Submissions Staff

The following is a list of the staff at the CCL who will work on your samples and assist you with any queries you have on your data or structure. Since each structure has a unique reference number and different individuals are working on them, please use the CCL e-mail for all communications regarding your sample: ccl@ku.ac.ae.


Dr. Praveen Managutti
Dr. Praveen Managutti Research Laboratory Specialist, Department of chemistry

Dr. Praveen Managutti is a research laboratory specialist at Khalifa University. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Material science from INSA, Rennes, supported by a fellowship from the French ministry of higher education. At the CCL, Dr. Praveen is responsible for single crystal data collection, analysis, maintenance, and training the users of this facility.

Dr. Thomas Delclos
Dr. Thomas Delclos Manager, Surface and Material Characterization Core Lab
Tel +971 2 312 4340

Dr Delclos arrived in KU in 2019 to manage their Surface and Material Characterization laboratory (Core Lab), including XRD and SC-XRD. His scientific background is in Multiscale Characterization of materials. He obtained his PhD in Materials Science and his Master degree in Polymer Science from University of Bordeaux.

He uses his broad experience in materials characterization to provide training and insight on the different tools available in the Lab.

Tharalekshmy Anjana
Tharalekshmy Anjana CORE Lab Specialist, Surface and Material Characterization Core Lab
Tel +971 2 312 3462

Anjana is a Core Lab Specialist at the Surface and Materials Characterization Core Lab under the KU Research Laboratories department. She holds a master’s degree in Physics and has extensive experience in materials characterization employing diffraction and spectroscopic techniques. She provides user training and support on the lab equipment to KU students and researchers.