CORE FACULTY

Education
• Ph.D., Chemical Physics, 1979, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
• M.Sc. Physics, 1967, Bangalore University, India.

Experience
• Faculty Member, CeNSE (since June 2010).
• Chairman, Intellectual Property Cell (since August 2008).
• Faculty Member, MRC (since March 1990).
• Research Staff Member, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, NY, USA (1979-1990).

Research Interests
• Chemical synthesis of nanomaterials, nanostructured thin films by vapour and solution-based methods: CVD, ALD, Pyrolysis, sol-gel
• Development of chemical precursors; exploring applications of these materials
• Lead role in INUP, extending CeNSE facilities to researchers from around Indian and beyond

Patents
• White light source using nanostructures, S. Brahma, K.K. Nanda, S.A. Shivashankar, Provisional Application in India, No. 2905/CHE/2010 (2010).

• Metal Oxide-Carbon Nanotube Composite Coatings and single-step Process thereof, Pallavi Arod, S.A. Shivashankar, Provisional Application in India, No. 3595/CHE/2010 (2010).

• A composition of electrode material in the form of a coating and a process thereof, A. Varade, S.A. Shivashankar, S. Dhar, S. Sampath, Indian Patent Application No. 01793/CHE/2007 and US Application No. US 2011/0110019 A1.

• A sub-threshold capFET sensor for sensing analyte, a method and system thereof, N. Bhat, B. Jayaraman, S.A. Shivashankar, R. Pratap, PCT Application No. PCT/IN2008/000385 (2009)

• A rapid coating process and its application to lead-acid batteries, S.A. Shivashankar, A.K. Shukla, A.U. Mane, B. Hariprakash, S.A. Gaffoor, US Patent No. 6,889,410 (2005).