Nanostructured Polymer Blends

Prof. Sabu Thomas, an outstanding Alumnus of IIT, Kharagpur, is one of India's most renowned scientists in the area of Polymers. After completing his Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur (1984-1987), he joined MG University as a Lecturer in 1997 and later became its Vice Chancellor. He has taken up a large number of visiting assignments abroad. Under his leadership, the University has been ranked 713th by TIMES, 30th in NIRF and the best University inKerala. He has supervised 120 Ph.D. students, authored 1,300 publications and edited 150 books earning him a H-index of 112 and 60,000 citations. He has received Honoris Causa degrees from Russia and France and obtained grants amounting to Rs. 30 crores for research funding from India and abroad. He has been ranked 114th in the list of the world's best scientists and 2nd in India by the Stanford University Ranking in Polymers. He was elected as a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences. Considering his excellent contributions in teaching, research and administration, Prof. Thomas is the best candidate for the outstanding Alumnus award of IIT KGP. Dr. Sarath Chandran is currently involved with the various projects of Inter University Centre for Organic Farming (IUCOFSA) which involve (a) Synthesis of biogas, biofuel and bio fertilizer using water hyacinth- funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, a study on the Use of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for the detection, estimation and removal of pesticides from farmland- Project funded by Kerala State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) and a study on Converting abandoned wetland as productive land: a "live laboratory" model for sustainable agriculture- project funded by the Government of Kerala.

Polymer Blends;
Nano structure formation in Thermoplastic/Thermoplastic Polymer Blends;
Nano structure formation in Thermoset/Thermoplastic Blends;
Nano structure formation in Thermoset/Block Copolymer Blends;
Nano structure formation in Thermoset/Hyper-branched Polymer Blends;
Thermoplastic/Elastomer Blends;
Polymerization and Blend Formation;
Nanostructure formation in Block Copolymers;
Nanostructured Inter Penetrating Polymers;
Nanostructured Hydrogels;
Nanostructured Blends with Liquid Crystals;
Nanostructured void formation;
Compatibilization as a tool for Nanostructure formation;
Nanostructure Hybrid Materials;
Nanostructured Conductive Polymer Blends;
Recent advances in characterization of Nanostructured Materials;
Theoretical Modeling of Nanostructure formation in Polymer Blends;
Chain Folding and Its Effect on Nanostructure Formation in Polymer Blends