Supervisor

Prof. Venkataraman Thangadurai

Prof. Venkataraman Thangadurai is a newly appointed professor and Chair in Energy in the School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK. He is the inaugural UK’s Faraday Institution Adjunct Professor at St Andrews. He has 30+ years of experience in solid state chemistry / materials and pioneer in the development of solid state (ceramic) electrolytes, especially, Li-stuffed garnet-type structured electrolytes, perovskite-type proton conductors and elemental metal electrodes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion applications. Dr. Thangadurai has received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in 1999 and subsequently, he did his PDF at the University of Kiel, Germany.

He received a PDF fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany. In 2004, Dr. Thangadurai received his Habilitation degree from the University of Kiel. He is elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), Royal Society of Canada, and the Electrochemical Society, USA. He worked at the University of Calgary, Canada during 2005 to 2024. He has published more than 260 peer-reviewed papers in journals (H-index of 69). He holds 13 patent applications. He has received the Keith Laidler Award from the Canadian Chemical Society (CSC) in 2016 and Research Excellence Award in Materials Chemistry from CSC in 2021. His current research activities include the discovery of novel solid-state electrolytes, metal anodes, and mixed conducing electrodes for next generation solid state metal batteries, solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysis cells.

Biography

  • Professor & Chair in Energy, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK (7/2024- Present)
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Canada (7/2024 – Present)
  • Professor, Chemistry, University of Calgary, Canada (7/2015 – 6/2024)
  • Associate Editor: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces  (since 2022).
  • Associate Director, Calgary Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion Research, U Calgary (1/2014 – 6/2024)
  • University of Calgary Research Excellence Chair, University of Calgary, Canada (7/2023 – 2/2024)
  • Visiting Fellow, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK), Delmenhorst, Germany (5/2023 – 7/2023)
  • Visiting Faculty Fellow, Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, India (7/2022 – 8/2022)
  • Associate Head (Grad.), Chemistry, University of Calgary, Canada (1/2017 – 5/2021)
  • Associate Professor, Chemistry, University of Calgary, Canada (4/2012 – 6/2015)
  • Visiting Asso. Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, U Maryland, College Park, USA (8/2012 – 7/2013)
  • Assistant Professor, Chemistry, University of Calgary, Canada (7/ 2005 – 4/2012 )
  • DAAD Guest Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Germany (8/2002 – 6/2005)
  • Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) PDF, Chair for Sensors and Solid- State Ionics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Germany (9/2000 – 9/2002)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Chair for Sensors and Solid-State Ionics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Germany(7/1999 – 7/2000)

Fellow

  • Royal Society of Canada (RSC / SRC)
  • Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK), Delmenhorst, Germany
  • The Electrochemical Society (ECS), USA
  • Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK
  • International Association of Advanced Materials (Sweden). 

Editorial Advisory Board

J. Solid State Electrochemistry, Chemistry of Materials, Energy Technology, J. Materials Chemistry A, Materials Advances, Ionics

Awards

  • R. C. Jacobson Award,ECS Canada Section(2024)
  • Royal Society of Canada (RSC / SRC), Fellow(2023)
  • HWK-Fellowhsip, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK), Delmenhorst, Germany (2021)
  • Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry, Chemical Institute of Canada (2021)
  • Parex Innovation Fellow, University of Calgary (2020)
  • Peak Scholar, University of Calgary (2019)
  • Keith Laidler Award, Canadian Society for Chemistry, The Chemical Institute of Canada (2016)
  • Outstanding Invention of 2013, University of Maryland, College Park, USA (2013)
  • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Guest Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Germany (2005)
  • Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) PDF scholarship, Chair for Sensors and Solid State Ionics, Faculty of Engineering, U of Kiel, Germany (2002)

Professional Affiliation

Member

  • Materials Research Society (MRS), USA. (2013-2014)
  • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Canada (SOFCC). (Since 2007)
  • The International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE). (2007-2014)
  • Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC). (Since 2007)
  • The Western Canada Fuel Cell Initiative (WCFCI), Canada. (Since 2005)
  • The Electrochemical Society Inc. (ECS), USA. (Since 2000)

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