Dr. Amrutha M S
Dr. Amrutha M S

Dr. Amrutha M S

Scientist, CSIR-CECRI
Central Electrochemical Research Institute

About Me

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Corrosion and Electrochemistry. With five years of industrial experience, I specialize in leading interdisciplinary projects and engaging diverse stakeholders to advance corrosion mitigation in the energy sector. My focus is on shaping a culture of corrosion control by bridging research, industry, and operations—fostering collaboration, accelerating problem-solving, and nurturing the next generation of talent.

🔬 Vision

Translation of scientific ideas into deployable technologies & drives sustainable solutions for corrosion challenges in both Traditional and Renewable Energy Sectors

🎯 Quick Overview

🏢 Expertise

Led research initiatives and collaborated with multidisciplinary teams across academia and industry to develop corrosion monitoring programs, corrosion-resistant materials, and protective coatings. Expertise in asset integrity programs and predictive modeling

🔬 Research Focus

Protective coatings, High Acid Crude Corrosion, Corrosion in Hydrogen fuels and CCUS, Corroion in biofuels (SAF, RD, gasohol, bio-diesel), Predictive analysis of Process related Corrosion Mechanisms

🏆 Key Achievements

4 product patents, 6+ publications, 4 commercialized products, Presentations in different international platforms. Experienced in setting the state-of-art Corrosion Research Facility with electrochemical, metallugical and coating characterization equipment and pilot plants and HTHP autoclaves

🏢 Professional Experience

Scientist (Corrosion & Materials Protection)

25th July 2025 - Present
CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, TamilNadu, India
  • Develop new materials and protective coatings to improve safety and durability in industries
  • Work on solving real-world problems related to corrosion and material damage
  • Guide and support young researchers while sharing knowledge with industry and academia

Manager (Corrosion Studies & Metallurgy)

April 2022 - July 2025
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited - R&D Center
  • Coordinated with refinery and pipeline groups in developing corrosion management strategies for enhanced asset reliability
  • Mentored cross-functional teams of post-doctoral researchers and graduate students to commercialize 5 corrosion mitigation products
  • Developed anomaly detection systems integrating LIMS data with corrosion parameters for intelligent unit monitoring
  • Led high acid crude processing and renewable energy corrosion mitigation projects with COMSOL modeling

Assistant Manager (Corrosion Studies & Metallurgy)

December 2020 - April 2022
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited - R&D Center
  • Planned and commissioned state-of-the-art Corrosion Research Laboratory worth $24 million
  • Led Asset Integrity Management activities for HPCL Refineries through Root Cause Failure Analysis
  • Developed Asset Integrity Management strategies and corrosion cell roadmaps
  • Focused on renewable energy processing: H₂ transport, CCUS, sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel

Postdoctoral Researcher

November 2018 - March 2021
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • Developed universal approach for nano-to-nano electrodeposition for 2D layered nanomaterials
  • Studied and modified surfaces with high resolution SICM (Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy)
  • Conducted electrochemical generation of nanochannels through Cys-81 SP1 systems

🎓 Education

Ph.D. & M.S. in Chemical Engineering

2015 - 2020
Indian Institute of Technology Madras

CGPA: 8.8/10

Thesis: Mechanistic Analysis of Anodic Dissolution of Group IV Valve Metals in HF Using Electrochemistry

B.Tech in Chemical Engineering

2008 - 2012
Government Engineering College, Thrissur

Score: 84% - Rank holder in Chemical Engineering Program, Calicut University

🔬 Research Interests

🛡️ Protective Coatings Development

Advanced coating systems for extreme environments, thermal insulation coatings, and fire intumescent coatings for structural protection

🛢️ High Acid Crude Corrosion Mitigation

Understanding and mitigating naphthenic acid corrosion, sulfidation mechanisms, and developing predictive models for crude processing

💨 H₂ Production, Storage & Transport

Hydrogen infrastructure integrity, hydrogen embrittlement studies, and corrosion mitigation in hydrogen economy systems

🌱 Sustainable Fuel Sources Corrosion

Corrosion challenges in biofuels, ethanol blends, sustainable aviation fuel, and renewable diesel processing

🏭 CO₂ Capture, Utilization & Storage

CCUS infrastructure corrosion, sweet corrosion in high-pressure CO₂ environments, and pipeline integrity management

📊 Predictive Corrosion Analysis

COMSOL modeling, machine learning for corrosion prediction, anomaly detection systems, and process-related corrosion mechanisms

🏆 Awards & Recognitions

Selected Speaker – ADIPEC 2025

Oral presentation on “Thermal Insulating Coating to Mitigate Corrosion Under Insulation” at ADIPEC, the world’s largest energy event.

Best Oral Presentation – CORCON 2024

Received Best Oral Presentation Award in the Renewable Energy category at CORCON 2024.

Finalist – Gulf Energy Excellence Award

Ranked among the top 3 finalists recognizing outstanding contributions to corrosion mitigation in the energy sector.

Institute Research Award – IIT Madras

Awarded in 2018 for exceptional research contributions in electrochemical modeling of corrosion mechanisms.

Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowship – IIT Madras

Received in 2018 for outstanding academic performance and research potential.

Rank Holder – Chemical Engineering, Calicut University

Secured top rank in 2012 with 84% marks in B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur.

📖 Patents on corrosion mitigation products (4)

Composition for corrosion inhibition in a fuel mixture and its method of preparation thereof

Filings: Indian Patent (202341032535), Filed in USA (18/658,134), Europe (EP24020140), Brazil (BR 10 2024 008976-6), Qatar (QA/202405/000341), Saudi Arabia (SA 1020242396), UAE (P2024-01144) & Thailand (2401002888)

Development of novel and cost-effective thermal insulating coating to mitigate corrosion under insulation

Filings: Indian Patent 202441012339, Filed in USA, Europe

Development of Additive for Mitigating Ammonium Chloride corrosion issues in Hydrotreaters

Journal: Indian Patent 202441009693, Filed in USA, Europe

Composition for fire intumescent coating

Filings Indian Patent (202441039409)

📖 International Journal Publications

Mechanistic analysis of anodic dissolution of Zr in acidic fluoride media

Journal: J. Electrochem. Soc., 2018

Effect of HF concentration on anodic dissolution of Titanium

Journal: J. Electrochem. Soc., 2017

Kinetics of anodic dissolution of Zr in acidic fluoride media

Journal: J. Solid State Electrochem., 2017

Label-Free Detection of Chikungunya Non-Structural Protein 3 Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Journal: J. Electrochem. Soc., 2019

Studies on Group IV and V Valve Metal Corrosion in Acidic Fluoride Media

Journal: J. Electrochem. Soc., 2020

Development of U-bent plastic optical fiber biosensor with plasmonic labels for detection of chikungunya nonstructural protein 3

Journal: Analyst, 2020

🌍 Selected International Conference Presentations

Thermal Insulating Coating to mitigate Corrosion Under Insulation, ADIPEC, AbuDhabi 2025 (Oral)

Thermal Insulating Coating to mitigate Corrosion Under Insulation, CHT-Energy Technology Meet, 2025, Bengaluru, India (Poster)

Moving Ahead of E10 to E20: Challenges and Way forward, Corcon, 2024, Chennai, India (Oral)

Thermal Insulating Coating to mitigate Corrosion Under Insulation, ADIPEC, 2025 (Oral)

Formation of nano-channels using SP1 embedded sol-gel matrix, ISRAAnalytica 2020, Jerusalem, Israel (Oral)

Surface patterning by metal oxide nanoparticles, SECM-10 Workshop 2019, Paris (Oral)- Fontainebleau

Mechanistic Analysis of Zr Dissolution using EIS, ECS 2017, New Orleans (Oral)

Corrosion Behavior of Ti and Zr in HF, ECS 2017, New Orleans (Oral)

Anodic dissolution of Ti in acidic fluoride media, ECS 2016, San Diego (Oral)

Copper-BTA interaction studies via EIS, APCCC 2016, Mumbai (Oral)

📸 Research & Team Work

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🤝 Contact & Collaboration

Open for research collaborations in corrosion mitigation for oil & gas and renewable energy sectors. Seeking partnerships with industry and academic institutions for advancing corrosion science and technology.

📧 Contact Information

  • 📩 Official: msamrutha.cecri@csir.res.in
  • 📧 Personal: msamrutha@gmail.com
  • 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amruthams/
  • 📍 Location: Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India

🏭 Industry Partnerships

  • ⚙️ Oil & Gas Sector Downstream and Upstream Projects
  • 🌪️ Pipeline sector projects
  • 🔋 Hydrogen and CO2 - transportation and storage reliability programs
  • 🏗️ Asset Integrity Management
  • 🚀 Product Co-Development & Commercialization
  • 📊 Predictive Corrosion Modeling

🎓 Academic Collaborations

  • 👨‍🎓 PhD & Masters Student Joint Supervision
  • 🔬 Joint Research Projects
  • 🤝 Knowledge Exchange Programs
  • 📚 Conference & Publication Opportunities
  • 💡 Research Grant Applications
  • 🌐 International Collaborations

🌟 Interested in pursuing Research in Corrosion Science?

If you are a student passionate about corrosion science, with a background in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Metallurgy, and have a supporting fellowship, please contact us via email.
Updates on other sponsored vacancies will be regularly posted on our website.

📍 Location