Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy  [Chemistry] 2017
  Dr. BabashaebAmbedkarMarathwadaUniversity , Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
• Master of Philosophy (Chemistry) 2009
  AlagappaUniversity, Karaikudi.
• Master of Science (Analytical Chemistry) 2005
  Dr. BabashaebAmbedkarMarathwadaUniversity , Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
• Bachelor of Science (Analytical Chemistry)2003
  Dr. BabashaebAmbedkarMarathwadaUniversity , Aurangabad,(Maharashtra)

Professional Experience :17years

• Presently working as an Assistant Professor with “The Oxford College of science” Bangalore (Feb 2019 to till date)
• Associated with UG and PG Department of Analytical chemistry as an Assistant Professor,S.B. E.S. College of Science, Aurangabad (M.S. ) since Sept -2005 to April 2018

.Publications:

• Equilibrium studies on mixed ligand complexes of drug Amitriptyline HCL with Cu(II) and Zn(II) metal ions.V.D.Bhale,C.D.Thakur,S.G.Shankarwar,A.G.Shankarwar2015 Der pharmasinica.
• Formation of Binary and ternary complexes of Cu(II) with amitriptyline HCl and Furesemide as primary ligands and amino acids as secondary ligands.V.D.Bhale,C.D.Thakur,S.G.Shankarwar,A.G.Shankarwar2015 Advances in applied science Research.
• pH metric studies in binary and ternary complexes of  Metoclopramide HCl with some Amino acids and metal ions. V.D.Bhale,C.D.Thakur,S.G.Shankarwar,A.G.Shankarwar2016.World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science.
• Studies of Physicochemical properties of drug Nicotinamide in aqueous solution at different temperatures. S.B.Ingole, V.D.Bhale, S.G.Shankarwar and A. G.Shankarwar2016 World    Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science.
• Physico-chemical PropertieofEthambutaolHCl in Aqueous Solvent System at Different Temperatures S.B.Ingole, V.D.Bhale, S.G.Shankarwar and A. G.Shankarwar 2016 IOSR
• Apperent molar volume and adiabatic compressibility studies of aqueous solution of drug Pyrazinamideat 303.15K .S.B.Ingole, V.D.Bhale, S.G.Shankarwar and A. G.Shankarwar 2016 GENIUS.
• Investigation of Volumetric and Optical Properties of Anti-depressant Venlafaxine Drug in Aqueous Solutions at Different Temperature S.B.Ingole, V.D.Bhale, S.G.Shankarwar and A. G.Shankarwar 2017 JMCDD
• Mixed ligand complex formation of Cu (II) with some amino acids and drug proprylparabenV.D.Bhale,C.D.Thakur,,A.G.Shankarwar2018Intermational journal of Universal print.

Seminars/Workshops/Conference:

• One day workshop on “UGC based revised syllabus of Analytical Chemistry” at SB.E.S.College of Science Aurangabad.1 oct.2005.
• State level seminar on “Women in Higher Education:Achievments and Challenges” At S.B.E.S.College of Science,Aurangabad. 6,7,Oct 2006
• National level conference on Recent Trends in chemical sciences,  S.B.E.S.College of Science Aurangabad. 1,2 Feb 2008.
• One day Seminar on Tools and Techniques in Pharmaceutical Research (Seminar) Y.B,Chavan college of  Pharmacy, Aurangabad 15th  March 2008.
• National Seminar on ‘Role of Chemistry in Eco-friendly Organic Synthesis’ at S.B. Science College, Aurangabad 19,20thseptember2013 .
• National Seminar/ Annual Convention organized by Analytical Chemistry Teachers And Researches Association at Maulana Azad Research Center, Aurangabad,18th January 2015.
• National Seminar/ Annual Convention organized by Analytical Chemistry Teachers And Researches Association at Moulana Azad Research Center, Aurangabad 28Feb 2016.
• Half day workshop-Your Lab at SHODH Advanced Techonologies, Aurangabad.30 Dec.2016
• National Seminar/ Annual Convention organized by Analytical Chemistry Teachers And Researches Association  at Maualna Azad Research Center, Aurangabad8 January 2017
• National level seminar on Chemistry Research with Responsibilities at Maualna Azad Research Center, Aurangabad30,31 Jan 2017
• National conference on “Frontiers in Chemical Sciences and Drug Development” at Dr. B.A.M.U. Aurangabad. 17-18 March 2017
• National conference Pratishthan College , at Paithan24-25 March 2017
• National level conference on “Recent developments in Science” SantRamdas Arts, Commerce& Science College, at Ghansangvi, Jalna     21 Jan. 2018
• National level seminar on “ Innovative Trends in Chemical Sciences” at S.B.E.S.College of Science , Aurangabad 14 Feb. 2018.
• One Day National seminar at “The Oxford college of Science on “Quality Enhancement andSustenance in Higher Education” 5th Jul 2019.

Education :

1. Ph. D in Bio-Inorganic Chemistry from Visvesvaraya Tech. University - 2016
2. Masters in Chemistry (M.Sc. - Analytical Chemistry) - First class, Central College, Bangalore University, Bangalore, 2008-2010.
3. Bachelor's degree in Science (B.Sc. - PCM) - First class, Govt. First Grade College for Boys, Chinthamani, 2005-2008.

Professional Experience:05years

1. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (P.G & U.G), The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore. Jan 2017- till date
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry (P.G & U.G), M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore. Nov 2014-Nov 2016.
3. Guest faculty, Department of Chemistry (P.G), KLE’s S. Nijaligappa College, Bangalore, August 2014- December 2015.
4. Junior Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore. February 2011 – August 2014.
5. Research performed under Dr. P. Murali Krishna, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
6. Title: “Investigation of DNA interaction, nuclease activity and catalytic studies of transition metal complexes of Schiff bases”

Publications :

1. N.B. Gopal Reddy, Synthesis, structural studies, molecular docking and DNA binding studies of 4Nsubstituted hydrazinecarbothioamide, Journal of Molecular Structure 1175 (2019) 97-104
2. N.B. Gopal Reddy, Synthesis, Structural characterization and Nucleic acid interaction of (E)-(2-(2-hydroxybenzylidene) hydrazinyl)(pyridin4-yl)methaniminium, Journal of Applied Chemistry,10, (2017), 23-28
3. N. B. Gopal Reddy,  P. Murali Krishna, S. S. Shantha Kumar, Yogesh P. Patil, MunirathinamNethaji, “Structure and spectroscopy of a bi-dentate N'-[(4-ethylphenyl)methylidene]-4-hydroxybenzohydrazide Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Cd(II) complexes: Insights relevant to biological properties” Journal of Molecular Structure, 1137 (2017) 543-552.
4. N. B. Gopal Reddy, P. Murali Krishna, NagarajuKottam, “Novel Metal-Organic photocatalysts: Synthesis, characterization and decomposition of organic dyes” SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy,137 (2015) 371–377.
5. P. Murali Krishna, N. B. Gopal Reddy, NagarajuKottam, B. C. Yallur and Hussain Reddy Katreddi, “Design and Synthesis of Metal Complexes of (2E)-2-[(2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-en-1-ylidene]hydrazinecarbothioamide and Their Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue” The Scientific World Journal, 2013, Article ID 828313.
6. B. Sreekanth, T. K. Vishnuvardhan, Veena V Pillai, P. Murali Krishna, N. B.Gopal Reddy, Jagan Mohan Reddy, V.Sridhara, “Synthesis, Characterization, Anti-Microbial and DNA Binding Studies on Mn(II) and Zn(II) Metal Complexes Containing Mixed Ligands” International Journal of ChemTech Research, 5, 2540-2547.
7. N. B. Gopal Reddy, P. Murali Krishna, B. G. Harish, “Structural characterization and biological evolution of Cu(II) complexes of (2E)-2-(4-ethylbenzylidene)4N-substituted hydrazinecarbothioamides”.  - Communicated.
8. N. B. Gopal Reddy, P. Murali Krishna, “Synthesis, Structural Charecterisations and DNA binding Studies of Transition Metal Complexes with (2E)-2-(4-ethylbenzylidene)hydrazinecarboxamide”. – Communicated

Seminars or workshops attended:

1. Attended one day Faculty development on “ntrepreneurship” organized by Department of Biotechnology, The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore in association with Shodhaka Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore on 21st November 2017.
2. Attended two days lecture workshop on “Bench to Industry” jointly organized by Department of Chemistry, NMKRV and Indian Academy of Sciences on 14th and 15th March 2017.
3. Parcipated three days workshop on “Domestic plants and Kitchen -Your Medicinal Box” organized by Department of Chemistry, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 28th to 30th 2016.
4. Attended two day workshop on “Royal Society of Chemistry Yusuf Hamied Inspirational Chemistry Programme” organized by Department Royal Society of Chemistry, at M. S. Ramaiah College of Education, Bangalore on 11th and 12th May 2016.
5. Actively participated in “Recent Advavnces in Materials Design and Charecterisation (RAMDC-2016)” organized by Department of Chemistry, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore during 11th-13th January 2016.
6. Attended two days lecture workshop on “Recent advances in electrochemistry” jointly organized by Department of Chemistry, NMKRV and Indian Academy of Sciences on 28th and 29th October 2015
7. Attended two days workshop on “Drug discovery and development stratgies” organized by Department of Biotechnology, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 20th and 24th July 2015.
8. Participated in five day workshop on “Current Advances in Bioanalytical Techniques” jointly organised by Department of Bio-Technology, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore during 25th-29th May 2015.
9. Attended two days workshop on “Crystallography in the Sciences” organized by Department of Physics, Bangalore University, Bangalore, on 16th and 17th October 2014.
10. Actively participated in one day workshop on “Tips to Research Scholars” organized by Department of Chemistry, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 20th July 2014.
11. Attended two days workshop on “X-Ray Crystallography” jointly organized by Department of Physics & Chemistry, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 1st and 2nd  July 2014.
12. Participated in one day workshop on “Author Workshop” jointly organised by Visvesaraya Technological University, Balgaum and Springer on 13th February 2014 at Central College, Bangalore University, Bangalore.
13. Participated in “Open lecture series - 2013” organised by Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, Govt. of India at M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore on 23rd August 2013.
14. Attended a symposium on “Exploring the potential application of Nanoscience in Biotechnology” organized by Department of Biotechnology, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 26th April 2013.
15. Effectively participated in two days workshop on ‘Research methodologies and Latex’ at BIT, Bangalore, conducted by VTU e-learning on 4th and 5th February 2013.
16. Attended one day workshop on “Research Aspirants of Material Science (RAMS)” organized by Department of Physics, Reva Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore on 13th October 2012.
17. Actively participated in “Structure and Thermodynamics of Emerging Materials” organized by Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, during November 24-26, 2011.
18. Attended two days National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Material Science (RAMS-11)” organized by Department of Chemistry, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore-60, during October  21-22, 2011.
19. Attended one day workshop on “Advanced Techniques for Charecterisation of Materials” organized by Department of Physics, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 28th May 2011.
20. Participated in one day workshop on “Materials for Advanced Technology”, jointly organized by Department of Basic Science–Chemistry, Jain University and Luminescence of India: Karnataka Chapter [LSIKC], on May 14, 2011.
21. Attended one day workshop on “Advanced materials and their applications” on 26th March 2011, conducted by Department of Physics and chemistry, B. M. S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore-64 in association with Luminescence of India: Karnataka Chapter [LSIKC].

National and International Conferences:

• N. B. Gopal Reddy, “Biological evolution of Schiff’s bases and their transition metal complexes: an over view” poster presentation at national conference on Future India: Science and technology held at The Oxford College of Science of 10th and 11th October 2018. (Awarded Best poster presentation award)
• N. B. Gopal Reddy, “Creativity, Innovation and development in students” poster presentation at National conference on Research, consultancy and innovation in higher educational institution issues and challenges held on 5th April 2016 at M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bangalore.
• N. B. Gopal Reddy, P. Murali Krishna, “Design and biological studies of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes of N’-[(1E,2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ylidene] benzohydrazides”, poster presentation at National Conference on Synthetic and Structural Chemistry (NCSSC-15) held at Dept. of Chemistry, Tumkur University, Tumkur.
• P. Murali Krishna, N. B. Gopal Reddy and B. C. Yallur, “The Pharmacological Versatility of Cumin and its derivatives: An over view”, poster presented in Recent Advances in Pharma Research (RAPR-2014) held at Sri Krishnadevaraya University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Anantapur (AP) during 14, 15 March 2014 (Awarded Best poster presentation award)
• B. S. Shankara, P Murali  Krishna, Shashidhar, N B Gopal Reddy, “Synthesis, Characterization, DNA binding and  Nuclease activity of new Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Hg(II), Cd(II) AND Zn(II) complexes of  (2E)-2-[(2-Butyl-4-chloro-1H-imidazole-5-yl)]-4N-hydrazinecarbothioamides” poster presented in National Conference on Frontiers and Challenges in Biological Organometallic Compounder (FCBOM-2013) on June 20 and 21, 2013 at M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore (Awarded Best Poster presentation)
• N B Gopal Reddy, P Murali Krishna, B. C. Yallur, S. S. Shanta Kumar, B. G. Harish “Structural characterization and biological evolution of Cu(II) complexes of  (2E)-2-(4-thylbenzylidene)4N-substituted hydrazinecarbothioamides” Orally presented in National Conference on Frontiers and Challenges in Biological Organometallic Compounder (FCBOM-2013) on June 20 and 21, 2013 at M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• P. Murali Krishna, B. C. Yallur, N. B. Gopal Reddy, M. Sennappan, K. Muralikrishna, “Synthesis and Characterization of metal chelates of Dicarbonylthiol derivatives”  poster presented in National Conference on Frontiers and Challenges in Biological Organometallic Compounder (FCBOM-2013) on June 20 and 21, 2013 at M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• M R Lokesh, G Krishnamurthy, H S BhojyaNaik, P Murali Krishna, N B Gopal Reddy, “Synthesis, Characterization, DNA binding and Pharmacological evaluation of some transition metal complexes of 6-(2,3-Dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine-3,5-diamine” poster presented in National Conference on Frontiers and Challenges in Biological Organometallic Compounder (FCBOM-2013) on June 20 and 21, 2013 at M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• B. Sreekanth, VeenaPillai, T. K. Vishnuvardhan, P Murali Krishna, N B Gopal Reddy, “Synthesis, Characterization, anti-microbial and DNA binding  studies on Mn(II) and Zn(II) metal complexes containing mixed ligands” poster presented in National Conference on Frontiers and Challenges in Biological Organometallic Compounder (FCBOM-2013) on June 20 and 21, 2013 at M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• N. B. Gopal Reddy,P. Murali Krishna, “Comparative study on the structure and biological properties of Transition metal complexes of hydrozone ligands” Orally presented in International conference ICLASER-2012 conducted by Department of Medical Electronics, M. S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 7-10 June 2012
• P. Murali Krishna, K. Hussain Reddy and N. B. Gopal Reddy, “Synthesis, characterization, DNA binding and nuclease activity of Ni(II) complexes of cinnamaldehydethiosemicarbazones” Oral presentation in National seminar on “Modern Trends in Chemical Analysis (MTCA-2012) at Department of Chemistry, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur (AP) during 28-29 March 2012
• N. B. Gopal Reddy, P. Murali Krishna, B. C. Yallur, “Synthesis, structural characterization and DNA binding of Transition metal complexes of 4-Ethyl benzaldehydethiosemicarbazones” poster presented in National Conference on Recent Advances in Functionalized Materials (RAFM-12) at M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore on Jan 24-25, 2012.
• B. S. Shankara, Shashidhar, P. MuraliKrishana, N. B Gopal Reddy, Mahesh, “Synthesis, spectral studies and Biological Activity of Metal Complexes of substituted Benzofuran Schiff bases with Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), . Cd(II),  complexes” poster presented in International Conference on Synthetic and Structural Chemistry at Mangalore University, Mangalore on Dec 8-10, 2011.
• N. B. Gopal Reddy, P. Murali Krishna, B. C. Yallur, “DNA binding and nuclease activity of binuclear copper(II) complexes of 4-Ethyl benzaldehydethiosemicarbazones” poster presentation in Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry- XIV (MTIC-XIV) held at University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad during 10-13, December 2011.
• N. B. Gopal Reddy, P. Murali Krishna, NagarajuKottam, “Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using metal complexes thiosemicarbazones” poster presented in National seminar on Chemistry and Global Perspectives held at Department of Chemistry, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur from 24-26 October, 2011.
• P. Murali Krishna, N. B. Gopal Reddy, "Green Chemistry: Removal of effluents in Industrial waste water using Transition metal complexes" Oral presentation in National seminar on 'Modern Trends in Green Chemistry' held at Department of Chemistry, S. V. G. M. Govt. Degree College (Affiliated to SKU, Anantapur) Kalyanadurgam during 9-10 September 2011
• Murali Krishna, N. B. Gopal Reddy, B. C. Yallur, "DNA Interactions of Transition metal complexes derived from Schiff base ligands containing N & S(O) as donars" Oral presentation in National seminar on 'Frontiers in Chemistry' held at Department of Chemistry, Veerasaiva College (Affiliated to VSKU), Bellary during 26-27 August 2011

Education :

M.Sc., NET, Ph.D.,

Professional Experience 6 years of research and 6 years of teaching.

Publications :

1. J. Theerthagiri, K. Karuppasamy, A. Min, D. Govindarajan, M. L. ArunaKumari, G. Muthusamy, S. Kheawhom, H-S Kim, M. Y. Choi, “Unraveling the fundamentals of pulsed laser assisted synthesis of nanomaterials in liquids: Applications in energy and the environment”. (Feature article) Applied Physics Reviews, 9, (2022) 041314. IF=19.162
2. J. Theerthagiri, K. Karuppasamy, J. Park, N. Rahamathulla, M. L. Aruna Kumari, M.K. R. Souza · E. S. F. Cardoso, A. P. Murthy, G. Maia, H‐S Kim, M. Y. Choi, “Electrochemical conversion of biomass-derived aldehydes into fine chemicals and hydrogen”. (Accepted) Environmental Chemistry Letters, (doi.org/10.1007/s10311-022-01543-5). IF = 13.615.
3. S. Yeon, S. J. Lee, J. Kim, T. Begildayeva, A. Min, J. Theerthagiri, M.L. Aruna Kumari, L. M.C. Pinto, H. Kong, M.Y. Choi, “Sustainable removal of nitrite waste to value-added ammonia on Cu@Cu2O core–shell nanostructures by pulsed laser technique” Environmental Research 215 (2022) 114154. I F: 8.431.
4. C. Ngullie, P. Shanmugam, M. H. Mahmoud, U. P. S. Prabhakar, M.L. Aruna Kumari, M. S. Akhtar, “Fabrication of biomass derived carbon supported iron oxide composites for antibacterial and antifungal activity” Materials Letters 312 (2022) 131664. I F: 3.574
5. Shwetha, P. G. Shivarathr, M. L. ArunaKumari, Divyashree K. S, Mruthyunjayachari, Harish M. N. K. “Mechanochemical route for tetra amino zinc phthalocyanine embedded PANI sensitized Fe2O3 heteroarchitecture for photodegradation of dyes under the influence of low power LED light source” Surface and Interfaces 29 (2022) 101720. I F: 6.137.
6. M. L. ArunaKumari*, L. Gomathi Devi, Gilberto Maia, Tse-Wei Chen, Nabil Al-Zaqri, M.Ajmal Ali, “Mechanochemical synthesis of ternary heterojunctions TiO2(A)/TiO2(R)/ZnO and TiO2(A)/TiO2(R)/SnO2 for effective charge separation in semiconductor photocatalysis: A comparative study”. Environmental Research 203 (2022) 111841. I F: 8.431.
7. J. Theerthagiri, S. J. Lee, K. Karuppasamy, J. Park, M. L. ArunaKumari, S. Chandrasekaran, H-S. Kim, M. Y. Choi, “Fabrication strategies and surface tuning of hierarchical gold nanostructures for electrochemical detection and removal of toxic pollutants”. Journal of Hazardous Materials 420 (2021) 126648, I F: 14.224
8. S. Chidambaram, M. K. Ganesan, M. Sivakumar, S. Pandiaraj M. Muthuramamoorthy, S. Basavarajappa, A. A. Abdullah Al-Kheraif, M.L. Aruna Kumari, A. Nirmala Grace, “Au integrated 2D ZnO heterostructures as robust visible light photocatalysts” Chemosphere 280 (2021) 130594, I F: 8.943
9. K. Bhuvaneswari, G. Palanisamy, G. Bharathi, T. Pazhanivel, I. R. Upadhyaya, M. L. ArunaKumari, R.P. Rajesh, M. Govindasamy, A. Ghfar, N. H. AlShaalan, “Visible light driven reduced graphene oxide supported ZnMgAl LTH/ZnO/g-C3N4 nanohybrid photocatalyst with notable two-dimension formation for enhanced photocatalytic activity towards organic dye degradation”. Environmental Research 197 (2021) 111079, I F: 8.431.
10. A.G Ramu, M.L. ArunaKumari, M. S. Elshikh, H. H. Alkhamis, A.F Alrefaei, D. Choi “A facile and green synthesis of CuO/NiO nanoparticles and their removal activity of toxic nitro compounds in aqueous medium”. Chemosphere 271 (2021) 129475, I F: 8.943.
11. L. Gomathi Devi, M. Srinivas, M. L. ArunaKumari “Heterogeneous advanced photo- Fenton activation of peroxymonosulfate and peroxydisulfate in presence of zero valent metallic iron: A comparative study with hydrogen peroxide photo-Fenton process”. Journal of water process Engineering 13 (2016) 117–126, I F: 7.34
12. L. Gomathi Devi, M. L. ArunaKumari, B. G. Anitha, R. Shyamala, G. Poornima, “Photocatalytic evaluation of Hemin (chloro(protoporhyinato)iron(III))anchored ZnO hetero-aggregate system under UV/Solar light irradiation: A surface modification method.” Surfaces and Interfaces 1–3 (2016) 52–58, I F: 6.137.
13. M. L. ArunaKumari, L. Gomathi Devi, “New insights into the origin of the visible light photocatalytic activity of Fe (III) porphyrin surface anchored TiO2.” Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 1 (2015) 177-187, I F: 5.819
14. L. Gomathi Devi, M. L. ArunaKumari, “Synergistic effect between orthorhombic Alpha Sulfur and TiO2 as co-photocatalysts for efficient degradation of methylene blue: A mechanistic approach” Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 391 (2014) 99-104, F:5.062
15. L. Gomathi Devi, M. L. ArunaKumari, “Enhanced photocatalytic performance of Hemin(chloro(protoporhyinato)iron (III)) anchored TiO2 photocatalyst for methyl orange degradation: A surface modification method”. Applied Surface Science 276 (2013) 521-528, I F:7.392

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. M. L. Aruna Kumari, “Oxides free materials for photocatalytic water splitting” in Oxide Free Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications (Chapter 16) ELSEVIER, Page No. 409-427. ISBN: 9780128239360.
2. M. L. Aruna Kumari, “Bioinspired synthesis of nanomaterials for photoelectrochemical applications in Bio-inspired Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Emerging Applications. (Chapter 7) Materials Research Foundations 121 (2022) 211-238. ISBN: 9781644901836-7.
3. M. L. Aruna Kumari, P. L, Reddy J. Theerthagiri, S. J. Lee, A. P. Murthy, Y. Yu, M. Y. Choi, “Additively Manufactured Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors” (Chapter 14) in Nanotechnology-Based Additive Manufacturing: Product Design, Properties and Applications. Wiley. ISBN: 978-3527349845.

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

1. Delivered an Invited lecture on “Titania based ternary heterojunctions in photocatalytic applications” in Indo-South Korea-Thailand 2nd International e-Conference on “Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Energy, Environment and Biomedical Applications” (iNEEBA 2022) organized by Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Arts and Science College, India in association with Gyeongsang National University, South Korea, and Department of Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand during 24-25 November, 2022.
2. Oral presentation on the research topic “Facile synthesis of TiO2(A)/TiO2(R)/α-Fe2O3 ternary heterojunction for efficient hydroxyl radical production via synergistic effect of photocatalysis and photo-Fenton reaction”. Advances in Materials, Ceramics & Engineering Sciences' (AMCES- 2020) organized at Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering from 17/01/2020 to 18/01/2020.
3. Presentation on the research topic “A Synergistic effect between orthorhombic α-Sulfur and TiO2 as Co-photocatalysts for the degradation of methylene blue: A mechanistic approach” Third International conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes, AOP 2014, from 25/09/2014 to 28/09/2014, Munnar, Kerala, India.
4. Paper presentation on the research topic “Surface modification of TiO2 with Hemin for efficient degradation of 4-Nitrophenol under solar light illumination” Frontiers in material science-Winter School 2013 Organized at JNCSR from 02/12/2013 to 06/12/2013.
5. Oral presentation on the research topic Surface derivatization of TiO2 by Hemin (chloro(protoporhyinato) iron (III)) for the efficient use of Photogenerated charge carriers. National conference on “Solar energy and its applications” Organized at Maharani’s Science College for women on 09/04/2013 for the occasion of Platinum jubilee celebration.

Seminars/Workshops/Conference:

1. Participated in international e-Conference on “Advancement in Materials Science and Technology (iCAM 2020)” from 23/11/2020 to 25/11/2020 Organized by Sathyabhama Institute of Science and Technology, India.
2. Participated in workshop entitled “Modern Analytical Technique for Material Characterization” from 9/11/2020 to 12/11/2020 Organized by Department of Chemistry, GITAM School of Sciences, Bengaluru.
3. Participated in international seminar on “Advancement in Materials for energy conversion and storage” from 10/8/2020 to 13/08/2020 Organized by Sathyabhama Institute of Science and Technology, India.
4. Participated in webinar on “Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds” on 03/07/2020 organized by Department of Chemistry, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru.
5. Participated in 1st International conference on Life, Chemical and Health Sciences (ICLCHS) from 24/10/2019 to 26/10/2019, Organized by Ramaiah college of arts science and commerce in collaboration with Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA).
6. Participated in the three-day workshop on “Recent research developments in chemistry” organized by KSTA and Bangalore University from 26/03/2015 to 28/03/2015.
7. Participated as a Student delegate in international conference 7th Bangalore India Nano on 04/12/2014 to 06/12/2014.
8. Attended a national conference on “Role of Chemistry in Energy development and Environmental protection-2014” Organized at S. V University, Tirupathi on 03/03/2014 to 04/03/2014.