PROF. KURUVILLA JOSEPH

Academic service & scientific engagement

Contributions to scientific communities, academic institutions and public engagement with science.

Academic & professional service

His professional service has included scientific societies, university governance, academic councils and public-policy work related to materials and sustainability.

RoleOrganisation
Former Syndicate and Senate memberMahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
Academic Committee serviceSree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Task Force memberGovernment of Kerala initiative on the ban of single-use plastics
PresidencyPolymer Society of India, Thiruvananthapuram Chapter
Chairman, 2017–2020Materials Research Society of India, Thiruvananthapuram Chapter
Former Chairman, APEX Resource GroupSasthraposhini scheme, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment
Academic Council serviceM. A. College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam; St. Berchmans’ College, Changanacherry
Board of Studies servicePolymer Science & Technology; Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Kerala
Former Academic Council memberMahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

Scientific lectures & conferences

Selected scientific lectures and conference contributions connect his materials research with the international composites and space research communities.

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

Science education & outreach

Public engagement with science forms part of his wider academic contribution. This includes school-level science education, the IIST@Schools programme and the Science Aptitude Developer Programme.

His service with the Sasthraposhini scheme of KSCSTE and the Science Education Trust connects research expertise with science education beyond the university.

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