2025 Highlights
April 2025
Dr Balakrishnan is proud to be part of the Academic Group Panel for the Stakeholder meeting with the candidates for the Keele University Vice-Chancellor interview.
March 2025
The first-panel meeting of IOP's Physics Inclusion Award was held on 24th March 2025. Dr Balakrishnan served as the panel member for this award. The Physics Inclusion Award is a portfolio award that enables departments to submit annual updates and evidence the progress in their equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) work over a five-year time period.
Dr Balakrishnan is pleased to be part of the Royal Society of Chemistry's ChemCareers webinar entitled "Practicalities of an Academic Career in the UK".
Dr Balakrishnan is pleased to be an expert panel member for the 3D Nanoscale Metamaterials Hub for Sustainable Future. This funding opportunity aims to enable the metamaterials community in delivering impact through the design and development of 3D metamaterials at the nanoscale.
February 2025
Dr Balakrishnan and Dr Morbec are jointly organizing the UK Symposium on Materials for sustainability. This symposium aims to bring experts to share recent advances and discuss new opportunities and challenges on the development of materials for a more sustainable future. This event also provides opportunities for doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods and cutting-edge ideas, and build new collaborations.
Dr Balakrishnan is pleased to be part of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science Celebration at Keele in Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme. She demonstrated the importance of renewable energy and green hydrogen production to the public.
Dr Balakrishnan is pleased receive £3,500 funding from the Henry Royce Institute for an undergraduate student internship in Materials Science at Keele University.
January 2025
Dr Balakrishnan pleased to welcome back Prof. Kumudu Perera and Prof. Kamal Vidanapathirana to her lab to work together on the EPSRC ECR International Collaboration grant project.
Dr Balakrishnan was the external examiner for a PhD oral viva examination conducted at the University of Manchester.
Congratulations to Dr Balakrishnan for giving a plenary talk at the 3rd International Conference on Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (https://lnkd.in/e9zrFZBv). She also acted as a panel member for judging the young scientist award presentations. New collaborations were also initiated as a result of this conference.
Congratulations to Dr Balakrishnan on being selected as one of the LivWiSE Thank You Awards 2024 winners.
Dr Balakrishnan visited to IIT Madras, Dr Abhishek Misra's lab and his group members. They had discussions for a collaborative project.
