Dr. Mridula is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher working at the interface of Electrical Engineering and Chemistry, with a research focus on High Voltage Engineering, Advanced Dielectric Materials, and Electro-spray systems. She is presently associated with the Department of Chemistry, where she is exploring the application of high voltage in electro-spray based technique for material generation and analytical applications.
She completed her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where her doctoral research centered on the experimental analysis and aging behavior of Power Transformer insulation under high voltage stress for its effective condition monitoring. Her work has contributed to the understanding of dielectric degradation and the development of insulation strategies for eco-friendly transformer fluids and electric power cables.

Publications:
1. Mridula, S. A. Wani, A. J. Amalanathan and R. Sarathi, “Fuzzy Based Condition Monitoring Tool for Real-Time Analysis of Synthetic Ester Fluid as Transformer Insulant,” in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 18055-18064, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3149802.
2. Mridula, N. Guvvala, R. Sarathi and R. Vinu, “Effect of Zeolite Addition on Partial Discharge and Dielectric Behavior of Thermally Aged Synthetic Ester Fluid Under External Magnetic Field,” in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 46670-46677, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3171326.
3. Bhan, M., Manoj Dhivakar, J., Danikas, M.G., Ramanujam Sarathi, “Understanding the electrical and thermal performance of synthetic ester fluid-impregnated aged pressboard adopting optical and thermography studies,” Electr Eng 107, 6455–6465 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-024-02743-8
4. Bhan, M., Ramesh Laxminarayan Gardas, Danikas, M.G., Ramanujam Sarathi, “Understanding the Thermal Aging impact on Electrical and Physical Properties of Synthetic Ester Fluids.,” Electr Eng.
5. Dhivakar JM, Mridula, Kornhuber S, Sarathi R, “Understanding the effect of corona discharge on ATH/LMGP filled hybrid silicone rubber composites adopting FEM and ML approach,” POLYMER COMPOSITES. 2025 Apr 16. DOI: 10.1002/pc.29931

Conference
1. Mridula, R. Sarathi and M. G. Danikas, “Investigation on the Effect of Al2O3 Nanoparticle with Surfactant on Electrical Performance of Synthetic Ester Liquid” International Symposium on Electrical Insulating Materials (ISEIM), Shimane, Japan (2023)
2. Mridula, Thangabalan B, R. Sarathi, “Evaluation of Aging level and flow behavior of Synthetic Ester insulating fluid through Contact Angle Dynamics Analysis” International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS), Madras, India (2024)