Dr.A.Sowmya

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Dr.A.Sowmya
Assistant Professor (Sl .G.)
Dr.A.Sowmya
Assistant Professor (Sl .G.)
Department of Chemistry
Portfolio: AWESOME, 5S Coordinator of the Department; Contact No. 9600589919; Email: sowmya.a@kpriet.ac.in
Areas of Interests: Water Treatment Technologies; Material Chemistry especially Polymers and Composites, Nanoparticles, Photocatalysts, Membrane and Sensors

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A passionate teacher and a dedicated researcher with research expertise in Water Treatment Technologies, Material Chemistry especially Polymers and Composites; Nanoparticles; Photocatalysts; Membrane; Sensors. I have completed both M.Sc. Chemistry (2009) from The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu. I have awarded with Ph.D in Chemistry (Full-Time) on October 2014 under the Guidance of Prof.S.Meenakshi, The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu. I was working as Post Doctoral Associate (2015-16) and Research Associate (2016-21) at Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM IST, Kattankulathur. Have 8 Years of teaching experience and 14.5 Years of research experience as on December 2023. Completed DST-WTI Major Research Project as Principal Investigator - Cost of 31.78 L. Have 25 Research Articles in SCI/Scopus Journals (as on December 2023 with highest IF: 16.744; Average IF: 4.8). I was awarded with Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students (5 years) by University Grants Commission-Basic Scientific Research, New Delhi (2009-2014); Guided six M.Tech projects and many B.Tech projects and guiding Ph.D scholar. Presented papers in 50 International/National Conferences including Technical Talk. Won best paper awards in conferences and serving as reviewer for reputed journals
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23 Research Articles in SCI/Scopus Journals (as on May 2023); Highest IF: 16.744; Average IF: 4.8; Citations: 851 ; h index 14 & i10 index : 15

Guiding 1 Ph.D student, Guided 6 M.Tech Projects and Several B.Tech Projects; Holding Anna University Guideship

Completed DST-WTI Major Research Project as Principal Investigator - Cost of 31.78 L - from 2017 to 2020

Certified with all eight modules of NITTT on September 2023; NPTEL 1% Topper with Elite+Silver Certification on September 2023, TALG Course; NPTEL 1% Topper with Elite+Gold Certification on September 2022; NPTEL 2% Topper with Elite +Silver Certification on September 2021; Participated in various FDPs and Training Programs; Completed Certificate Course in Yoga (with 80% in Theory subjects and 90% in Practicals) from The Gandhigram Rural Institute- Deemed University during Jun 2011 to Nov 2011

M.Sc. Chemistry (2009) and Ph.D in Chemistry (2014) from The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu; Post Doctoral Fellow (One Year; 2015-16)/Research Associate (Five Years;2016-21) at Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur during June 2015 - June 2021

Awarded Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students (5 years) by University Grants Commission-Basic Scientific Research, New Delhi (2009-2014); Presented papers in 50 International/National Conferences including Technical Talk; Published Patent; Won best paper Awards in conferences; Serving as Reviewer for Reputed Journals

Life Member of Indian Desalination Association (InDA) - LM 484; Life Member of Asian Polymer Association - L 741; Life Member of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) - LMB3831

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ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8817-7297 & SCOPUS ID: 53064567800