PARANJOTHI MURUGAN

Fueled by deep passion for sustainable energy solutions, I aim to leverage my background in material science and Electrochemistry to pioneer breakthroughs in battery performance, efficiency and environmental impact and aspire to make significant contributions to the evolution of energy storage and conversion and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the realm of batteries and renewable energy technologies.

• Petroleum waste management (provides hands-on experience in implementing and optimizing environmentally sustainable practices for the handling, treatment, and disposal of waste generated in the petroleum industry, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards)

      Place: Institute of Innovations, Tiruvannamalai, India  

      Period :16 Nov 2020 - 30 Nov 2020

• Chemical Process Technology (acquired skills in application of chemical engineering principles, encompassing the design, optimization, and troubleshooting of industrial processes involved in the production of chemicals, fostering practical skills and insights into the field)

      Place: Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Kolkata  

      Period :15 Feb 2021 – 15 Apr 2021  

• Energy storage devices (involving the development of energy storage devices, focusing in the design, testing, and optimization of technologies such as batteries, capacitors, or other innovative storage solutions to enhance efficiency and reliability in the energy sector)

      Place: IIT Indore 

      Period: 1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jul 2021 

      Guidance: Dr. Rupesh S.Devan  

• Cathode materials for Lithium-ion battery (understanding the various CAM materials for Lithium-ion batteries in academic perspectives and industrial exposure for future developments)

      Place: IIT Indore

      Period: 13 Aug 2021 - 13 Sept 2021 

      Guidance: Apurba K.Das 

• International Workshop on science and technology of emerging materials, Chettinad college, Karur, India, (04/19/2021-04/21/2021)
• Skill Development Training Program on Energy Materials: Fundamental Device Fabrication [ECPE], CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, India, (06/21/2021-06/25/2021), Fifth place in the overall evaluation.

Razak, I. A.; An, B.; Li, B.; Dahunsi, O. J.; Xia, F.; Murugan, P.; Brown, D. E.; Cheng, Y. Metallic Cu Surface Enables Reversible NA Metal Anodes and Stabilizes Anode-Free Sodium Metal Batteries. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2023, 170 (11), 110534. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad0a7d.