Spectroscopy of Polymer Nanocomposites

Dr. Thomas is the Vice-Chancellor and a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he serves as the Director of the School of Energy Materials at the same institution. Dr. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, covering polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnological, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly contributed to the development of new materials in the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, Lorient, France.

Didier Rouxel is a Professor at the Institut Jean Lamour, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France. He has been involved in the spectroscopic analysis of inorganics and is vastly experienced in the analysis of polymer nanocomposite systems by almost all spectroscopic techniques. His major areas of interest include elastic properties of polymeric materials studied by Brillouin spectroscopy, development of polymer nanocomposite materials, development of micro-devices based on electro-active polymers, piezoelectric nanocrystals, microsensor development for surgery, cell excitement in organic medium by piezoelectric polymers.

Dr. Deepalekshmi Ponnamma is a Lecturer in Materials Science and Technology, at the College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University. She is a PhD graduate from the Deakin University, Australia, and finished the post-doctoral studies from Qatar University. She has a research experience of more than 10 years with special focus on polymer nanocomposites and various nanomaterials. Dr. Ponnamma has more than 100 research articles published in international peer reviewed journals. She has contributed around 20 book chapters and edited 9 books, all focusing on the various fabrication methods and applications of nanomaterials and polymer nanocomposites. For the past three years, Dr. Ponnamma has been working on synthesizing the different nanoarchitectures, polymer nanocomposites and block copolymer membranes for efficient technological applications such as energy storage, environmental applications including photocatalysis and water purification.