CV - Dr. R. Jothi Ramalingam

M.Sc., Ph D (IIT, Madras)

UNIDO Fellow (Italy)

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Education Background

B.Sc (Chemistry): University of Madras,India

M.Sc. (Analytical Chemistry), A.C.Tech, University of Madras,

PhD:- National Center for Catalysis Research , Indian Institute of TechnologyMadras, India.

Sl.
No. / School /
College / Institute / Date of
entry / Date of
leaving / Name of the Board
/ University / Institution / Subjects / Class/grade
1. / Ramakrishna higher sec. school / +2 / Jun 1992 / May 1994 / State board / science / 1st class
2. / Bachelor of
science / UG / June 1994 – / March 1997 / University of Madras / Science / 1st class
3. / Master of science / PG / July 1997- / May 1999 / University of Madras / Analytical Chemistry / 1st class
4. / Indian Institute of Technology, Madras / PhD / Jan 2000- / Dec 2004 / Indian Institute of Technology, Madras / Physical Chemical / Phd Awarded
5. / National Taiwan University, Taiwan / Post Doc. / Oct 2005 / July 2008 / Bioresource Tech/Environmental Engineering / Nano-Technology / NSC grant award

Abroad Experience (Research)

2006 –2008:Worked as post doctor at School of Bioresource

Technology. National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

2008- 2009- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan

University, Taiwan.

2010- 2011: Researcher at University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.

2011- 2012: ResearchProfessor at Department of engineering,

University of Ulsan, South Korea.

2012-2014- 2 year as Faculty member in Veltech group of institution. India

2014 SEP-2016 Jan-Associate professor at Sodo University,Ethiopia.

2016 Feb- present- Faculty of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

Area of Expertise:Heterogenous Catalysis, Nanocomposite Materials Technology, Solar Cell materials fabrications

Research Area of Interests

Nanocomposite for biofuel, Renewable energy and hydrogen energy production.

Multifunctional materials and Catalysts for Pollution control strategy.

On-lineAnalytical method development for toxic metal ion/pollutant analysis in industrial Waste water.

Nanoparticle modified formulations for drug delivery for health science and cancer cell treatment.

RESEARCH GRANT RECEIVED FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (Completed PROJCTS)

  1. Half Teaching Research Assistantship from IIT Madras, MHRD, Govt. of India.
  2. 2005 -2008: National Postdoctoral fellowship Award from NSC, Taiwan
  3. 2008-2009- Research Grant from Economic affairs of Taiwan
  4. 2009- Research Fellow Award from ICS-UNIDO, Trieste, Italy
  5. 2010-11- Research Grant with Post doctoral award from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. (70,000 MYR)
  6. 2014- Visiting professor to Flinders university, Australia (2015)
  7. 2015- Young Scientist Research Grant Award from Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.(25,00,000 INR)

Book Chapter in International Book

  1. R. Jothiramalingam,B.Viswanathanand M.K.Wang, “Appraisal of heterogeneous solid acid base catalysts for Transesterification reaction”,Photo/electrochemistry and photobiology for Energy fuel and environment, Research Signpost, 2009 pp.15-46. ISBN : 81-308-0122-1 Best contribution Award

US Patent: 1 patent

United State Patent application Filled:

Inventor name (P.I.) Jothi Ramalingam, sponsor: King saud university

Title of Invention: COMPOSITE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SUPERCAPACITORS.

U.S. Patent Application No.: 15/717,646 Filed: 27 September 2017

Publications with King Saud University:

  1. R. Jothi Ramalingam*, T. Radika b, Hamad A. Al‐Lohedan, Preparation and surface characterization of nanodisk/nanoflower‐structured gallium‐doped zinc oxide as a catalyst for sensor applications, Chinese Journal of Catalysis 37 (2016) 1235–1241.
  1. R. J. RAMALINGAM,*, H. A. Al-LOHEDAN, T. RADHIKA, synthesis, surface and textural characterization of ag doped polyaniline-sio2(pan-ag/rha) nanocompositesderivedfrom biomass materials, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures Vol. 11, No. 3, July - September 2016, p. 731 – 740.
  1. R. Jothi Ramalingam , Murugan A. Munusamy , Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Preparation, textural and photoluminescence characterization of green fluorescence protein-immobilised Ga-ZnO (GZO)-nanocomposites, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology 165 (2016) 202–212.
  2. S.K. Jesudoss, J. Judith Vijaya , L. John Kennedy , P. Iyyappa Rajan, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, R. Jothi Ramalingam, K. Kaviyarasud,e, M. Bououdina, Studies on the efficient dual performance of Mn1–xNixFe2O4 spinel nanoparticles in photodegradation and antibacterial activity, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology 165 (2016) 121–132. RG
  1. R. Jothi Ramalingam, T. Radhika, Farook Adam, Tarekegn Heliso Dolla, Acetylation of glycerol over bimetallic Ag–Cu doped rice husk silica based biomass catalyst for bio-fuel additives application, Int J Ind Chem,2016, 7, pp 187–194.
  2. R. Jothi Ramalingam,*, Prabhakarn Arunachalam,T. Radhika,*, K. R. Anju, K. C. Nimitha2, H A. Al-Lohedan, Surface and Electrochemical Characterization of N-Fe-doped-TiO2 Nanoparticle Prepared by Hydrothermal and Facile Electro-Deposition Method for Visible Light Driven Pollutant Removal, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 12 (2017) 797 – 811.(paid)
  1. T. Radhika,N. Raghu, N. Powrnami, R. Jothi Ramalingam,3,5 And Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Effect Of Synthesis Conditions On Formation, Electrical Properties, And Seebeck Coefficient Of P-Type Ca3co4o9±D, Thermoelectric Ceramics, Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 46, No. 3, 2017, 1787-1793.
  1. Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar, Judith J. Vijaya, Arunachalam Prabakaran ,

Zuheir A. Issa, Ayman M. Atta, A.O. Ezzat, Abdullah M. Al-Mayouf , Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Synthesis, characterization and catalytic sorption activity of various

method prepared magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticle deposition onporous BiMnOx nanotubes, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 698 (2017) 1077-1085.

  1. T. Radhika*, K.R. Anju,M.S. Silpa, R. Jothi Ramalingam*, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan,Cellulose Acetate/N-Tio2 Biocomposite Flexible Films For Enhanced Solar Photochromic Applications, Journal of ELECTRONIC MATERIALS Vol. 46, No. 7, 2017.
  2. K. Kombaiaha, J. Judith Vijayaa, L. John Kennedyb, M. Bououdinac, R. Jothi Ramalingam, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Comparative investigation on the structural, morphological, optical, and magnetic properties of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles, Ceramics International,43 (2017) 7682–7689.
  3. K. Kombaiah, J. Judith Vijaya, ∗, L. John Kennedy, M. Bououdinac, Hamad A. Al-Lohedane, R. Jothi Ramalingam, Studies on Opuntia dilenii haw mediated multifunctional ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles: Optical, magnetic and catalytic applications,Materials Chemistry and Physics, 194 (2017) 153-164.
  4. S. K. Jesudoss,a J. Judith Vijaya,*a P. Iyyappa Rajan,a K. Kaviyarasu,b,c

M. Sivachidambaram,a L. John Kennedy,d Hamad A. Al-Lohedane and

R. Jothiramalingam, High performance multifunctional green Co3O4 spinel

nanoparticles: photodegradation of textile dye effluents, catalytic ogenation of

nitro-aromatics and antibacterial potential, Photochemical & Photobiological

Sciences, 2017, 16, 766.

  1. Judith J Vijaya, Kombaiah K, John L Kennedy, Bououdina M, Kaviyarasu K, Jothi R Ramalingam, Hamad A Al‐Lohedan, Murugan A Munusamy, A Green approach: Synthesis, characterization and opto-magnetic properties of MgxMn1-xFe2O4 spinel nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2017) 28:10321–10329.
  1. Sivachidambaram M, Judith Vijaya J, John Kennedy L, Rajabathar Jothiramalingam, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Murugan A. Munusamy, Elanthamilan E and Princy Merlin, Preparation and characterization of activated carbon derived from Borassus flabellifer flower as electrode material for supercapacitor applications, New J. Chemistry. 41 (2017) 3939—3949.
  2. R. Jothi Ramalingam *, ArunK. Shukla,Ali Aldalbahi, HamadA. Al-Lohedan, Silver nanoparticle/r-Graphene deposited mesoporous-manganese oxide nanocomposite for pollutant removal and supercapcitor applications, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 4 2 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 1 5 6 7 9 -1 5 6 8 8.
  1. N. Jayaprakash, J. Judith Vijayaa, K. Kaviyarasuc,K. Kombaiaha, L. John Kennedy, R. Jothi Ramalingam,Murugan A. Munusamy, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Green synthesis of Ag nanoparticles using Tamarind fruit extract for the antibacterial studies, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology. 169 (2017) 178 –185. RG
  2. Jothi Ramalingam R., Mansoor-Ali Vaali-Mohammed b, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan a, Jimmy Nelson Appaturi, Synthesis and bio-physical characterization of Silver nanoparticle and

Ag-mesoporous MnO2 nanocomposite for anti-microbial and anti-cancer activity, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 243 (2017) 348–357.

  1. M. Sivachidambaram, J. Judith Vijaya, K. Kaviyarasu, L. John Kennedy,

Hamad A. Al-Lohedane and R. Jothi Ramalingam, A novel synthesis protocol for Co3O4 nanocatalystsand their catalytic applications, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 38861–38870.

  1. P Iyyappa Rajan1,J Judith Vijaya1,S K Jesudoss1,K Kaviyarasu2,3,L John Kennedy4,R Jothiramalingam5,Hamad A Al-Lohedan5andMansoor-Ali Vaali-Mohammed6, Green-fuel-mediated synthesis f self-assembled NiO nano-sticks for dual applications—photocatalytic activity on Rose Bengal dye and antimicrobial action on bacterial strain, Mater. Res. Express 4 (2017) 085030.
  1. R. J. RAMALINGAM, J. VIJAYA, H. A. AL-LOHEDAN, M. A. MUNUSAMY, Synthesis And Characterization Of Doped And Undoped Zno Nanowire/Nanorods Coating On Various Substrate (Aln, Sio2 And FTO) For Photovoltaic Hydrogen Sensor Applications, Journal of Ovonic Research Vol. 13, No. 1, January - February 2017, p. 13 – 23.
  2. A. M. Murugan, R. R. Jothi , K. R. Anju, A. A. Ibrahim Ahamed, T. Radhika hydrothermal synthesis of nanosized heteroatom and fe doped-tio2 as photosensitive materials for solar hydrogen generation, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures Vol. 12, No. 3, July - September 2017, p. 951 – 956.
  3. S.K. Jesudoss, J. Judith Vijaya , L. John Kennedy , P. Iyyappa Rajan, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, R. Jothi Ramalingam, K. Kaviyarasud,e, M. Bououdina, Studies on theefficient dual performance of Mn1–xNixFe2O4 spinel nanoparticles in photodegradation and antibacterial activity, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology 165 (2016) 121–132
  4. NJayaprakash, J. Judith Vijayaa, K. Kaviyarasu,K. Kombaiaha, L. John Kennedy, R. Jothi Ramalingam,Murugan A. Munusamy, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan,Green synthesis of Ag nanoparticles using Tamarind fruit extract for the antibacterial studies, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology. 169 (2017) 178–185.
  5. K. Kombaiaha, J. Judith Vijayaa,∗, L. John Kennedy, M. Bououdinac, K. Kaviyarasud,e, R. Jothi Ramalingamf, Murugan A. Munusamyg, Abulla AlArfajg, Optik 135 (2017) 190–199. Reseach center
  6. Jothi Ramalingam R. ,∗, Arun K. Shukla, K. Kombaiah, J. Judith Vijaya, Ahmed M. Tawfeek, Synthesis, characterization and optical properties of sulfur and fluorine doped ZnO nanostructures for visible light utilized catalysis, Optik 148 (2017) 325–331. Rec center
  7. J. Judith Vijayaa, N. Jayaprakasha, K. Kombaiah, K. Kaviyarasu,d, L. John Kennedy, R. Jothi Ramalingam, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Mansoor-Ali V.M, M. Maaza, Bioreduction potentials of dried root of Zingiber officinale for a simple green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: Antibacterial studie, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology,177 ( 2017) 62-68.
  8. Catalytic conversion of polyols (sorbitol and xylitol) to hydrocarbons over hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts in a fixed bed reactor S. Narayanan, J. Judith Vijaya,S. Sivasanker, T.M. Sankaranarayanan, C. Ragupathi, L. John Kennedy, R. Jothiramalingam, Hamad A. Al‐Lohedan, Ahmed M Tawfeek, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, Vol. 122, 2017, 247-257.
  9. Efficient synthesis of butyl levulinate from furfuryl alcohol over ordered mesoporous Ti-KIT-6 catalysts for green chemistry application, Jimmy Nelson Appaturia, Mohd. Rafie Johan, R. Jothi Ramalingam, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan. Judith Vijaya. (Chair) RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 55206–55214.
  1. K. Kombaiah a , J. Judith Vijaya a, * , L. John Kennedy b , M. Bououdina c , R. Jothi Ramalingam d , Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Materials Chemistry and Physics 204 (2018) 410-419.
  2. S. K. Jesudoss1, J. Judith Vijaya1 ∗, M. Sivachidambaram1, L. John Kennedy2,

R. Jothiramalingam3, and Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Liquid Phase Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene Over Rich Silica and Alumina Composition of Hierarchical Ordered ZSM-5 Zeolites Prepared Without Organic Templates, JNN, In press 2018.

  1. Jimmy Nelson Appaturi a, , Mohd. Rafie Johan , R. Jothi Ramalingam ,Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Highly efficient green mesostructured urea functionalized on SBA-15

catalysts for selective synthesis of benzlidenemalononitrile, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 256 (2018) 67-74.

  1. JimmyNelsonAppaturi, R.JothiRamalingam, HamadA.Al-Lohedan2, Synthesis, characterization andcatalytic activity ofmelamine immobilized MCM-41 forcondensation reactions,Journal of Porous Materials2018 (In press).
  2. Anti-cancer activity of hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites synthesized from rice based waste materials, RSC Advances, 8 (2018)481-490. S. K., Jesudoss; Vijaya, Judith; K, Kaviyarasu; L, John Kennedy; R. Jothi Ramalingam; Al-Lohedan, Hamad RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 481–490 .
  3. A.AngelEzhilarasi, J.JudithVijaya, K.Kaviyarasu,L.JohnKennedy, R.JothiRamalingam,

HamadA.Al-Lohedan, Green synthesis of NiO nanoparticles using Aegle marmelos leaf

extract for the evaluation of In-vitro cytotoxicity, antibacterial and photocatalytic

properties Journal: Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology, in press

(chair) 2018.

LIST OF HIGH IMPACT FACTOR AND HIGHLY CITED ARTICLES:

  1. R.Jothi Ramalingam and A.M.Kannan, Hydrogen production by an anaerobic photo catalytic reforming using palladium nanoparticle on boron and nitrogen doped TiO2 catalysts, International Journal of Hydrogen energy, 38 (2013) 13572-78. I.F. = 3.5
  2. JOTHI RAMALINGAM, R and P. Thirunavukarasu, Synthesis and structural characterization of polymer assisted Ga-ZnO nanodisk/nanorods formation by polymer assisted hydrothermal process, Poweder Technology, 239 (2013) 308–313. IF= 2.2
  3. JOTHI RAMALINGAM, R., Chung, G.S.
    Polymer assisted Ga doped ZnO nanodisk/nanorod structures prepared by a low temperature one-pot hydrothermal method
    (2012)Materials Letters,68,pp.247-250.IF= 2.2
  4. Shawkataly, O.B., JOTHIRAMALINGAM,* R., Adam, F., Radhika, T., Tsao, T.M., Wang, M.K. Ru-nanoparticle deposition on naturally available clay and rice husk biomass materials - Benzene hydrogenation catalysis and synthetic strategies for green catalyst development (2012)Catalysis Science and Technology,2(3),pp.538-546.IF =3.8 * corresponding author
  5. Abecassis-Wolfovich, M., JOTHIRAMALINGAM, R., Landau, M.V., Herskowitz, M., B.Viswanathan, Varadarajan, T.K. Improved catalysts for wet oxidation of phenol compounds (2005)Applied Catalysis B: Environmental,59(1-2),pp.91-98.Cited45times. IF=5.6.
  6. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, R., B.Viswanathan, Varadarajan, T.K.
    Synthesis and structural characterization of copper incorporated manganese oxide OMS-2 materials synthesized via potassium birnessite
    (2006)Materials Chemistry and Physics,100(2-3),pp.257-261.Cited16times.IF = 2.2
  7. JOTHIRAMALINGAM,R., B. Viswanathan, Varadarajan, T.K.
    Synthesis, characterization and catalytic oxidation activity of zirconium doped K-OMS-2 type manganese oxide materials (2006)Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical,252(1-2),pp.49-55.Cited14times. IF=3.3
  8. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, R., Wang, M.K.
    Manganese oxide nanocomposites with improved surface area prepared by one-pot surfactant route for electro catalytic and biosensor applications
    (2010)Journal of Porous Materials,17(6),pp.677-683.Cited1time.
  9. JOTHIRAMALINGAM , R., Lo, S.-L., Phanthi, L.-A.
    Chitosan-type bioadditive-modified electronic industry waste sludge for heavy metal stabilization with assistance of microwave heating
    (2010)Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research,49(6),pp.2557-2561.Cited1time. IF = 2.2
  10. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, R., Lo, S.-L., Chen, C.-l.
    Effects of different additives with assistance of microwave heating for heavy metal stabilization in electronic industry sludge.
    (2010)CHEMOSPHERE,78(5),pp.609-613.Cited3times. IF = 3.6
  11. JOTHIRAMALINGAM R., Wang, M.K.
    Review of recent developments in solid acid, base, and enzyme catalysts (heterogeneous) for biodiesel production via transesterification
    (2009)Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research,48(13),pp.6162-6172.Cited28times. IF=2.
  12. JOTHIRAMALINGAM R., Wang, M.K.
    Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of porous manganese oxide doped titania for toluene decomposition
    (2007)Journal of Hazardous Materials,147(1-2),pp.562-569.Cited17times. IF = 4.1
  13. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, R., B. Viswanathan, Varadarajan, T.K.
    Preparation, characterization and catalytic properties of cerium incorporated porous manganese oxide OMS-2 catalysts (2005)Catalysis Communications,6(1),pp.41-45.Cited28times.IF=3.2
  1. R. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, Synthesis, structural and sensor characterization of Ga-ZnO Nanodisk/nanorods prepared by one step polymer assisted hydrothermal process on AlN/Si substrate, Materials Science Forum Vol. 756 (2013) pp 251-258. ISSN: 1662-9752
  2. R. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, B.Viswanathan and T. K. Varadarajan, Zirconium doped OMS-2 materials- synthesis, characterization and catalytic application, Eurasian.Chem.Tech. Journal, 2004, 6,117-122.ISSN 1562-3920
  3. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, R., Viswanathan, B., Varadarajan, T.K.
    Synthesis and structural characterization of cerium incorporated manganese oxide OMS-2 type catalysts (2005)Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section A Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical and Analytical Chemistry,44(11),pp.2214-2217.
  4. R. Jothi Ramalignam, T. Radika, S.Shanmugan and S.Mutharasu, Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticle doped ceria-rice husk silica (Au/Ce-silica) nanocomposites derived from biomass, International Journal of Nanoparticles,Vol. 6, No. 4, 2013. 350-357. I.F= 1.0
  5. P. Nayak and R. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, Ni-Ferrites synthesis and ESR characterization for magnetic study- International Journal of Modern physics - Int. J. Mod. Phys. B27, 1250213 (2013).
  6. T.C. Hong, T.Radhika, R. Jothi Ramalignam,F.Adam, Ag-ZnO incorporated silica based bio-nanocomposite prepared by low cost method for photo catalytic dye degradation, Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry (In press 2014). IF =0.8
  7. R. Jothi Ramalignam, S.Shanmugan and S.Mutharasu, Anti bacterial activity and Electrical properties of Gold nanoparticle doped Ceria-Rice husk Silica (Au/Ce-Silica) nanocomposites derived from biomass, Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry (In press 2014).
  8. Nithya ramasamy, Siva thangasamy, R. Jothiramalingam*, MWCNT/Alumina nanocomposite characterization and toughening mechanism of uniform dispersion, 2014, Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, Volume: 44, Issue: 07, pages 1050-1053., (In Press).
  9. R. Jothi Ramalingam, O. Shawakataly and I.A. Khan,Crystal structure Characterization and Catalytic application of novel route prepared Ru3(CO)9 dpam (diphenyl arsino methane)-tri phenyl phosphine derivatives, Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 2014, Volume: 44, Issue: 07, pages 934-940. (In Press).
  10. JOTHIRAMALINGAM R., Lo, S.L.
    Alumina and chitosan type bio-additive modified electronic industry waste sludge for heavy metal stabilization by microwave heating
    (2011)IIOAB Journal,2(3),pp.13-18.
  11. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, R., Tsao, T.M., Wang, M.K.
    High-power ultrasonic-assisted phenol and dye degradation on porous manganese oxide doped titanium dioxide catalysts
    (2009)Kinetics and Catalysis,50(5),pp.741-747.
  12. R. JOTHIRAMALINGAM and T. K. Varadarajan, Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of Ce-OMS-2 materials, Bulletin of the Catalysis Society of India, 2004, 3, 94-98. ISSN: 2347-5382
  13. P.K. Nayak and R. JOTHIRAMALINGAM, Synthesis and Electron spin resonance studies of Nickel Ferrite, 2007, Inorganic chemistry: An Indian journal, Vol. 2, Issure 1. ( ISSN 0974 - 746X.

Faculty Development Programme attended:

  1. Instrumentation in Petrochemical Industry, MIT, Anna University, Chennai, 3th to 9th June, 2013.
  2. Engineering Chemistry, Dept of Chemistry, Anna University, Chennai, 11th to 18th July, 2013.

International conferences and paper presentation in National and International symposia/conferences:

1. R. Jothiramalingam,B. Viswanathan and T.K. Varadarajan, Catalysis – A Cross Disciplinary Vision- 16th National Symposium and 1st Indo-German conference on catalysis. Feb - 6th –8th , 2003, IICT Hyderabad, India.

2. R. Jothiramalingam, B. Viswanathan and T.K. Varadarajan, 3rd National Symposium and Conference on solid-state chemistry and allied areas,Dec - 4th –6th, 2003, IIT New Delhi, India.

3. R. Jothiramalingam, B. Viswanathan and T.K. Varadarajan, Workshop of Advances in catalysis.Jan - 4th –7th,2004, Loyola college, Chennai, India.

4. R. Jothiramalingam, B. Viswanathan and T.K. Varadarajan, 13th International congress on catalysis, July 11th –16th, 2004, Paris, France.

5. R. Jothiramalingam, B. Viswanathan and T.K. Varadarajan, Eco & Environmental friendly catalysts for hazardous pollutants, 17th NationalSymposium on Catalysis to be held at CSMCRI, January 2005, Bhavanagar, Gujarat.

6. R. Jothiramalingam, Training course on next generation biofuel from biomass- sponsored by ICS-UNIDO, Bologna, Italy. Participated as an ICS-UNIDO Research fellow. September 2009.

7. R. Jothiramalingam, Biofule additive synthesis on bimetallic catalysis, paper presentated at Bio-energy and sustainable technology, BEST 2013, at Thiruvanamalai, Jan- 26-31.

8. R. Jothi Ramalingam, Structural characterization of ZnO nanodisk formation by one pot hydrothermal method. Paper presented @ Internaitonal workshop and conference in Nanotechnology, 2012- UKM, Malaysia.

9. R. Jothi Ramalingam,Indo-US workshop on Nanoelectronic materials is held on March 2013, Thrissure, C-MET Kerala. R. Jothi Ramalingam, Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanodisk for gas sensor applications.

10. S. Arokiyaraj and R. JOTHI RAMALINGAM , Biomimetic synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Aqueous flower extract of Nelumbo Nucifera, 3rd ISESCO International workshop and conference paper, conference procedings paper, 2013 –conference paper.

11.T. Radhika, F. Adam and R. JOTHI RAMALINGAM*, Bio-additives development from acetylation of glycerol over bimetallic Ag-Cu supported rice husk silica-alumina green catalysts, International conference proceding paper, BEST 2013, (In press).

12. Standadization of a herbo-mineral formulation- Ayakandha chenduram, K.Rajamaheswari, V. Velpandian, M.Pitchiahkumar, A. Kumar, R. Jothi Ramalingam, National Seminar on Safety and efficacy of herbo mineral formulation – in Siddha, Jan. 24-25, 2014. Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

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