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Dr. Ranjith Thangavel

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

  • Adress: D-1208, Second Floor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Tirupati - 517619.
  • E-mail: ranjith.t@iitp.ac.in

Research Interest

  • Li-ion batteries, Na-ion batteries and beyond
  • Advanced materials for electrochemical energy storage
  • Catalysis for electrochemical energy conversion
  • solid-state batteries, sulfur batteries, supercapacitors, hybrid capacitors
  • Battery pack design & thermal management system
  • Battery recycling
  • Carbon materials
  • Electrocatalysis for H2 production

Education

  • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Chonnam National University, South Korea, 2019 .

Experince

  • Assistant Professor at IIT Guwahati, July 2022 - Jan. 2025 School of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Guwahati

Award

  • INAE Young Associate Award, 2025 INAE Annual Convention
Dr. Ranjith Thangavel
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Dr. Ranjith Thangavel

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

Research interests

Electrochemical energy storage

Lithium-ion, sodium-ion and beyond; solid-state and sulfur batteries; supercapacitors and hybrid capacitors.

Functional materials

Advanced electrode materials and carbon architectures for energy storage and conversion.

Electrocatalysis

Catalytic materials for electrochemical energy conversion and hydrogen production.

Battery systems

Battery pack design, thermal management and battery recycling.

Education

2019

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Chonnam National University, South Korea

Academic experience

Associate Professor · IIT Tirupati

2026 – present

Department of Chemical Engineering

Assistant Professor · IIT Tirupati

2025 – 2026

Department of Chemical Engineering

Assistant Professor · IIT Guwahati

2022 – 2025

School of Energy Science and Engineering

Recognition

2025

INAE Young Associate

Recognized at the INAE Annual Convention.

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Connect

D-1208, Second Floor, Department of Chemical Engineering,
IIT Tirupati – 517619, India

ranjith.t@iittp.ac.in