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POOVATHINTHODIYIL RAVEENDRAN    Professor, Department of Chemistry & Former Dean, Faculty of Sciences   For Research Publications visit

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Academic Qualifications:

Ph. D. (1998) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

M. Sc. (1989) University of Calicut, Kerala, India

Research Interests:

 Green Chemistry, CO₂-utilization, Nanoscience, Computational Chemistry, Vibrational Spectroscopy

Important Positions held

1. Former Dean, Faculty of Sciences (2018-2020 Spetmeber)

2. Member, Senate, University of Calicut

3. Member, Academic Council, University of Calicut

4. Former Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut ( 2017- 2019)

5. Coordinator, Department of Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut, 2011-2013

6. Chairman, PG Board of Studies for Applied Chemistry

7. Chairman, Board of Studies for Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut since 2012.

8. Scientist Member, Institutional Ethics Committee, Govt. Medical College, Manjeri

9. Member, Planning Board, University of Calicut

10. Member, Research Advisory Committee, University of Calicut

11. Member, Committee of the Kerala State Higher Education Council for the encapacitation of research in the Universities in Kerala

12. Member, PG Board of Studies (Chemistry), Cochin University of Science & Technology (2006 –2009).

13. Elected Member, Students Affairs Council (SAC), IIT Madras (1991-92).

14. Assistant Warden, Madakini Hostel, IIT Madras (1998-99).

15. Hostel Secretary, Cauvery Hostel, IIT Madras (1991-92).

16. President, Calicut University Teachers Association 2011-2018.

Academic Positions Held:

1. Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut (Since Dec 2011)

2. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut (Dec 2008 –Dec 2011).

3. Reader, Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut (Dec 2005 – Dec 2008).

Post-doc

1. AIST Japan (2003 – 2005 Dec).

2. JSPS Fellow

3. CREST Fellow

4. UNC, Chapel Hill, USA (March 2000-February 2003).

5. Insitute für Physikalische Chemie, University of Göttingen, Germany (1999 - 2000).

6. CSIR Research Associate, Regional Sophisticated Instrumentation Center, IIT Madras (October 1998 to August 1999)

Visiting Positions:

1. Visiting Professor, Potsdam University, Germany

2. Guest Scientist ,Physical /Chemical Graduate School of Gottingen , Germany

3. Visiting Professor, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Research Highlights

The following are some of the highlights in media about our research.

1. Dssolving Sugar in CO2. Editors Choice, Science, June 21, 2002

2. New Supercritical CO₂ solute is sweet! Research News, Chemistry.org, ACS, 2002

3. Totally green nanoparticle synthesis, C&E News, Nov. 10 (2003), p 44

4. Nanoparticles the green way, Materials Today (Elsevier), Jan 2004 issue. www.nano.gov/html/research/home_research.html

5. Green technique makes silver nanoparticles Nanotechweb:

6. Processing carbs using CO₂, Chemical & Engg. News (ACS), March 14 issue, 2005.

7. A new way to cut water use in textile industry. Times of India article, August 12 daily.

8. Green process cuts water use, pollution in textile industry, The Hindu Science & Technology page, August 26.

9. Indian team finds way to cut water use in textile industry,

10. CU researchers invent slow-release fertilizers TImes of India, Kozhikode, TNN | Feb 10, 2020

Recent Publications

For a complete list of Publications, please visit the Google Scholar page

1. 1. Jyothi P. Ramachandran , Anu Antony , Resmi M. Ramakrishnan  , Scott L. Wallen , Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran. CO2-solvated liquefaction of polyethylene glycol (PEG): A novel, green process for the preparation of drug-excipient composites at low temperatures. Journal of CO2 Utilization,2022,(59), 101971. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2022.101971
   2. Jyothi P. Ramachandran , Ajila P. Kottammal  , Anu Antony  , Resmi M. Ramakrishnan  , Scott L. Wallen, Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran. Green processing: CO2-induced glassification of sucrose octaacetate and its implications in the spontaneous release of drug from drug-excipient composites. Journal of CO2 Utilization.2021, (47), 101472. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101472
   3. Ansi V.A, Sreelakshmi P , Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran, Renuka N.K. Table sugar derived carbon dot—A promising green reducing agent. Materials Research Bulletin. 2021, (139), 111284. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2021.111284
   4. Uruniyengal Rajeena , Mohammed Akbar  , Poovanthinthodiyil Raveendran  , Resmi M. Ramakrishnan. Graphene reduction of P25 titania: Ti3þ- doped titania/graphene nanohybrids for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.2020,(45),9564-9574. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.01.184
   5. Uruniyengal Rajeenaa , Poovanthinthodiyil Raveendran , Resmi M. Ramakrishnan. Stepwise defluorination of fluorographene: How do the structural features govern the rates of heterogeneous electron transfer? Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2020,(235), 109555. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluchem.2020.109555
   6. Vineeth Madhavan, Pranav K. Gangadharan, Anju Ajayan, Sumitha Chandran, Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran. Microwave-assisted solid-state synthesis of Au nanoparticles, size-selective speciation, and their self-assembly into 2D-superlattice. Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects .2019,(17), 218–222. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoso.2019.01.010
   7. ANU ANTONY, Anila Raj, Jyothi P Ramachandran, Resmi M. Ramakrishnan, Scott L. Wallen, and Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran. Sizing and desizing of cotton and polyester yarns using liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide with non-fluorous CO2-philes as size compounds. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.,2018. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02699
   8. Anju Ajayan, Vineeth Madhavan, Sumitha Chandran and Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran. A Simple Anti-solvent Method for the Controlled Deposition of Metal and Alloy Nanoparticles. . New J. Chem., 2018. , DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ01285G
   9. Uruniyengal Rajeena , Mohammed Akbar , Poovanthinthodiyil Raveendran , Resmi M. Ramakrishnan. Fluorographite to Hydroxy Graphene to Graphene: A Simple Wet Chemical Approach for Good Quality Graphene. New J. Chem., 2018. DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ01392F
   10. Anu Antony , Jyothi P. Ramachandran , Resmi M. Ramakrishnan , Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran. Sizing of paper with sucrose octaacetate using liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide as a green alternative medium. Journal of CO2 Utilization.2018, (28), 306-312. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2018.10.011.
   11. Cheriyathvalappil Shaniba , Mohammed Akbara , Kuttikkattil Ramseena , Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran, Binitha N. Narayanan, and Resmi M. Ramakrishnan. Sunlight-assisted oxidative degradation of cefixime antibiotic from aqueous medium using TiO2/nitrogen doped holey graphene nanocomposite as a high performance photocatalyst. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,2018, (18).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.02.012">DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.02.012
   12. S. Balasubramanyan, S. Sasidharan, P. Raveendran, R. M. Ramakrishnan and B. N. Narayanan. Sucrose-Mediated Mechanical Exfoliation of Graphite: A Green Method for the Large Scale Production of Graphene and its application in Catalytic Reduction of 4 – Nitrophenol. New J. Chem., 2017, DOI: 10.1039/C7NJ01900A

   Patent Application

   Title of Invention: Slow Release Fertilizer Composite And Process For Preparation Thereof, Application No.  201941050835.

   Inventors: Poovathinthodiyil Raveendran and Anu Antony

General Article

P. Raveendran. Nobel Prize for green Chemistry: Stance for a future. Current Science, 2005, Dec 10 issue.