The Department of Chemistry is committed to make the students understand the basic concepts of engineering chemical science. It is ubiquitous to human kind as it has nexus with the complex problems in the processes of life. The department comprises of talented members of staff who are well-versed in their fields of inquiry and teaching. The teachers bring up-to-date to cope with the growing demands and the challenging trends of the industry and the research. The department possesses excellent full-fledged laboratory with sophisticated equipment for the students during their course of study.
To emerge as a global centre in the field of Engineering and Applied Chemistry and foster high quality engineers with sound knowledge in basic chemistry. .
To educate the future technocrats about the advances of basic chemical sciences in the field of technology. To provide sustainable solution for the environmental crisis prevailing around the globe.
| Name | Qualification | Designation | Specialization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. S. Velusubhash | M.Sc., M.Phil.,(Ph.D) | Assistant Professor | Nano Chemistry |
| Dr. T. S.Franklin Rajesh | M.Sc., M.Phil.,Ph.D., MISTE | Professor | Electrochemistry-Corrosion |
| Dr. A. Hariharasubramanian | M.Sc.,Ph.D | Assistant Professor | Organic Chemistry |
| Mr. S. G. Jebastin Andrews | M.Sc.,M.Phil.,M.B.A.,(Ph.D) | Assistant Professor | Polymer Chemistry |
| Mr. A. Bright | M.Sc.,M.Phil.,(Ph.D) | Assistant Professor | Electrochemistry – Corrosion |
| Ms. P. Idavathi Gunaseeli | M.Sc., M.Phil | Assistant Professor | Organic Chemistry |
| Mr. A. Nixon Thangaraj | M.Sc.,M.Phil.,(Ph.D) | Assistant Professor | Photo Chemistry |
| Ms. S. Michlin Ruphina Maragatham | M.Sc., M.Phil | Assistant Professor | Polymer Chemistry |
| Ms. M. Lavanya | M.Sc.,M.Phil., | Assistant Professor | Physical Chemistry |
| Staff Name | Qualification | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Mr.D.Mariappan | B.Sc | Lab - Technician |
| Mr. V. Vel Arumugam | B.Sc ., (M.Sc.,) | Lab - Technician |
V. Sathisha, E. Babu, A. Ramdass, Z-Z. Lu, M. Velayudham, P. Thanasekaran, K-L. Lu and S. Rajagopal, Alkoxy Bridged Binuclear Rhenium (I) Complexes as a Potential Sensor for β-Amyloid Aggregation, Talanta DOI: j.talanta.2014.06.070, 2014.
E. Babu, P. Muthu Mareeswaran, S. Singaravadivel, J. Bhuvaneswari and S. Rajagopal, A Selective, Long-Lived Deep-Red Emissive Ruthenium (II) Polypyridine Complexes for the Detection of BSA. Spectrochim. Acta Part A, 130, 553-560, 2014.
P. Muthu Mareeswaran, E. Babu, V. Sathish, B. Kim, S.I. Woo and S. Rajagopal, p-Sulfonatocalix[4]arene as a carrier for curcumin, N. J. Chem. 38, 1336-1345, 2014.
S. Singaravadivel, M. Velayudham, E. Babu, P. Muthu Mareeswarana, K-L. Lu and S. Rajagopal, Sensitized near-infrared luminescence from NdIII, YbIII and ErIII complexes by energy-transfer from ruthenium1,3-bis([1,10]phenanthroline-[5,6-d]-imidazol-2 -yl)benzene. J. Fluores.23,1167-1172, 2013.
P. Muthu Mareeswaran, E. Babu, S. Rajagopal, Optical recognition of anions by ruthenium(II)-bipyridine-calix[4]arenesystem, J. Fluores. 23,997–1006, 2013.
S. Singaravadivel, E. Babu, M. Velayudham, K-L. Lu and S. Rajagopal, Sensitized near-infrared luminescence of lanthanide complexes by energy transfer from a ruthenium antenna, polyhedron 60, 54–58, 2013.
S. Singaravadivel, E. Babu, M. Velayudham, K-L. Lu, and S. Rajagopal, Sensitized Near-Infrared Luminescence of NdIII, YbIII and ErIII Complexes by Energy Transfer from a Ruthenium Antenna, J. Organomet. Chem. 738, 49-54, 2013.
S. Singaravadivel, E. Babu, M. Velayudham, K-L. Lu, S. Rajagopal, Sensitized near-infrared luminescence of lanthanide complexes by energy transfer from rhenium(I) complexes bridged by bis(benzimidazole) and phenanthrolino- 5,6:5’,6’-pyrazine ligands. Inorg. Chim. Acta 400, 215-221, 2013.
E. Babu, P. Muthu Mareeswaran and S. Rajagopal, Highly Sensitive Optical Biosensor for Thrombin Based on Structure Switching Aptamer-Luminescent Silica Nanoparticles. J. Fluoresc 23, 137–146, 2013.
E. Babu, S. Singaravadivel, P. Manojkumar, S. Krishnasamy, G. Gnana Kumar, S. Rajagopal, Aptamer Based Label Free Detection of PDGF Using Ruthenium(II)-complex as Luminescent Probe. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 405, 6891-6895, 2013.
V. Sathish, E. Babu, A. Ramdass, Z-Z. Lu, T- T. Chang, M. Velayudham, P. Thanasekaran, K-L. Lu, W-S. Li, S. Rajagopal, Photoswitchable alkoxy-bridged binuclear rhenium(I) complexes – a potential probe, RSC Adv. 3, 18557–18566, 2013.
R. Reddy, S. Stella and A. Chadha, Simplified Procedure for TEMPO catalyzed oxidation: Selective Oxidation of Alcohols, α-Hydroxy Esters and Amides using TEMPO and Calcium Hypochlorite. ChemInform, Wiley, 44, 4, 2013.
S. Stella and A. Chadha, Biocatalytic reduction of α-keto amides to (R)-α-hydroxy amides using Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330. Catalysis Today, Elsevier, 198, 345-352, 2012.
S. R. Reddy, S. Stella and A. Chadha, A simplified Procedure for TEMPO catalyzed oxidation: Selective Oxidation of Alcohols, α-Hydroxy Esters and Amides using TEMPO and Calcium Hypochlorite. Synthetic Communications, Taylor and Francis, 42, 3493-3503, 2012.
P. Muthu Mareeswaran, D. Maheshwaran, E. Babu, S. Rajagopal, Binding and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) of Ru(II)-polypyridine –calexarene system with protein: Experimental and docking studies. J. Fluores. 22, 1345-1356, 2012.
S. Stella and A. Chadha, Resolution of N-acetyl amino acid esters using whole cells of Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330. Tetrahedron:Asymmetry, Elsevier, 21, 457-460, 2010.
