Member since 2005
Email: meraja@chem.wayne.edu
Birth Place: Mulanur, INDIA (Sept 1980)
Completed Masters Degree in Applied Chemistry in 2004 and worked as a Project Assistant at the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit of the Indian Institute of Science up until June 2005. Currently a Graduate Research Assistant in Prof. Stephanie Brock’s Lab working on synthesis and characterization of transition metal phosphide nanoparticles with potential magnetic applications and on mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery applications in colloboration with pharmacy school at Wayne State University.
1. Elayaraja, M.; Sree Ramadevi, S.; Vasan, H. N.; Garcia, C.; Noe, L.; Verelst, M. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2007, 9, 561-567; DOI: 10.1007/s11051-006-9071-z
2. Elayaraja , M.; Parashu Ram, K.; Lawes, G.; Brock, S. L. ACS Nano: Control of Phase in Phosphide Nanoparticles Produced by Metal Nanoparticle Transformation: Fe2P and FeP. Article published on the web on 4th AUG 2009. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/nn900574r
1. Poster Presentation: "Factors influencing phase stability in the formation of iron phosphide nanoparticles", Solid State Gordon Conference, (July 30 2008), New London, NH.
2. Poster Presentation: "Synthesis, characterization and preliminary testing of mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery application", MRS Fall 2008 Meeting, (Dec 1 2008), Boston, MA.
3. Poster Presentation: "Factors influencing phase stability in the formation of iron phosphide nanoparticles", MRS Fall 2008 Meeting, (Dec 3 2008), Boston, MA.
4. Poster Presentation: "Phase control in Nickel and Cobalt Phosphide nanoparticles using Trioctylphosphine", NASSC, June 18 2009, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
5. Oral Presentation: "Factors influencing phase stability in the formation of iron phosphide nanoparticles", NASSC, June 19 2009, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.