Dr. Jayalatha Gopalakrishnan received her B.Tech. degree in Polymer Science & Rubber Technology in 1999 and M.Tech. degree in Polymer Technology in 2001 from Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT). She joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology in 2004. She received her Ph.D. Degree in Polymer Technology in 2013 from CUSAT. Her research areas include Polymer/Graphene nanocomposites, Rubber/cellulose nanocomposites, Bio- polymer based nanocomposites.