Talk title: Two-Dimensional Functional Materials: A Silent Global Warrior in Green Hydrogen Energy Economy
Biography
Mangalaraja Ramalinga Viswanathan is the Full Professor in the Facutly of Engineering and Architecture, Universidad Arturo Prat (Arturo Prat University), Iquique, Chile. Previously, he served as the Full Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Santiago, Chile, and in the Department of Materials Engineering, University of Concepción at Concepción, Chile. He has worked as the Director of International Relations at the University of Concepción for the period of two years from 2018 to 2019. He served as the Director of the Department of Materials Engineering for the period of six years from 2010 to 2016. He also served as the President of the Chilean Metallurgy and Materials Society (SOCHIMM) for the period of 2015-2017. Life-Member of Indian Ceramic Society (ICS) and Fellow of Indian Institute of Ceramics (IIC). Also, member of The Mineral, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) American Ceramic Society (ACerS) and founder member of PAN American Ceramic Society.
Mangalaraja earned his B.Sc. degree in Physics from RDGA College-Sivagangai, Madurai Kamaraj University, and received his Master in Science (M.Sc.) degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Master in Technology (M.Tech.) in Ceramic Technology and Ph.D. in Materials Technology from Anna University-Chennai, India. After his Ph.D., he worked as a research scientist/postdoctoral researcher at AIST-Nagoya, Japan, Lulea University of Technology-Lulea, Sweden and Anna University-Chennai, India. His primary research interests are focused in the areas of nanotechnology-driven advanced materials (functional materials for energy and environmental applications) and micro-nano-structure-property relationship of functional and structural ceramics and metallic composite materials. He authored/coauthored over 450 research articles in the refereed international scientific indexing (ISI) journal publications, more than 50 book chapters, seven Chilean and Indian patents, Editor in eight books, and more than 220 research presentations in several International Conferences/Seminars. He has guided more than 50 Engineering Title Thesis, 4 Master thesis 12 Ph.D. Scholars and 42 Postdoctoral Researchers. For his credits, he has been ranked as second position by the Ministry of Science and Technology-Chile in the national level Engineering and Technology stream. Further, he has participated as Director, Responsible/Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator of 45 research projects funded by ANID (National Agency for Research and Development, CHILE), Government of Chile. He had been acted as a Member/Co-Director in the expert committee of FONDECYT-ANID for two times (six years) in the area of Materials Science and Engineering and now extending his expertise as an evaluator/ reviewer of various national/international project proposals and articles in the area of Materials Science and Engineering/Technology.
