RISE

Dr. Esakki Karthik completed BSc and MSc in chemistry from Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Tamilnadu. Later he qualified CSIR-UGC-JRF examination, followed by completing a doctorate from CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi under the guidance of Dr. K.L.N. Phani, during his doctorate program he completed an Indo-Australia (Monash University) joint project for developing water oxidation catalyst to generate hydrogen. His main interests are surface electrochemistry and the electrified interface. Later, he moved to IISER-Mohali, where he mainly worked in the area of waste to wealth generation for utilizing waste poly bags for useful applications and got a project from DST, the Indian government for developing a stable water oxidation catalyst. Then he was invited as a visiting professor to the University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. Afterward, he joined in IISER-Thiruvananthapuram as a postdoctoral researcher for developing oxygen-based redox catalyst and electrochemistry of metal clusters. Next, he moved to the Hanyang University, Seoul, under Brain Korea-21 program, where he worked in electrochemical hydrogen generation and utilization of electronic wastes.

In August 2022, he joined the Research Institute of Sustainable Energy (RISE) under TCG CREST as a Research Scientist. Now, his interest is to achieve a sustainable society through developing fuel cell technology for energy storage, CO2 reduction for controlling green gas emissions, water electrolysis for hydrogen fuel generation, and electronic waste utilization for pollution-free society.

 

Awards

1. Secured JOINT CSIR-UGC JRF & NET in chemical sciences
2. Awarded National postdoctoral fellowship by SERB, India
3. Invited as visiting professor by Brescia University, Italy
4. Awarded a Postdoctoral fellowship in Hanyang University under Brain Korea scheme.

 

Invited Talks/Seminars/workshops

1. Basics of Corrosion Science, College of Arts and Science for Women, Salem (2023).
2. Workshop on Electrochemical Analysis and Energy Storage, SIAS Research Forum, India (2024).
3. Invited talk on the Importance of Time Series Analysis in Electrocatalysis, Sri Parama Kalyani College, Tamilnadu (2024).

Publications