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Academic Honors, Awards & Fellowships

  • Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal (2024)

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  • Programme Advisory Committee Special Expert (PAC Engineering & Material Science), DST, GoI (2023)

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  • Associate Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry: Polymer Chemistry (2022 – present)

 

  • Guest Editor, European Polymer Journal (2022)

 

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London (2020) under the "Leaders in the Field" category

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  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board of SPE Polymers (Published by Wiley) (2020 - Present)​​

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  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, Experienced Researcher, Germany (2020)

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  • Pioneering Investigator by RSC Polymer Chemistry (2019)

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  • Professor Kaushal Kishore Memorial Award of The Society for Polymer Science, India (SPSI) (2018)

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  • Raman Research Fellowship, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, GoI (2017-2018)

 

  • Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Medal (2016)

 

  • IUSSTF Research Fellowship, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (2013-2014)

 

  • Ramanujan Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2010-2015)

 

  • Centenary Fellowship, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India (2009-2011)

 

  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, Germany (2007-2009)

 

  • Bruce Hartmann Award for Young Scientist, 2006, Polychar-14, IUPAC Conference, Japan.

 

  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship of Toyota School Foundation, Japan (2005-2007)

 

  • Senior Research Fellowship awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India (2000-2003)

 

  • Best Young Student Award, 2002, Macro 2002, The Society for Polymer Science, India.

 

  • A Best Student Paper Award (Macromolecules 35, 8509, 2002), SPSI, Pune Chapter, India.

Professional Recognitions

 

  • President, SPSI, Thiruvananthapuram Chapter, Kerala (2023 - till now)

 

  • Honorary Secretary, The Society for Polymer Science, India (2023 - till now)

 

  • President, Humboldt Club of Kerala (2022 - till now)

 

  • Chairman, Subject group: Polymers and Organic Materials, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), India (2017 - )

 

  • Convener, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Trivandrum Chapter (2019-2021)

 

  • Treasurer, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Trivandrum Chapter (2012-2019)

 

  • Joint Secretary, SPSI, Trivandrum Chapter (2017-2023)

 

  • EC Member, SPSI, Trivandrum Chapter (2013-2017)

 

  • EC Member, The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Trivandrum Chapter (2016-2018)

Student's Awards & Recoginitons

34. Ashitha George, Achu Chandran, K. P. Surendran, E. Bhoje Gowd – Directional Freezing-Induced Self-Poled Piezoelectric Nylon 11 Aerogels as High-Performance Mechanical Energy Harvesters – 17th International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology (SPSI-MACRO-2023), IIT Guwahati, December 10 - 13, 2023 (Selected for Langmuir Best Poster Award)

33. Jefin Parukoor Thomas, Akhila N S, E. Bhoje Gowd – Phytic Acid Modified Boron Nitride Nanosheets as Sustainable Multifunctional Nanofiller for Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) – 17th International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology (SPSI-MACRO-2023), IIT Guwahati, December 10 - 13, 2023 (Selected for Springer Best Poster Award)

32. Akhila N S, E. Bhoje Gowd – Enhancing Properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) Aerogels Through Thermally Induced Structural Transitions – 17th International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology (SPSI-MACRO-2023), IIT Guwahati, December 10 - 13, 2023 (Selected for Springer Best Presentation Award)

31. Sruthi Suresh, Vipin G. Krishnan, E. Bhoje Gowd – Directional Freezing-Enabled MXene Orientation towards Anisotropic PVDF/MXene Aerogels: Orientation-Dependent Properties of Hybrid Aerogels – Polymer Processing Society Asia-Australia Regional Conference (PPS 2023), Trivandrum, November 29 - December 2, 2023 (Selected for Springer Functional Composite Materials Best Poster Award)

30. Akhila N S, Jefin Parukoor Thomas, Vipin G. Krishnan, E. Bhoje Gowd – Temperature Induced Structural Changes in Poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) Aerogels – Polymer Processing Society Asia-Australia Regional Conference (PPS 2023), Trivandrum, November 29 - December 2, 2023 (Selected for RSC Applied Polymers Best Poster Award)

29. Deepthi Krishnan – First Challa Gold medal for Best Female PhD Student of 2019-2020 Academic Year – CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, TVM, October 6, 2023.

28. Akhila N S, E. Bhoje Gowd – Temperature Induced Structural Changes in Poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) Aerogels – International Conference on Green Composites for a Sustainable Society (GCSS 2023) (online), Kochi, May 26 & 27, 2023 (Selected for Best Presentation Award)

27. Sruthi Suresh, E. Bhoje Gowd – Directional Freezing-Induced MXene Orientation towards Lightweight, Flexible, Superhydrophobic and Nonflammable PVDF/MXene Aerogels with Superior Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Performance – MRSI Annual Technical Meeting (ATM-2023), University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, TVM, May 20, 2023 (Selected for Best Presentation Award)

26. Jefin Parukoor Thomas, Akhila N S, E. Bhoje Gowd – Phytic Acid Modified Boron Nitride Nanosheets as Sustainable Filler for Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) – National Conference on New Developments in Polymeric Materials (DPM-2023), TVM, March 2 & 3, 2023 (Selected Best Poster Award)

25. Ashitha George, Achu Chandran, K. P. Surendran, E. Bhoje Gowd – Isotropic and Directionally Ice Templated Nylon 11 Aerogels: Structure and Piezoelectric Properties – National Conference on New Developments in Polymeric Materials (DPM-2023), TVM, March 2 & 3, 2023 (Selected Best Poster Award)

24. Vipin G. Krishnan, E. Bhoje Gowd – Polymer-based Aerogels: Alternatives to Conventional Porous Monolithic Materials – Organized as part of the Curtain Raiser of the One Week One Lab (OWOL) Program on the occasion of National Science Day (2023), CSIR-NIIST, TVM, February 28, 2023  (Selected for Best Presentation Award (2nd prize))

23. Sijla Rosely – Kairali Gaveshaka Puraskaram 2022 – Kerala State Higher Education Council

22. Akhila N S, Vipin G. Krishnan, Jefin Parukoor Thomas, E. Bhoje Gowd – Temperature Induced Structural Changes in Poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) Aerogels – National Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology (NCMST-2022), TVM, December 28 - 30, 2022  (Selected for Best Poster Award)

21. Vipin G. Krishnan, Praveena N. M, Amal Raj R. B, E. Bhoje Gowd – Thermoreversible Gels of Poly(ÊŸ-lactide)/Poly(á´…-lactide) Blends: A Facile Route to Prepare Blend α-Form and Stereocomplex Aerogels – International Conference on Science and Technology of Polymers and Advanced Materials through Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Industry, (SPSI MACRO 2022), Pune, November 2 - 4, 2022  (Selected for Best Poster Award)

20. Vipin G. Krishnan, Praveena N. M, Amal Raj R. B, E. Bhoje Gowd – Co-crystalline Thermoreversible Gels of Poly(ÊŸ-lactide)/Poly(á´…-lactide) Blends: A Facile Route to Prepare Blend α-Form and Stereocomplex Aerogels – 3rd International Conference on Crystal Engineering: From Molecule to Crystal (CEFMC - 2022), Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, August 31 – September 2, 2022  (Selected for Best Paper Award for Poster Presentation)

19. Ashitha George, Achu Chandran, K. P. Surendran, E. Bhoje Gowd – Isotropic and Directionally Ice-Templated Nylon-11 Aerogels: Structure and Piezoelectric Properties – International Conference on Chemistry and Applications of Soft Materials (CASM-2022), CSIR-NIIST, TVM, July 25 - 27, 2022 (Selected for RSC Advances Best Poster Award)

18. Ashitha George, K. P. Surendran, E. Bhoje Gowd – Preparation and Characterization of Piezoelectric Nylon 11 Aerogel – National Webinar on Recent Advances in Physics of Materials (RAPM-2021), CSIR-NIIST, TVM, December 9 - 10, 2021  (Selected for Best Poster Award (3rd prize ))

17. Vipin G Krishnan and E. Bhoje Gowd – Nanoporous Crystalline Aerogels of Syndiotactic Polystyrene: Polymorphism, Dielectric, Thermal and Acoustic Insulation Properties – MRSI -International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM-2021), through MS Teams online platform, March 26-27, 2021 (Selected for Best Presentation Award)
 
16. G. Virat and E. Bhoje Gowd – Role of Polymer Chain Packing on Photophysical Properties of Poly(L-lactide) Substituted Tetraphenylethylene – International Conference on Advanced Materials & Technology (ICMAT-20), JSS Science & Technology University, Mysuru, India, January 16-18, 2020 (Selected for Best Poster Award)

15. Jerin K Pancrecious, E. Bhoje Gowd and T.P.D.Rajan – Wear and Corrosion Performance of NiB-Layered Double Hydroxide Composite Coatings Fabricated by Electroless Process on A356 Aluminium Alloy – IIM Research Scholars Symposium - 2019, CSIR-NIIST, TVM (Selected for Best Presentation Award)
 
14. Deepthi Krishnan, Amal Raj, E. Bhoje Gowd – Directed Assembly of Hierarchical Supramolecular Block Copolymers: A Strategy to Create Donor-Acceptor Charge Transfer Stacks – National Seminar on Advanced Functional Materials for Analytical, Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications (NSAFM-2019), Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, India, March 25-27, 2019. (Selected for Best Presentation Award)
 
13. Jerin K Pancrecious, E. Bhoje Gowd and T.P.D.Rajan – Corrosion inhibition of modified Ni-Al-Layered double hydroxide on A356 Alloy – MRSI Annual Technical meeting - 2019, CSIR-NIIST, TVM (Selected for Best Presentation Award)
 
12. A.M. Joseph, K.P. Surendran and E. Bhoje Gowd – Development of ultra-low and near to air dielectric constant materials from syndiotactic polystyrene based composites and aerogel – MRSI Annual Technical meeting - 2018, IISER TVM (Selected for Best Paper Award)
 
11. Deepthi Krishnan and E. Bhoje Gowd – Influence of Additives on the Formation of Block Copolymer-based Supramolecular Bulk and Thin Films and their Microdomain Control – Indo-Japan Joint Symposium on Polymeric Materials, Thiruvananthapuram, India, 31st January – 1st February 2017. (Selected for Best Poster Award)
 
10. P.Shaiju, N.S. Murthy and E. Bhoje Gowd – Molecular, Crystalline and Lamellar Length-scale Changes in the Poly(ÊŸ-lactide) (PLLA) during Cyclopentanone (CPO) Desorption in PLLA/CPO Co-crystals – Annual Technical Meeting, Material Research Society of India, Trivandrum Chapter, at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram,  India, April 02, 2016. (Selected for Best Presentation Award)
 
9. Sijla Rosely, B. Nagendra and E. Bhoje Gowd - Highly dispersed polymer nanocomposites prepared by delamination of layered double hydroxides in polymer solutions - at the 27th AGM of MRSI & MRSI North East Symposium, held at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, India during February 18-20, 2016. (Selected for Best Poster Award)
 
8. B. Nagendra, Sijla Rosely and E. Bhoje Gowd - Influence of Different Types of Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH) on the Physical Characteristics of Polypropylene/LDH Nanocomposites - at Polymer Conference for Young Researchers (PCYR-2015) held at CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, India on December 18, 2015. (Selected for Best Poster Award)
 
7. P.Shaiju, N.S. Murthy and E. Bhoje Gowd – Temperature Induced Structural Changes in the Co-crystal formed by Poly(L-lactic acid) and Cyclopentanone – National Seminar on Green Analytical Techniques (NASGAT-2015), Department of Chemistry, D.B. College, Sasthamcotta, Kollam, India, September 09-10, 2015. (Selected for Best Presentation Award)
 
6. B. Nagendra and E. Bhoje Gowd - Highly dispersed layered double hydroxides/polymer nanocomposites National Seminar on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials (FPAM-2014), Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India, November 05-07, 2014. (Selected for Best Poster Award)
 
5. B. Nagendra and E. Bhoje Gowd – Synthesis of highly exfoliated hydrophobic polymer/layered double hydroxides nanocomposites: Structure and morphology characterization International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM-2014), CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, India, February 19-21, 2014. (Selected for Best Poster Award)
 
4. M. Mohan Raj, C. Ramesh and E. Bhoje Gowd – Syndiotactic polystyrene-Solvent complex: Study on the effect of solvent type Indo-French conference, March 2-4, 2011, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Poster presented in National Science Day Celebrations - 2011 of National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India (Selected for Best Poster Award in the area of Physical/Materials Sciences)
 
3. E. Bhoje Gowd, Naoya Shibayama and Kohji Tashiro - Thermally induced phase transitions in the uniaxially-oriented d form of syndiotactic polystyrene An international conference POLYCHAR-14, World forum on advanced materials 2006, Nara, Japan. (Selected as an Outstanding Presentation)
 
2. E. Bhoje Gowd, S. S. Nair and C. Ramesh* - Crystalline transitions of the clathrate (d) form of syndiotactic polystyrene during heating: Studies using high temperature X-ray diffraction National Science Day Celebrations - 2003 of National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India (Selected for Best Paper Award)

1. E. Bhoje Gowd, J. Radhakrishnan and C. Ramesh – Effect of molecular orientation on the crystallization and melting behavior of Poly (ethylene terephthalate) fiber 7th National Conference on Frontiers of Polymer Science and Engineering (Macro 2002), IIT, Kharaghpur, India (2002). (Selected for Best Poster Award)

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