Dr Latha Krishnan

Dr Latha Krishnan is a Research Fellow at Coventry University, Functional Material Group. She was awarded a full EPRSC scholarship to carry out a successful PhD in Materials Science from The University of Bolton (UK), which was completed in 2016. Dr Krishnan holds M. Tech in Fibre Science Technology (with distinction) from reputed Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. Dr Krishnan’s research experience includes working as Senior Executive in Business Research & Development for a multinational company (SRF Limited) in India for 2 years and developed heat resistant nano composite fibres for tyre cord applications. She has published 11 high impact journal papers of Polymer Degradation and Stability, RSC Advances and Materials Science with h-index-6 and 124 citations. She has presented at five international conferences. Within her time at Coventry University, She has made significant contribution to four UK and EU interdisciplinary research projects (funding from H2020, Innovate UK and APC) and led work-packages within them as a Research Fellow. Recognising her abilities in research, she has been nominated to be the Early Career Researcher representative of the Doctoral College and Centre for Research Capability and Development Steering Committee at Coventry University. She is a ethics reviewer at Coventry University and a reviewer for the Polymer Journal.