Chemistry Department

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Dr. P. Nikhil Chandra

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Edu. Qualifications

  • MSc (Chemistry)
  • MSc (Environmental Sciences)
  • PhD

Areas of Interest/Specialisation

  • Physical chemistry
  • Environmental sciences

Courses/subject Taught

  • PG/UG/subjects opted teaching

Field of Research

  • Membrane Chemistry
  • Water Chemistry
  • Environmental Sciences

Experience

  • 12 years

Memberships in Learned Bodies/Societies, If any

  • Treasurer, Academy of Chemistry Teachers, Trivandrum
  • CEET, Kottayam

Scholarships/Fellowships Obtained

  • UGC-Meritorious Scholarship 2010

Papers Published

  • Removal and Photodegradation of Metolachlor Herbicide Using Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Membranes PN Chandra WATER TREATMENT AND DEMINERALIZATION TECHNOLOGY 2023.,45 (6), 574-585
  • Functionalization of tannic acid and campesterol with polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes for lithium ions separation and recycling, P. Nikhil Chandra, Kishore Kumar Nair, Cleaner Materials, 1, 2021, 100018, ISSN 2772-3976, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clema.2021.100018.
  • Performance comparison of macromolecular assisted and immobilized low pressure membranes in the removal of toxic metals, 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd, Materials Research Express, Volume 5, Number 8. DOI- https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aad273.
  • Cu/Pd Bimetallic Supported on Mesoporous TiO2 for Suzuki Coupling Reaction, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 286-294, 2018. DOI- https://doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.13.2.1393.286-294
  • Tailor-Made Polyelectrolyte Multilayers for the Removal of Obidoxime from Water in Microfiltration Process, 2020, Membranes and Membrane Technologies 2(2):132-147, DOI: 10.1134/S2517751620020031.
  • Design, development and characterization of polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes for potential filtration applications, 2020Materials today: proceedings, DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.239
  • Removal of atrazine herbicide from water by polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes, 2020, Materials today: proceedings, DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.263
  • Transport studies of ionic solutes through chitosan/chondroitin sulfate A (CHI/CS) polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes, 2020Nano Express 1(2):020004. DOI: 10.1088/2632-959X/ab9fd3

Papers Presented

  • National-12
  • International-5

Books Published

  • Smart Materials, Dr.P.Nikhil Chandra and Dr.Mothi Krishna Mohan, 2021, Notion Press, India. ISBN-10:1639402829; ISBN-13: 978-1639402823.
  • Green methods and sustainable materials: An application perspective, ISBN-10: 6138939069, ISBN-13: 978-6138939061, Scholars’ Press, 2020, Germany.
  • Polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) polymer membranes: Modifications, characterization and application, ISBN-13: 9786200469335, ISBN-10: 6200469334, 2019, Lambert Publishers, Germany.
  • A Comparative Study of SC Welfare Schemes in Habitats and Other Places, ISBN-10 : 3844312145, ISBN-13 : 978-3844312140, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011, Germany.

Research Projects Undertaken

  • Cadmium removal from water using PEM membranes, 2013, UGC

Orientation Courses Attended

  • UGC ASC, Trivandrum, 27/6/2014 – 24/7/2014

Refresher Courses Attended

  • UGC ASC, Trivandrum, 09/1/2015-29/01/2015
  • KSHEC, MG University, Kottayam, 29/8/2019-2/9/2019
  • UGC ASC, Trivandrum, 19/2/2020-25/02/2020
  • KSHEC,13/7/2020-17/7/2020,Online mode
  • UGC ASC, Trivandrum & KSMDB College, Sasthamcotta, 12/8/2020-18/08/2020, Online mode
  • One week short term course, UGC- HRDC University of Kerala, Kariavattom 19/02/2020 to 25/02/2020
  • Online Refresher Course TLC, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi 20/07/2021-03/08/2021
  • Online short term course TLC, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi 10/08/2021-16/08/2021

Seminars/Conferences Attended

  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Removal of herbicides from water using modified microfiltration membranes, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the International conference on advanced oxidation process, Kottayam, India ,September 18-21, 2010.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Characterization of modified microfiltration membranes for the removal of herbicides from water, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (UGC) on Theory and applications of fourier transform spectroscopy in Chemistry, Kollam, India ,March 21-22, 2011.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Removal of herbicides from water by humic acid-chitosan nanolayered microfiltration membranes, Poster presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (UGC) on Physical and bio-medical applications in nano technology, Kollam, India ,October 12-14, 2011. (Best research paper award-poster session)
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Polyelectrolyte modified membranes for environmental applications, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the International conference on Membranes-Environmental and biological applications, Kottayam, India, September 16-19, 2011.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Removal of herbicides in water by humic acid-chitosan multilayer microfiltration membranes, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (UGC & KSCSTE) on Uptrends in chemical sciences and tecnology, Changanacherry, India ,March 15-16, 2012. (Best paper award)
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Nano structured humic acid- chitosan multilayered membranes for the removal of herbicides, Poster presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (MG University) on Sustainable development: Recent trends in meeting the challenges, Kottayam, India , January 20-21, 2012.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Design, development, characterization and application of multilayer membranes, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the 24th Kerala Science Congress, Kottayam, India , January 29-31, 2012.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, LbL based polymer membranes for environmental applications, Poster presentation, Proceedings of the International conference on Membranes, Kottayam, India, October 3-6, 2013.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Removal of herbicides from water by multilayered microfiltration membranes, Poster presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (UGC) on Applications of advanced nano materials, Kollam, India, February 25-26, 2014.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Nanostructured humic acid-chitosan multilayer membranes for water purification, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (UGC & KSCSTE) on Advances in Materials Chemistry, Chengannur, India, October 15-17, 2014.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Nanostructured humic acid-chitosan multilayer membranes for the removal of pesticides, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (UGC) on Emerging trends in Material Science, Kollam, India, September 29- October 1, 2014. (Best oral presentation award)
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Fabrication of CHI/PSS multilayer functionalized with HA and CHO for cadmium removal from water, Poster presentation, Proceedings of the International conference on Water- From pollution to purification , Kottayam, India, January 23-26, 2015.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Modification of polymer membrane for environmental application, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (UGC) on Chemical applications of spectroscopic techniques, Punalur, India, February 12-13, 2015.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Modification of polymer membrane for water treatment, Poster presentation, Proceedings of the State level seminar (KSCSTE) on Solar photochemistry-Fundamentals and applications, Kollam, India, January 28, 2015.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Modified multilayer polymer membranes for environmental applications, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (UGC & KSCSTE) on Smart materials, Varkala, India, March 8-9, 2016. (Best presentation award)
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Modification of micro filtration membranes for heavy metal removal from water, Poster presentation, Proceedings of the International conference on Water- From pollution to purification, Kottayam, India, December 12-15, 2016.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Design and development of biopolymer membranes, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the National seminar (DCE, Trivandrum) on Modern trends in Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry, Attingal, India, November 24-26, 2016. (Best paper presentation)
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Design, development, characterization and application of multilayer membranes, Poster presentation, Proceedings of the 29th Kerala Science Congress, Thiruvalla, India , January 28-30, 2017.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Design, development, characterization and application of multilayered biopolymers, Oral presentation, Proceedings of National seminar (DST & KSCSTE) on Recent trends in biomaterials, Mavelikara, India, February 15-17, 2017.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Design, development, characterization and application of multilayered membranes, Oral presentation, Proceedings of National seminar (DST & KSCSTE) on Recent trends in Advanced Chemistry research, Kollam, India, May 25-26, 2017.
  • Nikhil Chandra P., U. K. Aravind, C. T. Aravindakumar, Polyelectrolyte modified membranes for the removal of heavy metals from water, Oral presentation, Proceedings of the International conference on Membranes, Alleppy, India, September 30- October 3, 2017.
  • Third International conference on Frontiers of Mass Spectroscopy, MG University, Kottayam, December 11-14, 2017
  • International conference on Water- From pollution to purification, (Poster), MG University, Kottayam, December 7-10, 2018.
  • Fourth International conference on Frontiers of Mass Spectroscopy, MG University, Kottayam, December 4-7, 2019.
  • International conference on Separation science and technology, MG University, Kottayam, December 13-16, 2019.
  • National webinar on “Towards excellence in higher education in India in 21 st century”, MHRD, New Delhi and UC College, Aluva, 28/8/2020.
  • Fourth Disaster risk and vulnerability conference (Online mode), DRVC 2020, Webinar, MG University 9-10 & 16-17 October 2020.
  • National Conference (Online) on “Recent trends in Materials Science and Technology”, 7-9 December 2020, organized by Department of Chemistry, IIST, Trivandrum with Society for Polymer Science, India.
  • Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India supported ‘Indo-US webinar and Lecture series’ organized by Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, 01/06/2021-09/06/2021
  • National webinar on “Covid 19 and Environment”, 03/08/2021, organized by Environment Division, IRTC, Palakkad.

Workshops/Trainings Attended

  • PG Syllabus Revision workshop, SNC Kollam, 29/6/2019-ACT Trivandrum with Kerala University
  • FDP MG University, Kottayam 29/08/2019-02/09/2019 KSHEC, Trivandrum (KSHEC, Trivandrum)
  • Online FDP Kerala State Higher Education Council, Trivandrum 13/07/2020-17/07/2020 (KSHEC, Trivandrum)
  • Online FDP KSMDB College, Sasthamcotta 12/08/2020-18/08/2020 (UGC- HRDC University of Kerala, Kariavattom)
  • Online FDP Vimala College, Thrissur 19/10/2020-23/10/2020 (DST-Star Scheme)
  • Online National workshop School of Environmental Sciences, CUSAT, Cochin 05/11/2020-06/11/2020
  • Online National workshop Department of Environmental Sciences, Kerala University 01/12/2020-03/12/2020

Academic Responsibilities Undertaken

  • Tutorship: BSc Chemistry (2022-2025 Batch)
  • Tutorship: MSc Chemistry (2020-2022 Batch)
  • External Examiner for University Practical Examinations
  • Question Paper Setter: Other Universities and Autonomous Colleges
  • University Exam Squad Convenor
  • University Valuation Chief

Duties Performed at College

  • Associate Editor, Holistic Thought-Peer Reviewed Multi-Disciplinary College Journal (ISSN: 0975-363X)
  • Editor-AGORA Proceedings 2023
  • Co-ordinator: Research Committee (2022-2023)
  • Member: College NAAC Committee (2022-2023)
  • Science Club Coordinator (2018-2022)
  • Staff association Vice-President
  • Member: College Website Committee (2019-2020)
  • Member: Nature Club

Awards/Honours/Patents

  • Best paper awards
  • Best oral presentation
  • Best poster awards
  • Reviewer: Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • Reviewer: Materials Research Express
  • Reviewer: Physica Scripta
  • Reviewer: Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Collaboration/Consultancy

  • ACESSD, Inter university center, MG University, Kottayam

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