M Parans Paranthaman

Parans Paranthaman

Corporate Fellow, Chemical Sciences Division, Nanomaterials Chemistry Group

Contact

865.574.5045 | paranthamanm@ornl.gov

Bio

Dr. Parans Paranthaman is a Corporate Fellow in the Chemical Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Paranthaman is also a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and fellows of Materials Research Society, AAAS, American Physical Society, American Ceramic Society, ASM International and the Institute of Physics, London, UK. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Solid-State Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow with 2019 Chemistry Nobel prize winner Professor John Goodenough at the University of Texas, Austin and a Research Associate with Professor Allen Hermann at University of Colorado, Boulder. He joined the Chemistry Department at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in May 1993. He has authored or co-authored more than 475 journal publications with > 24,879 citations and an “h-index” of 78 and a total of >90 inventions including 58 issued U.S. Patents related to his research. He has licensed his technologies to eight industries for commercialization. His present research focuses on the Recovery of Platinum Group Metals from Minerals, Development of Additive Manufacturing of N95 Fabrics and Antiviral Coatings, Additive Manufacturing of Permanent Magnets and Motors, Lithium Separation From Geothermal Brine, Recovery of Carbon From Recycled Tires For Clean Energy Applications, and Development of Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Applications.

 

Publications

1.  H. Wang, A. M. Elliott, M. P. Paranthaman, “Sintering-Based Metal Additive Manufacturing Methods for Magnetic Materials,” Published as a book chapter for the book titled, “Solid-State Metal Additive Manufacturing: Physics, Processes, Mechanical Properties, and Applications, First Edition. Edited by Hang Z. Yu, Nihan Tuncer, and Zhili Feng. © 2024 WILEY-VCH GmbH. Published 2024 by WILEY-VCH GmbH. Chapter # 16, pp. 361-378. doi.org/10.1002/9783527839353.ch16

2. H. Parmar, X. Liu, K. Gandha, M. P. Paranthaman, and I. C. Nlebedim, “Effects of Magnetic Field Annealing on the Hard Magnetic Properties of Milled Nd-Fe-B Powders,” J. Magn. & Magn. Mater., 587, 171328 (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171328

3. P. Wagh, S. Z. Islam, T. N. Lamichhane, R. Bhave, and M. P. Paranthaman, “Separation of lithium from aluminum-containing clay mineral leachate solution using energy-efficient membrane solvent extraction,” ACS Omega, 8 (49), pp.46523-46527 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05009

4. ACS Omega Journal Cover page: P. Wagh, S. Z. Islam, T. N. Lamichhane, R. Bhave, and M. P. Paranthaman, “Separation of lithium from aluminum-containing clay mineral leachate solution using energy-efficient membrane solvent extraction,” ACS Omega, 8 (49) , pp.46523-46527 (2023). DOI:10.1021/acsomega.3c05009

5. K. Jayanthi, M. P. Paranthaman, B. J. Manard, and A. Navrotsky, “Effect of Anions on the Delithiation of [Li-Al] Layered Double Hydroxides: Thermodynamic Insights,” J Phys Chem C, 127 (49) , pp.23879-23886 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c05676

6. K. Jayanthi, T. N. Lamichhane, V. Roy, F. Zhao, A. Navrotsky, B. A. Moyer, and M. P. Paranthaman, “An Integrated Circular Economy Model System for Direct Lithium Extraction: From Minerals to Batteries Utilizing Aluminum Hydroxide,” ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces, 15 (50), pp.58984-58993 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c12070

7. T. Wang, H. Luo, Y. Bai, I. Belharouak, K. Jayanthi, M. P. Paranthaman, E. T-H. Wang, F. Dogan, S-B. Son, B. J. Ingram, Q. Dai, and S. Dai, “Direct Recycling of Spent Nickel-Rich Cathodes in Reciprocal Ternary Molten Salts,” J. Power Sources, 593 (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233798

8. H. Parmar, M. P. Paranthaman, and I. C. Nlebedim, “Bi-modal particle size distribution for high energy product hybrid Nd-Fe-B-Sm-Fe-N bonded magnets”, AIP Advances, 14 (1), 015329 (2024). DOI: 10.1063/9.0000819

9. H. Jiang, D. Graham, A. Hollander, M. P. Paranthaman, M. Muneeshwaran, X. Liu, M. Theodore, T. Aytug, K. An, K. Li, and K. Nawaz, “Quaternary Ammonium Salt Coated Air Filter for Bioaerosol Removal from Building Indoor Air,” Building and Environment, 250, 111158 (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111158

10. A. Patel, S. Mallick, J. H. Mugumya, N. L-Riviera, S. Kim, M. Jiang, M. P. Paranthaman, M. L. Rasche, H. Lopez, and R. B. Gupta, “Slug flow synthesis of NCMA: Effect of substitution of cobalt with aluminum on the electrochemical performance of Ni-rich cathode for lithium-ion battery,” Materials Today Energy, 101545 (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101545

11. X. Liu, K. Gandha, I. C. Nlebedim, and M. P. Paranthaman, “Recycling of additively printed anisotropic Nd-Fe-B bonded magnets,” J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Volume 605, 1 September 2024, 172360. doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2024.172360

12. J. W. Kemp, K. Mungale, H. Wang, B. C. Sales, U. K. Vaidya, and M. P. Paranthaman, “Novel method for overmolding of NdFeB bonded magnets into a 3D printed rotor,” IEEE Trans. On Magnetics (2024). DOI 10.1109/TMAG.2024.3425814

  1. Paula Bran Anleu, Yann Le Pape, Qiyi Chen, Rigoberto Advincula, Xiao-Guang Sun, Justin B Felder, Harry M Meyer III, Brian K Post, Michael J Lance, M Parans Paranthaman, “An innovative carbonated cementitious material and its printability and carbon mineralization capacity,” Progress in Additive Manufacturing, Volume 9 (2) 435-444 (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s40964-023-00463-2
  2. J. Remy, P. Kandlakunta, T. E. Blue, M. P. Paranthaman, and L. R. Cao, “Demonstrating the β-Ga2O3 Schottky diodes for alpha radiation detection.” Nuclear Inst. And Methods in Physics Research, A, 1067, 169686 (2024). doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.169686
  3. L. Sethuraman, A. Giles, M. Skinner, M. P. Paranthaman. “Advanced multimaterial shape optimization methods as applied to advanced manufacturing of wind turbine generators,” Wind Energy 2024; 1-30. DOI: 10.1002/we.291
  4. 1.M. Mou, A. Patel, S. Mallick, B. P. Thapaliya, M. P. Paranthaman, J. Mugumya, M. L. Rasche, R. B. Gupta, S. Saleh, S. Kothe, E. Baral, G. P. Pandey, H. Lopez, M. Jiang, “Scalable Advanced Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O2 Cathode Materials from a Slug Flow Continuous Process,” ACS Omega 7 (46), 42408-42417 (2022). DOI 10.1021/acsomega.2c05521

17. K. Gandha, M. P. Paranthaman, H. Wang, X. Liu, and I. C. Nlebedim, “Thermal Stability of Anisotropic Bonded Magnets Prepared by Additive Manufacturing,” J Amer Ceram Soc 106 (1), 166-171 (2023). DOI 10.1111/jace.18609

18. S. Mallick, A. Patel, X. G. Sun, M. P. Paranthaman, M. Y. Mou, J. H. Mugumya, M. Jiang, M. L. Rasche, H. Lopez, R. B. Gupta, “Low-cobalt active cathode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries: synthesis and performance enhancement methods,” J. Mater. Chem. A 11 (8), 3789-3821 (2023). DOI 10.1039/d2ta08251a

19. .  N. Khosla, J. Narayan, X-G. Sun, M. P. Paranthaman, “Surface modification of graphite anodes by laser annealing and improvement of cyclability for lithium-ion batteries,” Carbon 205, 214-225 (2023). DOI 10.1016/j.carbon.2023.01.009

20.  N. Khosla, J. Narayan, X-G. Sun, M. P. Paranthaman, “Nanosecond laser structuring of NMC811 cathode materials for enhanced performance,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 170 (3) 030520 (2023) DOI 10.1149/1945-7111/acc27d

21.  M. Y. Mou, A. Patel, S. Mallick, K. Jayanthi, X. G. Sun, M. P. Paranthaman, S. Kothe, E. Baral, S. Saleh, J. H. Mugumya, M. L. Rasche, R. B. Gupta, H. Lopez, and M. Jiang, “Slug Flow Coprecipitation Synthesis of Uniformly-Sized Oxalate Precursor Microparticles for Improved Reproducibility and Tap Density of Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O2 Cathode Materials, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 6 (6), 3213-3224 (2023). DOI 10.1021/acsaem.2c03563

22.  S. Kulkarni, F. Zhao, I. C. Nlebedim, R. Fredette, M. P. Paranthaman, “Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Injection Molded and Big Area Additive Manufactured NdFeB Bonded Permanent Magnets,” J. Manufac. Sci. and Engg. – Trans. Of the ASME 145(5), 051001 (2023). DOI 10.1115/1.4056489

23.  M. L. Whittaker, E. Crumlin, W. Dong, K. Li, T. Aytug, H. M. Meyer III, S. F. Evans, B. A. Moyer, M. P. Paranthaman, “Cooperative lithium sorption in layered double hydroxides is modulated by colloidal assembly,” Chem. of Mater. 35 (10), 3931-3940 (2023). DOI 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00072

24.  X. B. Liu, K. Gandha, H. Wang, K. Mungale, U. K. Vaidya, I. C. Nlebedim, and M. P. Paranthaman, “Packing bimodal magnetic particles to fabricate highly dense anisotropic rare earth bonded permanent magnets,” RSC Advances 13 (25), 17097-17101 (2023). DOI 10.1039/d3ra02349d

25. B. P. Thapaliya, T. Wang, A. Y. Borisevich, H. M. Meyer III, X. G. Sun, M. P. Paranthaman, C. A. Bridges, and S. Dai, “In Situ Ion-Exchange Metathesis Induced Conformal LiF Surface Films on Cathode (NMC811) as a Cathode Electrolyte Interphase,” Adv. Func. Mater. (2023). DOI 10.1002/adfm.202302443

26. V. Rallabandi, S. Chowdhury, H. Barua, M. P. Paranthaman, M. Mohammad, S. Bullock, and E. Cousineau, “Traction motor design trade-offs with additively manufactured anisotropic bonded magnets,” IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), 1-5 (2023). 979-8-3503-9742-0/23/$31.00 ©2023 IEEEBottom of Form

27. X. Zhou, M. P. Paranthaman, and J. W. Sutherland, “Comparative techno-economic assessment of NdFeB bonded magnet production: injection molding (IM) versus big area additive manufacturing (BAAM), ACS Sustainable Chem. & Engg. (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01942

28. P. Wagh, S. Z. Islam, V. G. Deshmane, P. Gangavarapu, J. Poplawsky, G. Yang, R. Sacci, S. F. Evans, S. Mahajan, M. P. Paranthaman, B. A. Moyer, S. Harrison, and R. Bhave, “Fabrication and characterization of Composite Membranes for the Concentration of Lithium Containing Solutions using Forward Osmosis”, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 4 (12) 2000165 (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202000165

29. Z. Hood, Y. Cheng, S. F. Evans, and M. P. Paranthaman, “Unraveling the structural properties and dynamics of sulfonated tire-derived solid acid carbon catalysts with neutron vibrational spectroscopy,” Catalysis Today, 358, pp 387-393 (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.10.033

30. T. N. Lamichhane, L. Sethuraman, A. Dalagan, H. Wang, and J. Keller, “Additive manufacturing of soft magnets for electrical machines – a review,” Materials Today Physics 15, 100255 (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2020.100255

31. Mihee Ji, Neil R. Taylor, Ivan Kravchenko, Pooran Joshi, Tolga Aytug, Lei R. Cao, and M. Parans Paranthaman, “Demonstration of Large-size Vertical Ga2O3 Schottky Barrier Diodes,” IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics, 36 (1) pp. 41-44 (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2020.3001530

32. G.S. Larsen, Y. Cheng, L.L. Daemen, T.N. Lamichhane, D.K. Hensley, K. Hong, H.M. Meyer, S.J. Monaco, A.M. Levine, R.J. Lee, E. Betters, K. Sitzlar, J. Heineman, J. West, P. Lloyd, V. Kunc, L. Love, M. Theodore, M.P. Paranthaman, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 3 (2) pp. 1022-1031 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c01294

33. C. J. Jafta, X.-G. Sun, H. Lyu, H. Chen, B. P. Thapalia, W. T. Heller, M. J. Cuneo, R. T. Mayes, M. P. Paranthaman, S. Dai and C. A. Bridges, Insight into the Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation in Bis(fluorosulfonyl)Imide Based Ionic Liquid Electrolytes’” Adv. Func. Mater. 2008708 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202008708

34. Xubo Liu, Kinjal Gandha, Ikenna C. Nlebedim, and M. Parans Paranthaman, Alignment of Magnetic Particles in Anisotropic Nd-Fe-B Bonded Magnets, J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 54, 315004, 2021. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abfbf7

35. Ange-Lionel Toba, Ruby Nguyen, Carson Cole, Ghanashyam Neupane, Mariappan Parans Paranthaman, “US lithium resources from geothermal and extraction feasibility” Resources, Conservation & Recycling 169, 105514 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105514

36. Peter L Wang, Alex Roschli, M. Parans Paranthaman, Merlin Theodore, Corson Cramer, Chris Zangmeister, Yuepeng Zhang, Jeff J Urban, and Lonnie Love, Recent Developments in Filtration Media and N95 Mask Technology in Response to COVID-19, MRS Bulletin 46 (9) 822-831 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-021-00173-6

37. Tai-Yuan Huang, Jesus Ramon Perez-Cardona, Fu Zhao, John W. Sutherland, and Mariappan Parans Paranthaman, “Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-economic Analysis of Lithium Recovery from Geothermal Brine” ACS Sustainable Chem. Engg. 9, 6551-6560, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c08733

38. L. Sethuraman, G. Vijayakumar, S. Ananthan, M. P. Paranthaman, J. Keller, R. King, MADE3D: Enabling the next generation of high-torque density wind generators by additive design and 3D printing. Forsch Ingenieurwes 85, 287-311, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10010-021-00465-y

39. Neil R. Taylor, Mihee Ji, Praneeth Kandlakunta, Lei Pan, Ivan Kravchenko, Pooran Joshi, Tolga Aytug, M Parans Paranthaman, Lei R. Cao, Large Area Vertical Ga2O3 Schottky Diodes for X-Ray Detection, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1013, 165664, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165664 

40. S. Jolly, M. P. Paranthaman, M. Naguib, Synthesis of Ti3C2Tz MXene from low-cost and environmentally friendly precursors, Materials Today Advances, 10, 100139 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtadv.2021.100139

41. C. A. Bridges, M. L. Martins, C. J. Jafta, X. G. Sun, M. P. Paranthaman, J. Liu, S. Dai, E. Mamontove, Dynamics of Emim(+) in [Emim][TFSI]/LiTFSI Solutions as Bulk and under Confinement in a Quasi-liquid Solid Electrolyte, J. Phys. Chem. B 125 (20) 5443-5450 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02383

42. Abhishek Sarkar, M. Parans Paranthaman, and Ikenna C. Nlebedim, “In-situ magnetic alignment model for additive manufacturing of anisotropic bonded magnets,” Additive Manufacturing 46, 102096, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102096

43. K Mungale, T. N. Lamichhane, B. C. Sales, M. P. Paranthaman, and U. K. Vaidya, Compression molding of anisotropic NdFeB bonded magnets in a polycarbonate matrix, Materialia 19, 101167, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101167

29. Kinjal Gandha, Ikenna C. Nlebedim, M. Parans Paranthaman, et al., 3D printing of anisotropic Sm-Fe-N bonded permanent magnets, Engineering Reports, e12478, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12478

Professional Experience

2017-Present     Corporate Fellow, Chemical Sciences Division (CSD), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

2010-Present     Professor/Oak Ridge Graduate Advisor, Bredesen center, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2006-2017        Distinguished Research Staff Member and Group Leader, CSD, ORNL

1999-2005        Senior Research Staff Member, CSD, ORNL

1993-1999        Research Staff Member, Chemistry Division, ORNL

1991-1993         University of Colorado, Boulder, Research Associate, Condensed Matter (worked with Professor Allen M. Hermann)

1988-1991         The University of Texas at Austin, Postdoctoral, Materials Science (worked with Nobel Prize Winner Professor John B. Goodenough)

1982-1988         Research Fellow, Materials Science Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India (Ph.D. Thesis Advisor: Professors G. V. Subba Rao and G. Aravamudan)

Awards

2023 IIT Madras Alumnus Award

2023 IEEE Senior Member

2022 ORNL Technology Commercialization Award

2021 Eighth R&D 100 Award: Domestic Supply Chain of Filter Media and Face Masks

2021 ORNL Technology Commercialization Award

2020 ORNL Technology Transfer Award, Awards Night

2019 ORNL Director’s Award: Top Scientist of the Year Award

2019 Mentor of the Year at ORNL, Awards Night

2019 ORNL Technology Commercialization Award

2019 TechConnect Innovation Award, Boston MA

2019 Cited in Frontiers of Materials Research (National Academy of Sciences Report)

2018 ORNL Technology Commercialization Award

2018 American Physical Society (APS) Fellow

2017 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow

2017 UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow

2017 ORNL Technology Commercialization Award

2017 UT-Battelle Technology Transfer Award

2017 Fellow of Materials Research Society (MRS)

2017 Battelle Celebration of Solvers Award

2017 Seventh R&D 100 Award: Additive Manufacturing of Magnets

2017 Cited in New York Times and C&E News

2016 Cited in The Economist Article – Magnetic Moments (Additive Manufacturing)

2016 UT-Battelle Inventor of the Year

2016 ORNL Technology Commercialization Award

2016 Sixth R&D 100 Award: Waste-tire derived carbon for lithium ion batteries

2016 Scholar of the week, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2015 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2015 ORNL Technology Commercialization Award

2015 Fifth R&D100 Award: Multifunctional Superhydrophobic Transparent Glass Coating.

2015 Fellow of the American Ceramic Society

2014 Fellow of the ASM International

2014 ORNL Technology Commercialization Award

2014 The American Ceramic Society: Ceramographic Competition Award: First Place: Scanning Probe Microscopy Category

2014 Parans Paranthaman’s journal article was featured on Superconductor Science and Technology journal Cover page during February 2014; Volume 27; 022002 (6pp).

2013 Parans has contributed a book chapter in InTech’s book on “Applications of High-Tc Superconductivity” that has been accessed/downloaded more than 3000 times.

2012 Fourth R&D 100 Award related GaN Based Power Electronics

2011 ORNL Partnership Award2011 FLC National Award: Excellence in Technology Transfer

2010 FLC Southeast Regional Award: Excellence in Technology Transfer Award

2010 Third R&D 100 Award for developing “High Performance, High-Tc Superconducting Wires enabled via Self-assembly of Non-superconducting Columnar Defects”

2010 Co-authored top cited Physica C article in the last 5 years (2005-2010)

2009 Ranks # 2 in worldwide citations in the HTS research during the last decade (1999-2009)

2008 Second National FLC Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer.

2008 Co-authored three highly cited papers in the area of superconductivity since 2003 in PRL, PRB, JAP, APL, and SuST journals

2008 National FLC Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer.2008 ORNL Key Contributor Award Recipient

2007 Second R&D 100 Award for 2007 for Developing High-performance LMO-enabled High-Temperature Superconducting Tape

2007 FLC Southeast Regional Award; Excellence in Technology Transfer Award for developing High-performance LaMnO3 Enabled, High-Temperature Superconducting Tape

2007 DOE Excellent Mentor Award

2007 DOE Superconductivity Program Annual Peer Review, “Received top ranking with unprecedented high score of 98.4 out of 100 points” – ORNL-SuperPower CRADA

2007 R&D Significant Technical Accomplishment Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

2007 Patent Royalty Award for patents issued and licensed

2006 Nova 50 Award for Technical Accomplishments

2006 Excellent Team Award for Technology Transfer to Industries, Awards Night, ORNL

2006 DOE Excellent Mentor Award2005 Patent Royalty Award for patents issued and licensed

2005 Authored highly cited paper in Appl. Phys. Lett. Since 2000

2005 DOE Excellent Mentor Award2004 Fellow of the Institute of Physics, London, UK

2004 Patent Royalty Award for patents licensed

2003 Selected as one of 11 “Distinguished Inventors” at Oak Ridge National Laboratory by the Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio

2003 DOE Superconductivity Program Annual Review, “Exceptional Accomplishment Award” – ORNL-AMSC CRADA: Development of 2G YBCO RABiTS Wires.

2003 Authored highly cited paper in Superconductor Science and Technology journal since2003 Patent Royalty Awards for patents licensed

2000 Patent Royalty Awards for patents and technology transfer2003 Authored two highly cited papers in Physica C journal since 1995

2001 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer

2001 Energy-100 award for co-developing the RABiTS Technology

1999 R&D 100 Award for co-developing the RABiTS Technology

1999 R&D Sustained Development Accomplishment Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1999 American Museum of Science & Energy (AMSE)’s “Tribute to Tennessee Technology” Award

1999 World-Class Teamwork Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1997 Lockheed-Martin NOVA Award for technical achievement

1997 Lockheed Martin Scientist of the Year Award

1997 R&D Significant Technical Accomplishment Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1996, 1997, 1998 Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. - Tech. Transfer Award for Technical Support

1996 Department of Energy’s (DOE), Office of Science, Materials Science Award for technical achievement In Solid State Physics

1988-1991 Robert A. Welch Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research, Univ. of Texas at Austin

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras            Ph.D.   1988  Materials Science and Solid State Chemistry

Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India     M. Sc. 1982  Chemistry

Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India     B.Sc.   1980   Chemistry

Professional Service

Editor, Journal of Alloys & Compounds (2023-Present)

IIT Madras, India Alumnus Award (2023)

ORNL Director’s Award for Science & Technology (2020)

ORNL Top Scientist of the Year (2019)

Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (2018)

ORNL Corporate Fellow (2017)

ORNL Technology Transfer Award (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Battelle Celebration of Solvers Award (2016)

UT-Battelle Inventor of the Year Award (2016)

Fellow: NAI (2018); APS (2018); ORNL Corporate Fellow (2017); Materials Research Society (MRS) (2016); AAAS (2015); Acers (2015); ASM International (2014); IOP London (2004)

Eight R&D 100 Awards for developing “Novel Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries”; “Additive Manufacturing of Permanent Magnets”; “High Performance, Superconductor Wires”; “GaN Power Electronics” and “Superhydrophobic Coatings” (2021; 2017; 2016; 2015; 2012; 2010; 2007; 1999)

Three FLC National and Two Southeast Regional Awards; Excellence in Technology Transfer Award

  (2012; 2011; 2010; 2007; 2001)

Ranks # 2 in worldwide citations in the HTS research during the last decade (1999-2009)

Outstanding DOE Mentor Award (2006-2008)

Nova 50 Award for Technical Accomplishments (2006)

Selected as one of 11 “Distinguished Inventors” at ORNL by UT-Battelle (2003)

Energy-100 award for developing the RABiTS Technology (2001)

Lockheed Martin Scientist of the Year Award (1997)

Editorial Board, Superconductor Science and Technology (2003-2009)

Associate Editor, Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2004-Present)

Editorial Board, Materials Science and Engineering B Journal (2017-2020)

Editorial Board, MRS Advances (2016-2020)

1996 Department of Energy’s (DOE), Office of Science, Materials Science Award for technical achievement in Solid State Physics

Co-Editor, Book on “Semiconductor Materials for Solar Photovoltaic Cells,” Springer, 2015

Co-Editor, Book on “Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Energy Technologies II,” Ceramic Transactions, Volume 241, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013

Co-Editor, Book on “High Temperature Superconductors,” Wiley-VCH, 2010

Co-Editor, Book on “Flux Pinning and AC Loss Studies on YBCO Coated Conductors,” Nova Science Publishers, 2007

Co-Editor, Book on “High-Temperature Superconductor Materials, Devices, and Applications,” Ceramic Transactions, Volume 160, The American Ceramic Society, Ohio, 2004

Co-Editor, Book on “Materials for High-Temperature Superconductor Technologies,” Materials Research        Society, 2002

Technical Editor, Materials Branch, IEEE Trans. on Applied Superconductivity, Applied Superconductivity Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August 2008

Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Superconducting Wires and Tapes,” Journal of Electronic Materials, October 2007

Technical Editor, Materials Branch, IEEE Trans. on Applied Superconductivity, Applied Superconductivity Conference, Seattle, Washington, August 2006

Guest Editor, Special Issue on “High performance YBCO coated conductors,” MRS Bulletin, August 2004

Technical Editor, Materials, IEEE Trans. on Applied Superconductivity, Applied Superconductivity Conference, Jacksonville, Florida, October 2004

Technical Editor, Materials Branch, IEEE Trans. on Applied Superconductivity, Applied Superconductivity Conference, Houston, Texas, August 2002

Trademarks and Patents

  1. B. G. Compton, M. P. Paranthaman, Orlando Rios, C. I. Nlebedim, “Novel 3D Printing Method to Fabricate Bonded Magnets of Complex Shape,” US Patent No. 1155905717 B2, Issued on February 28, 2023.
  2. M. P. Paranthaman, C. Tsouris, S. F. Evans, M. R. Ivancevic, “Adsorbents, systems and methods for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated water,” U.S. Patent No. 11,541,372 B2, Issued on January 3, 2023.
  3. A. K. Naskar, M. P. Paranthaman, X. Yang, Y. Xia, Z. D. Hood, Y. Li, “Carbon Supports for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts,” U.S. Patent # 11,384,219 B2, July 12, 2022.
  4. R. R. Bhave, S. Harrison, B. A. Moyer, and M. P. Paranthaman, “LITHIUM EXTRACTION COMPOSITE FOR RECOVERY OF LITHIUM FROM BRINES, AND PROCESS OF USING SAID COMPOSITION,  U.S. Patent # 11,253,820 B2; Issued on February 22, 2022.
  5. M. P. Paranthaman, A. K. Naskar, A. Lachgar, Y. Xia, Z. D. Hood, S. P. Adhikari, “Production of Biofuels with Novel Salts Impregnated Tire-Derived Carbon Catalysts”, U.S. Patent # 11,117,121, Issued on September 14, 2021.
  6. A. Naskar, and M. P. Paranthaman, “Pyrolytic carbon black composite and method of making the same,” U.S. Patent # 10,985,372, Issued on April 20, 2021.
  7. C. A. Bridges, M. P. Paranthaman, G. Veith, Z. Bi, “Nitride- and Oxide-modified electrode compositions and methods of make,” U.S. Patent # 10,879,533, Issued on December 29, 2020.
  8. M. P. Paranthaman, A. K. Naskar, C. Tsouris, and M. R. Ivancevic, “Carbon Electrodes Based Capacitive Deionization for the Desalination of Water,” U.S. Patent # 10,807,888 B2, Issued on October 20, 2020.
  9. M.P. Paranthaman, L. Li, V. Kunc, B.K. Post, O. Rios, R.H. Fredette, J. Ormerod, “MAGNETIC FEED MATERIAL AND ITS USE IN PRODUCING BONDED PERMANENT MAGNETS BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING”, U.S. Patent # 10,766,181 B2, Issued on September 8, 2020.
  10. M. P. Paranthaman, M. A. McGuire, D. S. Parker, O. Rios, B. C. Sales, H. Ucar, S. K. McCall, R. W. McCallum, and C. I. Nlebedim, “Neodymium-iron-boron magnet with selective surface modification, and method of producing same,” U.S. Patent # 10,586,640, Issued on March 10, 2020.
  11. A. K. Naskar, M. P. Paranthaman, M. Boota, and Y. Gogotsi, “Flexible and Conductive Tire-derived Carbon/Polymer Paper as Pseudocapacitive Electrode,” U.S. Patent # 10,460,881; Issued on October 29, 2019.
  12. Y. Li, M. P. Paranthaman, A. K. Naskar, and K. M. Akato, “Carbon-metal Oxide Composite Materials and Their Use in Anodes of Lithium and Sodium ion Batteries,” U.S. Patent # 10,355,268; Issued on July 16, 2019.
  13. A. K. Naskar, and M. P. Paranthaman, “Pyrolytic Carbon Black Composite and Method of Making the Same,” U.S. Patent # 10,320,000; Issued on June 11, 2019.
  14. M. P. Paranthaman, R. Bhave, B. A. Moyer, S. Harrison, “Composition for Recovery of Lithium from Brines, and Process of Using Said Compositions,” U.S. Patent # 10,266,915; Issued on April 23, 2019.
  15. M. Z. Hu, J. T. Simpson, T. Aytug, M. P. Paranthaman, and M. R. Sturgeon, “Super-Surface Selective Nanomembranes Providing Simultaneous High Permeation Flux and High Selectivity,” U. S. Patent # 10,179,313, Issued on January 15, 2019.
  16. M. P. Paranthaman, C. A. Bridges, S. Yoon, “Surface Modifications for Electrode Compositions and Their Methods of Making,” US Patent # 10,128,489, Issued Nov 13, 2018.
  17. C. A. Bridges, M. P. Paranthaman, G. Veith, Z. Bi, “Nitride- and Oxide-modified electrode compositions and methods of make,” U.S. Patent # 10,044,038, Issued on August 7, 2018.
  18. M.P. Paranthaman, C.A. Bridges, S. Yoon, X.-G. Sun, S. Dai, “Coating compositions for electrode compositions and their methods of making, U.S. Patent # 10,020,493, Issued on July 10, 2018.
  19. G.M. Brown, M.P. Paranthaman, S. Dai, X-G. Sun, H. Liu, “High Energy Density Aluminum Battery”, U.S. Patent # 9,997,802 B2, Issued on June 12, 2018.
  20. A.K. Naskar, M.P. Paranthaman, M. Boota, Y. Gogotsi, “Flexible and Conductive Waste Tire-Derived Carbon/Polymer Composite Paper as Pseudocapacitive Electrode”, U.S. Patent # 9,941,058 B2, Issued on April 10, 2018.
  21. Z.D. Hood, S.P. Adhikari, M.W. Wright, A. Lachgar, Y. Li, A.K. Naskar, M.P. Paranthaman, “Surface Treated Carbon Catalysts Produced from Waste Tires for Fatty Acids to Biofuel Conversion, U.S. Patent No. 9,884,804, Issued on February 6, 2018
  22. T. Aytug, M. P. Paranthaman, J. T. Simpson, D. F. Bogorin, “Superhydrophobic films and methods for making superhydrophobic films”, US Patent # 9,771,656, issued Sep. 26, 2017.
  23. B. L. Armstrong, T. Aytug, M. P. Paranthaman, J. T. Simpson, D. A. Hillesheim, N. E. Trammell, “Optically transparent superhydrophobic, biocompatible thin film coatings and methods for producing same,” US Patent # 9,752, 049, issued Sep 5, 2017.
  24. M. P. Paranthaman, Zhonghe Bi, Craig A. Bridges, and Gilbert M. Brown, “Mesoporous metal oxide microsphere electrode compositions and their methods of making,” US Patent # 9,620,783, issued April 11, 2017.
  25. M. P. Paranthaman, H. Liu, G. M. Brown, X. G. Sun, Z. Bi, “Mesoporous metal oxide microsphere electrode compositions and their methods of making,” US Patent # 9,515,318, issued December 6, 2016.
  26. G. M. Brown, M. P. Paranthaman, S. Dai, N. J. Dudney, A. Manthiram, T. J. McIntyre, X. Sun, H. Liu, “High Energy Density Aluminum Battery,” US Patent # 9,466,853, issued October 11, 2016.
  27. A. K. Naskar, M. P. Paranthaman, and Z. Bi, “Pyrolytic Carbon Black Composite and Method of Making the Same,” US Patent # 9,441,113 B2, issued September 13, 2016.
  28. M. Z. Hu, J. T. Simpson, T. Aytug, M. P. Paranthaman, M. R. Sturgeon, “Super-surface selective nanomembranes providing simultaneous high permeation flux and high selectivity,” US Patent # 9,308,501, issued April 12, 2016.
  29. X. Qiu, M. P. Paranthaman, M. Chi, I. N. Ivanov, Z. Zhang, “Array of titanium dioxide nanostructures for solar energy utilization,” US Patent # 8,920,767, issued December 30, 2014.
  30. M. P. Paranthaman, Z. Bi, C. A. Bridges, G. M. Brown, “Mesoporous metal oxide microsphere electrode compositions and their methods of making,” US Patent # 8,911,904, issued December 16, 2014.
  31. A. Goyal, M. Paranthaman, S. Wee, “Chemical Solution Seed Layer for RABiTS Tape”, US Patent # 8,748,350 B2, issued June 10, 2014.
  32. T. Aytug, M. P. Paranthaman, D. K. Christen, O. Polat, “Hetero-junction photovoltaic device and method of fabricating the device,” US Patent # 8,647,915, issued February 11, 2014.
  33. T. Aytug, M. Paranthaman, and O. Polat, “Method for producing microstructured templates and their use in providing pinning enhancements in superconducting films deposited thereon,” US Patent # 8,486,864, issued July 16, 2013.
  34. T. Aytug, M. Parans Paranthaman, and O. Polat, “Phase-separated, epitaxial composite cap layers for electronic device applications and method of making the same,” US Patent # 8221,909, issued July 17, 2012.
  35. M. Parans Paranthaman, S. Sathyamurthy, T. Aytug, P.N. Arendt, L. Stan, and S.R. Foltyn, “Chemical Solution Deposition Method of Fabricating Highly Aligned MgO Templates,” US Patent # 8,088, 503 B3, issued January 3, 2012.
  36. M. Parans Paranthaman; Schoop, Urs; Goyal, Amit; Thieme, Cornelis Leo Hans; Verebelyi, Darren T; Rupich, Martin W, “Doped LZO buffer layers for laminated conductors,” US Patent # 7,683,010, issued March 23, 2010.
  37. M. Parans Paranthaman; Sathyamurthy, Srivatsan; Aytug, Tolga; Arendt, Paul N; Stan, Liliana; Foltyn, Stephen R; “Chemical solution deposition method of fabricating highly aligned MgO templates,” US Patent # 7,553,799, issued June 30, 2009.
  38. M. P. Paranthaman and Tolga Aytug, “Superconductors on Iridium Substrates and Buffer Layers,” US Patent # 7,432,229 B2, issued October 7, 2008.
  39. M. Parans Paranthaman, Urs Schoop, Amit Goyal, C.L.H. Thieme, Darren T. Verebelyi, and Martin W. Rupich, “Doped Y2O3 Buffer Layers for Laminated Conductors,” US Patent # 7,258,928 B2, issued August 21, 2007.
  40. M. Parans Paranthaman, T. Aytug, and D.K. Christen, “Method of depositing an electrically conductive oxide buffer layer on a textured substrate and articles formed therefrom,” US Patent # 6,956,012, issued October 18, 2005.
  41. M.P. Paranthaman, T. Aytug, D.K. Christen, R. Feenstra, and A. Goyal, “Buffer layers and articles for electronic devices,” US Patent # 6,764,770, issued July 20, 2004.
  42. D.B. Beach, J.S. Morrell, M. Paranthaman, T. Chirayil, E.D. Specht, and A. Goyal, “Laminate articles on biaxially textured metal substrates,” US Patent # 6,663,976, issued December 16, 2003.
  43. M. Parans Paranthaman, T. Aytug, and D.K. Christen, “Method of depositing an electrically conductive oxide buffer layer on a textured substrate and articles formed therefrom,” US Patent # 6,617,283, issued September 9, 2003.
  44. M. Paranthaman, A. Goyal, D.M. Kroeger, and F.A. List, “Method of making MgO buffer layers on rolled nickel or copper as superconductor substrates,” US Patent # 6,468,591, issued October 22, 2002.
  45. A. Goyal, D.M. Kroeger, M. Paranthaman, D.F. Lee, R. Feenstra, and D.P. Norton, “Method of depositing a protective layer over a biaxially textured alloy substrate and composition therefrom,” US Patent # 6,451,450, issued September 17, 2002.
  46. D.B. Beach, J.S. Morrell, M. Paranthaman, T.G. Chirayil, E.D. Specht, and A. Goyal, “Method of Depositing Buffer Layers on Biaxially Textured Metal Substrates,” US Patent # 6,440,211, issued August 27, 2002.
  47. R.K. Williams, M. Paranthaman, T.G. Chirayil, D.F. Lee, A. Goyal, and R. Feenstra, “Laminate Article,” US Patent # 6,399,154, issued June 4, 2002.
  48. R.K. Williams, M. Paranthaman, T.G. Chirayil, D.F. Lee, A. Goyal, and R. Feenstra, “Rare Earth Zirconium Oxide Buffer Layers on Metal Substrate,” US Patent # 6,270,908, issued August 7, 2001.
  49. M. Paranthaman, A. Goyal, D.M. Kroeger, and F.A. List III, “MgO buffer layers on rolled nickel or copper as superconductor substrates,” US Patent # 6,261,704, issued July 17, 2001.
  50. M. Paranthaman, D.F. Lee, D.M. Kroeger, and A. Goyal, “Buffer Layers on Metal Surfaces Having Biaxial Texture as Superconductor Substrates,” US Patent # 6,159,610, issued December 12, 2000.
  51. M. Paranthaman, D.F. Lee, D.M. Kroeger, and A. Goyal, “Buffer Layers on Metal Surfaces Having Biaxial Texture as Superconductor Substrates,” US Patent # 6,156,376, issued December 5, 2000.
  52. M. Paranthaman, D.F. Lee, D.M. Kroeger, and A. Goyal, “Buffer Layers on Rolled Nickel or Copper as Superconductor Substrates,” US Patent # 6,150,034, issued November 21, 2000.
  53. A. Goyal, E.D. Specht, D.M. Kroeger, M. Paranthaman, “Method of forming Biaxially Textured Alloy Substrates and Devices thereon,” US Patent # 6,106,615, issued August 22, 2000.
  54. R. Feenstra, D. K. Christen, and M. Paranthaman, “Method for making High-Critical Current-density YBa2Cu3O7 Superconducting layers on Metallic Substrates,” US Patent # 5,972,847, issued October 26, 1999.
  55. J.D. Budai, D.K. Christen, A. Goyal, Q. He, D. M. Kroeger, D. F. Lee, F. A. List III, D. P. Norton, M. Paranthaman, B. C. Sales, and E. D. Specht, “High Tc YBCO Superconductor deposited on Biaxially Textured Ni Substrate,” US Patent # 5,968, 877, issued October 19, 1999.
  56. A. Goyal, E. D. Specht, D. M. Kroeger, and M. Paranthaman, “Method of forming Biaxially Textured Alloy Substrates and Devices thereon,” US Patent # 5,964,966, issued October 12, 1999.
  57. S.S. Shoup, M. Paranthaman, D.B. Beach, D.M. Kroeger, and A. Goyal, “Buffer Layers on Biaxially Textured Metal Substrates,” US Patent # 6,235,402, issued May 22, 2001. (last name misspelled)
  58. S.S. Shoup, M. Paranthaman, D.B. Beach, D.M. Kroeger, and A. Goyal, “Sol-gel Deposition of Buffer Layers on Biaxially Textured Metal Substances,” US Patent # 6,077,344, issued June 20, 2000. (last name misspelled)

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