Yogeswaran Umasankar, Ph.D. 220 Riverbend Road South Lab, Athens, GA 30602, USA Phone ;

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1 RESEARCH AREAS OF INTEREST AND EXPERTISE Yogeswaran Umasankar, Ph.D. 220 Riverbend Road South Lab, Athens, GA 30602, USA Phone ; Sensors (invasive and non-invasive methods): Electrochemical sensors, electrochemical biosensors, photo-electrochemical sensors Green energy devices: Bio-fuel cells, photovoltaic cells Electrochemical studies: Electrocatalysis of various chemical and biochemical compounds, direct electrochemistry of proteins and enzymes, electrochemical characterization of nanocarbon structures, polymers, nanoparticles, etc. PERSONAL PROFILE Subject specialization Electrochemistry, bioelectrochemistry, electroanalytical chemistry Language proficiency TOEFL (CAT) in 2004, score 243/300 Date of birth 08. Dec Sex Male Nationality India EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) Sep Jun 2009 Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan Master of Science (Chemistry) Jul May 2003 Dept. of Chemistry, SRKV College of Arts and Science affiliated to Bharathiar University, TN, India Bachelor of Science (Chemistry, Ancillary: Physics, Mathematics, Biology) Jul May 2001 Dept. of Chemistry, PSG College of Arts and Science affiliated to Bharathiar University, TN, India Higher Secondary Education (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology) Jun Mar 1998 Prema Matriculation Higher Secondary School (Board of higher secondary examination), TN, India Matriculation High School Education (Arts and Science) Mar 1996 Prema Matriculation Higher Secondary School (Board of matriculation examination), TN, India EMPLOYMENT AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Postdoctoral Research Associate Since Jul 2011 Faculty of Engineering, The University of Georgia, USA Projects: Microbial fuel cells, electrochemical sensors, biosensors Postdoctoral Research Fellow (NSC Fellowship) Aug Jun 2011 Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan Projects: Electrochemical sensors, biosensors, electrocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, photovoltaic cells Research Assistant (NSC Project Grant) Aug Jul 2009 Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan Projects: Electrochemical sensors, biosensors and electrocatalysis Student Researcher (KOSEF Fellowship) Feb May 2005 Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea Projects: Polymer synthesis and characterization, conjugated polymer photovoltaic cells Student Researcher May-July 2002 Foundry and Forge Division, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, India

2 Project: Anodizing of titanium alloys using alkaline solution PUBLICATIONS (List of publications in Resume Addendum) Research Articles-25; Review Articles-5; Book Chapters-2; Books-1; Conference Proceedings-21 Total Citation = 310; h index = 9 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS International Society of Electrochemistry, Switzerland, since 2011 American Chemical Society, USA, since 2009 The Electrochemical Society, USA, since 2006 Polymer Society of Korea, South Korea, HONORS AND AWARDS The 2009 distinguished research paper award, Academic committee, Association of Chemical Sensors in Taiwan Sunshine scholarship award in the faculty and student research, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan, since 2008 Awarded student membership, The Electrochemical Society, USA, Best outgoing student award, PSG College of Arts and Science, India, 2001 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Editorial board Editorial team, International Journal of Chemistry, since 2010 Editor, Edited collection (Nanostructured materials for electrochemical biosensors, ISBN: ), Nova Science Publishers, 2009; Series: Nanotechnology Science and Technology Research article reviewer (since 2007) Bioelectrochemistry, Biomaterials, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Carbon, Electrochimica Acta, J. Solid State Electrochemistry, Langmuir, Materials Letters, Microchimica Acta, Sensors, Sensors and Actuators:B Chemical, Talanta, Materials Science and Engineering B In conferences and meetings Session co-chair, Taiwan and India-cultural and academic exchange and research co-operation in electrochemical sensors, 21 Jun 2011, Taiwan Session co-chair, Taiwan and India international cooperation academic exchange seminar, Sep 2010, Taiwan

3 Yogeswaran Umasankar, Ph.D. 220 Riverbend Road South Lab, Athens, GA 30602, USA Phone ; LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Resume Addendum Research Articles 1. Characterization of poly(brilliant cresyl blue) - multiwall carbon nanotube composite film and its application in electrocatalysis of vitamin B 9 reduction, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Tzu-Wei Ting, Shen-Ming Chen, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 158 (2011) pp. K117-K122 (SCI) 2. Electrocatalysis and simultaneous determination of catechol and quinol by poly(malachite green) coated multi-walled carbon nanotube film, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Shen-Ming Chen, Analytical Biochemistry, Vol. 411 (2011) pp (SCI) 3. Toluidine blue adsorbed on alcohol dehydrogenase modified glassy carbon electrode for voltammetric determination of ethanol, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen- Ming Chen, Talanta, Vol. 83 (2011) pp (SCI) 4. Vitamin B12 incorporated with multi-walled carbon nanotube composite film for the determination of hydrazine, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Tzu-Yen Huang, Shen-Ming Chen, Analytical Biochemistry, Vol. 408 (2011) pp (SCI) 5. Characterization of MWCNTs-PMel composite film and its application in simultaneous determination of DOPA and serotonin, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Ying Li, Shen-Ming Chen, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 157 (2010) pp. K187-K193 (SCI); Published in Vir. J. Bio. Phys. Res., Vol. 20, No. 2 (2010) 6. Functionalized multi walled carbon nanotubes nano biocomposite film for the amperometric detection of L-cysteine, Soundappan Thiagarajan, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 10 (2010) pp (SCI) 7. Poly(malachite green) at nafion doped multi-walled carbon nanotube composite film for simple aliphatic alcohols sensor, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Shen-Ming Chen, Talanta, Vol. 80 (2010) pp (SCI) 8. Electrocatalytic activity of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide reduction at poly(iron tetra(oaminophenyl) porphyrin) coated multi-walled carbon nanotube composite film, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Jan-Wei Shie, Shen-Ming Chen, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 156 (2009) pp. K238-K244 (SCI); Published in Vir. J. Nan. Sci. & Tech., Vol. 20, No. 17 (2009) 9. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes encased in ruthenium oxide film as a hybrid material for neurotransmitters sensor, Chien-Chieh Ti, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Electroanalysis, Vol. 21 (2009) pp (SCI) 10. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes with poly(ndgachi) biocomposite film for the electrocatalysis of epinephrine and norepinephrine, Ying Li, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Analytical Biochemistry, Vol. 388 (2009) pp (SCI) 11. Polyaniline and poly(flavin adenine dinucleotide) doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes for p- acetamidophenol sensor, Ying Li, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Talanta, Vol. 79 (2009) pp (SCI) 12. Direct electrochemistry of catalase at multiwalled carbon nanotubes - nafion in presence of needle shaped DDAB for H2O 2 sensor, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen- Ming Chen, Talanta, Vol. 78 (2009) pp (SCI)

4 13. Haemoglobin immobilized on nafion modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes for O 2, H 2 O 2 and CCl 3 COOH sensors, Jan-Wei Shie, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Talanta, Vol. 78 (2009) pp (SCI) 14. Simultaneous determination of adenine guanine and thymine at multi-walled carbon nanotubes incorporated with poly(new fuchsin) composite film, Ching Tang, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Analytica Chimica Acta, Vol. 636 (2009) pp (SCI) 15. Mixed-valent ruthenium oxide and hexachloroiridate incorporated with platinum hybrid film for the electrocatalysis of arsenic oxide methanol and oxygen, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Sheh-Hung Li, Electroanalysis, Vol. 20 (2008) pp (SCI) 16. Multi walled carbon nanotubes with poly (methylene blue) composite film for the enhancement and separation of electroanalytical responses of catecholamine and ascorbic acid, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 130 (2008) pp (SCI) 17. Electroanalytical properties of cytochrome c by direct electrochemistry on multi-walled carbon nanotubes incorporated with DNA biocomposite film, Jan-Wei Shie, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Talanta, Vol. 74 (2008) pp (SCI) 18. Pinecone shape hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrine on a film of multiwalled carbon nanotubes coated with gold particles for the simultaneous determination of tyrosine, guanine, adenine and thymine, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, Shen-Ming Chen, Carbon, Vol. 45 (2007) pp (SCI) 19. Electrocatalytic properties of electrodes which are functionalized with composite films of f- MWCNTs incorporated with poly(neutral red), Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 154 (2007) pp. E178-E186 (SCI); Published in Vir. J. Nan. Sci. & Tech., Vol. 16, No. 13 (2007) 20. Nanocomposite of functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes with nafion, nano platinum, and nano gold biosensing film for simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, epinephrine, and uric acid, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, Shen-Ming Chen, Analytical Biochemistry, Vol. 365 (2007) pp (SCI); 5 th place among top 25 hottest articles in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, period: Apr-Jun Separation and concentration effect of f-mwcnts on electrocatalytic responses of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid at f-mwcnts incorporated with poly (neutral red) composite and films, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 52 (2007) pp (SCI) Review Articles 22. Nanomaterials - acetylcholinesterase enzyme matrices for organophosphorus pesticides electrochemical sensors: A review, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen- Ming Chen, Sensors, Vol. 9 (2009) pp (SCI); Special Issue: Tissue, cell and molecular bioelectrochemistry - new trends and approaches 23. A review on direct electrochemistry of catalase for electrochemical sensors, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Sensors, Vol. 9 (2009) pp (SCI); Special Issue: Nanotechnological advances in biosensors 24. Recent updates of DNA incorporated in carbon nanotubes and metal nanoparticles for electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, Shen-Ming Chen, Sensors, Vol. 8 (2008) pp (SCI) 25. A review on the electrochemical sensors and biosensors composed of nanowires as sensing material, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Sensors, Vol. 8 (2008) pp (SCI); Special Issue: Utilizing of electrochemical sensors and biosensors in biochemistry and molecular biology

5 26. Recent trends in the application of carbon nanotubes - polymer composite modified electrodes for biosensors: A review, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Analytical Letters, Vol. 41 (2008) pp (SCI); Special Issue: Emerging bioanalytical platforms using nanomaterials Book Chapters 27. Acetylcholinesterase - nanomaterials hybrid sensors for the detection of organophosphorous and carbamate pesticides in Nanostructured materials for electrochemical biosensors, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, ISBN: , Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2009; Series: Nanotechnology Science and Technology 28. Catalase immobilized on nanohybrid materials for electrochemical hydrogen peroxide sensors: A review in Biosensors: properties, materials and applications, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, ISBN: , Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2009; Series: Biotechnology in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine Books 29. Nanostructured materials for electrochemical biosensors, Yogeswaran Umasankar, S. Ashok Kumar, Shen-Ming Chen, (Eds), ISBN: (book) (e-book), Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2009; Series: Nanotechnology Science and Technology Conference Presentations 30. Multiwall carbon nanotubes encased in ruthenium oxide film for neurotransmitters determination, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, 2010 Annual Meeting of Chemical Society Located in Taipei, Dec , National Taiwan University, Taiwan 31. Fabrication of simple aliphatic alcohols sensor based on composite film containing poly(malachite green) and Nafion doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Arun Prakash Periyasamy, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, 2010 Annual Meeting of Chemical Society Located in Taipei, Dec , National Taiwan University, Taiwan 32. Application of vitamin B12 and alcohol dehydrogenase in electroanalysis, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Taiwan and India International Co-operation Academic Exchange Seminar, Nov , Mingchi University of Technology, Taiwan 33. Nanostructured materials for the electrocatalysis of biomolecules and biosensors applications, Shen-Ming Chen, Arun Prakash Periyasamy, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, A. Balamurugan, 218th ECS Meeting, Oct , Las Vegas, Nevada 34. Application of nanostructured materials for the design and development of biosensors, Shen- Ming Chen, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, S. Ashok Kumar, 2009 Villa Conference on Interactions Among Nanostructures, Sep , Ritz Carlton - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 35. Fabrication and electrochemical characterization of nanostructured materials based electrochemical sensors, Shen-Ming Chen, S. Ashok Kumar, Yogeswaran Umasankar, International Symposium on Nanoelectrochemistry and Spectroelectrochemistry, Aug , Xiamen University, China 36. Nanostructured materials and polymer based electrochemical sensors for the detection of biomolecules, Shen-Ming Chen, P. Arun Prakash, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, A. Balamurugan, 14 th Conference on Biochemical Engineering, Jun , National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan 37. Nanocomposite materials for neurotransmitters and nucleotide bases sensors, Shen-Ming Chen, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, First International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites (ICNM-2009), Apr , The Windsor Castle, Kottayam, India; Proceeding of ICNM-2009, pp , ISBN: , Applied Science Innovations Private Limited, India, 2009

6 38. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes with poly(methylene blue) composite film for the enhancement and separation of electroanalytical responses of cathecholamine and ascorbic acid, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, 2008 Annual Meeting Chemical Society Located in Taipei, Dec , National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan 39. Direct electrochemistry of cytochrome c on multi-walled carbon nanotubes incorporated with DNA biocomposite film and its electroanalytical properties determination, Jan-Wei Shie, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Shen-Ming Chen, 2008 Annual Meeting Chemical Society Located in Taipei, Dec , National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan 40. Electroanalytical responses of arsenic oxide, methanol and oxygen at the ruthenium oxide - hexachloroiridate with platinum hybrid film, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Sheh-Hung Li, Yu-Jung Chang, Shen-Ming Chen, 2008 Annual Meeting Chemical Society Located in Taipei, Dec , National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan 41. Hemoproteins modified composite electrodes and their electrocatalytic properties, Shen-Ming Chen, Yogeswaran Umasankar, S. Ashok Kumar, First Regional Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry, Oct , University of Tehran, Iran 42. MWCNTs and metal nanoparticles with nafion and HPβCD composites for the simultaneous determination of neurotransmitters with ascorbic acid and nucleotide bases, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, Shen-Ming Chen, 59 th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Sep , Seville, Spain 43. Separation and concentration effect of f-mwcnts on electrocatalytic responses of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid at f-mwcnts incorporated with poly (neutral red) composite films, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Annual Chinese Chemical Society and ICCT 2007 Joint Conference, Dec , National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 44. Nanocomposite of functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes with nafion, nano platinum, and nano gold biosensing film for simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, epinephrine and uric acid, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, Shen-Ming Chen, Annual Chinese Chemical Society and ICCT 2007 Joint Conference, Dec , National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 45. Pinecone shape hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrine on a film of multiwalled carbon nanotubes coated with gold particles for the simultaneous determination of tyrosine, guanine, adenine and thymine, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, Tsung-Hsuan Tsai, Shen-Ming Chen, Annual Chinese Chemical Society and ICCT 2007 Joint Conference, Dec , National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 46. Nafion coated multiwall carbon nanotubes with bimetallic nano particles modified electrode for the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, epinephrine and uric acid, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Soundappan Thiagarajan, Shen-Ming Chen, International Conference on Advanced Materials and Applications (ICAMA-2007), Nov , Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India 47. The electrocatalytic properties of electrodes functionalized with PNR films and f-mwcnts incorporated PNR composite films, Shen-Ming Chen, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Kuo-Chiang Lin, 58 th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Sep , The Banff center, Banff, Canada 48. Simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid and dopamine in the presence of uric acid on ruthenium oxide modified electrode, Piraman Shakkthivel, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Shen-Ming Chen, Annual Chinese Chemical Society and ICCT 2006 Joint Conference, Nov , Tamkang University, Taiwan 49. Preparation and characterization of a conducting polymer-carbon nanotube composite, Yogeswaran Umasankar, Ramiah Saraswathi, Shen-Ming Chen, Seminar for postdoctoral

7 fellows, PhDs and visiting professors in research education and training between Taiwan and India, Aug 2005, National Taipei University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 50. Anodizing of titanium alloys using alkaline solution, S. Sreenivasan, Yogeswaran Umasankar, S.V. Suresh, M. Dhandaphani, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), 14 th Annual General Meeting and Theme Symposium: Novel Polymeric Materials, Feb , Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai, India