Email: l.johnkennedy@vit.ac.in
PhD: CSIR – Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai
Research Area: Nanomaterials for Energy and Environmental Applications
| Employee ID | 50046 | ||||
| Salutation (Prof./ Dr.) | Dr. | ||||
| Name | L. John Kennedy, FRSC | ||||
| Designation | Professor Grade 2 | ||||
| School/Centre | Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences (SAS) | ||||
| Intercom | 1326 | ||||
| Educational details (Please mention all the degrees with latest first) | |||||
| Degree | Passed out year | Specialization | Institute/University/ College | ||
| Ph.D | 2005 | Physics -Environmental Technology (Interdisciplinary) | CSIR- Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai, India. | ||
| M.Sc | 1997 | Physics | Loyola College (Autonomous) University of Madras, India | ||
| M.Phil | 1998 | Physics | Loyola College (Autonomous) University of Madras, India | ||
| B.Sc | 1995 | Physics | Loyola College (Autonomous) University of Madras, India | ||
| Post-Doctoral Experience if any | Short term trainings in USA and Spain | ||||
| Research Details | |||||
| Areas of Specialization | Nanomaterials for energy storage, generation and clean environmental technologies. | ||||
| ORCID ID | 0000-0002-0352-135X | ||||
| Scopus ID | 8291019200 | ||||
| H-index (scopus) | 61 | ||||
| Google Scholar ID | X40KwEwAAAAJ | ||||
| i10 index | 170 | ||||
| On-going Consultancy Project Details | |||||
| On-going Consultancy Project Title | |||||
| Corporate training in Optics | Valeo India Private Limited, Chennai | ||||
| Completed Consultancy Project Details | |||||
| Completed Consultancy Project Title | |||||
| Designing and treatment of spent acid solvent wastewater using integrated hetero fenton nanoporous carbon catalyst discharged from AEPL industries. | Arudra Engineers Private limited, Chennai. Rs. 21.13 Lakhs, 2016 – 2018 | ||||
| Optimization of biological samples using advanced instrumentation techniques | Life Cell International Private Limited Rs. 1.0 Lakh, 2018 – 2019 | ||||
| Development of alternate chemical composition/tablet for Dry tab-toilet cleaning device
| Vaata Smart Private Limited, Chennai. Rs. 1.0 Lakhs, 2020 – 2022 | ||||
| Development of low-cost plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PE CVD) technique for coating of thin films using inorganic precursors for industrial applications. | Nano Tec. Pvt. Ltd.,, Chennai. Rs. 1.5 Lakhs, 2022 – 2023 | ||||
| Ongoing Funded Project Details | |||||
| Ongoing Funded Project Title | Funding Agency | ||||
| Recycling spent alkaline batteries into high-performance energy storage and capacitive deionization electrodes for commercial applications: A strategy of ~98 % materials recovery towards a green environment. | SERB-SURE, Department of Science & Technology (DST), India Rs. 29.84 Lakhs, 2023 – ongoing | ||||
| Completed Funded Project Details | |||||
| Completed Funded Project Title | Funding Agency | ||||
| Reduced graphene oxide supported / metal ion substituted hexagonal ferrite hybrid composites for high performance tunable broad band radar absorption.
| Naval Research Board (NRB) – Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO), India. Rs. 26.96 Lakhs, 2019 – 2023. | ||||
| Electric double layer capacitors based on micro and mesoporous carbons derived from waste materials for energy storage.
| Rs. 16.33 Lakhs, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, 2006 – 2009. | ||||
| Patent Published Details | |||||
| Patent Published Title | Patent Published Application No. | ||||
| A method for the biogenic synthesis of cathode material and use thereof | 202441059964 | ||||
| Hierarchical porous carbon electrodes from leather solid wastes for supercapacitors and a process for the preparation thereof | 201641001242 | ||||
| Patent Granted Details | |||||
| Patent Granted Title | Patent Granted Application No. | ||||
| An improved process for the preparation of carbon nanotube for industrial applications | 250767 | ||||
| A process for the preparation of metal impregnated activated carbon polymer composite for industrial applications | 244521 | ||||
| A novel catalyst useful for the removal of pathogens from waste water | 255419 | ||||
| A novel third phase electrode for electrocatalytic treatment of waste water | 286694 | ||||
| A process for the preparation functional aliphatic hydrocarbon from volatile liquid hydrocarbon for industrial applications | 268578 | ||||
| A novel surface functionalized mesoporous activated carbon for industrial applications and a process for the preparation thereof | 289623 | ||||
| Book / Book Chapter Published Details | |||||
| Title (Chapter-4) | Publisher | Year | |||
| Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Crystal, Structure, Properties, and Perspective Applications: Nanophysics, Nanomaterials, Interface Studies, and Applications. Springer Proceedings in Physics 195, DOI/10.1007/978-3-319-56422-7_22. | Springer | 2017 | |||
| MXenes and their composites: emerging materials for gas sensing and biosensing: Mxenes and their Composites, 241-279. | Elsevier | 2022 | |||
| Awards & Recognition Details (only national and international awards and recognitions) | |||||
| Name of the award, awarding agency, year of award | |||||
| 1. Outstanding paper publication award – “Clean Technologies & Environmental Policy” Journal, Springer Publications. 2016. | |||||
| 2. Invention, turning leather waste to carbon for electrodes, published in Education Plus, Science & Technology Page, The Hindu News Paper, November 28, 2016. | |||||
| 3. Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), London, United Kingdom – 2022 | |||||
| 4. Fellow of the Academia of Sciences, Chennai. 2020 | |||||
| 5. DST – Young Scientist Fellow – 2006, New Delhi, India | |||||
| Major International Collaboration Details – Academic Collaboration Details | |||||
| Type of collaboration (Research & publication/Funded Project/consultancy etc.), collaborating institute, year of collaboration | |||||
| 1. University of Auckland, New Zealand- 2024 | |||||
| 2. Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK – 2016 | |||||
| 3. Queen Mary University of London, UK – 2015 | |||||
| 4. Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 2012 | |||||
| Major International Collaboration Details – Industry collaboration Details | |||||
| Type of collaboration (Research & publication/Funded Project/consultancy etc.), collaborating industry, year of collaboration | |||||
| 1. GNS Science, Wellington, New Zealand | |||||
| Other Details | |||||
| Editorial Experience (if any) | 1. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 2. Current Nanoscience 3. General Chemistry | ||||
