Dr. Aneesa P

Assistant Professor
School of Chemical Sciences,
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
aneesap@mgu.ac.in, +91-9645298272

Research Areas

• Development of high performance super tough materials based on epoxy thermoset
• Development of bio-based epoxy resin
• Polymer membranes for water purification
• Polymer nanocomposites for energy storage application
• Nanoparticle preparation (from waste biomass like natural fibre) for bio nanocomposites

Awards

• Winner of Idea Contest’ 2021, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.
• Winner of Short Term Mobility Program (Year 2016) conducted by National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) scientific evaluation Commission (prot. AMMCNT-CNR n. 54155 dated 04/08/2016), Rome, Italy
• First place in the presentation conducted during International Symposium on Translational Research 2015, Deakin India Research Initiative on the topic “Studies on Epoxy/Liquid Rubber Blends and Nanofiller System”.

Research Collaborations

• International Research Establishment for Energy and Environment (IREEE)
• Deakin University, Australia.
• Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Council of Research, Italy.
• Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
• Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
• Center of Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha-Qatar.

Education
2016 to 2020 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Polymer Engineering, Deakin University, Australia
2012 to 2014 Master of Science in Polymer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology (India) (CIPET, Kochi)
2009 to 2012 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Calicut (India)

Research Experience

April 2021 to June 2022
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India

July 2016 to March 2021
Research Scholar, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Australia

October 2016 to December 2016
Visiting Researcher, as part of Short Term Mobility Program (Year 2016)
Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB-CNR), Via Campi Flegrei, 34 – 80078 Pozzuoli (Na) Italy

October 2014 to July 2016
Junior Research Fellow, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University (Kerala, India)

April 2014 to August 2014
Research Fellow, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune (India)

Publications

1. PADINJAKKARA, A.; Salim, N. V.; Thomas, S. Effect of Hexamethyldisilazane Modified Nano Fumed Silica on the Properties of Epoxy/Carboxyl-Terminated Poly (Butadiene-Co-Acrylonitrile) Blend: A New Hybrid Approach. ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2020, 59, 2883–2891. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04652.
2. PADINJAKKARA A, Scarinzi G, Santagata G, Malinconico M, Razal JM, Thomas S, Salim NV. Enhancement of Adhesive Strength of Epoxy/Carboxyl-Terminated Poly(butadiene-co-acrylonitrile) Nanocomposites Using Waste Hemp Fiber-Derived Cellulose Nanofibers. ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2020, 59, 23, 10904-10913 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c01053

3. Aneesa Padinjakkara and Sabu Thomas, Cellulose: The Potential Biopolymer. In Polymeric and Nanostructured Materials Synthesis, Properties, and Advanced Applications, 2018; pp 197-202
4. Aneesa Padinjakkara, Manju P, Sunil S Suresh, and Aswathy A, Electrospun nanofiber web for protective textile materials. In Electrospun Nanofibers from Bioresources for High performance Applications.

Edited Books
1. Aneesa Padinjakkara, Aparna Thankappan, Fernando Gomes Souza, Sabu Thomas, Biopolymers and Biomaterials, Apple Academic Press, 2018, 386 pages (ISBN 9781315161983) https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315161983
2. Aparna Thankappan, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Sabu Thomas, Aneesa Padinjakkara, Polymeric and Nanostructured Materials Synthesis, Properties, and Advanced Applications, Apple Academic Press, 2018, 400 pages (ISBN 9781315147499) https://doi.org/10.1201/b22428

Presentations
• Hybrid Modification of Epoxy thermoset to enhance the impact strength, International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Material Science 2022 (ICAMMS 2022), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science, Kochi in association with the Department of Polymer Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland on 7-9 July 2022.
• Challenges and Future of Polymer Science, International Polymer Scientists’ Meet (IPSM) 2021, 8 – 9 January 2021, organized by St. Xavier’s College Vaikom.
• Delivered a lecture on POLYMERIC MATERIALS and ENGINEERING, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science, Kochi, India.
• Synergistic effect of liquid rubber and modified nano fumed silica on epoxy thermoset, 1st “International e-Conference on Chemicals & Materials for Emergent technologies (CheMET-2020)” held between 15 – 17 Nov 2020, jointly organized by Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Qatar, Emergent Materials Journal and Chemistry Africa Journal, Springer.
• Extraction of both nanocellulose fiber and crystals from waste hemp fiber and reinforcement of epoxy blend, Inaugural Carbon Innovation Conference (CIC 2019), 8 July 2019 organized by Royal Australian Chemical Institute and Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
• Enhancement of impact strength of epoxy thermoset by incorporating modified spherical nano fumed silica, CAMS 2018, 27th– 29th November 2018 organized by Materials Australia, Australian Ceramic Society and University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
• Investigation on Morphological changes of Hemp fibre through different chemical treatments, CAMS 2018, 27th -29th November 2018 organized by Materials Australia, Australian Ceramic Society and University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
• Extraction of both nanocellulose fibrils and crystals from waste hemp fibre – A novel approach, PolymerVic 2018, 21 – 22 November 2018 organized by Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc. (RACI)) held at the Monash University, VIC, Australia.
• Extraction of nanocellulose from waste Hemp fibre, Indo-Sweden joint workshop entitled Biomaterials for Tomorrow (B4T), 7 – 9 January 2018 organized by Stockholm University, Sweden and Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
• Investigation on variation in Morphology and thermal properties of hemp fibre due to different chemical treatments executed for the Isolation of nanocellulose, International Conference on Advanced Polymeric Materials (ICAPM 2017), 7-9 April 2017 organized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
• Investigation on Epoxy/Liquid Rubber Blends and Nanofiller System, International Conference on Macromolecules (ICM 2016), 13-15 May 2016, organized by International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
• Studies on Epoxy/Liquid Rubber Blends and Nanofiller System, International Symposium on Translational Research 2015, Deakin India Research Initiative, organized by Deakin University Australia.
• Biopolymer Makes Revolution in Automobile Industry, International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM 2014), 14 – 16 February 2014 organized by CIPET Bhubaneswar, India.
• Isolation of Both Nanocellulose Crystals and Fibres Concurrently from Waste Natural Fibre for Biocomposite – An Efficient Approach, National Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology (NCMST 2020), 7 – 9 Dec 2020 organized by Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST).
• Analysis on Epoxy/Liquid Rubber Blends and Nanofiller System, National Conference on Materials Science and Technology (NCMST 2016), 12 – 14 July 2016 organized by Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST).
• Presented a scientific model based on the natural fibre composite used in furniture application at National seminar on Biopolymers & Green Composites – Emerging Science & Technology (BPGC 13), September 2013 at CBPST, Kochi, India.