Areas of Research Interest:  High voltage engineering: Non-thermal plasma applications, Electrospray ionisation, and dielectrics for electrical insulation and EMI shielding

Professional and Projects experience:

1. Project Associate, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Madras, (From March 2026 – Present)
Mentor: Dr. T Pradeep, Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Madras, Chennai, India)
◦ Working on the nanosizing of particles using water droplets.
2. Postdoctoral equivalent fellow, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, (From June 2025 – December 2025)
Mentor: Dr. Ramanujam Sarathi (Professor, High Voltage Laboratory, EED, IIT Madras, Chennai, India)
◦ Studied the influence of Graphene nanoplatelets alignment on the mechanical properties of the polymer nanocomposite.
◦ Worked on Non-thermal Plasma applications viz., Methane pyrolysis and wastewater treatment.
3. Research Scholar, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras (From August 2021- June 2025)
PhD project: Enhanced EMI shielding efficiency in X, Ku and K bands through conductive filler integration in polymer composites.
Supervisors: Dr. Ramanujam Sarathi (Professor, High Voltage Laboratory, EED, IIT Madras, Chennai, India) and Dr. Hisayuki Suematsu (Professor, Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan)
◦ Fabrication of polymer composite for the enhancement of EMI shielding effectiveness in X, Ku and K-band frequencies.
◦ Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) and a real-time test were conducted using a UHF antenna for partial discharge-induced EMI.
◦ Lightning damage resistance test on CFRP composites using 8/20 μs impulse current through plasma discharge analysis for aerospace applications.
◦ The experiments related to this interdisciplinary research were done with the High Voltage Lab, Microwave Physics Lab and Composite Science and Technology Lab of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
4. Postgraduate Researcher, Dept. of Electrical Engineering (From December 2019 – June 2021)
M. Tech project: Design and Optimization of DBD Plasma Reactors for Non-Thermal Plasma Based Disinfection System using High Voltage Pulsed Power Source.
Guide: Dr. Sindhu T. K. (Professor, EED, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India)
◦ Non-thermal plasma (NTP) for environmental applications.
◦ Design and development of high-voltage power supply units based on Flyback converters.
◦ Electrical diagnostics of the generated NTP in DBD reactors.
◦ Sterilisation of contaminated surfaces and contaminated water with NTP.
◦ The experiments related to this interdisciplinary research were done in collaboration with the High Voltage lab, Microbiology and Bioprospecting lab of the National Institute of Technology Calicut.
5. Teaching Assistant (August 2022 – June 2025)
◦ Organisation: Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
◦ Worked for Basic Electrical and Engineering Electromagnetics courses and in the electrical machine laboratory
6. Workshop Instructor (January 2023 -February 2023)
◦ Organisation: Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
◦ Trainer to school teachers in the workshop on fundamentals of electronics. I taught how to run electronic experiments, starting from resistor circuits to the application of sensors and microcontrollers on an electronic kit.
7. Internship Trainee (May 2014 – October 2014)
◦ Organization: Southern Power Distribution Company Of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APSPDCL), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
◦ Worked in the 33/11 kV substation for six months as of the DIPLOMA program.

Technical Skills:

• Handling Instruments– High Voltage testing equipment, Impulse voltage generator, Vector Network Analyzer.
• Simulation tools – MATLAB, COMSOL Multiphysics, PSpice, Molecular Dynamics.
• Software – LaTeX, MS Office, AutoCAD.
• Non-thermal plasma power source and reactor design, NTP generation, diagnostics and its environmental applications.
• Fabrication of polymer nanocomposites and their testing techniques.

Achievements:

• Received Teaching Assistant recognition award (TARA) 2025 for teaching excellence during my PhD.
• Approval of a grant proposal submitted for a project on non-thermal plasma product development for sterilisation application, funded under the Nidhi Prayaas Scheme by the Government of India (2021).
• Received HTRA fellowship during PhD and Master’s awarded by the Government of India.

Publications:

1. Gandluri Parameswarreddy, Suematsu H., Akash P., Subramanian V., Sarathi R., Rishi Verma, Archana Sharma, “Effect of shear mixing rate on EMI shielding, thermal and mechanical properties of SCF-loaded MWCNT/epoxy nanocomposite,” J Mater Sci, 60, 25322–25337 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-025-11888-1.
2. V Hitesh Chowdary, Gandluri Parameswarreddy*, Hisayuki Suematsu, Asapu Vinaya Kumar, Venkatachalam Subramanian, Ramanujam Sarathi, Rishi Verma, Archana Sharma, MG Danikas, “Conductive Filler-Loaded PVDF and Pristine PVDF-Layered Composite for EMI Shielding and as Piezoelectric Sensor,” Polymer Engineering & Science (2025): 1–12, https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.70098.
3. Gandluri Parameswarreddy, Harshitha Kolukula, Hisayuki Suematsu, Asapu Vinaya Kumar, Venkatachalam Subramanian, Ramanujam Sarathi, Rishi Verma, Archana Sharma,” Enhanced electromagnetic shielding and thermal performance of GNP and boron nitride infused carbon fiber/PDMS composites through magnetic field-induced GNP alignment “, Polym Compos. 2025; 46(10): 9659-9671. doi:10.1002/pc.29585.
4. Gandluri Parameswarreddy, Maho Hosoki, Hisayuki Suematsu, Asapu Vinaya Kumar, Venkatachalam Subramanian, Ramanujam Sarathi, Rishi Verma, Archana Sharma, “Magnetic Field-Induced Alignment of Graphene Nanoplatelets in Carbon Fiber-Silicone Rubber Composites for Superior EMI Shielding and Thermal Conductivity,” in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 1-10, July 2025, Art no. 2800310, doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2025.3563124.
5. Gandluri Parameswarreddy, H. Suematsu, R. Sarathi, R. Verma and A. Sharma, “Understanding the Lightning Impulse Current Impact on CFRP Epoxy Nanocomposite by Adopting Optical Emission Spectroscopy,” in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 4613-4618, Sept. 2024, doi: 10.1109/TPS.2024.3425537.
6. Bebito Thomas, Gandluri Parameswarreddy, Ramanujam Sarathi, Kavitha Arunachalam, Hisayuki Suematsu, Rishi Verma, Archana Sharma, ” Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of silver-coated hollow glass microsphere-graded short carbon fiber epoxy composite “, Polym Compos. 2024; 45(7): 6142-6154. doi:10.1002/pc.28184.
7. Gandluri Parameswarreddy, Nirmiti Mate, Kavitha Arunachalam, Ramanujam Sarathi, Shaikh M. Mobin, Hisayuki Suematsu, ” The Synergetic Effect of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dot and Short Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite on Electromagnetic Shielding in X-Band and Mechanical Properties “, IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials, 2024, Volume 144, Issue 3, Pages 87-94, https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejfms.144.87.
8. Gandluri Parameswarreddy, Y. R. Yadam, K. Arunachalam, R. Sarathi, H. Suematsu, ” Investigation on the enhancement of electromagnetic shielding with efficient use of short carbon fiber in MWCNT-epoxy nanocomposites “, Compos. 2023, 44(3), 1522. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.27185.
9. Gandluri Parameswarreddy, A. Vinayakumar, V. Subramanian, R. Sarathi, ” Investigation on electromagnetic shielding and mechanical properties of zirconia graded carbon fiber/epoxy nanocomposite “, Compos. 2022, 43(12), 8795. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.27062.
10. Kalakonda, S.P., Gandluri Parameswarreddy, Skariah, E.N. et al. Treatment of Escherichia coli contaminated water with different pulse-powered NTP configurations and analysis for post treatment efficacy. Sci Rep 12, 20380 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24248-9.
11. Chillu Naresh, Gandluri Parameswarreddy, Asapu Vinaya Kumar, Rengaswamy Jayaganthan, Venkatachalam Subramanian, Ramanujam Sarathi and M G Danikas, ” Understanding the dielectric properties and electromagnetic shielding efficiency of zirconia filled epoxy-MWCNT composites “, 2022 Res. Express, 4, 015008, DOI 10.1088/2631-8695/ac4a4a.