Dr. A. Murugesan is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the School of Science and Humanities at Shiv Nadar University Chennai. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering, Chennai, and as a CSIR-Research Associate at CSIR–National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. He was also a Visiting Researcher at the West University of Timisoara, Romania. With over 13 years of teaching and research experience, he earned his Ph.D. from Anna University, Chennai. His research focuses on plastic waste upcycling, polymer chemistry, porous materials, and sustainable environmental technologies. He has led several externally funded research projects supported by the SNFCG, SSN Trust, DST-SERB (ANRF), and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Dr. Murugesan has published over 40 research articles in leading international journals and has received 1,836+ citations, with an h-index of 20. He also holds a granted patent and serves as an Executive Committee Member of The Society for Polymer Science India (SPSI), while actively contributing as a mentor and reviewer in the field of sustainable materials research.

Work Experience

13 years (Teaching and Research)

• 2026 to till date, Assistant Professor,  – School of Science and Humanities, Shiv Nadar University, Chennai
• 2016 to 2026, Assistant Professor,  – of Chemistry, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering Kalavakkam
• 18^th November to 19^th December 2025, Visiting researcher, Department of Physics, West University of Timisoara, Romania
• 2014 to 2016, CSIR-Research Associate, Polymer Advanced Materials Lab, Dept of Polymer Science and Engineering, CSIR-NCL, Pune
• 2013 to 2014, Research Associate,  Dept of Polymer Science and Engineering, CSIR-NCL, Pune)

Publications

1. Book Publications

1. Arun Luiz T, Davis Presley S. I., Murugesan and Tamilmani V, “A Textbook of Engineering Chemistry” (Regulations-2024), Dhanam Publications, (ISBN978-81-972012-4-0) First Edition, August 2024, India. Revised Edition – July 2025.
2. Arun Luiz T, M. Mahalaksnmi, A. M. Shanmugharaj and Murugesan, “A Textbook of Environmental Science” (Regulations-2024), Dhanam Publications, (ISBN978-81-981019-5-2) First Edition, January 2025, India. Reprint December 2025.

2. Journal Publications

1. Lokeshwari R, Murugesan A, Loganathan M and Surendiran M, Tuning Thermal Properties of Co-Polyimide Carbonates via Rigid and Flexible Segment Incorporation, Journal of Polymer Research, (Accepted) July 2026. (IF: 3.5, Q2)
2. Lokeshwari R, Kaviya R, Murugesan A, Synthesis and Investigation of Thermal Rearrangement Behaviour of o-hydroxy Imides, Diimides and its Derivatives: Exploring Small-Molecule Models for Polymer-Forming TR Reactions, Next Research, Vol 11, 102000, Sep 2026.
3. Ayyanaar, A. Murugesan, R. Bhaskar, M. Sampath, K. Kandasamy, T.A. Sukantha, ROS-Responsive Starch Coated Green Synthesized Fe₃O₄ NPs as Potential Vehicles for Targeted Drug Delivery and Cytotoxicity Applications, Inorganic chemistry communications, Vol. 185, Dec 2025, 116075. (IF: 5.9, Q1)
4. Kaviya, T. Arun, Murugesan A, M Loganathan, Synthesis of Efficient Copper- and Zinc-Based MOFs Using Terephthalic Acid Linker Derived from Hydrothermal Depolymerization of PET for Advanced Asymmetric Supercapacitor Applications, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Vol. 211, Dec. 2025, 113444. (IF: 4.9, Q1)
5. Rajendraprasad M, Rahul Prasath L, Murugesan A, Chemically Modified Activated Carbon using Arachis hypogaea Shells via Hydrothermal and Thermochemical Methods for Cationic Dyes Removal: Evaluation of ANN Modelling, International Journal of Environmental Research, Vol. 20:58 Dec2025, 1-19. (IF: 3.5, Q2)
6. Arya S Raj, M Loganathan and A Murugesan, Synthesis and Characterization of Effective ABS-PMDA-ES Composites for the Removal of Malachite Green from Aqueous Media, Reactive and Functional Polymers, Vol. 219, Feb. 2026, 106583. (IF:4.5, Q1)
7. S. Kalaivani, A. Muthukrishnaraj, Kritesh Kumar Gupta, A. Murugesan, S.C Gurumurthy, M.V. Arularasu, A. Manikandan, Explainable Machine Learning for Comprehensive Characterization of Poly (6-(Ethoxybenzothiazole Acrylamide)) Resin for Removal of Th (IV), As (V), and Hg (II) ions from Aqueous Solution, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Vol. 47, Aug. 2025, 422. (IF:3.8, Q1)
8. Gopi Srinivasan, Parthiban Anaikutti, Surendiran Mohan and Murugesan Arukkani, Versatile Application of Calixarenes and their Derivatives: From Drug Delivery to Industrial Catalysis and Environmental Remediation, Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, Aug. 2025, 1-58. (IF:6.535, Q1)
9. Arya S Raj, Loganathan, M, A Murugesan and Thankam Regi. Fabrication of Effective Polyamide-amine Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Composites Using Recycled ABS Waste Plastic for Removal of Malachite Green from Aqueous Solutions, Polymer bulletin, Vol. 82, July 2025, 10075-10103. (IF:3.1, Q2)
10. Loganathan, Rajendraprasad M, A. Murugesan and A Arun, Recovery of Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate and Terephthalic acid from waste PET bottles for synthesis of Cerium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Study towards Supercapacitor Applications, Reactive and Functional Polymers, 205 Dec 2024, 106101. (IF:4.5, Q1)
11. Loganathan, Rajendraprasad M, Murugesan A, Kiran B Manjappa and Ju-Yi Lee Recovery of BHET and BPA from waste PET bottles and window PC sheets via thermocatalytic depolymerization reaction and synthesis of high-performance polycarbonate and co-polycarbonate from recovered monomers. European Polymer Journal, 221, Dec 2024, 113516. (IF:5.8, Q1)
12. Murugesan, S. Ramprabhu, P. Senthil Kumar, Flexible Polycarbonate and Copoly(imide-carbonates) based Frequency Selective Surface for Electromagnetic Shielding Application, International Journal of Chemical Engineering, April Volume 2024, Article ID 3463252, 12 pageshttps://doi.org/10.1155/2024/3463252 (IF:2.4, Q2)
13. Rajendraprasad Munireddy, Loganathan Murugesan, Murugesan Arukkani, Senthil Kumar Ponnusamy and Rangasamy Gayathri, Studies on Effective Photo‑catalytic Degradation of Rhodamine‑B Using Metal‑Doped Oxidized‑Activated Carbon: Kinetics, Isotherm Models and Degradation Mechanism, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, published on  9^th March 2024,41,2183–2200 (IF:3.0, Q2)
14. Manickam Chozhanathmisra, Loganathan Murugesan, Arukkani Murugesan, Gattu Sampath, Elangovan Thangavel and Senthil Kumar Fabrication of a Novel Biomaterial of Mono-layer of Halloysite Nanotube-Magnesium Oxide/ β-Tricalcium Phosphate Composite on Implant Substrate: Structural and Biological Properties, Ceramics International, 50 (4) Feb, 2024, 6703-6712. (IF:5.1, Q1)
15. Thankam, Arunkarthik S, Murugesan and Arya S Raj, Conversion of Waste Thermocol into Effective Adsorbent by Chemical Modification: Removal of Malachite Green from Aqueous Media, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, (Feb, 2024) 32:1469–1488 (IF:4.7, Q1)
16. Loganathan, Arya S Raj, A. Murugesan and P Senthil Kumar, Effective Adsorption of Crystal Violet onto Aromatic Polyimides: Kinetics and Isotherm Studies, Chemosphere, 304, 2022,135332 (Oct 2022). (IF:8.1, Q1)
17. Chozhanathmisra, M. Loganathan, A. Murugesan, G. Palanisamy, R. Rajavel, Enhancement on physical, chemical, and biological properties of HNT-PVA-ALG-HAp biocomposite coating on implant substrate for biomedical application, Ceramics International, 48,12, 2022, 16868-16876. (June 2022). (IF:5.1, Q1)
18. Murugesan, M. Loganathan P. Senthilkumar and Dai-Viet N. Vo, Cobalt and Nickel Oxides Supported Activated Carbon as an Effective Photocatalysts for the Degradation Methylene Blue Dye from Aquatic Environment, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 21, (Feb 2021), 100406. (IF:5.5, Q1)
19. Murugesan and P. Mahendran, High-performance Polyimides with Pendant Fluorenylidene groups: Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption Behaviour Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 28, (2020) 2393-2409. (IF:4.7, Q1)
20. Murugesan, M. Divakaran, Pranav Raveendran, Nitin Nikamanth A B and Kevin J Thelly, An Eco-friendly Porous Poly(imide-ether)s for the Efficient Removal of Methylene Blue: Adsorption Kinetics, Isotherm, Thermodynamics and Reuse Performances, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 27(3), (2019) 1007.1024. (IF:4.7, Q1)
21. Murugesan, and Swaminathan Sivaram, Understanding structure and composition of thermally rearranged polymers based on small molecule chemistry: A perspective, Polymer International, 68, (2019) 1649-1661. (IF:2.9, Q2)
22. Murugesan, M. Divakaran and P. Senthilkumar, Enhanced Adsorption of Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Zn²⁺ ions onto Physico-Chemically Modified Agricultural Waste: Kinetics, Isotherm and Thermodynamic Studies, Desalination and Water Treatment, 122 (2018) 176-191. (IF:1.0, Q3)
23. Vidhyadevi, A. Murugesan, S. S. Kalaivani, M. P. Premkumar, L. Ravikumar and S. Sivanesan, A study on the removal of heavy metals and anionic dyes from aqueous solution by amorphous polyamide resin containing chlorobenzalimine and thioamide as chelating groups, The Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 32 (4) (2015) 650-660. (IF:3.0, Q2)
24. Ravikumar, S. Kalaivani, T. Vidhyadevi, A. Murugesan, S. Dinesh Kirupha and S. Sivanesan, Synthesis, Characterization and Metal Ion Adsorption Studies on Novel Aromatic Poly (Azomethine Amides) Containing Thiourea Groups, Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry, 4 (2014) 1-11. (IF: 3, Q1)
25. S. Kalaivani, T. Vidhyadevi, A. Murugesan, K. V. Thiruvengadaravi, D. Anuradha, S. Sivanesan and L. Ravikumar, The use of new modified poly(acrylamide) chelating resin with pendent benzothiazole groups containing donor atoms in the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions, Water Resources and Industry, 5 (2014) 21-35. (IF:4.5, Q1)
26. S. Kalaivani, T. Vidhyadevi, A. Murugesan, P. Baskaralingam, C. D. Anuradha, L. Ravikumar and S. Sivanesan Equilibrium and kinetic studies on the adsorption of Ni(II) ion from an aqueous solution using activated carbon prepared from Theobroma cacao (cocoa) shell, Desalination and water treatment, (2013) 1-13. (IF:1.0, Q3)
27. Vinothkumar, V. Sathya Selva Bala, S. D. Kirupha, A. Murugesan, T, Vidhyadevi and S. Sivanesan, Application of Response Surface Methodology to Optimize Three Phase Partitioning Purification of Laccase from Pleurotus ostreatus, Separation Science and Technology, 46(12) (2011) 1922-1930. (IF:2.4, Q2)
28. SenthilKumar, S. Ramalingam, V. Sathya Selva Bala, S. Dinesh Kirupha, A. Murugesan, and S. Sivanesan, Removal of Cadmium(II) from aqueous solution by agricultural waste cashew nut shell, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 29 (6) (2012) 756-768.(IF:3.0, Q2)
29. SenthilKumar, S. Ramalingam, R.V Abhinaya, S. Dinesh Kirupha, A. Murugesan and S. Sivanesan, Adsorption of metal ions onto the chemically modified agricultural waste, CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water, 40 (2012) 188-197. (IF:1.5, Q3)
30. SenthilKumar, S. Ramalingam, S. DineshKirupha, A. Murugesan, T. Vidhyadevi and S. Sivanesan, Adsorption behavior of nickel (II) onto cashew nut shell: Equilibrium, thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanism and process design, Chemical Engineering Journal, 167 (2011) 122-131. (IF:2.4, Q1)
31. Pandiyan, A. Murugesan, S. Dinesh Kirupha, T. Vidhyadevi and S. Sivanesan, A decision making tool for hazardous waste landfill site selection, American Journal of Environmental Science, 7(2) (2011) 119 – 124. (IF:3.3, Q1)
32. Dinesh Kirupha, A. Murugesan, T. Vidhyadevi, P. Baskaralingam, S. Sivanesan and L. Ravikumar, Novel Polymeric Adsorbents Bearing Amide, Pyridine Schiff base and thiourea containing polyamides for the removal of Cu (II) and Pb (II) ions from aqueous solutions, Separation Science and Technology, 48: (2013) 254–262. (IF: 8.2, Q2)
33. Vidhyadevi, A. Murugesan, S. S. Kalaivani, M. Anil kumar, K.V. Thiruvenkada Ravi, L. Ravikumar, C. D. Anuradha and S. Sivanesan, Optimization of the process parameters for the removal of reactive yellow dye by the low cost Setaria verticillata carbon using Response surface methodology: Thermodynamic, kinetic and equilibrium studies, Environment Progress and Sustainable Energy, 33 (3) (2013) 855-865. (IF:2.59, Q2)
34. Vidhyadevi, A. Murugesan, S. S. Kalaivani, M. P. Premkumar, V. Vinoth kumar, L. Ravikumar, and S. Sivanesan, Evaluation of equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic parameters for adsorption of Cd²⁺ion and methyl red dye onto amorphous poly(azomethinethioamide) resin, Desalination and Water Treatment, 52 (19-21) (2013) 3477-3488. (IF:1.0, Q3)
35. Vidhyadevi, A. Murugesan, S. Dinesh Kirupha, P. Baskaralingam, L. Ravikumar, and S. Sivanesan, Adsorption of Congo red dye over pendent chlorobenzylidine rings present on polythioamide resin: kinetic and equilibrium studies, Separation Science & Technology, 48: (2013) 1450–1458. (IF:4.3, Q2)
36. Ravikumar, S. S. Kalaivani, A. Murugesan, T. Vidhyadevi, G. Karthik, S. Dinesh kirupha, and S. Sivanesan, Synthesis, Characterization and Heavy Metal Ion Adsorption Studies of Polyamides, Polythioamides having pendent Chlorobenzylidine rings, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 122(3) (2011)1634-1642. (IF:6.2, Q2)
37. Murugesan, T. Vidhyadevi, S. S. Kalaivani, K. V. Thiruvengadaravi, L. Ravikumar, C. D. Anuradha and S. Sivanesan, Modelling of lead (II) ion adsorption onto poly(thiourea imine) functionalized chelating resin using response surface methodology (RSM), Journal of water process Engineering, 3 (2014) 132–143. (IF:6.3, Q1)
38. Murugesan, T. Vidhyadevi, S. S. Kalaivani, P. Baskaralingam, C. D. Anuradha and S. Sivanesan, Kinetic studies and isotherm modeling for the removal of Ni²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions by modified activated carbon using sulfuric acid, Environment Progress and Sustainable Energy, 33 (3) (2013) 844-854. (IF:2.59, Q2)
39. Murugesan, T. Vidhyadevi, S. Dinesh Kirupha, L. Ravikumar and S. Sivanesan, Removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution using acid modified corncob activated carbon: Equilibrium and kinetic studies, Environment Progress and Sustainable Energy, 32 (3) (2013) 673-680. (IF:2.59, Q2)
40. Murugesan, T. Vidhyadevi, S.S. Kalaivani, M.P. Prem kumar, L. Ravikumar and S. Sivanesan, Kinetic and thermodynamic studies on the removal of Zn²⁺ and Ni²⁺ from their aqueous solution using poly(phenylthiourea)imine, Chemical Engineering Journal, 197 (2012) 368–378. (IF:13.4, Q1)
41. Murugesan, L. Ravikumar, V. Sathya Selva Bala, P. SenthilKumar, T. Vidhyadevi, S. Dinesh Kirupha, S.S. Kalaivani, S. Krithiga and S. Sivanesan, Removal of Pb(II), Cu(II) and Cd(II) ions from aqueous solution using polyazomethineamides: Equilibrium and kinetic approach, Desalination, 271 (2011) 199-208. (IF:8.4, Q1)

3. Patents

• Murugesan and P. Mahendran “Eco-friendly porous polyimides for efficient removal of cationic dyes”, (Application no: 202141017151) Intellectual Property India, 415259, 20 years from the 12th day of April 2021 (Granted on 23/12/2022).

4. Conference Proceedings

• International conferences

1.  A. Murugesan, “Preparation of Cu-Metal Organic Framework using Recovered Terephthalic Acid from Waste PET bottles: Investigation of Electrochemical Studies”, International Conference on “Frontiers in Materials Science and Technology: Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development (ICFMST – 2024)”, which will be held on December 5th and 6th, 2024, organized by the Department of Physics at SRM TRP Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. (Second Prize)
2.  A. Murugesan, “Fabrication of Copper Based Metal Organic Framework Using Recovered Terephthalic Acid from Waste PET with Copper Nitrate for Potential Energy Applications”, The 50th International Congress on Science, Technology and Technology-based Innovation (STT50) is jointly organized by the Science Society of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King, under the theme “Science x Creativity: Crafting the World” at The Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai, during November 25 – 27, 2024.
3. A. Murugesan “Solvent-Free Depolymerization Methods for Sustainable Plastic Waste Recycling into Value-Added products for Material Application” 18^th International Congress on Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (ICTAC 2024) on 02-07 Sep. 2024 at IIT Madras.
4. Mini Reshika J, and Murugesan A “Investigation on efficient photocatalysis degradation of rhodamine-B using cobalt-doped oxidized-activated carbon” in the 2nd International Conference on Multifunctional Materials and Radiation Measurements (ICMMRM-2024) held at the Department of Physics, Sri Sivasubramaniga Nadar College of Engineering (Autonomous). Chennai-603 110. Tamil Nadu, India, in association with Indian Association for Crystal Growth (IACG). India. 14 -15^th 2024.
5. Loganathan and A. Murugesan “Upcycling of waste PET bottles sustainable recovery and utilization of terephthalic acid for metal organic framework synthesis and energy application”, in the 2^nd International conference on Advanced Functional material for Next-Gen Applications (ICFMNA-24), Department of Chemistry, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, held on January 23^rd & 24^th, 2024.
6. Arya S Raj, Thankam Regi, and A Murugesan “A Modified Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Waste Plastic with Pyromellitic Dianhydride as an Effective Adsorbent for Dye Removal from the Aqueous Solution” in the 2^nd International conference on Advanced Functional material for Next-Gen Applications (ICFMNA-24), Department of Chemistry, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, held on January 23^rd & 24^th, 2024.
7. Loganathan and A. Murugesan “Thermocatalytic Depolymerization of poly (ethylene terephthalate) waste with Cobalt Oxides Supported Activated Carbon catalyst” in the International conference on Functional material for NextGen Applications (ICFMNA -2023), Department of Chemistry, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, held on January 09 & 10, 2024.
8. Murugesan “Chemical upcycling of waste polycarbonate using metal oxide ….”, in the international conference on biotechnological emergence in science and technology-2.0 (ICBEST-2.0) organized by department of biotechnology, college of science and humanities, SRM Institute of science and technology, Ramapuram, Chennai on 5^th-6^th October 2023.
9. Murugesan and M. Loganathan “Enhancement of Thermal Behaviour of the Polycarbonates via copolymerization Route”, International Conference on Science and Technology of Polymers and Advanced Materials through Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Industry, organized by SPSI, CSIR-NCL and IISER Pune on 2^nd to 4^th November 2022.
10. A. Murugesan and M. Loganathan “Recovery of value-added monomers of waste plastics via thermocatalytic depolymerization process of novel fluorinated diimide monomers for the synthesis of High- Performance co-polyimide” in the International conference on Biotechnological Emergence in Science and Technology (ICBEST-2022) organized by department of Biotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, held on December 22 & 23, 2022 (Second Prize)

11. Manickam Chozhanathmisra, Murugesan Loganathan, Murugesan, “Fabrication and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Composite Coatings for Biomedical Applications” in the “Two Days Virtual International Conference on Chemistry for Next-Gen Applications 2021 (ICCNA’ 21)”, organized by the Department of Chemistry, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering, Chennai, during 24th & 25th September 2021.
12. Murugesan Loganathan, Manickam Chozhanathmisra, A. Murugesan, “Studies on Effective Adsorption of Crystal Violet from Aqueous Solution onto Synthetic Aromatic Polyimide” in the “Two Days Virtual International Conference on Chemistry for Next-Gen Applications 2021 (ICCNA’ 21)”, organized by the Department of Chemistry, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering, Chennai, during 24th & 25th September 2021.
13. Thankam Regi, Arun Karthick Selvam, A. Murugesan, Arya S Raj, “Recycled polystyrene /MWCNT nanocomposite membrane for the efficient removal of crystal violet dye” in the“ Two Days Virtual International Conference on Chemistry for Next-Gen Applications 2021 (ICCNA’ 21)”, organized by the Department of Chemistry, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering, Chennai, during 24th & 25th September 2021.

14. Murugesan, “Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption Behaviour of Fluorenyliene Containing Porous Polyimides” 1^st Scibay International Conference on Science, Engineering, Technology and Management, at Chennai 31 March 2019.
15. Murugesan, M. Divakaran and S. Sivaram, “Synthesis of aromatic diimide containing bisphenols and their copolycarbonates”, International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology (SPSI- MACRO -2018), 19-22 December 2018, at IISER, Pune.
16. Murugesan, M. Divakaran and P. Senthilkumar, “Enhanced Adsorption of Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Zn²⁺ ions onto Physico-Chemically Modified Agricultural Waste: Kinetics, Isotherm and Thermodynamic Studies”, 3^rd International conference on Recent Advancements in Chemical, Environmental & Energy Engineering (RACEEE), SSN College of Engineering, 15-16 February 2018. (Best Paper Award)
17. Murugesan, and M. Divakaran,“Adsorption Isotherms and Thermodynamics of Chromium (VI) ions onto Calophyllum Inophyllum Shell Activated Carbon”, International Conference on “Renewable Energy and Sustainable Environment (RESE-2017)”, Dr Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology held on 20-22 July, 2017, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India.

• National conferences

1. Kallki Selvan, Loganathan M and Murugesan A presented an article entitled” Melt depolymerization of Polyethylene terephthalate into BHET using Bismuth oxide catalyst” on One day National Symposium on Advance in Polymer Science and Technology, Organized by Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai during 4^th October 2023.

2. Mohanraj and A. Murugesan, “Synthesis and characterization of co-poly(imide carbonate)s using dihydroxy-bisimide and bisphenol a derivatives via Triphosgene method”, National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Research (NCRACR-2019), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai 12^th September 2019.
3. Mahendran and A. Murugesan, “Studies of adsorption and photocatalytic activity of polyimide with electron donor-acceptor groups”, National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Research (NCRACR-2019), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai-89, 12^th September, 2019. (Best Paper Award)
4. Mahendran and A. Murugesan, “Adsorption behaviour and photo catalytic activity of dyes onto polyimides with Fluorenyliene moieties”, National Conference on Advances in Functional Materials (NCAFM’19), SSN College of Engineering, 21 and 22 March, 2019.
5. Mohanraj, P.V. Prasad, K. N. Mohammed Riaz Khan and Murugesan,” Upcycling of polycarbonates derived from CD wastes: conversion of polycarbonates into value added co-poly(ether-imides)” National Conference on Advances in Functional Materials (NCAFM’19), SSN College of Engineering, 21 and 22 March, 2019. (Best Presentation Award)
6. Lakshman and A. Murugesan, “Adsorption of Rhodamine-B and Methylene Blue onto Enhanced Activated Carbon: Studies on Adsorption Isotherms, Kinetics and Thermodynamics” National Conference on Advances in Functional Materials (NCAFM’19), SSN College of Engineering, 21 and 22 March, 2019.
7. Venkatesh and A. Murugesan, “Adsorption of Cu(II) and Co(II) ions onto Microporous Activated Carbon derived from Calopyllum Inopyllum: Evaluation of Adsorption Isotherms, Kinetics and Thermodynamics” National Conference on Environmental Monitoring, Impact Assessment and management, SSN College of Engineering, 16 March, 2019.
8. Kevin J Thelly, and A Murugesan, Adsorption behavior of porous organic polyimide (POPI) for the efficient removal of Rhodamine B,” 9^th National conference on recent trends in Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering (CEEE), SSN College of Engineering, 31^st August 2018.
9. Murugesan, “Imide-Functionalized Porous Polymer for the Removal of Methylene Blue: Evaluation of Adsorption Isotherms, Kinetics and Thermodynamics”, 9^th National conference on recent trends in Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering (CEEE), SSN College of Engineering, 31^st August 2018.
10. Divakaran, and A. Murugesan, “Synthesis and properties of poly(azo-methine) imides for removal of Cu (II), Zn (II) and Pb (II) metal ions from aqueous solution” presented in National conference on Emerging Trends in Envirnomental Research (NCETER-17)”,  SSN College of Engineering held on 22 July, 2017, Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.
11. Murugesan,, Kalaivani, S. S., Vinothkumar, V., Baskaralingam, P., Ravikumar, L. and Sivanesan, S. “Selective uptake of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions from the aqueous media using mesoporous activated carbon”, National Conference on ‘Transfigures in bioscience and technology – TBST,12’, held at MEC, Kundrathur, Chennai-69, India.
12. Murugesan,, Ravikumar, L., Thiruvengadaravi, K. V., Rajkumar, P. and Sivanesan, S. “Adsorption kinetics and equilibrium studies on the removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions from the aqueous solution using chelating poly(thiourea)azomethine”, National Conference on ‘Innovations in Physics and Chemistry –NCIPC’12’, held at TSITW, Karumathampatti, Coimbatore-59, India. (pp.EC015).

Awards and Honors

• Best Teacher Award, Aram Viruthukal – 2026, Aram Virumbhu Arakattalai, 22^nd June 2026, Chennai.
• Best Paper Award, ICFMST-2024, SRM-TRP Engineering College, Thiruchirapalli 6^th 2024
• Young Scientist Award, ICBEST-2.0, SRM Institute of Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai 6^th 2023
• Scibay Young Researcher Award by Society for Chemical and Synthetic Biology at Scibay International Conference on Science, Engineering, Technology and Management, at Chennai, 31^st March 2019
• Bharat Vikas Award for Publications – ISR/BVA/2017-18
• CSIR-Research Associate – CSIR-HRD, New Delhi, India, 2014
• Best Performer Award in a National Conference on ‘Transfigures in bioscience and technology – TBST,12’, held at MEC, Kundrathur, Chennai, India, 2012
• Secured University Third Rank in the Post Graduate studies, 2009

Area of Research

• High-performance polymer synthesis
• Catalytic depolymerization of plastic waste into value-add products
• Energy storage devices
• Polymeric membrane synthesis
• Adsorption Separation Technology
• Wastewater treatment

Ph.D /PA/MS/PG/ &UG Guidance

• Ph.D: Completed (2 Scholars); Ongoing (2 Scholars)
• PDF: Completed (2 Scholars)
• UG: Completed (31 Students)

Links

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