Dr. Dineshkumar Mani, M.Tech., Ph.D.
Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering
Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
Specializing in structural design within polymer nanocomposites to enhance thermal conductivity EMI shielding effectiveness. Expert in optimizing filler alignment strategies, including vertical, horizontal, and 3D alignment, to achieve excellent thermal and EMI shielding properties in polymer composites.
Research Topics
Polymer Nanocomposites
Thermal Management Materials
EMI shielding Materials
Self-healing Materials
MXene & 2D Materials
Photothermal Materials
Thermal Energy Storage
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Science and Engineering
Dissertation Title: Polyurethane Composite Films for High Thermal Conductivity and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Effectiveness
Supervisor: Prof. Sung-Ryong Kim
Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, Korea
Master of Technology in Nanotechnology
Thesis: Intensification of thermal energy storage using copper-pentaerythritol nanocomposites for renewable energy utilization.
Supervisor: Prof. K.S. Rajan
SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, India
Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Synthesis of graphene from graphite & Its effects on supercapacitor
Supervisor: Mr. Bharath Suresh
Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, India
Instrumentation Skills and Technical Experience during my M.Tech. & Ph.D. program
I have personally handled the following instruments during my research:
Thermal diffusivity analyzer (TC-900H Advanced-Riko, Japan)
Vector network analyzer (E5063A ENA, Keysight Technologies, USA)
FE-SEM (JSM-7610F, JEOL, Japan)
FTIR (Jasco FT/IR-4600 (ATR PRO ONE), Tokyo, Japan)
TGA (TGA‐4000, Perkin Elmer, USA)
DSC (N-650, SCINCO, Korea)
XRD (D8Focus, Bruker AXS, Germany)
Particle size and Zeta potential analyzer (ELS-Z2, Otsuka Electronics, Japan)
Tensile strength texture analyzer (SurTA 1A, Chemilab Co., Korea)
Thermal imaging infrared camera, (FLIR E5, FLIR Systems, Sweden)
3DISON Plus 3D printer (Cubicon, Seoul, South Korea)
Contact Angle Goniometer (SEO-Phoenix MT, Korea)
Temperature-programmed high-temperature furnace (1500 ℃)
Proficient in utilizing advanced software and chemical structure drawing tools:
Origin Pro
Autodesk Fusion 360
ChemDraw
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Lightroom
Contributions to academia:
Scientific peer-reviewing: Reviewed manuscripts for several peer-reviewed journals including,
Small
Chemical Engineering Journal
Ceramics International
Applied Surface Science
Composites Part C
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Processes