Suresh K I

Biography

He is  with the polymers and functional materials division of CSIR-IICT since 1997. My research at IICT is focussed on the synthesis, characterization and application development of soft nanostructured materials through emulsion/dispersion polymerization and development of novel materials from renewable resources. The research activities encompass the broad areas of Polymer Science & Technology. For more details please refer to some of the important publications. I have undertaken various R & D projects, on basic and applied research, in the field of Polymer Material Science and Technology. I did my masters degree in polymer chemistry and M.Tech in Polymer Technology and completed the PhD work on Synthesis, Characterization and Film property studies of composite polymer emulsions. In short, I have diverse research interests in the broad areas of sustainable polymer materials development, polyurethane foams and structure -property correlation studies. The current research is focused on polythiophene based semiconducting polymers, graphene-polymer nanocomposites and rigid polyurethane foams based on cardanol.

Research Interest

His work is centered on Soft Matter Research, a field that is highly interdisciplinary, encompassing polymer chemistry, polymer physics, colloids, surfactants, liquid crystal polymers,material science etc... Some of the important themes are: 1. Nanostructured Materials through Emulsion polymerization 2. Monomers & Polymers from Renewable Resources 3. Materials for Solar Energy.