CURRICULUM VITAE

VELAPPA JAYARAMAN SURYA

Present Address: School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai - 625 021. Tamil Nadu, INDIA. Email: vjsphy@yahoo.co.in, vjsurya@gmail.com Mobile: +91 9578952579 Objective: Main: To expertise in teaching and to provide educational support in an outstanding institution/university. To strive for Excellence in the field of research with dedication, focus, proactive approach, positive attitude and passion. To utilize my knowledge and skills in the best possible way for the fulfillment of organizational goals. Residential Address: 26, Abirami street T. Pettai Road Musiri, Trichy DT- 621 211. Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

Personal Details: Father: V. Jayaraman, Ex-serviceman (Indian Air Force) Mother: S. Tamilarasi, P.G. Assistant, Tamil Teacher (A. D. W. Hr. Sec. School) Date of Birth: 02 - 06 1985 Nationality: Indian Marital Status: Single Age: 26, Female Present Position: Research Scholar CSIR SRF (up to March 31st, 2012) Education: S.S.L.C. G. T. R. Higher Secondary School, Pathukani, Kanyakumari. 1 1999-2000 91.40%

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T. G. Higher Secondary School, Srirangam, Trichy.

2001-2002

86.50%

Major : Physics B.Sc. M.Sc. M.Phil. Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Musiri, Trichy. School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. 2002-2005 2005-2007 2007-2008 84.22% 75.72% 79.64%

Ph. D. School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. Awards:

2009-2011 Submitted on 28.10.2011 Awaiting for Viva-Voce

1.Awarded Gold Medal for securing university First Rank in B.Sc. among autonomous and nonautonomous colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University in 2005. 2.Awarded Meritorious Fellowship from University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India (2005-2007) to pursue M. Sc. 3. 2007. Computer proficiency: Operating Systems Software Packages Languages Systems Windows and Linux VASP, Gaussian, Materials Studio, Xmakemol, Xcrysden C, C++ and Fortran a. Supercomputer Hitachi SR11000, IMR, Tohoku University, Japan b. High Performance Cluster, School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. c. PC 2 Best Student Award Topper in M.Sc in Madurai Kamaraj University,

Visit to abroad: Institute: Institute for Materials research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Lab: Kawazoe Laboratory Duration: Jan 12 - Feb10, 2010 (One month) Purpose of visit: Collaborative research Research Experience: Five years post M.Sc., research experience, July 2007 till date My research activity started with the project entitled Interaction of molecules with carbon nanotubes and functionalization for hydrogen storage during my Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) course (July 2007 - June 2008). I have been exposed to basic theory of carbon nanotubes and the methodology of theoretical research. After completion of M. Phil. course, I continued working as a project fellow in Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD) Project from July 2008 -July 2009. The hydrogen storage capability of single walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with various hydrides using DFT package, VASP is investigated. Currently, I am working as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in CSIR Emeritus Scientist Scheme Project entitled, Investigation of functionalized Nanostructured Carbon materials as possible hydrogen storage medium. (August 2009 till date).

Workshop attended: One-day workshop on Electronic Structure Calculations and their

Applications (ESCA), organized by Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences and Periyar Science and Technology Center, Chennai, June 11, 2010.

National workshop and Conference on Monte Carlo Simulation, School of Physics, MKU, Madurai, August 9-13, 2010

Research Papers published in international peer-reviewed journals: Related to thesis: 1. K. Iyakutti, Y. Kawazoe, M. Rajarajeswari and V. J. Surya, Aluminum hydride coated single-walled carbon nanotube as a hydrogen storage medium, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 34, 370-375 (2009) [I. F. =4.053]. 2. K. Iyakutti, Y. Kawazoe, M. Rajarajeswari and V. J. Surya, Study of hydrogen storage in aluminum hydride coated single walled carbon nanotubes, Int. J. of Nanoscience, 8, 43-47 (2009). 3. V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, M. Rajarajeswari and Y. Kawazoe, Functionalization of single walled carbon nanotube with borane for hydrogen storage, Physica E 41, 1340-1346 (2009) [I. F. =1.304]. 4. K. Iyakutti, V. J. Surya, M. Rajarajeswari, N. S. Venkataramanan and Y. Kawazoe, Clustering of functional molecules on a single walled carbon nanotube surface and its effect on hydrogen storage, Phys. Stat. Solidi B 246, 2248-2256 (2009) [I. F. =1.349].

5. V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, M. Rajarajeswari and Y. Kawazoe, First-principles study on hydrogen storage in single walled carbon nanotube functionalized with ammonia, J. Comput. Theor. Nanosci. 7, 552-557 (2010) [I. F. =0.9]. 6. V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, N. S. Venkataramanan, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe, The role of Li and Ni metals in the adsorbate complex and their effect on the hydrogen storage capacity of single walled carbon nanotubes coated with metal hydrides, LiH and NiH2, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 35, 2368-2376 (2010) [I. F. =4.053]. 4

7. I. Lakshmi, D. Silambarasan, V. J. Surya, M. Rajarajeswari, K. Iyakutti, H. Mizuseki, and Y. Kawazoe, Computation of interaction potential of adsorbates on zigzag swcnts-application to functionalization and hydrogen storage, Int. J. Nanosci. 10, 391-396 (2011). 8. V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, V. Prasanna Venkatesh, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe, First principles investigation on carbon nanostructures functionalized with borane: An analysis on their hydrogen storage capacity, Physica E 43, 1528-1534 (2011) [I. F. =1.304]. 9. V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti , H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe, Single walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with hydrides as potential hydrogen storage media: A survey of intermolecular interactions, Phys. Stat. Solidi B 248, 2147-2158 (2011) [I. F. =1.349]. 10. V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe, First principles study on desorption of chemisorbed hydrogen atoms from single walled carbon nanotubes under external electric field, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 36, 1364513656 (2011) [I. F. =4.053].
11. V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe, Tuning electronic

structure of graphene: A first-principles study, IEEE transactions on Nanotechnology, DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2011.2182358 [I. F. = 1.864]. Further publications: 12. D. Silambarasan, V. J. Surya, V. Vasu and K. Iyakutti, Experimental investigation of hydrogen storage in single walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with borane, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 36, 3574-3579 (2011) [I. F. =4.053]. 13. K. Iyakutti, V. J. Surya, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and Y. Kawazoe, Wigner Crystallization of quadratically dispersing electrons in graphene, Int. J. Quantum Chem. 112, 17251736 (2012) [I. F. = 1.302].

14. K. Iyakutti, V. J. Surya, K. Emelda and Y. Kawazoe, Simulation of ripples in single layer graphene sheets and study of their elastic properties, Comp. Mat. Sci. 51, 96-102 (2012) [I. F. =1.458]. Conference Proceedings 15. D. Silambarasan, V. Vasu, V. J. Surya and K. Iyakutti, Hydrogenation in SWCNTs Functionalized with Borane, Proceedings of the 55th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2010 AIP Conf. Proc. 1349, 291-292 (2011). 16. V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti and K. Emelda, Ripples in Graphene: A Theoretical Analysis Using Two Dimensional Vibrating Membrane Model, Proceedings of the 55th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2010 AIP Conf. Proc. 1349, 297298 (2011).

Papers communicated to the journals: 1. V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe, Modification of

electronic and chemical properties of graphene by strain engineering: A first principles study, Submitted to Physica Status Solidi B. 2. Investigation of hydrogen desorption from hydrogenated single-walled

carbon nanotubes functionalized with borane, Submitted to IEEE transactions on Nanotechnology.

Papers Presented in Conferences:

(authors in combination of bold and italic style have presented the work)

Related to thesis: 1. Study of hydrogen storage in Aluminum hydride coated single walled carbon nanotubes, K. Iyakutti, Y. Kawazoe, M. Rajarajeswari and V. J. Surya, Asian Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, AsiaNANO, Biopolis, Singapore, Nov. 3-7, 2008.

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Storage

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BH3 and NH3 functionalized (5, 5) SWCNT, V. J.

Surya, K. Iyakutti, Y. Kawazoe and M. Rajarajeswari, Asian Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, AsiaNANO, Biopolis, Singapore, Nov. 3-7, 2008. 3. Hydrogen storage in (5, 5) Single Walled Carbon Nanotube functionalized with Nickel hydride, V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti , N. S. Venkataramanan and Y. Kawazoe, 53rd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, BARC, Mumbai, Dec. 1620, 2008. 4. Molecular hydrogen storage in SWCNT functionalized with

Nickel hydride, V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, N. S. Venkataramanan and Y. Kawazoe, International Conference on Active/Smart Materials, TCE, Madurai, Jan. 7-9, 2009.
5. Hydrogen storage in hydride coated single walled carbon nanotubes, K.

Iyakutti, ONR-Global Alterantive/Renewable energy solutions for island environments pacific forum, Western Miyako, Kyoto, Japan, May 25-27, 2009. 6. Investigation of hydrogen storage in carbon based nanostructures coated with lightweight hydride, BH3, K. Iyakutti, The fourth general meeting of Asian Consortium on Computational Materials Science Virtual Organization, IMR, Sendai, Japan, Jan 12-14, 2010. 7. Computational study of nature of interaction of functional adsorbates and molecular hydrogen binding with single walled carbon nanotubes, V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, N.S. Venkataramanan, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe, The fourth general meeting of Asian Consortium on Computational Materials Science Virtual Organization, IMR, Sendai, Japan , Jan 12-14, 2010 .

8. Hydrogen storage in single walled carbon nanotubes coated with hydridTheoretical and experimental investigations, K. Iyakutti, Fourth Indo-US Roundtable, NIAS-IISc, Bangalore, India, Sep. 21-23, 2010. 9. Role of electric field on desorption of chemisorbed hydrogen from carbon nanostructures, SWCNT and C60, V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe, The fifth general meeting of Asian Consortium on Computational Materials Science Virtual Organization, IMR, Sendai, Japan, Dec. 10-13, 2010. 10. Effect of strain on Adsorption of hydrogen on graphene: A first-principles study, 56th DAE Solid State Symposium, V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, H. Mizuseki and Y. Kawazoe, SRM University, Chennai, Dec. 19-23, 2011. Further Presentations: 11. Ripples in Graphene: A Theoretical Analysis Using Two Dimensional Vibrating Membrane Model, V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti and K. Emelda, 55th DAE Solid State Symposium Manipal University, Manipal, Dec. 26-30, 2010. 12. Hydrogenation in SWCNTs Functionalized with Borane, D. Silambarasan, V. Vasu, V. J. Surya and K. Iyakutti, 55th DAE Solid State Symposium Manipal University, Manipal, Dec. 26-30, 2010.

13. Investigation of Wigner Crystallization in Graphene, K. Iyakutti, V. J. Surya, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and Y. Kawazoe, The fifth general meeting of Asian Consortium on Computational Materials Science Virtual Organization, IMR, Sendai, Japan, Dec. 10-13, 2010. 14. Desorption studies of hydrogenated single walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with borane, D. Silambarasan, V. J. Surya, V. Vasu and K. Iyakutti, International conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CIT, Coimbatore, July 6-8, 2011. 8

15. Hydrogen Adsorption/Desorption in Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, D. Silambarasan, V. Vasu, V. J. Surya and K. Iyakutti, 56th DAE Solid State Symposium, SRM university, Chennai, Dec. 19-23, 2011. 16. First-Principles study of exohedral and substitutional chemical

functionalization of Graphene, K. Iyakutti, V. J. Surya and Y. Kawazoe, 56th DAE Solid State Symposium, SRM University, Chennai, Dec. 19-23, 2011.

Research highlights The results of research are highlighted in the following websites,

Study findings on energy research are outlined in reports from Madurai

Kamaraj University. April 26, 2010, http://nanotechnology.verticalnews.com/articles/3621413.html

Research from Madurai Kamaraj University provides new data on

nanoscience, May 9th 2010, http://www.verticalnews.com/premium_newsletters/Journal-of-Technology-andScience/2010-05-09/64890JTS.html

Research Reports from D. Silambarasan and Co-Authors Provide New Insights

into Nanotubes, May 15 ,2011, http://www.verticalnews.com/newsletters/Journal-of-Technology-andScience/2011-05-15/63954JTS.html

Data on Nanotubes Published by Researchers at Tohoku University,

November 21, 2011, http://mergers-and acquisitions.verticalnews.com/articles/6193897.html

References 1. Dr. K. Iyakutti, Director- Projects, Noorul Islam University, Kumaracoil, Kanyakumari DT, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: iyakutti@yahoo.co.in. 9

He is one of my teachers during M.Sc. course and research supervisor. 2. Dr. V. Vasu, Associate Professor, School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: vasumku@gmail.com. is my Co-guide during Ph. D. course. He

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