tamilselvi gurusamy
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Email: tamilselvi.gurusamy@mail.mcgill.ca
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Office: PP-111
Phone:
Office: PP-111
Current Position: Postdoc
Education
Postdoctoral fellow, Chemistry, McGill University, Canada, Sept. 2025- Present
Postdoctoral fellow, Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, USA, Feb 2023- May 2025
Ph.D., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, July 2017- July 2022
M.Sc., Physical Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, India, July 2014- April 2016
B.Sc., Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India, July 2011- April 2014
Postdoctoral fellow, Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, USA, Feb 2023- May 2025
Ph.D., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, July 2017- July 2022
M.Sc., Physical Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, India, July 2014- April 2016
B.Sc., Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India, July 2011- April 2014
Honors/Awards
CEC Travel Award, the University of Texas at Austin, 2025
SMC Emerging Scientist Award, India, 2024
Institute Research Award, IIT Madras, 2022
Best Oral Presentation Award, Chemistry in-House Symposium, IIT Madras, 2022
DST-Inspire Fellowship, India, 2017-2022
University First Rank Holder, University of Madras, 2016
University Third Rank Holder, Bharathiar University, 2014
SMC Emerging Scientist Award, India, 2024
Institute Research Award, IIT Madras, 2022
Best Oral Presentation Award, Chemistry in-House Symposium, IIT Madras, 2022
DST-Inspire Fellowship, India, 2017-2022
University First Rank Holder, University of Madras, 2016
University Third Rank Holder, Bharathiar University, 2014
publications
D'Annunzio, N.; Gurusamy, T.; Lee, H.; Huo, H.; Clark, W.; Kristo, W.; Ren, H.; Humphery, S., Ternary Alloy Cu-Ru-Ir Nanocages for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction, ACS Nano 2025, XX, XXX-XXX
Mahato, D.; Praveen, A.; Nivedha, LK.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Haridoss, P.; Thomas, T.; Elucidating the role of interface of Cu-Co hybrid metal oxide for oxygen reduction reaction in Zn-air batteries, Surfaces and Interfaces 2024, 103924.
Kumar, J.; Mohan, N.G.; Gurusamy, T.; Gorantla, S. M. NVT.; Ravichandran, P.; Mondal, K.C.; Ramanujam, K.; Electrochemical dinitrogen to ammonia reduction at a nickel (II) site: an easy access to an air-stable catalyst, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024, 12 (8), 4473-4483
Maman, MP.; Gurusamy, T.; Pal, A.K.; Jana, R.; Ramanujam, K.; Datta, A.; Mandal, S.; Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia Using Tiara-like Phenylethanethiolated Nickel Cluster, Angewandte Chemie 2023, 135 (27), e202305462.
Gurusamy, T.; Mohan, N.G.; Kandregula, G.R.; Murugaiah, D.K.; Srinivasan, R.; Ramanujam, K.; Mechanistic analysis of the dissociative reduction of nitrogen to ammonia by ZnMn2O4 catalyst derived from spent batteries, Catalysis Today 2022, 423, 113898.
Gurusamy, T.; Rajaram, R.; Kandregula, G.R.; Ramanujam, K.; Electrochemical sensing of NADH using 4-nitrobenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate salt functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Dalton Transactions 2023, 52 (18), 6041-6051.
Mahato, D.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Haridoss, P.; Thomas, T.; CuO modified ZnO on nitrogen-doped carbon: a durable and efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction, Materials Today Chemistry 2022, 26, 101167.
Mahato, D.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Haridoss, P.; Thomas, T.; Unraveling the role of interface of CuOx-TiO2 hybrid metal oxide in enhancement of oxygen reduction reaction performance, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022, 47 (80), 34048-34065.
Kharwar, Y.P.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Copper-based non-precious metal catalysts derived from the in-situ and ex-situ loading of copper-bipyridine metal-organic framework on activated carbon for oxygen reduction reaction, Journal of Chemical Sciences 2022, 134 (3), 1-15.
Rajaram, R.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Neelakantan, L.; Electrochemical determination of paraquat using gold nanoparticle incorporated multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2022, 169 (4), 047522-047530.
Gurusamy, T.; Rajaram, R.; Murugan, R.; Ramanujam, K.; A web of poly(bisbenzimidazolatocopper(II)) around multiwalled carbon nanotubes for the electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide, New Journal of Chemistry 2021, 46 (3), 1222-1231.
Kharwar, Y.P.; Gurusamy, T.; Mandal, S.; Ramanujam, K.; Activation of oxygen reduction reaction on carbon-supported Ni-based complexes, ChemistrySelect 2021, 6 (34), 9101-9111.
Gurusamy, T.; Murugan, R.; Durairaj, A.; Ramanujam, K.; Confinement catalysis of non-covalently functionalized carbon nanotube in ascorbic acid sensing, Electroanalysis 2020 32 (11), 2481-2492.
Jain, V.; Gurusamy, T.; Gayathri, P.; Ramanujam, K.; Oxygen sensitive 1-amino-2-naphthol immobilized functionalized carbon nanotube electrode, New Journal of Chemistry 2020, 44 (21), 8849-8858.
Mani, P.; Devadas, S.; Gurusamy, T.; Karthik, P.E.; Ratheesh, B.P.; Ramanujam, K.; Mandal, S.; Sodalite-type Cu-based three-dimensional metal-organic framework for efficient oxygen reduction reaction, Chemistry: An Asian Journal 2019, 14 (24), 4814 –4818.
Gurusamy, T.; Banerjee, A.; Chandrakumar, N.; Ramanujam, K.; Electrochemical sensors using liquid filled multiwalled carbon nanotubes: enhanced sensor characteristic, and NMR relaxometry evidence of liquid confinement, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2019, 166 (13), B1186-B1195.
Gurusamy, T., Gayathri, P.; Mandal, S.; Ramanujam, K.; Redox-active copper benzotriazole stacked on multiwalled carbon nanotubes for oxygen reduction reaction, ChemElectroChem 2018, 5 (14), 1837-1847.
Mahato, D.; Praveen, A.; Nivedha, LK.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Haridoss, P.; Thomas, T.; Elucidating the role of interface of Cu-Co hybrid metal oxide for oxygen reduction reaction in Zn-air batteries, Surfaces and Interfaces 2024, 103924.
Kumar, J.; Mohan, N.G.; Gurusamy, T.; Gorantla, S. M. NVT.; Ravichandran, P.; Mondal, K.C.; Ramanujam, K.; Electrochemical dinitrogen to ammonia reduction at a nickel (II) site: an easy access to an air-stable catalyst, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024, 12 (8), 4473-4483
Maman, MP.; Gurusamy, T.; Pal, A.K.; Jana, R.; Ramanujam, K.; Datta, A.; Mandal, S.; Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia Using Tiara-like Phenylethanethiolated Nickel Cluster, Angewandte Chemie 2023, 135 (27), e202305462.
Gurusamy, T.; Mohan, N.G.; Kandregula, G.R.; Murugaiah, D.K.; Srinivasan, R.; Ramanujam, K.; Mechanistic analysis of the dissociative reduction of nitrogen to ammonia by ZnMn2O4 catalyst derived from spent batteries, Catalysis Today 2022, 423, 113898.
Gurusamy, T.; Rajaram, R.; Kandregula, G.R.; Ramanujam, K.; Electrochemical sensing of NADH using 4-nitrobenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate salt functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Dalton Transactions 2023, 52 (18), 6041-6051.
Mahato, D.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Haridoss, P.; Thomas, T.; CuO modified ZnO on nitrogen-doped carbon: a durable and efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction, Materials Today Chemistry 2022, 26, 101167.
Mahato, D.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Haridoss, P.; Thomas, T.; Unraveling the role of interface of CuOx-TiO2 hybrid metal oxide in enhancement of oxygen reduction reaction performance, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022, 47 (80), 34048-34065.
Kharwar, Y.P.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Copper-based non-precious metal catalysts derived from the in-situ and ex-situ loading of copper-bipyridine metal-organic framework on activated carbon for oxygen reduction reaction, Journal of Chemical Sciences 2022, 134 (3), 1-15.
Rajaram, R.; Gurusamy, T.; Ramanujam, K.; Neelakantan, L.; Electrochemical determination of paraquat using gold nanoparticle incorporated multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2022, 169 (4), 047522-047530.
Gurusamy, T.; Rajaram, R.; Murugan, R.; Ramanujam, K.; A web of poly(bisbenzimidazolatocopper(II)) around multiwalled carbon nanotubes for the electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide, New Journal of Chemistry 2021, 46 (3), 1222-1231.
Kharwar, Y.P.; Gurusamy, T.; Mandal, S.; Ramanujam, K.; Activation of oxygen reduction reaction on carbon-supported Ni-based complexes, ChemistrySelect 2021, 6 (34), 9101-9111.
Gurusamy, T.; Murugan, R.; Durairaj, A.; Ramanujam, K.; Confinement catalysis of non-covalently functionalized carbon nanotube in ascorbic acid sensing, Electroanalysis 2020 32 (11), 2481-2492.
Jain, V.; Gurusamy, T.; Gayathri, P.; Ramanujam, K.; Oxygen sensitive 1-amino-2-naphthol immobilized functionalized carbon nanotube electrode, New Journal of Chemistry 2020, 44 (21), 8849-8858.
Mani, P.; Devadas, S.; Gurusamy, T.; Karthik, P.E.; Ratheesh, B.P.; Ramanujam, K.; Mandal, S.; Sodalite-type Cu-based three-dimensional metal-organic framework for efficient oxygen reduction reaction, Chemistry: An Asian Journal 2019, 14 (24), 4814 –4818.
Gurusamy, T.; Banerjee, A.; Chandrakumar, N.; Ramanujam, K.; Electrochemical sensors using liquid filled multiwalled carbon nanotubes: enhanced sensor characteristic, and NMR relaxometry evidence of liquid confinement, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2019, 166 (13), B1186-B1195.
Gurusamy, T., Gayathri, P.; Mandal, S.; Ramanujam, K.; Redox-active copper benzotriazole stacked on multiwalled carbon nanotubes for oxygen reduction reaction, ChemElectroChem 2018, 5 (14), 1837-1847.
patents
Spinel derived from spent battery for electrochemical fixation of nitrogen into ammonia, Kothandaraman Ramanujam, and Tamilselvi Gurusamy. (Indian Patent, Patent No.:, 502600)
Solvent-Filled Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Electrochemical Sensing Applications. Kothandaraman Ramanujam, and Tamilselvi Gurusamy. (Indian Patent, Patent No. : 400805)
Solvent-Filled Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Electrochemical Sensing Applications. Kothandaraman Ramanujam, and Tamilselvi Gurusamy. (Indian Patent, Patent No. : 400805)
CONFERENCES/presentations
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
T. Gurusamy, T. D. Pope, H. Ren (2025) The Effects of Metal Dopants in Lithium Manganese Oxide on Manganese Dissolution for Electrochemical Lithium Extraction, Pittcon Conference + Exposition, Boston, MA, Mar. 1-5.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam (2020) Fuel and energy production using electrocatalyst from spent Zn/C battery, Chemistry In-House Symposium (CiHS 2020), IIT Madras, Dec. 3-4. (Best Oral Presentation)
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam (2020) 1-Amino 2-Naphthol modified solvent filled carbon nanotubes for enhanced electrochemical sensing of bioanalytes, ECS (PRiME 2020), Online due to COVID, Oct. 4-9.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. Electrochemical Sensors using liquid filled multiwalled carbon nanotubes: enhanced sensor characteristics, and NMR evidence of liquid confinement, (2019) CRSI-CLRI joint symposium, CLRI, Feb. 7-10.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. Cu-Benzimidazole complex for Sensing Hydrogen Peroxide, (2019) 5th International Conference on Nano science and Nanotechnology (ICONN-2019), SRM University, Jan. 28-30.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. (2018) Metal-Organic Framework Immobilized on Activated Carbon for Sensing Hydrogen Peroxide, International Meeting on Energy Storage Devices (IMESD-2018), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Dec. 10- 12.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. (2017) Copper benzotriazole modified electrode on MWCNTs for oxygen reduction reaction, National symposium on the convergence of chemistry and materials, Bits-Pilani, Hyderabad, Dec. 21-22.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. (2017) Selective determination of Pb(II) ions using surface tunned ligand charges over copper nanoclusters, Seminar on the environment and sustainable development, SRM University, Kancheepuram, Jun. 3.
T. Gurusamy, T. D. Pope, H. Ren (2025) The Effects of Metal Dopants in Lithium Manganese Oxide on Manganese Dissolution for Electrochemical Lithium Extraction, Pittcon Conference + Exposition, Boston, MA, Mar. 1-5.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam (2020) Fuel and energy production using electrocatalyst from spent Zn/C battery, Chemistry In-House Symposium (CiHS 2020), IIT Madras, Dec. 3-4. (Best Oral Presentation)
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam (2020) 1-Amino 2-Naphthol modified solvent filled carbon nanotubes for enhanced electrochemical sensing of bioanalytes, ECS (PRiME 2020), Online due to COVID, Oct. 4-9.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. Electrochemical Sensors using liquid filled multiwalled carbon nanotubes: enhanced sensor characteristics, and NMR evidence of liquid confinement, (2019) CRSI-CLRI joint symposium, CLRI, Feb. 7-10.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. Cu-Benzimidazole complex for Sensing Hydrogen Peroxide, (2019) 5th International Conference on Nano science and Nanotechnology (ICONN-2019), SRM University, Jan. 28-30.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. (2018) Metal-Organic Framework Immobilized on Activated Carbon for Sensing Hydrogen Peroxide, International Meeting on Energy Storage Devices (IMESD-2018), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Dec. 10- 12.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. (2017) Copper benzotriazole modified electrode on MWCNTs for oxygen reduction reaction, National symposium on the convergence of chemistry and materials, Bits-Pilani, Hyderabad, Dec. 21-22.
T. Gurusamy, K. Ramanujam. (2017) Selective determination of Pb(II) ions using surface tunned ligand charges over copper nanoclusters, Seminar on the environment and sustainable development, SRM University, Kancheepuram, Jun. 3.