Dr. C. Kavitha
Associate Professor
Qualification : BSc, M.Sc, Ph.D from JNCASR, Post doc from IISc, RRI. ,
Teaching Experience : 3 Years
Research Experience : 18 Years
Specialization : Material/Nano material Science, Surface enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
About me:
International Recognition : Key Note Lecture invite from Oxford University U.K. http://iape-conference.org/index.php/2018-05-02-19-15-06/keynote-talks/10-keynotes/sustainable-energy/207-c-kavitha This is Dr. C. Kavitha working as a Assistant professor in Department of Physics. i have completed my regular Ph.D in materials Science in JNCASR, bangalore during 2002-2008. I have done one Post doctoral work in Raman Research Institute (RRI) during (2009-2011) and another postdoctral work in IPC Department, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore during (2011-2013). In 2014 , i have received DST-SERB young Scientist award worth Rs. 32 Lakhs to set up Advanced Materials Research lab in BMSIT&M, Bangalore. The project is completed successfully. Recently selected for VGST-Seed money for young faculty, Karnataka Government (2018-2020). http://www.researcherid.com/rid/N-6242-2016 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8130-074X https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=B292dg0AAAAJ&hl=en https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kavitha_Chintala2 https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6507894369 Raman Analysis Requisition form is available in https://bmsit.ac.in/news?page=2 Raman Spectrometer details availabe in https://bmsit.ac.in/system/news/documents/000/000/010/original/RAMAN.pdf?1467696009 UV-Visible spectrometer details available: https://bmsit.ac.in/research
International Recognition : Key Note Lecture invite from Oxford University U.K. http://iape-conference.org/index.php/2018-05-02-19-15-06/keynote-talks/10-keynotes/sustainable-energy/207-c-kavitha This is Dr. C. Kavitha working as a Assistant professor in Department of Physics. i have completed my regular Ph.D in materials Science in JNCASR, bangalore during 2002-2008. I have done one Post doctoral work in Raman Research Institute (RRI) during (2009-2011) and another postdoctral work in IPC Department, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore during (2011-2013). In 2014 , i have received DST-SERB young Scientist award worth Rs. 32 Lakhs to set up Advanced Materials Research lab in BMSIT&M, Bangalore. The project is completed successfully. Recently selected for VGST-Seed money for young faculty, Karnataka Government (2018-2020). http://www.researcherid.com/rid/N-6242-2016 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8130-074X https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=B292dg0AAAAJ&hl=en https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kavitha_Chintala2 https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6507894369 Raman Analysis Requisition form is available in https://bmsit.ac.in/news?page=2 Raman Spectrometer details availabe in https://bmsit.ac.in/system/news/documents/000/000/010/original/RAMAN.pdf?1467696009 UV-Visible spectrometer details available: https://bmsit.ac.in/research
Memberships in Professional Bodies
- Research Council Member, BMSIT, Yelahanka, Bangalore (2016)
- Innovation Center member from Chemistry department, BMSIT, Bangalore. 2016
- Post Doctoral Fellow in Raman Research Institute (RRI) Bangalore (2009-2011)
- Research Associate Inorganic Physical Chemistry (IPC) department, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore (2011-2013)
Skills
- Synthesis Graphene nano materials
- Expertise in Raman and Brillouin Spectroscopy
- Built Custom Raman Spectrometer
- Built High Pressure Micro Raman spectrometer
- Hands on experience in High Pressure Diamond Anvil Cell
- Hands on experience in Low/High Linkam stage temperature controler
- Built high pressure drilling setup to drill 100μm holes.
- Working knowledge in low temperature cryostat and ultrahigh Vacuum system
- Working knowledge in Laue diffraction
- Built Home-made Photoconductivity experimental setup for liquid crystal study.
- Hands on experience on doping carbon nanotude and gold nanoparticles with blue phase liquid crystals.
- Hands on experience in making metal nanoparticles (silver and gold) using simple chemical method.
- Expertise in vibarational Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations for bulk and surface adsorbed materials.
- Hands on experience in electrochemistry experiments.
- Teaching Nanomaterials class for Engineering chemistry and Physics Students
- Research practicals teacher for integrated Ph.D students at JNCASR
- Teaching Engineering Physics and Physics Lab to students
- Broaden my research area using electrochemistry, started working on electrochemical biosensors, energy storage devices
Invited Talks Delivered : 11
Workshops Attended/Organized/Invited Talks
- National conference on Emerging Trends in Nano Applications
- Workshop on 100 years of Chemical Bonds
- Scope of Nanoscience in Engineering & Technology-2017-FDP organished and conducted by Chemistry dept
- DST-SERB Project group monitoring workshop
- Invited talk on 2 days Research workshop on "how to write fund winning projects"
- Faculty Development Program on " Current Trends in Applied Physics"
- Faculty Development Program on " Novel Materials and their Emerging Technologies"
- International webinar on "3-D Printing and its Applications"- Resource Person-Dr. Nachiket Patil from Lawrance LiverMore National Laboratory, California, USA
Additional Responsibilities
- Establishment of Research and Development of Chemistry and physics Lab through DST-SERB sponsored Project
- setting up Raman spectroscopy characterization facility in R&D Chemistry lab
- Research Project implementation.
- Guiding VTU Affliated Part time/full time Ph.D students under R&D chemistry department
- writing innovative research projects for equipping research lab through external/internal funding Agencies
- collaborating with premier indian institutes for research(IISc, JNCASR, RRI, Cense, CSMR)/colleges for publishing reputed journals
- website co-ordinator for chemistry department
- Doing Raman Spectroscopy characterization for bulk/nano materials
- Reviewer of Research Journal- Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics
- Reviewer of American Chemical Society (ACS-NANO) Research Journal
- VTU-approved Ph.D research guide
- Guiding BMSIT- Mechanical Final year students for their Final year Project
- Physics department VTU-IA mark entry coordinator (2017-18)
- Internal Assessment (IA-Test) coordinator (2018)
- Utsaha-2019 coordinator at BMSIT&M
- one of the Curriculum Development Committee member 2019 at BMSIT&M
- open course resource person for physics department 2017-2020
- Test Coordinator, BMSIT&M, 2019
- Website Coordinator for physics department, 2020
Journals
| Journal Name | Journal Type | Volume Number | Issue Number | ISSN ISBN | Paper Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proceedings Indian Academy of Sciences (Chemical Science | National-Springer | 115, Pgs 689 | 2003 | A low-cost Raman spectrometer design used to study Raman Scattering from a single-walled carbon nanotube | |
| Journal of Solid State Chemistry | International-Elsevier | 177, Pgs 2198 | 2004 | Solvothermal synthesis of an open-framework zinc chlrophosphate [C8N4H26]Zn3Cl(HPO4)3(PO4)], with a layer structure. | |
| Journal of Materials Research | International-Material Research Society (MRS) | 20, pgs1415 | 2005 | Nanostructured barium titanate prepared through a modified Reverse micellar route: Structural distortion and dielectric Properties | |
| Journal of Physical Chemistry B | International-American Chemical Society (ACS) | 110, Pgs 8777 | 2006 | Raman Scattering Studies on n-Heptane under High Pressure | |
| Journal of Physical Chemistry C (Letter) | International-American Chemical Society (ACS) | 111, Pgs1868 | 2007 | Magnetic Interactions in Nickel Alkanethiolates. | |
| Journal of Physical Chemistry B | International-American Chemical Society (ACS) | 111, Pgs7003 | 2007 | Pressure-induced structural transitions in n-Pentane: A Raman study | |
| Journal of Physical Chemistry B , . | International-American Chemical Society -(ACS) Publications | 111, Pgs14130 | 2007 | Raman spectroscopic investigations of pressure-induced phase transitions in n-hexane. | |
| Materials Chemistry and Physics | International-Elsevier | 133, pgs 635 | 2012 | Photoconductivity of doped hexa-alkoxy triphenylene nano Composite structures. | |
| RSC Advances | International - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Publications | 3, Pgs 8356 | 2013 | Spontaneous Formation of Branched Nanochains From Room Temperature Molten Amides: Visible and Near – IR Active, SERS Substrates for Non - Fluorescent and Fluorescent Analytes | |
| Solid State Communications | International-Elsevier | 195, Pgs 10 | 2014 | Temperature induced electron - phonon coupling behavior of AgGaS 2 probed by Brillouin spectroscopy | |
| Conference Proceedings - Emerging Trends in Nano Applications - NCETN - 2015 | National | Pgs 84-86 | 2015 | 978 - 81 - 928203 - 8 - 5 | Green synthesis of MgO Nanoparticles via solution combustion method:catalytic applications. |
| Conference Proceedings - Emerging Trends in Nano Applications - NCETN - 2015 | National | Pgs 26-29 | 2015 | 978 - 81 - 928203 - 8 - 5 | Raman spectroscopy: A Brief review from Basic to recent nanostructures application to sensors. |
| Solid State Communications | International-Elsevier | 202, Pgs 78 | 2015 | Acoustic phonon behavior of PbWO 4 and BaWO 4 probed by Low Temperature Brillouin spectroscopy | |
| Spectra Chimica Acta - Molecular and Bio molecular spectroscopy | International-Elsevier | 150, Pgs 247 | 2015 | Comparative high pressure Raman Studies on perflourohexane and perflouroheptane | |
| Chemical Physics letters | International-Elsevier | 629, Pgs 81 | 2015 | Low Cost, Ultra - Thin Films Of Reduced Graphene Oxide - Ag Nanoparticle Hybrids As SERS Based Excellent Dye Sensors | |
| International Journal of Nanoscience | International-World Scientific | 15, Pgs 1650013 | 2016 | Electrochemical Sensing, Photocatalytic and Biological Activities of ZnO Nanoparticles: Synthesis via Green Chemistry Route | |
| The European Physical Journal – Plus | International-Springer | 131, Pgs 154. | 2016 | Fruit juice extract mediated synthesis of CeO2 nanoparticles for antibacterial and photocatalytic activities | |
| International Journal of Nanoscience | International-World Scientific | 15(1), Pgs 1650006 | 2016 | Antibacterial and Photocatalytic Activities of ZnO Nanoparticle-water melon juices | |
| Journal of NanoScience and Nanotechnology | International-American Scientific Publishers | 17, No 4, 2711–2719 | 2017 | Synthesis of reduced graphene oxide based metal oxide and metal nanoparticle doped hybrid films at a liquid/liquid interface and their applications as reusab le surface enhanced Raman scattering substrates | |
| THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS | Springer-International | 132, 239 | 2017 | DOI 10.1140/epjp/i2017-11462-4 | Synthesis of CeO2 nanoparticles: Photocatalytic and antibacterial activities |
| Royal Society Open Science-RSOS | International-RSC | 4, 170353 | 2017 | dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170353 | Improved Surface Enhanced Raman and catalytic activities of reduced graphene oxide -Osmium hybrid nano thin films |
| Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices | International-Springer | 466, 19-27 | 2018 | DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-7191-1_3 | Films of Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Metal Oxide Nanoparticles |
| Materials Today Proceedings | International | 5, Pgs 2609-2618 | 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.01.040 | Reduced Graphene oxide / Nanoparticle hybrid structures: A new generation smart materials for optical sensors |
| Journal of Nanoparticle Research | International | 20:56 | 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s1105 | Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of reduced graphene oxide-Os nanoparticle hybrid films obtained at a liquid/liquid interface |
| Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices | International | vol-3, Pgs 181-187 | 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2018.03.002 | Investigation of Hydrogen generation and Antibacterial activity by Ionic liquid aided synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles |
| Proceedings of International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy, Oxford, UK | International | DOI prefix-10.17501 | 2019 | ISBN (978-1-912532-05-6) | Reduced Graphene Oxide/Metal Oxide hybrid nano structures for supercapacitative and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy applications |
| Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis | International | under review | 2019 | The impact of temperature on physico-chemical properties of green synthesized porous nanoparticles | |
| Waste and Bio Mass Valorization | international | 11, Pgs 3821-31 | 2020 | ISSN 1877-2641 | The Role of Temperature on Physical– Chemical Properties of Green Synthesized Porous Carbon Nanoparticles |
| ACS Nano | ACS-International | submitted | 2020 | electrochemical biosensors | |
| RSC Advances | Royal Society of Chemistry-International | 10, pgs 22871 | 2020 | DOI:10.1039/d0ra04015k | Low Cost Electrochemical detection of L-Tyrosine using rGO-Cu modified Pencil Graphite electrode and its surface orientation on Ag electrode – Ex-situ spectroelectrochemical method. |
Conferences
| Conference Name | Venue | Date | Paper Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| In=house Symposium | JNCASR | November 2003 | Pressure Induced Raman Spectroscopy on LeadTungstate. |
| In-house Symposium | JNCASR, Bangalore | November 2005 | High Pressure Raman Studies on n-hexane |
| In-house Symposium | JNCASR, Bangalore | November , 2004. | Brillouin Scattering Studies on Silver thiogallate |
| 51st DAE Solid State Physics Symposium | Department of Physics and Electronics, Barkatullah University, Bhopal | December 26 - 30, 2005 | High Pressure Raman Studies on Alkanes. |
| The 10th International Conference on Advanced Materials | Hotel Grand Ashok, Bangalore | 8-13, October 2007 | Chain Length Dependent Solid ??“ Solid transition of Mid-Chain alkanes |
| First Asian Spectroscopy Conference and Asian Bio-spectroscopy | Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India | September 2006 | Comparative High Pressure Raman Studies on n-heptane and n-pentane |
| Optical Probes 2005 ??“ 6th International Topical Conference on Optics | Indian Institute of Science, bangalore | January 4-8, 2005 | Temperature Dependent Elastic behavior of AgGaS2 |
| ICMR-JNCASR International Winter School on Chemistry of Materials | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bangalore, India | May 2005 | High Pressure Raman Studies on n-pentane |
| Stereo chemical Aspects of Novel Materials | Internatioanl Centre for Material Research, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States. | 10-20, August 2005 | High Pressure Raman Studies on mid chain hydrocarbons |
| Joint 20th AIRAPT 43rd EHPRG International Conference on High Pressure Raman spectroscopy | Congress Centre, Karlsruhe Germany. | 27th June - 01st July, 2005 | High Pressure Raman Studies on n-heptane |
| Two days workshop on Renewable energy technologies and its applications | BMSIT | Sept, 2015 | Liquid Crystal nanocomposites for organic solar cells |
| National conference on Emerging Trends in Nano Applications | BMSIT | 27th – 28th March 2015 | Raman Spectroscopy: A Brief Review from basic to recent nanostructures applications to sensors |
| INUP-IISC Nanoelectronics familiarization work shop | Indian Institute of Science | Jan 28-30, 2015 | ultra thinfilms of reduced graphene oxide- Ag nanoparticle hybrid as excellent surface enhanced Raman scattering substrates |
| In-house Symposium | Raman Research Institute, Bangalore | May. 2010 | Photoconductivity studies on gold chloride doped hexa-alkoxy triphenylene Derivatives |
| Workshop on 100 years of Chemical Bond | JNCASR | 29 th January, 2016 | 100 years of Chemical Bond |
| 8th Bangalore-India Nano conference | Lalit Ashok in Bangalore | March, 2016 | Large Area Ultra-Thin Films of Reduced Graphene Oxide with Metal/metal Oxides Nano Particles as Reusable SERS Substrates for Dyes |
| IC-NANO-2016 | VTU-PG Center, Muddenahalli | 21-23, April, 2016 | Ultra-Thin Films of reduced graphene oxide-Ag Nanoparticle Hybrid as Raman spectroscopy based environmental pollutant sensors |
| ICAMA-2016 | BMSCE, Basavanagudi, Bangalore | 16-17, June 2016 | Graphene/nanoparticle hybrid structures: A new generation smart materials for Sensors |
| FDP program entitled CONDUCTING POLYMER COMPOSITES, SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION | Physics Department, BMSCE, Bangalore. | June 6-10, 2016 | Given invited talk on A Brief review on Raman Spectroscopy: Basic and Recent Advancement in Nano applications |
| Techniques for characterization of materials -TCM2017 | BMSIT, Physics dept | 20-24, june, 2017 | Raman Spectroscopy demonstration-Resource person |
| ICONEST-2017 | J.N. TATA Auditorium, IISc, Bangalore | 10-12 August, 2017 | Low Cost Electrochemical detection of Rhodamine B and L-Tyrosine using bare and modified Pencil Graphite electrode |
Awards/Recognition/Achievements/Others
- Establishing "Center for Advanced Material Research" jointly with Physics R&D through DST-SERB funded Projects from 2016.
- DST-SERB, Government of India, sponsored, young Scientist Research grant worth Rs. 32 Lakhs from 2014-2017.
- certificate of recognition from BMSIT for DST-SERB Young Scientist grant. Sept 2014.
- Research Associate fellowship in Inorganic Physical Chemistry department, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. (2011-2013).
- Post Doctoral Fellowhip, Soft Condensed Matter Sciences, Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bangalore, India (2008-2011).
- Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India. (2004-2008).
- JNCASR Scholarship - to attend workshop in University of California Santa Barbara, USA, May 2005.
- CNR Rao grant to attend conference in Germany, Sept 2005.
- Junior Research Fellow (JRF) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India. (2002-2004).
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Scorer, MSc Physics, The American College, Madurai, Tamil nadu, India. (2002).
- Summer research fellowship on Cooperative motion in Glass Transition, Institute of mathematical science (IMSc) , Tharamani, chennai, Tamil nadu, India. (2001).
- Centum in Mathematics in SSLC, St Joseph’s girl’s higher secondary School, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. (1995).
- Chairman and Dr. Ragini madam has Inaugurated "Center for Advanced Material Research" which is combined chemistry and physics research lab on 11th Feb, 2016
- Invited to review American Chemical Society Journals (ACS-NANO)
- one of the top 10 distinguished Alumni in JNCASR-NAAC-self study report 2016
- Invited to review Royal Society of Chemistry - Crystal Engineering Communication (RSC-CrystEngComm)
- one of my Research article published in Spectrachimica Acta-2015 has been selected in TOP 20 List at Bio Medical Library in USA.
- Selected as a Visiting Scientist at CeNS, Bangalore for collaborative research work for two months Dec-16-Jan 1V
- Organized Chemistry-FDP from 30,31st Jan - 1 Feb 2017
- DST-SERB Project Progress presentation has been done successfully at Bharathidhasan University, Trichy, Tamil Nadu on 16-17 feb 2017
- Received VGST-SMYSR Young Faculty Project Fund for the year 2017
- International Recognition - Invited for key note lecture for international conference on innovative applied energy at Oxford University, U.K
- Invited as a reviewer for Bulletin of Materials Science
- Given invited Guest Lecture for MSc Physics and Chemistry students and faculties on Raman spectroscopy at Reva University, April 2019.
- Constantly Reviewing Royal Society of Chemistry journals like RSC advances, 2019
- organized and conducted Physics Faculty Development Program on "Novel Materials and their Technlogies- July 2019.
- Invited as Editorial board member of Journal of Material Science and Technology Research, University of Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy, France - July 2020
- Resource person for Open Course Thin film technology and opto electronic devices, BMSIT&M, 16-20 june 2020
- Invited talk delivered in 5 days FDP on Recent Advances in Smart Materials for Sensors and Energy Applications, 6-10 july,2020
- I have made desruptive innovative product -UV-C lamp based dry sterilizer/sanitizer for currencies, electronic gadgets, watches, N-95 masks. 9th Sept, 2020
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