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Physical chemistry (Atmospheric and Combustion chemistry)
• PhD: (July 2010- July 2015) Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras Supervisor- Prof. Dr. B. Rajakumar.
• Assistant Professor (On Contract): (Oct. 2015 - April 2016) Department of Chemistry, Central University of Karnataka.
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow: (Sep. 2016 – July 2024) National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan.
• Guest Lecturer: (Nov. 2024 - May 2026) Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University.
• Assistant Professor (May 2026 – till date) Department of Chemistry, Central University of Rajasthan.
• Atmospheric chemistry of emerging alternatives to CFCs, VOCs, and PAHs, with emphasis on their reactions with OH radicals, chlorine atoms, and Criegee intermediates.
• Investigation of reaction mechanisms, kinetics, atmospheric lifetimes, and global warming potentials (GWPs) of atmospheric pollutants.
• Integration of advanced experimental techniques, computational chemistry, and machine learning approaches to understand and predict atmospheric processes.
• Assessment of the environmental and climate impacts of emerging compounds to support atmospheric modeling, mitigation strategies, and evidence-based policymaking.
| S. No. | Authors | Title of Article | Journal/Conference Details | Journal/Conference | Publication Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang, Shang-Cheng and Muthiah, Balaganesh and Chang, Jhe-Wei and Tsai, Meng-Dian and Wang, Yi-Ching and Li, Yi-Pei and Kung, Chung-Wei | Support effect in metal--organic framework-derived copper-based electrocatalysts facilitating the reduction of nitrate to ammonia | Electrochimica Acta | Journal | 2024 |
| 2 | Dash, Manas Ranjan and Muthiah, Balaganesh and Mishra, Subhashree Subhadarsini | Formation of alkoxymethyl hydroperoxides and alkyl formates from simplest Criegee intermediate (CH2OO)+ ROH (R= CH3, CH3CH2, and (CH3) 2CH) reaction systems | Theoretical Chemistry Accounts | Journal | 2024 |
| 3 | Yu, H-Y and Muthiah, B and Li, S-C and Yu, W-Y and Li, Y-P | Surface characterization of cerium oxide catalysts using deep learning with infrared spectroscopy of CO | Materials Today Sustainability | Journal | 2023 |
| 4 | Muthiah, Balaganesh and Li, Shih-Cheng and Li, Yi-Pei | Developing machine learning models for accurate prediction of radiative efficiency of greenhouse gases | Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers | Journal | 2023 |
Attended
• Balaganesh, M., Rajakumar, B. “Experimental and Computational Investigation on the Gas Phase Reaction of Ethyl Formate with Cl Atoms.” in 13th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences at IISc, Bangalore, India, December 14-18, 2014.
• Balaganesh, M., Rajakumar, B. “Thermal decomposition of ethyl formate behind the reflected shock waves over the temperature range of 909-1258K”. Oral presentation at Chemistry In-House Symposium (CiHS-2014), at IIT Madras, Chennai, August 21st, 2014.
• Balaganesh, M., Rajakumar, B. “Thermal decomposition of Ethyl formate behind the reflected shock waves in the temperature range of 909-1258K.” Poster presentation at 29th International Symposium on Shockwaves at Madison, Wisconsin, USA, July 14-19, 2013.
• Balaganesh, M., Rajakumar, B. “Kinetics, mechanisms and atmospheric fate of CF3CH=CH2 and CF3CF=CF2 by its reaction with OH radicals”. Poster presentation at Discussion Meeting on Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Molecules and Clusters (SDMC-2013), at Udaipur, Rajasthan, February 21-24, 2013.
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 Bala_CV_CURaj (1).pdf |
