visits
• Visitor at the Desert Research Institute, Reno, University of Nevada, USA during July-August, 1998
• Sabbatical as Visiting Scientist at the National Nanotechnology Center, RPI, Troy, New York, USA during 2001-2002
• Visited Oxford in 2005 April, to attend a G-8 discussion meeting on energy technologies

• Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea for giving an invited lecture during the 2005 International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology on November 10-12, 2005
• Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing during 23-29th December, 2007
• Invited Speaker to the 4th International Conference of carbon society and green energy during November 4-7, 2009 in Jeonju, Korea
• Member of a CSIR delegation to Germany for an Indo-German Workshop during 16-20th March 2009
• Invited Speaker to the Indo-French Joint Seminar on Soft Interfaces in Paris during July 7-9, 2010
 Membership on Committees
• Member, Physical Sciences Research Committee, HRD, CSIR, 2006-2011
• Member, Monitoring Committee on Nanotechnology Project to CEERI, Pilani by the Ministry of Information Technology, 2005-2008
• Member, Fast Track PAC Committee of DST for Chemistry 2006-09
 Papers/ Patents
 Papers: 200  List of Publications
Patents Filed/Granted: 15  List of Patents
 

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