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1. Dr. Sreekala M. S

Scholars

Sl.No Joining Year Name of scholar Title of thesis Part-time/Full time Status
1 2020 Ms. Aswathy Ajayan Studies on property improvements in starch nanocomposites-nano clay and POSS as effective reinforcements Full Time In progress
2 2020 Ms. Remya M Nair Nanoreinforced starch chitosan blends preparation, characterization and properties Part Time In progress

2. Dr. Teena Thomas

Scholars

Sl.No Joining Year Name of scholar Title of thesis Part-time/Full time Status
1 2022 Mr. Abey K. Jose Polymer science and rubber composites Part Time In progress
2 2022 Ms. Rekha S. Nair Part Time In progress

3. Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan

Scholars

Sl.No Joining Year Name of scholar Title of thesis Part-time/Full time Status
1 2024 Shabana M P Development of hybrid metal oxide/carbon nanostructures on rigid substrates for photo-electrochemical applications Full Time In progress

4. Dr. Jesitha K

Scholars

Sl.No Joining Year Name of scholar Title of thesis Part-time/Full time Status
1 2022 Mamta Binoy Development and property improvement in polymeric membranes from the biopolymers starch, PLA and PHB-Effect of nano reinforcements Part Time In progress
2 2024 Sivamnjari S Mallya Extraction of nanocellulose-based areogels from cotton fibers with Metal-organic framework for utilisation in versatile applications Part Time In Coursework
Sl.No Faculty Name Academic_year Title Type sponsor Duration
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1 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan2023-2026 Development of hybrid metal oxide/carbon nanostructures on rigid substrates for photo-electrochemical applications and mechanistic study through operando Infrared/Raman spectroscopy Major SERB (DST), Govt. of India From 2023 To 2026
2 Dr. Manjula Krishnan (HoD)2020-2021 Ecofriendly Protocol for the Synthesis of Salicylidene Anilines Others Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment From 2020 To 2021
Sl.No. Faculty Academic Year Title of Paper Journal Name Publisher Impact PDF
1 Dr. Seena K Thomas 2022-2023 Composites of resorcinol and hexamethylenetetramine modified nanocellulose whiskers as potential biofiller in natural rubber latex: synthesis, characterization and property evaluation Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery Seena K. Thomas1,2 · P. M. Sabura Begum1 · P. Dileep3 · K. V. Neenu1 · Deepthi Anna David1 · Ansa Santu1 · C. D. Midhun Dominic4 Springer
2 Dr. Seena K Thomas 2021-2022 A comprehensive review on cellulose, chitin, and starch as fillers in natural rubber biocomposites Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications Seena K. Thomas a,b, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai c,*, Senthilkumar Krishnasamy d, P. M. Sabura Begum a, Debabrata Nandi d, Suchart Siengchin d, Jinu Jacob George e, Nishar Hameed f, Nisa.V. Salim g, Natalia Sienkiewicz h Elsevier
3 Dr. Seena K Thomas 2020-2021 Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanowhiskers from Acacia caesia plant Journal of Applied Polymer Science Seena K. Thomas1,2 | P. M. Sabura Begum1 | C. D. Midhun Dominic3 | Nisa V. Salim4 | Nishar Hameed5 | Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa6 | Suchart Siengchin6 | Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai6 Wiley
4 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2021-2022 Water sorption behavior of phenol formaldehyde resin reinforcing with reduced graphene oxide and ZnO decorated graphene oxide Journal of Polymer Research Sandhya P. K1 · M. S. Sreekala2 · Moothetty Padmanabhan1,3 · Sabu Thomas Springer
5 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2019-2020 Effect of starch reduced graphene oxide on thermal and mechanical properties of phenol formaldehyde resin nanocomposites Composites Part B P.K. Sandhyaa, M.S. Sreekalab, Moothetty Padmanabhana,c, K. Jesithab, Sabu Thomas Elsevier Ltd.
6 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2020-2021 Mechanical and thermal properties of ZnO anchored GO reinforced phenol formaldehyde resin Diamond & Related Materials P.K. Sandhyaa, M.S. Sreekalab,?, Moothetty Padmanabhana,c, Sabu Thomasa Elsevier
7 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2019-2020 Viscoelastic and electrical properties of RGO reinforced phenol formaldehyde nanocomposites Journal of Applied Polymer Science Pattoorpady Krishnan Sandhya1 | M. S. Sreekala2 | Guijun Xian3 | Moothetty Padmanabhan1,4 | Nandakumar Kalarikkal5 | Sabu Thomas1 Wiley
8 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2020-2021 Thermal and electrical properties of phenol formaldehyde foams reinforcing with reduced graphene oxide Polymer Composites. P K Sandhya1 | M S Sreekala2 | Abderrahim Boudenne3 | Bertrand Garnier4 | Didier Rouxel5 | Moothetty Padmanabhan1,6 | Nandakumar Kalarikkal7 | Sabu Thomas1 Wiley
9 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2018-2019 Reduced graphene oxide and ZnO decorated graphene for biomedical applications Ceramics International P.K. Sandhyaa, Jiya Joseb, M.S. Sreekalac, M. Padmanabhana,d, Nandakumar Kalarikkalb, Sabu Thomasa, Elsevier
10 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2021-2022 Nanosilica Entrapped Alginate Beads for the Purification of Groundwater Contaminated with Bacteria Silicon Lakshmipriya Ravindran1,2 · K. Jesitha1 · P. U. Megha3 · S. Anilkumar2 · M. S. Sreekala1 · P. S. Harikumar4 Springer
11 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2019-2020 Novel processing parameters for the extraction of cellulose nanofibres (CNF) from environmentally benign pineapple leaf fibres (PALF): Structure-property relationships International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Lakshmipriya Ravindran a, Sreekala M.S. a,?, Sabu Thomas Elsevier B.V.
12 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2021-2022 Dynamic mechanical analysis, electrical properties and water sorption behaviour, of phenol formaldehyde nanocomposite reinforced with multiwalled carbon nanotubes Materials Today: Proceedings Lakshmipriya Ravindran a,b, M.S Sreekala b,?, S. Anilkumar a, Sabu Thomas
13 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2022-2023 A Review on Phenol-Formaldehyde Biocomposites Current Applied Polymer Science Reem Salam1, Lakshmipriya Ravindran2, Meyyarappallil Sadasivan Sreekala 2,3,* and Sabu Thomas3 Bentham Science Publishers
14 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2022-2023 A comprehensive review on phenol-formaldehyde resinbased composites and foams Polymer Composites. Lakshmipriya Ravindran1,2 | Sreekala M. S. 2,3,4 | Anil Kumar S. 1 | Sabu Thomas3,4 Wiley
15 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2020-2021 Effect of MWCNT carboxylation on mechanical, thermal and morphological behaviour of phenol formaldehyde nanocomposites JOURNAL OF COMPOSI T E MATERIALS Lakshmipriya Ravindran1,2, MS Sreekala2 , S Anilkumar1 and Sabu Thomas3
16 Dr. Sreekala M. S 2022-2023 Mechanical, Morphological Behaviour and Electrical Conductivity of Phenol Formaldehyde-Flax Fabric (PF-F) Hybrid Composites Reinforced with Rice Husk Derived Nano-silica Silicon Lakshmipriya Ravindran, S. Anilkumar, Sathiyanathan Ponnan, Nandakumar Kalarikkal & Sabu Thomas Springer
17 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2014- Remarkable enhancement of the photoreactivity of a polyfluoroalkyl azobenzene derivative in an organic–inorganic nano-layered microenvironment Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Vivek Ramakrishnan, Daisuke Yamamoto, Shin Sasamoto, Tetsuya Shimada, Yu Nabetani, Hiroshi Tachibana, Haruo Inoue Royal Society of Chemistry
18 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2016- Synthesis of double-wall nanoscrolls intercalated with polyfluorinated cationic surfactant into layered niobate and their magnetic alignment Pages 12108-12114 Publisher Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Yu Nabetani, Akino Uchikoshi, Souki Miyajima, Syed Zahid Hassan, Vivek Ramakrishnan, Hiroshi Tachibana, Masafumi Yamato, Haruo Inoue Royal Society of Chemistry
19 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2015- Utilizing TiO₂ nanotube composite materials as an efficient air purification system 한국진공학회 학술발표회초록집 KIM Hyun, Vivek RAMAKRISHNAN, Bee Lyong YANG ?????? ????????
20 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2015- Systematic analysis of graphene oxide composite membranes for desalination system 한국진공학회 학술발표회초록집 KIM Hyun, Vivek RAMAKRISHNAN, Bee Lyong YANG ?????? ????????
21 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2016- Cobalt oxide nanoparticles on TiO 2 nanorod/FTO as a photoanode with enhanced visible light sensitization RSC advances Vivek Ramakrishnan, Hyun Kim, Jucheol Park, Beelyong Yang Royal Society of Chemistry
22 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2017- Trapping of excess energy in a nano-layered microenvironment to promote chemical reactions Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics V Ramakrishnan, Y Nabetani, D Yamamoto, T Shimada, H Tachibana, H Inoue Royal Society of Chemistry
23 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2017- Rapid augmentation of vertically aligned MoO 3 nanorods via microwave irradiation CrystEngComm Kaushalendra K Singh, Vivek Ramakrishnan, Neena S John Royal Society of Chemistry
24 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2018- Designing Metallic MoO2 Nanostructures on Rigid Substrates for Electrochemical Water Activation Chemistry–A European Journal V Ramakrishnan, C Alex, AN Nair, NS John Wiley
25 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2019- Improving the photo-cathodic properties of TiO 2 nano-structures with graphdiynes New Journal of Chemistry V Ramakrishnan, H Kim, B Yang Royal Society of Chemistry
26 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2020- Heat trapping in a nano-layered microenvironment: estimation of temperature by thermal sensing molecules Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Vivek Ramakrishnan, Yu Nabetani, Daisuke Yamamoto, Hiroshi Tachibana, Haruo Inoue Royal Society of Chemistry
27 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2023- Competitive photo-oxidation of water and hole scavengers on hematite photoanodes: Photoelectrochemical and operando raman spectroelectrochemistry study ACS Catalysis Vivek Ramakrishnan, Anton Tsyganok, Elena Davydova, Mariela J Pavan, Avner Rothschild, Iris Visoly-Fisher American Chemical Society
28 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan 2023- Probing the Evolution of Active Sites in MoO2 for Hydrogen Generation in Acidic Medium ACS Applied Energy Materials Chandraraj Alex, Rajkumar Jana, Vivek Ramakrishnan, Muhammed Safeer Naduvil Kovilakath, Ayan Datta, Neena S John, Akhil Tayal American Chemical Society
29 Dr. Jesitha K 2014-2015 Persistence of Endosulphan in Selected Areas of Kasaragod District, Kerala. Current Science Harikumar PS, Megha T, Kamalakshan Kokkal Current Science Association
30 Dr. Jesitha K 2013-2014 Remediation of Endosulphan by Biotic and Abiotic Methods Journal of Environmental Protection Harikumar PS, Sreechithra M Scientific Research
31 Dr. Jesitha K 2013-2014 Endosulphan Remediation Using Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Species. Acta Biologica Indica Sreechithra M, Harikumar PS Society for Applied Biotechnology
32 Dr. Jesitha K 2015-2016 Biodegradation of Endosulphan by Pseudomonas Fluorescens Environmental Processes Nimisha KM, Manjusha CM, Harikumar PS Springer International Publishing
33 Dr. Manjula Krishnan (HoD) 2023- Synthesis of fluorescent aromatic species via ring transformation of a-pyranones and their application in OLEDs, chemosensors, and cell imaging New Journal of Chemistry Fateh V Singh Royal Society of Chemistry
34 Dr. Manjula Krishnan (HoD) 2022- Progress in organocatalysis with hypervalent iodine catalysts Chemical Society Reviews Fateh V. Singh, Samata E. Shetgaonkar, Thomas Wirth
35 Dr. Manjula Krishnan (HoD) 2020-2021 Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for Oxidative Rearrangements Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry Samata E. Shetgaonkar, Fateh V. Singh Bentham Science
36 Dr. Jesitha K 2016-2017 Nanophytotechnological Remediation of Endosulfan Using Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles Journal of Environmental Protection Harikumar P. S. Scientific Research
37 Dr. Jesitha K 2019-2020 Effect of starch reduced graphene oxide on thermal and mechanical properties of phenol formaldehyde resin nanocomposit es Composites Part B Engineering. Elsevier publishing Sandhya P K , Sreekala M S , Moothetty Padmanabhan , Sabu Thomas Elsevier
38 Dr. Jesitha K 2018-2019 Development of a bioreactor system for the remediation of endosulphan H2Open Journal Harikumar P S International Water Association
39 Dr. Jesitha K 2021-2022 Nanosilica entrapped alginate beads for the purification of groundwater contaminated with bacteria silicon Lakshmipriya Ravindran, P. U. Megha, S. Anilkumar, M. S. Sreekala and P. S. Harikumar Springer
40 Dr. Manjula Krishnan (HoD) 2022-2023 Ultrasound-Assisted Metal-Free Synthesis of Functionalized 1,2-Teraryls by Ring Transformation Methodology SYNTHESIS Fateh V Singh Thieme
41 Dr. Manjula Krishnan (HoD) 2021-2022 Ultrasound-assisted synthesis, photophysical behaviour and single crystal X- ray analysis of highly functionalized prenylarenes Journal of Molecular Structure Fateh V Singh Elsevier
42 Dr. Jesitha K 2022-2023 Surface plasmon resonance induced impressive absorptive nonlinearity from C-2-phenylethenilcalix [4]resorcinarene silver hybrid system Optical Materials Alappattu John Siji, Pushpan K. Simi, Keloth Chandrasekharan Elsevier
Sl.No. Faculty Title Awarded Year Indian/International Certificate
1 Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan METHOD FOR RAPID SYNTHESIS OF POROUS AND METALLIC MOLYBDENUM OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES (NSs) 2022 Indian