ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY DETAILS

 

Dr.V.S.Vasantha

Date of Birth         

13.01.1965

Gender                 

Female

Department          

DDE

Qualification          

M.Sc, B.Ed., Ph.D

Designation           

Reader in Chemistry

Address                

Directorate of Distance Education

Alagappa University                   Karaikudi

Pin code               

630 003

Phone                   

9442357392

Email          

vasantham999@yahoo.co.in

Website      

http://www.alagappauniversity.ac.in

 Fax                     

04565-225202

 

University Studied UG and PG :

 

S.No

Degree

University

Year of Study

1

 

 

2

 

 

3.            

B.Sc

 

 

M.Sc

 

 

Ph.D

Madurai kamaraj

University

 

Alagappa University

 

 

Alagappa University

1982-1985

 

 

1986 -1988

 

 

1995

 

 

 

University Where Research done :

 

Name of the University

Year of Study

Area of Specialization

Alagappa University

2008 to till date

Sensors and fuel cells

Korea Institute of  Science &Technology, Korea

 

12/2007 to 13.10.2008

Fuel cells

National Taiwan University

Post Doctoral Fellow

4/2007 to 10/2007

 

Taiwan Textile Research    Institute 

 

Senior Researcher

 

11/2006 to 3/2007

National Taipei University of Technology

Post Doctoral Fellow

 

3/2004 to 7/2006

Central Electrochemical Chemical Research Institute (CECRI)

Research Associate

1/1998 to 11/2000

North Eastern Institute For Science and Technology

Research Associate

1/1996 to 12/1997

CECRI

Provisional Research Associate

 

1/1995 to 10./1995

CECRI

Senior Research Fellow

1/1992 to 12/1994

 

CECRI

Junior Research Fellow

5/1988 to 7/1990

 

PG Specialization (subjects) :

 

1.Electrochemistry

2. Electroplating

3.Corrosion

4. metallurgy

 

 

Total Teaching Experience          :

 

S.No

Institution

Position

Period

From

To

1

Alagappa University

Reader

16.10.2008 to till date

 

Total Research Experience (No. of Years): 14 years

 

Current Research Field     :

 

1.Biosensors

2.Electroplating

3. Corrosion

4.Fuel Cell

 

                                                        

Seminar/Workshops Attended :

(a) National

S.No

Title

Institution and Event Name

Period

1

“Electro chemical preparation of epinephrine /nafion chemically modified electrodes and their lectro catalytic oxidation of ascorbic acid and dopamine                                

Chemical society   

located in Taipei 2006 annual meeting. Tamsui, Taiwan

2006

2

Electrochemical synthesis and application of EDOT /ferro cyanide film modified glassy carbon electrode

Chemical   society located

in Taipei 2005 annual

meeting.Taichung, Taiwan.

2005

3

Preparation,Characterization   and Electrocatalytic properties of mvRuO/RuCN and RP Hybride Film-Modified Electrodes

Chemical society located in

Taipei 2004 annual

Meeting, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

2004

4

XRD Studies on Zinc Alloy Deposits

National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Electro chemical Textile and Polymer Industries ,CECRI, Karaikudi

Dec, 22-23, 1996

5

Template Synthesis of Dioxymolybdenum(VI) Complexes      with 14 and 16 Macrocyclic Ligands

National symposium on the Metallo –organic

Chemistry ,Gorakhpur University

(Sep.26-28.1997)

6.

Studies on the       Dioxy molybe- denum (VI) Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands Derived by Condensation of Benzil with Semicarbazide and Their Reactions with 3-Diketones

National Symposium on Metallo- organic Chemistry Gorakhpur University

(Sep.26-28.1997)

7

Synthesis and Characterzation of Dioxymolybdenum (VI) Complexes Derived by  condensation  of Benzil with

semicarbazide and their reactions with 3-Diketones

National Symposium on Metallo- organic Chemistry Gorakhpur University

(Sep.26-28.1997)

 

(b) International

S.No

Title

Institution and Event Name

Period

1

Simultaneous voltammetric detection of Dopamine and Ascorbic Acid Using Film-Modified Electrodes.”,

International society of electrochemistry 57th annual meeting. Edinburgh. UK

2005

2

Electrochemical preparation of composite film modified electro -des and their electro catalytic properties for cate chol -amines and ascorbic acid”

The fifth inter national conference on electro chemistry, Luxor , Egypt.

2006

3

The effect of Zr-addition on corrosion           properties of Ni-Nb based alloys

The 4th International Symposium onMarine Biotechnology and Advanced Materials”-South Korea

2008

4

Corrosion Properties of Ni-Nb-

X (X= Mo,Ta,Pd ) in stimulated PEMFC conditions

The 13th International conference on Rapid Quenched and Meta stable Materials RQ13-Dresden (Germany).

2008

 

Papers Presented   :

           (a) National

S.No

Title

Institution and Event Name

Period

1.

Corrosion Properties of Ni-Nb-X(X= Mo,Ta,Pd ) in simulated PEMFC conditions

Seminar on Advanced Research in textiles and electrochemistry,

Alagappa University, Karaikudi,,

2008

 

           (b) International

 

S.No

Title

Institution and Event Name

Period

1

Corrosion Properties of Ni-Nb-

X (X= Mo,Ta,Pd ) in stimulated PEMFC conditions

The 13th International conference on Rapid Quenched and Meta stable Materials RQ13-Dresden (Germany).

2008

2

The effect of Zr-addition on corrosion           properties of Ni-Nb based alloys

The 4th International Symposium onMarine Biotechnology and Advanced Materials”-South Korea

2008

 

Papers Published

(a) National

S.No

Paper Title

Name of Journal, Volume No and Page

Year Publication

1

Tin-Zinc alloy

Electrodeposit - Physico chemical Characterization

Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 7(2000)216.

 

2000

2

Electrodepostion

and Dissolution of Sn-Zn alloy films on Glassy Carbon

Proceedings of the

 Indian Academy of  Sciences, Chemical Sciences, 10(1995)581

1995

3

Electrochemical Behavior of Zinc Gluconate Complexes

Transactions of the Indian Academy of Sciences,Chemical Sciences           106 (1994)825

1994

4

Corrosion Resistant Tin Deposit,

Bulletin of Electro chemistry, 15(1999)21

1999

5

Evaluation of Anode Electrode Materials for Tin-Zinc alloy plating Baths

Bulletin of Electrochemistry11 (1995)371,

1995

6

Eco-friendly Electro          deposits for Enhanced Corrosion Resistance

Transactions of the Metal Finishers,  Association of     India, 6(1995)1

1995

7.

Electrodeposition and corrosion  Resistance of Zinc Electrodeposits

Transactions of theMetal Finishers Association of India, 3(1994)49

1994

 

(a) International

 

S.No

Paper Title

Name of Journal, Volume No and Page

Year Publication

1

Detection of nitrite using poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) modified SPCEs,

, Sensors & Actuators: B ,139(2009) 213

2009

2

A new stable Fe(CN)63-/4—immobilized Poly (butyl viologen)-modified electrode for dopamine determination,”

Sensors Sensors andActuators-B 137(2009) 313-319

2009

3.

Corrosion Properties of Ni-Nb-X(X= Mo,Ta,Pd ) in simulated PEMFC conditions-Journal of Physics Conference  series 

Journal of Physics Conference  series  144(2009)012008

2009

4

“Electrochemical polymerization of 3,4-  ethylene dioxy thiophene from aqueous solution containing hydroxyl propyl-β]-cyclodextrin and the electro catalytic behavior of modified electrode towards oxidation of sulfur oxoanions and nitrite

Electroanalysis, 20( 2008)1754

2008

5

Study of ion exchange at the poly(butyl viologen)-   electrolyte interface by SECM

Electrochimica Acta , 53(2008)6244

2008

6

Electrocatalysis and simultaneous detection of dopamine and ascorbic acid using poly (3,4-ethylenedioxy) thiophene film modified electrodes

Journal of Electro analytical Chemistry, , 592(2006) 77

2006

7

Poly(3,4-ehylenedioxythiophene)/Catechine modified Electrode on electro catalysis of NADH in the presence of ascorbic acid  and uric acid, 

Electrochimica Acta , 52(2006) 665

2006

8

Preparation and electro catalytic  properties of osmium oxide/ hexacyanoruthenate films modified           electrodes for catecholamines and sulfure oxo- anions

Journal of Electro analytical Chemistry, ,  589 (2006)15

2006

9.

Preparation and     electrocatalytic properties of the TBO/nafion chemically-modified electrodes

Journal of Electro analytical Chemistry,588(2006) 235

2006

10

Electrochemical preparation of epinephrine / Nafion chemically modified electrodes and their electro catalytic properties for ascorbic acid and dopamine

Electrochimica Acta , 52(2006)455.

2006

11

Electrochemical preparation and Electrocatalytic properties of PEDOT / ferricyanide Film-Modified Electrodes

Electro chimica. Acta,1 (2005)347

2005

12

Effect of Reaction Condition on Electro Polymerization of melatonin on Bare Electrodes and PEDOT-Modified

Electrodes,

Journal of the Electro chemical Society, 152(2005) P.9, D151

2005

13

Effect of Hydroxypropyl- β-

Cyclodextrin on  the Electrochmical Oxidation and Polymerisation of 3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene

Journal of Electro analytical chemistry, 520(2002)79

2002

14

Role of         Peptone     on the Electro depostion on Tin – Zinc Alloy from Gluconate bath

Trans.Inst. of metal Finishing, 74(1996)28

1996

 

15

A Non-cyanide bath         for the  Electro depostion of Tin-Zinc alloys

Metal Finishing, 94(996)60

1996

16

Hydrogen Uptake in         Electrodeposited

Tin-Zinc alloy

Plating and Surface Finishing, June (1995)16

1995

17

Tin deposition from          Gluconate bath

Metal Finishing, 93(1995)16

1995

18

Muralidharan, Dissolution of Binary Alloy Film Formed on Foreign

Substrates

Anticorrosion Methods and    Materials, 42(1995)11

1995

19

Electrochemical      Behavior of Tin in Gluconate solution

Portugaliae Electrochemica. Acta, 12(1994)105

1994

 

Books Published / Course material written

 

S.No

Title

Publisher

Year

1

Testing and evaluation of bath and deposit

 

2009

2

Practical for Electroplating

 

2009

3

Organic Chemistry (paper 2.4)

 

2009

 

 

Membership in Professional Bodies

 

S.No

Name of the institution and place

Capacity / Status

1.

The Indian Science Congress Association

Life member

 

Awards/Rewards/Fellowship/any other Recognition

 

S.No

Name of the Award/ Fellowship

Institution awarding the Honor

Year

1

Post Doctoral Fellow

National Science Congress , Taiwan

2003-06

2

 Senior Researcher

 Taiwan Textile Research Institute,Taiwan

2006-07

3

Brain-pool Scientist

Korea Institute of  Science &Technology

Korea

2007-08