Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry had a humble beginning in 1967 when the college started offering physical sciences as optional subjects at the erstwhile pre-degree classes. The Department had a systematic growth as evidenced from the fact that B.Sc was launched in 1974 and M.Sc in 1982. The department admits 25 candidates every year for B.Sc. and 12 for M.Sc. In the year 2012, the University of Calicut recognized the Department as one of its research centers.

Department of Chemistry has received FIST fund from the Department of Science and Technology (DST). Various other government funding agencies viz. UGC, DST, KSCSTE have also given funds for execution of their projects.

The department possesses sophisticated instruments which include UV-vis Spectrophotometer, Gas Chromatograph, etc and a host a Biodiesel Pilot Plant of 15L biodiesel production capacity/run.

Faculty

Name

Designation

Academic Credentials/Awards

 Photo

Research Interest

Remarks

Dr. P. Venugopalan

The Head & Assistant Professor of Chemistry

M. Sc., Ph. D.

CSIR – JRF/SRF, NET

Coordination compounds & Natural Products

Approved research guide of Calicut University.

Dr. Resmi M R

Asst. Professor of Chemistry

M. Sc., Ph. D.

CSIR – JRF/SRF, NET

Postdoctoral Fellow

at NC State University, North Carolina, USA

Material Science, Photocatalysis & Nanotechnology

Approved research guide of Calicut University.

Dr. Binitha N N

Asst. Professor of Chemistry

M. Sc., Ph. D.

CSIR – JRF/SRF, NET, GATE

Postdoctoral Fellow

at National University of Malaysia

UGC Research Award (2012-2014)

Green Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Photocatalysis & Alternate Fuels

Approved research guide of Calicut University.

Dr. Surendran Parambadath

Asst. Professor of Chemistry

M. Sc. Ph.D.

M.Phil,  UGC-NET

M.Tech

Ms. Anjaly Mathew

Asst. Professor of Chemistry

M. Sc., Bed,

NET

Polymer Chemistry & Microwave Assisted Reactions

Doing PhD at MG University, Kottayam

Mr. Roy K B

Asst. Professor of Chemistry

M. Sc., NET

Computational Quantum Chemistry

Doing PhD at Calicut University

Ms. Remani K C

Asst. Professor of Chemistry

M. Sc.

CSIR-JRF/NET

Heterogeneous Catalysis

Doing PhD at SNGS College, Pattambi

Ms. Usha M

Asst. Professor of Chemistry

M. Sc.

CSIR-JRF/NET

Carbon nanocomposites and Natural products

Doing PhD at SNGS College, Pattambi

Ms. Ramlath KT

Asst. Professor 

of Chemistry 

Mphil;MSc with UGC-CSIR NET

DETAILS OF RESEARCH SUPERVISORS

Name & Designation

Sl. No Name of Research Supervisor Designation Research domain Subject (if more than 1, specify)
Dr. P. Venugopalan

Assistant Professor in Chemistry

Co-ordination Chemistry & Natural products Chemistry
Dr. Resmi M R

Assistant Professor in Chemistry

Nanoscience and Material Chemistry Chemistry
Dr. Binitha N N

Assistant Professor in Chemistry

Green Chemistry,  Material synthesis, Renewable Energy Chemistry

Details of PhD Registration (live) (latest first)

Sl.No Candidate Supervisor Title Subject Date of

Registration

Part time/ Full time

Nature of fellowship

1. Remani. K. C Dr. Binitha. N. N Ceria zirconia based solid solution: Application in three way catalysts. 31/10/2012 Part time

2 Divya. P. N Dr. Binitha. N. N Multicomponent Reactions over modified montmorillonite clays. 31/10/2012 Full Time

3 Sudha .KC Dr. Binitha. N. N Transesterification of jatropha curcas oil over silica based catalysts. 31/10/2012 Full Time

KSCSTE

4 Shaniba. CP Dr.Resmi.MR Graphene based nanocomposites 31/10/2012 Full Time

UGC-JRF

5 Deepthi. TV Dr.P.Venugopal Biochemical studies on compounds structurally related to curcuminoids. 31/10/2012 Full Time

e-Grantz

6 Renuka. K Dr.P.Venugopal Biochemical studies on medicinal plants belonging to zingiberacea family. 31/10/2012 Part Time

7 Vinu. VV Dr. Binitha. N. N Pilot scale production of biodiesel over naturally derived heterogeneous catalysts. 30/10/2013 Full Time

e-Grantz

8 Sowmya. B Dr. Binitha. N. N Synthesis, characterization and application of magnetic graphene nanocomposites. 30/10/2013 Full Time

CSIR-SRF

9 Nisheetha. N.P Dr.Resmi.MR Modified titania photocatalysis 31/10/2012 Part Time

10 Anila Dr.P.Venugopal Studies on thioderivatives of curcuminoids 22/08/2014 Part time

11 Rajeena U Dr.Resmi.MR The exfoliation of chemically modified graphite by means of various solvents including super critical CO2 25/08/2014 Full time

12 Mohammed Akbar P Dr.Resmi.MR Photocatalytic water splitting for the production of hydrogen using graphene titania nanocomposites 26/11/2014 Part time

Project Fellowship

13 Usha M Dr.Resmi.MR Networking of C-60 balls by means of various chemical strategies 18/04/2015 Part Time

14 Sreeja Dr.Resmi. M.R Synthesis characterisation and biological application of graphene quantum dots 22/09/2015 Full Time CSIR-JRF
15 Vijayasree Haridas Dr. Binitha. N. N Graphene based materials for versatile applications 24/06/2016 Full Time

Ongoing Research Projects (latest first)

Sl.

No.

Principal Investigator

Title

Funding Agency

Order No.

Amount
1

Dr. Resmi M R

Graphene-Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites: Preparation and Application as Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production via Water Splitting

KSCSTE

005/SRSPS/2013/CSTE

3145600
2

Ms. Remani K C

Ceria-zirconia soild solution based three way catalyst: application in diesel engine exhaust gas treatment

UGC , Minor Project

MRP(S)-0625/13-14/KLCA029/UGC-SWRO

190000
3

USha M

Azodyes of synthetic Curcuminoids and their metal chelates

UGC , Minor Project

MRP(S)-0628/13-14/KLCA029/UGC-SWRO

200000
4

Ms. Anjaly Mathew

Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis Utilizing Bromoderivatives of Oxazolidone on a polystyrene support

UGC , Minor Project

2265-MRP/15-16/KLCA0229/UGC-SWRO

455000

Mr. Roy K B

Formulation of a unified theory to explain blue – red shifting H bonds through quantum chemical ab initio calculation

UGC , Minor Project

2267-MRP/15-16/KLCA0229/UGC-SWRO

400000

Submitted Research Projects (latest first)

Sl.No. Principal Investigator Title Funding Agency Order No. Amount
1 Dr. Binitha N N High Quality Graphene based Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Applications KSCSTE 3000000
2 Dr. Binitha N N Graphene Based Materials for Versatile Organic Transformations CSIR 3000000

Extension activities (Session chaired/invited lectures, services, etc.) of the Faculty (latest first)

Sl.No Name Title of the event Organizer & venue International/

National/

local

Date
1 Roy K B Orientation Course, Academic staff College, University of Calicut UGC, Calicut University Local

Details of Seminar/Workshops organized by the Centre (latest first)

Sl.No Title of the event Co-ordinator Organizer/sponsor & venue International/

National/

local

Duration
Two-day Workshop on Computational Quantum Chemistry Dr. Resmi M R Collegiate Education Department, Kerala Local 2 days, 4th & 5th February 2016