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Dr. Appu Vinod

Faculty - School of Engg. & Science

appu@iitmz.ac.in

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Educational Qualifications

PostDoc. Researcher in Material Science 2026

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel

PhD in Surface Science (Adhesion and Wetting) 2021

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas , USA

MS 2017

Chemical Engineering

Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas , USA

B.Tech 2012

Chemical Engineering

Government Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala

Awards

  • Research Excellence Award (2020)

    Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Houston, Texas, USA

  • Research Excellence Award (2019)

    Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Houston, Texas, USA

  • Winner, Business Plan Competition (2016)

    Gills Chair, Lamar University, Texas, USA

Research Interests

  • Design and characterization of superhydrophobic and functional coatings
  • Mechanisms of ice adhesion and anti-icing
  • Surface engineering for lithium-ion batteries
  • Experimental soft matter physics, focusing on the surface energy, adhesion, and interfacial properties of living cells.

Selected Papers

2025

Evaluating Forces Acting on a Pendant Drop Suspended from a Small Pillar

Arogeti, M.

A. Vinod

M. Tadmor

Langmuir 41, no. 28 (2025): 18414-18424

2025

Probabilistic Droplet Bouncing

Stern, Y.

I. Frog

V. Multanen

M. Hananovitz

A. Vinod

R. Tadmor

Physics of Fluids 37, no. 12

2025

Furmidge Equation Revisited

Stern Yotam

Rafael Tadmor

Assaf Miron

Appu Vinod

Langmuir 41, no. 18 (2025): 11785-11793

2025

Increasing Particle Size by Air-Flow Modification: An Experimental Study

Haikin, N.

V. Multanen

S. Lerman

J. Kutsher

A. Vinod

S. Shendalov

O. Tsur

A. Haimson

R.Tadmor

D. Katoshevski

Separation and Purification Technology 354: 129441

2024

Measuring Surface Energy of Solid Surfaces Using Centrifugal Adhesion Balance

Vinod, Appu

Yuval Barak

Sakshi Yadav Schmid

Semih Gulec

Yagna Valkya Reddy Bhimavarapu

Akash Jena

David Katoshevski

Nitsa Haikin

Rafael Tadmor

Physical Review E 110, no. 1: 014801

2023

Gels That Serve as Mucus Simulants: A Review

Vinod, Appu

Rafael Tadmor

David Katoshevski

Ephraim J. Gutmark

Gels 9, no. 7: 555

2022

Mucus- Inspired Tribology: A Sticky Yet Flowing Hydrogel

Vinod, Appu

Yagna Valkya Reddy Bhimavarapu

Mor Hananovitz

Yotam Stern

Semih Gulec

Akash Kumar Jena

Sakshi Yadav

E. J. Gutmark

Prabir K. Patra

Rafael Tadmor

ACS Applied Polymer Materials 4, no. 11: 8527–8535

2021

Stages That Lead to Drop Depinning and Onset of Motion

Jena, Akash K

Yagna Valkya Reddy Bhimavarapu

Sirui Tang

Jie Liu

Ratul Das

Semih Gulec

Appu Vinod

Chun-Wei Yao

Tianxing Cai

Rafael Tadmor

Langmuir 38, no. 1: 92–99