KEC Faculty Profile

Name : Dr.A.GEETHA/Associate Professor

Department : Chemistry

Qualification : MSc.,MPhil.,PhD

Area of Specialization : Environmental Chemistry, Organometallic chemistry

Date of Joining KEC : 06-06-2005

Experience in (Years) Teaching:19 years 08 months

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Number of Papers Published

National Journals: 01

International Journals: 20

Number of Papers Presented

National Conferences:15

International Conferences:30

Number of Books Published : 04

Number of Funded Research Projects : Nil

Number of Consultancy Projects : 08 (M.Sc students projects guided)

Number of Funded Programmes Organized : 16(Physical mode)

:08 (online mode)

Contact Details

Email:geethathiyaghu@gmail.com

ageetha80@yahoo.co.in

ageetha@kongu.ac.in

ageetha.sh@kongu.edu

Mobile:9789498866

Office:04294-226614

Intercom:614

Total number of citations : 417

h index : 8

i10 index: 7

Orcid ID : 0000-0003-2372-4303

Web of Science Researcher ID: AAL-5545-2020

Scopus Author id :572061311

Journals Published (National)

A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy, "Adsorption of acidic and basic dyes form aqueous solutions using polyaniline coated sawdust as an adsorbent", Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp.268-274, 2015.

Journals Published (International)

R.Prabhakaran, A.Geetha, M.Thilagavathi, R.Karvembu, Venkata Krishnan, Helmut Bertagnolli &K.Natarajan.''Synthesis,Characterisation,EXAFS,Investigation and Anti Bacterial Activities of New Ru(III) complexes containing tetradentate schiff base''International Journal of Inorganic Bio chemistry,98, 2131-2140,September 2004
A.Geetha,R.Prabhakaran,V.Krishnan,H.Bertagnolli &K.Natarajan,''Synthesis, EPR, Electrochemistry, EXAFS studies of ruthenium (III) complexes with symmetrical tetradentate N2O2 complexes'',International Journal of Inorganica Chimica Acta,Vol.359, pp.1114-1120, 2006.
P.N.Palanisamy,A.Geetha, M.Sujatha, P.Sivakumar &K.Karunakaran,''Assessment Of Ground Water Quality in and Around Gobichettipalayam Town, Erode District, Tamilnadu'',International Journal of E-Journal of Chemistry (Impact Factor:0.59),Vol.4, No 03, pp. 434-439,June 2007
A.Geetha, P.N.Palanisamy, P.Sivakumar, P.Ganeshkumar & M.Sujatha,''Assessment Of Under Ground Water Contamination and Effect of Textile Effluents on Noyyal River Basin in and Around Tiruppur Town, Tamil Nadu'',International Journal of E-Journal of Chemistry(Impact Factor:0.59)(Citation Index: 7),Vol. 5, No.4, pp 696-705, Oct 2008.
M.Sujatha, A.Geetha, P.Sivakumar & P.N.Palanisamy,''Ortho-Phosphoric Acid Activated Babul Seed Carbon as an Adsorbent for the Removal of Methylene Blue'',International Journal of E-Journal of Chemistry(Impact Factor:0.59),Vol. 5, No.4, pp 742-753, Oct 2008.
P.Sivakumar, P.N.Palanisamy, M.Sujatha & A.Geetha,''Adsorption of Acid Blue from Aqueous solution onto Areca Nut Shell carbon: Equlibrium, Kinetic and thermodynamic Studies'',International journal ofChemistry and Environment(Impact Factor:0.292),Vol.13(1),52-58, March 2009.
A.Geetha,P.Sivakumar,M.Sujatha & P.N. Palanisamy,''Adsorption of Cr(VI) and Pb(II) from aqueous solution using agricultural solid waste'',International Journal of environmental science and engineering,Vol.51(2),151-156,April 2009.
A.Revathi, M.Asaithambi, P.N.Palanisamy & A.Geetha,''Water Quality Assessment Of Some Dug And Bore Wells In And Around Chittode, Erode Dist, Tamilnadu'',International Journal of Advance Research in Science & Engineering,Vol 03, Issue 08PP 11-23,August 2014.
A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy,''Equilibrium and kinetic studies for the adsorption of basic red 29 from aqueous solutions using activated carbon and conducting polymer composite'',Desalination and Water Treatment(Impact Factor: 0.987),06 Mar,2015,DOI:10.1080/19443994.2015.1020510.
A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy,''Application of activated carbon and polypyrrole coated sawdust for adsorption of acidic dye from aqueous solutions: A comparative study'',Asian Journal Of Chemistry,Vol.27,No.8,2813-2818,2015.
A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy, "Advanced Non-Conventional Activated Carbon and Sawdust Coated with Polymers for the remediation of Dye House Effluent", IJIRSET Journal , Volume 4, Issue 9, September 2015.
A.Geetha & P.N. Palanisamy, "Removal of reactive orange 16 from aqueous solution using activated carbon and polypyrrole coated sawdust composite prepared from cordial sebestena", Der Chemical Sinica, Vol. 6, Issue 7, pp. 39-49, 2015.
A.Geetha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Kinetics and Equilibrium studies on the removal of anionic dyes using polyaniline coated sawdust composite",International Journal of Chem Tech Research, Vol.7,No.5,pp 2439-2447,2015.

14.A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy, "Studies on adsorptive removal of Direct Green 6 using a non-conventional activated carbon and polypyrrole composite", Desalination and Water Treatment, DOI:10.1080/19443994.2015.1107505, 2015

15.A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy, "Removal of Acidic Dye (Acid Violet 4bs) from aqueous solutions using modified forms of adsorbents",International Journal for research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET),Vol 4,Issue x,2016.

16.A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy,"Comparative studies on adsorption of dyeing industry effluents by activated carbon and polymer coated sawdust prepared from the fruit of cordia sebestena"Desalination and water treatment,89 (2017) 210–216, doi:10.5004/dwt.2017.21377.

17.A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy,"Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon from the Fruit of Cordia Sebestena as a Novel Adsorbent for Dye Removal",Asian Journal of Science and Applied Technology.Vol. 6, No. 2, pp.39-45, 2017.

18. A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy,"A Comparative Study Polypyrrole Coated Sawdust As A Novel Adsorbent For The Removal Of Direct And Reactive Dyes From Aqueous Solutions",International Journal Of Applied Science Engineering & Management,Vol 3, Issue 8, pp11-16, 2017.

19.A.Geetha & P.N.Palanisamy,comparative study on potentiality of polypyrrole composite as adsorbent for the removal of acidic and basic dyes from aqueous solutions,International Journal of ChemTech Research,Vol. 13, No. 04,2020.

20. A.Revathi, A.Geetha, D.Sudha ''The Water Quality Parameters of Some Bore Wells In Edappadi Taluk, Salem District, Tamilnadu'',GEDRAG & ORGANISATIE REVIEW, 33:02,1559-1570,April-May 2020.

21.Babu ARAVINTH , Murugasen SUBRAMANIAN , Geetha ARUMUGAM , Rajagopal MAYILDURAI ,"Development of a Novel Wear Equation by Comparing the Wear Behaviour of Hard (AA7075) and Soft (AA6063) Hybrid Composite Materials"ISSN 1392-1320 MATERIALS SCIENCE (MEDŽIAGOTYRA). Vol. 30, No. 4. 2024.

BOOKS PUBLISHED

1.P.N.Palanisamy, Dr.P.Manikandan, A.Geetha and K.Manjula Rani, "Applied Chemistry", Tata McGraw Hills Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi, Revised Edition, 2019. (ISBN:9789353162368)

2.P.N.Palanisamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geetha, K.Manjula Rani and V.N.Kowshalya, "Environmental Science", Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd, Licensees of Pearson Education in South Asia, Revised Edition, 2020. (ISBN:9789332581869)

3.P.N.Palanisamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geetha, K.Manjula Rani and V.N.Kowshalya, "Chemistry for Civil Engineering", Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd, Licensees of Pearson Education in South Asia, Revised Edition, 2019. (ISBN: 9789353941819)

4.P.N.Palanisamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geetha, K.Manjula Rani and V.N.Kowshalya,"Chemistry for Engineering", Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd, Licensees of Pearson Education in South Asia, Revised Edition, 2023. (ISBN: 978-81-198-4730-3)

BOOK CHAPTERS

1.A.Geetha, ‘Studies on colour removal from dye aqueous solution using modified forms of adsorbent materials”, New Innovations in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Vol 4,11 October 2021, Page 92-102.

2. A.Geetha,Innovations and applications of engineered cementitious composites and alternative materials:Reimagining Construction,Page-53, 2023, A volume in the advances in chemical and materials engineering (ACME)Book series.-IGI Global Publisher of Timely Knowledge

3. A.Geetha,Utilization of biodegradable sustainable materials in modern construction processes,Page-419, 2024, A volume in the advances in chemical and materials engineering (ACME)Book series.-IGI Global Publisher of Timely Knowledge

LABORATORY MANUAL

1.Chemistry Laboratory Manual, P.N.Palanisamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geetha, K.Manjularani, Rajaganapathy Press, Erode.

2.Chemistry Laboratory Manual, P.N.Palanisamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geetha, K.Manjularani, Kalaikathir, Coimbatore.

Membership in Professional Bodies

International Society for Research and Development (ISRD)-Life Time Member-F3140900296 & 04.08.2016
The Association of Chemistry Teachers-Life Time Member-2318 & 12.03.2021

3.Institute of Researchers, Wayanad, Kerala-Life Time Member-LM072126 & 20.12.2021

Details of Awards Received:

Best Faculty Award-Chemistry -Kongu Engineering College -March 21st of 2012
Outstanding Woman Award in Science in the field of Chemistry-Venus International Foundation at Chennai-March 4th of 2017
Best Familiar Female Faculty Award-SIAA-2017-(South Indian Association of Scientists, Developers, Faculties Award)=April 8th of 2017
Best Faculty Award-Chemistry -Kongu Engineering College -December 04sh of 2020

5. Academic Excellence Award 2021-Institute of Researchers,Wayanad,Kerala-December 20th of 2021

6. Inspiring Professor Award-Madras Journal Series Pvt Ltd, Chennai-September 5th,2022

7.Best Faculty Award-Chemistry-Senior Category - Shri PK Das Best Memorial Award by Nehru Group of Institutions on December 15th, 2022

Invited talks / Chairing a session etc.

.Chaired a session in the International conference on Natural polymers at MG University, Kottayam on 26th-28th October 2012.

·Chaired a session in the International conference on “Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials for Sustainable Future (ICEEAMSF-2017)” at KEC on 24th-25th May 2017.

·Chaired a session in the State level seminar on "Recent Developments in Chemistry and Nano Science" at Department of Chemistry, Arignar Anna Govt Arts College, Namakkal on 5th Jan 2018.

·Chaired a session (for poster presentation) in the Chemistry Teachers Association sponsored National Seminar on “Environmental Applications of Chemical and Nano Sciences” at Department of Chemistry, Kongu Engineering College,Perundurai on 22.02.2019.

·Chaired a session in the National Conference on Contaminants and Pollutant Management at Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Enginering College, Perundurai on 22.4.21.

· Chaired a session in the National Conference on Promoting Innovations in Environmental Research and Science at BIT, Sathyamangalam on 18 to 19.10.22.

Chaired a session in SCHEMCON-2023 organised by Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai-638 060 on 23.09.23.

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