Assistant Professor and Head of the Department Contact Details Qualifications Degree | University | Year | B.Sc. | Madurai Kamaraj University | 2003 | M.Sc. | Bharathiar
University | 2005
| Ph.D | University of Madras
| 2015 | |
Title of the PhD Thesis: Studies
on the development of rare earth doped metal oxide as pigments for thermally
comfortable surfaces. Date of Joining the College: 1 December, 2014 Areas of Interest Inorganic chemistry Physical Chemistry
Publications - "Cobalt complexes of terpyridine ligand: crystal structure and photoclevage of DNA" J. Inorg. Biochem. 2007, 101, 434-443.
- "Europium complex of a tridentate ligand: Synthesis and spectroscopic properties" Transition Met Chem. (London) 2007, 32, 362-366.
- "Cerium molybdenum oxides for environmentally benign pigments" Dyes. Pigm. 2007, 75, 687-692.
- "Use of mixed rare earth oxides as environmentally benign pigments" Dyes Pigm. 2008, 76, 243-248.
- "Synthesis and DNA-binding studies of two ruthenium
(II) complexes of an intercalating ligand" Eur.
J. Med. Chem. 2009, 44, 2044-2051.
- "Rare earth doped cobalt aluminate blue as an
environmentally benign pigment" J. Adv.
Ceram 2012, 1, 301-309.
- "Effective synthesis route for red-brown pigments based
on Ce-Pr-Fe-O and their potential application for near infra-red reflective
surface coating" J. Chem. Sci. 2014,
126, 65-73.
- "A novel inorganic blue colorant and a process thereof Indian
Patent application number" 86Del2014.
- "Mo-Doped cerium
gadolinium oxide as environmentally sustainable yellow pigments". ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
2014, 2 (5) 1251-1256.
- "Unique rare
earth pigments for thermally comfortable leathers" Journal of American Leather Chemists
association, 109, 224-230
- "An inorganic yellow pigment for
industrial applications and a process for the preparation" thereof invented by
Sreeram, K.J.; Radhika, S.P.; Nair
B.U.; (Reference no 0152NF2015)
Indian Patent application number
1980DEL2015
Projects Undertaken DST Women Scientist Project entitled "Rare Earth Based Non-Toxic Inorganic blue pigments for Exterior coating Applications"(WOS-A) for reserach in Basic/Applied Sciences [2011-2014] NMILTLI PROJECT CSIR-CLRI (2005) IREL PROJECT, Kollam (2006) STRAIT PROJECT CSIR-CLRI (2014) CSIR –SURE PROJECT WITH NIIST,
Trivandrum Awards- Women
Scientist (WOS-A) awarded by Department of Science and Technology, (2011)
- Awarded for Patent from CSIR (2014 and 2015)
- Best
Poster award entitled “Introducing
multifunctionality into rare earths – coupling benign and cool character” in National Conference on Rare Earth
Processing and Utilization (REPUT 2014), 2-3rd May 2014 Conducted
by Rare earth association of India in association with IIM, Mumbai Chapter,
MRSI, Mumbai Chapter and BRNS, BARC
Mumbai, India
Other Achievements - Proficiency prize for chemistry in UG and PG
- First prize for poster presentation conducted by BARC, Mumbai
Training Programmes Attended - Attended Three day National Seminar on “Water Vision – 2004” from 6th to 8th October 2004 organized by P.S.G.R. Krishnammal college for women, Coimbatore
- Attended National conference on frontiers in Environmental Sciences and Engineering in India held in Bharathiar University, Coimbatore during September, 15-17, 2005
- Attended Innovation in leather Science and Technology Seminar held on 24th April 2006 at CLRI, Chennai
- Attended International conference on Nan science and nano technology held in University of Madras, Chennai during August 26-28, 2006
- Attended Workshop on “Instrumental methods of analysis” at STIC, Kochi during October, 9-13, 2006
- Attended National conference on Science, Technology and Applications of Rare Earth held in Munnar during August, 19-20, 2011
- Attended XXXI congress of the International Union of Leather Technologists and chemists Societies held in Valencia during September, 27-30, 2011
- Attended Symposium on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry held at University of Hyderabad during December,10-13, 2011
- Attended Symposium on chemistry in “Societal and Environmental Needs” held at Chennai, India from 29-31st August 2011 organized by CSIR-CLRI
- Attended International conference on Advanced nano materials held at IIT Madras during October,17-19, 2012
- Attended Workshop conducted by Springer and Edanz along with the Department of Information Science and Technology, Anna university at Chennai on 29th January 2013
- Attended Chennai chemistry conference held at CSIR-CLRI Chennai during February,8-10, 2013
- Attended National conference on Recent trends in Material Science and Technology held at IIST, Trivandrum during July,10-13, 2013
- Attended National Conference on Rare earth Processing and Utilization (REPUT 2014), 2-3rd May 2014 Conducted by Rare earth association of India in association with IIM, Mumbai Chapter, MRSI, Mumbai Chapter and BRNS, BARC Mumbai, India
- Attended International Conference on Material research (IUMRS-ICA 2013), 16-20th December 2013 Conducted by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
- Attended
Training Programme on Synthesis and Characterization techniques organised
by Centre for Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology, Satyabhama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai,
during September 28-29,2018.
- Attended
128th Orientation
Programme conducted by UGC-HRDC Pondicherry University from
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