Ajith Soman Narayanan

Dr. Ajith Soman Narayanan is a Research Fellow at the University of Surrey's School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, focusing on advanced materials for clean energy technologies. His work centers on solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) and fuel cells (SOFCs), with expertise in nanomaterial synthesis and characterization.

He earned an M.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Madras (2011) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (2022). His research spans microstructural engineering, electrochemical evaluation, and collaboration with institutions like Robert Gordon University and the National Physical Laboratory (UK).

His work involves

• Developing durable cathodes for next-generation SOECs
• Synthesizing ceramic thin films via pulsed laser deposition (PLD)
• Applying X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy for material analysis

Recent projects funded by EPSRC (UK) aim to improve green energy conversion systems.

Scientific awards include

• Col. Dr. Jeppiaar Best Thesis Award (2022)
• Second Prize in National Flash Talk Competition on Ceramics Materials (2021)
• International Visiting Fellowship from MoE Taiwan (2019)
• Best Oral Presentation Awards (2018)
• MHRD Research Fellowship (2015-2018)

He actively collaborates with Prof. Yen-Pei Fu (National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan) and Dr. K. Prabahar (DMRL, India). Current projects emphasize energy storage and nanomaterials for sustainable applications.