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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

AIDED

COURSES OFFERED

UG COURSES

PG COURSES

B.Sc Chemistry

M.Sc Chemistry

RESEARCH PROGRAMME

M.Phil Chemistry

Ph.D Chemistry

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U.G 2018

P.G 2018

Research 2018

U.G 2021

P.G 2021

Research 2021

 Sanctioned Strength:

 UG: 50   PG: 12  M.Phil : 6 (Full Time)

Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates for admission to the first year of the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry course shall be required to have passed the Higher Secondary Examinations conducted by the Government of Tamilnadu or an examination accepted as equivalent thereto by the Syndicate of the University of Madras with Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics as subjects. 

PG – M. Sc. Chemistry

Candidates for admission to the first year of the Degree of Master of Science in Chemistry course shall be required to have passed the B. Sc. Degree examination with Chemistry as the major subject of study of this university or an equivalent examination of some other University accepted by the syndicate of the University of Madras. The candidate should have taken Mathematics and Physics as the allied subjects in their undergraduate course.

M.Phil / Ph.D. Chemistry

Candidates for admission to the Degree of Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) / Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemistry course should have passed two year M.Sc. Degree course in Chemistry after three year B. Sc. Degree course in Chemistry and Higher Secondary of twelve years duration. The minimum eligibility mark shall be as prescribed in the guidelines for admission to the M.Phil / Ph.D. degree in chemistry by the University of Madras.

Certificate course

1. Dyeing and Printing of Fabrics
The immense scope of textile industry makes it one of the largest industry in            the world. Fibers and the fabrics made from them have limitless use and new          applications are constantly being found. The certificate course “Dyeing and              Printing of fabrics” provides theoretical knowledge about the basic Dyeing                process involved and the different types of printing methods available for the          fabrics. This course also includes practical work which enable the students to          come up with entrepreneur and employability skills.
2. Preparation of Soap, Hand wash and Sanitizer
The certificate course “Preparation of Soap, Hand wash and Sanitizer” gives the opportunity for the students to learn of the essentials of consumer goods            industry. They will be given hands on training to prepare soap, hand wash          and sanitizer. Suchactivities will provide the students with career                                opportunities in detergent industry.

MOU signed / Value Added Course
An MoU was executed on 6 th June 2022 between Chemistry department of Ethiraj College for women and Swinsifosys, Chennai for conducting Value Added courses,
1. Pharmaceutical formulation techniques in Drug industry
2. Medical lab technology
for the benefit of the students of Ethiraj College for Women.

FACULTY PROFILE

Mrs. M. Vijaya

Qualification: M.Sc., M.Phil

Designation :Associate Professor & Head

Years Of Experience UG: 28 Years PG: 23 Years

Area Of Specialization : Inorganic Chemistry

Email ID: [email protected]

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Dr. L. Leelavathy

Qualification: M.Sc., M.Phil ., Ph.D

Designation: Associate Professor

Years Of Experience: UG: 32 Years PG: 25 Years

Area Of Specialization: Inorganic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry,Analytical Chemistry

Email ID: [email protected]

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Dr.S. Sudha Parimala

Qualification: M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D SLET

Designation :Associate Professor

Years of Experience: UG: 22 Years PG: 22 Years

Previous Experience: UG:1.5 Years PG: 1.5 Years

Area Of Specialization : Physical Chemistry, Nano Chemistry

Email ID: [email protected]

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Dr.P.Thilagavathi

Qualification: M.Sc., M. Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D

Designation: Assistant Professor

Years of Experience: UG: 14+2.5 years (FIP) PG: 5 years

Area of Specialization: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

Email: [email protected]

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Dr.G.Gohulavani

Qualification: M.Sc.,M.Phil., Ph.D

Designation: Assistant Professor

Years of Experience: UG: 6 Years PG: 4 Years

Previous Experience: UG:16 Years PG: 3 Years

Area of Specialization: Physical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry

Email-ID: [email protected]

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Dr. G. Nalini

Qualification: M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,M.Ed.,

Designation: Assistant Professor

Years of Experience: UG:1 year PG: Nil

Previous Experience: UG:7.5 years PG:7.5 years

Area of Specialization: Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry

Email-ID: [email protected]

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Dr. S. Bharathi

Qualification: M.Sc., M. Phil., Ph.D., SET.

Designation: Assistant Professor

Years of Experience: UG: 1 year PG: 1 year

Previous Experience: UG: 16.9 years PG: 3 Years

Area of Specialization: Polymer chemistry

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. R. Manonmani

Qualification: M.Sc., M. Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D

Designation: Assistant Professor

Years of Experience: UG: 1year PG: nill

Previous Experience: UG: 11.5 years PG: nill

Area of Specialization: Organic Chemistry, Electrochemistry

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. P. Gayathri

Qualification: M.Sc.,M.Phil., Ph.D

Designation: Assistant Professor

Years of Experience: UG: 1 year PG: 1 year

Previous Experience: UG: 06 months PG: nill  PDF: 4.8 years

Area of Specialization: Physical chemistry, Electrochemistry

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. T.S.Perundevi

Qualification: M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D

Designation: Assistant Professor

Years of Experience: UG: 1 year PG: 1 year

Previous Experience: UG:4.4 years PG:4.4 years

Area of Specialization: Polymer chemistry, Phytochemistry

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. S. Susithra

Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D.

Designation: Assistant Professor

Years of Experience: UG: 1 year PG: 1 year

Previous Experience: UG: 8.10 years PG: nill  PDF: 01 year

Area of Specialization: Fluorescence spectroscopy, Biophysical chemistry

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. M. Keerthi

Qualification: M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Designation: Assistant Professor

Years of Experience: UG: 1 year PG: nill

Previous Experience: UG: nill  PG: nill

Area of Specialization: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Electrochemistry

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Mrs. Umamaheswari. R

Qualification: M.Sc., SET., Ph.D

Designation: Assistant Professor (Trust hand)

Years of Experience: UG: 2 years  PG: 1 year

Previous Experience: UG: 1 year 3 months PG: Nil

Area of Specialization: Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry

Email-ID: [email protected]

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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Number of papers presented by the Faculty at the National level / International level

 

National level -15

International level-12

 

Year

Name

Topic

Seminar/Con ference

Institution

Internation al/National

2014

Dr.S. Kothai

3 papers

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Conference

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International

1 paper

Seminar

Ethiraj College for Women(autonomous)

National

2015

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Dr.S. Kothai

1 paper

Conference

C.T.T.E college for Women

National

1 paper

Conference

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Anna Adharsh college for Women

International

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1 paper

Conference

Sri Venkateshwara University

National

2 paper

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Seminar

MR Govt. Arts College

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National

1 paper

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Conference

Presidency College

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International

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1 paper

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Conference

Vels university

National

Dr.S. Sudha Parimala

1 paper

Conference

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Sathyabama University, Chennai

International

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2016

S.Kothai

1 paper

Seminar

Meenakshi College for women(autonomous), Chennai

National

2017

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Dr. S. Kothai

4 papers

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Conference

Pachaiappa’s College, Chennai

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National

2 papers

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Conference

Pachaiappa’s College, Chennai

International

1

Conference

Ethiraj College for women(autonomous), Chennai

National

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1

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Seminar

Madras University

International

Dr. L. Leelavathy

2 papers

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Conference

Madras University

National

2018

Dr.S. Sudha Parimala

2 papers

Symposium & Conference

International

Dr.S.kothai

1 paper

Conference

Anna Adharsh college for Women

International

1 paper

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Symposium

Ethiraj College for Women(autonomous)

National

No.of students Completed M.Phil and Ph.D., (2014-2019):

 

No.of students Completed M.Phil and Ph.D. , (2014-2019):

M.Phil-4
Ph.D-6

Major or Minor or Government funded

Name of the person: Dr.S.Kothai
Title of the Project: Synthesis & characterization of certain chalcone based
photocrosslinkablecopolyesters.

Duration: August 2016- March 2017

Amount: 10,000

Funding agency: Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology(TNSCST)
Ongoing or completed: completed.

Name of the person: Dr.S.Sudha parimala
Title of the Project: “Functionalization of graphene with hetero atoms of O,S,N by green method for pollution management and industrial applications

Duration: 2 years

Amount: 3,40,000/-

Funding agency: TNSCST-S&T (TamilNadu State council for science and technology)

Ongoing or completed:Ongoing (current academic year)

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

UG Students ,PG students, Ph.D Scholars,M.Phil Scholars

PAPER PRESENTATION

 

Sl.No

Name

Title

International /national

Conference/Seminar

Institution

1.

M.Vaishnavi

Emerging Trends in nanoscience Research

National

2.

Mrs. Perundevi and Mrs. Lakshmi Devi

Advanced Polymers-A gateway to research and insustries

Meenakshi college for Women

3.

S. Prashanna Suvaitha

Green synthesis and Phyotocatalytic degradative property ofdoped and undoped nanoscale zinc stannate ceramic

National

Meenakshi college for Women

4.

Mrs. R. Umamaheswari

Green Chemistry for a Greener planet

International

Anna Adharsh college for women

5

Ms. A. Saranya and Ms. M.Ramya

II M.Sc Chemistry

Study on Effective reduction of Graphene oxide- a green approach

National

Royal Society of Chemistry, CSIR- CLRI and IIT Madras, Chennai

6

Ms. A. Saranya and Ms. M.Ramya

II M.Sc Chemistry

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International

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Department of Chemistry, Anna Adarsh College for Women.

7

S. Kothai and Umamaheswari. R

Design, development and characterisation of copper nanoparticles loaded microsponges

National Seminar

Anna adarsh college for women

8

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Aswini.R and S. Kothai

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Conductance Behaviour of Novel polymer Nanocomposites

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VIT Vellore.

9

Aswini.R and S. Kothai

Conducting behavior of Iron and Iron oxide Nanoparticle a comparison

International Conference

Stella Maris College in collaboration with DST Thermatic Unit of Excellence, IIT Madras.

10

S. Kothai and Aswini.R

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Electrical conductivity of Bischalcone based random copolyesters: Synthesis and Characterisation

National Conference

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Madras Christian College.

11

S. Kothai and Umamaheswari.R

In-vitro Cytotoxicity and wound healing potential of green synthesised Copper Nanoparticles Loaded Microsponges

International Conference

Stella Maris College in collaboration with DST Thermatic Unit of Excellence, IIT Madras.

12

S. Kothai and Aswini.R

Electrical conductivity of Bischalcone based random copolyesters: Synthesis and Characterisation

National

Madras Christian College.

13

S. Kothai and Umamaheswari.R

In-vitro Cytotoxicity and wound healing potential of green synthesised Copper Nanoparticles Loaded Microsponges

International Conference

Stella Maris College in collaboration with DST Thermatic Unit of Excellence, IIT Madras.

14

S. Kothai and Umamaheswari.R

In-vitro Cytotoxicity and Wound Healing Potential of Honey Loaded Microsponges

National Conference

Madras Christian College.

Best Paper Award

Mrs. R. Umamaheswari received the Best Paper award for her Oral presentation in the International Conference on Green Chemistry for a Greener planet.

  • The department is offering Chemistry as both major and Allied subjects at UG level since 1957 and grew into a post graduate department in 1989.

  • The department was upgraded to a research department in 2005 offering M.Phil programme and is now a fully-fledged research department offering Ph.D programme in Chemistry from 2012.

  • The UG and PG curricula offered by the department lays emphasis on key areas like Spectroscopy, Analytical Chemistry, Nano Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Photochemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Solid state Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Bioorganic and Bio-Inorganic Chemistry.

  • The department has excellent infrastructure with well-equipped laboratories which meet the demands of modern technology.

  • The department has dedicated faculty members who have the expertise in teaching the various branches of Chemistry and carry out novel research activities matching with the current trend. The research activity includes the undertaking of Govt. funded research projects with a lot of publications in Scopus indexed journals and presentations in national and international conferences.

  • The department organizes symposiums/workshops/conferences/Webinars in the state and National level annually for the benefit of staff and students.

  • The students of the department exhibit their excellence in academics by clearing national eligibility tests, etc and also extra-curricular activities.

  • The department of Chemistry signed a MoU with an NGO GO4GURU which is an educational services based organization in the year 2020 facilitating student exchange program with foreign countries.

  • The department has also been beneficial in establishing instrumentation centre through the FIST-DST, GOI

  • Department Email ID:  [email protected]

ETHIRAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

ADDRESS
70, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore,Chennai 600008, Tamilnadu, India

PHONE
+(91)-44-28279189

EMAIL
[email protected]

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