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INDO-US FULBRIGHT PARTNERSHIP

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


MY FULBRIGHT RESEARCH

Dr.Sheela Berchmans Fulbright senior research scholar Department of nanoengineering, UCSD, San Diego

• Chief Scientist

Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi-630006,Tamilnadu, India

S&T DEPARTMENTS

CSIR

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


CSIR-CECRI
 CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

❖Corrosion Science and Engineering ❖Metal Finishing ❖Electrometallurgy ❖Electrochemical power sources ❖Electrodics and Electrocatalysis ❖Functional materials ❖Electro organic &electro inorganic ❖Bioelectrochemistry 


International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


MY RESEARCH INTERESTS

BIOSENSORS

• MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS
• BIOASSISTED SYNTHESIS

OF NANOMATERIALS

• NITRIC OXIDE RELEASING

MATERIALS

• ELECTROCATALYSIS

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


HIGHLIGHTS OF MY RESEARCH

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


Thin film flexible batteries

• Consumer electronics
• Medical patches
• Renewable energy storage
• RFID
• Wireless sensor network
• Smart cards
• Greeting card
• ESL –Electronic shelf label

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


Consumer electronics

Wireless blue tooth headphone

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


Cosmetic applications

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


Wireless sensor networks

Industrial process monitoring

• Machine health monitoring
• Military intelligence
• Health care applications
• Home automation

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


Thin film Ni-Zn battery

Invented By Thomas Edison in 1901 Discharge Reaction is left to right

• 2H2O + Zn + 2NiOOH ↔ Zn(OH)2 +2Ni(OH)2
• Electrochemical open circuit voltage

potential ~1.73 V

• Water is consumed and generated on the

discharge and charge cycles respectively.

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


SENSOR NETWORK

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


United States – India Educational Foundation (USIEF) -1950

• mutual understanding between the people of the United States and

India through the U.S. Government’s flagship Fulbright Program for educational and cultural exchange

• USIEF administers the Fulbright-Nehru and other Fulbright fellowships for

American and Indian students, faculty and professionals

• The Obama-Singh 21stCentury Knowledge Initiative (OSI), administered

jointly by USIEF and the University Grants Commission (UGC), aims to build partnerships between American and Indian institutions of higher education.

• USIEF’s Education Advising Services also provides information to Indian

students on higher education opportunities in the U.S.

How I became a Fulbright research scholar 


International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


How I became a fulbright research scholar

• USIEF –nodal agency
• Building partnerships-various Fulbright

scholars share their experiences

• Mentoring workshop for Fulbright wannabes
• Application screening process,
• Interview selection
• complete application, Medical review ,
• Orientation programme
• Visa process

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


Fulbright family from India 2013-14

International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013 


International Education week , Mesa college, San Diego, 19/11/2013