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VNIT Nagpur Chemical Engineering Department

Dr. Ashwin Kannan​

Brief Bio

Brief Bio
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineerng, VNIT Nagpur

Education

Sr. No.DegreeSpecializationUniversity
1B.Tech Chemical EngineeringNational Institute of Technology, Surathkal
2M.S.Chemical EngineeringAnna University, Chennai
3Ph.D.NanotechnologyAnna University, Chennai

Contact Details

Phone:Email:Address:
0712-280-1790ashwink@che.vnit.ac.inCHE-109, Department of Chemical Engineering, VNIT Nagpur,
Maharashtra-440010, India

Research Interest

Research Interest
Biochemical Engineering
Nanotechnology
Sr. No.TitleFunding AgencyRoleYearAmount (in Lakhs INR)
1Acompositional, structural and mechanical study toevaluate the effect of Mg2+on the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilmDSTPI201824L
Sr. No.TitleFunding AgencyRoleYearAmount (in Lakhs INR)
DescriptionAuthor(s)PublisherISBNYear
From understanding bacterialinteractions to developingbactericidal surfaces Ashwin KannanElsevier97803239997792022
Detection of Multiple Enzymes in Fermentation Broth Using Single PAGE Analysis K. Divakar, J. Deepa Arul Priya, G. Panneer Selvam, M. Suryia Prabha, Ashwin Kannan, G. Nandhini Devi, and Pennathur Gautam Springer97814939874432018
Sr. No.Patent TitleApplication No.DatePresent Staus
Sr. No.Title
Sr. No.ResponsibilityInstituteRoleYear
1DASA admissionsVNITMember2016-2017
2Vigilance committeeVNITMember2020-2023
3Student ActivityVNIT Incharge2015-2020
4Department maintenenceVNITIncharge2021-present
Sr. No.Awards
S.No.Paper Citation
1Kannan, A., Karumanchi, S.L., Krishna, V., Thiruvengadam, K., Ramalingam, S. and Gautam, P. (2014), Nanoscale investigation on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formed on porous silicon using atomic force microscopy. Scanning, 36: 551-553. https://doi.org/10.1002/sca.21148
2Kannan, A., Gautam, P. A quantitative study on the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm. SpringerPlus 4, 379 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-1029-0
3Kannan A, Karumanchi SL, Ramalingam S, Gautam P. Quantitative study on the effect of calcium and magnesium palmitate on the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2016 Dec;49(6):988-991. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2015.06.001. Epub 2015 Jun 30. PMID: 26226897.
4Janakiraman N, Mohan A, Kannan A, Pennathur G. Resonance Energy Transfer between protein and rhamnolipid capped ZnS quantum dots: application in in-gel staining of proteins. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2012 Sep;95:478-82. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.04.025. Epub 2012 Apr 23. PMID: 22580141.
5Maheshwari, Neha, Khanpit, Vishal V. and Kannan, Ashwin. “Green ultrasound-assisted extraction and life cycle assessment of lutein from marigold flowers using biocompatible surfactants” International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, vol. 22, no. 1, 2024, pp. 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0054
6Maheshwari N, Arya RK, Verros GD, Dhamole PB, Kannan A. Surfactant-Enhanced Extraction of Lutein from Marigold Petals using an Aqueous Two-Phase System. Separations. 2023; 10(2):133. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10020133