Professional Background

• Chief Scientist-CECRI Madras Unit, March 2024-Present
• CSIR-Raman Research Fellow-University of South Carolina, USA, March 2024-June 2024
• Senior Principal Scientist-CECRI Madras Unit, March 2019-March 2024
• Principal Scientist-CECRI Madras Unit, March 2015-March 2019
• Senior Scientist-CECRI Madras Unit, March 2012-March 2015
• Scientist-CECRI Madras Unit, March 2009-March 2012
• Scientist Fellow (Quick Hire Scheme)-CECRI Madras Unit, June-2007-March-2009.
• Project Associate-Karnatak University Dharwad, March 2004-March 2007.
• Project Assistant-CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, August-2001-February 2004.

Areas of Scientific Interest

• Materials Science, Electrochemistry, Polymer Science
• Membrane electrolytes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells and unitized regenerative fuel cells
• Alternate Electrocatalyst support to Carbon for PEFCs.
• Anion exchange membranes for alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells (APEFC).
• Membranes for pervaporation and humidification and water treatment

Awards & Honours

A. National list

• CSIR Young Scientist Award-2013 for contribution towards development of polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell application
• Outstanding scientist in electrochemistry award for the year 2017 from Venus Research Foundation, Chennai
• Award of CSIR-Raman Research Fellowship for the year 2023-24

B. International list:

Honors:

• Certificate for the outstanding reviewer from Elsevier (Chemical Engineering Journal and Electrochimica Acta)
• Member of Electrochemical Society (2014-2015).
• Life Member of SAEST
• Editorial Board Member Advanced Materials Science and Technology (Omniscient PTE.Ltd.)
• Member Board of Council, GIT, Belagavi

Publications

• Detailed List of Publications

Patents, Technology Transfer etc

• A.K. Shukla, S. Pitchumani, P. Sridhar, S.D. Bhat, A Manokaran, A.K. Sahu, Self supported Polymeric Hybrid membranes for Air Humidification in PEFC, JP5528357 (Granted 2014).
• Ramendra Pandey, Harshal Agarwal, B. Ramkumar, Santoshkumar D. Bhat, P. Sridhar, Internal Humidification in Low Temperature PEM Fuel Cell By Means Of A Wick, European Patent Granted 2019 (EP 3 164 902 B1)
• S.D. Bhat*, Vishal M Dhavale, Harshal Agarwal, Sreekuttan M.U, Short-Side Chain Composite Membrane with Polyaminobenzene sulfonic Acid-enriched Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, 03.03.2025, Application No: 202511021221

Additional Info

• Detailed List of Publications