Dr Ashok Nanjundan

Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Overview

Ashok is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland and was a Chief Scientific Officer at Graphene Manufacturing Group (TSXV:GMG) . His expertise in the synthesis of carbon-based nanostructured materials and polymers, particularly the implementation of such materials in emerging energy applications. Ashok has developed his research through his doctoral studies and over seven years of postdoctoral experience in Australia and internationally. Since receiving his Doctor of Engineering degree in 2010, he has received four competitive national and international fellowships, including the prestigious Marie-Curie fellowship at the French Atomic Energy Commission. Prior to joining UQ in February 2015, he was a Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellow at Kumamoto University. Also, he worked as a Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin. In 2016, he won a UQ Early Career Researcher Award. He has co-authored 100 journal publications, many of which appeared in high-ranking journals in the field, e.g., ACS Nano, Advanced Energy Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, Nature Protocols and Chemical Communications. His works have been cited over 6400 times with an h-index of 41. His research field contributions have been acknowledged with invitations to present at international conferences and review articles in leading journals.

Qualifications

  • Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Griffith University
  • Bachelor of Science, Bharathiar University
  • Master of Science, Bharathiar University
  • Doctor of Engineering, Pukyong National University

Publications

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Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Publications

Book Chapter

  • Ramanujam, B.T.S., Haridass, Reshma, Muralidharan, Pranesh, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Dubal, Deepak and Annamalai, Pratheep K. (2023). Electroactive polymers and their carbon nanocomposites for energy harvesting. Nanogenerators: basic concepts, design strategies, and applications. (pp. 361-396) edited by Inamuddin, Mohd Imran Ahamed, Rajender Boddula and Tariq Altalhi. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003187615-15

  • Ramanujam, B. T. S, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar and Annamalai, Pratheep Kumar (2021). Nanocellulose-based carbon as electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Nanocellulose based composites for electronics. (pp. 295-312) edited by Sabu Thomas and Yasir Beeran Pottathara. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822350-5.00012-6

  • Gaddam, Rohit Ranganathan, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok, Narayan, Ramanuj, Raju, K.V.S.N. and Zhao, X.S. (2019). Advanced carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage. Nanomaterials synthesis: design, fabrication and applications. (pp. 385-418) edited by Yasir Beeran Pottathara, Sabu Thomas, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Yves Grohens and Vanja Kokol. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815751-0.00011-0

  • Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok and Baek, Jong-Beom (2018). Functionalized graphene-based, metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. Carbon-based metal-free catalysts: design and application. (pp. 529-554) edited by Dai, Liming. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH. doi: 10.1002/9783527811458.vol2-ch7

  • Jeon, In-Yup, Chang, Dong Wook, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok and Baek, Jong-Beom (2011). Functionalization of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes - polymer nanocomposites. (pp. 91-110) edited by Siva Yellampalli. Rijeka, Croatia: Intech. doi: 10.5772/18396

Journal Article

Conference Publication

  • Weissmann, Martin, Crosnier, Olivier, Lestriez, Bernard, Gaubicher, Joël, Humbert, Bernard, Guyomard, Dominique, Nanjundan, Ashok, Duclairoir, Florence, Dubois, Lionel, Bidan, Gerard and Brousse, Thierry (2013). Stabilization of Graphene / Silicon Electrodes for Li-Ion Battery Applications. 224th ECS Meeting, San Francisco, CA United States, 27 October 2013 - 1 November 2013. Pennington, NJ United States: The Electrochemical Society. doi: 10.1149/ma2013-02/14/975

  • Kim, Min Sung, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok, Kim, Jong Su, Kim, Jong Tae and Jeong, Yeon Tae (2009). Architectures of Bilayered Gold Nanoparticles on UV Cross-Linked Poly(4-vinylpyridine) Thin Films. AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2009.1629

PhD and MPhil Supervision

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Completed Supervision