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Dr. Sreedhar K. M.

Associate Professor , Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Science, Amritapuri

Qualification: MSc, Ph.D
sreedharkm@am.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Computational Chemistry, Conducting Polymers, Natural Products, Polymer Supported Organic Synthesis, Polymer Supported Peptide Synthesis, Polymer Supported Reagents

Bio

Dr. K. M. Sreedhar joined Amrita’s Department of Chemistry in 2004. He received his Ph. D. in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University; his dissertation was on Polymeric Reagents Based on the Cross-Linked Copolymers of N-Vinylpyrrolidone and 4-Vinylpyridine.

Dr. Sreedhar is currently advisor to five Ph. D. candidates. He has guided numerous projects at the M. Sc. level as well. He has published internationally in the areas relating to his work.

His areas of interest include synthesis and characterization of organic polymers used as supports in solid-phase organic synthesis and reactions, polymer-supported organic synthesis and reactions, polymer-supported reagents, catalysts, polymer-supported peptide synthesis, synthesis and characterization of antibacterial peptides.

Dr. Sreedhar has an M. Sc. in Applied Chemistry from the Gandhigram Rural Institute of Central University. He is also interested in the fields of Waste Water Treatment, Conducting Polymers and Computational Chemistry.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Electrochemical quantification of Vanillin using hydrazine derivative modified pencil graphite electrode

Cite this Research Publication : Sreelekshmi, Wilson, A., Sajeevan, B., Gopika, M. G., Babu, A., Sreedhar, K. M., & Saraswathyamma, B. (2023). Electrochemical quantification of Vanillin using hydrazine derivative modified pencil graphite electrode. Materials Today: Proceedings, 80, 558-563.

Year : 2022

ZnO codoped with Si and Mn – Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic reduction of hazardous chromium (VI) by the codoped ZnO

Cite this Research Publication : N. Amal , M. Athira Chandran , K.M. Sreekanth , G. Sivasubramanian , A. Chithra Mohan , S.L. Gowri , Rishika Narendran , K.M. Sreedhar,

Year : 2021

ZnO Co-Doped With Ni and Mg – Preparaton By Co-Precipitation, Characterisation and Effect of Amount of the Co-Dopants on the band width of ZnO

Cite this Research Publication : K. M. Sreedhar, Sangeeth Sivan, Karthik Raja, Kirti Suresh, Sreelekshmi R, Appu Palat, Sreekanth K M, ZnO Co-Doped With Ni and Mg - Preparaton By Co-Precipitation, Characterisation and Effect of Amount of the Co-Dopants on the band width of ZnO, RASĀYAN Journal of Chemistry, 14(2), 1289-296(2021) http://dx.doi.org/10.31788/ RJC.2021.1426031

Publisher : RASĀYAN Journal of Chemistry

Year : 2021

Micro circular economy conceptualized though the sustainable synthesis of a valuable opaline silica based microcidal, non-cytotoxic and free radical scavenging, composite from the dung of vechur cattle – A rare breed of bos taurus indicus

Cite this Research Publication : Mohan, L.; Archana, P.; Varma, M. M.; Kocherla, M.; Sreedhar, K. M.; Sreekanth, K. M.; Sivasubramanian, G. Micro Circular Economy Conceptualized Though the Sustainable Synthesis of a Valuable Opaline Silica Based Microcidal, Non-Cytotoxic and Free Radical Scavenging, Composite from the Dung of Vechur Cattle – A Rare Breed of Bos Taurus Indicus. Materials Today: Proceedings 2021, S2214785320401397

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2021

Preparation and characterisation of nickel oxide and nickel oxide codoped with magnesium and zinc

Cite this Research Publication : Erin Ann Sunny , Nahan Nazar , M Bhagyalakshmi , S Sooryanarayanan, A Chithra Mohan , Jomol Mariyam Thomas , Varsha Nair , G Sivasubramanian , K M Sreekanth , K M Sreedhar, Preparation and characterisation of nickel oxide and nickel oxide codoped with magnesium and zinc,2021.

Year : 2020

Synthesis and Characterizations of a Versatile Silica Incorporated Magnesium-Zinc Oxide Photocatalyst

Cite this Research Publication : Chandran, M. A.; Amal, N.; Sreedhar, K. M.; Sivasubramanian, G.; Sreekanth, K. M. Synthesis and Characterizations of a Versatile Silica Incorporated Magnesium-Zinc Oxide Photocatalyst. RJC 2020, 13 (04), 2616–2625

Publisher : RJC

Year : 2020

Mixed metal oxide based electrochemical sensing of inhibitory neurotransmitter serotonin in the presence of dopamine

Cite this Research Publication : R. G. Krishnan, Dr. Beena S., Dr. Sreedhar K. M., David, S., Prakash, A. P., and Greeshma, S., “Mixed metal oxide based electrochemical sensing of inhibitory neurotransmitter serotonin in the presence of dopamine”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 872, p. 012105, 2020

Publisher : IOP Publishing

Year : 2018

Synthesis, structural and optical properties of Mn Doped ZnO with its photocatalytic activity

Cite this Research Publication : Gautham, P.; Varma, U. S.; Sreekanth, K. M.; Kumar, D. V. R.; Sreedhar, K. M.; Sivasubramanian, G. Synthesis, Structural and Optical Properties of Mn Doped ZnO with Its Photocatalytic Activity. Asian J. Chem. 2018, 30 (12), 2631–2637

Publisher : Asian Journal of Chemistry

Year : 2018

Co-precipitation as a tool for effective doping of magnesium in zinc oxide: Studies on structural, optical and photocatalytic properties

Cite this Research Publication : Varma, U. S.; Gautham, P.; Kumar, D. V. R.; Sreekanth, K. M.; Sivasubramanian, G.; Sreedhar, K. M. Co-Precipitation as A Tool for Effective Doping of Magnesium in Zinc Oxide: Studies On Structural, Optical And Photocatalytic Properties. RJC 2018, 11 (4), 1491–1500.

Publisher : Rasayan Journal of Chemistry

Year : 2009

Synthesis of Modified Neurotensin on Poly(styrene-co-hexanediol Diacrylate) Resin:Quantification of Native Neurotensin in Brain During Diabetics Using Synthetic Peptide

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Sreedhar K. M., “Synthesis of Modified Neurotensin on Poly(styrene-co-hexanediol Diacrylate) Resin:Quantification of Native Neurotensin in Brain During Diabetics Using Synthetic Peptide”, Asian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 6792 – 6802, 2009.

Publisher : Asian Journal of Chemistry

Conference Paper

Year : 2022

ZnO and Mn doped ZnO generated under three different synthesis conditions and photocatalytic reduction of hazardous hexavalent chromium by these photocatalysts

Cite this Research Publication : Malavika Menon, Daphne Mary John, KM Sreekanth, G Sivasubramanian, PJ Sajna, Santhy S Dharan, Silpa Sathyan, L Devika, S Aiswarya, Karthik Raja, KM Sreedhar, ZnO and Mn doped ZnO generated under three different synthesis conditions and photocatalytic reduction of hazardous hexavalent chromium by these photocatalysts, Materialstoday: Proceedings,Volume 66, Part 4, 2022, Pages 2374-2380

Publisher : Materialstoday: Proceedings

Year : 2022

Foxtail millet husk as an innovative biomass in the preparation of silica-silver composite with antimicrobial and free radicle scavenging activities

Cite this Research Publication : PP Darshitha, Athul Ravi, P Lasya, Maneesha Menon, G Sivasubramanian, KM Sreekanth, KM Sreedhar, Foxtail millet husk as an innovative biomass in the preparation of silica-silver composite with antimicrobial and free radicle scavenging activities, Materialstoday: Proceedings, Volume 66, Part 4, 2022, Pages 1830-1836

Publisher : Materialstoday: Proceedings

Year : 2015

Pyranone Benzene complexes as potential nano-flippers: A DFT study

Cite this Research Publication : Bindu P. Nair, T.K. Manojkumar, Dr. Sreedhar K. M., A.V. Mohamed, and Z. Hukuman, “Pyranone Benzene complexes as potential nano-flippers: A DFT study”, in 2015 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, ICACCI 2015, 2015, pp. 335-338.

Publisher : 2015 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, ICACCI 2015

Position

Positions held

  • Chairman, Board of Studies of Chemistry, Head of the Chemistry Department

Current position

  • Member, Board of Studies of Chemistry
Research

Research areas

  • Solid-phase organic synthesis
  • Solid-phase peptide synthesis
  • Development of solid-phase reagents and catalysts
  • Computational chemistry

Current research areas

  • Preparation, characterisation and application of doped and codoped metal oxides
  • Synthesis, characterisation and application of doped and codoped ferrites
  • Development of materials for spintronics and electronics applications
  • Development of materials for photocatalysis and medical applications
  • Generation of room-temperature ferromagnetic materials for various applications
  • Generation of photocatalysts for the degradation of environmental pollutants

Funded project

Principal investigator of the ongoing funded project “An archeotechnological innovation orchestrating a sustainable architecture towards functional food contact metallic surfaces for the indigent and ethno-classical art-theatre percussion instruments”, funded by DST under the scheme SHRI

Current role as a research guide

At present, guiding research scholars, in the current research area, towards Ph.D. degree along with post graduate students towards M.Sc. project dissertation

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