Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Vice President of Energy and Innovation

Cullen College of Engineering, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

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• Areas of expertise

  • Polymer technology and applications
  • Polyolefins
  • Biomaterials
  • Nanotechonology

• Awards

  • 2016: Fellow, Neutron Scattering Society of America
  • 2014: Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, University of Houston
  • 2012: Cullen College of Engineering Fluor Corporation Faculty Excellence Award, University of Houston
  • 2013 - 2015: Editorial Board, Macromolecules
  • 2012 - to date: Editorial Board, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • 2008: Fellow, American Physical Society
  • 2006: Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics Prize, John Wiley
  • 2005: Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, University of Houston
  • 2001: Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, University of Houston
  • 1999: NSF CAREER Award, Division of Materials Research
  • 2001– to date: Editorial Board, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics
  • 2000: Cullen College of Engineering Junior Faculty Research Award, University of Houston

• Publications

  • He, K., Retterer, S. T., Srijanto, B R., Conrad, J. C., and Krishnamoorti, R., “Transport and Dispersion of Nanoparticles in Periodic Nanopost Arrays” ACS Nano, 0.1021/nn404497z, 2014
  • Khorasani, Firoozeh Babaye; Poling-Skutvik, Ryan; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; et al., "Mobility of Nanoparticles in Semidilute Polyelectrolyte Solutions" Macromolecules Volume: 47 Issue: 15 Pages: 5328-5333, DOI: 10.1021/ma501248u, 2014
  • Li, P.; White, K. L.; Lin, C. H.; et al., "Mechanical Reinforcement of Epoxy with Self-Assembled Synthetic Clay in Smectic Order" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Volume: 6 Issue: 13 Pages: 10188-10195, DOI: 10.1021/am5015293, 2014
  • Mondal, T., Bhowmick, A. K., and Krishnamoorti, R., “Butyl lithium assisted direct grafting of poly oligomeric silsesquioxane onto graphene.” RSC Advances, (17), 8649 – 8656, dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ra47373b, 2014
  • Mondal, Titash; Bhowmick, Anil K.; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan, "Conducting Instant Adhesives by Grafting of Silane Polymer onto Expanded Graphite" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Volume: 6 Issue: 18 Pages: 16097-16105, DOI: 10.1021/am5040472, 2014
  • Mondal, Titash; Bhowmick, Anil K.; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan, "Stress Generation and Tailoring of Electronic Properties of Expanded Graphite by Click Chemistry"  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Volume: 6 Issue: 10 Pages: 7244-7253, DOI: 10.1021/am500471q, 2014
  • Wong, M., Ishige, R., White, K. L., Li, P., Kim, D., Krishnamoorti, R., Gunther, R., Jinnai, H., Takahara, A., Nishimura, R., Sue, H-J., “Large-scale self-assembled zirconium phosphate smectic layers via a simple spray-coating process.” Nature Communications, doi:10.1038/ncomms4589, 2014
  • Chatterjee, T., and Krishnamoorti, R., “Rheology of Polymer Carbon Nanotube Composites” Soft Matter, DOI 10.1039/C3SM51444G, 2013
  • He, K., Babaye Khorasani, F., Retterer, S. T., Thomas, D. K., Conrad, J. C., and Krishnamoorti, R., “Diffusive Dynamics of Nanoparticles in Arrays of Nanoposts” ACS Nano, doi:10.1021/nn4007303, 7(6), 5122-5130, 2013
  • Mondal, T., Bhowmick, A. K., and Krishnamoorti, R., "Synthesis and characterization of bi-functionalized graphene and expanded graphite using n-butyl lithium and their use for efficient water soluble dye adsorption”,  Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1(28), 8144-8153, 2013

  More publications available in faculty website above.

• Patents

  • Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Chatterjee, Tirtha; Yurekli, Koray, Nanocomposites of polymers with dispersed nanotubes, US Patent, 7,951,864
    Date: 05/31/2011
  • [Pending] Khabashesku; Valery; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Eranezhuth, Baburaj, Organoclay-Polyurea Nanocomposites, US Provisional Patent, 20110081494
    Date: 04/07/2011
  • Tour, James M; Hudson, Jared L; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Yurekli, Koray; Mitchell, Cynthia A,Polymerization initiated at sidewalls of carbon nanotubes, US Patent 7,879,940
    Date: 02/01/2011
  • Wang, Hsien-Chang; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Tse, Mun F.; Dias, Anthony J.; Chung, David Y.; Galuska, Alan A, Butyl nanocomposite via low Mw elastomer pre-blend, US Patent 7,638,573
    Date: 12/29/2009
  • Wang, Hsien-Chang; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Tse, Mun F.; Dias, Anthony J.; Chung, David Y.; Galuska, Alan A, Butyl nanocomposite via low Mw elastomer pre-blend, US Patent 7,638,573
    Date: 12/29/2009
  • Gong, Caiguo; Dias, Anthony Jay; Weng, Weiqing; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Neagu, Carmen; Johnston, Molly Westermann; Poole, Beverly Jean; Karp, Kriss Randall., Nanocomposite compositions and processes for making the same, US Patent # 7,605,205
    Date: 10/20/2009
  • [Pending] Tour, James M; Hudson, Jared L; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Yurekli, Koray; Mitchell, Cynthia A, Elastomers Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes, US Provisional Patent # PCT/US04/20108
    Date: 06/07/2007
  • [Pending] Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Mitchell, Cynthia A; Bahr, Jeffrey L, Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites, US Provisional Patent, 20090030090
    Date: 06/01/2007
  • Tse, Mun Fu; Wang, Hsien-Chang; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; and Tsou, Andy H, Polymer blend compatibilization using isobutylene-based block copolymers II, US Patent # 7,119,146
    Date: 10/10/2006
  • Tse, Mun Fu; Wang, Hsien-Chang; Agarwal, Pawan K.; and Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; Thermoplastic compositions for halogenated elastomers, US Patent # 6,825,281
    Date: 11/30/2004
  • Tse, Mun Fu; Wang, Hsien-Chang; Krishnamoorti, Ramanan; and Tsou, Andy H.; Polymer blend compatibilization using isobutylene-based block copolymers, US Patent # 6,462,131
    Date: 10/08/2002

• Grants and Funded Research

  • Over $16 MM in external funding.

• Curriculum Vitae

  • Ramanan Krishnamoorti CV

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