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Personal profile
Personal Statement
I am EPSRC Fellow, Chancellor’s Fellow and Lecturer (Assistant Professor) leading the Smart Materials Research and Device Technology (SMaRDT) Group at Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde. I am Strathclyde's Energy Sub-Theme (Photovoltaics) coordinator. I am one of the founding PI of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Sustainable Practices of Research in Energy (C-INSPRE) , a new and innovative interdisciplinary Strathclyde Centre for Doctral Trainning (SCDT) that links all four faculties of the University of Strathclyde. C-INSPRE is Strathclyde's first 'Energy CDT'.
I have made important scientific and technological contributions – for example, switchable coatings for energy saving windows, materials and devices for sensing technologies, solar energy conversion, solar photocatalyst and dye-sensitised electrochromic devices. Over the last years my main research focus has been in the development of novel materials and devices for solar energy conversion especially the emerging new PV technologies (Spectral conversion, Dye sensitised and Perovskite solar cells). Recently, I have been awarded the EPSRC Fellowship (funding of ~ £1.1 Million) to develop the challenging field of Elastic Perovskite PV research in the UK.
The principal research interests of my (SMaRDT) group lie in the synthesis of nanomaterials, development, fabrication and optimisation of devices based on them for energy, environment and healthcare sectors. Please see under the Research (Research Interests) section for further details.
If you are an outstanding and enthusiastic individual interested in PhD/Post-doc or in short term (e.g ERASMUS, Commonwealth etc) projects in the SMaRDT group to contribute to the challenging sectors mentioned under the Research Areas (and key words) then please send in your CV.
Research Interests
Smart Materials Research and Device Technology (SMaRDT) Group is presently working on multidisciplinary projects in the following sectors:
a) Energy (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EPSRC funded project): Elastic Perovskite Solar Cells, in collaborations with industry (Shadow Robots, G24 Power, NSG Pilkington and Dupont Teijin Films) and academia [University of Edinburgh, Oxford University and Johannes Kepler University]
b) Environment (UK-India Education and Research Initiative, UKIERI funded project): Biosorbants and Photocatalysts for Waste Water Remediation in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India and Waste Water Treatment Plant IIT Guwahati.
c) Healthcare (Royal Academy of Engineering, RAE funded project): Wearable Glucose Sensors in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Science Malaysia and University of Namibia and University Hospital at University of Sciences Malaysia.
If you are an outstanding and enthusiastic individual interested in PhD/Post-doc in the SMaRDT group to contribute to these challenging sectors (and Research Areas mentioned) then please send in your CV and publications.
Dr. Aruna Ivaturi has strong track record of getting funding via fellowships. If you are interested in applying for a fellowship (doctoral/postdoctoral) to work in SMaRDT group, then please drop an email. Information about the various postdoc fellowship opportunities can be found via following links:
- EPSRC Fellowships
- Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
- Leverhume Trust Fellowships
- Marie Curie Fellowships
- Newton International Fellowships
- Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowships
- Royal Society University Research Fellowships
- Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships
- Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Enterprise Fellowships
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Science, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Award Date: 6 Aug 2006
Master in Science, Miranda House College, University of Delhi
Award Date: 1 Jul 1999
Bachelor of Science, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi
Award Date: 1 Jul 1997
External positions
Member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
Member of EPSRC Peer Review Associate College
Member of Materials Research Society (MRS)
Member of Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research (SISER)
Keywords
- Nanomaterials Synthesis for Energy and Environmental Sectors
- Emerging Photovoltaics (Perovskite Solar Cells, Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells, Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Solar Cells etc)
- Spectral/Color Converters (Up-conversion, Down-conversion, Down-shifting)
- Smart Windows (Gasochromic and Electrochromic)
- Sensors (Gas-sensors)
- Energy Storage
- Water Purification (Photocatalysis)
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Projects
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Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | Nicholson, Stefan
Ivaturi, A., Martin, R. & Nicholson, S.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/20 → 1/04/24
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Photocatalytic treatment of crude oil contaminants in water
1/02/20 → 1/02/23
Project: Research - Studentship
Research output
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Carbon-based adsorbents from naturally available Bermuda grasses: removal of TDS and arsenic ions
Chini, M. K., Purohit, S., Bheemaraju, A., Chakraborty, T., Singh, K. P., Ivaturi, A. & Satapathi, S., 7 Jul 2020, In: ChemistrySelect. 5, 25, p. 7571-7580 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficient hole transport material formed by atmospheric pressure plasma functionalization of Spiro-OMeTAD
Ghosh, P., Ivaturi, A., Bhattacharya, D., Bowen, J., Nixon, T., Kowal, J., Braithwaite, N. S. J. & Krishnamurthy, S., 30 Sep 2020, In: Materials Today Chemistry. 17, 44 p., 100321.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Prizes
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Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship, Germany
Ivaturi, Aruna (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Best Image Award at Image Competition under the theme ‘Photonics for Energy and Environment' @ SU2P 7th Annual Symposium
Ivaturi, Aruna (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Advances and Challenges in Tin Halide ASnX3 Perovskites (TinPero)
Aruna Ivaturi (Participant)
23 Jun 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Online International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (OnlineHOPV20)
Aruna Ivaturi (Participant)
26 May 2020 → 29 May 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference