Theoretical Chemistry Group
Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University
Research Group
Ph.D. Scholars (Current Members)
Mr. Thamarainathan D is from Pondicherry. He completed his integrated M.Sc Chemistry at Pondicherry University. He is presently doing his PhD in the field of "Adsorption studies on metal surfaces".
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Research Area: CO2 reduction reaction using single-atom catalyst through electrocatalysis
Publications: 06
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Email: thamaraichempu@pondiuni.ac.in
Joining Date: 15-02-2021
Dr. Yeswanth Kumar S is from Vellore, Tamil Nadu. He completed his graduation in Chemistry at Loyola College, Chennai. And obtained his post-graduation in Chemistry at Pondicherry University. He joined the group in 2017 for his PhD and to study the "Dynamics of alkali-hydride/acid collision processes."
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He submitted his thesis in Dec 2022 and successfully defended it in June 2023.
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Email: yeswanthksk@gmail.com
Joining Date : 02-08-2017
Date of Viva: 12.07.2023
Google scholar : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FDspWlgAAAAJ&hl=en
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yeswanth-Kumar-11
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Ms. Rinu Jacob is from Palakkad, Kerala. She completed her B.Sc in Calicut University and M.Sc Chemistry at Mahatma Gandhi University. She is presently doing her PhD in the field of "Adsorption studies of the catalytic reduction reaction" - ​NORR.
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She is now holding a DST-sponsored WISE-PhD fellowship.
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Research Area: NORR through electrocatalysis
Publications: 01
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Email: rinujacob005@gmail.com, rinujacob005@pondiuni.ac.in
Joining Date : 21-12-2021
Dr. P. Sundaram is from Salem, Tamil Nadu. He completed his B.Sc as well as M.Sc in Chemistry from Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli. He is presently doing his Ph.D. in the field of "Dynamics and Resonances of CH2+ species in the interstellar medium". He has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis and was awarded "Dr." degree in June 2020.
Now, he is working as "Assistant Professor" in Erode Arts&Science College, Tamil Nadu.
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Email: sundar2414@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0003-2840-7948
Researcher ID: K-1940-2017
Joining date: 19.09.2014
Date of Viva: 11.06.2020
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Dr. Muhammed Jeneesh K K is from Vakayad, Calicut, Kerala.
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2009-12 B.Sc. Chemistry
Farook College, Calicut (University of Calicut)
2012-14 M.Sc. Chemistry
Malabar Christian College, Calicut (University of Calicut)
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After his master's degree, he worked as a Chemistry teacher in a coaching center in Kerala. In 2016, he joined this group as a full-time Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University. He has defended his PhD thesis in the topic of "DFT/TD-DFT studies on the simple organic clusters and dye molecules".
Currently, he has taken up a postdoctoral research position at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
​Email: jeneeshmpd529@gmail.com
Date of Joining: 25-08-2016
Date of Viva: 23.05.2022​
Dr. V. Manivannan is from Puducherry. He has done his Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry from Pondicherry University, and joined the group for Ph.D. in the field of "Quantum Wavepacket Dynamics of N2O species". ​​
He has successfully defended his PhD thesis in Jan 2024. He is working now in SPI-Global Technologies as a peer reviewer.
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Email: primusmission24@gmail.com
Joining date: 05.12.2013
Date of Viva: 08.01.2024
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Former PhD students (Dr.)
Mr. Giftson. P is from Sawyerpuram, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu, completed his BSc (2021) from Bishop Heber College and MSc (2023) from the American College, Madurai. He joined in the group in Nov 2023 and interested in the electrocatalysis of heterogenous reactions on metal/metal-oxide surfaces.
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Research Area: Designing multi-functional catalyst for catalytic reactions on meltal-metal oxide surface.
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Email: giftsonsamuel319@gmail.com
Joining Date: 15-11-2023
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