Assistant Professor-Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, Sree Narayana College, Sivagiri, Varkala
| Dr. Sandhya Sudhakaran - Assistant Professor | Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, Sree Narayana College, Sivagiri, Varkala | |
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| Academic qualifications | • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) in Chemistry • Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemistry • CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR-JRF, 69, NET) • State Eligibility Test (SET) • Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) |
| Date of Joining | 2026-06-01 |
| Current Professional status | Assistant Professor |
| Doctoral Research Experience | 7 |
| Academic Achievements | • Published research papers in reputed international journals. • Guided and mentored M.Sc. students in research projects. • Presented research papers in National and International Conferences. • Expertise in scientific writing and research proposal preparation. • Best Paper Award (Second Place), International Conference on Environment and Life Sciences, Fatima College, Kollam (2018) |
| Areas of Academic Interest | • Environmental Chemistry • Adsorption Chemistry • Water and Wastewater Treatment • Surface Chemistry • Clay and Nanocomposite Materials • Environmental Monitoring • Kinetics and Isotherm Studies |
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| Papers presented in National/International Seminars | • Fate and Transport of Nutrients in the Paddy Fields of Netravati River Basin, India, along with Phosphate Removal Studies (International Conference, Fatima College, Kollam, 2018) • Encapsulation of Iron by Chitosan-Montmorillonite Nanocomposite for Phosphate Adsorption (IIST, Valiamala, 2018) |
| Books Chapters | nil |
| Invited Lectures/Resource person | Nil |
| Projects (Major/Minor) | Nil |
| Symposia/Conference/Workshop/ Conducted/ Attended | • Fate and Transport of Nutrients in the Paddy Fields of Netravati River Basin, India along with Phosphate Removal Studies (International Conference, Fatima College, Kollam, 2018) • Encapsulation of Iron by Chitosan-Montmorillonite Nanocomposite for Phosphate Adsorption (IIST, Valiyamala, 2018) • Adsorptive Removal of Methyl Red from Aqueous Solution Using Kaolinite: Kinetics and Isotherm Studies (Fatima College, Kollam, 2019) • Environmental Monitoring of Water and Sediment Quality Parameters in the Backwaters Around Willington Island (University of Kerala, 2019) • Hydrogeochemistry of Netravati River Along with Phosphate Adsorption Studies Using River Bed Clay (MG University, Kottayam) • Nutrient and Microbial Behaviour in Kuttanad Region Following Kerala Floods (MG University, Kottayam) |
| Colloquia organized | Nil |
| Honours/Awards | Nil |
| Administrative distinction | Nil |
| Membership Professional Bodies | Nil |
| Research Output | • Published six research papers in peer-reviewed international journals • Presented 2 research papers at international conferences. • Attended and participated in 6 national/international conferences, seminars, and workshops. • Received the Second-Best Pa |
| Publications in National/ International Journals | 1. A multivariate statistical approach in assessing the quality of potable and irrigation water environs of the Netravati River basin (India). Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100462 2. Crosslinked chitosan-montmorillonite biocomposite with Fe intercalation: Enhancing surface chemistry for improved phosphate adsorption. Surface and Interfaces, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2021.101468 3. Performance of novel pillared eggshell-bentonite clay bio-composite for enhanced phosphate adsorption from aqueous media. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.100960 4. A pilot level approach to remove anionic species from industrial effluents using a novel carbonate-steam pyrolysed activated charcoal system. Advanced Powder Technology, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2018.10.011 5. Assessment of urban river water quality and developing strategies for phosphate removal from water and wastewaters: Integrated monitoring and mitigation studies. SN Applied sciences, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-2571-0 6. Stirring-ageing technique to develop zirconium-pillared bentonite clay along with its surface profiling using various spectroscopic techniques, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2020. DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11164-019-03982-2 7. Fate and Transport of Nutrients in the Paddy fields of Netravathi River Basin, India along with phosphate removal studies, International Conference on Innovations and Sustainable Research in Environment and Life Sciences, 2018 |