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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Thalappil Pradeep is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with a strong emphasis on materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, environmental chemistry, biomedical engineering, and water science and technology.

The scientist's work spans several specific topics, most notably:

  • Nanocluster synthesis and applications
  • Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
  • Advanced nanomaterials in catalysis
  • Quantum dots synthesis and properties
  • Chemistry and chemical engineering
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Crystallization and solubility studies

Their publication record includes numerous papers in frequent venues such as:

  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Nanoscale
  • Small

Recent papers authored or coauthored by this scientist include:

  • "Clean Water through Nanotechnology: Needs, Gaps, and Fulfillment" (2020) in ACS Nano
  • "Self-Assembly of Precision Noble Metal Nanoclusters: Hierarchical Structural Complexity, Colloidal Superstructures, and Applications" (2021) in Small
  • "Accelerated microdroplet synthesis of benzimidazoles by nucleophilic addition to protonated carboxylic acids" (2020) in Chemical Science
  • "Phosphorylated cellulose nanofibers exhibit exceptional capacity for uranium capture" (2020) in Cellulose
  • "The frontiers of water and sanitation" (2023) in Nature Water

Throughout their career, this scientist has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Arijit Jana
  • Tomáš Baše
  • Pillalamarri Srikrishnarka
  • Papri Chakraborty
  • Jan Macháček

Their contributions to the scientific community have been recognized with several fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (2019)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2018)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Best Publications

  • Nanofluids: Science and Technology

    T Pradeep

  • Atomically Precise Clusters of Noble Metals: Emerging Link between Atoms and Nanoparticles

    Indranath Chakraborty;Thalappil Pradeep

  • EFFECT OF NANOSCALE ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES ON THE GERMINATION, GROWTH AND YIELD OF PEANUT

    T. N. V. K. V. Prasad;P. Sudhakar;Y. Sreenivasulu;P. Latha

  • Potential of silver nanoparticle-coated polyurethane foam as an antibacterial water filter

    Prashant Jain;T. Pradeep

  • Thermal conductivities of naked and monolayer protected metal nanoparticle based nanofluids: Manifestation of anomalous enhancement and chemical effects

    Hrishikesh E. Patel;Sarit K. Das;T. Sundararajan;A. Sreekumaran Nair

  • Coalescence of Nanoclusters and Formation of Submicron Crystallites Assisted by Lactobacillus Strains

    Binoj Nair;T. Pradeep

  • Noble metal nanoparticles for water purification: A critical review

    T. Pradeep;Anshup

  • Model for Heat Conduction in Nanofluids

    D. Hemanth Kumar;Hrishikesh E. Patel;V. R. Rajeev Kumar;T. Sundararajan

  • Anisotropic nanomaterials: structure, growth, assembly, and functions

    Panikkanvalappil R. Sajanlal;Theruvakkattil S. Sreeprasad;Akshaya K. Samal;Thalappil Pradeep

  • Reduced graphene oxide-metal/metal oxide composites: facile synthesis and application in water purification.

    T.S. Sreeprasad;Shihabudheen M. Maliyekkal;K.P. Lisha;T. Pradeep

  • A micro-convection model for thermal conductivity of nanofluids

    Hrishikesh E. Patel;T. Sundararajan;T. Pradeep;A. Dasgupta

  • A MICRO-CONVECTION MODEL FOR THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF NANOFLUIDS

    H. E. Patel;K. B. Anoop;Thirumalachari Sundararajan;Sarit Kumar Das

  • Freely Dispersible Au@TiO2, Au@ZrO2, Ag@TiO2, and Ag@ZrO2 Core−Shell Nanoparticles: One-Step Synthesis, Characterization, Spectroscopy, and Optical Limiting Properties

    Renjis T. Tom;A. Sreekumaran Nair;Navinder Singh;M. Aslam

  • Luminescent Ag7 and Ag8 Clusters by Interfacial Synthesis

    T. Udaya Bhaskara Rao;T. Pradeep

  • Molecular-receptor-specific, non-toxic, near-infrared-emitting Au cluster-protein nanoconjugates for targeted cancer imaging

    Archana Retnakumari;Sonali Setua;Deepthy Menon;Prasanth Ravindran

  • Ligand Exchange of Au25SG18 Leading to Functionalized Gold Clusters: Spectroscopy, Kinetics, and Luminescence

    E. S. Shibu;M. A. Habeeb Muhammed;T. Tsukuda;T. Pradeep

  • Picosecond optical nonlinearity in monolayer-protected gold, silver, and gold-silver alloy nanoclusters

    Reji Philip;G. Ravindra Kumar;N. Sandhyarani;T. Pradeep

  • Copper quantum clusters in protein matrix: potential sensor of Pb2+ ion.

    Nirmal Goswami;Anupam Giri;M. S. Bootharaju;Paulrajpillai Lourdu Xavier

  • Noble Metal Clusters: Applications in Energy, Environment, and Biology

    Ammu Mathew;Thalappil Pradeep

  • A practical silver nanoparticle-based adsorbent for the removal of Hg2+ from water.

    E. Sumesh;M.S. Bootharaju;Anshup;T. Pradeep

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Graham Cooks
R. Graham Cooks Purdue University West Lafayette
Samir Kumar Pal
Samir Kumar Pal S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
C. N. R. Rao
C. N. R. Rao Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
David T. Allen
David T. Allen The University of Texas at Austin
Bala Subramaniam
Bala Subramaniam University of Kansas
Peter Licence
Peter Licence University of Nottingham
Ligy Philip
Ligy Philip Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Bert F. Sels
Bert F. Sels KU Leuven
Bing-Joe Hwang
Bing-Joe Hwang National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Robin H. A. Ras
Robin H. A. Ras Aalto University

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