DEPARTMENT OF Basic Science and Humanities

Educational qualification

• Ph.D , Mahathma Gandhi University
• M. Phil in chemistry from CUSAT
• M. Sc in Applied chemistry from Maharaja’s college, Ernakulam.

Area of research

• Nanocatalysis

Research papers presented/published:

• ‘Synthesis and structural characterization of zirconium doped cobalt ferrite nanoparticles’ International conference on Chemistry and Physics of Materials (iccpm- 2018) held at St. Thomas College, Thrissur on December 19-21, 2018.
• ‘Synthesis, characterization and magnetic properties of non -metal doped cobalt ferrite nanoparticles’ Second International Symposium on New Trends in Applied Chemistry (NTAC 2019) organized by Department of Chemistry, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi on January 14-15, 2019.
• ‘Metal/Non-metal doped cobalt ferrite nanoparticles with enhanced properties’ International Conference on Materials for the Millennium (MATCON-2019) held at Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology on March 14-16, 2019.
• ‘Benzylation of benzene over rare earth exchanged zirconium pillared montmorillonite’ IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry (IOSR-JAC) ISSN: 2278-5736(2016)12-20.
• A review on the importance of pillared clays in green chemical catalysis, IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry (IOSR-JAC) ISSN: 2278-5736 (2017) 47-54.
• ‘Effect of Zirconium doping in the microstructure, magnetic and dielectric properties of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles’ Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 799 (2019) 147-159.
• Kavitha S., Manju Kurian.,Role of Doped Nitrogen and Sulphur in cobalt/cobalt-zirconium nanoferrites synthesized by facile methods, Ceramics International, 46, 4 (2020) 4423-
• Kavitha S, Akhil Hareendran, Manju Kurian, Efficient degradation of 4-chlorophenol over zirconium, nitrogen and sulphur doped cobalt nanoferrite catalysts, Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management 16 (2021) 100540.

Professional Experience :

• 14 years

Professional membership :

• ISTE membership

FDP / CONFERENCE / SEMINAR ATTENDED

• Two day UGC sponsored National seminar on Retrosynthetic Analysis and Organic Spectroscopy (RAOS-2019) organised by Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam.
• National seminar on science and Technology for Sustainable Future (NSD-2018) sponsored by KSCSTE, organised by SNGCE.
• FDP on Stochastic process and Markov chains organized by SNGCE on 23rd January 2017.
• International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Management (ICETEM-2016)
• FDP on Hands- on LATEX conductrd by SNGCE on 17th January 2015.
• National seminar on Climate change, Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development organized by Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam on 4th-5th December 2014.
• International Conference on Advanced Materials and its Applications organized by Alphonsa College, Pala on 26-28th March 2014.
• National Seminar on Recent Advances in Material Science(RAMS-2013) at AMMRC MG University Kottayam.
• FDP organised by ISTE Chapter SNGCE on Energy and Environment (2014)
• FDP on Research Methodologies organised by SNGCE on 8th-9th may2013.
• National Conference on Nano Science and Technology sponsored by KSCSTE Feb 2013
• National level orientation programme in Accademic research organized by St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam on 3rd September 2013.