NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Chemical Sciences Department of Physical Chemistry Department of Physical Chemistry School of Chemical Sciences University of Madras 1 Name of the Department Physical Chemistry 2 Year of establishment August 1952 3 Is the Department part of a School of chemical Sciences School/Faculty of the university? (one of Four Departments) 4 Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Sc., M.Phil and Ph. D. M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; (Fulltime and Parttime) Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.) 5 Interdisciplinary programmes and Organic, Inorganic, Analytical, departments involved Polymer Chemistry, Energy, Nano science & Nano Technology, Biophysics and Biochemistry 6 Courses in collaboration with other Nil universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. 7 Details of programmes discontinued, if Nil any, with reasons 8 Examination System: Annual/ Semester/ CBCS - Semester Trimester/Choice Based Credit System 9 Participation of the department in the 7 Department with 8 Courses (2 courses offered by other departments Subject per semester) 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others) Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS & MPS) Professor 1 (Regularized) + 2 0 1(CAS) Associate Professors 2 - 2 vacant Asst. Professors 4 1 3 vacant Others -- -- -- 1 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Chemical Sciences Department of Physical Chemistry 11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance Name Qualificati No. of Years No. of Ph.D./ on of M.Phil. students guided for the last 4 Experience years Awarded -2 Synopsis Submitted- 4 Dr.J.Santhana M.Sc., 28 years Guiding Ph.D- 4 lakshmi Ph.D M.Phil Awarded –7 MPhil Doing- 4 PhD Awarded -6 Synopsis Submitted- 4 M.Sc., Guiding Ph.D- 5 Dr.E.Murugan M.Phil, 13 years M.Phil Awarded –9 Ph.d. MPhil Doing- 3 12 List of senior Visiting Fellows, 1. Prof. Dr.V.R.Vijayaraghavan adjunct faculty, emeritus (Emeritus Professor) professors 2. Prof. V. Subramanian, Retd. Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai (Visiting Professor) 13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary 6 % faculty-programme-wise information Semester Course code /Tittle Unit 1 CHE C 301 Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics 0.5 2 CHE C 303 Quantum chemistry and Group Theory 0.5 3 CHE C 601 Physical Methods in Chemistry 0.5 4 CHE C 307 Quantum chemistry and Macro molecules 0.5 5 CHE C 307 Irreversible Thermodynamics (Dr. VS) 0.5 Total 2.5 Units I M.Sc - 60 : 2.5 II M.Sc - 15 : 2 14. Programme-wise student Teacher Ratio: M.Phil - 10 : 2 Ph.D - 16 : 2 15. Number of academic support staff (Technical) and administrative staff: Sanctioned Filled Actual Technical 1 -- -- Administrative 3 + 2 attender 1 ASO + 1 Attender 2 2 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Chemical Sciences Department of Physical Chemistry 16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies Catalysis-Micellar, Phase transfer and nanocatalysis, Nanomaterials and Nanohybrids, drug delivery, Electrocatalysis 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise. Interna National funding grants project title tional agencies received DST-PURSE Synthesis characterization and PI:Dr. J. Santhanalakshmi fabrication of metal nanoparticles modified electrode for the Rs.6,35,500/- 1 --- electrochemical sensors. (1 JRF) JRF-D. Manoj Year - 2010-2013 (Ongoing) NCNSNT Synthesis characterization and PI:Dr. J. Santhanalakshmi development of nobel metal- metaloxide dumbbell nanoparticles for impedence variations, biosensor Rs.8,17,800/- 2 --- applications, on taste measurements (1 JRF) into organic juices /kinnow and tomato sauces JRF- D. Ranjith Kumar Year - 2011-2014(Ongoing) University of Madras University Research Fellowship 2.5 3 --- PI:Dr. J. Santhanalakshmi Year- 2011-2014 (Ongoing) (2,49,586) URF- L.Parimala (1 URF) DST-PURSE DST PURSE Programme financial 1.00 PI:Prof.Dr.E.Murugan assistance for consumables through (1,00,000) University of Madras. 4 --- Ref. No. RPO/DST/PURSE/ Consumable/2010/790 dated 30.3.2010 Year- 2010-2011 (Completed) 3 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Chemical Sciences Department of Physical Chemistry DST-NSTI Effective functionalization of 25.31 PI:Prof.Dr.E.Murugan Carbon Nanotubes using (25,31,600) amphiphilic/hydrophilic dendrimers and phase transfer 5 --- catalysts. Ref: D.O.No.SR/S5/NM-106/ 2006 dated 26.06.2007 Year- 2007-2010 (Completed) DST-Fast track Amphiphilic nanoparticles 19.27 PI:Prof.Dr.E.Murugan templates for encapsulation of (19,27,920) mono/ bimetallic nanoparticles catalyst to carry out industrially/ 6 --- pharmaceutically valuable biphasic organic reactions. Ref. No.SR/FTP/CS-10/2007 dated 20.09.2007 Year- 2007-2010 (Completed) CSIR Major Research Dendrimer stabilized mono/ 9.46 Project bimetallic nanoparticles on (9,46,000) PI:Prof.Dr.E.Murugan insoluble poly(styrene) microbeads and their Nanocatalysis of 7 --- pharmaceutically valuable organic reaction. Ref. No.01 (2254)/08/ EMR-II dated 13.05.2008 Year- 2008-2011 (Completed) UGC Major Research New biocompatible 6.75 Project amphiphilic4nanoparticles vehicles (6,75,300) PI:Prof.Dr.E.Murugan for effective delivery of cancer 8 --- drugs Ref. No. 36-271/2008 (SR) dated 26.03.2009 Year- 2009-2012 (Completed) DST-PURSE DST PURSE Programme financial 1.15 PI:Prof.Dr.E.Murugan assistance for consumables through (1,15,000) University of Madras. 9 --- Ref.No. GMC/A4/EM/DST- PURSE/ Phy.Che-2012/1961 dated 17.12.2012 Year- 2012-2013 (Completed) DST-NCNSNT, Preparation of Composites Single- 8.178 University of Madras walled/Multi walled Carbon (8,17,800) PI:Prof.Dr.E.Murugan Nanotubes based composites via (1 JRF) functionalization using PEG, 10 --- PAMAM and PPI dendrimers for bone tissue engineering. Ref No: C2 /Res. Pro /NSNT/ Proj.No.22 / 2011- 182 dated 16.05.2011. 4 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Chemical Sciences Department of Physical Chemistry Year- 2011-2014 (Ongoing) University of Madras University Research Fellowship 2.5 PI:Prof.Dr.E.Murugan Ref. No: GCCO/A6/URF/ (2,49,586) 11 --- Phy.Chem/ PS/Appoint/2011/ 1972 dated 19.01.2011 Year- 2011-2014 (Ongoing) UGC-UPE Development of bead-shaped 17.10 PHASE II heterogeneous nanoparticles (17,10,000) catalysts embed with chiral auxiliaries to conduct pharmaceutically valuable organic 12 --- reactions Ref.No: No.EN/SAS/UPE Phase II/NMR/STAFF/2013/283 dated 21.05.2013 Year- 2013-2018 (Ongoing) UGC-UPE Anti-cataractogenic effect of 12.8 PHASE II curcumin experimental (12,80,000) Theme-B (Project II) cataractogenesis: cross talk within 13 --- calpain, IP3/DAG and calcium signaling pathways Year- 2013-2018 (Ongoing) 18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received a) National collaboration - b) International collaboration – a. Micellisation characterizations of geminal surfactants in aqueous medium “ with CSIR-CLRI, Adyar, contact scientist – Dr. A. B. Mandal, Director CLRI b. “Physico-chemical characterizations of metal ions-membranes”, with CSIR- CLRI, Adyar, contact scientist – Dr. B.S.R. Reddy, Emeritius Scientist c. “CVD and physico chemical studies on Boron Nitride assemblies with dopants”, with B.S. Abdur Rahman Deemed University, Chennai, contact scientist – Prof. Dr. Mannikandan, Dept. of Physics 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. DST-FIST – 60 Lakhs 20. Research facility / centre with state recognition : Nil recognition national recognition : Nil international recognition : Nil 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies – Nil 5 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Chemical Sciences Department of Physical Chemistry 22. Publications: * Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) Total (77) : International-63/National-14 * Monographs : 10 * Chapters in Books : 5 * Edited Books : Nil * Books with ISBN with details of publishers : Lambert publisher * Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : 10 * Citation Index – range / average : Average 12 * SNIP : * SJR : * Impact Factor – range / average : Average 4.6 h-index : Average 9.8 23. Details of patents and income generated - Nil 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated-Nanochemistry and Catalysis 25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories /institutions / industries in India and abroad -Nil- 26. Faculty serving in Dr.J.Santhanalakshmi 1. DST-Women Scientist committee expert Ist Term completed 2010-12 IInd Term completed 2012-14 2. Selection Board member for faculties in Chemistry in Central Universities (Central University of Tamilnadu- Thiruvarur) April-2013. 3. Editorial Board Member for: J. Nanoparticle research J. Colloid and Interface Science Colloids and Surfaces B J. Molecular Catalysis J. Chemical Sciences J. Surfactant science and Technology 6 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Chemical Sciences Department of Physical Chemistry 27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs). Dr. J. Santhanalakshmi