Assistant Professor-Chemistry
| Dr. ASHALATHA A - Assistant Professor | Chemistry | |
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| Academic qualifications | MSc., Ph.D. |
| Date of Joining | 2012-10-10 |
| Current Professional status | Assistant Professor |
| Doctoral Research Experience | Nil |
| Academic Achievements | Nil |
| Areas of Academic Interest | Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Co-ordination Chemistrty, Metal-Organic Frameworks. |
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| Papers presented in National/International Seminars | • A.Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar*, "Growth and characterisation of a novel lanthanide coordination polymer with dielectric properties' in the two-day International Conference on Recent Advances in Material Science, at MG College, Thiruvananthapuram on 22 and 23 January 2020. • A.Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar, Synthesis and Structural Studies of lanthanide complex of amino substituted benzene dicarboxylic acid, National Seminar on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Materials and Biological Research at MG College on 15th and 16th March 2019. • A.Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar* Crystal structure of a novel acetate bridged metal-organic framework constructed by Pr(III) with 5-amino isophthalic acid, International Seminar RRDMS 2019 at All Saints College TVM on Nov 2019 • A. Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar*, 'Synthesis and Structural studies of metal organic frameworks constructed from 1H-imidazole-4, 5-dicarboxylic acid' in the National Seminar on Recent Research and Developments in Chemistry at Govt. College, Chavara on 30 th & 31st Oct 2018. • A. Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar, National Seminar on Advances in Chemical Sciences-2018, Dept of Chemistry, University of Kerala 0n 11th and 12th Oct 2018. • A. Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar*, 'Structural and spectral studies of a Ca(II) complex of 1H-imidazole-4, 5-dicarboxylic acid' in "International Symposium on Advanced Functional Materials " at Mar Ivanious College , Tvm on 12th Oct 2018. • A. Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar*, 'Crystal structure of a 2D metal-organic framework of Co(II) with benzenetetracarboxylic acid' in National Seminar on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Materials and Biological Research " at Mahatma Gandhi College , Tvm on 16th and 17th Feb 2018. • A. Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar*, Crystal structure of a novel acetate bridged metal-organic framework constructed by Ln (III) with 2-aminoterephthalic acid in the National Seminar on Theoretical Arsenals of Modern Chemistry at Govt. College, Attingal on 23rd to 25th Oct 2018. • A. Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar*, Crystal structure of a novel acetate bridged metal-organic framework constructed by Ln (III) with 2-aminoterephthalic acid' in the National Seminar on "Role of Chemistry in a Blooming Society" at Govt. College, Attingal on November 1-3, 2017. • A. Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar*, 'Crystal growth and structural studies of a hydrated complex of Zn (II) terephthalate' National Seminar at Dept of Chemistry, University of Kerala on May 2013. |
| Books Chapters | Nil |
| Invited Lectures/Resource person | Nil |
| Projects (Major/Minor) | Nil |
| Symposia/Conference/Workshop/ Conducted/ Attended | • UGC sponsored Orientation Course conducted by UGC HRDC University of Kerala on Jan 2019 • One day workshop on 'Structure refinement in Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Data" organized by MG college TVM in association with KSCSTE on Jan 2018. • NHRC Sponsored one Day Training Programme on Human Rights as organising committee member organized by SN College Sivagiri Varkala on Aug 2016. • UGC sponsored Refresher Course conducted by UGC HRDC University of Kerala on Nov 2016. • National Seminar on SMART MATERIALS organised by SN College Varkala in association with the Society of Polymer Sciences TVM Chapter during March 2016. • Two days' workshop on 'Microscale Experiments in Chemistry, organized by Board of Studies in Chemistry, University of kerala on March 2014. • National Seminar on 'A Green approach to meet Challenges in Chemical Industry' sponsored by UGC and organized by SN College Chathannur on Nov 2014. Participated in One Week Faculty Development Programme on “Best Practices for Online Teaching : Classrooms, Courseware and Tools” conducted by Faculty Development Centre of Kerala State Higher Education Council, TVM from 8th to 14th July 2021. Participated in Lecture IV "Computational Modelling of Atomic Clusters" organized by the Calicut Chemistry Collective(CCC) on 27th November 2021. Participated in Lecture II "Chemical Biology of DNA Damages and Damage Tolerance" organized by the Calicut Chemistry Collective(CCC) on 13th November 2021. Participated in Lecture III "Photochemistry and Photophysics with Surface Engineered Nanomaterials" organized by the Calicut Chemistry Collective(CCC) on 20th November 2021. |
| Colloquia organized | 1. Organised a DBT STAR supported one day seminar on the topic “Functional Materials on 6th March 2021 at SN College Varkala 2. Organised a one day seminar on the topic “Nanotechnology: Applications and Implications for the Environments” sponsored by KSCSTE in association with Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India : SASTRA DARSAN 2016 on 22nd Feb 2016 at SN College Varkala. Organizing Committee member 1. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ;A Green approach to meet Challenges in Chemical Industry; organized by Department of Chemistry, SN College Chathannur on Nov 2014. 2. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “ SMART MATERIALS” organized by PG Department of Chemistry, SN College Varkala on 8th and 9th March 2016. 3. One day workshop on 'Structure refinement in Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Data" organized by MG College TVM in association with KSCSTE on Jan 2018. 4. DBT sponsored National Webinar on “Transition Metal catalysis in Organic Synthesis” on 17th October 2020. 5. DBT sponsored One Day Seminar on topic “Viruses: Old ones and the new’’on 20th Feb 2021. 6. DBT sponsored One Day Seminar on topic “Role of Chemistry in Developing a New World” on 13th March 2021. 7. DBT sponsored One Day Seminar on topic “Lithium ion Batteries an Outlook on present and Future” on 20th March 2021. 8. DBT sponsored One Day Seminar on topic “Virtual Methods to Teach Chemistry” on 27th March 2021. 9. “X-ray fluorescence the Tool for Non-destructive Analysis of Materials” , TRENDZ webinar series, S.N. College, Sivagiri, Varkala on 14/02/2021. |
| Honours/Awards | Nil |
| Administrative distinction | Member : College Academic Council at SN College Chathannur from 2012-15 Coordinator Scholar Support Programme at SN College Chathannur 2014-15 Internal mentor Walk With a Scholar Programme at SN College Chathannur 2014-15 Member : Tutorial System at SN College Chathannur from 2013-15; at SN college Varkala from 2015-17; 2020 onwards. Member: Human Rights Forum at SN College Varkala from 2015-2017. Member: Department level Monitoring Committee (DLMC) Member : Science Club at SN College Varkala from 2015-17 Member : Media Club at SN College Varkala 2019-21 |
| Membership Professional Bodies | Member, Academy of Chemistry Teachers (ACT), Kerala University |
| Research Output | Two Publications in National and International Journals Publications in conference proceedings with ISBN Presented papers in National and International seminars and Conferences Guided PG and UG projects |
| Publications in National/ International Journals | 1. A. Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar*,S.Shibu Prasad, M.R. P. Kurup, S. Rahul ; Synthesis, crystal structure and dielectric properties of a new acetate bridged coordination polymer: {[La(μ-CH3COO)(PDC)(H2O)2].2H2O}n; J Mol Struct, 1195, (2019) ,522-527. 2. A. Ashalatha, M.R. Sudarsanakumar*, P.R. Satheesh Chandran,V.S. Dhanya ; Synthesis and crystal structure of a new acetate bridged metal-organic framework constructed by Pr(III) with 5-aminoisophthalic acid- [Pr(CH3COO)(AIP)(H2O)2]n . nH2O, Indian J. Chem. 58A, (2019), 886-890. |