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Dr. M. Yogesh Kumar
Dr. M. Yogesh Kumar

Assistant Professor

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Office Address ChE 108, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut.

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  • PhD in Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

  • M.E in Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

  • B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Madras University, Chennai.

  • Educational Qualifications

    • PhD in Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

    • M.E in Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

    • B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Madras University, Chennai.

    Journal Papers and Refereed Proceedings

    • O.Kurochkin, Y.K.Murugesan, T.P.Bennett, G.D’Alessandro, Y.Reznikov, B.J.Tang, G.H.Mehl, M.Kaczmarek, “Thermal optical non-linearity of nematic mesophase enhanced by gold nanoparticles”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18 (16), pp. 11503-11512, 2016.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, D.Pasini and A.D.Rey, “Self-assembly mechanisms in plant cell wall components”, Journal of Renewable Materials, 3, pp. 52-72, 2015.
    • F.Alimagham, M.Dylinski, A.H.Gelebart, K.J.Jakubowski, Y.K.Murugesan, A.Sajadi, M.Vitek, “Inter-continental school of geometry and topology in soft matter, optics and biological systems: I-CAMP’14 review”, Liquid Crystals Today, 24(1), pp. 15-24, 2015.  
    • T.P.Bennett, Y.K.Murugesan, K.R.Daly, G.De Matteis and G.D'Alessandro, “Fast algorithms for liquid crystal modelling”, Proc. SPIE 9182, Liquid Crystals XVIII, 918208, 2014.
    • A.D.Rey, E.E.Herrera-Valencia and Y.K.Murugesan, “Structure and dynamics of biological liquid crystals”, Liquid Crystals, 41(3), pp. 430-451, 2013.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, D.Pasini and A.D.Rey, “Defect textures in polygonal arrangements of cylindrical inclusions in cholesteric liquid crystal matrices”, Soft Matter, 9, pp. 1054-1065, 2013.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, D.Pasini and A.D.Rey, “Microfibril organization modes in plant cell walls of variable curvature: a model system for two dimensional anisotropic soft matter”, Soft Matter, 7, pp. 7078-7093, 2011.
    • A.D.Rey and Y.K.Murugesan, "Mechanical model for fiber-laden membranes”, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 23(1), pp.45-61, 2011.
    • Y.K.Murugesan and A.D.Rey, “Modeling Textural Processes during self-assembly of plant-based chiral-nematic liquid crystals”, Polymers, 2, pp. 766-785, 2010.
    • Y.K.Murugesan and A.D.Rey, “Thermodynamic model for structure and shape of rigid polymer-laden membranes”, Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 19, pp. 113-126, 2010.
    • A.D.Rey and Y.K.Murugesan, “Structure and Rheology of Fiber-laden Membranes via Integration of Nematodynamics and Membranodynamics”, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 165(1-2), pp. 32-44, 2010.

    Book Chapter

    • A.D.Rey, D.Pasini and Y.K.Murugesan,  Multiscale Modeling of Plant Cell Wall Architecture and Tissue Mechanics for Biomimetic Applications, pp. 131-168, in Biomimetics: Nature-Based Innovation, Y.Bar-Cohen (editor), ebook ISBN: 9780429093708, CRC Press, 2012.

    Invited Talks and Conference Presentations

    • Presented an invited talk on “Surface wetting characterization and estimation of surface energy of hydrophobic thin films: Theory, experiment and applications" at International conference on Advanced Smart Materials, Annamalai University, India, Feb 2020.
    • K.S.Sakthisri, R.Raageswari, M.Yogesh Kumar, “Demonstration of Life Cycle Analysis as sustainability assessment tool for process and energy Industries and solid waste management”, Technological Innovations in Clean Energy Generation and Environmental Remedies, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, India, Oct 2019. 
    • O.Kurochkin, Y.K.Murugesan, G.D’Alessandro, M.Kaczmarek, “Thermal optical non-linearity of nematic mesophase enhanced by gold nanoparticles”, Optics of Liquid Crystals, Sopot, Poland, Sep 2015.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, G.De Matteis and G.D'Alessandro, “Fast Q-Tensor Algorithm for Modeling Flow of Nematic Liquid Crystals”, Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Liquid Crystals, Maine, USA, Jun 2015.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, G.De Matteis and G.D'Alessandro, “A computationally efficient Q-tensor model with flow for nematic liquid crystals”, I-CAMP summer school on Geometry and Topology in Soft Matter, Optics and Biological Systems, Cape Town, South Africa, Jun 2014.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, G.De Matteis and G.D'Alessandro, “A computationally efficient model based on an invariant manifold theory for flow of nematic liquid crystals”, British Council Researcher Links Workshop on Soft Matter: Analysis, Applications and Challenges, NIMS, Daejeon, South Korea, Mar 2014.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, A.D. Rey and D.Pasini, “Structure and mechanics of biological fiber-laden membranes”, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 57(1), APS March Meeting 2012, abstract #V45.001, Boston, USA, Mar 2012.
    • Y.K.Murugesan and A.D.Rey, “Modeling Textural Processes during Self-Assembly of Plant-Based Chiral-Nematic Liquid Crystals”, Abstract No.: MM1.2, MRS (Material Research Society) fall meeting, Boston, USA, Nov 2011.
    • Y.K.Murugesan and A.D. Rey, “Structure and Mechanics of Fiber-Reinforced Cylindrical Membranes”, New Frontiers in Fiber Materials Science Symposium, Charleston, USA, Oct 2011.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, and A.D. Rey, “Modeling Textural Processes during Self-Assembly of Plant-Based Chiral-Nematic Liquid Crystals”, Abstract No.92, 85th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Montreal, Canada, Jun 2011.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, and A.D. Rey, “Structure and Rheology of Fiber-laden Membranes via Integration of Nematodynamics and Membranodynamics, Abstract No.340, 85th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Montreal, Canada, Jun 2011.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, and A.D.Rey, “Structure and Rheology of Fiber-laden Membranes via Integration of Nematodynamics and Membranodynamics”, Abstract No.: SI11, The Society of Rheology 82nd Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, USA, Oct 2010.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, D.Pasini and A.D.Rey, “Analysis of the Microfibril Organization Modes Emerging in Plant Cell Walls of Variable Curvature”, Abstract No.: DD3.5, Material Research Society fall meeting, Boston, USA, Nov 2010.
    • Y.K.Murugesan, D.Pasini and A.D.Rey, “Theory and Simulation of Texture Transformations during Plant Cell Wall Morphogenesis”, Abstract No.: UU3.1, Material Research Society fall meeting, Boston, USA, Dec 2009.

    Computational: Finite Element methods (COMSOL, MATLAB), Computational Fluid Dynamics.

    Experimental skills: Unit operations and processes, Bioprocess and downstream processing.

    Areas of research interest: Process Modeling and Simulation, Material science, Bioprocess Technology, Environmental and Sustainability Engineering.

     

    I am an academic with research interests across the field of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology with a focus on sustainable process design, materials modelling and bioprocess technology. I am also passionate about teaching and academic mentoring.

    At NITC, I teach undergraduates in Chemical Engineering from my role as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. I am currently mentoring a team of undergraduates in laboratory scale synthesis, characterization and process design for sustainable manufacturing of biocement. At the institute level, I coordinate Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Study In India (SII) programmes that facilitate students from outside India to study in NITC. I also coordinate Student Guidance Cell (SGC) activities aimed at offering academic support and mental health care to the student community in NITC.

    Through research work focusing on computational investigation of biological and biomimetic materials and processes (@McGill University), structural and functional soft matter (@McGill University and University of Southampton) and energy conversion systems (@IIT Madras funded by BHEL) and experimental work on process design for industrial effluent treatment (@Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering funded by BRNS), I have explored applications of chemical engineering to emerging technologies and gained an interdisciplinary, multi-scale perspective of chemical engineering.

    I aim to demonstrate effective technological solutions to rising energy demands, environmental pollution and climate change through design of sustainable materials and processes using the interdisciplinary knowledge and research skills I have gained through years of research and teaching experience.