Sheemol V N

Department : Chemistry

Assistant Professor (Senior Scale)

Email : sheemol2001@gmail.com
Phone : 9446061975
Contact Address : TC 53/1683, ‘Panchajanyam’, Mythri Nagar, Industrial Estate P. O, Thiruvananthapuram, PIN-695019

Academic Qualifications :

MTech – Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi
MSc – Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi
BEd  – Indira Gandhi National Open University

Teaching Experience: 12 YEARS in Govt. Colleges, 06 years in Higher Secondary School (Gujarat Board)

Areas of  Research Interest :

Material Science:– Nano Material Colourants and Pigments Organo polymeric hybrids and their functional applications
Heterogeneous Catalysis:– Designing and surface engineering of Zeolytes, Catalyst technology and Synthesis, Chemical reaction Engineering

Research Experience: 5 years

Projects undertaken:

UGC Minor Research Project sanctioned at 2013 (Amount Rs.160000): Acylation of Toluene over Transition metal ion exchanged zeolite beta with Acetic anhydride.

Research Publications:

1. Sheemol V N, Peer Mohamed A, Ananthakumar S, ‘Chemistry-An Asian Journal’, Wiley Publication, Accepted
2. Soumya S, Sheemol V N, Amba P, Peer Mohamed A, Ananthakumar S, ‘Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 174 (2018) 554-565.
3. Sheemol V N, Peer Mohamed A, Ananthakumar S, Materials today Proceedings, 9 (2019) 32-37.
4. Sheemol V N, Peer Mohamed A, Ananthakumar S, Materials today Proceedings, Article in press
5. V N Sheemol, Beena Tyagi, Raksh Vir Jasra, Journal of Mol. Catal. A: Chemical, 252 (2006) 194-201
6. V N Sheemol, Beena Tyagi, Raksh Vir Jasra, Journal of Mol. Catal. A: Chemical, 215 (2004) 201-208
7. Sheemol V N, Unni I R, Gopinathan C, Indian J. Chem. Technol. 08 (2001)298-300

Patents

“A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BISPHENOL-A“,  Application No: 167/DEL/2002 A,  Application filed on: 28/02/2002,  Published on : 2006-12-29, International Classification  : C07C 39/16

Positions held / Duties undertaken:

  • PTA Executive member 2014-15
  • Research Committee Member 2013-14. 2015-16

Seminars / Workshops Organized:

Pradyot-13, Science cum Cultural Fest organized in the year 2013

Seminars / Workshops Attended:

  1. ‘International conference on Nano-materials for Environmental Applications at Dhempe College of Arts and Science-Goa, 6-7 March 2019. (Oral presentation)
  2. ‘India-UK second international conference on Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment, and Health care applications’ jointly organized by Swansea University, UK and Bishop Heber college-Trichy, 4-6 February 2019. (Best oral presentation award)
  3. National seminar on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, organised by the Department of Chemistry, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 29 November to 01 December 2018. (Oral presentation)
  4. International Conference on Recent trends in materials science and technology (ICMST), organised by IIST Trivandrum 10-13 October 2018. (Poster Presentation)
  5. International Seminar on Advances in Photo Responsive Materials (APRM-2017) organised by Government Maharajas College, Ernakulam, Kerala,14-15 November 2017. (Poster Presentation)
  6. 8TH East Asia International Symposium on Functional Dyes and Advanced Materials, held at CSIR-NIIST, 20-22 September 2017. (Poster Presentation)
  7. National seminar organised by the Department of Chemistry, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 31 October-01 November 2019.
  8. National conference , STEAM-2018 organised by CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 19-21 December 2018.
  9. International workshop, INNVENT 2017, organised by Polymer science and Rubber technology Department, CUSAT, Kochi, Kerala, 13-15 December 2017.
  10. International conference, organised by the Department of Chemistry, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 19-20 September 2017.
  11. Research Scholars Symposium, organised by CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 20 December 2016.
  12. National seminar, organised by the Department of Chemistry, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 24-25 November 2016.

Memberships in Academic bodies:

Member, Academy of Chemistry Teachers

Awards & Honours:

Best oral presentation award in India-UK second international conference on Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment, and Health care applications’ jointly organized by Swansea University, UK and Bishop Heber college-Trichy, 4-6 February 2019.