Profile
Dr. Senthil Kuppusamy Ph.D
SPECIALIZATION
Agrochemical Formulation, Screening for newer Botanical's and Bio-pesticide, Pesticide Residue Chemist.
Nanotechnology: Micro-emulsion and Micro-encapsulation of pesticides
Detoxification and Decontamination of pesticides.
Synthesis and evaluation of Chemical Hybridizing Agents (CHA's) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
Experienced in chemical routes for the pesticide synthesis, formulation and residue chemistry. Having ten-year expertise in synthesis of highly potent molecules as well as purification by preparative chromatography and structural elucidation of new molecules.
Good in interpreting data’s of Chromatography techniques viz. GC-MS/MS (Mass-Spectroscopy), LC-MS/MS. Spectroscopy techniques viz. H1 NMR and C13 NMR and IR Spectroscopy.
Application specialist for Gas Chromatography (GC), GC-MS/MS, LC-MS/MS, IR, HPLC, TLC, HPTLC, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), UV Spectroscopy and ELISA Reader.
AWARDS and RECOGNITION
Junior Research Fellowship, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Senior Research Fellowship Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Junior (JRF/NET) Research Fellowship Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi.
The presentation adjudged for Best poster award in National Symposium (Dec 1-3, 2004) Society of Pesticide Science, Poster Presentation -“Pesticide: Myths, Realities and Remedies” IARI, New Delhi.
Celery variety release - Selection "OOTY-1" (2011)
The presentation adjudged for Best Poster award “Application of FT-NIR Spectroscopy in Species Identification using Flowers of Jasmine (Jasminum sambac)” Plant Diversity For Aesthetic Values And Landscape Gardening 26-28th November, 2010, TNAU, CBE.
Professor, (Agricultural Chemicals),
Dept. of SS&AC
Agricultural College and Research Institute
Trichy – 620 027
Tamil Nadu
Mobile: +91 94444 88303
e-mail: sen7@tnau.ac.in
Education
Ph.D. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India 2003 – (Dec 2008)
Thesis: Chemical and Electrochemical Degradation of Lindane, Chlorpyrifos and Imidacloprid.
Advisor: Professor Madhuban Gopal (National Fellow)
Major: Agricultural Chemicals
Minors: Environmental Science, Computer Science, Entomology
M.Sc, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India 2001 – (Aug 2003)
Thesis: Synthesis and Evaluation of Oxanilates as Chemical Hybridizing Agent in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Advisor: Professor C Devakumar (ADG Edu. ICAR)
Major: Agricultural Chemicals
Minors: Genetics
B.Sc, (Agri.) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India 1997 – 2001
Major: Agriculture