Post Doctoral Research

Alexander-von-Humboldt Fellow at Fraunhofer Institut für Chemische Technologie, Germany.
Visiting Scientist , Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum

Research Area :
Nano Materials Synthesis usings Soft Chemistry, Solid State Kinetics, Thermal Analysis of Solids, Synthesis of Porous Open Framework Materials, Propellant Research, Rietveld Refinement for Structural Analysis

Collaborating Institutions:

Center for Materials for Electronics Technology, (Govt. of India) Thrissur
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, (ISRO), Trivandrum.
University of Manchester, U.K.
Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology, Pfinztal, Germany.

Research Publications (selected)

1. Effect of Energetic Materials on the Thermal Decomposition of Phase Stabilized Ammonium Nitrate (PSAN) - An Eco–friendly Oxidizer, Suresh Mathew. K.Krishnan and K.N. Ninan, Defense Science Journal, 49 (1999) 71-78

2. Filed an Indian Patent for – “ A Process for Making AP- Based Composite Propellant with Active Copper Oxide as Burn Rate Modifier” No. 24/MAS/97-Inventers- Suresh Mathew, T.L.Vargese and K.N. Ninan

3. Filed an Indian Patent for – “A Process for Hydrothermal Production of Active Copper Oxide” No1731/MAS/96. Inventers - Suresh Mathew and K.N. Ninan

4. Supramolecular Hydrogen-bonded Structures in Organic Amine Squarates; Suresh Mathew, G.Paul, K.Shivasankar, A.Chaudhary and C.N.R.Rao, J. Mol. Structure, 641(2002) 263-279

5. “Graft Copolymerization of 2-Hydroxy Ethyl Methacrylate onto Chitosan with Cerium (IV) Ion. I. Synthesis and Characterization”, C. Radhakumary, G.Divya, Prabha.D.Nair, C.P.R.Nair and Suresh Mathew, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A Pure & Applied Chemistry, 40 (2003) 715-730

6. Sructural and Microwave Properties of Nano Sized Copper ferrite Prepared by Sol-Gel Synthesis, Thresiamma George, Sunny Joseph and Suresh Mathew, J. Metastable & Nanocrystalline Materials, 23 (2005) 141-144.