Dr. J. Madhavan Ph.D Curriculum Vitae Name : Dr. J. MADHAVAN Father’s Name : Mr. N. JAGANNATHAN Office Address : Department of Chemistry Thiruvalluvar University Vellore-632 115. Tamil Nadu, INDIA. E-Mail :
[email protected] Mobile number : +91-9585692101. ACADEMIC/RESEARCH PROFILE At Present Assistant Professor (02.03.2011 Dept. of Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore- onwards) 632 115 Postdoctoral School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne (Feb.2008-July Fellow Parkville Campus, Australia 2010) Ph. D. Department of Energy, University of Madras, Aug-2007 Chemistry Chennai–600036, India Highly Thesis Title: Commended Advanced Oxidation Processes (Heterogeneous and homogeneous photocatalytic degradation of textile dyes). Supervisor: Prof. P. Maruthamuthu M.Sc. General Chemistry First Class 1997-1999 Department of Chemistry, Presidency College, Chennai, India – 600 005 B.Sc. Department of Chemistry, First Class General Pachaiyappa’s college for Men, Chemistry Kanchipuram, India – 631 503. 1994-1997 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 1 Dr. J. Madhavan Ph.D Curriculum Vitae March 2011 onwards Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India Feb. 2008 - July 2010 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Australia. Aug. 2007 - Feb 2008 Research Associate, Dept. of Energy, University of Madras. May 2005 - Aug 2007 CSIR-Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Energy, University of Madras. Mar 2005 - Apr 2005 Project Fellow (UGC-MRP), Dept. of Energy, University of Madras. July 2002 - Feb 2005 University Research Fellow, Dept. of Energy, University of Madras. 2001 - June 2002 Research Fellow, Dept. of Energy, University of Madras. RESEARCH AREA/SPECIALIZATION(S): Synthesis of semiconductor nanomaterials in dye sensitized solar cells by sonochemical, sol-gel, hydrothermal processes.