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ASWATHY S. P.

Assistant Professor-Chemistry

ASWATHY S. P. - Assistant Professor | Chemistry
Academic qualifications M.Sc, M.Phil in Chemistry
Date of Joining 2012-10-10
Current Professional status Assistant Professor (Academic Level 12)
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Academic Achievements 1. Best poster presentation award in the National Seminar on “Advances in Chemistry- Research and Opportunities” on 5th August 2013 organized by the Dept. of Chemistry, All Saints’ College, Trivandrum. 2. Best oral presentation award in the National Seminar on Advanced Soft Materials, organized by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, St. Stephens College, Pathanapuram during 22nd and 23rd March 2023. 3. Best oral presentation award in the National Conference on Advanced Functional Materials-2023, organized by the VTMNSS College, Dhanuvachapuram during 23rd and 24th March 2023. 4. Best oral presentation award in the International Conference on Nanotechnology and Materials Science, organized by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous), TVPM during 18th and 19th December 2023. 5. Best oral presentation award in the International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Nanoscience, organized by Government College for Women, TVPM on 10th January 2024.
Areas of Academic Interest Materials Chemistry, Nanochemistry, Electrochemistry
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Papers presented in National/International Seminars Papers presented in national seminars: 7
1. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Thio-modified manganese doped ZnS QD probes for the photoluminesent sensing of hazardous nitroaromatics” in the National Seminar on “Advances in Chemistry- Research and Opportunities” on 5th August 2013 organized by the Dept. of Chemistry, All Saints’ College, Trivandrum and won the best poster presentation award.
2. Participated and presented a poster entitled “Thio-modified manganese doped ZnS QD probes for the fluorescent sensing of copper ions” in the UGC sponsored National Seminar and Training on “Molecular Modelling and Computational Chemistry” from 7th to 9th May 2014 held at S.N College, Chengannur.
3. Participated and presented a paper entitled “ A Novel green approach for the fluorescent sensing of hazardous nitro aromatics using amino acid functionalized QDs” in the National Seminar on “Green approach to meet challenges in Chemical Industry” organized by the Dept. of Chemistry & Industrial Chemistry, Sree Narayana College, Chathannoor on 5th and 6th November, 2014.
4. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Fluorescent sensing of metal ions using MPTS functionalized ZnS-Mn QDs” in the National Seminar on “Recent and Emerging Advances in Chemical Science (REACS-2015)” organized by the Dept. of Chemistry, All Saints’ College, Trivandrum on 8th and 9th January 2015.
5. Participated and presented a paper in the UGC sponsored National Seminar “Spectroscopic techniques-present scenario NSST-2015” at Dept. of Physics, T.K.M.M College, Nangiarkulangara on September 17-19, 2015.
6. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Development and Exploration of Bismuth doped iron vanadate composite for high NIR reflectance” in the National Conference on Advanced Functional Materials-2023 organized by the VTMNSS College, Dhanuvachapuram during 23rd and 24th March 2023 and won the best oral presentation award.
7. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Color performance and NIR Reflectance property of Bismuth doped Iron vanadate composite based Galvanic coatings” in the National Seminar on Advanced Soft Materials, organized by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, St. Stephens College, Pathanapuram during 22nd and 23rd March 2023 and won the best oral presentation award.
Papers presented in International Conference : 3
1. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Effect of TEOS derived silica interface on the Thermal, Electrical and Mechanical properties of Epoxy/Titania Composites” in the Three-day International Seminar on Intriguing aspects of Chemistry 2020 (IAC 2020) organized by the Dept. of Chemistry , Govt. Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram from 13th to 15th January 2020.
2. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Tuning of bismuth-doped iron vanadate zinc phosphate coatings for high NIR reflectance and corrosion-resistance” in the International Conference on Nanotechnology and Materials Science, organized by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous), TVPM during 18th and 19th December 2023 and won the best oral presentation award.
3. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Bismuth-doped iron vanadate modified galvanic zinc coatings for high NIR reflectance and corrosion-resistance” in the International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Nanoscience, organized by Government College for Women, TVPM on 10th January 2024 and won the best oral presentation award.
Books Chapters 1. Introduction to Supramolecular, Nano and Green Chemistry (ISBN No: 978-93-5291-273-5). 2. Book of Abstracts, International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Nanoscience-2024 (ISBN No: 978-9391675-86-8).
Invited Lectures/Resource person Invited lecture for the intra school exhibition competition held at Bharatheeya Vidyapeedom School, Parassala
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Symposia/Conference/Workshop/ Conducted/ Attended 1. Participated in the National Seminar on Drug Design jointly organized by OSDD, CSIR and ACT in association with DBT-BIF centre for Bio informatics & Dept. of Chemistry, Kerala University, Kariyavattom on 12th August 2010 held at Center for Bio infomatics, TVM.
2. Participated in the two-day National Seminar on Frontier Areas of Chemistry organized by the Dept. of Chemistry, Mar Ivanios College on 29th and 30th September 2010 at Mar Ivanios College, TVM.
3. Participated and won the first prize for Chem speed in the National Seminar on Nano medicine on 20th November, 2010 at Department of Chemistry, Noorul Islam centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil.
4. Participated in the Scholar-in-Residence Programme under the Erudite Scheme of the Kerala State Higher Education council organized by the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Kerala during 23 to 25 June 2011.
5. Participated in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences: Frontiers and Challenges (RTCSFC-2011) on 25th and 26th August at Dept. of Chemistry, University of Kerala.
6. Participated in the National Workshop on “Nanotechnology and its Biomedical applications” organized by the Dept. of Chemistry, St. Johns College, Anchal on 4th November, 2011.
7. Participated in the “National Seminar on Frontiers in Chemistry” organized by the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Trivandrum on 7th and 8th December, 2011.
8. Participated in the Khorana Young Scientist Programme jointly organized by Kerala Academy of Sciences & Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment on 30th December, 2011 held at Sasthra Bhavan, Trivandrum.

1. Participated in the Three day National Seminar on Frontiers in Chemistry (NSFC-2012) organized by the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Kerala on 25-27, April 2012.
2. Participated in the 25th Kerala Science Congress held from 29th January to 1st February 2013 held at Technopark, Trivandrum.
3. Attended the two day workshop on “Microscale Experiments in Chemistry” organized by the Board of Studies in Chemistry (PASS), University of Kerala in association with the Academy of Chemistry Teachers (ACT) on 4th and 5th March, 2014 at HHMSPB NSS College for Women, Neeramankara.
4. Participated in the awareness seminar on Free Legal Aid Programme held on 21st March 2014 at Senate Chamber, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
5. Attended the National Nodal Centre Conference organized by VALUE Virtual Labs at Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham University on 9th September, 2015.
6. Participated in the “National Seminar on Advanced Analytical Techniques NSAAT 2016” organized by the PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous), Trivandrum from 9th to 11th March, 2016.
7. Participated in the “National Seminar on Advanced Functional Materials NSAFM 2017” organized by the PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous)and Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Trivandrum Chapter, from 12th to 14th December, 2017.
8. Participated in the two- day Training programme on Effective Course Delivery using MOODLE from 7th to 8th April 2017 at ICT academy of Kerala Learning Centre, Technopark.
9. Participated in the “International Symposium on Advanced Functional Materials ISAFM 2018” organized by the PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous) on 12th October, 2018.
10. Participated in the R Sankar Memorial Spectrum 2019, Interdisciplinary Seminar Series organized by Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram from 27/02/2019 to 12/03/2019.
11. Participated in the one week National workshop on “Radiochemistry and Applications of Radio isotopes” conducted jointly by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) –Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS) and Dept. of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Trivandrum during 9th to 14th December 2019.
12. Participated in the R Sankar Memorial Spectrum 2020, Interdisciplinary Seminar Series organized by Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram from 07/11/2019 to 20/02/2020.
13. Participated and completed two days internship training on “Oppurtunities of Petrochemical sector and its Technical concepts” at CIPET-CSTS, Mysuru on 11th and 19th April 2022.
14. Participated in the workshop on Fourth semester M.Sc. Chemistry Practicals (Revised KU syllabus) conducted on 25th June 2022 at S N College, Kollam.
15. Participated in the One day Orientation Programme on Valuation of Answer Scripts conducted by the University of Kerala held at M G College, Trivandrum on 20th September 2022.
16. Participated in the two-day workshop on “Design and Development of Online Courses” jointly organized by UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala and EMMRC, University of Calicut during 9th & 10th March 2023 at UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala, TVPM.
17. Participated in the Energy and Specialty Chemicals Conclave during “One Week-One Lab” campaign at CSIR-NIIST, TVPM on 14th March 2023.
18. Participated in the seminar “Developing the next generation Chemists: Role of Teachers (with an emphasis on the Four Year Degree Programme)” held at Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum in association with the Academy of Chemistry Teachers on 28th April 2023.
Webinars attended: 10
1. Participated in the webinar “Transition from Campus to corporate life: Telephone Etiquettes” organized by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy.
2. Participated in the webinar organized as part of Ozone day observance on 16th September 2020 by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy.
3. Participated in the two-day international webinar on “ Reverberations of the Covid Pandemic Wave: A Sociological Inquiry in to the Regional, National and International Incidences” on 17th and 18th September 2020 organised by the Department of Sociology, S N College, Chempazhanthy.
4. Participated in the International webinar on “Writing a Research Proposal: Tips for Students and Researchers” organised by the PG Department of Chemistry, St. Stephens College, Pathanapuram on 25th September 2020.
5. Participated in the webinar series on IPR “Literature Review and Digital Sources” on 14th October 2020 by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Research cell and Library of S N College, Chempazhanthy.
6. Participated in the webinar “Chemistry Nobel 2020-A true inspiration to young women researchers” organized by the Peer learning forum of students, PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Research cell and Library of S N College, Chempazhanthy on 17th October 2020.
7. Participated in the two-day international webinar on “ Future aspects of Chemistry” on 21st and 22nd October 2020 by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy
8. Participated in the webinar “Separation Techniques” on 30th October 2020 by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy.
9. Participated in the webinar “Career aspects of Chemistry graduates” on 30th November 2020 by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy.
10. Participated in the webinar series on IPR “Patent law and Procedures in India” on 7th December 2020 by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Research cell and Library of S N College, Chempazhanthy.
Seminars / Workshops Organized: 13
1. Convenor, “Emerging trends in Organic chemistry” as a part of Seminar series, DARSAN 2014 on 18th February 2014.
2. Convenor, Organizing committee of the Seminar “The Story of Chemistry” organized as part of the Inauguration of Association of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry (ACIC) at the Dept. Of Chemistry, T.K.M.M College on 30th October, 2015.
3. Convenor, organized the inauguration of Chemistry Association and Interdepartmental Quiz competition in association with the Science Club at the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy on 22nd August 2017.
4. Convenor, Chemistry Association organized the 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Marie Curie in association with the Science Club at the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy on 10th November 2017.
5. Programme Co-ordinator, Sasthrajalakom- 2019 organized from 5th to 7th January, 2019 at Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy in association with the General Education Department, Govt. of Kerala and SIET, Kerala.
6. Co-convenor, International Year of Periodic Table Celebrations 2019 and Display of Human Periodic Table on 6th March 2019.
7. Chief Editor, CHE MAG, Annual Chemistry Magazine for the year, 2019-20 released by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy.
8. Convenor, RASATHANTHRA- 2019, a National level Quiz competition jointly organized by the PG and Research Department of chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy, Indian Association of Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials & Department of Chemistry, Kerala University on 7th Dec, 2019.
9. Convenor, Organizing committee of the Webinar “ Separation Techniques” on 30th October 2020 by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy.
10. Convenor, RASATHANTHRA- 2021, a National level Quiz competition jointly organized by the PG and Research Department of chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy, Indian Association of Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials & Department of Chemistry, Kerala University on 6th Nov, 2021.
11. Co-ordinator, Annual Departmental alumni meet, ALCHEMY 2021 held at the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College Chempazhanthy on 21st March 2021.
12. Convenor, Spectrum Seminar series 2021 organized by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College Chempazhanthy on 14th December 2021.
13. Co-ordinator, National level concept test in Chemistry (CONTECH 2022-23) organised at the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College Chempazhanthy in association with the Association of Chemistry Teachers (ACT), Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai on 25th February 2023.
14. Co-ordinator, Invited Lecture on “Material Investigation: Spectroscopy and Chromatography” organised at the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, S N College Chempazhanthy in association with the Association of Chemistry Teachers (ACT) for the M.Sc students of various Arts and Science Colleges affiliated to Kerala University on 17th October 2023.
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Honours/Awards
Administrative distinction 1. Nodal Officer of AISHE –All India Survey of Higher Education, SN College, Chempazhanthy during 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21. 2. Deputy Warden, UGC Women’s Hostel, S N College, Chempazhanthy during 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-21. 3. Chief Superintendent of University Examinations, S N College, Chempazhanthy during 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-21. 4. Programme Officer of National Service Scheme in TKMM College, Nangiarkulangara during 2014-2016. 5. Co-ordinator of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) implemented by the Higher Education Department, Govt. of Kerala in TKMM College, Nangiarkulangara during 2014-2016 6. Co-ordinator of Student Tutorial Project, an initiative of National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Govt. of India to promote IT literacy through Open Source Software in TKMM College, Nangiarkulangara during 2014-2016 7. District Programme Co-ordinator, Sasthrajalakom-2019 organized by the General Education Department. Govt. of Kerala and SIET, Kerala in Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy. 8. Co-ordinator of RASATHANTHRA-2019 and RASATHANTHRA-2021, National level Quiz competition jointly organized by the PG and Research Department of chemistry, S N College, Chempazhanthy, Indian Association of Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials & Department of Chemistry, Kerala University. 9. Nodal Officer of all state and central scholarships in SN College, Chempazhanthy for the academic year, 2016-17 and 2017-18. 10. Course Co-ordinator of IIRS-ISRO Out Reach programme at Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy. 11. Elected College Council Member for the academic year 2022-23 in Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy. 12. Member of Internal Quality Assurance Cell and Convenor, Criteria 5 of SSR data consolidation and management, 2023-24 in Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy. 13. Member of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) committee, Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy during the academic year, 2017-2018. 14. Member of RUSA committee, Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy during the academic year, 2018-2019 & 2019-2020. 15. Member of Admission committee at TKMM College, Nangiarkulanagara (2014-15) and at Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy (2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24). 16. Member of University examination committee at Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy for the academic year 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24. 17. Member and Convenor of College Science Club during 2013-2016 in TKMM College, Nangiarkulangara and 2017-18 & 2022-23 in Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy. 18. Member of Literary and Debating club, Dance and Theatre club, Performing Arts club, Quiz club etc. in our college since 2012. 19. Convenor, Planning forum, SN College, Chempazhanthy. 20. Convenor of all programmes conducted by the Chemistry Association during 2016-2017 and Secretary of the Chemistry Department in Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy during 2016-17. 21. Member of the IQAC Steering committee in Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy during 2018-2020. 22. Member of UGC Women’s Hostel committee in S N College, Chempazhanthy during 2016-17, 2020-21.
Membership Professional Bodies • Executive Member, Kerala University Department of Chemistry Alumni Association since 2019. • Member, Academy of Chemistry Teachers since 2012.
Research Output -
Publications in National/ International Journals 1. Aswathy, S.P., Vaisakh, S.S. and George, S., 2021. Thio amino acids-modified manganese doped ZnS quantum dot probes for the photoluminescent sensing of hazardous nitro aromatics. Materials Today: Proceedings, 41, pp.628-637.
2. Aswathy, S.P., Vaisakh, S.S., 2023. MPTS Modified ZnS-Mn2+ Quantum Dot Probes for Cu2+ Ions Fluorescent Sensing in Aqueous Solution. Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 78(2), pp.175-184.
3. Aswathy, S.P., Geethanjali, C.V., Kumar, A.S. and Shibli, S.M.A., 2023. Tuning of iron vanadate by bismuth doping to improve galvanic zinc coatings for high corrosion resistance and NIR reflectance. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2023.11.028
4. Aswathy, S.P., Geethanjali, C.V., Kumar, A.S., Viswanathanathan S. Saji, Shibli, S.M.A., 2023. Development of microstructurally tuned zinc phosphate coating containing bismuth-doped iron vanadate (BFV) with high NIR reflectance, corrosion resistance and thermal shielding. Surfaces and Interfaces. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2024.103882

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