This is part of its efforts to popularize science to the General Public and Students who are pursuing science as their career. TNSF attempt to focus on students on higher science as everyone knows
that learning of science at college within the curriculum is not enough to acquire holistic knowledge of science at the appropriate time. Hence, to fill the gap between what students are acquiring through the curriculum and what
it is required, TNSF is planning its activities on higher science to students who are pursuing higher education
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development of the lithium-ion battery. This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles. It can also store significant amounts of energy from solar and wind power, making possible a fossil fuel-free society.
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry are awarded to John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries”. Through their work, they have created the right conditions for a wireless and fossil fuel-free society, and so brought the greatest benefit to humankind.
Dr. Raghuram Chetty
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology - Madras
Fundamentals and applications of lithium-ion batteries
Aravind Kumar Chandiran Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology - Madras
What next in batteries for electric vehicles - A look into the Indian context!
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Dr. Raghuram Chetty is a Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. His area of interest are Electrocatalysis, Fuel cells, Carbon nanotubes. He has his post doctoral assignments with Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany[2007-08] and Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Newcastle University, United Kingdom[2005-07]. He is part of IIT-M since 2009.
Aravind Kumar Chandiran Ph.D, is Assistant Professor at Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. His are of interest are Solar cells, Solar water splitting, Carbon dioxide reduction, Photoconductivity and Oxide semiconductors. His doctoral degree is from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland[2010-2013]. He was affliate postdoc in Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA. His Postdoc was with Long Group, Department of Chemistry University of California, Berkeley, USA.