Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.,) - Chemistry (2004-2009) - Madurai Kamaraj University,
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) - Chemistry (2002-2004) - Madurai Kamaraj University,
Master of Science (M.Sc.,) - Chemistry (2000-2002) N. M. S. S.V. N. College, Madurai Kamaraj University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.,) - Chemistry (1997-2000) G. T. N. Arts College (A), Madurai Kamaraj University
1. Assistant Professor – (June 2014 – Till date)
Department of Chemistry, Madras Christian College (Autonomous),
Chennai. Tamilnadu, India
2. Assistant Professor – (May 2013 – June 2014)
Department of Chemistry, Vel Tech University (Deemed University)
Chennai. Tamilnadu, India
3. Post-Doctoral Researcher (Postdoc.,) – ( Mar 2010 – Feb 2013)
Centre for Intelligent Nano-Bio Materials (CINBM), School of Sciences,
Department of Chemistry, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
Membership
1.Life Member and Executive Council member in ICS-TN branch, Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata.
2.Affiliate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London (From Dec 2021)
3. Life Member in Indian Society for Radiation and Photochemical Sciences (ISRAPS),
Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai, India.
4.Life Member in Association of Chemistry Teachers( ACT), TIFR, Mumbai.
5. Annual Member in Korean Chemical Society (KCS), Korea
PhD Research Scholar
2024- Present
Research Area : Reticular Chemistry, Coordination chemistry, Materials science
Former PhD Students
2018-2024
Research Area : Photophysics and biological applications of metallodendrimers, dendrimers , Graphene Quantum dots.
Thesis : Dendritic Poly(aryl ether) Substituted Polypyridyl Ligands of Ruthenium(II) Complexes: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, Photophysics, Computational Studies, and Biological Applications
Current Position : Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellow,
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
MSc Student
2025 - 2026
Former M.Sc. Students
2024-2025
Thesis: 4 - Amino-3-hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid-based Schif bases: Synthesis, Characterization, Bioactivity and in silico Analysis
2022-2023
Thesis :Chitosan derivatives: Synthesis characterization and their biological application
2020-2021
Thesis : Antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of methanolic extract of Pluteus Cervinus: GC-MS analysis and in-silico analysis"
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4598-8919
Current Position : PhD Scholar at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
2020-2021
Thesis :"Antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of methanolic extract of Marasmius sp mushroom: GC-MS analysis and in-silico analysis"
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1421-5259
Current Position : PhD Scholar National Institute of Technology, Calicut
2019-2020
Thesis :"Optical Detection of Heavy Metal lons Using Chitosan Based Hydrogel Films"
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2513-6046
Current Position : PhD Scholar at The Australian National University, Canberra
2018-2019
Thesis: "Energy efficient synthesis of luminescent carbon dots from natural biomass"
Current Position : PhD Scholar at VOC College, MS University, Tuticorin
2017-2018
Thesis : "Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from corn cob by microwave method-Application in Methylene blue adsorption"
2017-2018
Thesis: "Green synthesis of fluorescent Carbon- Dots from corn cob biomass and study of their pH dependent photoluminescence
Current Position :PhD Scholar at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur
2016-2017
Thesis: "Seed extracts of lagerstroemia speciosa GC-MS analysis, synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activity"
Former Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) Students
Thesis : "Synthesis, characterization and photoinduced electron transfer reaction of ruthenium (II) - complexes containing benzothiazole bipyridine ligands with quinones"
Current Position: PhD Scholar at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus
2017-2018
Thesis : "Preparation, characterization and antimicrobial activity of curcumin loaded chitosan terephthaldehyde composite films"
2015-2016
Thesis: "Synthesis, characterization, electrochemical study of cobalt (II) polypyridyl complexes and electrocatalytic reduction of CO2,"
2015-2016
Thesis: "Design and characterization of chitosan-terephthaldehyde based gels and their antimicrobial activity"
Current Position : PhD Scholar at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-1034