
Prof. Satheesh Krishnamurthy
Open Education Lead & Principal Investigator
Open University
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Satheesh Krishnamurthy is the CCG Open Education Lead. He has over 20 years’ research experience in renewable energy within academia and industry. He specializes in the laser and plasma processing of renewable energy materials and chemical vapour deposition of semiconductor nanomaterials. His research is widely published with over 80 publications in scientific journals and book chapters, some with impact factor of 8 to 35, and over 7000 citations. He is committed to the practical application and sustainability of research through commercialization of renewable energy technologies and strengthening the capacity of academics and entrepreneurs in developing countries.
Professor Krishnamurthy has successfully assembled, led, and managed many multidisciplinary, multi-country research collaborations between UK/Irish and Southern hemisphere academic, NGO, and private sector partners to address the intractable global challenge of access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy. He was awarded UK India Research Excellence in 2016 by British Prime minister delegation to India.