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Rajendiran Rajmohan

Ulsan

Summary

Experienced researcher in nanomaterials and electrochemical technologies advancing energy storage and conversion methods. Four years as a Postdoctoral Research Associate specializing in material synthesis and energy systems. Detail-oriented with a systematic approach to research, driven by professional growth. Eager to contribute expertise to further advancements in sustainable energy solutions.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Institute for Basic Science
03.2021 - 02.2024
  • Electrochemical synthesis of polyhydrocarbon (PHC) from chlorinated methane
  • Conducted research on electrochemical polymerization in membranes separated electrochemical cell
  • Analyzed impact of cathodic and anodic electrochemical reactions on PHCs product by cyclic voltammetry
  • Characterized PHC with 1H and 13C NMR, FT-IR, XPS, DSC and mass spectroscopy
  • Electrodeposition of nitrogen doped carbon nanomaterial on single crystal metal foil in eutectic molten salts

Postdoctoral Fellow

Pusan National University
03.2020 - 02.2021
  • Synthesized electrocatalytic nanomaterials on porous Ni foam by electrodeposition, hydrothermal and CVD methods
  • Conducted research on tuning the doping ratio of metals for electrochemical catalytic reactions
  • Investigated the electrochemical oxygen evolution, reduction and hydrogen evolution reaction
  • Achieved high performance in mixed metal phosphides on full cell water splitting.

Research Assistant

Indian Institute Of Science
02.2015 - 01.2016

Conducted research on synthesis and characterization of carbon quantum dots.

Designed and developed experimental setups such as tube furnances

Education

Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering

Pusan National University
Busan, South Korea
02.2020

M.Tech. in Nanoscience and Technology -

University College of Engineering
Tiruchirappalli, India
06.2014

B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering -

Adhiparasakthi Engineering College
Chennai, India
04.2012

Skills

  • Research Methodologies
  • Report Writing
  • Research protocols

Research Expertise

  • Specialized in synthesizing and characterizing inorganic hierarchical composite nanomaterials, highly porous carbon, and polyhydrocarbons.
  • Proficient in utilizing XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, NMR, Raman, UV-Vis, and FTIR techniques for material analysis.
  • Skilled in applying electrochemical energy storage and conversion methods, including supercapacitors, water splitting, and metal-air batteries.
  • Experienced in employing various electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, chronopotentiometry, chronoamperometry, impedance spectroscopy, cyclic charge and discharge, PITT, and GITT.

Technical Expertise

  • Scientific Instrumentation: Proficient in operating Scanning Electron Microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, UV-VIS spectrophotometry, X-ray Diffractometer, NMR spectroscopy, and Electrochemical workstations (Biologic SP-150) and RRDE (ALS Inst.).
  • Laboratory Techniques: Skilled in utilizing glow boxes for inert atmosphere reactions, conducting thin film coating and chemical etching experiments in clean room environments, operating and fabricating high temperature tube furnaces, managing high temperature furnaces for molten salt electrochemical synthesis, and performing electrochemical, solution-plasma, and hydrothermal synthesis.
  • Software and Programming Proficiency: Experienced with CASA (XPS), MEST renova (NMR), OriginLab, GSAS (XRD), CHEM DRAW, Blender, MATLAB, and C language.

Fellowship And Awards

  • Post-doctoral researcher at Pusan National University, supported by the "PNU Post-doc Fellowship" grant.
  • Awarded the BK21-Plus scholarship and student travel grants from Brain Korea 21 Plus (2016-2020).
  • Received the Excellent Paper Award for the article titled "Nickel self-doped iron oxide/manganese carbonate hierarchical 2D/3D structures for electrochemical energy storage."


Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/19/91
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Language: Tamil (Native), English (Proficient), Korean (Elementary)

Timeline

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Institute for Basic Science
03.2021 - 02.2024

Postdoctoral Fellow

Pusan National University
03.2020 - 02.2021

Research Assistant

Indian Institute Of Science
02.2015 - 01.2016

Ph.D. - Electrical Engineering

Pusan National University

M.Tech. in Nanoscience and Technology -

University College of Engineering

B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering -

Adhiparasakthi Engineering College
Rajendiran Rajmohan