C HEMISTRY - Faculty

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Dr. Pat Nandakumar

Lecturer

B.S. Physics, 1992, Pondicherry University, India
M.S. Material Science and Technology,  1994, Pondicherry University, India
Ph.D. Physics (Materials Science), 2001, Pondicherry University, India

Postdoctoral Experience

Department of Chemistry, UTPB, Electrochemical Recycling in Biomass Process under Prof. Dr. Michael Robinson, 2002-2004

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Boston 2004-2005

Membership

American Chemical Society
ACS Permian Basin Section

Honors

• University Topper, Gold Medalist in Masters Degree, 1994

• Senior Research Fellowship awarded by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India, 1997-2000

• Junior Research Fellowship awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. 1995-1997

• GATE-96 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)

Research Field

Electrochemistry
Solid State Battery studies
Ion conducting Membrane studies

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Continuous Electrochemical Reduction of Iodine in Biomass to Fuel Process, Patcheammalle Nandakumar, J. Michael Robinson and Louis S. Ornelas, The 204^th meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Orlando, Fl, Oct 12-16, 2003
   

• Conversion of polyhydric alcohols into hydrocarbons; the search for a coupled reducing agent, J. Michael Robinson, Patcheammalle Nandakumar, Thomas Millstead and Louis S. Ornelas, The 225^th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 23-2003
   

• Conversion of polyhydric alcohols into hydrocarbons; the search for a coupled reducing agent, The 4^th Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference, The University of Texas at El Paso, October 3-5, 2002
   

• Study of ternary lithium ion conducting Li₂O-V₂O₅-P₂O₅ system, 12^th International Conference on Solid state Ionics, Greece June 6-12, 1999
  
  

• Preparation, characterization and impedance studies of superion conducting AgI-Ag₂O-CrO₃-V₂O₅ system, 12^th International Conference on Solid state Ionics, Greece June 6-12, 1999

Contact Information

Dr. Pat Nandakumar
UTPB Chemistry                                          
4901 E. University Blvd.                              
Odessa, TX 79762                                      

Office: Founders Bldg. Rm 30C
Phone: (432)552-2241
Fax:     (432)663-2236
Email:   nandakumar_p@utpb.edu

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