D., Pgdca., Mrsc. (U. K.) Head of the Department

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. S. SAMBATHKUMAR, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., PGDCA., MRSC. (U.K.)

Head of the Department

Department of Chemistry

Extension Co-ordinator

Theivanai Ammal College for Women (Autonomous)

Chennai – Trichy Trunk road, Villupuram 605 401, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

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Educational Qualifications
July 2011 – October 2016: Ph.D. in Chemistry at School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India

Specialization: “Physical Organic Chemistry”

July 2010 – May 2011: M.Phil. in Chemistry at School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India with 75%, First Class with Distinction – D grade, Specialization:” Synthetic Organic Chemistry”
July 2008 – April 2010: M.Sc. in Chemistry at Post - Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli - 620 017, Tamil Nadu, India, (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) with 92.7%, First Class with Distinction, Specialization: Physical Chemistry
July 2005 – April 2008: B.Sc. in Chemistry at Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College, Karur - 639 005, Tamil Nadu, India, (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) with 82.08%, First Class with Distinction – D+ grade




Research Interests

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  Design and Synthesis of Metal Free Organic Dyes for Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices (especially Dye Sensitized Solar Cells); Globally Thrust Area
  
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  Designing of Metal Complexes for Electroluminescent and Biological Applications
  

Research and Teaching Experiences

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  Ph.D. Thesis: Design and Synthesis of Triphenylamine and Phenothiazine Based Organic Molecules with an Additional Donor for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells under the supervision of Dr. R. Renganathan, Professor, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
  

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  DST – Major Research Project: Selected as a Project Assistant, in DST Major Research Project, entitled, “Photoinduced Reactions between Nanosized Quantum Dots of CdTe and Porphyrins / Metallo – Porphyrins” Offered by Department of Science and Technology, Nano Mission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India under the supervision of Dr. R. Renganathan, Professor, Photochemistry and Photocatalysis Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli (06 Months, Total cost Rs. 22.00 Lakhs)
  
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  M.Phil. Dissertation: Studies towards the Synthesis of Bis-Diazoester and Bis-Olefin Derivatives under the supervision of Dr. S. Muthusamy, Professor, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
  
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  M.Sc. Dissertation: “Alkaline Aluminium Dichromate Battery Using EDTA, Oxine and Salicylic acid as Anolytes” under the guidance of Dr. T. Jeyaraj, Associate Professor Research Adviser, Post - Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Heber College(Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli
  

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  Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and Senior Research Fellow (SRF): Awarded under Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students (BSR), Sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India (02 + 02 = 04 Years)
  
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  DST SERB International Travel Support Award under Young Scientist Category
  

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  Teaching experience: As per UGC Notice, the period of active service spent on pursuing Ph.D. may be counted as teaching experience for the purpose of direct recruitment/ promotion of Associate Professor and above (D.O. No. F.17-8/2013 (PS), Dt. 01^st March 2016) – 05 years
  
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  Assistant Professor of Chemistry: 16^th June 2016 – till date at Theivanai Ammal College for Women (Autonomous), Villupuram
  
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  Extension Coordinator: 16^th June 2016 – till date at TACW
  
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  Head of the Department : 07^th July, 2017 – till date at TACW
  
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  Chairperson: Academic Council Meeting IX (Chemistry) at TACW
  
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  Member: Board of Studies in Chemistry at TACW
  
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  Internal Convener: Inspection Commission for the Affiliation of M.Phil. (Chem.) and Ph.D. (Maths and CS)
  
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  Convener: College Day 2016 - 2017 and Fresher’s Day 2017 - 2018
  
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  No. of Students Guided: M.Sc.: 05 M.Phil.: 01
  
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  Research Publications: Internationally Peer Reviewed Articles
  

Published: 02 To be submitted: 05

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  Conference/ Seminar/ Symposia/ Workshop/ School Attended:
  

International: 05 National: 10

Awards, Fellowships and Recognitions

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  Research Collaborations with Foreign Universities and National Laboratories
  
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  Awarded International Travel Support (ITS) from Department of Science and Technology, Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB), Government of India under Young Scientist Category (for E-WISPOC – 2015, Bressanone, Italy)
  
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  Selected for the Flash Presentation (oral) in the European Winter School on Physical Organic Chemistry - 2015 with Fellowship Award and Switzerland Trip held in Hotel Grüner Baum, Bressanone/Brixen, Italy organized by Organic Chemistry Division, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, EuCheMS and Italy and Italian Chemical Society
  
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  Awarded with UGC BSR Meritorious Fellowship under Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students, Sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India
  

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  Selected to participate in the 4^th Science Conclave: A Congregation of Nobel Laureates and Eminent Scientists and INSPIRE Internship Program hosted by Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, Utter Pradesh, India (Supported by MHRD & DST of Government of India)
  
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  Selected for the science academies (INSA, IAS, NASI) sponsored Refresher Course on “Recent Advances in Chemistry” held at BIT Mesra, Deoghar, Jharkhand
  
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  Received life membership at Society of Environmental Chemistry and Allied Sciences (SECAS), hosted by School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
  
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  Experienced on Handling of Physical Chemistry Practical experiments and worked as a Practical Demonstrator for Post Graduate Students
  
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  Selected for Summer Training Program in Chemistry Sponsored by Department of Inorganic Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Madras and Science City, Department of Higher Education, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  
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  Served as NSS Volunteer in School and College levels (attended two special camps and got NSS “A” Certificate)
  
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  Served as a Secretary of Chemistry Association at Post - Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
  
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  Presently, I have been selected as a Joint Secretary of Bishop Heber College Alumni Association for Tiruchirappalli Chapter
  
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  Worked as a Scientific Analyst – Trainee at Molecular Connections Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  
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  Served as a General Advisor and Committee Member (admission and finance) of Research Scholar Hostels, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
  
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  Served as a Special Police Officer in Local Bodies Election 2016 at Karur District, Tamil Nadu
  
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  Served as Convener and Coordinator in various committees representing academic and other co-curricular activities at Theivanai Ammal College for Women, Villupuram
  
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  Delivered invited lecture on Chemistry for Sustainability in Science Day Celebrations 2017 organized by Department of Biochemistry, Theivanai Ammal College for Women
  
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  Membership (MRSC) from Royal Society of Chemistry, London, United Kingdom
  

Research Publications

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  Interaction of acriflavine with pyrimidines: A spectroscopic approach, C. Manivannan, S. Sambathkumar and R. Renganathan, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2013, 114, 316
  
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  Synthesis and photophysical properties of triphenylamine based sensitizers and its interaction with TiO₂ nanoparticles, S. Sambathkumar, A. Revathi, S. Priyadharshini and R. Renganathan, Journal of Environmental and Applied Bioresearch, 2015,3(2),33
  
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  Effect of the anchoring group on the performance of triphenylamine based organic materials for dye sensitized solar cells, S. Sambathkumar, S. Priyadharshini, R. Vijay Solomon, M. Fleisch, D. W. Bahnemann, R. Monoharan, P. Venuvanalingam, R. Renganathan and S. Anandan (to be submitted to Sustain.Matr. Technol.)
  
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  Design and Synthesis of Phenothiazine based Organic Dyes with Substituted Imidazole as an Additional Donor for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, S. Sambathkumar, S. Priyadharshini and R. Renganathan (to be submitted to Materials Today chemistry)
  
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  Metal Free Organic Dyes Derived from Phenothiazine for DSC’s; Tuning of Performances by Benzimidazole Derivative, S. Priyadharshini, S. Sambathkumar, and R. Renganathan (to be submitted to Environments)
  
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  Synthesis of Carbazole based Organic Molecules for the Application of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, S. Sambathkumar and R. Renganathan (Manuscript under preparation)
  
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  Spectroscopic Investigation of Nile Blue with Uracils, S. Sambathkumar and R. Renganathan (Manuscript under prepration)
  

Technical and Professional Skills

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  JASCOV 630 UV – Visible Spectrophotometer
  
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  JASCO FP 6500 Spectrofluorimeter
  
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  JASCO 460 Plus FT-IR Spectrometer
  
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  Bruker Avance 400 (400 MHz) NMR spectrometer
  
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  HRMS Mass Spectrometer
  
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  Biologic SP-50 Potentiostat as Electrochemical Work Station
  
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  Autolab potentiostat/galvanostat – 84610 for Solar Photovoltaics
  
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  HORIBA Fluorocube 01 – NL Lifetime System with Nano LED and TBX PS Detector for Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSSPC) Technique (DAS6 software)
  
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  R 300 BUCHI Rotavapor
  
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  Column and Thin Layer Chromatographic Techniques
  
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  Techniques of Fabrication in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSC’s)
  
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  Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots (QD’s)
  
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  DNA and Protein Binding
  

Computer Knowledge

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  Awarded Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) from Best and Best Computer Training Center (Govt. Approved), Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
  
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  Computer Literacy Program (Studied in Under - Graduation) offered by Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Tamil Nadu
  
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  Web Design (studied as a non-major elective paper in Post - Graduation)
  
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  Handling of Software Packages like, ChemDraw, Origin, Chemsketch, Endnote and Molinspiration Cheminformatics
  

Personal Profile
Father’s Name : Mr. R. Subramaniyan

Mother’s Name : Mrs. S. Balamani

Gender : Male

Marital Status : Single

Date of Birth : 25^th May, 1988

Nationality : Indian

Religion and Caste : Hindu, OBC

Languages Known : Tamil, English and Hindi

Countries Visited : Italy and Switzerland

Hobbies : Reading Books, Listening Music and Playing Chess

Strengths : Sincerity, Positive attitude, adaptability to work in any environment
Residential Address : 226/10, Ganesh Nagar, Veerarakkiyam (PO),

Krishnarayapuram (TK), Karur (DT) - 639 114, Tamil Nadu, India

Professional References
Dr. R. RENGANATHAN Dr. P. VENUVANALINGAM

UGC Emeritus Fellow Emeritus Scientist (CSIR) School of Chemistry School of Chemistry

Bharathidasan University Bharathidasan University

Tiruchirappalli-620 024 Tiruchirappalli-620 024

Tamil Nadu, India Tamil Nadu, India

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