Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology, School of Science and Humanities
University of Ulsan
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Engineering microbes and peptides to recover waste and build sustainable materials.
Bioremediation, Cell surface display, Metabolic engineering, Biomaterials
Mail: k.ashokkumar@sru.edu.in
Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from University of Ulsan
M.Sc in Biotechnology from Bharathiar University
B.Sc in Biotechnology from Bharathiar University
Post-Doctoral Researcher at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, from 2025-08-01 to 2026-02-28.
Post-Doctoral Research fellow at National Taiwan University, from 2024-11-01 to 2025-02-28.
Ph.D
PG
Ashokkumar Kumaravel, Saranya Shanmugasundarama, Kim-Ngan T. Trana, Palanivel Velmurugan, Soon Ho Hong (2026). Cobalt oxide nanoparticle synthesis by cell surface engineered recombinant Escherichia coli and the potential application on photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin. Results in Engineering (IF 9.4, Q1)
Saranya Shanmugasundaram, Ashokkumar Kumaravel, Soon Ho Hong (2026). E. coli Surface-Displayed Nickel-Binding Peptides for Preferential Nickel Recovery from Battery Wastewater: Computational Modelling and Experimental Validation. Journal of Environmental Management (IF 9.2, Q1)
Ashokkumar Kumaravel, Shin-Ping Lin, Shella Permatasari Santoso, Saranya Shanmugasundaram, Hsien-Yi Hsu, Chang-Wei Hsieh, Yu-Chieh Chou, Hui-Wen Lin, Kuan-Chen Cheng (2025). Unlocking the potential of bacterial cellulose: synthesis, functionalization, and industrial impact. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (IF 8.7, Q1)
Bharat Bhargawa, Tran Van Tam, Ashok Kumar Kumaravel, Sandeep Kumar Lakhera, Soon Ho Hong, Won Mook Choi, Ik-Keun Yoo (2025). Optimized g-C3N4/TiO2 composites for visible-light-driven Sono photocatalysis in norfloxacin removal. Environmental Research (IF 8.2, Q1)
Ashokkumar Kumaravel, Selvamani, V., Sengupta, T., Gu Kang, S., & Ho Hong, S (2024). Surface- engineered recombinant Escherichia coli for the potential application of the cobalt-contaminated wastewater treatment and the photocatalytic dye degradation. Bioresource Technology (IF 8.2, Q1)
Ashokkumar Kumaravel, Sengupta, T., Sathiyamoorthy Padmanaban, J Jeong, Gu Kang, S., Ho Hong, S (2024). Cobalt oxide nanoparticle synthesis by cell-surface engineered recombinant Escherichia coli and potential application for anticancer treatment. ACS omega (IF 5.2, Q1)
Ashok Kumar Kumaravel, Vidhya Selvamani, SH Hong (2023). Photocatalytic reduction of methylene blue by the cobalt-bound surface-engineered recombinant Escherichia coli as whole-cell biocatalyst. Bioengineering (IF 4.4, Q2)
Ashok Kumar Kumaravel, KNT Tran, SH Hong (2023). Impact of the Synthetic Scaffold Strategy on the Metabolic Pathway Engineering. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering (IF 2.8, Q2)
KNT Tran, Ashok Kumar Kumaravel, J Jeong, SH Hong (2022). High Yield Fermentation of L-serine in Recombinant Escherichia coli via Colocalization of SerB and EamA through Protein Scaffold. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering (IF 2.8, Q2)
Nivedhitha Kabeerdass, Karthikeyan Murugesan, Natarajan Arumugam, Abdulrahman I Almansour, Raju Suresh Kumar, Sinouvassane Djearamane, Ashok Kumar Kumaravel et.al, (2022). Biomedical and Textile Applications of Alternanthera sessilis Leaf Extract Mediated Synthesis of Colloidal Silver Nanoparticle. Nanomaterials (IF 4.8, Q1)
I.Jenish, A Felix Sahayaraj, V Suresh, J Mani Raj, M Appadurai, E Fantin Irudaya Raj, Omaima Nasif, Saleh Alfarraj, Ashok Kumar Kumaravel (2022). Analysis of the hybrid of mudar/snake grass fiber- reinforced epoxy with nano-silica filler composite for structural application. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (IF 3.26, Q2)
S Somasundaram, J Jeong, Ashok Kumar Kumaravel, SH Hong (2021). Whole-cell display of Pyrococcus horikoshii glutamate decarboxylase in Escherichia coli for high-titer extracellular gamma-aminobutyric acid production. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (IF 4.5, Q1)
