PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research Neelambur, Coimbatore S.Harish Assistant Professor s.harish84@gmail.com harish@psgitech.ac.in Mobile: +91-9442663747 Personal Profile Date of Birth 6 th June 1984 Gender Male Nationality Indian Marital Status Single Present Address: PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research Neelambur, Coimbatore-641062 Permanent Address: S/O R.Srinivasan(Retd. Teacher) No: 4/ 85 M/F, S.K. Road Panakara Street I cross Ambur-635802 Educational Data B.Sc. (Chemistry) from Islamiah College (affiliated to University of Madras), Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, India. Grade: First class; Year: 2004 M.Sc. (Chemistry) from Islamiah College (affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University), Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, India. Grade: First class; Year: 2006 Ph.D in Chemistry from Central Electrochemical Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Karaikudi and Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Grade: Highly Commended; Year: 2013 Title: Exploration of synthetic routes for nanostructured materials: Their application in catalysis. Supervisor: Dr. James Joseph Qualified UGC-State eligibility Test (SET) for lectureship conducted by government of Tamilnadu. Fellowships received: Received Research Intern award under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) diamond jubilee scheme from CSIR, New Delhi, India in 2006. Received Senior Research Fellow award from CSIR, New Delhi, India in 2009. Received Sandwich Ph.D Fellow (Now renamed as Raman-Charpak Fellowship) award from French embassy, India in 2011. Received Visiting Fellowship award from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,Bengaluru, Karnataka, India in 2016. Professional skills Instruments handled - UV-Visible, Thermal analysis (DTA & TGA), FT-IR, FT-Raman and Confocal Raman spectrometers, XRD, Scanning electron microscope, electrochemical work station and FT-IR/FT-Raman coupled with potentiostat. Characterization skills - UV-Visible, NMR, FT-IR and FT-Raman spectras, XRD (using fityk, X pert high Score), Scanning and Transmission electron microscopy (using imagej), XPS (using XPS peakfit), Voltammetry, hydrodynamic voltammetry and Thermal analysis
Research Interests Nano materials, electrochemical energy conversion, electrocatalysis, electrochemical sensors, spectro-electrochemistry, surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Bi-polar electrochemistry, Interfacial (electro-) chemistry Teaching/Research Experiences Aug 2016 Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Till date PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Neelambur, Coimbatore, India Apr 2015 Jul 2016 Feb 2013 Mar 2015 Jun 2009 Jun 2012 Jun 2011 Dec 2011 (Under deputation) Jul 2008 Jun 2009 Sep 2006 Jul 2008 Assistant Professor, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Neelambur, Coimbatore, India Research Associate, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Senior Research Fellow, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Sandwich Ph.D Fellow, Institute of Material and Environment Chemistry, UMR 7285 CNRS,Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France Junior Research Fellow, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Research Intern, CSIR-CentralElectrochemical Research Institute,
Publications: (Published: 11; Submitted: 1; Under preparation: 2) Published 11. No More HF: Teflon Assisted Ultrafast Removal of Silica to Generate High Surface Area Mesostructured Carbon for Enhanced CO2 Capture and Supercapacitor Performance Dheeraj Kumar Singh, SaiKrishna K, S. Harish, S. Sampath, M. Eswaramoorthy Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55(2016)2032; 10. Nanostructured porous cobalt oxide synthesis from Co3[Co(CN)6]2 and its possible applications in Lithium battery S. Harish, K. Silambarasan, G. Kalaiyarasan, A.V. Narendra Kumar,James Joseph Materials Letters 165(2016)115; 9. New route for the synthesis of electrocatalytic Ni (OH) 2 modified electrodes Electro-oxidation of borohydride as a probe reaction A. V. NarendraKumar, S. Harish, James Joseph Bull. Mater. Sci. 37 (2014) 635-641; 8. Microwave assisted polyol method for the preparation of Pt/C, Ru/C and PtRu/C nanoparticles and its application in electro-oxidation of J. Power Sources 214(2012) 33 39; 7. Nix-Fe(1-x)Fe(CN)6 hybrid thin films electrodeposited on glassy carbon: Effect of tuning of redox potentials on the electrocatalysis of hydrogen peroxide A. V. NarendraKumar, S. Harish, James Joseph, K.L.N. Phani J. Electroanal. Chem 659 (2011) 128 133; 6. Interaction between gold chloride and hexacyanoferrate (II/III) ion - Does it lead to gold analogue of Prussian blue? S. Harish, James Joseph, K.L.N. Phani Electrochim. Acta 56 (2011) 5717 5721; 5. Role of ph on aminosilane stabilized colloidal gold/silver and their alloy sols application in catalysis S. Harish, R.Sabarinathan, James Joseph, K.L.N. Phani Mat.Chem.Phys 127 (2011) 203 207; 4. Generation of gold PEDOT nanostructures at an interface between two immiscible solvents S. Harish, J. Mathiyarasu, K. L. N. Phani Mater. Res. Bull 44 (2009) 1828 1833; 3. Barrier films to control loss of 9, 10-anthraquinone-2-sulphonate dopant from PEDOT films during electrochemical transitions S. Harish, D. Sridharan, S. Senthil Kumar, James Joseph, K.L.N. Phani Electrochim. Acta 54 (2009) 3618 3622;
2. Synthesis of Conducting Polymer Supported Pd Nanoparticles in aqueous medium and catalytic activity towards 4-Nitrophenol Reduction. S. Harish, J. Mathiyarasu, K. L. N. Phani, V. Yegnaraman Catal. Lett 128(2009) 197 202; 1. PEDOT/Palladium composite material: synthesis, characterization and application to simultaneous determination of dopamine and uric acid. S. Harish, J. Mathiyarasu, K. L. N. Phani, V. Yegnaraman J. Appl. Electrochem 38 (2008) 1583 1588; Citations as on 10/03/2017: (Source: Google Scholar) Paper Submitted 1. Cyanogel precursors for the synthesis of carbon supported PtRu/C electrocatalysts for oxidation S.Harish, James Joseph Electrochem. Commun. Submitted Under preparation 1. Exploring the role of temperature and composition in the microwave assisted polyol synthesis of PtRu/C towards electro-oxidation of 2. Investigation of surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy using drop casting of amino acid on the roughened silver electrode S. Harish and S.Sampath Oral/ Posters presented (Selective - not complete list): 1. Serendipity in chemistry S. Harish Celebration of International year of chemistry 2011 held on April 27, 2011 at Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, India. 2. Microwave assisted polyol method for the preparation of Pt/C, Ru/C and PtRu/C nanoparticles and its application in electro-oxidation of 6 th Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources held on Jan 5 8, 2012 at Chennai, India 3. Novel synthesis of highly porous Co 3 O 4 by thermal decomposition of Co 3 [Co(CN) 6 ] 2.12H 2 O S.Harish, K. Hemalatha, James Joseph International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology held on Jan 20 23, 2012 at Hyderabad, India.
References 1. Dr. James Joseph, Prinicipal Scientist Electrodics and Electrocatalysis Divison CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi 630 006, Tamil Nadu, India E.mail: jameskavalam@yahoo.com; Phone: +91-8903411735 Webpage:http://www.cecri.res.in/Profile.aspx?empcode=40192&seltab=profi le&submenuheader=0 2. Prof. S. Sampath, Professor Inorganic and Physical chemistry Indian Institute of Science Bangalore-560012 Email: sampath@ipc.iisc.ernet.in; Phone: +91-80-22933184 Webpage: http://ipc.iisc.ernet.in/~sampath/main.html 3. Prof. Christophe Coutanceau, Professor Institute of Material and Environment Chemistry of Poitiers, UMR 7285, CNRS-Université de Poitiers, In charge of the "PACEM (Solid Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells) axe" of the PACs research grouping n 3339 from CNRS,UFR SFA - University of Poitiers, 4, rue Michel Brunet, Poitiers cedex-86022, France Email: christophe.coutanceau@univ-poitiers.fr; Phone: +33-549454895 Webpage: http://ic2mp.labo.univ-poitiers.fr/spip.php?article348 4. Dr. K. L. N. Phani, Senior Prinicpal Scientist Electrodics and Electrocatalysis Divison CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi 630 006, Tamil Nadu, India E.mail: kanalaphani@yahoo.com; Phone: +91-9443005514 Webpage:http://www.cecri.res.in/Profile.aspx?empcode=40187&seltab=profi le&submenuheader=0 Testimony I hereby declare that the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. yours sincerely -sd- (S.HARISH)