Professor Ashok Kumar Nanjundan

Overview

Ashok is a Professor of Energy Storage at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, and an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland (UQ). As a nanomaterial (carbon) and energy expert, he previously served as the Chief Scientific Officer at a listed company specialising in graphene production and applications. Ashok has received prestigious fellowships, including Marie-Curie, JSPS-Japan, and UQ Fellowship, and has secured several million AUD in funding for his research.

He has authored over 100 published papers and holds seven filed patents in the fields of nanomaterials and energy. His work has been featured in esteemed journals such as Chemical Review, ACS Nano, Advanced Energy Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, Nature Protocols, and Chemical Communications. Ashok is also dedicated to mentoring young researchers and students to advance the frontiers of materials science and energy storage.

Qualifications

  • Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, Griffith University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Pukyong National University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, Bharathiar University
  • Bachelor of Science, Bharathiar University

Publications

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Supervision

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Publications

Book Chapter

  • Ramanujam, B.T.S., Haridass, Reshma, Muralidharan, Pranesh, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Dubal, Deepak and Annamalai, Pratheep K. (2023). Electroactive polymers and their carbon nanocomposites for energy harvesting. Nanogenerators: basic concepts, design strategies, and applications. (pp. 361-396) edited by Inamuddin, Mohd Imran Ahamed, Rajender Boddula and Tariq Altalhi. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003187615-15

  • Ramanujam, B. T. S, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar and Annamalai, Pratheep Kumar (2021). Nanocellulose-based carbon as electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Nanocellulose based composites for electronics. (pp. 295-312) edited by Sabu Thomas and Yasir Beeran Pottathara. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822350-5.00012-6

  • Gaddam, Rohit Ranganathan, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok, Narayan, Ramanuj, Raju, K.V.S.N. and Zhao, X.S. (2019). Advanced carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage. Nanomaterials synthesis: design, fabrication and applications. (pp. 385-418) edited by Yasir Beeran Pottathara, Sabu Thomas, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Yves Grohens and Vanja Kokol. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815751-0.00011-0

  • Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok and Baek, Jong-Beom (2018). Functionalized graphene-based, metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. Carbon-based metal-free catalysts: design and application. (pp. 529-554) edited by Dai, Liming. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH. doi: 10.1002/9783527811458.vol2-ch7

  • Jeon, In-Yup, Chang, Dong Wook, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok and Baek, Jong-Beom (2011). Functionalization of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes - polymer nanocomposites. (pp. 91-110) edited by Siva Yellampalli. Rijeka, Croatia: Intech. doi: 10.5772/18396

Journal Article

Conference Publication

  • Weissmann, Martin, Crosnier, Olivier, Lestriez, Bernard, Gaubicher, Joël, Humbert, Bernard, Guyomard, Dominique, Nanjundan, Ashok, Duclairoir, Florence, Dubois, Lionel, Bidan, Gerard and Brousse, Thierry (2013). Stabilization of Graphene / Silicon Electrodes for Li-Ion Battery Applications. 224th ECS Meeting, San Francisco, CA United States, 27 October 2013 - 1 November 2013. Pennington, NJ United States: The Electrochemical Society. doi: 10.1149/ma2013-02/14/975

  • Kim, Min Sung, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok, Kim, Jong Su, Kim, Jong Tae and Jeong, Yeon Tae (2009). Architectures of Bilayered Gold Nanoparticles on UV Cross-Linked Poly(4-vinylpyridine) Thin Films. AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2009.1629

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision