Education
Doctor of Philosophy – Chemical Science – 2017 - 2021, National Institute of Technology, (NIT- Surat) Gujarat - 395007, India.
Thesis: Stimuli-Responsive Ionic Liquid-Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators For Biological and Environmental Applications.
Master of Science – Industrial Chemistry – 2015-2017 – First class (8.50 CGP), Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat- 388120, India.
Bachelor of Science – Chemistry – 2012-2015 – First class (6.03 CGP), St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat- 380009, India.
Research Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Maharashtra 400076, India. (2022)
Research Interest
Electrospun Nanofibers for Wound Dressing Applications.
Design and Development of Task-Specific Ionic Liquids/Surface Active Ionic Liquids and Green Polymers.
Preparation and Characterization of Stimuli-Responsive Ionogels, Hydrogels, Organogels, and Xerogels For Biological and Environmental Applications.
Self-assembly and Molecular Interactions In Aqueous, Non-Aqueous, or Ionic Liquid Medium.
Biopolymers-Ionic Liquids Interactions and their Colloidal Formulations.
Ionic Liquid-Based Amphiphilic Structures and Low Molecular Weight Gelatos.
Biocompatible and Biodegradable Surfactants and Polymer.
Awards and Honors
Mitacs Postdoc Fellowship Award – 2022; By Mitacs funding program, Canada
Institute Postdoc Fellowship Award-IIT-Bombay – 2021; By the Director of Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, India.
InSc Research Excellence Award – 2020; By the INSC International Publishers, Karnataka, India.
Royal Society of Chemistry Researcher Mobility – 2019; By the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, United Kingdom
Research publications
Google Scholar: Muzammil Kuddushi
Patents
A Hydrogel Composition and A Process of Preparation Thereof (Indian Patent - Application number 202321022550), Dr. M. Kuddushi, Dr. M. Dhanka, V. Hitasha
Fabrication of Strong and Transparent Janus Wound Dressings by Electrospinning (US Patent - Just Submitted), Dr. M. Kuddushi, Dr. G. Neil, Dr. X. Zhang
Membership of Academic Bodies:
Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering CSChE (Member)
Life Member Neutron Scattering Society of India (222)
Member Royal Society of Chemistry (664225)
DSC/TGA