SCIENCE

 
Department of Micro Biology

1.

Year of Establishment

1999

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

 

 

UG

 

 

PG

12

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

7

-

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

 

 

UG

12

Higher

Studies

2

 

PG

 

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

2

Employed

6

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

 

i)

NIL

 

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Experience Teaching / Research

No. of Publications. Jour/Books / conf report / proj

Area of Interest.

i)

Dr. S.Rajarajan

Reader & Head

27 yrs

J-15, B-2, C-46, P-40

Antimicrobials (virology)

ii)

Tmt. S.Sasikala

Lecturer

9 yrs

Nil

Immunology

iii)

Vacant

Lecturer

 

 

 

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

 

Mate the Dept. Ph.D Research Centre

 

 

50% of the past Alumni are employed in Quality control / Research assignment in fermentation/food / clinical / water analysm / Labs (Biocon)

7.

Recent Alumni

Natural center of IAMM for three viruses HHV-1 to HHV-3

Are employed in Appollo Hospitals / Water Purification Industries.

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

Visit to Industries & one semester project work statistics component scan Inter departmental work are with Chemistry and Botany Department.

Colloboration efforts are with veterinary University, Tamilnadu in finding anti……. For veterinary Animal Diseases.

Pharmacology Dept. of CD Baids College of Pharmacy Chennai.

9.

Any other

Conducted one International conference and two national conferences two National workshops.


 Department of Geology

1.

Year of Establishment

1910

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

 

 

UG

24

 

PG

20

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

20

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

 

 

UG

22

Higher

Studies

18

 

PG

18

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

4

Employed

6

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

 

i)

Prof. P.G. Dowie

 

ii)

Dr.S.Saravanan

iii)

Dr.S.Subramanian

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Experience Teaching / Research

No. of Publications. Jour/Books / conf.

Area of Interest.

i)

Dr.G.B.Sukumaran

Reader

29

28

30

2

10

Petrology, Geochemistry

ii)

Dr.C.G.Chandrasekaran

Reader

27

26

25

-

6

Petrology

iii)

Dr.R.Sabanayagam

Reader

24

9

4

-

-

Petrology, Remote Sensing

iv)

Dr.R.Jayagopal

Reader

22

15

10

-

-

Hydrogeology

v)

Dr.J.F.Lawrence

Reader

26

15

23

-

15

Hydrogeology, GIS

vi)

Dr.R.Sivakumar

SS

8

8

10

-

6

Hydrogeology, Petrology

vii)

K.V. Muralidharan

Lecturer

6

5

3

-

-

Hydrogeology

viii)

K.Karikalan

Lecturer

4

3

2

-

1

Marine Geology

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Dr.M.S. Krishnan

Director, G.S.I

ii)

P.Ambrose

IAS

iii)

K.Radhakrishnan

I.P.S. DG of Police

iv)

T.K.Palaniappan

IAS

v)

A.V. Sankaran

BARC

vi)

S.Ramanathan

ONGC

vii)

L.Ranjit Singh

I.P.S

7.

Recent Alumni

 

i)

ThiruV.V.Hariharan

IRS

ii)

Thiru V.Balagurusamy

IFS

iii)

Thiru.N.Venugopal

IPS

iv)

Thiru.Saravana Vel Raj

Group I – Dy. Collector

v)

Thiru.Joshi Nirmal Kumar

Group I – DSP

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

Field Training imparted to P.G. Students by Senior Geologists of G.S.I., CGWB, ONGC and State Organisations.

9.

Any other Projects

DST – Major Project Rs.9.5 Lacs. (2000 – 02 Prof.J.F.Lawrence)

 

 Department of Botany

1.

Year of Establishment

1911

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

 

 

UG

60 (30 EM + 30 TM)

 

PG

20

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

12

12

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

 

 

UG

81

Higher

Studies

 

 

PG

19

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

12

14

Employed

 

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

 

i)

Dr.B.G.L. Swamy – Internationally renowned Botanist  (Embyologist, Automist)

ii)

Dr.E.Govindarajulu, Internationally renowned  Botanist (cyperologist)

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Experience Teaching / Research

No. of Publications. Jour/Books / conf report / proj

Area of Interest.

i)

Dr.Ajitha Doss

Reader

34

14

8/-/8/MRP

Dermatophytes

ii)

Dr.P.Sampath

Reader

33

16

12/2/-/TNSTC

Medicinal Botany

iii)

Dr.S.Amarjothy

Reader

28

17

24/4/24/2

Herbal Botany

iv)

Dr.R.Thevananthan

Reader

30

27

14/4/10/-

Biotechnology & Herbal Botany

v)

Dr.A.Gangatharan

Reader

30

5

3/4/-/-

Limnology

vi)

Dr.A.Manoharan

Reader

22

5

3/-/-/-

Taxonomy

vii)

S.S.Rathinakumar

S.G.L

21

-

6/2/2/-

Ethnobotony

viii)

Dr.R.Dhamodaram

S.S.

15

6

4/-/3/-

Tissue Culture

ix)

Dr.A.S.Elumalai

Lecturer

6

14

6/-/14/-

Molecular Biology

x)

Dr.Renu Edwin

Lecturer

6

5

16/1/-/-

Cytogenetics

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Prof. C.V.Subramanian

1) Formerly Dean, Science and Technology National University of Singapore

 

 

2) Formerly Director, Centre for Advanced study in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai.

 

 

3) Formerly President, International Mycological siolicty 

 

 

4) Nature Fellow

ii)

Dr.A.Suraisamy, Director

Ministry of Environment & forestry Govt. of India.

iii)

Dr.S.Mohan, Scientist

Ministry of Environment & Forestry Govt. of India.

iv)

Mr.Krishnan, IFS

Conservator of Forest, Coimbatore Range.

v)

(Late) Prof.T.S. Sadasivam

Internationally renowned  plant pathologist,

Formerly Director, Centre of Advanced study in Botany, University of Madras.

vi)

(Late) Prof.Thanigaimani

Internationally renowned palyonologist, French Institute, Pondicherry.

7.

Recent Alumni

 

i)

Dr.Parthasarathy

Professor, Salim Ali School of Ecology, Central University, Pondicherry.

ii)

Dr.SudhaNair,

Scientist, M.S.Swaminathan Institute, Chennai.

iii)

Dr.Gajendran

Chief Scientist, Indiragandhi, Atomic research Centre, Kalpakkam.

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

Physochemistry, Pharmacognosy, Microbiology, Tamilnadu State Council of Science & Technology Capt. Srinivasa Murthy, Institute of Siddha (Govt. of India) ICMR.

9.

Any other

International Herbarium is located in the Department.

 

  Department of Physics

1.

Year of Establishment

1840

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

 

 

UG

30 + 30

 

PG

22

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

F8 + P 10

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

 

 

UG

60

Higher

Studies

4

 

PG

44

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

12

Employed

5

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

 

i)

Prof. C.Subramanian – Director (Rtd) Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University.

ii)

Prof.M.Sargurumoorthi – Director Birla Planetarium, Chennai.

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Experience Teaching / Research

No. of Publications. Jour/Books / conf.

Area of Interest.

i)

Dr.R.K.Natarajan

Reader

32 yrs

18 publications

Nuclear Phy.

ii)

Dr.D.Karunakaran

Reader

30 yrs

10 Publications + 2 Science

Thin films

iii)

Dr.V.Santhanam

Reader

32 yrs.

15 Publication

Molecular physics

iv)

Dr.K.Santhosam

SGL

33 yrs

3

Spectroscopy

v)

Dr.S.Nagalingam

Reader

32 yrs

23 Publications

Crystal growth

vi).

Dr.S.Pandi

Reader

29 yrs

6 Publications

Material Science

vii)

Dr.V.Manivannan

SGL

33 yrs

2 books+ 8 cons

Crystallography

viii)

A.Marx

SGL

33 yrs

10 Books

Modern Physics

ix)

Dr.K.A.Ravindran

Reader

32 yrs

6 Publications

Crystal Growth

x)

Dr.R.Mohan

Reader

22 yrs

16 Publications

Chemical Physics

xi)

Dr.A.Subbiah Pandi

Reader

21 yrs

12 Publications

X – Ray crystallography.

xii)

Dr.K.V.Rajendran

SGL

16 yrs

11 Publications

Crystal growth

xiii)

M.Balakrishnan

Lecturer SS

6 yrs

 

Spectroscopy

xiv)

B.M.Sornamoorthy

Lecturer SS

11 yrs

 

Solar Energy

xv)

G.Anbalagan

13 yrs

3 conferences

Spectroscopy

xvi)

P.Praveen Kumar

8yrs

-

Crystallography

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

 

Dr.S.Kailash – BARC – Trombay / Mumbai

ii)

 

Dr.R.Sridhar – RRC – Kalpakkam

7.

Recent Alumni

 

i)

 

 

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

  1. Crystal Growth center. Anna University
  2. ISPA – Pachaiappa’s College, Chennai.
  3. Biophysics Dept. Madras University.

9.

Any other

Research activities on current topics: NLO Crystals, environmental Pollution, Biomolecular structural studies (Organic molecular)

 

 

 


 Department of Zoology

1.

Year of Establishment

1839 Nat Sec.

……1910

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

 

 

UG

24

 

PG

24

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

6

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year 2002 - 2004

2004

Status

 

 

UG

17

Higher

Studies

 

 

PG

5

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

5

Employed

 

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

 

i)

Diwan Bahadur Sir.K.Ramunni Menon, M.A.,  -  First Professor of Zoology 1919 – 1927

1927-34 – Vice Chancellor of Madras University (The Magnificent University building and the Library are tributes to his un………….. efforts). 

ii)

Dr.S.G.Manavala Ramanujan, M.A., Ph.D., D.I.C., F.Z.S, F.R.M.S.  – Professor & HOD 1927 – 1948. – The Vice Chancellor of Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

iii)

Prof. M.Ekambaranatha Ayyar M.A., LT – Author of Manual of Zoology The first book with South Indian fauna. 

iv)

Prof.P.K.Menon – First research Guide of the Department.

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Experience Teaching / Research

No. of Publications. Jour/Books / conf .

Area of Interest.

i)

Dr.A.Ganesan

Reader

34

4/1/5

 

ii)

Dr.P.Vivek Raja

Reader

29

21/1/26

Developmental Biology

iii)

Dr.K.Valivittan

Reader

31

5/-/-/-

Biochemistry

iv)

Tmt.Indra Vineeut

Lecturer

5

-/-/1

 

v)

Dr.S.Sridharan

Lecturer

7

-

-

vi)

Dr.P.Maria Charles

Reader

25

2/2/25

Aquaculture

vii)

Dr.S.Sambasivam

Reader

19

15/3/12

Aquaculture

viii)

Tmt.P.K.Kaleena

Lecturer

10

1/-/1/-

 

ix)

M.Adbul Rahim

Lecturer

11

2/-/2-

……………sitology

x)

Sumit Rose

Lecture

7

 

 

xi)

Srinivasa Venkatanathan

Lecturer

7

 

 

xii)

Tmt.B.Meena

Lecturer

7

 

 

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

 

Dr.John.F.Basar SCD. 1958 – 59, Director OH SK. Transgenic Lab. Oregon Health Section University Portland Oregon  U.S.A.

ii)

 

Former Chairman MPEDA – Ch……….. Government of India.

President Aquaculture foundation of India.

iii)

 

Dr.M.Sakthivel (1963

iv)

 

George Michel (1962) Former Vice Chancellor Magalaya University

v)

Sayapaul Azaria (1961)

Former HOD Department of Zoology, University of Madras.

7.

Recent Alumni

 

i)

Mr.N.Murugan IAS (1969)

Sec. Industries Government of Tamilnadu.

ii)

Dr.George John

Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry  of Science & Technology Government of India.

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

 

9.

Any other

 

 
 Department of Chemistry

1.

Year of Establishment

1875

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

 

 

UG

 

 

PG

 

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

 

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

 

Status

 

 

UG

 

Higher

Studies

 

 

PG

5

 

Research : M.Phill (Last 5 years)

                  Ph.D  (Last 5 years)

30

13

Employed

 

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

 

i)

 

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Experience Teaching / Research

No. of Publications. Jour/Books / conf .

Area of Interest.

i)

Dr.R.Jayachandra Singh

Reader

33

1

Physical Chemistry

ii)

Dr.Charles Christoper Kanagam

Reader

32

6

Organic Chemistry

iii)

Dr.M.Krishnamurthy

Reader

32

-

Inorganic Chemistry

iv)

Dr.T.P.Elango

Reader

29

4

Physical Chemistry

v)

K.Ramadoss

SGL

32

-

Inorganic

vi)

P.E.M. Liyakath Alikhan

SGL

31

-

Organic

vii)

Dr.R.Pichai

Reader

33

5

Physical Chemistry

viii)

Dr.V.Kannappan

Reader

29

52

Physical Chemistry

ix)

Dr.S.Baskaran

Reader

28

3

Inorganic Chemistry

x)

Dr.P.Kalidoss

Reader

29

6

Inorganic Chemistry

xi)

Syed Sulton Basha

SGL

29

-

Inorganic Chemistry

xii)

Dr.S.Ananthan

Reader

29

8

Organic Chemistry

xiii)

Dr.S.Narayanan

Reader

28

5

Organic Chemistry

xiv)

Dr.R.Parthasarathy

Reader

28

2

Physical Chemistry

xv)

Jothi Jawaharlal

SGL

31

-

Organic Chemistry

xvi)

Dr.Mohamed Ibrahim

Reader

22

-

Physical Chemistry

xvii)

Tmt.V.Uma

Lecturer

6

2

Organic Chemistry

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Dr.Dey

 

ii)

Dr.T.R.Govindachari

 

iii)

Dr.B.R.Pai

 

iv)

Dr.P.S.Subramanian

 

7.

Recent Alumni

 

 

 

 

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

 

9.

Any other

  1. 2002 – 03 UGC Major Project Rs.4 Lacs Dr.V.Kannappan
  2. Dr.R.Pitchai T.N.S.C.S.T. Rs.1.05 lacs Project

 

  Department of Computer Science

1.

Year of Establishment

1992

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

 

 

UG

 

 

PG

 

 

Research : M.Phill

                  Ph.D

 

3.

Degree awarded in the previous year

2004

Status

 

 

UG

 

Higher

Studies

 

 

PG (Last 5 years)

150

 

Research : M.Phill (Last 5 years)

                  Ph.D  (Last 5 years)

 

Employed

 

4.

Distinguished Staff (Previous)

 

i)

 

5.

Present Staff

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

Experience Teaching / Research

No. of Publications. Jour/Books / conf .

Area of Interest.

i)

C.Jothi Venkateswaram

SGL

15

5/-/5

 

ii)

Tmt.D.Gladis

SGL

13

-

 

iii)

Tmt.S.Mary Vennila

SSL

12

-

 

iv)

Tmt.K.S.Tamil Kodi

Lecturer

8

-

 

v)

Tmt.R.Mary Shakila

Lecturer

7

-

 

6.

Past Alumni

Landmark Contribution :

i)

Dr.Dey

 

ii)

Dr.T.R.Govindachari

 

iii)

Dr.B.R.Pai

 

iv)

Dr.P.S.Subramanian

 

7.

Recent Alumni

 

 

 

 

8.

Field work / Inter departmental Collaborations / Field Trainings

 

9.

Any other

 

 Department of Statistics

1.

Year of Establishment

1957

2.

No. of Students (sanctioned)

 

 

UG

90

 

PG

40 <