Sitaraman Krishnan

Professor

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University



PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

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  1. R. Bhonsle and S. Krishnan, Time Series Analysis of Friction and Pad-Substrate Interactions in Chemical Mechanical Planarization, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology xx, xx (2025). Link

  2. R. Muralidaran, P. Akinyemi, T. Kim, and S. Krishnan, Dye Effects on Photoanode Performance in Solar Redox Flow Desalination, Electrochimica Acta 540, 147133 (2025). Link

  3. C. Jani, R. Venkataswamy, J. Seo, and S. Krishnan, Revisiting the Roles of Chelator, Inhibitor, Oxidant, and Abrasive in High-Rate Copper CMP, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 14, 044003 (2025). Link

  4. T. J. Orimolade, N.-T. Le, L. Trimble, B. Ramarao, and S. Krishnan, Light Scattering Study of Algal Floc Growth and Structure: Alum vs. Polymeric Plant-Derived Flocculant, Soft Matter 21, 561-572 (2025). Link PDF Cover

  5. O. J. Igboke, T. J. Orimolade, C. Jani, O. J. Odejobi, and S. Krishnan, Corncob Hydrolysis Using Graphene Oxide Activated Coconut Shell Biochar Catalyst, Waste and Biomass Valorization 16, 1485-1499 (2025). Link Preprint

  6. A. P. Pitchiya, B. Slenker, A. Sreeram, C. Johnson, T. Orimolade, D. Roy, and S. Krishnan, Graphene-Enhanced Ion Transport in Dual-Conducting Composite Films of Polyacetylene and an Imidazolium Iodide Ionic Liquid, Langmuir 39, 6767-6779 (2023). Link Cover

  7. O. J. Igboke, O. J. Odejobi, T. J. Orimolade, G. H. Prevatt, and S. Krishnan, Composition and Morphological Characteristics of Sulfonated Coconut Shell Biochar and its Use for Corncob Hydrolysis, Waste and Biomass Valorization 14, 3097-3113 (2023). Link

  8. G. Mohandass, S. Krishnan, and T. Kim, Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Closed-Loop Redox Flow Desalination, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 169, 063521 (2022). Link

  9. Data for: Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Closed-Loop Redox Flow Desalination. Link

  10. G. Mohandass, W. Chen, S. Krishnan, and T. Kim, Asymmetric and Symmetric Redox Flow Batteries for Energy-Efficient, High-Recovery Water Desalination, Environmental Science & Technology 56, 4477-4488 (2022). Link

  11. G. Mohandass, T. Kim, and S. Krishnan, Continuous Solar Desalination of Brackish Water via a Monolithically Integrated Redox Flow Device, ACS ES&T Engineering 1, 1678-1687 (2021). Link Cover

  12. A. P. Pitchiya, N.-T. Le, Z. Putnam, M. Harrington, and S. Krishnan, Microporous Graphite Composites of Tailorable Porosity, Surface Wettability, and Water Permeability for Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 60, 10203-10216 (2021). Link Cover

  13. R. I. Venkatanarayanan, J. L. Lebga-Nebane, L. Wu, and S. Krishnan, Lithium Coordination and Diffusion Coefficients of PEGylated Ionic Liquid and Lithium Salt Blends: A Molecular Dynamics Study, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 331, 115694. Link PDF

  14. Data for "Lithium coordination and diffusion coefficients of PEGylated ionic liquid and lithium salt blends: A molecular dynamics simulation study". Link

  15. J. L. Lebga-Nebane, M. Sankarasubramanian, G. Chojecki, B. Ning, P. A. Yuya, J. C. Moosbrugger, D. Rasmussen, and S. Krishnan, Polyetheretherketone, Hexagonal Boron Nitride, and Tungsten Carbide Cobalt Chromium Composite Coatings: Mechanical and Tribological Properties. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138, 50504 (2021). Link Cover PDF

  16. Data for: Polyetheretherketone, Hexagonal Boron Nitride, and Tungsten Carbide Cobalt Chromium Composite Coatings: Mechanical and Tribological Properties. Link

  17. S. Krishnan, J. M. Asua, and M. V. Kothare, Preface to the Mohamed El-Aasser Festschrift, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 58, 20859-20862 (2019). Link

  18. T.-V.-L. Nguyen, P.-B.-D. Nguyen, X.-C. Luu, B.-L. Huynh, S. Krishnan and P. T. Huynh, Kinetics of Nutrient Change and Color Retention During Low-Temperature Microwave-Assisted Drying of Bitter Melon (Momordica Charantia L.), Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 43, e14279 (2019). Link

  19. J. M. Myrick, V. K. Vendra, N.-T. Le, F. A. Sexton and S. Krishnan, Controlled Release of Glucose from Orally Delivered Temperature- and pH-Responsive Polysaccharide Microparticle Dispersions, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 58, 21056-21069 (2019). Link Highlight

  20. M. Luo, Z. A. Putnam, J. Incavo, M. Huang, J. B. McLaughlin and S. Krishnan, Molecular Simulations and Experimental Characterization of Fluorinated Nitrile Butadiene Elastomers with Low H2S Permeability, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 58, 14823-14838 (2019). Link

  21. M. Sankarasubramanian, M. Torabizadeh, Z. A. Putnam, J. C. Moosbrugger, M. Huang and S. Krishnan, Enhanced Toughness and Fracture Properties of Elastomers Imparted by Flat Nanoparticles, Polymer Testing, 78, 105932 (2019). Link PDF

  22. Data for: Enhanced Toughness and Fracture Properties of Elastomers Imparted by Flat Nanoparticles. Link

  23. M. Torabizadeh, Z. A. Putnam, M. Sankarasubramanian, J. Moosbrugger and S. Krishna, The Effects of Initial Crack Length on Fracture Characterization of Rubbers Using the J-integral Approach, Polymer Testing, 73, 327-337 (2019). Link

  24. Fracture characterization of nitrile rubbers using the J-Integral approach: Experimental Data. Link

  25. N.-T. Le, J. Myrick, T. Seigle, P. T. Huynh and S. Krishnan, Mapping Electrospray Modes and Droplet Size Distributions for Chitosan Solutions in Unentangled and Entangled Concentration Regimes, Advanced Powder Technology 29 (12), 3007-3021 (2018). Link PDF

  26. Y. Wang, L. Teugels, K. Vandersmissen, S. D. Gendt, S. Krishnan, and H. Struyf, Effect of Deposition Methods on Material Removal Rate During Nickel CMP, In ICPT 2017: International Conference on Planarization/CMP Technology (VDE Publishing, 2017), pp. 1-6. Link PDF

  27. O. Durham, D. Chapman, S. Krishnan and D. Shipp, Radical Mediated Thiol-Ene Emulsion Polymerizations, Macromolecules 50, 775-783 (2017). Link

  28. Y. Wang, M. C. Turk, M. Sankarasubramanian, A. Srivatsa, D. Roy and S. Krishnan, Thermophysical and Transport Properties of Blends of an Ether-Derivatized Imidazolium Ionic Liquid and a Li+-Based Solvate Ionic Liquid, Journal of Materials Science 52 (7), 3719-3740 (2017). Link Highlight PDF

  29. R. I. Venkatanarayanan, S. Krishnan, A. Sreeram, P. A. Yuya, N. G. Patel, A. Tandia and J. B. McLaughlin, Simulated Dilatometry and Static Deformation Prediction of Glass Transition and Mechanical Properties of Polyacetylene and Poly(Para-Phenylene Vinylene), Macromolecular Theory and Simulations 25 (3), 238-253 (2016). Link, Cover, Highlight

  30. A. Sreeram, S. Krishnan, S. J. DeLuca, A. Abidnejad, M. C. Turk, D. Roy, E. Honarvarfard and P. J. Goulet, Simultaneous Electronic and Ionic Conduction in Ionic Liquid Imbibed Polyacetylene-Like Conjugated Polymer Films, RSC Advances 5 (107), 88425-88435 (2015). Link PDF

  31. R. Bhonsle, L. Teugels, S. Ibrahim, P. Ong, M. Delande, S. Krishnan, M. Siebert, H. Struyf and L. Leunissen, Inspection, Characterization and Classification of Defects for Improved CMP of III-V Materials, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 4 (11), P5073-P5077 (2015). Link

  32. N. G. Patel, A. Sreeram, R. I. Venkatanarayanan, S. Krishnan and P. A. Yuya, Elevated Temperature Nanoindentation Characterization of Poly(para-Phenylene Vinylene) Conjugated Polymer Films, Polymer Testing 41, 17-25 (2015). Link

  33. L. Wu, R. I. Venkatanarayanan, X. Shi, D. Roy and S. Krishnan, Glass Transition, Viscosity and Conductivity Correlations in Solutions of Lithium Salts in PEGylated Imidazolium Ionic Liquids, Journal of Molecular Liquids 198, 398-408, (2014). Link PDF

  34. A. Sreeram, N. G. Patel, R. I. Venkatanarayanan, S. J. DeLuca, P. Yuya and S. Krishnan, Kinetics of Formation of Poly(para-phenylene vinylene) by Thermal Conversion of a Sulfonium Precursor, Polymer Testing 37, 170-178 (2014). Link

  35. A. Sreeram, N. G. Patel, R. I. Venkatanarayanan, J. B. McLaughlin, S. J. DeLuca, P. Yuya and S. Krishnan, Nanomechanical Properties of Poly(para-phenylene vinylene) Determined Using Quasi-static and Dynamic Nanoindentation, Polymer Testing 37, 86-93 (2014). Link

  36. S. S. Moganty, P. S. Chinthamanipeta, V. K. Vendra, S. Krishnan and R. Baltus, Structure-Property Relationships in Transport and Thermodynamic Properties of Imidazolium Bistriflamide Ionic Liquids for CO2 Capture, Chem. Eng. J. 250, 377-389, (2014). Link

  37. J. M. Myrick, V. K. Vendra and S. Krishnan, Self-Assembled Polysaccharide Nanostructures for Controlled-Release Applications, Nanotechnology Reviews 3 (4), 319-346 (2014). Link

  38. U. R. K. Lagudu, S. Isono, S. Krishnan and S. V. Babu, Role of Ionic Strength in Chemical Mechanical Polishing of Silicon Carbide Using Silica Slurries, Colloids Surf. A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 445, 119-127 (2014). Link

  39. J. B. Matovu, P. Ong, L. H. A. Leunissen, S. Krishnan and S. V. Babu, Fundamental Investigation of Chemical Mechanical Polishing of GaAs in Silica Dispersions: Material Removal and Arsenic Trihydride Formation Pathways, ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 2, P432-P439 (2013). Link

  40. J. B. Matovu, P. Ong, L. H. A. Leunissen, S. Krishnan and S. V. Babu, Use of Multifunctional Carboxylic Acids and Hydrogen Peroxide To Improve Surface Quality and Minimize Phosphine Evolution During Chemical Mechanical Polishing of Indium Phosphide Surfaces, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 52, 10664-10672, (2013). Link

  41. S. Rock, W. Lin, D. Crain, S. Krishnan and D. Roy, Interfacial Characteristics of a PEGylated Imidazolium Bistriflamide Ionic Liquid Electrolyte at a Lithium Ion Battery Cathode of LiMn2O4, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5, 2075-2084 (2013). Link

  42. J. L. Lebga-Nebane, S. Rock, J. Franclemont, D. Roy and S. Krishnan, Thermophysical Properties and Proton Transport Mechanisms of Protic Ionic Liquids, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res 51, 14084-14098 (2012). Link PDF

  43. O. Z. Durham, S. Krishnan and D. A. Shipp, Polymer Microspheres Prepared by Water-borne Thiol-ene Suspension Photopolymerization, ACS Macro Lett. 1, 1134-1137, (2012). Link

  44. L. Wu, J. Jasinski and S. Krishnan, Carboxybetaine, Sulfobetaine and Cationic Block Copolymer Coatings: A Comparison of the Surface Properties and Antifouling Behavior, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 124, 2154-2170 (2012). Link

  45. L. V. N. R. Ganapatibhotla, L. Wu, J. Zheng, X. Jia, D. Roy, J. B. McLaughlin and S. Krishnan, Ionic Liquids with Fluorinated Block-oligomer Tails: Impact of Self-assembly on Transport Properties, J. Mater. Chem. 21, 19275-19285 (2011). Link PDF

  46. N. K. Penta, J. B. Matovu, P. R. Dandu, S. Krishnan and S. V. Babu, Role of Polycation adsorption in Poly-Si, SiO2 and Si3N4 Removal During Chemical Mechanical Polishing: Effect of Polishing Pad Surface Chemistry, Colloids Surf. A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 388, 21-28 (2011). Link

  47. E. Martinelli, G. Galli, S. Krishnan, M. Y. Paik, C. K. Ober and D. A. Fischer, New Poly(dimethylsiloxane)/poly(perfluorooctylethyl acrylate) Block Copolymers: Structure and Order Across Multiple Length Scales in Thin Films, J. Mater. Chem. 21, 15357-15368 (2011). Link

  48. L. V. N. R. Ganapatibhotla, J. Zheng, D. Roy and S. Krishnan, PEGylated Imidazolium Iodide Ionic Liquid Electrolytes: Thermophysical and Electrochemical Properties, Chem. Mater. 22, 6347-6360 (2010). Link

  49. S. Krishnan, M. Y. Paik, C. K. Ober, E. Martinelli, G. Galli, K. E. Sohn, E. J. Kramer and D. A. Fischer, NEXAFS Depth Profiling of Surface Segregation in Block Copolymer Thin Films, Macromolecules 43, 4733-4743 (2010). Link

  50. C. J. Weinman, N. Gunari, S. Krishnan, R. Dong, M. Y. Paik, K. E. Sohn, G. C. Walker, E. J. Kramer, D. A. Fischer, C. K. Ober, Protein Adsorption Resistance of Anti-Biofouling Block Copolymers Containing Amphiphilic Side Chains, Soft Matter 6, 3237-3243 (2010). Link

  51. D. Park, J. A. Finlay, R. J. Ward, C. J. Weinman, S. Krishnan, M. Y. Paik, K. E. Sohn, M. E. Callow, J. A. Callow, D. L. Handlin, C. L. Willis, D. A. Fischer, E. R. Angert, E. J. Kramer, C. K. Ober, Antimicrobial Behavior of Semifluorinated-Quaternized Triblock Copolymers Against Marine and Airborne Microorganisms, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2, 703-711 (2010). Link

  52. C. J. Weinman, J. A. Finlay, D. Park, M. Y. Paik, S. Krishnan, H. S. Sundaram, M. Dimitriou, K. E. Sohn, M. E. Callow, J. A. Callow, D. L. Handlin, C. L .Willis, E. J. Kramer, C. K. Ober, ABC Triblock Surface Active Block Copolymers with Grafted Ethoxylated Fluoroalkyl Amphiphilic Side Chains for Marine Anti-Fouling/Fouling-Release Applications, Langmuir 25, 12266-12274 (2009). Link

  53. E. Martinelli, S. Menghetti, G. Galli, A. Glisenti, S. Krishnan, M. Y. Paik, C. K. Ober, D.-M. Smilgies, D. A. Fischer, Surface Engineering of Styrene/PEGylated-fluoroalkyl Styrene Block Copolymer Thin Films, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 47, 267-284 (2009). Link

  54. S. Krishnan, C. J. Weinman, C. K. Ober, Advances in Polymers for Anti-Biofouling Surfaces, J. Mater. Chem. 18, 3405-3413, (2008). Link

  55. J. A. Finlay, S. Krishnan,* M. E. Callow, J. A. Callow, R. Dong, N. Asgill, K. Wong, E. J. Kramer, C. K. Ober, Settlement of Ulva Zoospores on Patterned Fluorinated and PEGylated Monolayer Surfaces, Langmuir 24, 503-510 (2008). Link

  56. R. Dong, S. Krishnan, B. A. Baird, M. Lindau, C. K. Ober, Patterned Biofunctional Poly(acrylic acid) Brushes on Silicon Surfaces, Biomacromolecules 8, 3082-3092, (2007). Link

  57. M. Y. Paik, S. Krishnan, F. You, X. Li, A. Hexemer, Y. Ando, S. H. Kang, D. A. Fischer, E. J. Kramer, C. K. Ober, Surface Organization, Light Driven Surface Changes and Stability of Semifluorinated Azobenzene Polymers, Langmuir 23, 5110-5119 (2007). Link

  58. P. Busch, S. Krishnan, M. Paik, G. E. S. Toombes, D.-M. Smilgies, S. M. Gruner, C. K. Ober, Surface Induced Tilt Propagation in Thin Films of Semifluorinated Liquid Crystalline Side Chain Block Copolymers, Macromolecules 40, 81-89 (2007). Link

  59. S. Krishnan, R. J. Ward, A. Hexemer, K. E. Sohn, K. L. Lee, E. R. Angert, D. A. Fischer, E. J. Kramer, C. K. Ober, Surfaces of Fluorinated Pyridinium Block-Copolymers with Enhanced Antibacterial Activity, Langmuir 22, 11255-11266 (2006). Link

  60. S. Krishnan, A. Ramakrishnan, A. Hexemer, J. A. Finlay, K. E. Sohn, R. Perry, C. K. Ober, E. J. Kramer, M. E. Callow, J. A. Callow, D. A. Fischer, Anti-Biofouling Properties of Comblike Block Copolymers with Amphiphilic Side Chains, Langmuir 22, 5075-5086 (2006). Link

  61. S. Krishnan, N. Wang, C. K. Ober, J. A. Finlay, M .E. Callow, J. A. Callow, A. Hexemer, K. E. Sohn, E. J. Kramer, D. A. Fischer, Comparison of the Fouling Release Properties of Hydrophobic Fluorinated and Hydrophilic PEGylated Block Copolymer Surfaces: Attachment Strength of the Diatom Navicula and the Green Alga Ulva, Biomacromolecules 7, 1449-1462 (2006). Link

  62. L. R. Pattison, A. Hexemer, E. J. Kramer, S. Krishnan, P. M. Petroff, D. A. Fischer, Probing the Ordering of Semiconducting Fluorene-Thiophene Copolymer Surfaces on Rubbed Polyimide Substrates by Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure, Macromolecules 39, 2225-2231 (2006). Link

  63. S. Krishnan, A. Klein, M. S. El-Aasser, E. D. Sudol, Ultracentrifugation Method to Measure Water-Soluble Monomer Incorporation in Latex, Colloid Polym. Sci. 283, 836-844 (2005). Link

  64. S. Krishnan, Y.-J. Kwark, C. K. Ober, Fluorinated Polymers: Liquid Crystalline Properties and Applications in Lithography, Chemical Record 4, 315-330 (2004). Link

  65. S. Krishnan, A. Klein, M. S. El-Aasser, E. D. Sudol, Effects of Agitation on Oxygen Inhibition, Particle Nucleation, Reaction Rates and Molecular Weights in Emulsion Polymerization of n-Butyl Methacrylate, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 43, 6331-6342 (2004). Link PDF

  66. S. Krishnan, A. Klein, M. S. El-Aasser, E. D. Sudol, Influence of Chain Transfer Agent on the Cross-Linking of Poly(n-butyl methacrylate-co-N-methylol acrylamide) Latex Particles and Films, Macromolecules 36, 3511-3518 (2003). Link PDF

  67. S. Krishnan, A. Klein, M. S. El-Aasser, E. D. Sudol, Effect of Surfactant Concentration on Particle Nucleation in Emulsion Polymerization of n-Butyl Methacrylate, Macromolecules 36,3152-3159 (2003). Link

  68. S. Krishnan, A. Klein, M. S. El-Aasser, E. D. Sudol, Relative Importance of the Effects of Seed and Feed Stage Agitations on Latex Properties in Semibatch Emulsion Copolymerization of n-Butyl Methacrylate and N-Methylol Acrylamide, Polym. React. Eng. 11, 359-378 (2003). Link PDF

  69. S. Krishnan, A. Klein, M. S. El-Aasser, E. D. Sudol, Agitation Effects in Emulsion Copolymerization of n-Butyl Methacrylate and N-Methylol Acrylamide. Polym. React. Eng. 11,335-357 (2003). Link PDF


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