PUBLICATIONS

• S Sharieff, S Veluturla, N Kottam, S P Smrithi, R Singhvi, Esterification of levulinic acid to butyl levulinate over TiO2/WO3/SO42−: optimization and kinetic study, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023, 1-15.
• S P Smrithi, N Kottam, A Narula, GM Madhu, M Riyaz, R Agilan, Carbon dots decorated cadmium sulphide heterojunction-nanospheres for the enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic dye degradation and hydrogen generation, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022, 627, 956-968.
• S P Smrithi, N Kottam, BR Vergis, Heteroatom modified hybrid carbon quantum dots derived from Cucurbita pepo for the visible light driven photocatalytic dye degradation, Topics in Catalysis, 2022, 20-22, 1-12.
• Smrithi S P, Nagaraju Kottam, Muktha H, Mahule A.M, Chamarti K, Vismaya V, Sharath R, Carbon dots derived from Beta vulgaris: evaluation of its potential as antioxidant and anticancer agent, Nanotechnology, (2021), 33 (4), 045403.
• Smrithi S P, Nagaraju Kottam, Arpitha V, Archana Narula, Anilkumar G. N, Subrahmanian K. R. V. Tungsten oxide modified with carbon nanodots: Integrating adsorptive and photocatalytic functionalities for water remediation, Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 2020, 5(1), 73-83.
• Smrithi Sailaja Prasannakumaran Nair, Nagaraju Kottam, Prasannakumar S G, Green Synthesized Luminescent Carbon Nanodots for the Sensing Application of Fe3+ Ions, Journal of Fluorescence, 2020, 30(2), 357-363.
• Nagaraju Kottam, Smrithi S P, Luminescent carbon nanodots: Current prospects on synthesis, properties and sensing applications, Methods and Applications in fluorescence, 2021, 9, 012001.
• Muktha H, Sharath R, Nagaraju Kottam, Smrithi S P, Samrat K, Ankitha P, Green Synthesis of Carbon Dots and Evaluation of Its Pharmacological Activities, BioNanoScience, 2020, 10, 731–744.

SUBJECT SPECIALISATION

General Chemistry, Nanotechnology & Materials Science

Patents

• Design grant patent title: User friendly photocatalytic reactor, IN Patent 367109-001.
• Novel carbon dots derived Beta vulgaris as potential anti-cancer and antioxidant agents, IN Patent 22/2,022.

SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENECES

• Participated in IP awareness/training program organized under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission, Government of India in August 17th, 2022.
• Participated in 2nd virtual international conference on Hierarchically structured materials organized by Department of Physics, SRM institute of science and technology, on March 24th-25th, 2022.
• Participated in the 1st online international conference on “Emerging trends in catalysis for sustainable chemical processes” from 26th-28th August, 2021.
• Participated and given oral presentation in the International conference on Advanced Materials Science and Applications conducted during 3rd-4th, September 2020.
• Attended a webinar on “Towards Producing Large-scale and cost-effective solar H2 through photocatalytic water splitting” organised by School of Applied Sciences, Department of Physics, Reva University on 19th August, 2020.
• Participated in the 1st International Conference on “Accelerating Innovations in Material Science (AIMS) conducted from 4th-7th August, 2020 in Bengaluru.
• Attended the Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Trends in Biological and Environmental Sciences” during 13th-18th January, 2020 organised by Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.
• Participated in the three day workshop on “Research Methodologies and Latex” organised by VTU e-Learning Center, Mysuru from 14th-16th November, 2019.
• Participated and presented poster in the 1st International Conference on Life, Chemical and Health Science (ICLCHS) conducted from 24th-26th October, 2019 in Bengaluru.
• Attended Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on “Nanomaterials- Applications in Biotechnology” during 29th-30th August, 2019 organised by Department of Biotechnology, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.
• Attended the Faculty Development programme on “Scope and Significance of Materials Science for Industry-Academia Collaboration” from 29th July to 3rd August, 2019 organised by Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.
• Participated in “NANOBIO”: Second International Conference on Nanotechnology at the Bio-Medical Interface organized by Amrita Centre for Nano sciences and Molecular Medicine held at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi during February 2012.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Qualified Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship (NET) held on 19.06.2011 with 86th rank in Chemical Sciences under UGC fellowship scheme.
• Fourth Rank holder at the university level for MSc programme (Kerala University, Kariavattom Campus, Kerala).
• Awardee of ‘University Merit Scholarship for MSc Course’ from the University of Kerala.
• Awardee of the ‘Best Outgoing Student’ of H.H.M.S.P.B.N.S.S College for Women, Neeramankara in the year 2007.
• Gold medal winner in securing highest marks in BSc programme (Chemistry)
• Gold medal winner in securing highest marks in higher secondary level from Mannam Memorial Residential Higher Secondary School.

CONTACT

• Email: smrithi_chem@msrcasc.edu.in
  Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry
  M.S Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce
  Bangalore - 560054, India