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:
- Electrolytic Production of Hydrogen S.Vasudevan WHTC-2005 during 2-5 Oct. 2005 at Singapore
- Enhanced Processes for the Removal of Nitrate from Water Laboratory of Catalysis and Organic Chemistry, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France on 15th June 2008
- Hydrogen Generation – by Water Electorlysis S.Vasudevan ELAC-2010 during 16 – 18 March 2010 at Puri, India
- Chlorine Oxides and Chlorine Oxygen Acids. S.Vasudevan Energetics Research Institute, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore during 6-8, Sep. 2010
- Electrodes for electrosynthesis. S.Vasudevan Energetics Research Institute, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore during 6-8, Sep. 2010
- Transition to Hydrogen Economy: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. S.Vasudevan Energetics Research Institute, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore during 6-8, Sep. 2010
- Perchlorates – An Overview S.Vasudevan Energetics Research Institute, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore during 6-8, Sep. 2010
- 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
- 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
- Water Resources, Pollution and Treatment Technologies S.Vasudevan Recent Advances in Inorganic Chemistry during 22-24, March, 2012 at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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)
- ISEAC Journal Publications Award – 2010 by Indian Society for ElectroAnalytical Chemistry
- “Best Import Substitution Award” for ‘Hydrogen Generator’ at All India Industrial Exhibition, Hyderabad, during Feb. 2004
- Third prize for Per Capita ECF Award - CSIR Foundation Day Awards at CECRI during September 2004
- “International Best Researcher Award” by International Science Congress Association during ISC-2012 on 9th Dec. 2012
- "ISEAC Eminent Scientist Award” 2013 by Indian Society for ElectroAnalytical Chemistry (ISEAC) on 16th January 2013
- “International Highest Publication Award” by International Science Congress Association during ISC-2014 on 8th Dec. 2014
Other Major Responsibilities
- Secretary – SAEST Karaikudi Chapter during 2004-2006
- Joint Secretary – SAEST, Karaikudi during 2005-2007
- Treasurer – SAEST, Karaikudi during 2008-2010
- Nominated as member in CSIR-CECRI Management Council for 2 years (2010 & 2011)
- Head Horticulture Section from 2008 onwards
- Warden for CFE Hostels (2007 – 2009)
- Chairman for CFE Hostels since 2013 onwards
- Sectional President for Chemical Science Section for ISC-2012
- Chair Person for water quality section for NGWC-2013
- Apex committee member for ISC-2013
- Sectional President for Chemical Science Section for ISC-2013
- Advisory Committee Members for National Conference on Recent Advances in Water and Waste Water Treatment (RAWWT – 2014)
- Expert Committee for Renewable Energy Technology for Sustainable Environment (RETSE 2014)
- National Scientific Advisory Committee for IGWC-2015
- Treasurer – ECS (USA) India Section from 2012 onwards
- Member - Management of Affairs for Centre for Education at CSIR-CECRI
- International Advisory Board - Euro-mediterranean Hydrogen Technologies Conference (EmHyTeC2014), Italy