Arunbabu Dhamodaran
@arunbabudhamodaran
Polymer chemist and materials R&D leader driving sustainable polymer, membrane, and scale-up innovations.
CanadaWhat I'm looking for
I am an accomplished polymer chemist and materials scientist with 14 years of experience in advanced materials R&D, sustainable polymers, and water treatment technologies. I have held three Canadian postdoctoral positions and nine years as a chemistry professor, publishing 19+ peer-reviewed papers and supervising 15+ student projects.
My technical strengths include controlled radical polymerization (ATRP family), stimuli-responsive hydrogels, membrane technology (forward osmosis), and scale-up of emulsion polymerization to pilot production. I have secured $60K+ in competitive research funding, led multi-institution collaborations, and translated lab concepts into functional prototypes such as FO desalination units and pilot papermaking from agricultural waste.
I bring a product-development mindset, strong analytical skills (GPC, NMR, FT-IR, DSC, TGA, SEM, AFM), and experience working with industrial partners to deliver commercially relevant materials and processes. I am available immediately in the Montreal/Quebec region and seek roles that let me advance sustainable materials, membrane technologies, and industrial-scale polymer manufacturing.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
MITS University
Apr 2016 - May 2025 (9 years 1 month)
Led academic research and teaching in polymer chemistry, securing $60K+ in grants and supervising 15+ student projects while developing sustainable polymer composites and forward osmosis membrane prototypes for desalination.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Concordia University
Jan 2015 - Oct 2015 (9 months)
Developed thermoreversible self-healing polymer networks via ATRP, characterized healing kinetics and mechanics, and published key papers advancing self-healing materials.
Engineered silver-embedded antibacterial filter paper composites for water purification, optimized nanoparticle incorporation for sustained activity, and scaled manufacturing processes for filter substrates.
Designed biomimetic reversible adhesive hydrogels and optimized surface microstructures using soft lithography, delivering publications and quantitative adhesion/mechanical characterization in wet/dry conditions.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Hyderabad
Doctor of Philosophy, Polymer Chemistry
2005 - 2011
Activities and societies: Thesis research on photonic crystal hydrogel sensors; published papers; particle synthesis and characterization
PhD in Polymer Chemistry focusing on synthesis of charged polystyrene colloids and photonic crystal hydrogel mercury sensors, with multiple publications resulting from the work.
University of Madras
Master of Science, Physical Chemistry
2002 - 2004
M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry with emphasis on thermodynamics, polymer science fundamentals, and related laboratory coursework.
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