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Chemicals - Product Design & Development, Prototype Build
Materials - Product Design & Development, Prototype Build
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Palaniswamy Suresh Kumar is a Research & Development Scientist in Environmental and Water Technology Centre of Innovation (EWTCOI), Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore. Prior to that, Dr Suresh has spent 3 years as a Research Fellow in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Energy Research Institute (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Dr Suresh has more than 10 years of research experience in energy and environmental applications. Currently, he is providing technology consultancy for CleanTech companies. As a Principal Investigator, he secured high impact projects funded by National Research Fund and Ministry of Education, and industrial projects (POC/POV) in collaboration with local SMEs, large organisations, and MNCs. He has published more than 65 peer-reviewed international publications (journal papers, review articles, and book chapter). His publications have been cited more than 3800 times with an h-index of 35.
His current research focuses on development of electrospun nanofibers based filter for air filtration application; prototype design, testing and performance evaluation of active and passive air purification systems; multifunctional nanocoatings (e.g. self-cleaning, antibacterial and photocatalytic) and polymer coating for membranes; and optical sensor development.
PORTFOLIO
Nanocoating for Solar Panel and Fabrics
Expertise Provided
- Project leader
- Formulation and development of self-cleaning / anti-bacterial surfaces (such as for solar panel/glass and fabric) through the low-temperature electrostatic spray coating process
- Long-term stability of the nanocoating was evaluated and its multifunctional properties were observed over the time period in outdoor environment
- Antibacterial nanocoating for fabrics was developed to protect users from pathogenic or odour generating microorganisms
- Presently, working with local SME on the performance evaluation of the nanocoating on the metal surface
Expertise Provided
- Chemicals - Product Design & Development, Test & Verification/Clinical Trials
- Materials - Product Design & Development, Test & Verification/Clinical Trials
Bipolar Membrane for Portable Water Filtration Bottle
Expertise Provided
- Project leader in project funded by NRF
- Developed a compact bipolar membrane-based filter to effectively remove charged metal ions
- Formulation and optimisation of polymer coating via spray and dip-coating process
- Performance analysis of the bipolar membrane with selective heavy metal ions in wastewater
- Bipolar coating technology was licensed to a local partner for evaluation
Expertise Provided
- Chemicals - Product Design & Development, Test & Verification/Clinical Trials
- Materials - Product Design & Development, Test & Verification/Clinical Trials
- Environment - Product Design & Development, Test & Verification/Clinical Trials
