Polymer-Based Advanced Functional Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications

Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK. He teaches courses in separation and purification technologies, battery-fuel cells and solid-state materials at postgraduate level. He has Published  over 90 research articles, 14 US/PCT patents, 15 book chapters, among others. 

Dr. Sachhidananda S is a CSIR-Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Engineering, India. His primary research interest is in the area of advanced functional materials which embraces search for polymer based composite materials for solar energy conversion and storage, mechanically flexible spectral manipulators for UV protection and sensing, and electro-active smart materials for pressure sensing. He is the recipient of IXth National Award for Technology Innovation from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India. He has filed 1 Indian and 1 US patent, and has 32 research papers in reputed international journals, and6 book chapters to his credit.

Dr. Chetankumar Patel is currently working as an associate professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Sitarambhai Naranji Patel Institute of Technology and Research Centre, India. He pursued his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in 2016. He was at PRISME Laboratory, University of Orleans, France as a Postdoctoral fellow (2018-19). He obtained his bachelor's and master's degree in Mechanical engineering from L.D. College of Engineering, India in 2002 and 2007 respectively. His primary areas of research include microscopic and macroscopic spray investigations, in-cylinder spray and combustion visualization, in-cylinder combustion investigations, emissions, noise and vibrations investigations, biofuels, composite materials, manufacturing science and engineering. He has 16 peer-reviewed publication in high impact SCI journals and 6 peer-reviewed international conference publications. He also authored three book cha