Dr. Anand Puthirath
Also known as: Anand Puthirath Balan, P. B. Anand, Anand B. Puthirath
Rice University, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Cochin University of Science and Technology, University of Calicut, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Research areas: Materials Science · Materials Chemistry · 2D Materials and Applications · Graphene research and applications · Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
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About
Anand B. Puthirath studied Physics at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India. After research experiences at VSSC Trivandrum and RRI, Bengaluru, he obtained Ph.D. in Materials Science from CUSAT and pursued his academic career as a postdoctoral fellow at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad. In 2018, he was awarded the esteemed Indo-US Postdoctoral fellowship instituted by the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum to Join Prof. Ajayan’s research group at RICE University. Recently, he is also awarded the prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship, founded by the European Union. As a Research Scientist, he is continuing the academic research program, and his research focuses on Diamond Electronics and Metrology and Magnetism, Piezoelectricity, and Dielectrics in bulk and low-dimensional materials, Micromechanical Properties of Materials, and Materials for Energy and the Environment. He is also passionate about performing Focused ion beam milling and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS).
Employment
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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow2023 - 2023
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Rice University Research Scientist2022 - Present
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Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Visiting Research Scientist2022 - 2023
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Rice University Postdoctoral Research Associate2018 - 2022
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Rice University SERB Indo-US | Postdoctoral Fellow2017 - 2018
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Postdoctoral Fellow2016 - 2017
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Federal Institute of Science and Technology Assistant Professor2015 - 2016
Education
- 2012 - 2016
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Cochin University of Science and Technology Junior Research Fellow2010 - 2012
- 2008 - 2010
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University of Calicut B. Sc.2005 - 2008
Projects & Funding
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Spin Polarized Transport in Transfer Doped Diamond Wafers European Commission2023 - 2025
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Development of Lithium-Sulfur battery based on Conducting Polymers and Solid Electrolytes Indo-US Science and Technology Forum2017 - 2019
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Student Chapter Leadership Workshop SPIE2013 - 2013
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Annual International Conference on Optoelectronics & Applied Physics Science and Engineering Research Board2013 - 2013
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OPAP 2013 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research2013 - 2013
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Development of solid-state, flexible and environmentally friendly, polymer based thin film lithium-ion cells with improved specific capacity and cyclability. Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences2010 - 2014
Publications (80)
- Intrinsic and Strain-Dependent Properties of Suspended WSe2 Crystallites toward Next-Generation Nanoelectronics and Quantum-Enabled Sensors Save
- Conductive surface states and Kondo exhaustion in insulating YbIr3Si7 Save
- Cubic and hexagonal boron nitride phases and phase boundaries Save
- VO2 phase change electrodes in Li-ion batteries Save
- On the electronic and spin-valley coupling of vanadium doped MoS2(1−x)Se2x monolayers Save
- Vertical β-Ga2O3 metal–insulator–semiconductor diodes with an ultrathin boron nitride interlayer Save
- Non‐Linear Optics at Twist Interfaces in h‐BN/SiC Heterostructures Save
- Structural, optical, and thermal properties of BN thin films grown on diamond via pulsed laser deposition Save
- Soft pinning: Experimental validation of static correlations in supercooled molecular glass-forming liquids Save
- Heteroatom Functionalization of H-Terminated Diamond Surfaces Save
- Phase Stability of Hexagonal/Cubic Boron Nitride Nanocomposites Save
- Realizing Quantum Technologies in Nanomaterials and Nanoscience Save
- Cross-plane thermal conductivity of h-BN thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition Save
- Unidirectional domain growth of hexagonal boron nitride thin films Save
- Magneto-structural phase transition in exfoliated pyrrhotite (Fe7S8) ultra-thin sheets Save
- Unravelling the room temperature growth of two-dimensional h-BN nanosheets for multifunctional applications Save
- Exfoliation mechanisms of 2D materials and their applications Save
- Low temperature CVD growth of WSe2 enabled by moisture-assisted defects in the precursor powder Save
- Deterministic fabrication of 3D/2D perovskite bilayer stacks for durable and efficient solar cells Save
- Non-van der Waals quasi-2D materials; recent advances in synthesis, emergent properties and applications Save