The department of Sciences was started in the year 1994 as a result of merging former departments of physics and chemistry. Both the physics and chemistry division, besides teaching fundamental engineering physics/chemistry, offers five-year integrated Masters in both physics and chemistry, two-year Masters in both physics and chemistry and Ph.D programmes.
The department of sciences has 32 faculty members from various reputed institutes in India and abroad. Faculty members of both the physics and chemistry division are actively involved in research activities. The following are the expertise in various fields is listed below.
Physics Division: Theoretical Nuclear and Quantum Physics, Quantum Optics, Non-linear optics, Ion traps, Atomic physics, Laser Materials Processing and Thin films.
Chemistry Division: Biosensors, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Fuel cells, Electrochemistry, Organometallics, Medicinal Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Solar cells, Corrosion and Environmental Chemistry.
About the Five Year Integrated M. Sc. Program
The Five-year Integrated M. Sc. program is in consonance with the National vision of strengthening Science Education and Research. The program aims at creating youngsters with strong fundamentals in basic science which equips them to take up cutting edge research in Science and Technology. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has several research laboratories and expertise which creates a right ambience for a vibrant research culture. We facilitate exchange program with international universities and also give training to face national level scholarship examinations to take up high quality research. Amrita with its commitment towards excellence coupled with programs in various fields in Engineering, Biotechnology, medicine and strong interdisciplinary research is the right place for anyone looking forward for a productive carrier in research.
The faculty members of department of Science pay equal importance to both teaching and research. Both the five-year programs provide a good foundation in basic as well as emerging areas of Physics and Chemistry.
The curriculum is updated to the current trend in sciences as per the recommendations from Board of Studies. The department also organizes various lectures from reputed institutes to share their knowledge and experience with students.
The following programs are offered under department of sciences
- Ph. D. program – Physics and Chemistry
- M. Sc. Chemistry
- M. Sc. Physics
- Five-year integrated program in Physics – M.Sc Physics
- Five-year integrated program in Chemistry – M.Sc Chemistry
- Science Courses offered to B.Tech
Core Courses (3 Credit each)
Laboratory Courses (1 Credit each)
Science Elective Courses (3 Credit each)
Most of the faculty members of department of sciences are actively involved in research by obtaining grant from various funding agencies. The department also actively involved in interdisciplinary research in collaborating with various engineering departments in Coimbatore campus, School of Biotechnology (Amritapuri Campus) and School of Pharmacy (Kochi Campus). Many full time research scholars are taking up their doctoral research in cutting edge research in chemistry and physics.
Faculty members in the department are enthusiastically involved in conducting conferences, workshops, seminars, guest lecturers throughout the year. These events provide a good platform to students, research scholars and faculty members to showcase their talents and ideas. Students from physics and chemistry background, in the department, have consistently been taking part in many contests happens across nation.
The department also involves in organizing various events through the following club activities,
ASTHA- Amrita Science and Technology Action Forum
ASTHA - Amrita Science and Technology Action Forum is the science club under Department of Sciences. The Club has been formed with the idea of inculcating genuine interest in the various facets of science and technology.
This club is about discovering new things, exploring the world around us and experimenting with the world around us. The objectives of the club are as follows:
- Identify and nurture the passion for enquiry and implementation of tasks through inspired teamwork.
- Track ongoing developments in science and technology, conceive and execute projects enabling students to understand the intricacies of the subject and to find practical and viable implementations.
ASTHA also organizes various seminars, workshops, quizzes, popular lectures and promotes interdisciplinary activities. Astha is the grooming ground for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Faculty members or students present their project ideas, inviting students and faculty who are interested to join the project, contribute and provide guidance. You are most welcome to join this club. For further details contact Ms. Lakshmi Mohan, department of sciences (Physics division).
ASTRA - ASTRONOMY CLUB
ASTRA - Astronomy Club is an eminent student association functioning under the Department of Sciences, Coimbatore campus. This is one of the youngest clubs which is started to enrich the fundamental and scientific knowledge for the students and to implicate the basic and applied science with engineering.
This club was started in the year 2011, since then it is actively involved in conducting various programmes related to space. Talks on cosmology, evolution of astronomy, astronomy related scientific movies, quizzes are few such programmes where the club organizes in the past years. The club also organizes periodical lectures to create awareness regarding current development in astronomy among the students.
ASTRA also organizes events like “The night sky observation” which includes the identifying and monitoring the Planets, familiar stars, constellations etc. The best millstone of the night sky observation includes the observation of five visible planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky during March 2012 and examined the trajectory for couple of days. An extension of this event few of the constellations like Orion, Gemini, Leo as well as the bright star Sirius were identified and monitored. A plenty of students from various branches were enjoyed and enriched their knowledge in this events.
Interested students/faculty members can join this club to make this more active. You are free to contact Dr. Murugadass, Sciences department, for further details.
Research Projects
Most of the faculty members of department of sciences are actively involved in research by obtaining grant from various funding agencies. The department also actively involved in interdisciplinary research in collaborating with various engineering departments in Coimbatore campus, School of Biotechnology (Amritapuri Campus) and School of Pharmacy (Kochi Campus). Many full time research scholars are taking up their doctoral research in cutting edge research in chemistry and physics.
Department Research Highlights
₹460 Lakhs Total Research Funding
106 Journal Publications in in last five years
3 Book Publications
5 Patents Filed and One Granted
The Department has several Research labs with state-of-the-art facilities which include Biosensor Research Lab, Materials Synthesis and Processing Lab, Biochemistry Materials Research Lab, Dhanvanthri Lab, Nonlinear Optics Lab and Particle Dynamics Lab.
The department has funded projects from various agencies like DBT, DST, CSIR, DRDO, ISRO, and MHRD to the tune of 460 lakhs. 30 research fellows are working towards their PhD and they are supported with fellowships from CSIR, INSPIRE-DST etc.
Collaborative Research
International Collaborations
National Collaborations
Chemistry Projects
Sponsor: Aventis Pharma Ltd
Duration of the Project: 1 year
Sponsor: DBT
Duration of the Project: 3 years
Sponsor: ISRO, Trivandrum
Duration of the Project: 2 years
Sponsor: DST – FAST TRACK
Duration of the Project: 3 years
Sponsor: Heutrey Petrochem India Pvt. Ltd
Duration of the Project: 1 year
Sponsor: DBT
Duration of the Project: 3 years
Sponsor: DRDO
Duration of the Project: 3 years
Physics Projects
Co-PI: Dr. A. Uma Maheswari, Dr. S. Saravana Kumar
Sponsor: DRDO
Duration of the Project: 3 years
Sponsor: DST
Duration of the Project: 3 years
| Research Expertise | Infrastructure |
|---|---|
| Theoretical Nuclear Physics | UV-Visible Spectrophotometer (Shimadzu) |
| Quantum Optics | Millipore Water Purifier (Millipore) |
| Nano Technology | Electrochemical Workstation(CHI660C) |
| Laser Material Processing | Electrochemical Analyser (CHI608D) |
| Biosensors | Atomic Force Microscope (Park Systems) |
| Lab-on-a-chip | High Speed Centrifuge (Eppendorf) |
| Bio-Diesel from Non-edible Oils | Biospectrophotometer (Eppendorf) |
| Organo Metallics | Photo Lithograhphy Unit (Hiedelberg) |
| Porphyrin | Spray Pyrolysis Equipment |
| Cobaloximes | Polarizing Microscopy with Heating Stage |
| Corrosion Science | |
| Industrial Electrochemical processes | |
| Cancer Related Chemistry | |
| Computational Chemistry | |
| Fuel Cells |
Sponsored Projects
- “Development and Fabrication of Non-enzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Biosensors and Fabrication of Glucometer”
- “Development of Lab-on-a-chip for the monitoring of Diabetes, Cholesterol and kidney function”
- “Nano structured thin films of composites synthesized by spray coating technique for corrosion and wear resistance applications”
- “Nano structured coatings of biodegradable material on Mg alloy for biomedical applications”
- “Synthesis, Characterization and Liquid Crystalline Studies of dicobaloximes”
- “Design and Synthesis of Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA, artificial DNA) having makers for easy recognition of PNA-DNA binding”
- Synthesis of Biologically active compounds
Sponsoring Organizations
2016
- John Stanley, Jyothi Sree R, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G. Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Vertically aligned TiO2 nanotube arrays decorated with CuO mesoclusters for the nonenzymatic sensing of glucose, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 16 (2016), 1-8.
- Keerthy Dhara, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Au nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide for the fabrication of disposable nonenzymatic hydrogen peroxide sensor, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 764 (2016), 64-70
- Keerthy Dhara, John Stanley, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G. Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Cupric oxide modified screen printed electrode for the nonenzymatic glucose sensing, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 15 (2016), 1-7.
2015
- Keerthy Dhara, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Highly sensitive and wide linear range nonenzymatic disposable glucose sensor based on Pd-CuO nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide, Microchimica Acta Microchim Acta, 182 (2015), 2183–2192
- P.V. Suneesh, Vidhu Sara Vargis, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G. Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Co-Cu alloy nanoparticles decorated TiO2 nanotube arrays for highly sensitive and selective nonenzymatic sensing of glucose, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 215 (2015), 337-344.
- Keerthy Dhara, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G. Nair, T.G. Satheesh Babu, Single step synthesis of Au-CuO nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide for high performance disposable nonenzymatic glucose sensor, Journal of Electroanalytical chemistry, 473 (2015), 1-9.
- Dilna P, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Microfluidic paper based device for Liver function test, International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Chemical Science (ICRAMCS2015), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India, 14-15 December 2015.
- Nidhin T. Madhu, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO-15), K S R college, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India, 7-10 December 2015.
- Basil Paul K, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Pt –Pd nanoparticle decorated graphene oxide on screen printed carbon electrode for nonenzymatic sensing of glucose in neutral medium, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO-15), K S R college, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India, 7-10 December 2015.
- Sarath Gopi G. V, Vidhu Sara Vargis, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Bioconjugation of gold nanoparticles using HRP labelled immunoglobulin G, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO-15), K S R college, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India, 7-10 December 2015.
- Vidhu Sara Vargis, Jyothi Sree R, T. G. SatheeshBabu, Signal amplification in immunosensing using gold nanoparticles, National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences (RACS-2015), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India, 5-6 March 2015.
2014
- Keerthy Dhara, John Stanley, Ramachandran T., Bipin G. Nair, Satheesh Babu T. G., Pt-CuO Nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide for the fabrication of highly sensitive non-enzymatic disposable glucose sensor, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Volume 195, Pages 197–205, May 2014.
- R. Devi, G. Prabavathi, R. Yamuna, S. Ramakarishnan and Nikil Kothurkar, Synthesis, Characterization and photoluminescence properties of grapheme oxide functionalized with azo molecules, Journal of Chemical Sciences, Vol. 126, No. 1, pp. 75 – 83, January 2014.
- Aarathi Pradeep, Jeethu Raveendran, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Bipin Nair, Design, simulation and fabrication of microfluidic channels for Lab-on-a-Chip applications, Biomaterials-2014, Asian Polymers Association, IIT Delhi, India, 27-30 October 2014.
- T. S. Sethu Parvathy, Keerthy Dhara, Bipin Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Activated screen printed electrode for highly sensitive ascorbic acid sensing, Biomaterials-2014, Asian Polymers Association, IIT Delhi, India, 27-30 October 2014.
- Aarathi Pradeep, Jeethu Raveendran, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Bipin Nair, Design, simulation and fabrication of microfluidic channels for Lab-on-a-Chip applications, Biomaterials-2014, Asian Polymers Association, IIT Delhi, India, 27-30 October 2014.
- T. S. Sethu Parvathy, Keerthy Dhara, Bipin Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Activated screen printed electrode for highly sensitive ascorbic acid sensing, Biomaterials-2014, Asian Polymers Association, IIT Delhi, India, 27-30 October 2014.
2013
- Chandini Umesh, Aswathi A. M, John Stanley, Bipin Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Multiple signal amplification platform for immunosensing, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 10-14 August 2013
- Jyotsna T, Dhivyalakshmi J, Jyothi Sree R, Vidhu Sara Vargis, Bipin Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Fabrication of NiO-Pt nanoparticles modified disposable screen printed electrode for the determination of blood glucose, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 10-14 August 2013.
- Shrinidhi S. R, Aarathi Pradeep, Ramachandran T, Bipin Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Fabrication of highly sensitive and selective non-enzymatic glucose sensor, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 10-14 August 2013.
- John Stanley, Ramyakrishnan S, Vineeth Raj S, Bipin Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Development of a non-enzymatic glucose biosensor using copper oxide nanoparticle modified TiO2 nanotube arrays, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 10-14 August 2013.
- Jeethu Raveendran, Ramachandran T, Bipin Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor for the detection of creatinine, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 10-14 August 2013.
- John Stanley, Ramacahandran T and Bipin Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Pt-Pd decorated TiO2 nanotube array for the non-enzymatic determination of glucose in neutral medium, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 10-14 August 2013.
- Vidhu Sara Vargis, Jyothi Sree R, Ramachandran T, Bipin G Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Gold nanoparticles-Polyaniline nanocomposites modified TiO2 nanotube array for amperometric determination of ascorbic acid, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 10-14 August 2013.
- Suneesh P. V, Ramachandran T, Bipin Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Copper-Nickel alloy nanoparticles modified vertically aligned TiO2 nanotube arrays for the fabrication of selective and sensitive non-enzymatic glucose sensor, Amrita Bioquest, Amritapuri campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala, India, 10-14 August 2013.
- Keerthy Dhara, Bipin Nair, Ramachandran T, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Pt-CuO-Graphene nanocomposite for non-enzymatic amperometric glucose detection, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, Kollam, Kerala, India, 10-14 August 2013.
- Namboori P.K., Renjini U.P., Manakkadan A.A., Jose A., Silvi Priya K.S., Belzik N., Deepak O.M., Computaional Modeling of Environmentally Responsive Hydrogels (ERH)for Drug Delivery System, Current Computer Aided Drug Design, March 2013.
- Yamuna R., S.Ramakrishnan, K. Dhara, R. Devi, N.K. Kothurkar, E. Kirubha, and P.K. Palanisamy, Synthesis, characterization, and nonlinear optical properties of graphene oxide functionalized with tetra-amino porphyrin, Journal of Nanoparticle Research C7 – 1399, Vol. 15(1), Pp.1-9 , January 2013.
- Anand Kumar Rajasekharan, Jayesh Krishnakumar, Suhanya Manoharan, Vijayalakshmy Naagaraj, Guhan Srinivasan, T.Ramachandiran, Synthesis and charachterization of sulphonated Poly (Ether ether ketone)-montmorillonite clay compositesfor polymer electrolytemembranes, Research and Reviews in Electrochemistry, Vol. 4(3), Pp. 87-95, 2013.
- Suneesh P. V., Satheesh Babu T. G., Ramachandran T., Electrodeposition of aluminium and aluminium-copper alloys from a room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte containing aluminium chloride and triethylamine hydrochloride, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials, Volume: 20(9), 909-916, 2013.
- S. Guhan, R. Muruganantham, D. Sangeetha, A Blend of Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone) and Poly(vinylidene fluoride) for Direct methanol Fuel Cell , Research and Reviews in Electrochemistry, Vol .4(1) , Pp. 34-40, 2013.
- Suneesh P. V., Satheesh Babu T. G., Ramachandran T., Electrodeposition of aluminium and aluminium-copper alloys from a room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte containing aluminium chloride and triethylamine hydrochloride, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials, Volume: 20(9), 909-916, 2013.
- Suneesh P. V., Chandhini K., Ramachandran T., Nair B. G., Satheesh Babu T. G., Tantalum oxide honeycomb architectures for the development of a non-enzymatic glucose sensor with wide detection range Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 50, 472 - 477, 2013.
- Anand Kumar Rajasekharan, Jayesh Krishnakumar, Suhanya Manoharan, Vijayalakshmy Naagaraj, Guhan Srinivasan, T. Ramachandaran, Synthesis and charachterization of sulphonated Poly (Ether ether ketone) - montmorillonite clay compositesfor polymer electrolytemembranes, Research and Reviews in Electrochemistry, Vol: 4 (3) Pp 87 -95, 2013.
- M. Umadevi, V. Saravanan, R. Yamuna, A. K. Mohanakrishnan and G. Chakkaravarthi, (E )-1-[2-(4-Fluoro-2-nitrostyryl)-1-phenylsulfonyl-1H-indol-3-yl]propan-1-one , Acta Cryst., E69, o1780, 2013.
- M. Umadevi, V. Saravanan, R. Yamuna, A. K. Mohanakrishnan and G. Chakkaravarthi, (Z )-3-(1-Chloroprop-1-enyl)-2-methyl-1-phenylsulfonyl-1Hindole, Acta Cryst., E69, o1781, 2013.
- M. Umadevi, V. Saravanan, R. Yamuna, A. K. Mohanakrishnan and G. Chakkaravarthi, (E )-1-[2-(4-Chloro-2-nitrostyryl)-1-phenylsulfonyl-1H-indol-3-yl]propan-1-one , Acta Cryst., E69, o1784, 2013.
- M. Umadevi, V. Saravanan, R. Yamuna, A. K. Mohanakrishnan and G. Chakkaravarthi, 1-(2-Bromomethyl-1-phenylsulfonyl-1H-indol-3-yl)propan-1-one, Acta Cryst., E69, o1802–o1803, 2013.
- R. Yamuna , S. Ramakrishnan, Keerthy Dhara, R. Devi, Nikhil K. Kothurkar, E. Kirubha and P.K. Palanisamy, Synthesis, characterization, and nonlinear optical properties of graphene oxide functionalized with tetra-amino porphyrinv , Journal of Nanopart Res 15, 1, 2013.
- Thilagavathy P., Saratha R., Temperature Effect On The Performance of Bougainvillea Spectabilis Leaves As Corrosion Inhibitor For Mild Steel In 1M Hydrochloric Acid, JADU, 23,285, 2013
- Thilagavathy P., Saratha R., Temperature Effect On The Performance of Bougainvillea Spectabilis Leaves As Corrosion Inhibitor For Mild Steel In 1M Hydrochloric Acid, JADU, 23,285, 2013
- Suneesh P. V, K. Chandhini, Ramachandran T, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Fabrication of non-enzymatic glucose biosensor using CuO/Pt Nanoparticles modified Ta2O5 nanotube arrays, Recent Advances in Surface Science (RASS-2013), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India, 14-15 February 2013.
- Jyothi Sree R, Vidhu Sara Vargis, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Prussian blue and gold nanoparticles modified screen printed carbon electrode for the fabrication of immunosensor, Recent Advances in Surface Science (RASS-2013), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India, 14-15 February 2013.
- Shrinidhi S. R, Aarathi Pradeep, John Stanley, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Fabrication of nanomaterials based non-enzymatic glucose sensors, Recent Advances in Surface Science (RASS-2013), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India, 14-15 February 2013.
2012
- T. G. Satheesh Babu, Dhanya Varadarajan, Gayathri Murugan, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G. Nair, Gold Nanoparticle – polypyrrole composite modified TiO2 nanotube array electrode for the amperometric sensing of ascorbic acid, J Appl Electrochem, Vol. No. 42, pp. 427 – 434, April 2012.
- S. Guhan, R. Muruganantham, D. Sangeetha, A Blend of Sulfonated Polyether ether ketone and Poly Ether Ether Sulfone for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, International Journal of Current Research, Vol. 41 (1), Pp 181 - 187, 2012.
- S. Guhan, D. Sangeetha, Composite Membranes of Sulfonated Polyether Ether Ketone and Montmorillonite as Electrolyte for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Research and Reviews in Electrochemistry, Vol. 3 (4), Pp 129-138, 2012.
- S. Guhan, R. Muruganantham, D. Sangeetha, Development of Solid Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Based on Sulfonated Polyether Ether Ketone and Polysulfone for Fuel Cell Applications, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 90 (2), Pp 205-213, 2012.
2010
- Satheesh Babu T. G., T. Ramachandran, Development of highly sensitive non-enzymatic sensor for the selective determination of glucose and fabrication of a working model, Electrochimica Acta, 55, 1612-1618, 2010.
- Satheesh Babu T. G., P. V. Suneesh, T. Ramachandran, Gold Nanoparticles Modified Titania Nanotube Arrays for Amperometric Determination of Ascorbic Acid, Analytical Letters (in Press).
- Saratha R., P. Thilagavathy, N. Kasthuri, Evaluation of Vitis Vinifera as a Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M HCl, Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry (AJRC), Vol.3, Issue 1, Jan - March 2010. Accepted.
- Poongothai N., T. Ramachandran, The Performance of VCI Coated Paper for Prevention of Corrosion of Copper in HCl Environment, Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry (AJRC), Vol. 3, Issue 2, April- June 2010. (In Press).
- Poongothai N, T. Ramachandran, Essential Oils as Vapour Phase Corrosion Inhibitors for mild steel in sea water, rain water, SO2 and H2S Environments, Material Performance Journal (MP), April 2010 (In Press).
- T. G. Satheesh Babu, Ramachandran T, Electrocatalytic oxidation of ascorbic acid using electrodeposited gold nanoparticle on polypyrrole coated titania nanotube array electrode, Recent Advances in Electroanalytical Techniques (RAET), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India, 25-26 February 2010.
- R. Narendran, V. Vignesh, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Electrochemical determination of ascorbic acid using polyaniline - gold composite modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Recent Advances in Electroanalytical Techniques (RAET), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India, 25-26 February 2010.
- Suneesh P. V, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Ramachandran T, The Electrodeposition of aluminium from AlCl3-TMPAC room temperature ionic liquid, Recent Advances in Electroanalytical Techniques (RAET), Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India, 25-26 February 2010.
2009
- Poongothai N., T. Ramachandran, Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel by Essential Oils in HCI Environment, Material Performance Journal, pages 52-57, September 2009.
- Saratha R., N. Kasthuri, P. Thilagavathy, Environment friendly acid corrosion inhibition of mild steel by Ricinus communis Leaves, Der Pharma Chemica, 1(2): 249-257, December 2009.
- S. Saratha, S. V. Priya and P. Thilagavathy, Investigation of Citrus aurantifolia Leaves Extract as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M HCl, E-Journal of Chemistry, PP 785 - 795, July 2009.
- Satheesh Babu T. G., Ramachandran T., Bipin Nair, Single Step Modification of Copper Electrode for the Highly Sensitive and Selective Non-enzymatic Determination of Glucose, Microchimica Acta (Springer Publishers), Impact factor 1.91 (Accepted), 2009.
EARLIER
- Sivadhayanithy M., L. Ravikumar, and T. Ramachandran, Synthesis and characterization of thermally stable novel polymers containing phenylthiourea, azo and sulfone groups in the backbone, The Chilean chemical society, Vol. 3, pp. 52, 2007.
- G. Karthikeyan, S.Meenakshi, T. G. Satheesh Babu, "Influence of soil characteristics on leaching rate of fluoride from soils in selected fluoride environments of Tamil Nadu in South India", Poll. Res., 26 (2007), 503-506.
- Sivadhayanithy M, L. Ravikumar, and T. Ramachandran, Thermally stable polymers containing phenylthiourea, Azo and ether groups in the backbone, International Journal of Applied chemistry, Vol. 3, pp. 3, 2007.
- Magudeswaran P. N, and T. Ramachandran, Water quality index of river Noyyal at Tirupur, Tamilnadu, India, NEPT Journal, Vol. 6(1); pp. 51, 2007.
- Poongothai N., M. Natesan, N. Palanisamy, S. C. Murugavel and T. Ramachandran, Azole, amine, benzoate and nitrate compound mixture as VPI for metals in NaCl and SO2 environments, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, vol. 14, pp. 481, September 2007.
- Sivadhayanithy M., and L. Ravikumar, Design and synthesis of new thermally stable polyesters, High performance polymer journal, Vol. 19, pp. 62, 2007.
- Gupta B. D, R. Yamuna, and D. Manda, Cobaloxime with mixed dioximes of glyoxime and diphenylglyoxime; synthesis characterization, CV, X-ray studies, and crytal packing, Organometallics (American Chem. Society), vol. 25, pp. 706, 2006.
- Magudeswaran P. N, N. Kamalakkannan and T. Ramachandran, Water quality of rivers Siruvani, Bhavani and Noyyal using alternate water quality index, Poll Res. Vol. 25 (3); pp. 519-523, (2006).
- Malathi M., P. N. Magudeswaran, S. George and T. Ramachandran, A simple water quality model for polluted rivers, Environmental pollution control journal, vol. 9(6); pp. 56-58, 2006.
- Magudeswaran P. N., T. Ramachandran, P. V. Selvaraj, and N. Kamalakkannan, Water quality index of Orathupalayam dam water, Poll. Res. Vol. 25 (2); pp. 303-307, 2006.
- Magudeswaran P. N., and T. Ramachandran, Water quality characteristics of Noyyal at Coimbatore, an industrial city of Tamilnadu, Environmental pollution control Journal, vol. 8, No.6, pp. 40-44, 2005.
- Kumar P. E., P. Kolandaivelu, and T. S. Boopathi, Co-friendly natural dyes from hibiscus vitifolins and sesbania aegyptiaca for dyeing, Int. j. of chemical sciences, vol. 3, pp. 307, 2005.
- Jambulingam M, S. S. Asha, J. Vanasanthakumar, and K. Rakkiyappan, Synthetic, structural and antimicrobial studies of some substituted 2,6-diphenyl-1-aza-7-oxa-4-spiro [2,5] octanes, Asian J. Chem, vol. 16, pp. 1261, 2004.
2014
- A. Uma Maheswari, Sree Devi, R. Mohan, S. Saravana Kumar and M. Sivakumar, Phase tuning of zirconia nanocrystals by varying the surfactant and alkaline mineralizer, Ceramics International, Vol. 40, Issue 5, page 6561 - 6568, June 2014.
- Jagdheesh R., Valarmathi A., and M. Sivakumar, Study on the influence of laser beam polarization on micromachining of crystalline silicon using ultrafast laser pulses, Lasers in Engineering, 28(3 - 4), 2014.
2013
- Sivakumar Manickam, Jun Wang and Chuanzhen Huang, Laser–material interaction and grooving performance in ultrafast laser ablation of crystalline germanium under ambient conditions, Journal of Engineering Manufacture, DOI: 10.1177/ 0954405413492322, Impact factor 0.77, July 2013.
- S. Saravana Kumar, Sreedevi R Mohan and M. Sivakumar, Dr. A. Uma Maheswari, Effect of strong base on the crystalline phase of zirconia nanoparticles synthesized by arrested chemical precipitation method, National conference on Recent Advances in Surface Science (RASS), February 14, 2013.
- A. Uma Maheswari, S. Saravana Kumar and M. Sivakumar, Influence of alkaline mineralizer on structural and optical properties of ZrO2nanoparticles, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 13, Pp. 4409-4414 , 2013.
- Sreekanth. K. Mahadeva, Room Temperature Ferromagnetism and Band Gap Investigations in Mg doped ZnO by RF/DC Sputtered Films, et. al., Pro. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Z: Oxide Semiconductors and Thin Films (Cambridge Journals-on line), Vol: 1494, 2013.
- Sreekanth K. Mahadeva, Suppression of Ferromagnetic Ordering in thicker co-sputtered Mn doped MgO Films, et. al., Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. S: Nanostructured metal oxides for Advanced Applications (Cambridge Journals-on line), Proc. Vol. 1552, 2013.
- Sreekanth K. Mahadeva, Band Gap Engineering and Room Temperature Ferromagnetism of MgxZn(1-x)O Thin films, et. al., Mater. Res. Soc. Symp XX: Oxide thin films and Heterostructures for Advanced Information and Energy Technologies (Cambridge Journals-on line) Vol.1577, 2013.
- Sreekanth K. Mahadeva, Fan J. C., Anis Biswas, Sreelatha K. S., Belova L. and Rao K. V.,Magnetism of Amorphous and Nanocrystallized Dc – Sputter - Deposited MgO Thin Films, Nanomaterials, 3(3), 486 - 497, DOI: 10.3390 / nano3030486, 2013.
- Sreekanth K. M., Xie Z., Chang S. L. and Rao K. V., P - Type ZnO Materials: Theory, growth, properties, and devices,International Journal of Progress In Material Science,Volume 58, Pages: 874 - 985, 2013.
- Sreekanth K. Mahadeva, Jincheng Fan, Anis Biswas, G. M. Rao, K. S. Sreelatha, Lyubov Belova and K. V. Rao, A Comparative Study of Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in MgO Films deposited by rf /dc Sputtering using high purity Mg and MgO Targets, International Journal of Materials Express, DOI:10.1166/ mex.2013.1131, 2013.
2012
- Dr. M. Karthega, Surface modification of Ti and Its alloys using Hydrogen Peroxide solution for biomedical application, International conference on design of biomaterials, organized by IISC Bangalore, 9th-11th December 2012.
- K. Aditya, M. Dharani, P. Prema, S. Mahadevan, C. S. Shastry, Calculation of Q Values for alpha decay of A=152-181 using S- Matrix methods AE-BRNS , National symposium on Nuclear Physics, Dec 2-7 , 2012
- N. S. Roshima, S. Saravana Kumar, A. Uma Maheswari, M. Sivakumar. Study on vacancy related defects of CdS nanoparticles by heat treatment, Journal of Nano Research, Vol. No. 18 - 19, pp. 53 - 61, 2012.
- Rosmin Elsa Mohan, K. S. Sreelatha, M. Sivakumar, A. Krishnashree. Modeling of doped ZnO waveguides for nonlinear applications, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. No. 403 - 408, pp. 3753 - 3757, 2012
2011
- Devasruthi D., Hema Menon and K. A. Narayanan Kutty. FE-BEMD and exempler based hybrid image inpainting for occlusion removal, 2011 International Journal of Computer Applications, 28(8): 38-44, August 2011.
- M. G. Ahamed Basheer, K. S. Rajni, V. S. Vidhya, V. Swaminathan, A. Thayumanavan, K. R. Murali and M. Jayachandran, Structural, optical, electrical and luminescence properties of electorn beam evaporated CdSe: In films, Crystal Research and Technology, 46.3, 261-266, February 11, 2011.
- M. Sivakumar, B. Tan, K. Venkatakrishnan, Synthesis of TiO2 nanorods with MHz femtosecond laser irradiation of single crystal surface characteristics, AIP Advances, 1,022134, 2011.
- Sivakumar M., B. Tan, K. Venkatakrishnan, Synthesis and characterization high temperature conductive graphite nanoparticles aggregate with femtosecond laser, Applied Surface Science 257, Pages: 9780 – 9784, 2011.
2010
- Basudeb Sahu, Y. K. Gambhir, C. S. Shastry. S-matrix and wave function methods for the calculation of small decay widths, Mod. Phys.Lett. A, A25 2010, 535-547, 2010.
- Uma Maheswari A., P. Prema and C. S. Shastry. Resonant states and transmission coefficient oscillations for potential wells and barrirs, Am. J. Phys. 78(2), February 2010.
- P. Prema, S. Mahadevan, C. S. Shastry and Y. K. Gambhir. S - matrix based unified calculation of Q-values and half lives of alpha decay of super heavy elements, 'International Journal of Modern Physics E' (Accepted).
- Sivakumar M., B. Tan, K. Venkatakrishnan. Enhancement of silicon nanostructures generation using dual wavelength double pulse femtosecond laser under ambient condition, Journal of Applied Physics, 107, 044307, 2010.
- Sivakumar M., V. Oliveira, R. Vilar, S. Oliveira. Shear bond stress of composite bonded to KrF excimer laser treated enamel, International Journal of Abrasive Technology, accepted for publication, 2010.
- Narayanankutty Karuppath and Achuthan.P. Quantum Mechanics, Consciousness and Cosmos, NeuroQuantology, Vol. 8, Issue1 (to appear in March-2010).
- Sivakumar M., K. Venkatakrishnan, B. Tan. Synthesis of Nanoscale Tips Using Femtosecond Laser Radiation under Ambient Condition, Nanoscale Research Letters, 5:438-441, 2010.
- Sivakumar M., K. Venkatakrishnan and B. Tan, Study of metallic fibrous nanoparticles aggregate produced using femtosecond laser radiation under ambient condition, Nanotechnology Journal: Nanotechnology, Volume: 21, Number: 22, 21 225601, Doi: 10.1088/ 0957- 4484/ 21/ 22/ 225601, Impact factor 3.446, 2010.
- Eugnio S., R. Osorio, M. Sivakumar, R. Vilar, M. Toledano, Bond strength of an etch and rinse adhesive to KrF excimer laser treated dentin, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, 28(1), 97 – 102, Impact factor: 1.785, 2010.
- P. Prema, S. Mahadevan, C. S. Shastry and Y. K. Gambhir, S – matrix based unified calculation of Q-values and half lives of alpha decay of super heavy elements, International Journal of Modern Physics E, Vol. 19, No. 10, pp 2033 - 2043, 2010.
2009
- Umamaheswari A., P. Prema , S. Mahadevan, and C. S. Shastry. Quasi-bound states, resonance tunnelling, and tunnelling times generated by twin symmetric barriers, Pramana - J.PhysVo1. 73, No. 6, pp. 969-988 (2009).
- Achuthan P. and Narayanankutty Karuppath. Aspects of Feynman Graphs-A, Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics Vol. 33, pp. 43-50 (2009).
- Achuthan P. and Narayanankutty Karuppath. Quantum Non-Locality and Universe, Cornell University archives in Physics, arXiv:0907.1414 (2009).
- Achuthan P. and Narayanankutty Karuppath. On Mathematical Modeling of Quantum Systems, (American Institute of Physics) AIP Conf. Proc., 1146, 1, pp.105-112 (2009).
- Sivakumar M., Bo Tan, Krishnan Venkatakrishnan. Study of silicon nanofibrous structures formed by femtosecond laser irradiation in air, Optic Express, 17, 16, 13869, 2009.
- Sivakumar M., Bo Tan, Krishnan Venkatakrishnan. Synthesis of glass nanofibers using femtosecond laser ablation under ambient condition, Nanoscale Research Letters, 4(11):1263-1266, (2009).
- Abdul Mahmmod, Sivakumar M, Bo Tan, Krishnan. Enhancement in optical absorption of silicon fibrous nanostructure produced using femtosecond laser ablation, Applied Physics letters, 95, 034107, 2009.
- Sivakumar M., V. Oliverira, R. Vilar, S. Oliverira, J. Leito. Shear bond stress of composite bonded to KrF excimer laser treated dentin, Journal of Laser Applications, 21 (3):129-132, 2009.
- Eugnio S., R. Osorio, M. Sivakumar, R. Vilar, M. Toledano. Bond strength of an etch and rinse adhesive to KrF excimer laser treated dentin, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery,28(1),97-102. 2010.
EARLIER
- Basudeb Sahu G., S. Mallick B, B. Sahu, S. K. Agarwalla, and C. S. Shastry. Unified description of scattering and fusion phenomena in heavy-ion collisions Physical review C, Volume No. C 77, Page No. 024604- 1-11, February 2008.
- P. Prema, S. Mahadevan, C. S. Shastry and Y. K. Gambhir, Study of Alpha decay of super heavy elements using S Matrix and WKB methods, International Journal of Modern Physics E, Vol. 77, 611-629, 2008.
- Saravanakumar S., M. Abdul,Khadar, K. G. M. Nair, S. Dhara, and P. Magudaapthy. Resonance Raman Study of He+ ion implanted nanostructured ZnS, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Volume 39, 1900-1906, (2008)
- P. Prema, S. Mahadevan and C. S. Shastry, Light dominates Physics,Physics Education Journal,Vol 24,No 2,pp.119-131,(2007).
- Umamaheswari A., S. Mahadevan, P. Prema, C. S. Shastry and S. K. Agarwalla, Transmission and scattering by Absorptive potential, Amer. Jour. Physics, Vol. 75(3), (2007).
- Madhusoodanan Nair, R. M. Abdul Khadar, S. Saravanakumar, M. Rajalakshmi, A. K. Arora and K. G. M. Nair,Effect of N+ ion implantation on the optical properties of nanostructured CdS thin films prepared by CBD technique, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B:Beam Interaction with Materials and atoms,Volume 254 131-138,(2007).
- Mahadevan S., A. Umamaheswari, P. Prema and C. S. Shastry, Quantum Mechanical Transmission with Absorption, Physics Education, Vol. 23(1), 13-20, (2006).
- Mahadevan S., P. Prema, S. K. Agarwalla, B. Sahu and C. S. Shastry , Resonance like tunnelling across a barrier with adjacent wells,Pramana-Jour of Physics Vol.67,pp.401-413,(2006).
- Umamaheswari A., K. S. Rajni, Nuclear Waste Management, Science India,Vol.9,No.6,PP.8-13,June 2006.
- Mahadevan S., P. Prema, Emerging Technologies relevance to India, Science India,Vol.9,No.2,pp 4-9,(2006).
- S. Mahadevan, P. Prema, C. S. Shastry and Y. K. Gambhir, Comparative Study of Half width Calculations using S-Matrix and WKB methods, Phys. Rev. C, Vol. 74, 57601, (2006).
- Oliveira V., M. Sivakumar, R. Vilar, A mathematical description of surface texture development in laser-ablated dentin, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 100, Issue 10, Article number 104701, (2006).
- Sivakumar M., V. Oliveira, R. Vilar, S. Oliverira, J. Leitao, Infuence of tubule orientation on cone-shaped texture development in laser-ablated dentin, Lasers in Medical Science, 21(3):160-164, (2006).
- Sivakumar M., V. Oliveira, R. Vilar, Surface Texture Development in KrF Excimer Laser Ablation of Dentin, Materials Science Forum, 514-516, 1068-1072, (2006).
- Sivakumar M., V. Oliveira, R. Vilar, Sealing of human dentinal tubules by KrF 248 nm laser radiation, Journal of Laser Applications, 18(4):330-333, (2006).
- Eugenio S., M. Sivakumar, Rui Vilar, Surface Treatment of Human Dentin by KrF Laser, Meterials Science Forum, 473-474, 1044-1048, (2006).
- Saravanakumar S., M. Abdul, Khadar S. K. Dhara, T. Ravindran and K. G. M. Nair , Photoluminescence and Ramam studies of ZnS nanoparticles implanted with Cu+ ions, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B:Beam Interaction with Materials and atoms,Volume 251 435-440,(2006).
- S. K. Agarwalla, G. S. Mallick, P. Prema, S. Mahadevan, B. Sahu and C. S. Shastry, Analysis of 16O + 28Si elastic scattering in the laboratory energy range 50.0 MeV to 142.5 MeV, Journal of Physics G:Nuclear and Particle Physics, 32, pp. 165-178, (2006).
- Mahadevan S., P. Prema, S. K. Agarwalla, B. Sahu and C. S. Shastry, Resonance like tunneling across a barrier with adjacent wells, Pramana Jour. of Physics Vol. 67, pp. 401-413, (2006).
- C. S. Shastry,Quest for Gravitational Waves Part-I,Science India ,Vol.No.PP.4-8 November 2005.
- C. S. Shastry,Quest for Gravitational Waves Part-II,Science India ,Vol.No.PP.4-8 No December 2005.
Chairperson, Sciences, School of Engineering, Coimbatore
Professor, Sciences, School of Engineering, Coimbatore
Deputy Dean, School of Engineering, Coimbatore
Professor, Sciences, School of Engineering, Coimbatore
Associate Professor, Sciences, School of Engineering, Coimbatore
Associate Professor, Center for Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technologies, Coimbatore
| Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu | Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) |
| Dr. Prasanna Ramani | Young Scientist Award, Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Dr. M. Karthega | Young Scientist Award, Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
| Dr. R. Yamuna | Young Scientist Award, Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
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