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Dr. Geethu P. M.
Dr. Geethu P. M.

WISE Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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Optofluidics and Interface Science Laboratory, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Calicut - 673601

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  • Ph.D in Soft Matter Physics

  • Educational Qualifications

    • Ph.D in Soft Matter Physics

    Journals

    1. Pablo A. Alvarez Herrera, Geethu P. Meledam, Bart-Jan Niebuur, Yamen Taji, Leonardo Chiappisi, Cristiane Henschel, André Laschewsky, Alfons Schulte, and Christine M. Papadakis, “Effect of Pressure on the Micellar Structure of PMMA-b-PNIPAM Diblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solution” (Accepted in Macromolecules). 
    2. Chia-Hsin Ko, Cristiane Henschel, Geethu P Meledam, Martin A Schroer, Renjun Guo, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, André Laschewsky, Christine M Papadakis, Micellar Solutions of PMMA-b-PNIPAM in Water/Methanol Mixtures: Effect of Temperature on the Micellar Size, Core-shell Structure, and Interaction”, Macromolecules 56, 8980-8992 (2023).doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c01579
    3. Chia-Hsin Ko, Cristiane Henschel, Geethu P Meledam, Martin A Schroer, Renjun Guo, Luka Gaetani, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, André Laschewsky, Christine M Papadakis, Co-Nonsolvency Effect in Solutions of Poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Diblock Copolymers in Water/Methanol Mixtures”, Macromolecules 54, 5825-5837 (2021).doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00512
    4. P. M. Geethu, V. K. Aswal and D. K. Satapathy, Interfacial rigidity and topology of reverse microemulsions: Influence of alcohol molecules”, Journal of Applied Physics 127, 224701 (2020).doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5140729
    5. Chia-Hsin Ko, Cristiane Henschel, Geethu P. Meledam, Martin Schroer, Dmitri I. Svergun, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, André Laschewsky, Christine M. Papadakis, “Self-Assembled Micelles from Thermoresponsive Poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Diblock Copolymers in Aqueous Solution”, Macromolecules 54, 384-397 (2020).doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02189
    6. P. M. Geethu, V. K. Aswal and D. K. Satapathy, “Relaxation dynamics of polymers under soft confinement”, AIP Conference Proceedings 2115, 020001 (2019).doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5112839 
    7. P. M. Geethu, Indresh Yadav, Ethayaraja Mani, V. K. Aswal and D. K. Satapathy, Saddle-splay modulus of reverse microemulsions: Experimental determination using small-angle neutron scattering and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy", Physical Review E 98, 052604 (2018).doi: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.98.052604
    8. P. M. Geethu, T. R. Venketesh and D. K. Satapathy, "Inferences on Hydrogen Bond Networks in Water from Isopermitive Frequency Investigations", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 30, 315103 (2018).doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aacf2c
    9. P. M. Geethu, Indresh Yadav, V. K. Aswal and D. K. Satapathy, "Influence of Polyethylene glycol on Percolation Dynamics of Reverse Microemulsions", AIP Conference Proceedings 1942, 040012 (2018).doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5028621
    10. Amrita Rath, P. M. Geethu, Santhosh Mathesan, Dillip Kumar Satapathy, and Pijush Ghosh, "Solvent Triggered Irreversible Shape Morphism of Biopolymer Films", Soft Matter 14, 1672-1680 (2018).doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8sm00042e
    11. G Suresh, Sanjay Jatav, P. M. Geethu, Yurlan Rephung, MS Ramachandra Rao and Dillip K. Satapathy, "Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Formvar blends: Dielectric, Miscibility and Mechanical Studies", Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 51, 065604 (2018).doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aaa39c
    12. Manjusha Battabyal, Priyadarshini Balasubramanian, P. M. Geethu, Lairenjam Pradipkanti, Dillip K Satapathy and Raghavan Gopalan, "Tailoring the Optical Phonon Modes and Dielectric Properties of Bulk Polycrystalline SrTiO3 via Yb Doping”, Materials Research Express 5, 046301 (2018).doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aabb42
    13. P. M. Geethu, Indresh Yadav, V. K. Aswal and D. K. Satapathy, "Enhancement in Elastic Bending Rigidity of Polymer Loaded Reverse Microemulsions", Langmuir 33, 13014-13026 (2017).  doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03104
    14. P. M. Geethu, Indresh Yadav, S. K. Deshpande, V. K. Aswal and D. K. Satapathy, "Soft Confinement Effects on Dynamics of Hydrated Gelatin", Macromolecules 50, 6518-6528 (2017).   doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01521
    15. P. M. Geethu, A. Sobha, M. P. Balakrishnan, and R. Sumangala, "Synthesis and Characterization of Ag/PVP Nanocomposites by Reduction Method”, Open Access Library Journal 1, 1-10 (2014).doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1100519

    Professional Experience

    • Postdoctoral Researcher at the Soft Matter Physics group, Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, Germany (March 2019 - July 2020).

    • Assistant Professor (temporary) at the Department of Physics, Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode (June 2023 - March 2024)

    • Assistant Professor (temporary) at the Department of Physics, St. Joseph's College Devagiri, Kozhikode (August 2022 - March 2023)

    Research Contributions

    • Research interests: Experimental Soft Matter Physics, Liquid Marbles, Microemulsions, Small-angle neutron scattering