Professional Experience:
2022 - till date: Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
2016 - 2022: Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
2010 - 2011: Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical and Building Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
Academic Qualification:
PhD (2015) - Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
M. Tech in Chemical Engineering (2010) - Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
B. Tech in Chemical Engineering (2008) - Heritage Institute of Technology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (WBUT), West Bengal
Research Interest: Bio-based polymeric foams, stability and rheology of polymeric foams, polymer-nanoparticle composites, Functional polymeric foams, nanofluids for heat transfer applications.
Journal Publications:
1. M. Rizwan, Mohammed R. Chandan, Mechanistic Insights into Ageing Effect on EPDM Micro/hybrid Composites for High Voltage Insulation Application, Polymer Degradation and Stability 204, 110114, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2022.110114
2. M. Rizwan, Mohammed R. Chandan, Role of polymer-filler interaction on Mg(OH)2 and ATH loaded EPDM Composites for High Voltage Insulation Applications, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 139, 52164, 2022. DOI: 10.1002/app.52164
3. Mohammed R Chandan, R. K. Kodi, A. H. Shaik, Two dimensional Cu nanostructures for efficient degradation of dye from synthetic wastewater, Environmental Science: Advances 2022 – Accepted Manuscript. DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00144F
4. A. H. Shaik, S. Shaik, S. Goyal, Mohammed R. Chandan, I. Veza, A. Buradi, I. M. Alarifi, A Review on Environmental and Economic Impact of 2D Nanomaterials-Based Heat Transfer Fluids, Journal of Nanomaterials 2022, 3443360, 2022. DOI: 10.1155/2022/3443360
5. V. Chaithanya, D. S. M. Varma, Mohammed R. Chandan, P. Sivabalan, A. K. Jaiswal, S. Swetha, B. Kaczmarek, A Sionkowska, Study of silver nanoparticle-loaded auxetic polyurethane foams for medical cushioning applications, Polymer Bulletin 79, 4233-4250, 2022. DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03705-x
6. D. K. Bal, Mohammed R. Chandan, R. Taneja, R. R. Tiwari, S. Saboor, D. Mishra, A. Ghosh, A. H. Shaik, Biocompatible polymers capped oxidation resistant copper nanoparticles for nanofluid and hydrogel applications, The European Physical Journal Plus 137, 36, 2022. DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-02280-4
7. A. H. Shaik, S. Banerjee, A. Rahaman, S. Agashe, Mohammed R. Chandan, One-step Synthesis and Characteristics of LiOH-Castor Oil based Stable Polyurethane Foam, Journal of Polymer Research 28, 220, 2021. DOI: 10.1007/s10965-021-02580-4
8. Mohammed R. Chandan, S. Goyal, M. Rizwan, M. Imran, A. H. Shaik, Removal of textile dye from synthetic waste-water using microporous polymer nanocomposite, Bulletin of Material Science 44, 272, 2021. DOI: 10.1007/s12034-021-02559-3
9. V. Chaithanya, D. S. M. Varma, Mohammed R. Chandan, P. Sivabalan, A. K. Jaiswal, S. Swetha, B. Kaczmarek, A Sionkowska, Study of castor oil-based polyurethane foams for cushioning applications, Polymer International 70, 1631-1639, 2021. DOI: 10.1002/pi.6259
10. Saji E., Mohammed R. Chandan, V. K. Aswal, S. K. Rath, G. Harikrishnan, Hydration influences on phase heterogeneities of segmented copolymers, Soft Matter 17, 1850-1860, 2021. DOI: 10.1039/D0SM01287D
11. M. Imran, M. M. Alam, S. Hussain, A. Abutaleb, A. Aziz, Mohammed R. Chandan, K. Irshad, A. M. A. Al-Hagri, O. Y. Bakather, A. Khan, Colloidal Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Based Oil Blend Ferro-nanofluid for Heat Transfer Application, The European Physical Journal Plus 136, 752, 2021. DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01711-6
12. M. Imran, N. Zouli, T. Ahamad, S. M. Alshehri, Mohammed R. Chandan, S. Hussain, A. Aziz, M. A. Dar, A. Khan, Carbon Coated Fe3O4 Core-shell Super-paramagnetic Nanoparticles Based Ferrofluid for Heat Transfer Application, Nanoscale Advances 3, 1962-1975, 2021. DOI: 10.1039/D1NA00061F
13. M. Imran, A. K. Bandyopadhyay, T. K. S. Gandhi, A. Rahaman, Mohammed R. Chandan, Mechanical property enhancement of flexible polyurethane foam using alumina particles, Materials Today: Proceedings 45, 4040-4044, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.10.754
14. M. Imran, A. Rahaman, A. H. Shaik, Mohammed R. Chandan, Stability Enhancement of Highly Loaded Nano-clay based Flexible Polyurethane Foams using Hollow Glass Microspheres, Journal of Cellular Plastics, 56, 547-557, 2020. DOI: 10.1177/0021955X20912203
15. D. Sheth, S. Maiti, S. Patel, J. Kandasamy, Mohammed R. Chandan, A. Rahaman, Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Matrix Laminated Composites with Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes, Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures 29, 288-294, 2020. DOI: 10.1080/1536383X.2020.1839424
16. A. Gupta, J. Bhasarkar, Mohammed R. Chandan, A. H. Shaik, B. Kiran, D. Bal, Diffusion Kinetics of Vitamin B12 from Alginate and Poly(vinyl acetate) Based Gel Scaffolds for Targeted Drug Delivery, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics, 59, 713-730, 2020. DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2020.1800246
17. Mohammed R. Chandan, A. H. Shaik, H. Kumar, A. Rahaman, D. K. Bal, A. B. Ponnusami, M. Imran, Controlled surface erosion of polymers for effective thermal conductivity enhancement of Cu nanofluids, Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 15(5), e2501, 2020, DOI: 10.1002/apj.2501
18. A. H. Shaik, R. Jain, S. Manchikanti, K. Krishnamoorthy, D. K. Bal, A. Rahaman, S. Agashe, Mohammed R. Chandan, Reinstating Structural Stability of Castor Oil based Flexible Polyurethane Foam using Glycerol, Chemistry Select, 5, 3959-3964, 2020. DOI: 10.1002/slct.202000784
19. Mohammed R. Chandan, K. Radhakrishnan, D. K. Bal, Aabid H. Shaik, Flexible polyurethane foam-ZnO nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of textile dye, Fibers and Polymers, 21, 2314-2320, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/s12221-020-1346-y
20. J. Vargeese, Mohammed R. Chandan, S. Shantha Kumar, Fixed bed column study for pesticide removal using silver nanoparticles-embedded polyurethane foam and glass beads, Chemical Engineering Communications, 207, 1337-1346, 2020. DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2019.1647181
21. Mohammed R. Chandan, Aabid H. Shaik, Influence of ligand's thermal stability on size and self-assembly of Cu nanoparticles, Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 33, 100215, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.colcom.2019.100215
22. Mohammed R. Chandan, N. Naskar, A. Das, R. Mukherjee, G. Harikrishnan, Deducing multiple interfacial dynamics during polymeric foaming, Langmuir, 34, 8024 – 8030, 2018. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01223
23. M. Javed, A. H. Shaik, T. A. Khan, M. Imran, A. Aziz, A. R. Ansari, Mohammed R. Chandan, Synthesis of stable waste palm oil based CuO nanofluid for heat transfer applications, Heat and Mass Transfer, 54, 3739 – 3745, 2018, DOI: 10.1007/s00231-018-2399-y
24. A. H. Shaik, Mohammed R. Chandan, Preparation of stable copper nanostructures and their direct phase transfer using Mercaptosuccinic acid, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 550, 46 – 55, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.04.025
25. M. Imran, A. H. Shaik, A. R. Ansari, Abdulaziz, S. Hussain, A. F. F. Abouatiaa, A. Khan, Mohammed R. Chandan, Synthesis of Highly Stable γ-Fe2O3 Ferrofluid Dispersed in Liquid Paraffin, Motor Oil and Sunflower Oil for Heat Transfer Applications, RSC Advances, 8, 13970 – 13975, 2018. DOI: 10.1039/c7ra13467c
26. M. Imran, A. R. Ansari, A. H. Shaik, Abdulaziz, S. Hussain, A. Khan, Mohammed R. Chandan, Ferrofluid Synthesis using Oleic Acid Coated Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Dispersed in Mineral oil for Heat Transfer Applications, Materials Research Express, 5, 036108, 2018. DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/aab4d7
27. A. R. Ansari, S. Hussain, M. Imran, A. Al-Ghamdi, Mohammed R. Chandan, Optical investigation of Microwave Induced Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Thin-film, Material Science-Poland, 36(2), 304 – 309, 2018. DOI: 10.1515/msp-2018-0041
28. S. Velu, K. Rambabu, P Monash, Chandan Sharma, Improved hydrophilic property of PES/PEG/MnCO3 blended membranes for synthetic dye separation, International Journal of Environmental Studies, 75, 592 – 604, 2018. DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2017.1395247
29. A. R. Ansari, M. Imran, I. S. Yahia, M. Sh. Abdel-Wahab, A. Alshahrie, A. H. Khan, Chandan Sharma, Effect of microwave power on morphology of AgO thin film grown using microwave plasma CVD, International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 12, 1-12, 2018. DOI: 10.1504/IJSURFSE.2017.10009320
30. Chandan Sharma, Saji E., A. Raman Unni, U. Parto, V. K. Aswal, S. K. Rath, G. Harikrishnan, A pre-polyaddition mediation of castor oil for direct polyurethane synthesis, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133, 43964, 2016. DOI: 10.1002/app.43964
31. Chandan Sharma, S. Kumar, A. R. Unni, V. K. Aswal, S. K. Rath, G. Harikrishnan, Foam stability and segmented phase morphology of polyurethane foams synthesized from castor oil, Journal of Applied Polymer Science,131, 40668, 2014. DOI: 10.1002/app.40668
32. S. K. Rath, V. K. Aswal, Chandan Sharma, K. Joshi, M. Patri, G. Harikrishnan, D. V. Khakhar, Mechanistic origins of multi-scale reinforcements in segmented polyurethaneclay nanocomposites, Polymer, 55, 5198 – 5210, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.08.035
33. Manimegalai G., S. Shantha Kumar, Chandan Sharma, Silver nanoparticles: synthesis and application in mineralization of pesticides using membrane support, International Nano Letters, 4(2), 1-5, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s40089-014-0105-8
34. Chhaya, Chandan Sharma, S. Mondal, G. C. Majumdar, Sirshendu De, Clarification of Stevia extract by ultrafiltration: Selection criteria of the membrane and effects of operating conditions, Food and Bioproducts Processing, 90(3), 525-532, 2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2011.10.002
35. Manimegalai G., S. Shantha Kumar, Chandan Sharma, Pesticide mineralization in water using silver nanoparticles, International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 9(3), 1463-1471, 2011.