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Current Teaching Module

• Chemical Product Design
• Biochemical Engineering
• Nanotechnology for Chemical and Energy Engineers

Specialized Area

Chemical and nanopharmaceutical process engineering, with particular expertise in ultrasonic and hydrodynamic cavitation, sonochemistry, nanomaterials and process intensification. His work applies these technologies to sustainable chemical processing, water treatment, nanoformulations and bioactive compounds.

Research Interest

• Ultrasonic and hydrodynamic cavitation and sonochemical reactor development
• Synthesis and applications of nanomaterials and nanocomposites
• Nanoemulsions, nanosuspensions and nanopharmaceutical delivery systems
• Ultrasound-assisted extraction and processing of bioactive compounds
• Wastewater treatment, environmental remediation and advanced oxidation processes
• Green processing, sustainable technologies and process intensification
• Functional materials for energy and biomedical applications

Programme Area

• Chemical and Energy Engineering

Qualification 

• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE), University of Nottingham, UK, 2011
  PhD in Chemical Engineering (PhD Tech.), Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, India, 2001

Career or Professional Bodies/Awards

• Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
• Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK (FHEA)
• Distinguished Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (DFIAAM)
• Vice-President, Asia-Oceania Sonochemical Society, since 2023
• Associate Member, Institution of Chemical Engineers
• UAA–ICT Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2025
• Included in the Stanford list of the world’s top 2% of scientists, 2020 onwards
• UTB Research Excellence Award and Teaching Excellence Award, 2023
• IAAM Scientist Award, International Association of Advanced Materials, 2022

Publication

Other Achievements/ Most Prominent publications

• Majhi, S. and Manickam, S. (2023). Semisynthesis of Bioactive Compounds and Their Biological Activities. Elsevier.
• Majhi, S. and Manickam, S. (2026). Sonochemical Synthesis of Natural Products and Heterocycles of Pharmaceutical Importance. Elsevier.
• Sivakumar, M. and Ashokkumar, M. (eds.) (2014). Cavitation: A Novel and Energy Efficient Technique for the Generation of Nanomaterials. Pan Stanford.

• Executive Editor, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry.
• Co-inventor on patent and patent applications relating to lignocellulosic analysis, magnetic nanomaterials and catalyst evaluation.
• Served as Chair of the 2nd Asia-Oceania Sonochemical Society Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 2015.

1. Zhao, X., Wu, Y., Manickam, S., et al. (2026). “A generalized dimensionless rule linking ultrasound cavitation and separation processes across multiple scales developed by experimental and simulation investigations.” Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2026.107864
2. Sun, X., Zhou, Z., You, W., Manickam, S., et al. (2026). “Condensation front mechanism of partial cavitation in an axisymmetric Venturi.” Physical Review Fluids, 11, 044304. https://doi.org/10.1103/mxpb-qhx7
3. Wang, M., Xu, H., Manickam, S. and Sun, X. (2026). “Synergistic morphological and electronic modulation via P doping in NiCoFe catalysts for high-performance hydrogen evolution.” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 248, 155931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.155931
4. Low- and intermediate-frequency ultrasound modification of millet protein: Implications for emulsifying and gelling properties. Yan-Rong Ma, Sivakumar Manickam, Yong-Qiang Xu, Zhi-Gang Chen, Yue Wu, Food Chemistry, 148845, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.148845
5. Physics About Heat and Mass Transfer During Power Ultrasound-Enhanced Green Food Processing. Yue Wu, Shunyu Yao, Thivya Perumal, Sivakumar Manickam, Akalya Shanmugam, Muthupandian Ashokkumar, Yongbin Han, Yang Tao, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 25, no. 4: e70558, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.70558

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