YUGESWARAN SUBRAMANIAM UGC-Assistant Professor

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  • Department of Physics
  • School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
  • yugesh.phy@pondiuni.edu.in

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 Ph.D Physics Bharathiar University 2009
2 M.Sc Physics Bharathiar University 2003
3 B.Sc Physics Bharathiar University 2001

Area of Specializaion

Thermal plasma processing, Advanced coatings, Waste treatment, Clean energy

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 JSPS Post-doctoral research fellow INTERNATIONAL JSPS, Japan 2009 -

Teaching Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution
1 UGC-Assistant Professor Physics Pondicherry University

Research Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution Area of Research
1 JSPS Research Fellow Joining and Welding Research Institute Osaka University, Japan Development of advanced thermal barrier coatings
2 Specially Appointed Researcher Joining and Welding Research Institute Osaka University, Japan Functional coatings
3 Post-Doctoral Fellow Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT) University of Toronto Thermal spraying
4 UGC-Assistant Professor Department of Physics Pondicherry University Plasma Processing

Industry Experience

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Contribution towards Innovation

S.No Name of the Work/Contribution Specialization Remarks

Patent Details

S.No Title Status Patent Number Year of Award Type Commercialized Status
1 Argon Recycling System for an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer APPLIED 62/463,310 2017 INTERNATIONAL NO
2 Thermal Plasma Process for Inflight Dissociation of Zircon Mineral APPLIED 616/MUM/2013 A 2013 NATIONAL NO

Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor

Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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1 Cold Atmospheric Plasma Induced Oxidative Stress and Ensuing Immunological Response – A Neo-Vista in Immunotherapy Sreedevi P R., K Suresh., S. Yugeswaran. Free Radical Research 1-19 2022 4.354
2 Study on CO2 based thermal plasma torch and its effective utilization for material processing in atmospheric pressure Pasupathi Amarnath., Nanditta Nandy., Balakrishnan Indumathy., Subramaniam Yugeswaran., Journal of CO2 Utilization 66,102290 2022 8.321
3 Catalyst-free production of ammonia by means of interaction between a gliding arc plasma and water surface B. Indumathy., J. Ananthanarasimhan., Lakshminarayana Rao., S. Yugeswaran and P. V. Ananthapadmanabhan. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 55, 395501 2022 3.409
4 Plasma assisted decomposition and reforming of greenhouse gases: A review of current status and emerging trends Yugesh Vadikkeetil., Yugeswaran Subramaniam., Ramaswamy Murugan., P.V. Ananthapadmanabhan., Javad Mostaghimi., Larry Pershin., Catherine Batiot-Dupeyrat., Yasukazu Kobayashi. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 161, 112343 2022 16.799
5 Comparative study of plasma torch characteristics using Air and Carbon dioxide Yugesh Vadikkeetil., Pasupathi Amarnath., Subramaniam Yugeswaran., P.V. Ananthapadmanabhan. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 50, 6, 1395-1400 2022 1.222
6 Degradation of isothiazolin-3-one’s from an aqueous solution via a multi-pin nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma and its toxicity analysis Krishnasamy Navaneetha Pandiyaraj., Dhanapal Vasu., Velappan Kandavelu., Moorthi Pichumani., Subramaniam Yugeswaran., Rajendra R. Deshmukh. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 1-15 2022 2.609
7 Silica-free zirconia from zircon mineral by thermal plasma processing Manikandan, S., Kuberan, A., Yugeswaran S., Sahaya Shajan, X., Balraju, P. Materials and Manufacturing Processes 36, 2, 188-199 2021 5.07
8 Thermal conductivity and oxidation behavior of porous Inconel 625 coating interface prepared by dual-injection plasma spraying Yugeswaran S., Amarnath, P., Ananthapadmanabhan, P.V., Chandra, S., Coyle, T.W. Surface and Coatings Technology 411, 126990 2021 4.865
9 Fabrication of nickel-yttria stabilized zirconia 3D micro-pattern by atmospheric plasma spray as a dual-functional electrocatalyst for overall water s Sivakumar, S., Yugeswaran S., Vijaya Sankar, K., Tsur, Y., Zhu, J. Journal of Power Sources 473, 228526 2020 9.794
10 Process and kinetics of dye degradation using microplasma and its feasibility in textile effluent detoxification S. Meiyazhagan., S. Yugeswaran., P.V. Ananthapadmanabhan., K. Suresh. Journal of Water Process Engineering 37, 101519 2020 7.34
11 Relative Potential of Different Plasma Forming Gases In Degradation Of Rhodamine B Dye By Microplasma Treatment And Evaluation Of Reuse Prospectus For S. Meiyazhagan., S. Yugeswaran., P. V. Ananthapadmanabhan., P. R. Sreedevi., K. Suresh. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 40, 5,1267–1290 2020 3.337
12 Feasible production of hydrogen from methanol reforming through single stage DC microplasma reactor S. Meiyazhagan., S. Yugeswaran., K. Suresh., P. V. Ananthapadmanabhan., A. Kobayashi. International Journal of Modern Physics B 34,11, 2050108 2020 1.42
13 Electrochemical prospects and potential of hausmannite MN3O4 nanoparticles synthesized through microplasma discharge for supercapacitor applications Kavitha, E.R., Meiyazhagan, S., Yugeswaran, S., Balraju, P., Suresh, K. International Journal of Energy Research 1-19 2020 4.672
14 Proximative and Contrastive Study of Malachite Green Dye Degradation using Microplasma Discharge with Postliminary Phytotoxicity Analysis Meiyazhagan Selvakumar., Yugeswaran Subramaniam., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V., K Suresh IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 49, 597-603 2020 1.222
15 Plasma assisted synthesis of gamma-alumina from an aluminium dross Saravanakumar R., Ramachandran K, Lintu G Laly, Ananthapadmanabhan P.V., Yugeswaran S. Waste Management 77, 565-575 2018 8.816
16 Capillary rise of liquids in thermally sprayed porous copper wicks Chen F., Yugeswaran S., Chandra S. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 98, 206-216 2018 3.37
17 Influence of water vapour on structural and thermal conductivity of post-heat treated plasma sprayed LZ and YSZ coatings Sivakumar S., Shanmugavelayutham G., Yugeswaran S., Mostaghimi J. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 740, 212-221 2018 6.371
18 Synthesis of zirconium nitride from zircon sand by transferred arc plasma assisted carbothermal reduction and nitridation process Yugeswaran S., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V., Kumaresan L., Kuberan A., Sivakumar S., Shanmugavelayutham G., Ramachandran K. Ceramic International 44 ,12,14789-14796 2018 5.532
19 Thermo-physical behavior of atmospheric plasma sprayed high porosity lanthanum zirconate coatings Sivakumar S., Praveen K.,Shanmugavelayutham G., Yugeswaran S., Mostaghimi J. Surface and Coatings Technology 326,173–182 2017 4.865
20 Fabrication of high temperature heat exchangers by plasma spraying exterior skins on nickel foams Hafeez P., Yugeswaran S.,Chandra S., Mostaghimi J., Coyle T.W. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology 25, 5,1056-1067 2016 2.839
21 Characterization of gas tunnel type plasma sprayed hydroxyapatite–nanostructure titania composite coatings Yugeswaran S., Kobayashi A., HikmetUcisik A., Subramanian B. Applied Surface Science 347, 48-56 2015 7.392
22 Zircon dissociation in air plasma through a low power transferred arc plasma torch Yugeswaran S., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V., Lusvarghi L. Ceramic International 41, 1, 265-273 2015 5.532
23 Plasma dissociation of zircon with concurrent in-flight removal of silica Yugeswaran S., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V., Thiyagarajan T.K., Ramachandran K. Ceramic International 41,8,9585-9592 2015 5.532
24 Metallic glass coatings fabricated by gas tunnel type plasma spraying Subramaniam Yugeswaran., Akira Kobayashi. Vacuum 110, 177-182 2014 4.11
25 Characterization of gas tunnel type plasma sprayed TiN reinforced Fe-based metallic glass coatings Yugeswaran S., Kobayashi A., Suresh K., Subramanian B. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 551,168-175 2013 6.371
26 Fabrication of amorphous Zr48Cu36Al8Ag8 thin films by ion beam sputtering and their corrosion behavior in SBF for bio implants Subramanian B., Yugeswaran S., Kobayashi Akira., Jayachanran M. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 572,163-169 2013 6.371
27 In-flight behavior of lanthanum zirconate (La2Zr2O7) particles in gas tunnel type plasma jet and its coating properties Yugeswaran S., Kobayashi Akira, Selvan B., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V. Vacuum 88, 1,139-143 2013 4.11
28 Sliding wear behavior of gas tunnel type plasma sprayed Ni-based metallic glass composite coatings Suresh K., Yugeswaran S., Rao K.P., Kobayashi A., Shum P.W. Vacuum 88, 1,114-117 2013 4.11
29 Suitability evaluation of plasma ion beam sputtered TiN / TiOxNy multilayers on steel for bio implants. Subramanian B., Ananthakumar R., Yugeswaran S., Jayachandran M., Takahashi M., Kobayashi Akira. Vacuum 88, 1, 108-113 2013 4.11
30 Hot Corrosion Behaviors of Gas Tunnel Type Plasma Sprayed La2Zr2O7 Thermal Barrier Coatings Yugeswaran S., Kobayashi A., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 32, 4, 823-834 2012 6.364
31 Mechanical properties, electrochemical corrosion and In-vitro bioactivity of yttria stabilized zirconia reinforced hydroxyapatite coating prepared by Yugeswaran S., Yoganand C.P., Kobayashi A., Paraskevopoulos K.M., Subramanian B. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 9, 22-33 2012 4.042
32 Initial phase hot corrosion mechanism of gas tunnel type plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings Yugeswaran S., Kobayashi A., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V. Materials Science and Engineering B 177, 7, 536-542 2012 3.407
33 Wear behavior of gas tunnel type plasma sprayed Zr-based metallic glass composite coatings Yugeswaran S., Kobayashi A., Suresh K., Rao K.P., Subramanian B. Applied surface science 258, 22, 8460-8468 2012 7.392
34 Effect of substrate temperature on structural, morphological and optical properties of crystalline titanium dioxide films prepared by DC reactive magn Ananthakumar R., Subramanian B., Yugeswaran S., Jayachandran M. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 23, 10, 1898-1904 2012 2.779
35 Performance study of wear resistance and solid lubricant surface coatings on textile machinery components Shanmugavelayutham G., Selvarajan V., Yugeswaran S., Vijay M., Suresh K., Vijeyakumar S., Markkandan L., Padmanabhan P.V.A. Composite Interfaces 19, 3-4, 239-249 2012 2.839
36 Synthesis of mullite from sillimanite dissociation through transferred arc plasma torch Yugeswaran S., Vijay M., Suresh K., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V., Karoly Z., Szépvölgyi J. International Journal of Mineral Processing 99, 1-4, 54-60 2011 2.688
37 Synthesis of mullite from laboratory waste silica through transferred Arc plasma processing method Yugeswaran S., Selvarajan V., Lusvarghi L., Karoly Z., Szepvolgyi J. Materials and Manufacturing Processes 26, 6, 813-820 2011 5.07
38 Twin step synthesis of mullite and mullite-zirconia composite in low power transferred arc plasma (TAP) torch Yugeswaran S., Selvarajan, V., Tok, A.I.Y., Krishna D.S.R. Materials Characterization 62, 4, 419-424 2011 4.537
39 Influence of processing variables on the formation of La2Zr2O7 in transferred arc plasma torch processing Yugeswaran S., Kobayashi A., Aananthapadmanabhan P.V., Lusvarghi L. Current Applied Physics 11(6), pp. 1394-1400 2011 2.865
40 Transferred arc plasma processed mullite from coal ash and bauxite Yugeswaran S., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V., Kobayashi A., Lusvarghi L. Ceramics International 37, 8, 3437-3444 2011 5.532
41 Influence of critical plasma spraying parameter (CPSP) on plasma sprayed Alumina-Titania composite coatings Yugeswaran S., SelvarajanV., Vijay M., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V., Sreekumar K.P. Ceramics International 36, 1, 141-149 2010 5.532
42 Study on the effect of base pressure on magnetron sputtering discharge plasma by optical emission spectroscopy Yugeswaran S., Suresh K., Selvarajan V. Plasma Science and Technology 12, 1, 35-40 2010 1.842
43 Synthesis of mullite by means of transferred and nontransferred Arc plasma melting Yugeswaran S., Suresh K., Selvarajan V., Lusvarghi L., Karoly Z., Szépvölgyi J. Materials and Manufacturing Processes 25, 9, 909-914 2010 5.07
44 Excitation temperature and electron number density behavior of atmospheric pressure D.C. argon plasma jet during spheroidization of nickel Yugeswaran S., Selvarajan V. Vacuum 83, 5, 841-847 2009 4.11
45 Effect of spraying parameters on deposition efficiency and wear behavior of plasma sprayed alumina-titania composite coatings Vijay M., Selvarajan V., Yugeswaran S., Ananthapadmanabhan P.V., Sreekumar K.P. Plasma Science and Technology 11, 6, 666-673 2009 1.842
46 Characterization of mullite-zirconia composite processed by non-transferred and transferred arc plasma Yugeswaran S., Selvarajan V., LusvarghiL., Tok A.I.Y., Krishna D.S.R. Plasma Science and Technology 11, 2, 200-205 2009 1.842
47 Transferred arc plasma processing of mullite-zirconia composite from natural bauxite and zircon sand Yugeswaran S., Selvarajan V., Dhanasekaran P., Lusvarghi L. Vacuum 83, 2, 353-359 2008 4.11
48 Effect of critical plasma spray parameter on properties of hollow cathode plasma sprayed alumina coatings Yugeswaran S., Selvarajan V., Seo D., Ogawa K. Surface and Coatings Technology 203, 1-2, 129-136. 2008 4.865
49 Electron number density measurement on a DC argon plasma jet by stark broadening of Ar I spectral line Yugeswaran S., Selvarajan V. Vacuum 81, 3, 347-352 2006 4.11

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

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Books

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Chapters in Books

S.No Title of the Chapters Name of the Authors Title of the Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Heat Transfer in DC AND RF Plasma Torches Javad Mostaghimi, Larry Pershin, Subramaniam Yugeswaran Handbook of Thermal Science and Engineering Springer 2017 978-3-319-32003-8

Edited Books

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Ongoing Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Study of the thermal and photochemical degradation mechanism of organic liquid waste in plasma jet DAE-BRNS 3 years 25.12 2021
2 Development of high enthalpy DC plasma torch through efficient utilization of greenhouse gases for synthesis of micro-spherical metal carbide (WC,TiC,ZrC) powders DST-SERB 3 years 58.23 2019
3 UGC-BSR Start-Up Research grant UGC-BSR 2 years 10 2019
4 Development of hybrid multi-electrode plasma reactor for energy efficient dry reforming of greenhouse gases DST-TMD-CCUS 3 years 74.50 2019

Ongoing Consultancy Works

S.No Title of the Consultancy Work Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Plasma Processing of industrial waste FCG Hi Tech, India 6 months 0.5 + 2022
2 Real time Performance Evaluation of New Biological Sink Traps Ablazeon Inc., Toronto, Canada 24 months 5.30 2020

Completed Projects

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Completed Consultancy Works

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Career Guidance Offered to students

S.No Name of the Scheme No. of Students Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling No. of Students Passed No. of Students Placed

List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

S.No Name of the Programme/Scheme Date of Implementation No. of Students Enrolled Agencies Involved

Research Guidance - PG

S.No Year Degree No. of Students Awarded Department/Centre
1 2022 M.SC 4 Physics
2 2021 M.SC 2 Physics
3 2020 M.SC 2 Physics

Research Guidance - Ph.D

S.No Student Name Registration Date Registration No. Thesis Title Thesis Submitted Status Thesis Submitted Date Vivavoce Completed Status Date Awarded

Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

S.No Scholar Name Designation Funding Agency Fellowship Title Year of Joining Year of Completion
1 Dr. C. Murugesan Research Associate DST RA 10-03-2022 31-10-2022
2 Dr. Yugesh Research Associate DST RA 10-03-2020 31-01-2022

Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year

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E-Lecture Details

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Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme

S.No Title of the Paper Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme Organized by Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 Synthesis of Carbon Black Nanoparticles from CO2/CH4 Thermal Plasma Reactor at Atmosphere Pressure IAPS Meeting-2022 IAPS, Japan International 25-03-2022 28-03-2022 2022
2 Dry Gas Reforming Performance of Tri-Cathode Thermal Plasma Torch 13th International symposium on Applied Plasma Science, (ISAPS 2022) University of Stuttgart, Germany International 26-09-2022 30-09-2022 2022
3 Architect coating microstructures using plasma spraying for energy harvesting applications Second international conference on Advances in Plasma Science and Technology (ICAPST-21) Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore International 27-05-2021 29-05-2021 2021
4 Plasma for Material Processing and Green Environment National webinar Guru Nanak College -Chennai-42 National 05-09-2020 05-09-2020 2020
5 Microplasma: A versatile tool for Material processing and clean environment Workshop on “Processing & applications of functional materials” Teaching Learning Centre, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore State 21-02-2019 25-02-2019 2019
6 Utilization of CO2 by Plasma Technology Special seminar on emerging applications of plasma technology Power beam Society of India Bharathiar University 10-12-2019 10-12-2019 2019
7 Non-thermal plasma assisted alcohol reforming for clean energy production 2nd National Conference on Advances of Plasma Science and Technology 2018 Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore National 24-10-2018 26-10-2019 2018

Conferences/Seminars Organized

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Workshop Organized

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Collaboration with Institution/Industry

S.No Collaborator Name Designation Institution/Industry Type Nature of Collaboration Period of Collaboration Visits to Collaborating
Institution / Industry		 Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching
From Date To Date From Date To Date
1 Prof. Javad Mostaghimi Professor and Director Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies, University of Toronto, Canada INTERNATIONAL Joint project-Mission Innovation - - - - Development of porous coating by thermal spraying
2 Prof. Catherine Batiot-Dupeyrat Professor Institute of Chemistry of Environments and Materials of Poitiers (IC2MP), Université de Poitiers, FRANCE INTERNATIONAL Joint project-Mission Innovation - - - - Development of catalytic reactor for plasma gas reforming
3 Dr. K.Suresh Assistant Professor Bharathiar University NATIONAL Joint project - - - - Plasma detoxification

Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

S.No Title of the FDP Organiser Venue Duration From Date To Date Year
1 Faculty Development Programme on RECENT ADVANCES IN MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES Coimbatore Institute of Technology Coimbatore 1 week 22-03-2021 26-03-2021 2021
2 Refresher Course in Physics UGC-HRDC, Pondicherry University Pondicherry University 2 weeks 04-08-2021 17-08-2021 2021
3 Faculty Induction programme UGC-HRDC, Pondicherry University Pondicherry University 1 month 08-09-2020 07-10-2020 2020

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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme

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