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Irshad Kammakakam
Dr. irshad kammakakam Research Scientist Chemistry

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irshad.kammakakam@ku.ac.ae

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Biography

Dr. Irshad Kammakakam received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Incheon National University, South Korea in 2015. During this period, Dr. Kammakakam has successively developed many novel ionic liquid-based polymers with extraordinary CO2 separation performance under Korea CCS2020 Program. Later, as a Visiting Scientist (2015-2017) at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea, and a Postdoc (2017-2018) at the European Institute of Membranes (IEM) at the University of Montpellier, France, he has developed several innovative materials for separation technology, particularly for olefin/paraffin and water filtration applications. Dr. Kammakakam also worked as a Postdoc (2018-2021) at the University of Alabama, USA, where he was leading two main projects for DOE and NASA on “Design and Synthesis of Ionic-polymers for Gas Separation Membranes as well as Shape-memory and Self-healing Applications”. Before joining Khalifa University, Dr. Kammakakam worked at KAUST, Saudi Arabia as a postdoc (2021-2022) and developed many advanced polymeric as well as inorganic hybrid membranes for various applications.


Education
  • Ph.D. (2011-2015) in Chemistry: Incheon National University, South Korea
  • MSc. (2008-2010) in Inorganic Chemistry: School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
  • BSc. (2005-2008) in Chemistry: Calicut University, Kerala, India


Affiliated Centers, Groups & Labs

Research
Research Interests
  • Polymer Synthesis
  • Block Copolymers and Ionic Functionalities
  • Gas/Liquid Separation Membranes
  • CO2 Capture and Sequestration
  • Oil/Water Separation
  • Energy Conversion and Storage


Additional Info

JOURNAL EDITOR ACTIVITIES:

  • Editorial Board Member of Polymers, MDPI.
  • Editorial Board of Separation Technologies: Specialty Section of Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry.
  • Guest Editor of Special Issue for Polymers, MDPI Title: “Polymer Composites for Water Treatment” Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2022.
  • Guest Editor of Special Issue for Membranes, MDPI Title: “Separation Processes in Membranes: Design, Synthesis, and Application” Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2022. 
  • Guest Editor of Special Issue for Polymers, MDPI Title: “Advances of Poly- and Nano-Based Membranes in Separation Processes” Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2021. 
  • The Topic Editor of Polymers and Membranes Journals, MDPI.

ACADEMIC AWARDS:

  • Selected for the 2020 Future Faculty Mentoring Program sponsored by the EdDiv of AIChE.
  • Featured in the Top Ten Highlights of the RSC Twitter Poster Conference 2019.
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions–Individual Fellowships–European Fellowships (H2020–MSCA-IF–2017), Badge of Honor for above Threshold (82.4%).
  • Best Poster Award at Membrane Society of Korea Conference 2014-Spring, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Summer Research Fellowship Award 2009 From Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.
  • First Prize in Chemistry Quiz and  Second Prize on Oral Presentation at National Symposium, National Institute of Technology, Trichy-2009.