Epoxy is one of the most used thermosetting polymers with lots of potential applications, but the brittleness of the cured epoxy composites is a major drawback that limits its usage. Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph’s group is extensively working on this area for last decade with an aim to develop toughened epoxy nanocomposites with improvement in fracture toughness with out a trade-off in other comprehensive properties. For this the group came up with design and synthesis of novel toughening agents, that will contribute to the overall property improvement of epoxy thermosets.