Dr J JOHN RAJESH - Karunya University

Name of the Teaching Staff Dr J JOHN RAJESH
Designation Assistant Professor (SG)
Department Chemistry
Date of Joining the
Institution
15-06-2009
Qualification with Class /
Grade
UG PG Ph.D.
I I NA
Area of Specialization POLYMER COMPOSITES
i) Formulation, fabrication and characterisation of Polymer
Nanocomposites
ii) Friction and Wear studies of Polymer Nanocomposites
Research Interests
iii)
(PNCs)
Correlation of friction and wear properties PNCs with the
mechanical properties
Subjects Teaching
iv) Worn surface analysis of Polymer Nanocomposites using
SEM, EDAX etc
Under Graduate Post Graduate
Applied Chemistry
Environmental Sciences
Applied Chemistry Lab
Total Experience in Years
Polymer Chemistry
Nanocomposites
Inorganic Chemistry Lab
Chemistry Lab for Physicists
Teaching Industry Research
2 1 11
Papers Published National ---- International 14
Papers Presented in
Conference
Conferences /
Symposiums Participated
FDP / STTP / MDP /
Summer / Winter School
attended
National 2 International 2
National 2 International 1
Ph.D. Guide? Give Field
Field University
& University
Polymer Composites Karunya University
Ph.D. Projects Guided Ph.D.s ----
Project at
Master’s Level
2
Books Published / IPRs /
Patents
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Professional Memberships ----
Consultancy Activities ---i)
“ARMINES Post-doctoral Research Fellow” at Ecole des Mines de
Douai, France
ii) DST Young Scientist Award under “SERC Fast Track Proposal for
Young Scientist Scheme”
Awards
iii) Guest Scientist” in DST-DAAD sponsored research project at Institut
für Leichtbau und Kunststofftechnik (ILK), Technische Universität
Dresden, Dresden, Germany
iv) “Senior Research Fellow” in CSIR sponsored research project
v) “Junior Research Fellow” in CSIR sponsored research project
Grants Fetched
Awarded (Oct. 2003) an independent research project with budget of Rs. 10 lakhs
from Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India under
“SERC Fast Track Proposal for Young Scientist Scheme”.
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Interaction with
Professional Institutions
Contact Details
Room No 017, Ground Floor
Science &Humanities Building
Karunya University
Email: johnrajesh@karunya.edu
Papers Published
1) J. John Rajesh and J. Bijwe, “Statistical Analysis of Abrasive Wear Data of Aramid Fabric
Reinforced Polyethersulphone Composites”, “Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites” ,
25(9) (2006) 1013-1022
2) J. John Rajesh and J. Bijwe, “Dimensional Analysis for Abrasive Wear Behavior of Various
Polyamides”, “Tribology Letters” 18(3) (2005) 331-340.
3) J. John Rajesh and J. Bijwe, “Investigations on Scratch Behavior of Various Polyamides”,
“Wear”, 259(1-6) (2005) 661-668.
4) J. John Rajesh and J. Bijwe, “Influence of Fillers on Low Amplitude Oscillating Wear Behavior of
Polyamide 11”, “Wear”, 256(1-2) (2004) 1-8.
5) J. John Rajesh, J. Bijwe, B. Venkataraman and U. S. Tewari, “Effect of Impinging Velocity on the
Erosive Wear Behavior of Polyamides”, “Tribology International”, 37(3) (2004) 219-226.
6) J. John Rajesh, J. Bijwe and U. S. Tewari, “Effect of Solid Lubricant and Fibrous Reinforcement
on Abrasive Wear of Polyamides”, “Journal of Synthetic Lubrication” 19(4) (2003) 327-340.
7) J. John Rajesh, J. Bijwe, B. Venkataraman and U. S. Tewari, “Effect of Water Absorption on
Erosive Wear Behaviour of Polyamides”, “Journal of Material Science” 37(23) (2002) 5107-13.
8) J. John Rajesh, J. Bijwe and U. S. Tewari, “Influence of Abrading Particle Size on Wear
Performance of Various Polyamides”, “Journal of Synthetic Lubrication”, 19(2) (2002) 131-
140.
9) J. John Rajesh, J. Bijwe and U. S. Tewari, “Abrasive Wear Performance of Various Polyamides”,
“Wear”, 252(9-10) (2002) 769-776.
10) J. Bijwe, J. Indumathi, J. John Rajesh and M. Fahim, “Friction and Wear of Polyetherimide
Composites in Various Wear Modes”, “Wear”, 249(8) (2001) 715-726.
11) J. John Rajesh, J. Bijwe, U. S. Tewari and B. Venkataraman, “Erosive Wear of Various
Polyamide”, “Wear”, 249(8) (2001) 702-714.
12) J. John Rajesh, J. Bijwe and U. S. Tewari, “Influence of Fillers on Abraisve Wear of Short Fibre
Reinforced Polyamide Composites”, “Journal of Material Science” 36 (2001) 351-356.
13) J. Bijwe, J. John Rajesh, A. Jeyakumar and A. Ghosh, “Role of Solid Lubricants and Fibrous
Reinforcement in Modifying Wear Performance of Polyethersulphone”, “Journal of Synthetic
Lubrication” 17(2) (2000) 99-107.
14) J. Bijwe, J. John Rajesh, A. Jeyakumar, A. Ghosh and U. S. Tewari, “Influence of Solid
Lubricants and Fibre Reinforcement on Wear Behavior of Polyethersulphone”, “Tribology
International” 33(10) (2000) 697-706. )
Papers Presented in Conference
1. J. John Rajesh, Jereme Soulestin, Marie France Lacrampe, Patricia Krawczak, “Masterbatchbased
PP/clay nanocomposite injection mouldings: relationship between nanoclay
dispersion and processing parameters ” Presented in APA Intl. Conf. on Advances in Polymer
Science & Technology, New Delhi, India, 28-31 Jan 2008.
2. J. John Rajesh and J. Bijwe, “Investigations on Scratch Behavior of Various Polyamides”,
“Presented in 15 th Intl. Conf. on Wear of Material, San Diego, CA USA, 24-28 April 2005.
3. J. John Rajesh, J. Bijwe and U. S. Tewari, “Effect of Solid Lubricant on Abrasive Wear of
Reinforcement Polyamide 6 Composites”, 12 th LAWPSP Symp. 2000, I.I.T. Mumbai, Jan 2001,
SOL.03.1. - SOL. 03.4.
4. J. Bijwe, J. John Rajesh, A. Jeyakumar and Anup Ghosh, “Role of Solid Lubricant and Fibrous
Reinforcement in Modifying Wear Performance of Polyethersulfone”, 11 th LAWPSP Symp.
1999, I.I.T. Mumbai, 23-25 th Jan. 1999 (S. L.1- S. L.6).
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