Professional Activities

Presently involved in,

⇒    Development of catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) based water electrolyser for hydrogen generation.
⇒    Development of alternate membranes.
⇒    Electrochemical  removal  of  fluoride,  arsenic  and  nitrate,  chromium etc., from drinking water.
⇒    Electrochemical ozone generation based on PEM technology.
⇒    Electrochemical synthesis of hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide.
⇒    Electrochemical preparation of chlorates and perchlorates

Invited Talks and Lecture:

  1. Electrolytic Production of Hydrogen S.Vasudevan  WHTC-2005 during 2-5 Oct. 2005 at Singapore
  2. Enhanced Processes for the Removal of Nitrate from Water Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Chemistry, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France on 15th June 2008
  3. Hydrogen Generation – by Water Electorlysis S.Vasudevan  ELAC-2010 during 16 – 18 March 2010 at Puri, India
  4. Chlorine Oxides and Chlorine Oxygen Acids. S.Vasudevan Energetics Research Institute, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore during 6-8, Sep. 2010
  5. Electrodes for electrosynthesis. S.Vasudevan  Energetics Research Institute, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore during 6-8, Sep. 2010
  6. Transition to Hydrogen Economy: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. S.Vasudevan Energetics Research Institute, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore during 6-8, Sep. 2010
  7. Perchlorates – An Overview S.Vasudevan Energetics Research Institute, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore during 6-8, Sep. 2010
  8. Transition to Hydrogen Economy: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. S.Vasudevan Institute of Chemical and Engineering Science, A* STAR, Singapore during 6-8 Sep. 2010
  9. Electrochemical Processes for Environmental Applications S.Vasudevan INDO-UK Workshop on Current Development of Wastewater Treatment - Advanced Separation Processes (2011) during 29th to 31st August 2011, held at NIT, Tiruchirappalli
  10. Water Resources, Pollution and Treatment Technologies S.Vasudevan Recent Advances in Inorganic Chemistry during 22-24, March, 2012 at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024
  11. Electro-oxidation Process for Water Treatment Technologies S.Vasudevan Second International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP 2012) during 5-8 October 2012 at MG University, Kottayam
  12. Fluoride Management in Drinking Water S.Vasudevan Technology Entrepreneurship Development Programme (TEDP), held at Alagappa University, Karaikudi during 22.2.13 to 28.03.13
  13. Electrochemical Processes for Clean Environment S.Vasudevan International Conference on Recent Advances in Textile and Electrochemical  Sciences – 2013 (RATES-2013) held at Alagappa University, Karaikudi during 21-23 March 2013
  14. Electrolysis - Inevitable Energy Transformer in a World of Sustainable Energy S.Vasudevan International Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies for Sustainability (ICEETS’13) held at St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering, Chunkankadai, Nagercoil during 10-12 April 2013
  15. New Catalysts for Removal of Nitrate from Ground Water for Agricultural Purpose. S.Vasudevan  India-France Technology submit & Technology Platform held at Hotel Lalit, New Delhi during 23-24 October 2013
  16. Electrochemical Processes for Environmental Applications – An overview S.Vasudevan Workshop on “Cleaner Technologies for Water and Wastewater” National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli during 12-13 Nov.2103
  17. Water Electrolysis – A Green Process for Hydrogen Generation S.Vasudevan International Conference on Non conventional Energy (ICONEC 2014) at JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, India during January 16 – 17, 2014.
  18. Electrochemical remediation technologies for water contamination by agricultural activities. S.Vasudevan Recent Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment (RAWWT) – 2014 at Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI), Gandhigram during 21-22 March, 2014.
  19. Electrochemical Alternatives for Drinking Water Purification S. Vasudevan Trombay Symposium on   Desalination and Water Reuse (TSDWR 2015) held at BARC, Mumbai during January 22 – 23, 2015

Professional Associations

  • Member           International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)
  • Life Fellow  Member   Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology
  • Fellow  Member International Congress of Chemistry and Environment Life
  • Fellow Member         International Science Congress Association
  • Life Member    Chemical Research Society of India
  • Life Member    Indian Society for ElectroAnalytical Chemistry Life Member Indian Carbon Society
  • Life Member    Indian Institute of Metals
  • Life Member    Society of Environmental Chemistry and Allied Sciences
  • Life Member  Association of Global Groundwater Scientists Life Member Indian Desalination  Association Life Member Materials Research Society of India

Editorial Activities

  • Associate Editor - Environmental Chemistry Letters (Springer) Associate Editor - Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Guest Editor (Special Issue) - Graphene (USA)
  • Guest Editor (Special Issue) - Green and Sustainable Chemistry (USA)
  • Guest Editor (Special Issue) - Journal of Chemistry (Hindawi)
  • Co-editor  - Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment Member of the Editorial Board - Research Journal of Chemical Sciences Advisory Board Member – Chemical Science Transactions (India)
  • Editorial Board Member - Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences (USA)
  • Editorial Board Member – Graphene (USA)
  • Editorial Board Member – Computational Water, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (USA)
  • Editorial Board Member – Int. Journal of Chemical Engineering Research
  • Editorial Board Member – Int. Journal of Chemistry and Applications
  • Editorial Board Member – Int. Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • Editorial Board Member – Int. Journal of Nanotechnology and Applications
  • Editorial Board Member – Int. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
  • Editorial Board Member – Int. Journal of Water Resources (USA)
  • Editorial Board Member – Chemical Science Communications

Awards and Honors

  1. I am, among the first Indian authors contributed to the WILEY’s prestigious ULLMANN’S Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry - the world's largest benchmark reference in the fields of applied chemistry, industrial chemistry, and chemical engineering (2011)
  2. ISEAC Journal Publications Award – 2010 by Indian Society for ElectroAnalytical Chemistry
  3. “Best Import Substitution Award” for ‘Hydrogen Generator’ at All India Industrial Exhibition, Hyderabad, during Feb. 2004
  4. Third prize for Per Capita ECF Award - CSIR Foundation Day Awards at CECRI during September 2004
  5. “International Best Researcher Award” by International Science Congress Association during ISC-2012 on 9th Dec. 2012
  6. "ISEAC Eminent Scientist Award” 2013 by Indian Society for ElectroAnalytical Chemistry (ISEAC) on 16th January 2013
  7. “International Highest Publication Award” by International Science Congress Association during ISC-2014 on 8th Dec. 2014

Other Major Responsibilities

  1. Secretary – SAEST Karaikudi Chapter during 2004-2006
  2. Joint Secretary – SAEST, Karaikudi during 2005-2007
  3. Treasurer – SAEST, Karaikudi during 2008-2010
  4. Nominated as member in CSIR-CECRI Management Council for 2 years (2010 & 2011)
  5. Head Horticulture Section from 2008 onwards
  6. Warden for CFE Hostels (2007 – 2009)
  7. Chairman for CFE Hostels since 2013 onwards
  8. Sectional President for Chemical Science Section for ISC-2012
  9. Chair Person for water quality section for NGWC-2013
  10. Apex committee member for ISC-2013
  11. Sectional President for Chemical Science Section for ISC-2013
  12. Advisory Committee Members for National Conference on Recent Advances in Water and Waste Water Treatment (RAWWT – 2014)
  13. Expert Committee for Renewable Energy Technology for Sustainable Environment (RETSE 2014)
  14. National Scientific Advisory Committee for IGWC-2015
  15. Treasurer – ECS (USA) India Section from 2012 onwards
  16. Member - Management of Affairs for Centre for Education at CSIR-CECRI
  17. International Advisory Board - Euro-mediterranean Hydrogen Technologies Conference (EmHyTeC2014), Italy

 

S. Vasudevan

Principal Scientist
Department of Electroinorganic Chemicals
CSIR- Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Tamilnadu
India