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Murugan Sundareswari

Country of origin: India Currently in: India, Chennai General field of specialization: Physics
Academic Background

Degrees

2007 Doctorate Physics
2001 Master Other
1989 Master Physics
1987 Master Physics
Undergraduate Physics
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Physics

Presently guiding 4 Ph.D.research scholars in the field of Computational Materials Science.

Research Keywords: 
DFT
Gas Turbine Materials
rhodium/iridium based ternary intermetallic
structural
Electronic
Elastic
Mechanical
Transport properties
thermal properties
ductile/brittle study
hard materials
thermoelectric
spintronic
Hesler Alloys
superconducting
122 compounds

Publications resulting from Research: 


 Publications(List of papers published in WoS / SCI Journals, in year wise descending order):

1. S.Krishnaveni, M.Sundareswari, “Band Gap Engineering in Ruthenium based Heusler alloys for thermoelectric applications” International Journal of Energy Research (Accepted on August 2017)
2. M. Manjula, M. Sundareswari* and E. Viswanathan, “Elastic and Thermodynamic Properties of Zirconium and Hafnium doped Rh3V Intermetallic Compound- Potential Aerospace Material
Bulletin of Materials Science (Accepted on April 9th, 2017)

3. E.viswanathan, M.Sundareswari, D.S.jayalakshmi, M.manjula, S.Krishnaveni, ”Structural, electronic, mechanical, thermal and optical properties of B(P,As)1-xNx; (x=0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) alloys and hardness of B(P,As) under compression using DFT calculations, Indian Journal of Physics, DOI :10.1007/s12648-017-0996-0 (Published online on April 8th, 2017).
4. M. Manjula, M.Sundareswari, E. Viswanathan, “Enhancement of ductility in cubic Rh3AxTi1-x(A= V, Nb, Ta)(x= 0, 0.125, 0.25, 0.75, 0.875, 1) aerospace materials – First principles DFT study, Materials Chemistry and Physics (Elsevier) 1, 9, 1-9, 2016
5. M.Sundareswari,D.S.Jayalakshmi and E.Viswanthan, A first principles study on newly proposed (Ca/Sr/Ba)Fe2Bi2 compounds with their parent compounds, Philosophical Magazine, 96, No 5, pp, 511-523, 2016.
6. S.Krishnaveni, M.Sundareswari, Deshmukh Pranawa, Valluri Ram and Roberts Ken, Band structure and transport studies of half Heusler compound DyPdBi: An efficient thermoelectric material, Journal of Materials Research, 31, Issue 09, pp 1306 – 1315, 2016.

7. L.S.Arockiasamy, M.Sundareswari and M. Rajagopalan, Ductility behaviour of cubic titanium niobium nitride ternary alloy: a first-principles study, Indian Journal of Physics, 90, Issue 2, pp, 149 – 154, 2016.
8. M.Manjula, M.Sundareswari, Effect of Hafnium Ternary Addition on Ductility of Aerospace Material Rh3Ta – A Theoretical Study, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol 3, Issue 9, Part B, 2016, pp 2991–2996.
9. Sugan Harish R, Jayalakshmi D.S, Viswanathan E and M.Sundareswari, Structural stability, electronic, mechanical and thermo dynamical properties of CaNi2P2 and CaNi2Sb2 compounds by band structure calculations, International Journal of Modern Physics B, 30, No.12, 1650178, 2016.
10. J. Anita Lett, K.Ravichandran, M.Sundareswari, Influence of synthetic methodologies on the particle size of Hydroxyapatite, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science & Engineering, 2, Sp. Issue 1, 2016.
11. J. Anita Lett, M.Sundareswari, K.Ravichandran, Porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds for orthopedic and dental applications – the role of binders, Materials Today Proceedings 3, 1672 – 1677, 2016.
12. M.Sundareswari and S.Krishnaveni, First principles study of full Heusler Rh2TiGe compound , Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2015, 7(2):798-801
13. M.Manjula and M.Sundareswari, Effect of ternary addition on bonding properties of Rh3V intermetallics: A theoretical study, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2015, 7(1):329-332
14. J. Anita Lett, K. Ravichandran and M. Sundareswari, The study on the synthetic methodologies for manoeuvring the morphology crystallinity and particle size of hydroxyapatite, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2015, 7(2):231-239.
15. S. Krishnaveni, M. Sundareswari and Viswanathan, Computational study of structural and electronic property of the predicted compound-Os2TiBi , Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2015, 7(2):378-380.
16. Manjula, M., Sundareswari, M, Ductility behavior of Rh3Nb on ternary addition of Hf-A first principles study, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Spl Iss. 11, 15-17, 2015
17. Viswanathan, E., Sundareswari, M, Study on structural, electronic and elastic properties of boron arsenide doped with nitrogen using density functional theory, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Spl Iss. 11, 11-14, 2015
18. E. Viswanathan, M. Sundareswari, D. S. Jayalakshmi and M. Manjula, Theoretical investigation on structural and electronic properties of PdO2, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1665, 090047, 2015
19. M. Manjula, M. Sundareswari, D. S. Jayalakshmi and E. Viswanathan, Theoretical investigation on improving the ductility of Rh3V by ternary addition, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1665, 090046, 2015
20. Jayalakshmi, D.S., Sundareswari, M, A comparative density functional study of newly proposed ‘122’ compounds with their parent low-temperature superconductors, Indian Journal of Physics, 89/3, 201–208, 2015
21. Jayalakshmi, D.S., Sundareswari, M., Effect of pressure on structural, electronic and bonding properties of CaTM2Pn2 (TM = Ni, Pd; Pn = P, As) compounds: A full potential computational study, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 561, 268-275, 2013
22. Jayalakshmi, D.S., Sundareswari, M., Manjula, M., Occurrence of diverse bonding characteristics in CaNi2As 2 and CaPd2As2: A theoretical study, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1512, 820-821, 2013.
23. Jayalakshmi, D.S., Sundareswari, M, A first principle investigation on the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of CaNi2Pn2 (Pn=P, Sb, Bi) intermetallic compounds, Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, 13/3A, 333-337, 2013
24. Jayalakshmi, D.S., Sundareswari, M, The structural, electronic and magnetic properties of ARu2Sb2 (A=Sr, Ba), Advanced Materials Research, 584, 187-191, 2012.
25. Rajagopalan, M., Sundareswari, M., First-principles study of elastic properties of ScX (X=Ag, Cu, Pd, Ru and Rh) compounds, AIP Conference Proceedings, 55, 2011.
26. Sundareswari,M., Ramasubramanian, S., Rajagopalan, M., Elastic and thermodynamical properties of A15 Nb3X (X = Al, Ga, In, Sn and Sb) compounds First principles DFT study, Solid State Communications, 150, 2057-2060, 2010
27. M.Sundareswari, M.Rajagopalan, V.Kathirvel, D.S.Jayalakshmi, High Pressure electronic structure study of Nb3In and Nb3Sb, AIP Conference Proceedings, 54th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, 54, 733-734, 2009
28. Sundareswari, M., Rajagopalan, M., Electronic topological transition and phase transition in rhodium and iridium based inter metallic compounds, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 403, 2530-2541, 2008.
29. M.Sundareswari and M.Rajagopalan., Electronic Structure and Physical Properties of Rh3X and Ir3X intermetallic compounds (X= Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Sc, Y and La)., 52nd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, 1239-1240, 2007.
30. Sundareswari, M., Rajagopalan, M., Band structure and high pressure study of Rh3Sc, Rh3y and Rh3la, European Physical Journal B, 49, / 67-75, 2006.
31. Sundareswari, M., Rajagopalan, M., Study of the electronic structure and physical properties of the iridium based intermetallic compounds under pressure, International Journal of Modern Physics B, 19, 4587-4604, 2005.
32. M.Sundareswari, M.Rajagopalan., Band Structure study of Rhodium and Iridium based Intermetallic Compounds under Compression, 50th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, 50, 559-560, 2005.
33. Rajagopalan, M., Sundareswari, M., Ab initio study of the electronic structure of rhodium based intermetallic compounds under pressure, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 379, 8-15, 2004.
34. Khadeer Pasha, Sk., Sundareswari, M., Rajagopalan, M., Ab initio study of the electronic structure of some B2 intermetallic compounds, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 348, 206-212, 2004.
35. Rajagopalan, M., Selvamani, P., Vaitheeswaran, G., Kanchana, V., Sundareswari, M., Calculation of superconducting transition temperature of MgB2, Solid State Communications, 120, 215-216, 2001.

Sponsored Research Projects:
Completed:
Title of the Project 1 : Theoretical Investigation on Improving the Hardness of Novel Superhard Materials by Doping Effect of Ternary Addition on Ductility of Aerospace Materials - A Theoretical Approach
Fund: INR. 11,49, 429 /-
Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization – Extramural Research and Intellectual Property Rights (DRDO – ER & IPR)
Duration: 27th January 2014 – 27th January 2016 (2 Years)
Reference Number: ERIP / ER / 1203078 / M / 01 / 1507 dated
30th December 2013

Title of the Project 2 : Theoretical Investigation on Improving the Hardness of Novel Superhard Materials by Doping
Fund: INR 14, 51, 558 /-
Agency: Department of Science and Technology – Science and Engineering Research Board (DST - SERB)
Duration: 15th March 2013 – 15th March 2016 (3 Years)
Reference Number: SR/S2/CMP–0039/2012 dated 13th February 2013

Ongoing:
Title of the Project 3 : DST-FIST funded project as project co ordinator
Agency Ref.No:SR-FST-PSI-193-2014,
Amount: Rs.74 Lakhs (50:50 mode); 5 Years (2015-2020).








Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Administration
Teaching
1. Internal Quality Assurance Cell Co ordinator of Sathyabama University 2. National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) SPOC (Single Point of Contact) of Sathyabama University 3. Member - Board of Studies, Academic Council, Board of Management of Sathyabama University 4. Reviewer: HBNI Thesis, Examiner of Ph.D.viva, Philozophical Magazine, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Workshop and Conference Attended

June 12 to June 15, 2013 Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany, with financial travel support from MPI. International Symposium on Recent Electronic-Structure Theories and Related Experiments
19/07/2010-30/07/2010 African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa with partial travel support from CCSTDS. African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications (ASESMA 2010)
16.04.2014 Chandrasekhar Hall, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Taramani, Chennai organized by Prof. Ganapathy Baskaran. Program for Meeting on “Physics from Electronic Structure”
09-12, January 2017 Centre for High Pressure research, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India and CEA, Grenoble, France; Sponsored by Indo French Centre for Promotion of advanced research (IFCPAR), New Delhi-110003. “Indo- French workshop on Pressure effects on Strongly Correlated Materials” (IWPESCM’17)
1st April, 2017 Women Empowerment Cell, B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent University, Chennai. “Capacity Building of women in Higher Education”
21-22, December 2012 NIT, Tiruchirapalli. Recent Trends in Materials Research’, Convergence
1-3 October 2012 Madras University, Chennai. International Conference on Research in Condensed Matter Physics (ICCMP 2012)
12 -16, December 2011 Manipal University, Karnataka 55th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium

Presentation given

17th February 2017
Overview of Band Structure Calculations and Theoretical investigation on energy harvesting materials
Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Pasumalai, Madurai, An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University
Event: National Seminar on “Nano Science and Technology for Energy and Environment”
23-25, April 2015
Prediction of potential spintronic materials from Heusler family by First Principles study
Central University of Thiruvarur
Event: CUTN-DAE workshop on “Advances in Computational Materials Science (ACMS 2015)
Prizes, Grants and Awards

TWAS Awards

Apr 2024
Award

Other Awards

Jun 2015
Best Faculty Award for Excellence
Sathyabama University
Jun 2009
Best Teacher Award
Sathyabama University
Jun 2006
Best Teacher Award
Sathyabama University
Feb 2017
Appreciation for Project Principle Investigator
Awarded for successful completion of DST-SERB sponsored research project entitled "Theoretical Investigation on Improving the hardness of novel superhard materials by doping" Fund amount: Rs.14, 51, 558/-
Feb 2017
Appreciation for Project Principle Investigator
Awarded for successful completion of DRDO-ER&IPR sponsored research project entitled "Effect of ternary addition on ductility of aerospace materials - A first principles study " Fund amount: Rs.11, 29, 429/-
Feb 2017
Appreciation for High Impact Factor Journals
Awarded for publishing research articles in high impact journal during 2015-2016

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