Dr Logeshwaran is a Research Fellow at the Environmental Plastic and Innovation Cluster (EPIC) at the School of Engineering. He manages the ISO and DIN CERTCO-certified lab for biomaterial testing and analysis in EPIC. He is also studying microbiome changes in terrestrial and in various organisms exposed to contaminants, including microplastics, and developing and testing plastic-alternative biopolymers.
As a co-investigator in a project funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), he is working on Closing the Loop: textile waste composting for improved carbon footprint and sustainability. His team has successfully developed various eco-friendly textile recycling strategies.