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Vasanthan Nadarajah serves as Professor and Chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Holding a B.Sc. (Hon) from the University of Jaffna (1986) and M.A./Ph.D. from CUNY (1993), he completed postdoctoral training at North Carolina State University before joining LIU in 2004 after industry roles at AlliedSignal and TRI/Princeton.
His educational credentials include:
- B.Sc. (Hon) in Chemistry, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (1986)
- M.A. in Chemistry, City College of New York, CUNY (1993)
- M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Chemistry, The Graduate Center, CUNY (1993)
Specializing in polymer physical chemistry, his research examines polymer film/fiber structure development, nanocomposite characterization, inclusion compounds, antimicrobial polymers, and biodegradable polymer degradation mechanisms. This work bridges fundamental polymer physics with applied materials engineering through spectroscopic and thermal analysis techniques.
His 2015-2020 publications reveal consistent focus on nanocomposite crystallization behavior, with cellulose/clay nanofillers modifying polymer matrices like polyamide 6 and poly(trimethylene terephthalate). Key trends include antimicrobial material development, biodegradation kinetics, and advanced characterization of electrospun nanofibers using vibrational spectroscopy.
Professor Vasanthan has secured multiple research grants at LIU supporting his laboratory's work, though specific award names aren't documented. His funding has enabled publication of approximately 80 papers in high-impact journals including Macromolecules and ACS Omega, accumulating over 1500 citations.
He has mentored approximately 25 graduate students while teaching undergraduate general/physical chemistry and graduate inorganic/polymer chemistry courses. His research group maintains active collaborations within LIU's materials science initiatives and professional societies.
The research team operates specialized polymer characterization facilities focusing on thermal analysis, spectroscopy, and nanomaterial synthesis, with current projects targeting sustainable antimicrobial surfaces and biodegradable packaging solutions.
