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Professor Ashok Nanjundan

Professor Ashok Nanjundan
Name Ashok Nanjundan
Position Professor (Energy Storage)
Section School of Engineering
Office B324
Location Springfield Campus
Phone +61 7 3470 4534
Extension 4534
Email
Qualifications BSc Bharathiar , MSc Bharathiar , DEng PKNU

Biography

Ashok is a Professor of Energy Storage at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland (UQ) and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He is a nanomaterial (carbon) and energy expert and a former Chief Scientific Officer at Graphene Manufacturing Group, a listed company in graphene production and applications. His research excellence has been recognised by prestigious fellowships, such as Marie-Curie, JSPS-Japan, and UQ Fellowship, and has attracted several million AUD in funding.

His academic output includes over 100 published papers, and seven filed patents in the field of nanomaterials and energy. His works appeared in high-ranking journals, e.g., ACS Nano, Advanced Energy Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, Nature Protocols and Chemical Communications. He mentors young researchers and students in his field to advance the frontiers of materials science and energy storage.

Research Career


  • Electrochemistry ( 340604 )
  • Nanoscale Characterisation ( 401810 )
  • Physical Chemistry not elsewhere classified ( 340699 )
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage And Conversion ( 400404 )
  • Chemical Engineering ( 400400 )
  • Functional Materials ( 401605 )
  • Materials Engineering ( 401600 )
  • Nanotechnology ( 401800 )
  • Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry ( 340300 )
  • Physical Properties Of Materials ( 340305 )
  • Nanomaterials ( 401807 )
  • Nanochemistry ( 340303 )
  • Carbon Capture Engineering (excl. Sequestration) ( 400401 )
  • Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 401899 )
  • Inorganic Materials (incl. Nanomaterials) ( 340301 )
  • Nanomanufacturing ( 401806 )
  • Energy Generation ( 401703 )
  • Physical Chemistry ( 340600 )
  • Composite And Hybrid Materials ( 401602 )
  • Mechanical Engineering ( 401700 )

Chartered Chemist at Royal Australian Chemical Insitute


  • Centre for Future Materials (CFM)

Teaching


EBE6411, EBE6412, ENP4111

Supervision


  • Electrochemistry ( 340604 )
  • Nanoscale Characterisation ( 401810 )
  • Physical Chemistry not elsewhere classified ( 340699 )
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage And Conversion ( 400404 )
  • Chemical Engineering ( 400400 )
  • Functional Materials ( 401605 )
  • Materials Engineering ( 401600 )
  • Nanotechnology ( 401800 )
  • Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry ( 340300 )
  • Physical Properties Of Materials ( 340305 )
  • Nanomaterials ( 401807 )
  • Nanochemistry ( 340303 )
  • Carbon Capture Engineering (excl. Sequestration) ( 400401 )
  • Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified ( 401899 )
  • Inorganic Materials (incl. Nanomaterials) ( 340301 )
  • Nanomanufacturing ( 401806 )
  • Energy Generation ( 401703 )
  • Physical Chemistry ( 340600 )
  • Composite And Hybrid Materials ( 401602 )
  • Mechanical Engineering ( 401700 )