Faculty Bio

Dr. Poongothai N. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Chemistry, Department of Sciences, School of Engineering, Coimbatore Campus. Her areas of research include Corrosion Inhibitors.

Research Interests

Studies on the inhibition efficiency of natural products on corrosion of metals in various environments using different techniques- weight loss methods and electrochemical techniques.

Academic Profile

Work experience

Fields of Specialization

Educational Qualification

Skill Set

• Experience in Corrosion Rate and inhibition efficiency determination by various weight loss methods and electrochemical methods (Tafel and A C impedance techniques)
• Extract preparation from natural and synthetic inhibitors by distillation process
• Analysis and interpretation of analytical data comprising of NMR, IR and UV
• Analysis and interpretation of analytical data comprising quantitative analysis methods

Instruments Handled

• Experimental experience in using Keithley instrument-2001- EG 2G PAR-173 potentiostat and PAR Impedance electrochemical analyzer-M6310
• Experimental experience in using SEM, UV-Visible, FTIR and NMR Spectroscopy

Membership

• NACE International
• Indian council of chemist – LF 1186
• International Solid state Chemistry and Applied Sciences (ISCAS)- LM-359

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars

• Present a poster on April 17th, 2015 in Corrosion Awareness Day 2015 (CAD15) in THE GANDHIGRAM RURAL INSTITUTE DEEMED UNIVERSITY, Gandhigram.
• Seminar participated on Feb 3-5, 2015, Indo-French Seminar on Women in Science” through CEFIPRA, at IISc, Bangalore.
• Workshop attended- on Jan 30 -31, 2014, ‘Sort Term Traning course on Corrosion and its Control, at SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai.
• Akash- Faculty development programs in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore on December, 2013.
• International Conference on “Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology”- NANO 2010 in K S Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode on Dec 13- 16, 2010.
• International Conference on “3rd Bangalore NANO 2010” in IISc, Bangalaru on Dec 8- 9, 2010.
• Paper presented- “Introduction to synthesis of nano materials by different techniques”, National Conference on Current trends in Chemistry NCCTC-10, in Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on Dec 2- 3, 2010.
• Paper Presented- “Corrosion Inhibition of Essential Oils on Copper in Sea Water, Rain Water, SO2 and H2S Environments”, National Conference on Recent Advances in Electroanalytical Techniques in Gandhigram Rural Institute- Deemed University, Gandhigram on Feb 25- 26, 2010.
• Paper Presented- “Studies on Essential Oils as VCI for Mild Steel in Marine Atmosphere”, National Conference on Corrosion Assessment and Its Control- (NCAC 09) in Thiyagaraja College, Madurai on Dec 21- 22, 2009.
• Paper Presented- “Introduction to Nanomaterials and Nanosciences, National Symposium and seminar – Solid state Chemistry and Nanomaterials in Vellore College of Technology”, Vellore on Nov 19- 21, 2009.
• National Seminar on Nanosciences and Nanomaterials, on June 4th 2009 Attended in Amrita College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.
• National Seminar on Recent Advances in Green Chemistry-RAGC’08 on Oct 14th 2008 Attended in Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai.
• Three Days Workshop on Faculty Empowerment Programs-VIKASA on Jan 18- 20, 2008 Attended in Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore.
• Paper Presented-“Bioinformatics in Drug Discovery” in National Seminar on “Emerging Trends and Developments in Bioinformatics” on 3- 5, Jan 2006 in Dr. G. R. Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore.
• National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Chemistry” on June 2006 in Avinashilingham Deemed University, Coimbatore.