Biography:
Dr. Ashokkumar Veeramuthu received his Ph.D. from the University of Madras, Chennai, India, in 2013. During his Ph.D. period, he was awarded an Indo-Australian fellowship and visited Adelaide University, Australia. as a visiting scientist. He received his M. Phil & M.Sc. degree in Plant Biotechnology from Indian universities. Currently, he is working as Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai. He was the Visiting Professor at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. He worked as a Postdoctoral Scientist in Microalgal Biorefinery at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia. Also, he worked as a Postdoctoral scientist at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. He was also a visiting scientist and visited Europen Universities under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship scheme. He has more than 14 years of research experience in the field of Energy and Environment at both the academic and industrial levels. Dr. Ashok also worked in Reliance Industries Pvt., Ltd., Mumbai (Biorefinery for biofuels and bioproducts division). He is expertise in value-added bioproducts, biomass thermochemical techniques, torrefaction, and biochar synthesis, bio-jet fuels, and metallic iron production. Dr. Ashok is also expertise in biofuels, biorefinery, wastewater treatment using microalgae, and CO2 sequestration.
He serves as the Managing Guest Editor/Guest editor in Elsevier journals (Fuel (IF 6.6), Journal of Biotechnology (IF-3.52), Environmental Technology and Innovation (IF-5.2), Academic Editor- PLOS ONE (IF-3.2) and Springer journals (IF-5.4). Besides, he also served as an associate editor and editorial board member in scientific journals. He is an active member of the World Bioenergy Association and other scientific societies. Dr. Ashokkumar has published more than 85 peer-reviewed international journal articles and three book chapters. He is an active reviewer for many high-impact journals published by Elsevier, Springer Nature, RSC and ACS Publishers
Education:
· Ph. D Biotechnology, University of Madras.
· M.Phil Biotechnology, Periyar University.
· M.Sc Plant Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University.
· B.Sc. Botany, Bharathiar University.
Thrust Areas:
Biorefineries for biofuels and value - added bioproducts
Waste to value-added products
Biomass conversion technology
Thermochemical conversion techniques
Biochar Synthesis
Liquid biofuels, solid bio-fuel, bio-jet
Microalgal products in biomedical applications
Awards:
Bronze Medal- INATEX-2015, UTM Malaysia:17th Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition (INATEX 2015) held at University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia.
Best Presenter Award Merit: 5th Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory Scientific International Conference: Energy, Water, Emission & Waste in Industry and Cities. Brno, Czech Republic 4-5 November 2021: European Union.
Elsevier Reviewer Recognition Award
Selected Recent Publications:
1. Wei-Hsin Chen, Chi-Ming Wang, Da-Sheng Lee, Eilhann E. Kwon, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar, Alvin B.Culabag, Optimization design by evolutionary computation for minimizing thermal stress of a thermoelectric generator with varied numbers of square pin fins. Applied Energy, Volume 314, 15 May 2022, 118995 (IF-9.75).
2. Abimlanyu Sugumaran, Rajesh Pandiyan, Palanivel Kandasamy, M. Antoniraj, I. Navabshan, B. Sakthivel, Selvakumar Dharmaraj, S. Kumar Chinnaiyani, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar, C.Ngamcharussrivichai. Marine biome-derived secondary metabolites, a class of promising antineoplastic agents: A systematic review on their classification, mechanism of action and future perspectives. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 836, 25 August 2022, 155445(IF-7.9).
3. L. M. Quan, Hesam Kamyab, Ali Yuzir, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar, Seyed Ehsan Hossein, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian. Review of the application of gasification and combustion technology and waste-to-energy technologies in sewage sludge treatment. Fuel, Volume 316, 15 May 2022, 123199. (IF-6.8).
4. Veeramuthu Ashokkumar, S. Jayashree, G. Kumar, S. Sharmili, M. Gopal, Selvakumar Dharmaraj, Wei-Hsin Chen, Richa Kothari, I. Manasa, Jeong Hoon Park, S. Shruthi, C. Ngamcharussrivicha. Recent technologies in biorefining of macroalgae metabolites and their industrial applications-A circular economy approach. Bioresource Technology, 127235. (IF-9.7)
5. Charles B Felix, Aristotle T Ubando, Wei-Hsin Chen, Vahabodin Goodarzi, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar.COVID-19 and industrial waste mitigation via thermochemical technologies towards a circular economy: A state-of-the-art review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. Volume 423, Part B, 5 February 2022, (IF-10.5)
6. Brandon Han Hoe Goh, Cheng Tung Chong, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Tine Seljak, Tomaž Katrašnik, Viktor Józsa, Jo-Han Ng, Bo Tian, Srinibas Karmarkar, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar. Recent advancements in catalytic conversion pathways for synthetic jet fuel produced from bioresources. Energy Conversion and Management Volume 251, 1 January 2022, 114974. (IF-9.8)
7. Veeramuthu Ashokkumar, Radhakrishnan Venkatkarthick, Shanmugam Jayashree, Santi Chuetor, Selvakumar Dharmaraj, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Wei-Hsin Chen, Chawalit Ngamcharussrivichai. Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and value-added bioproducts-A critical review. Bioresource Technology, Volume 344, Part B, January 2022, 126195. (IF-9.7).
8. Jherwin B Ocreto, Wei-Hsin Chen, Aristotle T Ubando, Young-Kwon Park, Amit Kumar Sharma, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar, Yong Sik Ok, Eilhann E Kwon, Analiza P Rollon, Mark Daniel G De LunaA critical review on second-and third-generation bioethanol production using microwaved-assisted heating (MAH) pretreatment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 152, December 2021, 111679. (IF-14.8)
9. Wei-Hsin Chen, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Zhe-Wei Yang, Chii-Jong Hwang, Wen Jhy Lee, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar. An investigation for airflow and deposition of PM2. 5 contaminated with SAR-CoV-2 virus in healthy and diseased human airway. Environmental Research.Volume 197, June 2021, 111096. (IF-6.5)
10. Praveen Kumar Ghodke, Amit Kumar Sharma, JK Pandey, Wei-Hsin Chen, Alok Patel, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar. Pyrolysis of sewage sludge for sustainable biofuels and value-added biochar production. Journal of Environmental Management Volume 298, 15 November 2021, 113450. (IF-6.8)