Faculty

Harun Venkatesan

PhD (Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R)

Dr. Harun Venkatesan graduated from Institute of Textiles and Clothing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S. A. R with a PhD in Textile Technology. He had pursued his Masters in Textile Engineering at Wuhan Textile University, P. R. China and B. Tech in Textile Chemistry with university gold medal from Anna University, India. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the City University of Hong Kong and RTH postdoctoral fellow at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His major research areas are the development of advanced materials and technical textiles. He used “learn from the nature” strategy to develop biomimetic textile materials. His current areas of research are focussed on thermal management in textiles that includes developing aerogel for superior thermal insulation properties, fabrics for cooling and moisture management, novel fibre spinning and chemical recycling of textile fibres for functional and high performance applications. He had worked with leading textile industries in India and China in the areas of value-added processing and product development. In addition to academic research and industrial experience, he had also taken leadership and mentorship roles in student engagement programs designed for mental health development and out-of-class learning.

Candidates with excellent academic/ research backgrounds and interested in pursuing PhD or work in project positions may contact me through harun@iitd.ac.in

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SPECIALIZATION

  1. Textile Thermal Insulation
  2. Textiles for Cooling and Comfort
  3. Chemical Recycling of Fibres
  4. Spinning of Smart Fibres

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  1. Aerogels: Inorganic, Organic, Biopolymeric, Carbon, Ceramic and Hybrid Aerogels
  2. Finishing: Moisture Management, Flame Retardant and Optically active coatings.
  3. Fibre Engineering: Spinning Methods for novel and functional fibres.

 

PROJECTS as PI

  1. Mission for Developing Aerogels Based Textile Materials for Civilian and Industrial Application – Rs. 6,00,03,680.- National Technical Textile Mission, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.  (On-going)
  2. Development of Sustainable Aerogel Textile for Cold Weather Clothing - Rs. 31,15,816 - Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (Completed)

 

INSTITUTE ROLES

  • Warden – Vindhyachal Hostel, IIT Delhi.
  • Secretary –Faculty Board of Textile and Fibre Engineering, IIT Delhi
  • Vice-President -Textile Engineering Society, Department of Textile and Fibre Engg, IIT Delhi.

 

PATENTS

  • A dual gradient fabric for efficient human perspiration management and a process for preparation thereof - Indian Patent Application No.: 202411066951
  • A thermally insulating fabric with a film of flexible silica aerogel and a method for its preparation - Indian Patent Application No.: 202411091842.

 

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Jiang Y, Venkatesan H, Shi S, Wang C, Cui M, Zhang Q, Tan L, Hu J. Spider-capture-silk mimicking fibers with high-performance fog collection derived from superhydrophilicity and volume-swelling of gelatin knots. Collagen and Leather. 2023 Dec;5(1):4.
  2. Adegun MH, Chan KY, Yang J, Venkatesan H, Kim E, Zhang H, Shen X, Yang J, Kim JK. Anisotropic thermally superinsulating boron nitride composite aerogel for building thermal management. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2023 Jun 1;169:107522.
  3. Zhang H, Chen H, Lee JH, Kim E, Chan KY, Venkatesan H, Shen X, Yang J, Kim JK. Mechanochromic optical/electrical skin for ultrasensitive dual-signal sensing. ACS nano. 2023 Mar 15;17(6):5921-34.
  4. Kim E, Chan KY, Yang J, Venkatesan H, Adegun MH, Zhang H, Lee JH, Shen X, Kim JK. Engineering anisotropic structures of thermally insulating aerogels with high solar reflectance for energy-efficient cooling applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2023;11(13):7105-14.
  5. Yang, J.; Chan, K.-Y.; Venkatesan, H.; Kim, E.; Adegun, M.H.; Lee, J.-H.; Shen, X.; Kim, J.K. Superinsulating bnns/pva composite aerogels with high solar reflectance for energy-efficient buildings. Nano-micro letters 2022, 14, 1-16.
  6. Lee, J.H.; Kim, E.; Zhang, H.; Chen, H.; Venkatesan, H.; Chan, K.Y.; Yang, J.; Shen, X.; Yang, J.; Jeon, S. Rational design of all resistive multifunctional sensors with stimulus discriminability. Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32, 2107570.
  7. Chen, J.; Zhang, J.; Hu, J.; Luo, N.; Sun, F.; Venkatesan, H.; Zhao, N.; Zhang, Y. Ultrafast‐response/recovery flexible piezoresistive sensors with DNA‐like double helix yarns for epidermal pulse monitoring. Advanced Materials 2021, 2104313.
  8. Ahorsu, D.K.; Vidaña, D.I.S.; Lipardo, D.; Shah, P.B.; González, P.C.; Shende, S.; Gurung, S.; Venkatesan, H.; Duongthipthewa, A.; Ansari, T.Q. Effect of a peer‐led intervention combining mental health promotion with coping‐strategy‐based workshops on mental health awareness, help‐seeking behavior, and wellbeing among university students in hong kong. International journal of mental health systems 2021, 15, 1-10.
  9. Venkatesan, H.; Chen, J.; Liu, H.; Liu, W.; Hu, J. A spider‐capture‐silk‐like fiber with extremely high‐volume directional water collection. Advanced Functional Materials 2020, 30, 2002437.
  10. Venkatesan, H.; Chen, J.; Liu, H.; Kim, Y.; Na, S.; Liu, W.; Hu, J. Artificial spider silk is smart like natural one: Having humidity-sensitive shape memory with superior recovery stress. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2019, 3, 2472-2482.
  11. Venkatesan, H.; Chen, J.; Hu, J. Fibers made of recombinant spidroins—a brief review. AATCC Journal of Research 2019, 6, 37-40.
  12. Chen, J.; Venkatesan, H.; Hu, J. Facile fabrication of microspheres and microcapsules from a recombinant spider eggcase silk protein for drug delivery. AATCC Journal of Research 2019, 6, 15-18.
  13. Venkatesan, H.; Hu, J.; Chen, J. Bioinspired fabrication of polyurethane/regenerated silk fibroin composite fibres with tubuliform silk-like flat stress–strain behaviour. Polymers 2018, 10, 333.
  14. Chen, J.; Venkatesan, H.; JinLian, H. Biomimetic strategies for the spinning of artifcial silk fibers. Advance Research in Textile Engineering 2018, 3, 1031.
  15. Chen, J.; Venkatesan, H.; Hu, J. Chemically modified silk proteins. Advanced Engineering Materials 2018, 20, 1700961.
  16. Navik, R.; Thirugnanasampanthan, L.; Venkatesan, H.; Kamruzzaman, M.; Shafiq, F.; Cai, Y. Synthesis and application of magnesium peroxide on cotton fabric for antibacterial properties. Cellulose 2017, 24, 3573-3587.

 

BOOK  CHAPTERS

  1. Hu, J.; Jahid, M.A.; Harish Kumar, N.; Venkatesan, H., Fundamentals of the fibrous materials. Handbook of Fibrous Materials 2020, 1-36.
  2. Periyasamy, A.P.; Venkatesan, H. Eco-fibers in the textile industry. Handbook of Ecomaterials 2019, 1413-1433.
  3. Periyasamy, A.P.; Venkatesan, H. Eco-materials in textile finishing. Handbook of ecomaterials 2019, 1461-1482.

 

CONFERENCES

  1. Venkatesan, H. - Silk for Advanced Thermal Management, International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Silk Sector – SILKTECH 2025, Bharat Tex 2025, New Delhi. (Plenary)
  2. Venkatesan, H. Aerogels for Advanced Textile Insulations, 77th All India Textile Conference, New Delhi, 2024. (Plenary)
  3. Venkatesan, H. Artificial spider silk leading the way in the production of next generation sustainable fibres, International Conference on Global Scenario and Sustainable Solutions in Silk Industry, Bharat-Tex Expo, New Delhi, 2024.(Plenary)
  4. Venkatesan, H. Advanced Chemical Finishing of Cotton for Thermal Management, 9th Asian Cotton Research & Development Network Meeting & International Conference, Mumbai, 2023 (Invited).
  5. Venkatesan, H.; Hu, J.; Chen, J.; Liu, H.; Liu, W. Biomimetic functional fibers inspired by spider silk, Proceedings of the 19th World Textile Conference-Autex 2019, Ghent, Belgium 2019; pp 1-1.
  6. Hu, J.; Venkatesan, H.; Chen, J.; Gu, L.; Jiang, Y. Archetypes of spider silk, Proceedings of the 19th World Textile Conference-Autex 2019, Ghent, Belgium 2019; pp 4-4.
  7. Venkatesan, H., Hu, J. L, Chen J.M, Liu H.Y, Liu W Artificial Spider Silk: Perceiving Smartness Through Biomimicry, The Fiber Society 2018 Fall Conference, California, USA
  8. Venkatesan, H.; Ran, J.; Telegin, F. Qspr studies on acid dyes, The 89th Textile Institute World Conference, 2014, Wuhan, P.R.China; Conference Proceedings: pp 453-457.
  9. Venkatesan, H., Hu, J. L, Chen J.M, Liu H.Y, Liu W Humidity Responsive Smart Artificial Protein Fibers, SMART 2018, Hong Kong. (Best Poster Award)
  10. Venkatesan, H., and Hu, J., Study on tensile behavior of Spider egg case silk and inspired fibers., 2017 Textile Summit from March 21-22, North Carolina, USA.
  11. Venkatesan, H., Hu, J. L, Chen J.M, Liu H.Y, Liu W Smart Fibers Inspired by Spider Silk, 10th Cross-Straits Conference on Textiles, 2019, Hong Kong. 
  12. Venkatesan, H., and Hu, J. L., Study on fibers made of recombinant spidroins, Asian Textile Conference -14 from 27 – 30 June 2017, Hong Kong.

 

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

 

RESEARCH TEAM – VYOMA AEROGEL LAB

  • Bhavesh Thakur - PhD
  • Sujaan Satish Kaushik - PhD
  • Sudipto Behera - PhD
  • Kumar Ghosh - PhD
  • Mahfuj Ali – PhD
  • Sukirti Baliyan – Phd
  • Reena Yadav – PhD
  • Dr. Shama Parveen – Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Dr. Neha Abbasi - Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Dr. Ankita Sharma -  Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Afeeha Parveen – Junior Research Fellow
  • Sureshwar Thakur – Project Attendant
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