Prof. Dr. Sabu Thomas, Ph.D, FRSC, C.Chem, D.Sc

Pro-Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University

Chief Editor: Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, Elsevier

Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering,

School of Chemical Sciences and Director, International and Inter- UniversityCentre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,

Mahatma Gandhi University. Priydarsini Hills

Kottayam, Kerala, India-686 560

Tel:  +91 - 481 - 2730003 (Off); 2590357 (Res)

 +91 - 9447223452 (Mob) ; Fax: + 91 - 481 - 2730003

Email id: sabuthomas@mgu.ac.in;  sabuchathukulam@yahoo.co.uk;

Major Achievements

·         Full Professor from 1997 onwards

·         Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London

h-index- 83 (google scholar) and  70 (Scopus )

Total Number of Publications- 730

Total Number of Citations- 29160+

Patents -5

Edited Books- 73

Ph.D theses supervised- 79

·         Projects -35

·         Funds Received- Rs.30 Crores

·         Cited in the list of Most Productive Researchers in India- 5^th Position, 2008

·         Listed in the Most Cited Researchers in Materials Science and Engineering by Elsevier Scopus Data 2016

Research Areas:

·         Polymer blends, fiber filled polymer composites, nanomaterials and  polymer nanocomposites, ageing and degradation, pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, interpenetrating polymer systems, recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, elastomer crosslinking, dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, polymer nanocomposites for electronic  applications, water purification

 Educational Qualifications:

B.Sc          (Bachelor of Science) (1980), University of Kerala, Chemistry (Main), Physics & Maths (Sub)

B. Tech     (Bachelor of Technology) (1983), University of Cochin, Polymer Science & Rubber Technology

Ph. D        (Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering) (1987), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Polymer Blends Thermoplastic Elastomers from PVC/Copolyester EVA/PP blends.