Biography of Volume Editors
Mrs. Deepalekshmi Ponnamma is doing Doctoral Research in Polymer
Nanocomposites at School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam, India. She has about 4 years of research experience in nanomaterials and
their polymer nanocomposites. Her study is mainly focussed on the properties of
carbon nanotube reinforced elastomer composite systems. She has been a visiting
student for many universities abroad. She has published eight papers in international journals and eight book chapters. She has participated in several international
conferences and has best poster and oral presentation awards to her credit. She has
edited three books as well.
Prof. Sabu Thomas is an outstanding leader with sustained international acclaims
for his work in polymer science and engineering, polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes,
green composites and nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology.
Dr. Thomas’s ground breaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer
blends, and green bionanotechnological sciences have made transformative differences in the development of new materials for automotive, space, housing, and
biomedical fields. He has received a number of national and international awards
which include: Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry, MRSI award, CRSI
award, and Sukumar Maithy award. He holds a position of No. 5 in the list of most
productive researchers in India. Prof. Thomas has published over 600 peer reviewed
publications, reviews, and book chapters. He has co-edited 30 books and is the
inventor of 3 patents. The H index of Prof. Thomas is 65 and he has more than
15,000 citations. He has supervised 64 PhD theses.
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Mrs. Deepalekshmi Ponnamma is doing Doctoral Research in Polymer
Nanocomposites at School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam, India. She has about 4 years of research experience in nanomaterials and
their polymer nanocomposites. Her study is mainly focussed on the properties of
carbon nanotube reinforced elastomer composite systems. She has been a visiting
student for many universities abroad. She has published eight papers in international journals and eight book chapters. She has participated in several international
conferences and has best poster and oral presentation awards to her credit. She has
edited three books as well.
Prof. Sabu Thomas is an outstanding leader with sustained international acclaims
for his work in polymer science and engineering, polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes,
green composites and nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology.
Dr. Thomas’s ground breaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer
blends, and green bionanotechnological sciences have made transformative differences in the development of new materials for automotive, space, housing, and
biomedical fields. He has received a number of national and international awards
which include: Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry, MRSI award, CRSI
award, and Sukumar Maithy award. He holds a position of No. 5 in the list of most
productive researchers in India. Prof. Thomas has published over 600 peer reviewed
publications, reviews, and book chapters. He has co-edited 30 books and is the
inventor of 3 patents. The H index of Prof. Thomas is 65 and he has more than
15,000 citations. He has supervised 64 PhD theses.
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