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Affiliation

Department of Chemistry, Ramapuram Campus, SRM Institute of Science and Technology

N Balasubramanian

Assistant Professor (O.G)


Area or Subject

Chemistry

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. – Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli – 15, (N.I.T.), 2011.
M.Sc. – Chemistry, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli – 17, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. 2003.
B.Sc. – Chemistry, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli – 17, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. 2001.

Courses: Organic, Inorganic, Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Engineering Chemistry, Principles of Environmental Science

Research Interests: Material Science, Nanomaterials, Photocatalysis, Environmental Remediation, Wastewater Treatment, Waste Management

Selected Publications

  • Balasubramanian N et.al, “Toxic metal ion removal by terpolymer ion-exchangers from aqueous environments: Synthesis, thermal degradation, batch separation, kinetic and isotherm studies”, Separation Science and Technology (IF: 1.106) 2018, 53(3), 513 526.
  • N. Balasubramanian et. al Adsorption dynamics of Malachite green dye onto low cost Pongamia pinnata leaves carbon - International Recent Research Journal on Science and Technology, 2016, Vol. 2, 9, 1- 5.
  • N. Balasubramanian et.al Depletion of groundwater quality - A Statistical analysis on the groundwater quality of Edamalaipattipudur Areas of Tiruchirappalli Districy, Tamil Nadu, India. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2014,3: 5, 542 - 551.
  • N. Balasubramanian and N. Sulochana, Sequestration of Cr(VI) from water using the agricultural weed : Acharanthes Aspera, Archives of Environmental Science 5 (2011) 124-130.
  • N. Balasubramanian and N. Sulochana, Utilisation of Agriculture weed for the removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution, Acta Chimica Slovenica, 2010, 57, 693 -699.
  • “Electrochemical Oxidation of Cinnamic acid Using Stainless Steel Electrodes” in International Journal of IONICS 10, 2004, P-283-287.
  • N. Balasubramanian and N. Sulochana, Sorption studies on Methylene Blue on Activated Carbon Derived from Agricultural Waste: Achyranthes aspera” in The ICFAI University Journal of Chemistry. Sep.2008, 1, 7-19.

Academic Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai-600 089 from July 2015 to Till Now.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Oxford Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli-620 009 from March 2012 to June 2015.
  • Teaching Faculty, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal from January 2011 to June 2011.
  • Teaching Faculty, National Institute of Techanology, Tiruchirappalli, from March 2004 to July 2008.
  • Lecturer, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli – 17, from July 2003 – September 2003.

Faculty Development Programme

  • Attended the teacher training workshops as part of ”Royal Society of Chemistry Yusuf Hamied Inspirational Chemistry Programme” held at SRM University, Ramapuram campus, Chennai, India during 03 rd & 04 th February 2017.
  • Attended a one day faculty development programme on “INSTRUCTONIC” trained by Focus Academy for Career Enhancement (FACE) held at SRM University, Ramapuram campus, Chennai, India on 29 th June 2017.
  • Attended a three days Regional Workshop on “Research Based Pedagogical Tools (RBPT)” held from 7 th to 9 th September 2017, at SRM University, funded by DBT, Govt. of India and organized by Centre of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (Supported by MHRD, Govt. of India) in IISER, Pune. It was conducted by a team of facilitators who were trained by experts from the Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Other Professional Experience

  • Served as a Chair Person for the TEQIP – II sponsored National Conference on Advancement in Materials Science (AMS 2014) held on 26th & 27th September 2014 organized by Department of Chemistry, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Delivered a Special Lecture on "Non - conventional energy resources" at Cauvery College for Women, Tiruchirappalli on 27th September 2013.
  • Special Talk given in ALL INDIA RADIO, Tiruchirappalli, about “Paints Preparation and its Applications”.
  • Severed as a Resource person in the two day awareness Programme on “How to perform better in JEEE & AIEEE” for the plus two (HSC) students” organized by Department of English, N.I.T. Trichy.
  • Severed as an Assistant Coordinator for the programme “Awareness of pollution from e- waste and its effects” organized by Department of Chemistry, N.I.T. Trichy.