Dr Honey John

Dr Honey John is the Hon. Director of Inter University Centre for Nanomaterials and Devices (IUCND) and Professor in the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). She has been serving as Director, Research and Development Cell of CUSAT. She joined CUSAT in 2015 after serving as Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram. She started her teaching career in 1997 after receiving her M.Sc. in Chemistry from MG University, M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Polymer Technology from CUSAT. Her research focuses on triboelectric nanogenerators and sensors; 2D materials, including graphene, MXenes, TMDs and borophene, for supercapacitors and hydrogen evolution; water purification; photocatalysis; polymeric aerogels; green adhesives; and green tyres. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Editor of Chemical Engineering Journal, Results in Engineering, and Chemical Engineering Journal: Engineered Materials, published by Elsevier, UK. She has filed eight patents and published over 137 research papers in international journals. Sixteen scholars have completed their Ph.D. and currently eight students are doing PhD under her guidance. She has mentored several postdoctoral researchers, M.Sc. and M.Tech students. Her honours include the DRDO Academic Excellence Award (2020), PAT Tagore Puraskar (2023), Young Scientist award (2003) etc. She has led several nationally and internationally funded research projects, established collaborations with industry and international institutions, and holds life membership in several reputed professional bodies.