Faculty Bio

M.Sc. Thesis Guidance

1. Miss. Archana P (CB.SC.P2CHE18002)- A Preliminary Investigation into the Influence of Indian Spices and Condiments on Aluminium Leaching from Aluminium Cookwares Under Ethnic Indian Cooking Condition- (May 2020)
2. Miss. Muktha M Varma, (CB.SC.P2CHE18011), A Preliminary Investigation into the Influence of Indian Spices and Condiments on Aluminium leaching from Indalium Cookware under Ethnic Indian Cooking Conditions- (May 2020)
3. Miss Lekshmi Mohan Nair, (CB.SC.I5CHE14011), Opaline Silica supported Copper(II) prepared from the dung of Bos Taurus indicus: Physicochemical Characterization, Antimicrobial Activity and Free Radical Scavenging Activities (May 2019)
4. Miss Manisha R Menon, (CB.SC.I5CHE14012), Opaline Silica Supported Zn: Physicochemical Characterization, Free Radical Scavenging and Antimicrobial Activity (May 2019)

M.Sc. Thesis Co- Guidance

1. Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanorods and magnesium doped zinc oxide for the photocatalytic degradation of chromium (VI), Miss Sajna P J, CB.SC.I5PHY15025, (May 2020)
2. Synthesis and characterization of Zinc Oxide nano rods and Manganese doped Zinc Oxide for photocatalytic degradation of chromium (VI), Miss-P MALAVIKA MENON, CB.SC.I5PHY15018 (May 2020)
3. Opaline Silica supported Ag: Physicochemical Characterization, Free Radical Scavenging and Anti-Microbial Activity- Miss Darshitha PP- CB.SC.I5PHY14013 (May 2019)
4. Synthesis and characterizations of versatile Silica incorporated magnesium zinc oxide photocatalyst- Miss AthiraChandran M- CB.SC.I5PHY14011 (May 2019)
5. Synthesis of Biogenic Silica enriched Manganese–zinc oxide photocatalyst Mr. Amal N- CB.SC.I5PHY14003 (May 2019)

1. Received the prestigious research grant (principal investigator) SUTRA-PIC (Year-2021) from DST-Government of India for the project “utilization of micronutrients rich indigenous cow dung to develop an innovative dermal trace metal delivery system with multifunctional facets”. Sanction budget Rs 78,22,455.
2. Received the prestigious research grant (Co-principal investigator) SHRI (Year-2023) from DST-Government of India for the project “An Archeotechnological innovation orchestrating a sustainable architecture towards functional food contact metallic surfaces for the indigent and ethno-classical art-theatre percussion instruments”. Sanction budget Rs 70,00,000. The project has 3 principal investigators, for technical reason Dr Sivasubramanian could not be put as principal investigator.
3. Developed an advanced-biomass processing, analysis and product development laboratory– “Advanced Multifunctional Materials and Analysis Laboratory-AMMAL with state-of-the-art instrumentation and technology at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. The total budget -permanent assets- Rs 1.3 Cr. Recurring- Rs 1.0 Cr, Total- Rs 2.3 Cr. (Year 2021-2025).
4. Member of the board of studies in MSc in Environmental Sciences with minor in Remote Sensing & Geographical Information Systems (RS & GIS) programme of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
5. Presented an Invited Lecture (green technologies for sustainability) in “VIDYUT 2020- National level Multifest” conducted by Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Kerala on 29 Jan 2020.
6. Presented an Invited Lecture (From Green to Sustainable Chemistry) in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Stimulating Concepts in Green Chemistry, conducted by Research and PG Department of Chemistry, Sree Narayana Mangalam College Maliankara, Kerala on 14 Nov 2014.
7. Member- Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Germany(2011- )
8. Senior Research Fellow, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi (2008-2011)
9. First prize in Sixth National level Youth Parliament Competition conducted by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Govt of India -2004

• 18CHY333 Green Chemistry – UG elective
• 18CHY643 Sustainable Chemical Science- PG elective
• 18CHY644 Sustainable Techniques in Chemical Sciences- PG Elective
• 15CHY100/18CHY101/18CHY101- first year Engineering Chemistry