Introduction
The department of Chemistry established in 2007 with the mission to feed the budding Engineers with finer aspects of science, which make them to understand, exploit and innovative new arena, which contributes to the technological advancement of tomorrow in the field of Chemistry at UG level.
The staff members involve themselves in the welfare of the First year students. They have very good teacher-student interaction and all the teachers are student mentors also. This ensures good academic performance of the students. The department is also involved in active research in the fields such as dye adsorption studies, desalination studies, organic synthesis and biological studies and corrosion inhibition studies.
VISION
To provide enduring learning environment that facilitates the students to pursue their higher education. To train the students with diverse skills to work professionally in several fields through innovative teaching and learning process.
MISSION
To achieve our objectives in an environment that enhances creativity, innovation and scholarly pursuits while adhering to our vision.
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Faculty
Dr. Ashwini A Kamath
Educational Qualification : MSc. PhD
Google scholar link:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=irIXIoMAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5565-0738
Education Qualification: MSc,(PhD)
Total years of experience: 17
Subjects handled: Engineering Chemistry, Engineering Chemistry Lab, Biology for Engineers, Scientific Foundation for Health
Areas of interest: Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Science
Professional Membership: ISTE
No. of Workshops/FDPs/SDPs attended: 7
International Journal :
- Ashwini A Kamath, Nandini R, “Removal of malachite green dye in aqueous solution byActivated Custard apple (Annona Squamosa) Peel Powder”, International Journal of Applied Chemistry, Volume14, Number 4 (2018) pp.311-324. (ISSN 0973-1792).
- Ashwini A. Kamath a, Nandini G. Nayak a, Raghavendra Sagar b, Coconut flower sheath derived activated charcoal as efficient and cost, effective adsorbent for crystal violet dye removal, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 134 (2021) 109077, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2021.109077.
National Journal :
- Decolourisation of Malachite green dye by activated Chromolaena Odorata Weed Powder”at the National Conference on “Advances in Science, Engineering and Managemnt-19” organized by Vivekananda college of Engineering and Technology, Puttur, D.K
International Conferences:
- Comparative Study of Decolourisation of cationic Dyes in aqueous solution by activated Chromolaena Odorata Weed Powder ”at the Global Conference on Advanced Smart & Sustainable Technologies in Engineering held at MITE, Moodbidri on January 30th & 31st, 2020
- Evaluation of Chromolaena Odorata Weed Powder as a potential biomass for the sorption of Cationic dyes in liquid Phase, 2nd international conference on emerging trends in science engineering and management -2021 held at GM institute of Technology, davangere on 15-16th July 2021.
- Removal of basic dye from aqueous medium using a novel agricultural waste material : Annona Squamosa Peel Powder, International conference on Recent Trends in Applied Sciences held at Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valacchil, Mangaluru on 3-4th August 2022.
- Activated Siam Weed Powder as potantial adsorbent for Rhodamine B Dye Sequesteration, International conference on Recent Research in Applied Sciences held at Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valacchil, Mangaluru on 26-27th September 2023.
Dr. Ashwini A Kamath
Senior Assistant Professor & HOD
Dr. Vineetha Telma D’Souza
Educational qualification
MSc, PhD
Total experience
19 Years
Area of Interest
- Synthetic organic Chemistry
- Environmental Science
Google scholar link:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h1wpKC4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Linkedn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vineetha-td440
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2580-4198
Publon id: ABC-4637-2021
Scopus Author ID: 57219702957
Vidwan-ID : 249491
Education Qualification: MSc, PhD
Total years of experience: 22
Subjects handled: Engineering Chemistry, Engineering Chemistry Lab, Biology for Engineers
Areas of interest: Synthetic organic Chemistry, Environmental Science
Professional Membership: Life member of ISTE- LM 131644
No. of Workshops/FDPs/SDPs attended: 20
Journal Publications
International:
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, JanardhanaNayak, Desmond Edward D’Mello and P Dayananda “Synthesis and characterization of biologically important quinoline incorporated triazole derivatives”, Journal of molecular structure, Vol.1229, 2021, pp 1-15.
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, Janardhana Nayak, Desmond Edward D’Mello and Dayananda P, “Synthesis, Characterization of Some 6/8 Substituted 2-Chloro-3- Formyl Quinoline Incorporated,3-Thiazoles/1,3-Benzothiazoles And Their Biological Studies”, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, Vol.29 (08), 2020, pp 1904-1912.
- Janardhana Nayak, P. Dayananda and Vineetha Telma D’Souza, “Synthesis and antimicrobial studies of (E)-N-((2- chloro-6-substituted quinolin-3-yl)methylene)-4-(substituted phenyl)-6-phenyl-2H-thiazene-2-amines”, Chemical Data Collections, 24, 2019, pp 1-6.
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, Janardhana Nayak, ShivaprasadShetty M, Dayananda P and Anil Kumar SH, “Synthesis of Quinoline Containing Pyrazolone Derivatives and their Biological Studies”, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 10(11), (2018) 33-40.
- Dayananda P, Janardhana Nayak, Ramesha Bhata and, VineethaTelma D’Souza, “Synthesis, Characterisation and Antimicrobial studies of 4, 6-Disubtuted phenyl – (5-subsutied phenyl -1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl) -1, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydro pyrimidine-2-thiols”, International Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.11 No.11, 2018, pp 139-145
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, Janardhana Nayak, “Synthesis and Characterization of Biologically Important (E)-1-(2Chloro/hydroxy-6/8-substituted quinolin-3-yl)-N-[5-(4-substitued phenyl)1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl]methanimines”, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Special Issue 1, 2018, pp 62–65.
National:
- Dayananda P , Janardhana Nayak & Vineetha Telma D’Souza, Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial studies of (E)-N-((2-chloro-6- substituted quinolin-3-yl)methylene)-4-(substituted phenyl)-6-phenyl-2H-1,3-oxazin-2-amines, Indian Journal of Chemistry, 2023, pp. 01-04.
- Dayananda P , Janardhana Nayak & Vineetha Telma D’Souza, Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of thiadiazole containing quinoline derivatives, Indian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 60B, 2021, pp. 633-638.
Conferences
International:
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, “Synthesis, charecterisation, and biological studies of (E)-2- (3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)-N1-((6/7/8-substituted-2-hydroxyquinolin-3-yl)methylene)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carbohydrazides” International conference on Science for sustainable development on December 9th & 10th, 202
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, “Synthesis, characterization of some 6/8 Substituted 2-Chloro-3- Formyl Quinoline Incorporated 1,3-Thiazoles/1,3- Benzothiazoles and Their Biological Studies” Global conference on Advanced Smart & Sustainable Technologies in Engineering (GCASSTE-2020) held at MITE, Moodabidri during January 30th & 31st , 2020.
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, “Synthesis and Characterisation of Biologically Important (E)-1-(2Chloro/hydroxy-6/8-substituted quinolin-3-yl)-N-[5-(4-substitued phenyl)1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl]methanimines”, International conference on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences held at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal on 14-16 September 2017.
National:
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, “Synthesis, characterisation and biological studies of some quinoline-thiazoles” National conference on Trends in Materials and Chemical Sciences (TMCS-2019) held at MIT, Manipal during November 4-5, 2019.
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, “Synthesis and characterization of biologically important quinoline incorporated triazole derivatives”, National conference on Micro and Smart Systems held at NMAMIT, Nitte in association with ISSS, Bengaluru during 21-23 October 2019.
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, “Synthesis and Characterisation of Quinoline-Triazole derivatives”, National conference of Indian Council of Chemists held at NITK, Surathkal on 12-14 December, 2018.
- Vineetha Telma D’Souza, “Synthesis and Characterisation of Quinoline-Pyrazole derivatives”, National conference of Indian Council of Chemists held at Haribhai V. Desai College, Pune on 22-24 December, 2016.
- Vineetha Telma D.Souza, “Synthesis and Characterisation of Quinoline-Pyrazole derivatives”, National conference on Recent Trends In Chemical Sciences held at MIT, Manipal during January 11-12, 2016.
Dr. Vineetha Telma D’Souza
Associate Professor
Dr. Guruprasad A M
Educational Qualification :
M.Sc (PhD)
Google scholar link:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JoqY4ssAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Linkedn ID: 061ab9135
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5880-5675
Education Qualification: MSc, PhD
Total years of experience: 14
Subjects handled: Engineering Chemistry, Engineering Chemistry Lab, Biology for Engineers, Scientific Foundation for Health
Areas of interest: Corrosion Studies, Material Science, Electrochemistry, Surface Studies.
Professional Membership: ISTE
No. of Workshops/FDPs/SDPs attended: 9
Journal Publications
International:
- Guruprasad AM, Sachin HP. Novel cost-effective aqueous Amorphophallus paeoniifolius leaves extract as a green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel corrosion in hydrochloric acid medium: A detailed experimental and surface characterization studies. Chemical Data Collections. 2021; 34: 100734 doi.org/10.1016/j.cdc.2021.100734.
- Guruprasad AM, Sachin HP. Comparative Study of Corrosion Inhibition Capacities of Seroquel and Clotrimazole Drug Intermediates on Zinc Metal Surface in Acidic Corrosive Medium. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research. 2021; 12(2).
- Banuprakash G, Prasanna BM, Santhosh BM, Guruprasad AM, Malladi RS. Corrosion Inhibitive Capacity of Vanillin-Based Schiff Base for Steel in 1 M HCl. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention. 2021; 21: 89-96. doi.org/10.1007/s11668-020-01036-z
- Guruprasad AM, Sachin HP, Swetha GA, Prasanna BM. Corrosion inhibition of zinc in 0.1 M hydrochloric acid medium with clotrimazole: Experimental, theoretical and quantum studies. Surfaces and Interfaces. 2020; 19: 100478. doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2020.100478
- Swetha GA, Sachin HP, Guruprasad AM, Prasanna BM. Rizatriptan Benzoate as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in Acidic Corrosive Medium: Experimental and Theoretical Analysis. Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention. 2019; 19 (4): 1113-1126. doi.org/10.1007/s11668-019-00703-0
- Guruprasad AM, Sachin HP, Swetha GA, Prasanna BM. Adsorption and inhibitive properties of Seroquel drug for the corrosion of zinc in 0.1 M hydrochloric acid solution. International Journal of Industrial Chemistry. 2019; 10 (1):17–30. doi.org/10.1007/s40090-018-0168-x
- Swetha GA, Sachin HP, Guruprasad AM, Prasanna BM, Sudheer Kumar KH. Use of Seroquel as an Effective Corrosion Inhibitor for Low Carbon Steel in 1 M HCl. J Bio Tribo Corros. 2018; 4: 57. doi.org/10.1007/s40735-018-0173-9.
- Guruprasad AM, Sachin HP. Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel by Capacitabine in Hydrochloric Acid Medium. Asian J. Chem. 2018; 30(7):1629-1633. doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2018.21293
Conferences
International:
- Guruprasad AM, Sachin HP. Corrosion Inhibition Ability of Caffeine on Low Carbon Steel in Corrosive Acid Media: An Experimental and Quantum Chemical Study. International Virtual Conference on “Chemical Research for Sustainable Developement ICCRSD-2021)”. SRM Institute of Science and Technology Ramapuram Campus, Chennai-89. 24th and 25th September, 2021.
- Guruprasad AM, Sachin HP. Comparative Study of Corrosion Inhibition Capacities of Seroquel and Clotrimazole Drug Intermediates on Zinc Metal Surface in Acidic Corrosive Medium. International Conference on “Advances in Mechanical Engineering” i-NAME 2K20, JNNCE, Shivamogga in association with ISTE, New Delhi. 6 and 7th November 2020.
National:
National seminar on “Current Trends in Nanotechnology” organized by Dept. of Chemistry JNNCE, Shimoga in association with ISTE,New Delhi on 14/05/19.
Dr. Guruprasad A M
Senior Assistant Professor
Dr Pavithra G P
Educational Qualification
M.Sc, PhD
Google scholar link:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&authuser=1&user=jL1nPNwAAAAJ
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5625-8276
Education Qualification: MSc, PhD
Total years of experience : 10
Subjects handled: Analytical Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Engineering Chemistry, Biology for Engineers, Scientific Foundation for Health
Areas of interest: Material Chemistry, Electrochemistry
Subjects Handled
- Analytical Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Engineering Chemistry
Workshops / FDPs / SDPs / STTPs Attended/Conducted
6
Journal Publications
- Ramshmi, G. P. Pavithra, B.M. Praveen and Deepa Devapal. “Development of Nanocrystalline Multilayer Ni-Fe alloy coatings: Characterization and its Corrosion behavior at elevated temperature.” Bull.Mater.Sci. (2020), DOI:10.1007/s12034-020-02087-6
- Shakarappa Kalgudi, G.P. Pavithra, K.N. Prabhu, Praveennath G. Koppad, C. Venkate Gowda and Satyanarayan. “Effect of surface treatment on wetting behavior of copper.” Materialstoday:proceedings. (2020), DOI:10.1016/j.matpr.2020.01.379
- Ramshmi, G. P. Pavithra, B.M. Praveen, Deepa Devapal, K. O. Nayana and G. Nagaraju. “Electrodeposition of Zn-Ni monolithic coatings, characterization, and corrosion analysis.” J Fail. Anal. And Preven. (2020), DOI: 10.1007/s11668-020-00848-3
- Ramshmi, G. P. Pavithra, B.M. Praveen and Deepa Devapal. “Development of Nanostructured Ni-Fe Alloy Coatings; Characterisation and Corrosion Analysis.” Surf. Eng. Appl. Electrochem., (2020), 5(1), 46-54.
- G P Pavithra, Chitharanjan Hegde. “Magnetic property and corrosion resistance of electrodeposited nano crystalline cobalt-Nickel alloys.” journal of electrochemistry and plating technology. (2014), DOI:10.12850/ISSN2196-0267.JEPT3812
- Pavithra G P, Chitharanjan Hegde, A. “Protection of layered coatings of Fe-Ni alloy for enhanced corrosion protection” Surf. Eng. Appl. Electrochem., (2013), 49 (3), 261-266.
- G P Pavithra, Chitharanjan Hegde. “Development of nanostructure multilayer Co-Ni alloy coatings for enhanced pre detection.” Anal.Bioanali Electrochem. (2013), 5(1), 59-73.
- Yogesha, , Ramesh, S. Bhat., Venkatakrishna, K., Pavithra G.P., Yathish Ullal, and Chitharanjan Hegde, A. “Development of Nano-structured Zn-Ni Multilayers and their Corrosion Behaviors.” Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, (2011), 41(1), 65-71.
- Pavithra G P, A. C. Hegde. “Magnetic property and corrosion resistance of electrodeposited nano crystalline iron-nickel alloys” Appl. Surf. Sci., (2010), 405, 2078-2082.
Conference Presentations
- Presented a research paper titled “Development of Multilayer Ni-Fe alloy coatings and its characterization.” at the International Conference, 11th Bengaluru India NANO- 2020, held at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
- Presented a research paper titled “Development of nano-structured Ni-Fe multilayer for better corrosion protection.” at the National Conference, SRCS-2011, held at Kuvempu university, Karnataka, India.
- Presented a research paper titled “Nano-structured Co-Ni multilayer coating for better corrosion protection” at the International Conference on ICSSC-2011, Mangaluru University.
- Presented a research paper titled “Corrosion behavior of electrodeposited Ni-Fe composition modulated alloy” at the ICCC-2011, Bangkok.
- Presented a research paper titled “Electrodeposition & characterization of Fe–Ni alloy.” International Conference of RETMAC-2010, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangaluru, India.
- Presented a research paper titled “Electrodeposited Fe-Ni coatings as electrocatalytic materials for production of hydrogen” at the International Conference on ISAEST-2010, Chennai.
Funded Projects :
- UGC funded research project entitled ‘Electrodeposition and characterization of nanostructured zinc-nickel alloy: correlation between corrosion and dielectric properties’
- ISRO funded research project entitled ‘Electrodeposition of nanostructured multilayer coating and its corrosion studies for aerospace application’ as a co-investigator
- VGST funded research project entitled ‘Ni-Mo composite coatings with NiO nanoparticles as electrocatalytic material’.
Dr Pavithra G P
Senior Assistant Professor
Infrastructure
The department has very good infrastructure consisting of 200 meter laboratory with departmental library.
Major Equipments in the lab:
- Flame photometer
- Conductivity meter
- Colorimeter
- pH meter
- Potentiometer
- Hot air oven and Hot plates etc
Research Center
Department of chemistry is a VTU recognized research centre since August 2013. This research centre with sufficient area has basic facilities required to work on different fields of organic and physical chemistry. Many of our faculty have also registered for the PhD from VTU and actively engaged in the research work in thrust areas of dye adsorption studies, organic synthesis and biological activities, corrosion inhibition studies etc.
The research lab has the following facilities: Orbital shaker, Water bath, Water distillation unit, Hot air oven, Heating mantle, pH meter, Conductivity meter etc.
Research scholars pursuing PhD at the Research Center
- Mrs. Ashwini A Kamath
- Mr Vishweshwara M.
Syllabus
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Study Material
I / II Semester
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