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Contents

Vision………………………………………………………...... 1

Profile of the Department………………………………...……..2

Faculty Profile ………………………………………...………..3

Research Fellows ……………………………………………....14

Programmes Offered……………………………………...... 18

Academic Labs…………………………………….…….…...... 18

Research Labs …………………………………….………...... 18

Facilities……………………………………………………...... 19

Research Projects ……………………………………………....22

Research Collaboration ……………………………………...... 24

Awards and Recognition……………………………………...... 26

Publications ………………………………………………….....27

Patents………………………………………………………...... 41

Books Published ………………………………………...... 41

Students‟ Achievements…………………………………...... 41

Student Activities…………………………………………...... 42

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Vision

To develop the Department into an internationally acclaimed one by offering high quality academic and research programmes in the frontier areas of science which benefits the society in bringing peace and harmony

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Department of Sciences

At the time of start of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham as a , campus had two small science departments namely physics and chemistry. In 2006, for better coordination and to nurture interdisplinary interaction, these two departments got amalgamated into a single department and renamed as Department of Sciences. Presently the Department has over 27 faculty members including PhDs from various universities in India and abroad.

The Department offers Five year integrated MSc. programmes in Physics and Chemistry. The department also offers PhD programme in almost all areas in physics and chemistry. In addition to this, the Department is actively involved in teaching basic physics and chemistry courses and also a number of elective courses in the B.Tech and M. Tech programmes to cater to the student need and interest.

The Department has expertise in various fields such as Theoretical Nuclear and Quantum Physics, Biosensors, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Fuel cells, Electrochemistry, Organometallics, Quantum Optics, Non linear optics, Medicinal Organic Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Solar cells, Thinfilms, Corrosion, Environmental Chemistry, Ion traps, Atomic physic and Laser Materials Processing.

In addition to the teaching labs for MSc and B Tech students, the Department has several Research labs with state of the facilities include Biosensor Research Lab, Amrita Materials Synthesis and Processing Lab, Amrita Biochemistry Materials Research Lab, Dhanvanthari Lab, Amrita Nonlinear Optics Lab, Particle Dynamics Lab.

The department has funded projects from various agencies like DBT, DST, CSIR, DRDO, ISRO, MHRD etc. Currently the funded project worth is over 300 lakhs. 21 research fellows are working towards their PhD and they are supported with fellowships from CSIR, INSPIRE-DST etc. Faculty also collaborates within and outside Amrita for interdisciplinary research initiatives.

The Department is active in conducting various activities like seminars, Invited lectures, colloquium and quizzes to nurture the interest of student community in basic science and its relevance to technology. 3

Faculty Profile

Dr. Mahadevan S. currently serves as Associate Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Sciences, School of Engineering, . An M Tech (Microwave and Radar) from Cochin University of science and Technology (CUSAT) and PhD in Nuclear Physics from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. His areas of research include Theoretical

Nuclear Physics, Quantum mechanics and Solid state physics.

He has around 21 years of teaching experience. Cleared GATE

and UGC-CSIR examination. Prior to joining Amrita, he served in Indian Institute of Astrophysics as Research scholar. He has 15 publications in refereed journal and conference

proceedings. He is also chairing the Council of Wardens of the University.

Dr. T Ramachandran joined Amrita in 2004. He is a Ph. D. (Madras University). Prior to coming to Amrita, he had a long teaching and research career at PSG College of Technology. He was instrumental and part of various stages of development of the department of chemistry from offering supportive courses to engineering to starting of BSc (Applied Sciences),

MSc, M Phil and PhD programmes in chemistry. He had been advisor to 9 PhD, 8 Mphil and 26 MSc students. He has more than 29 National and International publications to his credit. He

had authored 5 text books. He was involved in consultancy

work to about 10 electrochemical processing industries in and around Coimbatore. At present he is guiding 2 PhD scholars and several UG projects. His current fields of research interest

are Electrochemical Sensors for Biomolecules, Fuel Cells (PEMFC and DMFC), DSSC. Research interests: Industrial

Electrochemicstry, Batteries and Fuel cells.

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Dr. K. S. Rajni did her M. Phil and PhD in Physics from Bharathiyar University. Her doctoral studies were focused on Preparation of Photo Electro Chemical (PEC) Cells based on CdSe, InSe Doped CdSe and ZnSe Doped CdSe Thin Films by Electron Beam Evaporation Technique.

Dr. Rajni is guiding a number of undergraduate & post graduate student projects and Ph. D. research scholars. She currently researches on Dye Sensitized Solar Cell using

Naturally Available Organic Materials as Sensitizer. She involved in the project titled, Developing Nano Electrodes and Membrane for Direct Methanol and Ethanol Fuel Cells – Preliminary Studies.

Dr. Sivakumar M. currently serves as Associate Professor in Physics. He has several international publications to his credit. He obtained his PhD from Lisban Technical University, Portugal. He has a DRDO funded project in the area of nanomaterials processing. His areas of research include Laser Materials Processing and nanocomposites.

Mr. S. Boopalakrishnan serves as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry in the Department of Sciences. He joined Amrita in the year 1996. Prior to joining Amrita, he worked as lecturer in Department of Chemistry, Govt. College of Technology. Currently doing PhD in on the Corrosion studies of Bio-implantable metals.

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Dr. Asha Sathish currently serves as Assistant Professor in Chemistry. She received her PhD from . Her area of research includes Fuel cells, Organometallic Chemistry.

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Dr. Yamuna Ram received her Ph.D in Organometallic Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in March 2005. She was a CSIR Research Fellow while at IIT. She joined Amrita in 2006. Before joining Amrita, She has worked as faculty in SRM University, Chennai.

Dr. Yamuna Ram has published 18 research articles on cobaloximes, porphyrins and nano hybrid related to non-linear

optical and liquid crystalline materials in international journals and international conferences. She serves as a reviewer for

journal of optical engineering and applications. She is a member of The Indian society for advancement of materials

and process engineering. She is a principal investigator for two projects one from CSIR and the other from DST-Fast track

young scientist project and Co-PI for DRDO and MHRD projects. Under Dr. Yamuna supervision two P.G. dissertations

have been awarded. She is currently guiding three Ph.D

research scholars. Research interests: Cobaloximes, porphyrins,

nano materials, non-linear optical, liquid crystalline materials and lead acid battery. Dr. Prema P. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Physics. She obtained her PhD from Amrita University Coimbatore. Her areas of research include Theoretical Nuclear Physics.

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Dr. Prasanna Ramani did his master‟s degree in Chemistry from , India and Ph. D. in Chemical Sciences from University of Milan, Italy. His doctoral thesis work was focused on Synthesis/labeling of Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids (artificial DNA) and their Analytical Properties.

Dr. Ramani is also guiding a number of undergraduate & post graduate student projects and two Ph. D. research scholars. He currently researches on synthesis of biologically interesting molecules and natural product chemistry.

His postdoctoral research was supported by UNESCO grant from University of Trieste, Italy.

Before his doctoral studies, Dr. Ramani worked for three years as Senior Chemist at Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals

Ltd., Chennai, India.

Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G. currently serves as Associate Professor Chemistry. He obtained his PhD fromAmrita University Coimbatore. He has more than ten years of teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate programs. He has served as Principal investigator & Co-investigator for several funded research projects from various agencies such as

ISRO, DRDO and DBT. He has more than 30 peer reviewed papers in international journals and conferences to his credit.

Dr. Satheesh has contributed as a Reviewer of Journals Electrochimica Acta (Elsevier), Biosensors and Bioelectronics

(Elsevier), Electroanalysis (Wiley) & Journal of Experimental Nanoscience (Taylor and Francis).

Recently He received the Prestigious Young Innovative Biotechnologist Award instituted by DBT, Govt. of India.

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Currently he is leading the Biosensor research group at Amrita University and guiding six Ph. D students in addition to the M.

Tech and MSc students in the areas of non-enzymatic biosensors, immunosensors, DNA sensors, Lab - on - a – Chip.

Dr. Poongothai N. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Chemistry, Department of Sciences. She did her master‟s degree in Chemistry from Madras University, M. Phil in Avinashiligham Deemed University, Coimbatore and Ph. D. in Anna University. Her areas of research include Corrosion Inhibitors. She guided four undergraduate student projects and evaluated two M. Phil thesis. She had four years working experience in Arts and Science and one year in Govt. Polytechnic Colleges. She has more than 10 papers in international journals and conferences to her credit. Dr. Poongothai N. has contributed as a reviewer of Journals in

NACE international. She is member of Indian Council of Chemists and International Solid State Chemistry and Applied Sciences (ISCAS).

Dr. Umamaheswari A. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Physics. She received her PhD from Amrita University, Coimbatore. Her areas of research include Theoretical Physics.

Mrs. T. S. Boopathi currently serves as Assistant Professor in Chemistry. She obtained her M.Sc. from and M.Phil degree from Bharathiar University. She is currently doing PhD in the field of organic chemistry in Periyar University. She is also interested in the field of Fuel Cells. She has guided 8 M.Phil research scholars in Periyar University.

She is member of Board of studies in Erode Arts College.

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Dr. Satyajith K. T. did his master‟s degree in Physics from Mangalore University, Karnataka. He did Ph. D. in Ion Trapping from Bangalore University. His doctoral thesis work was focused on Spectroscopy of Electrons and ions in Electromagnetic Traps. Dr. Satyajith has membership in professional bodies such as

Indian Society for Atomic Physics (ISAMP) and International collaboration Storage of particles and atomic Physics

Collaboration (SPARC), Germany.

Prior to joining Amrita, he has served as Lecturer in People's Education Society (PES) College (Bangalore) & St. Aloysius College (Mangalore), and Guest Faculty in Bangalore University. Currently Dr. Satyajith is also involved in project titled, Investigation of Particles and Liquid Droplets.

Dr. Thilagavathy P. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Chemistry. She completed her PhD from Avinashilingam University for women. Her areas of research include Corrosion Chemistry.

Mr. Deepak O. M. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Chemistry. His areas of research include Computational Chemistry, Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy.

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Dr. Subeesh T. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Physics. He completed his MSc and PhD from IIT Madras. His areas of research include Theoretical Quantum Optics.

Mrs. Lakshmi Mohan currently serves as Assistant Professor in Physics, Department of Sciences, School of Engineering, Coimbatore Campus. Her areas of research include Nonlinear Optics.

Dr. Guhan Srinivasan joined Amrita‟s Department of Sciences with five years of industrial experience. He obtained his Bachelor and master degree in Chemistry from Bharathidasan University in 1998 and 2000 respectively. His doctoral thesis work was focused on synthesis of electrolyte membranes, their characterization and subsequent performance evaluation in fuel cell.

Dr. Guhan has membership in priofessional bodies, Society of

Polymer Science, Chennai Chapter (Life Member) and

International Society for Advancement in Electrochemical

Science and Technology (Life Active Member). Dr. Guhan was involved in the invention of a new design of fuel cell for which a patent has been filed. His areas of research include fuel cell includes electrolyte membranes, electrode materials, electrocatalyst, cell design etc. He currently researches on synthesis of polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications.

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Dr. Karthega M. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Physics. She completed MSc and PhD from Anna University. Her areas of research include Biomaterials.

Dr. Murugadass K. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Physics, Department of Sciences. He completed his MSc from Bharathiar University and PhD from Anna University. His areas of research include Condensed Mater Physicist Electro Optics.

Dr. Sreekanth K. M. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Physics, Department of Sciences, School of Engineering, Coimbatore. Dr. Sreekanth K. M. did his post graduate degree in Physics from Mahatma Gandhi University. He completed his Ph. D. in Material Physics from KTH – The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. His thesis work was focused on Magnetism in Band Gap Engineered Sputtered Thin Films.

His areas of research is Multifunctional Oxide Material.

Dr. D. Gangadharan did his Post Graduation in Chemistry from P. S. G. College of Arts and Science, under Bharathiar University, India. He completed his Doctoral dissertation in Chemistry from Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR), Under Bhavnagar University, India. His doctoral studies were focused on the Synthesis of Biocidal

Polymers which was used for the disinfection of Water.

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His research work was supported by Senior Research Fellowship from CSIR, India. During his research period in

CSMCRI, he was also involved in developing speciality polymers for the removal of arsenic from the ground water and development of a field test kit for arsenic. This research work was supported by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). He has been instrumental in developing an innovative technology, an Arsenic Field Testing Kit.

Mr. Aditya K. currently serves as Assistant Professor in Physics. His areas of research include Quantum Mechanics.

Dr. M. P. Meyyappan joined Amrita University in July 2014. He completed his post-graduation in Chemistry from Presidency College, Chennai. He received his Ph. D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai. He served as a post-doctoral fellow at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH) and Swiss Federal Institute of

Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) spanning 6.5 years. He has above 8 years of research experience in Indian pharmaceutical industry in the areas of New Drug Discovery and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Areas of his research interests are

Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry. He has

6 publications in international journals and 11 patent applications to his credit.

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Dr. S. Venkatesh currently serves as Assistant Professor in Physics. He obtained his BSc, MSc from The American College (). He did his MS degree in Clarkson University (USA) and PhD degree from Wayne (USA). His area of specialization is experimental condensed matter Physics. He has expertise in Atomic Force Microscopy and Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. He has Research

experience in X-ray crystallography surface science &

characterization techniques. He has more than 3.5 years of

industry experience in India and abroad. Dr Venkatesh has

received couple of awards for teaching form Clarkson University

and American Association of Physics Teachers. He has

published seven papers in various reputed international journals

and presented in various conferences.

Dr. Bharath Kishore Sharma, serves as an Assistant Professor in Physics, has a PhD in Theoritical Nuclear Physics from Institute of Physics, Bubeneshwar. Six years of Post- doctroal work from TIFR Mumbai, University of Barcelona and CBS Mumbai. He has published 16 international journal publications in high impact journals. His research interest includes Nuclear Structure, Superheavy nuclei, Inner crust of neutron star and its astrophysical applications, clustering in light and superheavy nuclei etc.

Mr. Suneesh P. V. currently serves as Faculty Associate in Chemistry. His research interests include Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology. Suneesh has completed his M. Sc from Calicut University. He has been working towards his PhD under the guidance of Dr. T. Ramachandran and published number of papers in International Journals of high impact.

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Mr. M. Dinesh Kumar has joined as Faculty Associate in Chemistry in the Department of Sciences, Amrita University in 2014. He has completed M.Tech degree in NanoScience and Technology from Centre for NanoSciences and Technology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry after completing post graduation in Chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission

Vidyalaya, Coimbatore. His research interests include, Graphene based nanomaterials, Nanomaterials and

Nanoparticles Synthesis and its energy applications, Electrodeposition, Electroless depositon of Ni-W and Ni-W-P alloys.

Mr. P Kathirvel has recently joined in the department as Faculty Associate. He completed his M Sc and M Phil in Physics from Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya affiliated to Bharathiar University and has submitted his Doctoral thesis to Anna University. His research areas include Thinfilms and Nanostructures. He has four publications in international journals to his credit.

Ms. Durgadevi N. currently serves as Teaching Assistant in Chemistry and doing her PhD in Amrita University. Her areas of research include Fuel Cells and Electrochemistry

Mrs. Anu Priyanka T. currently serves as Teaching Assistant in Physics. Her areas of research include Nanosciences and Technology.

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Ms. Sunitha M. currently serves as Teaching Assistant in Chemistry. She is doing her PhD in Amrita University. Her areas of research include Fuel Cells and Electrochemistry

Research Fellows

Ms. Keerthy Dhara, Development of graphene – metal-metal oxide nanocomposite for non-enzymatic glucose sensing, (Thesis Advisor: Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu),

Mr. John Stanley Development of nonenzymatic biosensors for lab-on-a-chip applications, Mr. John Stanley (Thesis co- Advisor: Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu),

Ms. Vidhu Sara Vargis Nanomaterials based signal amplification for highly sensitive immunosensing, (Thesis Advisor: Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu),

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Ms. Jyothi Sree R, Development and fabrication of Lab-on-a- chip for electrochemical immunosensor (Thesis Advisor: Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu),

Ms. Sreedevi R Mohan, working towards her PhD in the area of transition metal nanoparticles and the corrosion resistance properties of its thin Films (Thesis Advisor: Dr. M. Sivakumar)

Ms. Roshima N.S working towards her PhD in the area of Magnetic properties of transition metal oxides and thin films (Thesis Advisor: Dr. M. Sivakumar)

Ms. Jeethu raveendran, workin on Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) for the monitoring of glucose, creatinine and cholesterol (Thesis Advisor: Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu),

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Mrs. S. Ramya Krishnan, working on Development of non- enzymatic electrochemical sensors for point of care diabetes management (Thesis Advisor: Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu)

Mr. Baladhandapani, Structurally modified arecolins (Thesis Advisor: Dr. R. Prasanna)

Mrs. Resmi P. E. Nanomaterials based biosensors (Thesis Advisor: Dr. T. Ramachandran)

Mr. Sarath, Synthesis, characterization and application of liquid crystalline materials (Thesis Advisor: Dr. R Yamuna)

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Mr. Vineeth Raj .S, Development of Microelectronics for LOC applications (Advisor: Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu)

Ms. Aarathy Pradeep, working on computational Simulations for Microfluidics applications (Advisor: Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu)

Ms. Shilpa G.S. working on Design, Synthesis & Characterization of modified PNA Analogues, (Advisor: Dr. R. Prasanna)

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Academic Programmes

5year Integrated MSc Physics

5year Integrated MSc Chemistry

PhD Programme

Academic Labs

Organic Chemistry Lab

Inorganic Chemistry lab

Physical Chemistry Lab

Optics and electricity Lab

Mechanics and properties of Materials lab

Engineering Chemistry Lab

Engineering Physics Lab

Research Labs

Biosensor Research Lab

ƒ Amrita Materials Synthesis and Processing Lab

ƒ Amrita Biochemistry Materials Research Lab

ƒ Dhanvanthari Lab

ƒ Particle Dynamics Lab

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Facilities in the Department

Photolithography Unit: Biosensor Research Lab (Rs. 83Lakhs)

Atomic Force Microscope: Biosensor Research Lab (Rs. 35Lakhs)

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UV-Vis Spectrophotometer : Biosensor Research Lab (Rs. 4Lakhs)

Electrochemical Work Station: Biosensor Research Lab (Rs. 12Lakhs)

Electrochemical Analyser and Biospectrometer(Rs. 7Lakhs): Biosensor Research Lab (Rs. 3Lakhs)

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Millipore Water purification System: Biosensor Research Lab (Rs. 6Lakhs)

ƒ Humidity Chamber and Spray Pyrolysis Unit: Amrita Materials Synthesis and Processing Lab (Rs. 6Lakhs)

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Electrospinning Unit, funded by DST (5 Lakhs)

Msc Chemistry Lab

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Msc Physics Lab

Research Projects

Externally Funded projects: Ongoing (To the tune of Rs. 300 Lakhs)

Research grant generated (Cumulative) (in Lakhs)

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1. Development of Lab-on-a-chip for early detection of cancer in women, Department of biotechnology 2014-2017 (Dr. T. G. Satheesh babu) (50 lakhs) 2. Design, Synthesis & Characterization of modified PNA Analogues, DST 2013- 2016 (Dr. Prasanna Ramani) (27 lakhs) 3. Development and Fabrication of Non-enzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Biosensor and Fabrication of Glucometer, Department of biotechnology 2012- 2015. (Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu ) (61.7 lakhs) 4. Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) for the Monitoring of Diabetes, Cholesterol and Kidney Function, Department of biotechnology 2012-2015 (Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu). (75.6 lakhs) 5. Nanostructured thin films of composites synthesized by spray coating technique for corrosion and wear resistance applications, DRDO 2012-2015 (Dr. M. Sivakumar) (27.14 lakhs) 6. Total Synthesis of modified benzophenanthridines - A preliminary anti-cancer study, Heutrey Petrochem India Pvt. Ltd 2012-2015 (Dr. Prasanna Ramani) (1.5 lakhs) 7. Nanostructured biodegradable coating on magnesium alloys for biomedical applications, DST 2012 -2015 (Dr.M.Karthega) (10.44 lakhs) 8. Synthesis, characterization and liquid crystalline properties of ligand bridged dicobaloximes, DST 2011-2014 (Dr. R. Yamuna) (27.9 lakhs) 9. Synthesis of intermediate analogues for biologically active molecule, Aventis Pharma Ltd 2011-2014 (Dr. Prasanna Ramani) (0.5 lakhs)

Externally Funded Projects: Completed (to the tune of Rs. 121 Lakhs) 1. Synthesis, characterization and liquid crystalline studies of azo, schiff base containing porphyrin complex, CSIR 2009-2012 (Dr. R. Yamuna) (21 lakhs) 2. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Carbon nanotube - Inherently Conducting Polymers (C-ICP) and C-ICP metal Nanocomposites: DRDO, October, 2008 - 2012 (Dr.T.G.Satheesh Babu) (60 lakhs)

3. Electrodeposition of Aluminium-Lithium alloys for cryo and space applications- ISRO Bangalore, 2008-2011 (Dr.T.G.Satheesh Babu). (10 lakhs)

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4. Development of Amperometric Glucose biosensors (DST-TIFAC CORE and Media Lab Asia 2007-2009) (Prof. T. Ramachandran) (20 lakhs) 5. Synthesis of Lube/fuel additive from CNSL - UTeC Corporation, Colorado, USA 2006-2007 (Prof. T. Ramachandran) (10 lakhs) Internally (AMRITA) Funded projects: Ongoing

1. Nonlinear Optical Studies of Noble Metals Doped ZnO Nanoparticles, Amrita University 2 years (Ms. Lakshmi Mohan) (0.6 lakhs)

2. Investigations of properties of particles and liquid droplets in a quadrupole trap, Amrita University 2 years (Dr.K.T.Sathyajith) (1 lakh)

Internally (AMRITA) Funded projects: Completed

1. Synthesis and Characterization of surface modified CdSe nanocrystals, Amrita University April 2008- June 2009 (Dr. M. Sivakumar) (0.3 lakhs)

2. Synthesis of nanostructured transition metal oxide thin film coatings on steel substrates by dip coating for corrosion and wear resistance applications, Amrita University 1 year 5 months (Dr. A. Uma Maheswari) (0.95 lakhs)

3. Low cost synthesis of CdS nanoparticles. Amrita University 1 year (Dr. M. Sivakumar) (0.3 lakhs)

4. Synthesis, Characterization and Liquid crystalline properties of cobaloximes containing azo pyridine in the axial position, Amrita University 1 year (Dr. R. Yamuna) (0.8 lakhs)

5. Synthesis, Characterization and Liquid crystalline properties of cobaloximes containing dipyridine in the axial position, Amrita University 1 year (Dr. R. Yamuna) (0.8 lakhs)

6. Synthesis and analytical studies of Peptide Nucleic Acid monomers equipped with new biomarkers, Amrita University 1year& 6 months (Dr. Prasanna Ramani) (1 lakh)

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7. Developing nano electrode and membrane for direct methanol and ethanol fuel cells-preliminary studies, Amrita University 1year 6 months (2012) (Dr.S.Asha) (1 lakh)

8. Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications, Amrita University 1 year 5 months (Dr.S.Guhan) (0.9 lakhs)

Research Collaboration

External

Collaboration with Space Physics Laboratory (SPL), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO, Trivandrum to study stratosphere of atmosphere using Radiosonde . The project is titled GARNETS (GPS assisted Radiosonde Net work for Troposphere- Stratosphere studies). Data collected include atmospheric pressure, temperature, wind velocity and humidity.

Internal (within AMRITA)

Amrita School of Biotechnology – collaboration for the funded projects with DBT in the Biosensor Lab. Amrita School of Pharmacy Computational Chemistry Group- CEN Electrical, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering Departments Department of Physics, Amritapuri Centre for Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technology (MHRD)

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Glimpses of Balloon Experiment conducted at Ettimadai campus in collaboration with ISRO

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Awards and Recognition

Dr. T. G. Satheesh Babu: Young innovative Biotechnologist Award (IYBA 2013), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), 2014.

Dr. Prasanna Ramani, Young Scientist Award, Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2013

Dr. M. Karthega, Young Scientist Award, Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2013

Dr. R.Yamuna, Young Scientist Award, Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2013

Publications

International Journals : 56

International Conferences : 44

National Conferences: 31

Number of international journal publications (Cumulative)

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International Journals

1. Suneesh. P.V, Vidhu Sara Vargis, Ramachandran. T , Bipin G. Nair , Satheesh

Babu. T.G, Co-Cu alloy nanoparticles decorated TiO2 nanotube arrays for highly sensitive and selective nonenzymatic sensing of glucose, Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 2015 (Accepted for publication). 2. 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 sensors, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 743, 129, 2015. 3. Rosminelsa Mohan M. Sivakumar and K.S. Sreelatha, Evanescent Field Components in Metal-Oxide Waveguides for Nonlinear Application, Materials Research Bulletin, 2015. 4. P.Thilagavathy,R.Saratha, Mirabilis Jalapa flowers extract as corrosion inhibitor for the mild steel corrosion in 1M HCl, IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry (IOSR-JAC), 2015, Vol 8,PP 30-35. 5. N.Poongoathai,S.C.Murugavel and T.Ramachandran, Corrosion Inhibitive effect of Five essential oils on copper in seawater,rainwater,and industrial environments, International journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2014, Vol 4,No 1,PP 23-24. 6. N.Poongoathai,S.C.Murugavel and T.Ramachandran, Studies on jasiminum grandiflorum as VCI for mild steel in marine environment, Internatioanl Journal of Advance Research, 2014, Vol 2,Issue 7.

7. C S Shastry, S Mahadevan, K Aditya, Unified approach to alpha decay calculations, Pramana, Journal of Physics, 82 (2014) 867-878

8. Keerthy Dhara, John Stanley, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G. Nair, T.G. Satheesh Babu, Pt-CuO nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide for the fabrication of highly sensitive non-enzymatic disposable glucose sensor, Sensors and Actuators B, 195 (2014) 197-205. 9. R Devi,G Prabavathi,R Yamuna,S Ramakarishnan, Nikil Kothurkar, Synthesis, Characterization and photoluminescence properties of grapheme oxide

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functionalized with azo molecules, Journal of Chemical Sciences, 126 (2014) 75– 83. 10. Jagdheesh.R., Valarmathi.A, M.Sivakumar, Study on the influence of laser beam polarization on micromachining of crystalline silicon using ultrafast laser pulses, Lasers in Engineering, 28 (2014) 3-4. 11. A.Uma Maheswari, Sree Devi R Mohan,.S.Saravana Kumar, M. Sivakumar, Phase tuning of zirconia nanocrystals by varying the surfactant and alkaline mineralizer, Ceramics International, 40 (2014) 6561-6568.

12. P.V. Suneesh, K. Chandhini, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G. Nair, T. G. Satheesh Babu, Tantalum Oxide Honeycomb Architectures for the Development of a Non-enzymatic Glucose Sensor with Wide Detection Range, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 50 (2013) 472–477. 13. P. V. Suneesh, T. G. Satheesh Babu, T. Ramachandran, Electrodeposition of Aluminium and Aluminium-Copper Alloys from Aluminium Chloride- Triethylamine Hydrochloride Room Temperature Ionic Liquid, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 20 (2013) 909-916. 14. 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, 4 (2013) 87-95. 15. M. Umadevi, V. Saravanan, R. Yamuna, A. K. Mohanakrishnan, G. Chakkaravarthi , (E )-1-[2-(4-Fluoro-2-nitrostyryl)-1-phenylsulfonyl-1H-indol-3- yl]propan-1-one, Acta Cryst, (2013).

16. M. Umadevi, V. Saravanan, R. Yamuna, A. K. Mohanakrishnan, G. Chakkaravarthi, (Z )-3-(1-Chloroprop-1-enyl)-2-methyl-1-phenylsulfonyl- 1Hindole, Acta Cryst., (2013).

17. M. Umadevi, V. Saravanan, R. Yamuna, A. K. Mohanakrishnan, G. Chakkaravarthi, (E )-1-[2-(4-Chloro-2-nitrostyryl)-1-phenylsulfonyl-1H-indol-3- yl]propan-1-one, Acta Cryst., (2013).

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18. M. Umadevi, V. Saravanan, R. Yamuna, A. K. Mohanakrishnan, G. Chakkaravarthi, 1-(2-Bromomethyl-1-phenylsulfonyl-1H-indol-3-yl)propan-1- one, Acta Cryst., (2013).

19. R. Yamuna , S. Ramakrishnan, Keerthy Dhara, R. Devi,Nikhil K. Kothurkar , E. Kirubha, P.K. Palanisamy, Synthesis, characterization, and nonlinear optical properties of graphene oxide functionalized with tetra-amino porphyrin, J Nanopart Res, (2013).

20. Thilagavathy.P, Saratha.R, Temperature Effect On The Performance of Bougainvillea Spectabilis Leaves As Corrosion Inhibitor For Mild Steel In 1M Hydrochloric Acid, JADU, (2013).

21. Vijith V S,Harikrishnan K V, Krishnapriya S,Veena Varma, Asha Jose, Prasanna Ramani, Kumar E P, Krishnan Namboori P K, Design of Novel Drug Molecules for the Treatment of Breast Cancer , International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, 20 (2013) 113-117. 22. Sivakumar Manickam, Jun Wang, Chuanzhen Huang, Laser–material interaction and grooving performance in ultrafast laser ablation of crystalline germanium under ambient conditions, Journal of Engineering Manufacture, (2013). 23. A.Uma Maheswari, S.Saravana Kumar, M. Sivakumar, Influence of alkaline

mineralizer on structural and optical properties of ZrO2 nanoparticles, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 13 (2013) 4409-4414. 24. Sreekanth. K. Mahadeva et.al, Room Temperature Ferromagnetism and Band Gap Investigations in Mg doped ZnO by RF/DC Sputtered Films, Pro. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Z: Oxide Semiconductors and Thin Films, 1494 (2013). 25. Sreekanth. K. Mahadeva et. al , Suppression of Ferromagnetic Ordering in thicker co-sputtered Mn doped MgO Films, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp.S: Nanostructured metal oxides for Advanced Applications, 1552 (2013). 26. Sreekanth. K. Mahadeva et. al., Band Gap Engineering and Room Temperature Ferromagnetism of MgxZn(1-x)O Thin films, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp XX: Oxide thin films and Heterostructures for Advanced Information and Energy Technologies, 1577 (2013).

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27. Sreekanth K.Mahadeva, Jincheng Fan, Anis Biswas, K.S.Sreelatha, Lyubov Belova, K.V.Rao, Magnetism of Amorphous and Nano-Crystallized Dc-Sputter- Deposited MgO Thin Flims, International Journal of Nanomaterials, 3 (2013) 486-497. 28. K.M.Sreekanth, Z.Xie, S.L.Chang, K.V.Roa, p-Type ZnO material: Theory , growth, properties and devices, International Journal of Progress IN Materials Science, 58 (2013) 874-985. 29. Sreekanth K.Mahadeva, Jincheng Fan, Anis Biswas, G.M.Rao, K.S.Sreelatha, Lyubov Belova, 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, (2013).

30. T. G. Satheesh Babu, Dhanya Varadarajan, Gayathri, Murugan, T. Ramachandran, Bipin Nair, Gold nanoparticle–polypyrrole composite modified TiO nanotube array electrode for the amperometric sensing of ascorbic acid, Journal of applied electrochemistry, 42 (2012) 427-434. 31. 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, 41 (2012) 181-187. 32. 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, 3 (2012) 129-138. 33. 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, 90 (2012) 205-213. 34. 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, 18-19 (2012) 53-61.

35. Rosmin Elsa Mohan,K.S.Sreelatha ,M.Sivakumar, A.Krishnashree, Modeling of doped ZnO waveguides for nonlinear applications, Advanced Materials Research, 403-408 (2012) 3753-3757.

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36. Sivakumar, M,B,Tan, K.Venkatakrishnan, Synthesis and characterization high temperature conductive graphite nanoparticles aggregate with femtosecond laser, Applied Surface Science, 257 (2011) 9780– 9784. 37. Manickam Sivakumar, Krishnan Venkatakrishnan, Bo Tan, Characterization of MHz pulse repetition rate femtosecond laser-irradiated gold-coated silicon surfaces, Nanoscale Research Letters, (2011).

38. Sivakumar, M,B,Tan, K.Venkatakrishnan, Synthesis of TiO2 nanoscale rods with MHz femtosecond laser irradiation of single surface and characterization, AIP Advances 1,022134(2011). 39. M.G.Ahamed Basheer, K.S.Rajni,V.S.Vidhya,V.Swaminathan, A.Thayumanavan,K.R.Murali,M.Jayachandran, Structural, optical, electrical and luminescence properties of electron beam evaporated CdSe:In films, Crystal research and technologies, 46 (2011) 261-266. 40. T. G. Satheesh Babu, P. V. Suneesh, T. Ramachandran, Bipin Nair, Gold Nanoparticles Modified Titania Nanotube Arrays for Amperometric Determination of Ascorbic Acid, Analytical Letters, 43 (2010) 2809-2822. 41. T. G. Satheesh Babu, T. Ramachandran, Bipin Nair, Single Step Modification of Copper Electrode for the Highly Sensitive and Selective Non-enzymatic Determination of Glucose, Microchimica Acta, 169 (2010) 49-55. 42. T. G. Satheesh Babu, T.Ramachandran, Development of highly sensitive non- enzymatic sensor for the selective determination of glucose and fabrication of a working model, Electrochimica Acta 55 (2010), 1612–1618. 43. R.Saratha, 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, 3 (2010) 132-138. 44. 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, 3 (2010) 65-69. 45. 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 , 49 (2010) 50-55.

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46. P.Prema, S. Mahadevan, C. S. Shastry, 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, 19 (2010) 2033-2043. 47. Sivakumar.M., K. Venkatakrishnan, B. Tan, Study of metallic fibrous nanoparticles aggregate produced using femtosecond laser radiation under ambient condition, Nanotechnology Journal: Nanotechnology, 21 (2010). 48. Uma Maheswari.A., P.Prema, C.S.Shastry, Resonant states and transmission coefficient oscillations for potential wells and barrirs, Am. J. Phys., 78 (2010). 49. 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 (2010). 50. 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, 3 (2010). 51. Sivakumar, M., K. Venkatakrishnan, B. Tan, Synthesis of Nanoscale Tips Using Femtosecond Laser Radiation under Ambient Condition, Nanoscale Research Letters, 5 (2010) 438-441. 52. 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 (2010) 97-102. 53. Poongothai.N., T.Ramachandran, Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel by Essential Oils in HCI Environment, Material Performance Journal, (2009) 52-57.

54. Saratha.R., N.Kasthuri P.Thilagavathy, Environment friendly acid corrosion inhibition of mild steel by Ricinus communis Leaves, Der Pharma Chemica, 1(2009) 249-257

55. S.Saratha, S.V.Priya P.Thilagavathy., Investigation of Citrus aurantifolia Leaves Extract as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M HCl, E-Journal of Chemistry, (2009) 785-795.

56. Umamaheswari.A., P. Prema , S. Mahadevan, C. S. Shastry, Quasi-bound states, resonance tunnelling, and tunnelling times generated by twin symmetric barriers, Pramana –J.Phys.Vo1, 73 (2009) 969-988.

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57. Sivakumar, M., Bo Tan and Krishnan Venkatakrishnan, Study of silicon nanofibrous structures formed by femtosecond laser irradiation in air, Optic Express, (2009). 58. Sivakumar, M., Bo Tan, Krishnan Venkatakrishnan, Synthesis of glass nanofibers using femtosecond laser ablation under ambient condition, Nanoscale Research Letters, 4 (2009) 1263-1266. 59. Abdul Mahmmod, Sivakumar, M,. Bo Tan, Krishnan, Enhancement in optical absorption of silicon fibrous nanostructure produced using femtosecond laser ablation, Applied Physics letters, 95 (2009). 60. 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 (2009) 129-132. 61. Basudeb Sahu, G. S. Mallick,B. B. Sahu, S. K. Agarwalla, C. S. Shastry, Unified description of scattering and fusion phenomena in heavy-ion collisions, Physical review C, 77 (2008). 62. P. Prema, S. Mahadevan, C. S. Shastry, Y. K. Gambhir, Study of Alpha decay of super heavy elements using S Matrix and WKB methods, International Journal of Modern Physics E, 77 (2008) 611-629.

International Conference

1. P. Thilagavathy, “Extract from Cassia fistula leaves as an ecofriendly inhibitor for the corrosion of mild steel in 1M Hydrochloric acid”, International Corrosion Prevention Symposium, IIT Mumbai, February 20-21, 2014. 2. Chandini Umesh, Ashwathi A M, John Stanley, Bipin Nair,T G Satheesh Babu, “Multiple Signal Amplification Platform for Immunosensing”, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, August 10-14, 2013. 3. Jyotsna T, Dhivyalakshmi J, Jyothi Sree, Vidhusara 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 University, Amritapuri Campus, August 10-14, 2013.

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4. 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 University, Amritapuri Campus, August 10-14, 2013. 5. 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 University, Amritapuri Campus, August 10-14, 2013 6. Jeethu Raveendran, Ramachrandran T, Bipin Nair, T G Satheesh Babu, “Non- enzymatic electrochemical sensor for the detection of creatinine”, Amrita Bioquest Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, August 10-14, 2013 7. 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 University,Amritapuri Campus, August 10-14, 2013. 8. Vidhu Sara Vargis, Jyothi Sree R, Ramachandran T, Bipin G Nair, T G Satheesh Babu, “Au Nanoparticles-Polyaniline Nanocomposites Modified TiO2 Nanotube Array for Amperometric Determination of Ascorbic Acid”, Amrita Bioquest , Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, August 10-14, 2013 9. 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, Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, August 10-14, 2013. 10. Keerthy Dhara, Bipin Nair, T. Ramachandran, T. G Satheesh Babu, “Pt-CuO- Graphene Nanocomposite for Non-enzymatic Amperometric Glucose Detection”, Amrita Bioquest, Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, August 10-14, 2013. 11. T.S.Boopathi, International Conference on Emerging Trends In Chemical Sciences, VIT University, December 5-7, 2013. 12. K.Murugadass, M.L.N. Madhu Mohan, “Analysis of Reentrant Smectic Ordering –X-Ray Diffraction Study”, 20th National Conference on Liquid Crystals (NCLC- 2013), December 16-18, 2013. 13. P. V. Suneesh, T. G. Satheesh Babu, T. Ramachandran, “Electrodeposition Of

Alumium And Aluminium-Copper Alloys From AlCl3-Et3NHCl Room Temperature Ionic Liquid”, 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of 37

Electrochemistry, International Society of Electrochemistry, Nikata, Japan, September 12-14, 2012. 14. Dr.M.Karthega, “Surface modification of Ti and Its alloys using Hydrogen Peroxide solution for biomedical application”, International conference on design of biomaterials, IISC Bangalore, December 9-11, 2012. 15. K.S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, International conference on Renewable Energy Utilization-2012 ( ICREU-2011), CIT, Coimbatore, January 4-6, 2012. 16. K.S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, International conference on frontiers in materials science for Energy and Environment, Loyola College, Chennai, January 11-13, 2012. 17. K.S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, NanoSciTech 2012 International conference on frontiers of nanoscience, nanotechnology and their applications, Punjab University, February 15-18, 2012. 18. K.S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, ICRAM 2012, International Conference on Recent trends in Advanced Materials, VIT, Vellore, February 20-22, 2012. 19. K.S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, International Conference on Renewable Energy Resources for 21st Century –Challenges & opportunities, Amrita University Ettimadai, March 9-10, 2012. 20. K.S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, International conference on challenges and opportunities in mechanical engineering,industrial engineering and management studies (ICCOMIM- 2012)., M S Ramaiah Institute Of Technology, Bangalore, July 11-13, 2012. 21. K.T.Sathyajith, B.M. Dyavappa, Sharath Ananthamurthy “Storage time and axial velocity distribution of electrons in a quadrupole Penning trap”, WHCI International Workshop, TIFR Mumbai, March 28-31, 2012. 22. Saju Joseph, T. Ramachandran, Bipin G Nair, T G Satheesh Babu, “Nanoporous copper / oxide copper oxalate electrode for nonenzymatic sensing of glucose”, Third international conference on frontiers in Nanoscience and Technology (Cochin Nano 2011), Cochin University of Science and Technology, CUSAT, IMA House, Cochin, August 14-17, 2011. 23. Keerthy Dhara, S. Ramakrishnan, R. Devi, Nikhil K. Kothurkar, and R. Yamuna, “Synthesis and Characterization of 5,10,15,20 meso tetra (4-aminophenyl) porphyrin functionalized graphene oxide”, 2nd International Conference on 38

Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN- 2011), I.I.T., Guwahati, Dec 8-10, 2011.

24. R. Devi, S. Ramakrishnan, Keerthy Dhara, Nikhil K. Kothurkar, and R. Yamuna, “Azo functionalized graphene oxide: synthesis and characterization”, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN- 2011), I.I.T., Guwahati, Dec 8-10, 2011.

25. K.S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology-ICREU 2012, CIT, Coimbatore, July 6- 8, 2011.

26. K.S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, 7th international conference on MEMS NANO and Smart system, Kaulalampur, Malaysia, Nov 4-6, 2011.

27. K.S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, International conference on Advanced Materials ICAM-2011, PSG Tech, Coimbatore, Dec 12-16, 2011.

28. K.S.Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, International Workshop on Applications of Nanotechnology to Energy, Environment and Biotechnology (NANO EEB), St. Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangalore, December 14-16, 2010. 29. M. Sivakumar, K. Venkatakrishnan, and B. Tan, “Synthesis of Nanoscale Tips Using Femtosecond Laser Radiation under Ambient Condition”, International Conference on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (ICONN), SRM University, India, February 24 - 26 2010. 30. M. Sivakumar, K. Venkatakrishnan, B. Tan, “Synthesis of Nanomaterials using Femtosecond Lasers” International Workshop on Applications of Nanotechnology to Energy, Environment and Biotechnology (NANO EEB), St. Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangalore, India, December 14-16 2010. 31. T. G. Satheesh Babu, T. Ramachandran, “Highly Sensitive Non-enzymatic Glucose Sensor Based on Nanoporous Copper oxide/ Copper oxalate”, International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati, December 9-11, 2009. 32. T. G. Satheesh Babu, P. V. Suneesh, T. Ramachandran, “Gold Nanoparticles

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Acid”, International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati, December 9-11, 2009 (selected as the best paper). 33. P. V. Suneesh, V. Vignesh, T. G. Satheesh Babu, T. Ramachandran, “Selective Determination of Ascorbic Acid Using Polypyrrole - Gold Composite Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode”, International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering, COPEN6, 2009. 34. T. G. Satheesh Babu and T. Ramachandran, “Highly ordered titanium dioxide nanotube arrays for the amperometric sensing of ascorbic acid”, Second international conference on Nanoscience and Technology (Cochin Nano-2009), CUSAT, January 3-5, 2009. 35. T. G. Satheesh Babu, M. Gayathri, V. Dhanya and T. Ramachandran, “Gold Nanoparticles Modified Titanium dioxide Nanotube arrays for Amperometric sensing of Ascorbic Acid”, International conference on active and smart materials, Thyagarajar college Madurai, January 6-8, 2009. 36. R. Yamuna, “Synthesis, characterization and anti-microbial activity of Co (II) complexes of variousalkyl substituted2,6– diphenyl-1-aza-7-oxa-4-sporo [2, 5] octanes” International Conference On Coordination And Organo Metallic Chemistry (ICCOC -2009), March 20, 2009. 37. S. Asha and R. Yamuna, “Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of cobalt(II) complexes of various alkyl substituted 2,6-Diphenyl-1-aza-7-oxa-4- spiro[2,5] octanes”, International Conference on Coordination & Organometallic Chemistry (ICCOC - 2009), Bharathiyar university, March 19-20, 2009. 38. S.Mahadevan, C S Shastry, P Prema, Y K Gambhir, “S- Matrix based unified calculation of Q-values & half lives of alpha decay of super heavy elements”, DAE-BRNS International symposium on Nuclear Physics, BARC, Mumbai, December 8-12, 2009. 39. S. Ramachandran, T. Ramachandran, T. G. Satheesh Babu and K. Nithya, “Comparative study of Removal of Fluoride from Ground Water by Bio-sorption using Fresh Water Algae based BioMass and Surface Modified Activated Carbon.CHEMCON 2008, December 27-29, 2008.

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National Conference

1. Vidhu Sara Vargis, Jyothi Sree R, Satheesh Babu T G, Signal amplification in immunosensing using gold nanoparticles, National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences, Gandhigram Rural University, Dindugal, February, 2015. 2. S.Asha, National Conference on Recent Advances in water and waste water Treatment in Gandhigram Rural Institute –Deemed University Dindugal, March 21-22, 2014.

3. P.V. Suneesh, K. Chandhini, T. Ramachandran, T. G. Satheesh Babu, “Fabrication of Non-enzymatic Glucose Biosensor Using CuO/Pt Nanoparticles Modified

Ta2O5 Nanotube Arrays”, Recent Advances in Surface Science, RASS, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, February 14-15, 2013. 4. 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, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, February 14-15, 2013. 5. S R Shrinidhi, Aarathi Pradeep, John Stanley, T. G. Satheesh Babu, “Fabrication of Nanomaterials Based Non-enzymatic Glucose Sensors, Recent Advances in Surface Science”, RASS, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, February 14-15, 2013. 6. A.Uma Maheswari, S. Saravana Kumar , Sreedevi R Mohan and M. Sivakumar, “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 -2013), February 14, 2013.

7. M.Sivakumar, “Lasers and their Applications”, National Seminar on Evolution to Innovations in Electronics”, March 2-3, 2013.

8. M.Sivakumar RK. J. Anithalekshmi, S. Anupama, and S. Saravana Kumar, “Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Study of its Catalytic and Bactericidal Activity”, 23rd Swadeshi Science Congress, M.G. University, Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam, Kerala, India, November 6-8, 2013.

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9. M.Sivakumar Rosmin Elsa Mohan and K.S.Sreelatha, “Soliton evolution in different metal-oxide core waveguides for nonlinear applications”, 23rd Swadeshi Science Congress, M.G. University, Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam, Kerala, India, November 6-8, 2013. 10. S. Ananthamurthy , B.M. Dyavappa, D.Datar, K.T.Satyajith, “Dependence of the Storage Time of a Non-neutral Electron Plasma on the Magnetic Field in a Quadrupole Penning Trap”, ISAMP-TC2013 on “Atomic Processes in Plasmas” (National Conference), IPR, Gandhinagar, November 18-20, 2013. 11. S. Mahadevan, M. Dharini, Aditya K, “Calculation of Q Values for alpha decay of A=152-181 using S- Matrix methods”, DAE-BRNS National symposium on Nuclear Physics, Delhi University, New Delhi, December 2-7, 2012 12. P. Prema, S.Mahadevan, C.S.Shastry, M Dharini, Aditya K, “Calculation of Q Values for alpha decay of A=152-181 using S- Matrix methods”, DAE-BRNS National symposium on Nuclear Physics, Delhi University, New Delhi, December 2-7 , 2012.

13. P.Thilagavthy, R.Saratha, “Plant extracts as user friendly pickling inhibitors”, National Seminar-Sixteenth National Convention of Electrochemists (NCE-16), P.S.G.R Krishnammal College for Women, December 15-16, 2011.

14. Mr.K.Murugadass, V.N.VijyaKumar ,“A study of Reentrant Smectic ordering in Hydrogen Bonded Liquid Crystal Homologous series”, Soft Condensed matter work shop, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, November 9-11, 2011.

15. Ms.Lakshmi Mohan, K S Sreelatha , M Sivakumar, S SaravanaKumar, “Supercontinuum generation in ZnO waveguides containing Au nanoparticles”, National Conference NCNSD-2011, Thiruchirapally, January 29, 2011.

16. K.S.Rajni, V S Vidya, M.Jayachandran, DRDO sponsored National Conference on Recent trends in Materials Science - 2011 (NCRTMS-2011), KS Rengasamy college of Technology, Tiruchencode, November 11-12, 2011.

17. T. G. Satheesh Babu, T.Ramachandran, “Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Ascorbic Acid using Electrodeposited Gold Nanoparticle on Polypyrrole Coated Titania Nanotube Array Electrode”, Recent Advances in Electroanalytical Techniques (RAET), Gandhigram Rural University, February 25-26, 2010

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18. 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 University, February 25-26, 2010 19. P. V. Suneesh, T. G. Satheesh Babu, T. Ramachandran, “The Electrodeposition of

Aluminium from AlCl3-TMPAC Room Temperature Ionic Liquid”, Recent Advances in Electroanalytical Techniques (RAET), Gandhigram Rural University, February 25-26, 2010. 20. Mr.K.Murugadass, V.N.VijyaKumar, “Linear Hydrogen bonded Liquid crystal Homologues Series: Study of Ambient Smectic Ordering”, 17th National Conference on Liquid Crystals,Veer Narmad South Gujarath University, November 15-17, 2010. 21. N.Poongothai, “Introduction to synthesis of nano materials by different techniques”, National Conference on Current trends in Chemistry NCCTC-10, Bharathiar University, December 3, 2010. 22. N.Poongothai, “Corrosion inhibition of essential oils on copper in seawater, rain

water, SO2 and H2S environments”, National Conference on Recent Advances in Electroanalytical Techniques, Gandhigram Rural Institute- Deemed University, February 26, 2010. 23. S. Mahadevan, C S Shastry, A Bhagawat, “Unified description of Q-Values and half lives of alpha decay for A=152-181”, DAE-BRNS National symposium on Nuclear Physics, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan, December 20-24, 2010. 24. N.Poongothai, “Studies on essential oils as VCI for mild steel in marine atmosphere”, National Conference on Corrosion Assessment and its Control- (NCAC 09), Thiyagaraja College, Madurai, December 22, 2009. 25. N. Poongothai, “Introduction to nanomaterials and Nanoscience”, National symposium and seminar – Solid state Chemistry and Nanomaterials, Vellore College of Technology, Vellore, November 19, 2009. 26. P. Thilagavthy, R. Saratha, N. Kasthuri, “Vitis vinifera leaves as corrosion

inhibitor for mild steel in 0.5M H2SO4”, National Seminar-Recent Advances in Textile and Electrochemical Sciences (RATES- 2009), , Karaikudi, December 4-5, 2009.

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27. P. Thilagavthy, N. Kasthuri, Dr. R. Saratha, “Effect of temperature on the use of Tectona grandis leaves in the mitigation of mild steel corrosion in acid medium” of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, December 21-22, 2009. 28. K. S. Rajni, V S Vidya, M. Jayachandran, UGC Sponsored National Conference on Nanomaterial For Energy Conversion And Conservation (NMCEE'09), Department of Physics-, , March 26th, 2009. 29. P. Prema, S. Mahadevan, C. S. Shastry, A. Bhagawat, Y. K. Gambhir, “S-Matrix based unified calculation of Q-values and half lives of alpha-decay of super heavy elements”, DAE-SNP, December 2009. 30. Basudeb Sahu, B. B. Sahu, P. Prema and C. S. Shastry, “ Analysis of scattering and fusion phenomena in 19F + 208Pb system”, DAE-SNP, December 2008. 31. Basudeb Sahu, B. B. Sahu, and P. Prema, “Channel coupling through Oscillation modulated vibratory driving field in nucleus – nucleus collisions”, DAE-SNP, December 2008. 32. A. Umamaheswari, P. Prema, S. Mahadevan, “Study of Quasi Bound States and Resonant Tunneling in twin symmetric barriers”, DAE Solid state Physics, December 2008.

Patents

Non-enzymatic glucose sensor, T. G. Satheesh Babu, T. Ramachandran, Bipin. G. Nair, US Patent, US2014/0061044A1 Non-enzymatic glucose sensor, T. G. Satheesh Babu, T. Ramachandran, Bipin. G. Nair, Indian Patent (Filed 2012)

Books published

Dr. R. Prasanna, „Peptide Nucleic Acids and Markers’ Published by LAP GmbH, Germany (2011) Dr. M. Sivakumar, „Excimer Laser Processing of Dental Tissue‟ published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (2011)

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Students’ Achievements

The research fellows P V Suneesh, John Stanly and Keerthy Dhara secured first prize in the category of Basic Sciences at the National Student Research Convention –Anveshan 2013, organized by the Association of Indian Universities at Tata institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Their Project was on the “Lab on a chip diagnostic device for low cost „point of care‟ Health Management”

Our Senior student Debasmita Ojha P (II year Int M Sc(Chemistry) has secured the DST- INSPIRE Scholarship for the year 2014-15. This scholarship is introduced by the Govt of India to encourage students taking up Basic Science Education.The scholarship carry an amount of Rs 60,000 per annum and book allowance of Rs 20,000/-

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Students Activities

Vigyan: State level Science Awareness Camp for Higher secondary students –

Department of Sciences, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore Campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham organized a two day – (Dec 2 & 3, ,2011) science awareness camp for the higher secondary students (+1 and +2) of as part of the celebration of International year of Chemistry.

The aim of the camp was to create awareness among the higher secondary science students about higher education in science and various research opportunities in the field of Basic sciences. The camp enabled them to meet and interact with professors from well established research institutes. The camp inaugurated by Smt. Geeta Varadan, Director, Advanced Data Research Institute (ADRIN), ISRO, Hyderabad.

Four invited talks were delivered by,

1. Sri K R Sreenath, Scientist, Satellite Centre, ISRO, Bangalore on Space and atmospheric sciences 2. Shri Sreevalsan, Head ICTS Amrita University, on Internet security systems 3. Dr S Abraham John, Gandhigram Rural University delivered the key note address

The camp also had a workshop led by Prof. Harish Kumar, IIT, Madrass. In addition, project and poster presentations by the student participants were also conducted. Science Quiz and Exhibition highlighting Amrita University were also a part of the camp. Around 250 participants from various schools in Tamilnadu registered for the camp.

ASTHA ASTHA which functions under the Department of Science, since its inception in 2010, has been very instrumental in its efforts to change the perception among the students about science and provide a platform to celebrate the beauty of science. Events organised by the club Faraday – Induction programme, Inaugurated by Prof. M P Chandrasekharan, Dean Engineering

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Sherlock- Crime Scene investigation Crime Scene Investigation is the meeting point of science and logic. Evolved from forensics, Sherlock provides a whole new thrill to the concept of deduction. Held as a two day event, it comprises two rounds-A preliminary written test having a set of logical questions and puzzles which is sure to put your grey cells to challenge. Biggest crowd pulling event of ASTHA. Vinci- The Science Exhibition „Vinci‟, named after the great master Leonardo Da Vinci, is a science fest organised exclusively for students to show case ideas, innovations and designs by putting up working models, presentations and shows. Organised as a one day event, Vinci attracts a big crowd from all around the campus.

Eureka –The quiz Eureka is the science quiz conducted in the banner of ASTHA. It is yet another event of the club aiming at spreading science in the most simple and interesting way. Successful in its both the two editions, Eureka have attracted and caught the attention of a big crowd of quiz enthusiasts. Conducted in two rounds as preliminary and final, the quiz has been more than a competition where the participants enjoy and learn more. The ASTHA Week

Events like “Techomaze” A treasure hunt, “Gearz”- quiz on automobiles and machines, a workshop on development of applications on Windows 8 for the computer wizards and for the gamers, gaming competition on ,COD, FIFA etc. are to name a few. The week wraps up with a closing function where the winners, coordinators and organizers are appreciated. ASTHA always takes pride in holding ASTHA week as it involves coming together of a lot events, lot of participants, ideas, fun and entertainment, thus making it a milestone in the history of the club.

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