Rupa Palanisamy

Rupa is a collaborative researcher at Tyndall, working in the Advanced Energy Materials Laboratory. Her key responsibilities include the fabrication of nanostructured electrodes and electrochemical characterization for supercapacitors, sodium-ion batteries, and biosensor applications. She actively contributes to projects focused on converting waste heat to electricity, optimizing gold-coated silicon wafers, and advancing thermoelectric materials. Her research interests lie at the intersection of sustainable energy storage and nanomaterial innovation. She is passionate about engineering battery-type electrodes with layered double hydroxides and transition metal chalcogenides to develop next-generation supercapacitors that are both high-performing and eco-friendly.

Her notable achievements include winning the Best Poster Award at the EMRS Fall Meeting 2025 and receiving accolades at Tyndall’s SEM Image Competition. She has published first-author articles in peer-reviewed journals and collaborates with European research institutes and universities.

Rupa holds a Master’s degree in Nanoscience and Technology and is currently completing her PhD in Chemistry at University College Cork. Her thesis focuses on hybrid energy systems integrating thermal energy conversion and electrochemical energy storage. Through cross-European collaborations, she continues to explore scalable, real-world energy solutions.