Department Profile
The Department of Chemistry was established in 1995 with Polymer Chemistry as the major. In 2014, the major was changed to BSc Chemistry. The Undergraduate Department of Chemistry offers a comprehensive program designed to provide students with a strong foundation in the principles and applications of chemistry.
Renowned for its academic excellence, the Department offers a four-year (8 Semester) Honours Degree Programme in B.Sc. Chemistry as a Major and Physics &Mathematics as minors preferably. The faculty members of the chemistry department,holding PhD and Postdoc degrees, bring a wealth of national and international experience to the department. What sets the department apart is its relentless pursuit of research activities, often in collaboration with esteemed national research institutes. The faculty members actively engage in ground-breaking research, resulting in publications in high-impact factor international journals.
To foster a conducive learning environment and enhance the student's pursuit of knowledge, the Department of Chemistry organizes a wide range of activities. These include seminars, workshops, science exhibitions, quiz competitions, etc all aimed at expanding the students' understanding and exposure to the subject. The department encourages students to present papers on diverse aspects of Chemistry and actively participate in seminars, quiz competitions, and various extracurricular events. Recognizing the importance of practical experience, the department arranges visits to chemical factories and research institutions.
These visits provide invaluable exposure to real-world applications of the theoretical and practical concepts learned in class. Moreover, to promote scholarly endeavors, the department publishes an annual science journal called "Kevlar," showcasing the research and contributions of students and faculty.
To ensure continuous improvement, tutorial sessions and regular Parent-Teacher-Student interactions are conducted, enabling students to seek clarifications and guidance. The department takes pride in its ability to nurture exceptional students who have gone on to pursue successful careers in prominent academic and research institutes. With a focus on academic excellence, research prowess, and student success, the Department of Chemistry at Mannaniya College of Arts and Science continues to inspire and shape the future of aspiring chemists.
Mission
Our mission is to produce knowledgeable graduates by offering exceptional instruction and high-quality training in chemistry. This prepares our students to excel in academia, research, and industry. We foster an inclusive and collaborative environment where students and faculty work together to generate and share scholarly knowledge and solve real-world problems.
Vision
The vision of the of Chemistry is to be a leader in chemical education and research. We strive to inspire and empower our students to become pioneering scientists and informed citizens. By advancing the frontiers of chemical knowledge and promoting sustainable practices, we aim to contribute significantly to scientific, technological, and societal progress on a global scale.
Courses Offered
Major : Chemistry
Minor Courses : Physics, Mathematics, Commerce, Economics & Islamic History
Elective : CHEMISTRY FOR RENEWABLE & CLEAN ENERGY
VAC: LABORATORY SAFETY
High Lights
- Academic projects in leading National Institutes and Research Institutions
- Summer Internship
- Job Placements in Energy Field
- Career Guidance for JAM, GATE & CAT Competitive examinations
- Career Guidance for higher education in Canada, US & Europe
- Laboratory, which is exceptionally well equipped with state-of-the-art instruments, ensuring optimal conditions for scientific experimentation.
- Library, that boasts an exceptional collection of books and resources, providing an unparalleled reading and research experience
Our Internship Centers
Malabar Cancer Center, Thalasserry.
Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET)
NIT Calicut
The Cashew Export Promotion Council Research Institute of India (CEPC)
Programmes
Faculties
Dr. Shiji Fazil
Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry
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Qualifications :
MSc, B.Ed, MPhil. PhD
Designation :
Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry
Specialization :
Coordination Chemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry
Email :
shijifazil@gmail.com
Areas of expertise :
Coordination Chemistry
Professional Bodies :
- Academy of Chemistry Teachers (ACT)
Publication :
- 2012
Structural studies of 1-phenyl-2,3-dimethyl-5-oxo-1,2-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-
ammonium2[(2-carboxyphenyl)disulfanyl] benzoate
Journal of Molecular Structure 1021 (2012) 147152
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2014
Synthesis, characterization, biological & optical properties of a novel Mg (II)
complex of a proton transfer ion pair salt
Journal of Research in Science- ISSN: 2278-9073
Vol. 2, December 2014, pp. 75-77
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2015
Synthesis, spectral, and magnetic studies of benzothiazolium tetrachlorocuprate salts: crystal structure and semiconducting behavior of bis [2-(4-methoxy phenyl) benzothiazolium]
Tetra chloro cuprate(II)
Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2015
Vol. 68, No. 13,
2253–2270
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2018
Spectral & biological characteristics of a novel Uranyl Proton transfer salt
Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences Section-C-Chemistry
Volume 37C, Issue 1, January-June 2018, Pages 154-157, Page Count - 4
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2020
Structural (SC-XRD), spectroscopic, DFT, MD investigations and molecular docking studies of a hydrazone derivative
Chemical Data Collections 30 (2020) 100588
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2021
Synthesis, characterization and biological studies of zirconyl hydrazone
complexes
Materials Today: Proceedings 41 (2021) 706–710
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2021
Studies of some dioxo molybdenum (VI) complexes of a polydentate ligand
Materials Today: Proceedings, 41 (2021) 681–684
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2021
Modeling the structure and reactivity landscapes of a pyrazole-ammonium ionic derivative
using wavefunction-dependent characteristics and screening for potential anti-inflammatory activity,
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, (2021) july
Jamelah S. Al-Otaibi, Y. Sheena Mary, Shiji Fazil, Y. Shyma Mary & S. Sarala
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2022
Synthesis, spectroscopic and biological studies of metal complexes of an ONO donor pyrazolylhydrazone – Crystal structure of ligand and Co(II) complex
Journal of the Indian Chemical Society,
Volume 99, Issue 4, April 2022, 100389
Dr. Siyad Ubaid
Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry
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Qualifications :
MSc in Chemistry , M.Tech in Energy and Environment Engineering ,PhD
Designation :
Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry
Email :
siyanet04@gmail.com
Phone No :
9544608846; 9846578608
Areas of expertise :
Hydrogen storage; gas sorption on porous materials; Computational Fluid Dynamics
Experience :
- Since June 2019-Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Mannaniya College of arts and science Project fellow: in CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, India
April 2019 June 2019-Title of the project: Performance testing of CO2 storage system filled with on Lithium silicate.
October 2017 October 2018-Post doctoral fellow in advanced membranes and porous materials center, King Abdullah University of science and technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia.
July 2017- October 2017-Assistant professor (Guest): Department of chemistry, MES College, Nedumkandam, India.
December 2015 15 September 2016-Research assistant, Dhofar university, Sultanate of Oman
Publication :
- Minju N, Siyad Ubaid, Savithri S. Experimental and Modeling studies of Carbon dioxide Adsorption on Silica Aerogel Packed Bed System. The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering. SSRN; 2023; 235-238.
Siyad Ubaid, Ayalew H. Assen, Dalal Alezi, Amy Cairns, Mohamed Eddaoudi and Youssef Belmabkhout. Evaluating the High Pressure Volumetric CH4, H2 and CO2 Storage Properties of Denser Version Isostructural soc-Metal-Organic Frameworks. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2022, 67, 7, 17321742
S. Ubaid, R. Zacharia, J. Xiao, R. Chahine, P. Bnard, P. Tessier. Charge-discharge cycling, flowthrough cooling and p-o conversion for cooling bulk hydrogen storage tank filled with MOF-5. Int J Hydrogen energy 2016; 41:1044-1052.
S. Ubaid, J. Xiao, R. Zacharia, R. Chahine, P. Bnard, P. Tessier. Effect of flowthrough cooling on the performance of MOF-5 cryo-adsorptive hydrogen reservoir for bulk storage applications. Int J Hydrogen Energy 2015; 40:93149325.
S. Ubaid, J. Xiao, R. Zacharia, R. Chahine, P. Bnard. Effect of para-ortho conversion on hydrogen storage system performance. Int J hydrogen energy 2014; 39:11651-11660.
S.Ubaid, A. Srinivasan, U.T.S.Pillai, D.P.Kothari and B.C Pai.Mg2Ni based alloys for hydrogen storage, Metals and Mineral Review 2009; pp33-35
Shahana. A. Khadar
Guest lecturer, Dept of Chemistry
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Qualifications :
MSc Chemistry(2019-2021), B Ed Physical science (2021-2023)
Designation :
Guest lecturer, Dept of Chemistry
Specialization :
Inorganic chemistry
Email :
shahanaakhadar@gmail.com
Areas of expertise :
Crystal engineering, Solvothermal method, Green synthesis
Publication :
- Harisankar. A, Preethi P C, Shahana A Khadar, Vindhya P S, C.V. Suneesh, Sreevidya Thekku Veedu, Resmi Raghunandan, Dual-Functional Manganese doped ZnO-MOF hybrid material with enhanced hydrostability: A Fluorescent Photoinduces electron transfer (PET) sensor for the ultra-selective detection of acetic acid and Chromium (VI),InorganicChemistry,62(2023),17766,17782,https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02507
(IF- 4.6)
Harisankar. A, Preethi.P.C, Rejani. P, Shahana.A. Khadar, Saranya. C. S, Resmi Raghunandan, ZnO@MOF-5 as a Fluorescence Turn-Off Sensor for Ultrasensitive Detection as well as Probing of Copper(II) Ions, ACS Omega, 7 (2022), 1303113041. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c00416
(8 citations, IF- 4.132)
Nikhil Chandran M K
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry.
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Qualifications :
M.Sc , PhD
Designation :
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry.
Specialization :
Electrochemical Power Source Division
Email :
mknikhilchandran@gmail.com
Areas of expertise :
Electrochemistry
Publication :
- 1.Nikhil Chandran M. K.; Robin, R.; Kumarasamy, R. K.; Nishanthi, S. T.; Sathish, M. Tailoring of High-Valent Sn-Doped Porous Na3V2(PO4)3/C Nanoarchitechtonics: An Ultra High-Rate Cathode for Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16(22), 28599-28612 [Impact Factor: 8.3]
2.Nikhil Chandran M. K.; Robin, R.; Gokulnath, S.; Nadar Allwyn; Sathish, M. Nanoarchitectonic Approach to Zinc-Substituted NaSICON Na4VMn1–xZnx(PO4)3/C as High-Rate Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Energy & Fuels 2024. [Impact Factor: 5.2]
3.Nikhil Chandran M. K.; Babu, G. N. S.; Sathish, M. CuMn2O4 Anchored on Graphene Sheets as a High-Performance Electrodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries. J. Energy Storage 2023, 65. [Impact Factor: 8.9]
4.Vijayakumar, V.; Ghosh, M.; Torris, A.; Nikhil Chandran M. K.; Nair, S. B.; Badiger, M. V.; Kurungot, S. Water-in-Acid Gel Polymer Electrolyte Realized through a Phosphoric Acid-Enriched Polyelectrolyte Matrix toward Solid-State Supercapacitors. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2018, 6 (10), 12630–12640. [Impact Factor: 7.1]
5.Saju, D.; Ebenezer, J.; Nikhil Chandran M. K.; & Chandrasekaran, N. Recycling of Lithium Iron Phosphate Cathode Materials from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Mini-Review. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2023, 62(30), 11768–11783. [Impact Factor: 3.8]
6.Sureshbabu, G. N.; Mani, V.; Nishanthi, S. T.; Nikhil Chandran M. K.; & Kalaiselvi, N. GeMn2O4 nanorods encapsulated by graphene sheets with enhanced electrochemical properties for lithium/sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 856, 158024[Impact Factor: 5.8]
Achievements