• Gender: Male
• Age: 39
• Designation: Senior Executive
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 12.3 Year(s)

Education

Ph.D: Polymer Chemistry & Engineering From Anna University in 2015

M.Tech: Polymer Science & Engineering From Anna University in 2011

M.Sc: Chemistry From Bharathidasan University in 2009 

B.Sc: Chemistry From Bharathidasan University in 2007

Skill Sets

Working experience in MS-Word, MS-Office, MS-DOS and other scientific software like Chem. Draw Ultra 9, Mestra Nova, Excel, and OriginPro-8.0.

Work Experience

Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
Since 2012
Company Profile : Is an autonomous Institute under Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, and Govt. of India.

Research interest:
Polymer Synthesis & Characterization, Polyurethane, Nanocomposites, hybrid polymers, Hyperbranched polymers, Analytical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Polymers, Polymer Rheology, Thermoplastics and Thermosetting polymers, Viscoelastic Properties and Polymer Degradation studies, Structure-Property relationship, Coating
Research and Development works.

Instrumental skills:
Polymer & coating film characterization:
1H NMR (Varian Gemini-200 MHz), 13C NMR (Bruker Avance-30 and Inova-400 MHz), 29Si NMR (Varian Gemini-200 MHz), MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (Kratos
Analytical, Manchester, UK), Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyzer (DMTA IV; Rheometric Scientific Inc; Piscataway, NJ, USA), Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC; Mettler Toledo 821e), Thermogravimetric Analyzer (Mettler Toledo TGA/SDTA
851e and Parkin Emler 7), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ESCA; Kratos Axis 165; Manchester, UK), SEM Hitachi-S520 (Oxford Link ISIS-SEM model), Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR; Nicolet Nexus spectrometer). Pull-off adhesion test (Microtech Tensiometer, UK), Abrasion resistance (Taber, USA),Impact, Flexibility by conical mandrel test, scratch resistance, pencil hardness, and salt spray.

Entrepreneur and awards:
Awarded the First Prize for proficiency in Allied Zoology (2004-2005) in the B.Sc Chemistry by Bishop Heber College (BHC), 
Awarded Senior Research Fellow (SRF) 2012, in Material Science by LARPM, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar, 
Attended an entrepreneurship program conducted by CSIR,
Attended first aid safety program (Training given by International Organization), conducted at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), 

List of research papers published/communicated:
Polyurethane conductive blends and composites: synthesis and applications perspective. (Review Article)
Chepuri R. K. Rao, R. S.; Narayan, R.; Raju, K.V.S.N. J. Mater. Sci., 2013, 48(1), 67-80.

Synthesis, characterization and corrosion evaluation on new cationomeric polyurethane dispersions and their polyaniline composites.T. Gurunathan; Chepuri R. K. Rao, R. S.; Narayan, R.; Raju, K.V.S.N.
Prog. Org. Coat., 2013, 76(4), 639-647.

Preparation and performance evaluation of castor oil-based polyurethane prepolymer/polylactide blends.T. Gurunathan; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K.
J. Mater. Sci., 2014, 49(23), 8016-8030.

Isocyanate terminated castor oil-based polyurethane prepolymer: synthesis and characterization.
T. Gurunathan; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K.
Prog. Org. Coat., 2015, 80, 39-48.

Effect of reactive organoclay on physicochemical properties of vegetable oilbased waterborne polyurethane nanocomposites. T. Gurunathan; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. RSC Advances, 2015, 5(15), 11524-11533.

Hyperbranched polymers for coating applications: A Review. T. Gurunathan; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K.
[Accepted in Polym. Plast. Technol. Eng. DOI:10. 1080/03602559.2015.1021482]

Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial evaluation of polyesteramide resin from Moringa Oleifera seed oil (MOSO) for surface coating application. Siyanbola T. O; James O. O; T. Gurunathan; Sasidhar, K. Cad. J. Pure Appl. Sci., 2015, 9(1), 3229-3240

An overview of the recent developments in biocomposites based on lignocellulosic biofibers and their application perspectives. T. Gurunathan; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. [Communicated to Composites Part A, 2014].

Development of environmentally friendly castor oil-based waterborne polyurethane dispersions with polyaniline. T. Gurunathan; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. [Communicated to J Coat Tech Res, 2015].

The influence of reactive organoclay on a biorenewable castor oil-based polyurethane prepolymers toughened polylactide nanocomposites.
T.Gurunathan; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K.
[Communicated to Composites Part B, 2015].

Polylactide with biorenewable castor oil-based polyurethane prepolymer blends and its physicochemical properties T.Gurunathan; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. [Communicated to Polym. Plast. Technol. Eng., 2015].

Physicochemical studies on castor oil based polyurethane-silica hybrid materials through a sol-gel process in the absence on an external catalyst.
T.Gurunathan; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K.
[To be Communicated].

Development of eco-friendly waterborne polyurethane dispersion from Moringa Oleifera seed oil (MOSO) for coating application [Manuscript under preparation].

Conference proceedings & presentations:
Rheological and Morphological properties of TPU/SAN blends with compatibilizer.
T. Gurunathan, S.N. Jaisankar.
Int. Conf. on Nanomaterial and its Applications, Feb 4-6, 2009, NIT, Trichy, India. (Poster presentation).

Synthesis and characterization of the new series of polyurethane water dispersion and their blends with polyaniline.
T. Gurunathan, CH. Ramakishan Rao, S K Nayak and K.V.S.N. Raju
Advancements in Polymeric Materials, Feb 10-13, 2012, CIPET, Ahmedabad, India. (Oral presentation).

Preparation and characterization of waterborne polyurethane/silica hybrid composites for high performance properties.
T. Gurunathan, CH. Ramakishan Rao and K.V.S.N. Raju
International Symposium on Surface Protective Coatings along with International Expo-2009, Feb 25-28, 2009, Goa, India. (Oral presentation)

Nucleation behavior of renewable resource based polymer blend influenced by the reactive compatibilizer
T. Gurunathan, S. Mohanty and S. K. Nayak.
3rd FAPS polymer congress and MACRO 2013, May 15-18, 2013, IISc, Bangalore, India.(Poster presentation).

Carrier appointments:
Jan 2012-Present: Senior Research Fellow, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), (formerly LARPM, Bhubaneswar), Chennai, India.

May 2011-Dec 2011: Project Assistant (PA-II), Polymer Functional Materials Division,
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, India.
Project Guide: Dr. K. V. S. N. Raju, Scientist, IICT, Hyderabad, India.

Nov 2010-Apr 2011: M.Tech Dissertation (Phase-II), Polymer Functional Materials Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, India.

Mar 2010-Oct 2010: M.Tech Dissertation (Phase-I), Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IITM), Chennai, India.

Jul 2008-Apr 2009: M.Sc Dissertation, Polymer Division, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai, India.

Involvement in sponsored projects:
Parallel to my Ph.D. Work, I have actively participated in some project works and have gained knowledge in various interdisciplinary fields related to polymer/materials research. I have involved in different in sponsored projects carried out in our research groups. Some of the sponsored projects are listed here:
Development of antistatic rain erosion coating for LCA radome, sponsored by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), 
Development of high-performance polyurethane resins for ink applications, sponsored by Siegwerk Pvt. Ltd,
Development of two packs polyurethane adhesive for lamination, sponsored by Asian Adhesive Udhyog Pvt. Ltd, 

Future Goals

Finds a suitable position in esteemed organization/industries in areas related to
Polymer, Coatings or Material Science, such as experimental designing and synthesis of
novel macromolecules, nanocomposites, bionanocomposites or materials with tailormade
propertied and to study their structure-property relationship, end-use properties etc., where my scientific experience and computational skills would prove useful.