Pulickel
Ajayan, Professor in Engineering at Rice University, is a pioneer in the field
of nanotechnology. His early education was in
Kerala, India. During the past two decades, Prof.Ajayan has published more than
400 papers on various aspects of carbon nanostructures. In August 2007, he was
in the news of creating an energy storage device on a piece of paper, called
the paper battery.
He is also interested in the development of various materials for environmental
applications and In 2012, this group developed a hybrid material capable of
effectively removing contaminants from water.
His present research interests include
nanocomposites, layered materials, 3D nanostructured materials, and smart
material systems. Prof.Ajayan has received several awards. He is on the advisory editorial board of several leading journals and
sits on the boards of several nanotechnology companies.
GUINNESS
RECORDS
Prof.Ajayan has two Guinness Book of World Record to
his credit. The first for creating the smallest brush and second is for
inventing the darkest material-a carpet of carbon nanotubes that reflects only
0.045 percent of light.
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