Dr. SOWMYA A

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Dr. SOWMYA A
Assistant Professor lll
Dr. SOWMYA A
Assistant Professor lll, Engineering Chemistry
Areas of Interests: Water Treatment Technologies; Material Chemistry especially Polymers and Composites, Nanoparticles, Photocatalysts, Membrane and Sensors
Portfolios: Autonomous coordinator, CFAC coordinator, BoS Coordinator, Mentor
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8817-7297
PhD Supervision ID: 3970005
Scholars Pursuing: 2
Scholars Completed: 0
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About me

A passionate teacher and a dedicated researcher with research expertise in Water Treatment Technologies, Material Chemistry especially Polymers and Composites; Nanoparticles; Photocatalysts; Membrane; Sensors. I have completed both M.Sc. Chemistry (2009) from The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu. I have awarded with Ph.D in Chemistry (Full-Time) on October 2014 under the Guidance of Prof.S.Meenakshi, The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu. I was working as Post Doctoral Associate (2015-16) and Research Associate (2016-21) at Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM IST, Kattankulathur. Have 9.5 Years of teaching experience and 16 Years of research experience as on June 2025. Completed DST-WTI Major Research Project as Principal Investigator - Cost of 31.78 L. Have 28 Research Articles in SCI/Scopus Journals (as on June 2025 with highest IF: 20.4; Average IF: 7). I was awarded with Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students (5 years) by University Grants Commission-Basic Scientific Research, New Delhi (2009-2014); Guided six M.Tech projects and many B.Tech projects and guiding 2 Ph.D scholars. Presented papers in more than 60 International/National Conferences including Technical Talk. Won best paper awards in conferences and serving as reviewer for reputed journals

Professional Information
  • Completed DST-WTI Major Research Project as Principal Investigator - Cost of 31.78 L - from 2017 to 2020
  • Life Member of Indian Desalination Association (InDA) - LM 484; Life Member of Asian Polymer Association - L 741; Life Member of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) - LMB3831, Life Member of Society for Materials Chemistry India - LM 2292
  • 28 Research Articles in SCI/Scopus Journals (as on July 2025); Citations: 1254 ; h index 17 & i10 index : 17
  • NPTEL - Apr 2025- TALE -2% Topper with Elite+Gold Certification; NPTEL-Oct 2024-Advanced Transition Metal Chemistry; All Eight Modules of NITTT-Sept 2023; NPTEL 1% Topper with Elite+Silver Certification - Sept 2023-TALG Course; NPTEL 1% Topper with Elite+Gold Certification - Sept 2022; NPTEL 2% Topper with Elite +Silver Certification- Sept 2021; Participated in various FDPs and Training Programs; Completed 6 months Certificate Course in Yoga from The Gandhigram Rural Institute- Deemed University during Jun to Nov 2011
  • Ph.D in Chemistry (2014) and M.Sc. Chemistry (2009) from The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu; Post Doctoral Fellow (One Year; June 2015- June 2016) at Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu; B.Sc. in Chemistry from Govt. College Chittur- University of Calicut, Kerala
  • Guiding 2 Ph.D students, Guided 6 M.Tech Projects and Several B.Tech Projects; Holding Anna University Guideship
  • Awarded Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students (5 years) by University Grants Commission-Basic Scientific Research, New Delhi (2009-2014); Presented papers in 60+ International/National Conferences including Technical Talk; Published 2 Patents; Won best paper Awards in conferences; Serving as Reviewer for Reputed Journals
  • 1. Published - Feb 2024- Quaternary ammonium functionalized chitosan resin for the removal of nitrate from drinking water
  • 2.Published - May 2024- Conversion of dry banana leaves into packaging materials by coating chitosan film on it