Supervisor

Prof. Venkataraman Thangadurai

Prof. Venkataraman Thangadurai

Department of Chemistry

  • Founder & Director: Western Canada Battery Consortium (WCBC)
  • Associate Director: Calgary Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion Research (CAESR)
  • Vice-Chair: Canada Section ECS; Member: Publication Committee ECS   
  • Associate Editor: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces                  

Fellow

  • The Electrochemical Society  (USA), Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)  & International Association of Advanced Materials (Sweden).

Editorial Advisory Board

  • J. Solid State Electrochemistry, Chemistry of Materials, Energy Technology, J. Materials Chemistry A, Materials Advances, Ionics

 

    Contact Information:

    Email: vthangad@ucalgary.ca

    Phone: +1 (403) 210-8649

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    Twitter: AISEL_UofC

    Biography

    • Professor | Chemistry, University of Calgary (2015- )
    • Visiting Faculty Fellow, IIT Madras (2022)
    • Associate Head (Graduate) | Chemistry, University of Calgary (2017- 2021)
    • Associate Professor | Chemistry, University of Calgary (2012 - 2015)
    • Visiting Associate Professor | Materials Science, University of Maryland, College Park, USA (2012 - 2013)
    • Assistant Professor | Chemistry, University of Calgary (2005 - 2012)
    • Guest Professor| Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Germany (2002 - 2005)
    • Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) PDF | Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Germany (2000 - 2002)
    • PhD | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (1999)
    • MSc | Chemistry, Muthurangam Government Arts College, Vellore, affiliated to University of Madras, India (1991)
    • BSc | Education, Government College of Education, Vellore, affiliated to University of Madras, India (1992)
    • BSc | Chemistry, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, affiliated to University of Madras, India (1989)

    Awards

    • HWK-Fellowhsip, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK), Delmenhorst, Germany (2021)
    • Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry, Chemical Institute of Canada (2021)
    • Parex Innovation Fellow, University of Calgary (2020)
    • Peak Scholar, University of Calgary (2019)
    • Keith Laidler Award, Canadian Society for Chemistry, The Chemical Institute of Canada (2016)
    • Outstanding Invention of 2013, University of Maryland, College Park, USA (2013)
    • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Guest Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Germany (2005)
    • Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) PDF scholarship, Chair for Sensors and Solid State Ionics, Faculty of Engineering, U of Kiel, Germany (2002)

     

    Professional Affiliation

    Member

    • Materials Research Society (MRS), USA. (2013-2014)
    • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Canada (SOFCC). (Since 2007)
    • The International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE). (2007-2014)
    • Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC). (Since 2007)
    • The Western Canada Fuel Cell Initiative (WCFCI), Canada. (Since 2005)
    • The Electrochemical Society Inc. (ECS), USA. (Since 2000)