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Dr. K. Ramesha assumed charge as Director, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi on April 29, 2023. He obtained his M. Sc. (Chemistry) in 1993 from Mangalore University and Ph. D. (Solid State & Structural Chemistry) in 2000 from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Dr. K. Ramesha is a recipient of the K. P. Abraham Medal for Best Ph.D. Thesis from IISc, Bangalore.
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Dr. K. Ramesha was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maryland, USA, University of California, USA, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA during the period 2001–2006. During his Ph.D. and Postdoctoral research, his work was on understanding structure-property relationships in magnetic, multiferroic and spintronic materials. In 2007, he joined the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore as a Fellow and worked there until he joined in CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) as a Quick Hire Scientist in 2008. Since then, Dr. K. Ramesha has been working at CSIR-CECRI in various positions before being appointed as Director of CSIR-CECRI.
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Before taking charge as Director, Dr. K. Ramesha was leading the team involved in developing indigenous Li-ion battery prototypes. He was involved in fabricating cylindrical-type Li-ion batteries containing various cathode chemistries such as LiNMC, LiNCA, etc. He was also involved in developing all-solid-state Li-ion battery technology.
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