PROF. KURUVILLA JOSEPH

News & academic highlights

Recent scholarship, scientific recognition and contributions to academic dialogue.

The tenth book

Cover of Green Nanomaterials for Energy and Environment

26 AUGUST 2026 / BOOK PUBLICATION

Green Nanomaterials for Energy and Environment

Protocols and Applications

Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph’s tenth book brings together green nanomaterial protocols and applications in energy and environmental technologies. The volume is co-edited with Manju Kurian and Meegle S. Mathew and published by Woodhead Publishing / Elsevier.

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Research in focus

DECEMBER 2025 / RESEARCH RECOGNITION

Polyimide composite aerogel research featured on the cover of ACS Applied Engineering Materials.

The study develops anisotropic GNP/BaTiO3/PI composite aerogels for electromagnetic interference shielding and thermal insulation. It brings together researchers from IIST and the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

High-performance polymer materials

2025 / EDITED VOLUME

PEEK Blends and Composites: Synthesis, Processing, and Applications.

Co-edited with Suryasarathi Bose, Saritha Appukuttan and Battula Durga Siva Deeraj, this Elsevier volume examines a high-performance polymer and its blends and composites.

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Scientific dialogue

Recent scientific engagements span green composites, research developments and space sustainability.

DateScientific engagementVenue
8 November 2025Biopolymers and Green Composites 2025

Plenary lecture

CIPET, Kochi
19 September 2025Science, Technology and Global Developments

Plenary lecture, NIAS–DST programme

National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc campus, Bengaluru
7–8 May 2025Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX 2025)

Scientific engagement

New Delhi
14 March 2025UKIERI / SPARC Symposium

Invited scientific lecture

University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
4 March 2025Space Sustainability

Scientific lecture

Centre for Sustainable Space Technologies, IIT Roorkee

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