Polymetallic Coatings to Control Biofouling in Pipelines (PDF)

Dr. Dawn S S is a Chemical Engineer and has over 20 years of experience in teaching and research. She is a Professor (Research) and Head in the Centre for Waste Management, a Centre of Excellence for Energy Research. She has made over 50 publications in reputed journals and Conference proceedings. She has written a book entitled Bio & Enzyme Engineering and has authored several book chapters. She is a Consultant and to Wasmanpro Solutions, Chennai and has experience in Environmental Impact Assessment. Waste Management for energy and value-added products recovery, wastewater assessment and treatment are her interests. Biofuels from waste resources and its associated impacts on materials during transportation and storage, organic coatings on metal surfaces are also her focus. She has operated Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India funded projects. She is actively involved in rural women development through Unnat Bharat Abhiyan funded projects by providing skill training for the women for their livelihood.

Dr. K. Gobi Saravanan is Scientist "C" at the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. Currently, he is working on biomaterials, surface modification, antimicrobial coatings, corrosion protection of implant materials, bioactive and biocompatibility materials. He has published 25 papers in reputed International Journals, 2 Indian patens and many papers in national/international conferences. In addition, he has attracted funding from various government funding agencies like Department of Biotechnology, Indian Space Research Organization, etc.

Dr. A. M. Kamalan Kirubaharan is Scientist "C" at Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. He has research experience in reputed organizations like ISRO, CSIR-CECRI, and IGCAR. His research expertise lies in the field of high temperature coatings, corrosion protection, geopolymer based coatings, thin films, biosensors, phase transformations of materials. He has authored 25 papers in reputed international journals, 7 book chapters and presented his work in many national/international conferences. He has filed 6 Indian patents. He has received 7 research grants from various government funding agencies like, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). He is a reviewer for several reputed international journals. He is a recipient IOP Trusted Reviewer Award 2021.

Prof. Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran is currently Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia. He obtained his Doctor of Engineering and Dr.Sc from University of Montpellier and University of Toulouse respectively. He is a Fellow of the International Water Association. During the last twenty-five years, he has made significant contributions to the understanding of membrane systems in water reuse, resource recovery and desalination; and sustainable water systems in developing countries. He has several national and international projects in these areas. He obtained over 15 Australian Research Council grants and worked as investigator and work package leader in four EU projects. He served UTS coordinator of several consortiums: Australian National Centre of Excellence for Desalination, Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE). He has published over 350 Journal papers, books and book chapters. He holds several international and national awards, including Google Impact Challenge Technology against Poverty Prize (2017), IWA Development and Global Project Innovation Awards in Research (2019, 2012) and Kamal Fernando mentor Award (2018).

Dr. Gayathri Naidu obtained her PhD and postdoctoral research fellow from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Her research interest is focused on Water and wastewater treatment, Membrane distillation, Nanoparticles, Seawater Mining, Integrated resource recovery from acid mining water. She worked as an industrial process engineer with Motorola and gained experience as a water and wastewater policy specialist. She is the Member of Membrane Society of Australasia (MSA). She has published more than 40 journal papers and one book chapter to her credits.