Research Interest:

Novel Self–Assembled Supramolecular Pi conjugated Polymers
Pi conjugated polymers for Energy Harvesting and Energy Storage
Polymers for application in sensors
Enantioselective Separation using Polymers
Hybrid materials for Additive Manufacturing

Professional Experience:

Period	Place of Employment	Designation	Nature of Duties
Dec’20 till date	CSIR-NCL, Pune	Chief Scientist	Applied Research and Supervising Ph.D. students
Dec’15 - Dec’ 20	CSIR-NCL, Pune	Senior Principal Scientist	Teaching, Applied Research and Supervising Ph.D. students
Dec’11 - Dec’ 15	CSIR-NCL, Pune	Principal Scientist	Teaching, Applied Research and Supervising Ph.D. students
Dec’07 –Dec’11	CSIR-NCL, Pune	Senior Scientist	Teaching, Applied Research and Supervising Ph.D. students
March’03-Dec’07	CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum	Junior Scientist	Applied Research and Supervising Ph.D. students
Jan’02-Jan’03	GE Plastics, JFWTC-Bangalore	Polymer Scientist	Industrial R&D

Academic Qualifications:

Degree/Diploma	University / Institute	Year of Passing	Class
B.Sc.	Kerala University, Kerala	1991	I^st class, 93 %, University IV^th Rank
M.Sc.	Kerala University, Kerala	1993	I^st class, 76 %, University I^st Rank
Ph.D.	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore	2000	-
Post Doctoral fellow	Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands	Aug’2000- Dec’2001	-

Selected Publications:

Wavhal, A. A., Dilwale, S., Puthiyaveetil, P. P., Kakde, N. R., Prakash, M., Kurungot, S., & SK, A. (2024). High-Voltage Symmetric Supercapacitor Electrodes Via In Situ Synthesized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Doped Perylenebisimide-Based Donor–Acceptor Conjugate Polymer P (PDI2OD-T2). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128(31), 12808-12821.
Kakde, N. R., Sharma, H., Dalvi, N. V., Vanka, K., & SK, A. (2024). Rational Monomer Design for the Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers by Direct Heteroarylation Polymerization. ACS Polymers Au, 4(5), 449-459.
Pal, S., Gaikwad, Y., & SK, A. (2024). Room Temperature Photocurable PEEK Polymer Formulations for High-Performance 3D Printing Applications. ACS Applied Engineering Materials.
Pal, S., & Asha, S. K. (2024). Thiol-ene-based degradable 3D printed network from bio resource derived monomers ethyl-lactate and isosorbide. European Polymer Journal, 205, 112761.
Kakde, N. R., & Asha, S. K. (2023). Exploring SiliaCat Pd-DPP as a recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the multi-batch direct heteroarylation polymerization for P (NDI2OD-T2). Polymer Chemistry, 14(23), 2803-2819.
Nikam, S. B., Singh, C. P., Krishnamurty, S., & Asha, S. K. (2022). Structure-property insights into chiral thiophene copolymers by direct heteroarylation polymerization. European Polymer Journal, 181, 111676.
Kakde, N. R., Bharathkumar, H. J., Wavhal, B. A., Nikam, A., Patil, S., Dash, S. R., ... & Asha, S. K. (2022). Direct (hetero) arylation (DHAP) polymerization of conjugated polymers–new A–B–A monomer design for P (NDI2OD-T2) & the challenges of adopting DHAP for continuous flow processes. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 10(36), 13025-13039.
Nikam, S. B., & S. K, A. (2022). Enantioselective separation of amino acids using chiral polystyrene microspheres synthesized by a post-polymer modification approach. ACS Polymers Au, 2(4), 257-265.
Wavhal, B. A., Ghosh, M., Sharma, S., Kurungot, S., & Asha, S. K. (2021). A high-voltage non-aqueous hybrid supercapacitor based on the N2200 polymer supported over multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Nanoscale, 13(28), 12314-12326.