Biography
Dr. Vaithinathan Karthikeyan earned his PhD in Materials Engineering from City University of Hong Kong, with extensive experience in materials science and device physics for thermoelectric waste heat recovery. Then he joined as a Postdoc and Laboratory Manager at the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, where he focused on topological insulator materials for Terahertz emitters and low-power switching electronics. He has taught courses on electronic engineering and computer science. Previously, he has also received Outstanding Teaching Award for his contributions to student learning. Dr. Vaithinathan has collaborated on technology transfers with industry and commercial partners.
Teaching Areas & Research Interests
- Thermoelectrics
- Quantum Electronics
- Terahertz electronics
- Additive Manufacturing
- Low power switching devices
Academic & Professional Experience
Honours and Scholarships
1) Aerospace Open Innovation Challenge (Oct’2024) – Enterprise Singapore, Singapore.
2) Early Career Mobility Fellowship (Jun’2022), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
3) Research Talent Hub-Innovation &Technology Commission Fellowship (Feb’2021), Hong Kong
4) Outstanding Teaching Award (2018 - 2019), City University of Hong Kong
5) CAS - TWAS Presidential Fellowship (Apr’2016), University of Chinese Academy of Science
6) National Renewable Energy Fellowship (2013 - 2015), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India
Selected Publications
Book Chapters
- Vaskuri CS Theja, Vaithinathan Karthikeyan, Jamal-Deen Musah, Chi-Man Lawrence Wu, Vellaisamy AL Roy, Thermoelectric properties of sulfide and selenide-based materials, Sulfide and Selenide Based Materials for Emerging Applications, Elsevier, 2022, 328
- AS Ganeshraja, K Rajkumar, V Karthikeyan, Tuning the Magnetic and Photocatalytic Properties of Wide Bandgap Metal Oxide Semiconductors for Environmental Remediation, Updates on Titanium dioxide, IntechOpen, 2023
Journal Articles
- VCS Theja, V Karthikeyan, DS Assi, H Huang, Yue Chen, CH Shek, VAL Roy, 2D MXene Interface Engineered Bismuth Telluride Thermoelectric Module with Improved Efficiency for Waste Heat Recovery, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2024, 2301722.
- V Karthikeyan, JU Surjadi, X Li, R Fan, VCS Theja, WJ Li, Y Lu, VAL Roy, Three dimensional architected thermoelectric devices with high toughness and power conversion efficiency, Nature Communications, 2023, 14 (1), 2069.
- V Karthikeyan, SL Oo, JU Surjadi, X Li, VCS Theja, V Kannan, SC Lau, Y Lu, KH Lam, V AL Roy, Defect engineering boosted ultrahigh thermoelectric power conversion efficiency in polycrystalline SnSe, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13 (49), 58701-58711.
- V Karthikeyan, CM Arava, MZ Hlaing, BJ Chen, CH Chan, KH Lam, VAL Roy, Dislocation-Induced Ultra-Low Lattice Thermal Conductivity in Rare Earth Doped β-Zn4Sb3 Scripta Materialia, 2020, 174, 95–101.
- V Karthikeyan, JU Surjadi, JCK Wong, V Kannan, KH Lam, X Chen, Y Lu, VAL Roy, Wearable and flexible thin film thermoelectric module for multi-scale energy harvesting, Journal of Power Sources, 2020, 455, 227983.
- MZ Hlaing, V Karthikeyan, W Wu, BJ Chen, AK Ng, CH Chan, MM De Souza, VAL Roy, 3D microstructured frequency selective surface based on carbonized polyimide films for terahertz applications, Advanced Optical Materials, 2022, 10(8), 2102178.
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