Gomathi Anandhanatarajan

Dr. Gomathi Anandhanatarajan is an Assistant Professor with École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University in the Department of Chemistry. She holds a Ph.D in the field of Nanomaterials from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore.

• Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka.

• Master of Science [Engg.] in Materials Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka.

• Master of Science in Chemistry, The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Lady Doak College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Patents

Mark MacLachlan, Michael Wolf, Gomathi Anandhanatarajan, 2015, “Methods for preparing metal / metal oxide materials from nanostructured substrates and uses thereof.” PCT/CA2015/000118, Filed: February 26, 2014, Issued: February 26, 2015.

Book Chapter: Functionalization and Solubilization of Carbon and Inorganic Nanostructures. C. N. R. Rao, A. Ghosh, A. Gomathi, Comprehensive Nanosci. & Tech. 3 (2011) 445.

Published Papers

• Nanostructured Materials Prepared by Surface-Assisted Reduction: New Catalysts for Methane Oxidation
• Gomathi, S. M. Vickers, R. Gholami, M. Alyani, R. W. Y. Man, M. J. MacLachlan, K. J. Smith, M. O. Wolf, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7 (2015) 19268.Interaction of Inorganic Nanoparticles with Graphene.
• B. Das, B. Choudhury, A. Gomathi, A. K. Manna, S. K. Pati, C. N. R. Rao, Chem. Phys. Chem. 12 (2011) 937.Covalent functionalization of metal oxide and carbon nanostructures with polyoctasilasesquioxane (POSS) and their incorporation in polymer composites. A. Gomathi, K. Gopalakrishnan, C. N. R. Rao, Mater. Res. Bull. 45 (2010) 1894.Synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanopans and graphene-like structure of BN.
• K. Raidongia, A. Gomathi, C. N. R. Rao, Israel J. Chem. (Special Nano Number) 50 (2010) 399.Novel Nanocomposites Made of Boron Nitride Nanotubes and a Physical Gel.
• S. K. Samanta, A. Gomathi, S. Bhattacharya, C. N. R. Rao, Langmuir 26 (2010) 12230.MoS₂and WS₂ analogues of graphene.
• H. S. S. R. Matte, A. Gomathi, A. K. Manna, D. J. Late, R. Datta, S. K. Pati, C. N. R. Rao, Angew. Chem. 49 (2010) 4059. Published in research highlights of Nature Chemistry, doi:10.1038/nchem.691.

• Covalent and non-covalent functionalization and solubilization of graphene.
  K. S. Subrahmanyam, A. Ghosh, A. Gomathi, A. Govindaraj, C. N. R. Rao, Nanosci. Nanotech. Lett. 1 (2009) 28.
• Functionalization and solubilization of inorganic nanostructures and carbon nanotubes by employing organosilicon and oraganotin reagents.
  A. Gomathi, S. J. Hoseini and C. N. R. Rao, J. Mater. Chem., 19 (2009) 988.
• A simple urea-based route to ternary metal oxynitride nanoparticles.
  A. Gomathi, S. Reshma, C. N. R. Rao, J. Solid State Chem. 182 (2009) 72.
• Stable dispersions of metal oxide nanowires and nanoparticles in water, dimethylformamide and toluene.
  S. Ghosh, A. Gomathi, C. N. R. Rao, 9 (2009) 5214.

• Covalent and non-covalent functionalization and solubilization of nanodiamond.
  U. Maitra, A. Gomathi, C. N. R. Rao, J. Experimental Nanosci. 3 (2008) 271.
• White-light sources based on composites of GaN nanocrystals with conducting polymers and nanophosphors.
  B. Chitara, S. V. Bhat, S. R. C. Vivekchand, A. Gomathi, C. N. R. Rao, Solid State Commun. 147 (2008) 409.
• Hexadecyltrimethoxysilane-induced Dispersions of metal oxide nanoparticles in non-polar solvents.
  A. Gomathi, C. N. R. Rao, J. Clust. Sci., 19 (2008) 247.
• Urea route to coat inorganic nanowires, carbon fibers and nanotubes by boron nitride. A. Gomathi, M. R. Harika and C. N. R. Rao. Mat. Sci. Eng. A, 476 (2008) 29.

• Room temperature ferromagnetism in nanoparticles of superconducting materials. Shipra, A. Gomathi, A. Sundaresan, C. N. R. Rao, Solid State Commun. 142 (2007) 685.
• Nanoparticles of superconducting γ-Mo₂N and δ-MoN.
  A. Gomathi, A. Sundaresan, C. N. R. Rao, J. Solid State Chem. 180 (2007) 291.
• Ternary metal nitrides by the urea route.
  A. Gomathi, Mater. Res. Bull. 42 (2007) 870.

Nanostructures of the binary nitrides, BN, TiN and NbN, prepared by the urea route.
A. Gomathi, C. N. R. Rao, Mater. Res. Bull. 41 (2006) 941.Chemically bonded ceramic oxide coatings on carbon nanotubes and inorganic nanowires.
A. Gomathi, S. R. C. Vivekchand, A. Govindaraj, C. N. R. Rao, Adv. Mater. 17 (2005) 2757.

• Dr. Gomathi Anandhanatarajan is an Assistant Professor at École Centrale School of Engineering, in the Department of Chemistry, Mahindra University .

Research Experience

• Research Associate – April 2010 to September 2010 – Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka.

• Post-Doctoral Fellow – October 2010 to September 2013 – Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Dr. Gomathi’s research interest is focused on the synthesis and the study of surface chemistry of inorganic nanostructures. Her current projects include design and synthesis of

• Metal/metal oxide based composite materials for glucose sensing and carbon dioxide valorization.
• Photocatalytic heterostructures for industrial waste water treatment.
• MXene based nanostructures for hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting.
• Field responsive superhydrophobic surface for drop impact studies.