On behalf of Walk With a Scholar Programme in SN College Punalur, an one day external mentoring sessions has been organized wherein Dr. J. Dinakarlal, former Dean of Arts, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil and  Mr. D. Arun Gladwin, Lecturer, Lord Jegannath College of Engineering and   Technology, Nagercoil are addressing the students on the topic "Motivation, Value Inculcation,Self Evaluation, Self Esteem and Self Confidence". The WWS programme is funded and supported by  Directorate of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala in connection with the new initiatives in Higher Education to cater the needs of under graduate students such as value inculcation, self confidence, to bridge the gap between education and employment etc. The programme for the plan scheme 2014-2015 has been successfully completed in our college.

Invited talks, Conferences/Seminars/workshops and organizational experience

Invited Talks

1. Magnetically Functional synergic High K Polymer Dielectrics for High Density Data and Power Storage Media (Got Invitation)

First International Conference on Advanced Materials for Power
Engineering (ICAMPE-2015) at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

2. Conducting polymer coated nickel iron chromate

Second International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (ICNM-2014), IIUCNN, MG University, Kottayam (December 2014)

3. Some Rare Earth (RE) Substituted Potential Low-Tc Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle System for Self-Controlled Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia Based Therapeutic Applications.

 DCMPMS Seminars, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, on (13^th April 2010)

  Conferences & Workshops attended

1. National Nodal Center Conference on Virtual lab, supported by MHRD, Govt. of India, at Amrita University, Kollam (2015)
2. Workshop on Virtual lab (VALUE@AMRITA), supported by MHRD, Govt. of India as a follow up of IEEE events, at Amrita University, Kollam (2014)
3. Second International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (ICNM-2014), IIUCNN, MG University, Kottayam (2014)
4. Workshop of co-ordinators and mentors of Walk With a Scholar Programme organized by the Office of New Initiatives under Collegiate Education Department, Govt. of Kerala at Mar Ivaniose College, Thiruvananthapuram (2014)
5. The Grant Launch of ICT Academy of Kerala at Taj Vivanta, Thiruvananthapuram (2014)
6. UGC sponsored national seminar on “Material Science and Modern Analytical Techniques”, MPMMSN Trusts College, Shoranur, Palakkad (2014)
7. Workshop on MSc Syllabus Revision, Organized by Board of Studies in Physics, University of Kerala at Govt. Women’s College, Trivandrum (2013)
8. 55^th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, Manipal University (2010)
9. 22nd Kerala Science Congress”, KFRI, Peechi(2010).
10. “National symposium for materials research scholar (MR08)” I.I.T Bombay
    (2008)
11. “19th Kerala science congress (Contest paper, chemical science)” CWRDM
    Kannur (2007).
12. National Conference on Thermo physical Properties of materials (NCTP ‘07) held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala (2007)
13. “International conference on structure and dynamics: from macro to micro”, Univ.of Culcutta (2006).
14. “National conference on recent advances in materials science (NCMS-2006)”
    Periyar University, Salem (2006).
15. “Workshop on functional oxide materials” IUAC New Delhi (2006).
16. National Conference on Organic electronics, held at S. N. College, Kollam, Kerala (2006)
17. 18^th Kerala science congress, CESS, Trivandrum (2006) 
18.   National Seminar “Jyothirgamaya”, S. N. College, Kollam (2005).
19.  DAE sponsored National Seminar on Environmental Impact on Human health, Christian College, Chengannur (2004).

Organizational experiences:

1.    Organized (Coordinator) a half day external mentoring session on Life Skill Enrichment and Positive Attitude on behalf of the WWS Programme at SNC Punalur, sponsored by the office of New Initiatives in Higher Education, Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala, TVM (2015)
2.    Joint Secretary, Local coordination committee, National Conference on Thermo physical Properties of materials (NCTP ‘07) held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala (2007) under the joint collaboration with department of Physics, S. N. College, Kollam and Thermo-physical society of India
3.      Executive member, Local coordinating committee, National Conference on Organic electronics, held at S. N. College, Kollam, Kerala (2006)

 

Reviewer acknowledgement Certificate

NSCAST-2015 Paper presentation

Green synthesis and Spectral analysis of Iron Nanoparticles

using Neem leaf extract

Arun S. Prasad¹, Gopan Raj²

¹Postgraduate Department of Physics, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, Kerala-691305 

²Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, Kerala-691305

 Abstract (not available)

Paper presented at NSCAST-2015 @ PG Department of chemistry, SN College, Punalur

International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, at IIUCNN, MG University, Kottayam

21st December 2014, Some of the pics from ICNM-2014 at IIUCNN, MG University, Kottayam. There was an invited lecture on Conducting Polymer Coated nanomagnets from my side and chaired a Session of Nanocomposites. It was a great event in the sense that researchers in the field of nanotechnology over the globe gathered here and shared their experiences. Prof. Sabu Thomas was the chief coordinator of the programme.

Green Revolution in Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology has now started transforming the facet to green technology, especially in the synthesis process. Studies have been initiated and recent reports are released in this regard. It is obvious to realize the possibilities of green revolution in the synthesis process by taking the example of the preparation of nanosized metallic particles. Generally, in such a synthesis process, the corresponding metallic salt is made to undergo  chemical reduction in presence of a reducing agent. Reducing agents such as sodium borohydride, lithium borohydride etc., were used so far. However, it is quite evident that these compounds are highly toxic and inflammable and may lead to harmful byproducts. Hence they are a threat to the ecosystem. Hopefully, it has been found that natural reducing agents present in the plant materials can take over the role of  the above said chemicals. Since at the same time being a reducing agent, some plant extracts could act as capping agents as well, which can serve as a decisive factor in controlling the nanosize and suppress the aggregation among  the particles formed. In fact, the partially greened synthesis process is proposed to be fully converted green, make the field green revolutionized, is the immediate future objective. In this prospective, our group of researchers are involved in the search of such a synthesis process.

Conference Participation

It was a nice experience. On behalf of Sree Narayana college, Punalur, I participated in the inaugural ceremony of ICT academy of Kerala at Taj Vivanta, TVM. It was all about train the trainer programme to be launched in all engineering and arts and science colleges in the recent future. Honorable Chief Minister of Kerala Sri. Oommen Chandy formally inaugurated the Programme. The IT Chiefs of Kerala, Infosys Chairman, Officials from Tata Consultancy and other IT related firms shared their views and concerns in finding out and deploying skilled personnel among the graduates in our states.