| Job Title | Employer | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | NIT, Trichy | May 2020 | Present |
| KSESTE Pos-Doctoral Fellow | NIT, Calicut | May 2019 | May 2020 |
| Temporary Faculty | NIT, Calicut | July 2017 | April 2019 |
| Lecturer | PSMO College, Kerala | November 2016 | March 2017 |
| Marie Sklodowska Curie International Incoming Fellow | Universite Paris Sud, France | October 2013 | January 2016 |
| Visiting Scientist | Brown University, USA | February 1-28, 2014 | One month |
| Marie Sklodowska Curie Co-Fund RBUCE-Up Fellow | Universite Paris Sud, France | January 2012 | September 2013 |
| Short Term Project Fellow | National Taiwan University, Taiwan | September 2011 | October 2011 Two months |
| Frontier Post-Doctoral Fellow | Kanagawa University, Japan | September 2009 | March 2011 |
| Examination | Board / University | Year | Division/ Grade | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD in Chemistry | NIIST-CSIR Trivandrum, Kerala University | 2009 | - | Organic Chemistry |
| MSc Chemistry | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala | 2003 | First Class | Chemistry |
| BSc Chemistry | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala | 2001 | First Class with Distinction | Chemistry(major) Physics, Mathematics |
| Pre-Degree | Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala | 1998 | First Class | Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics |
| Position | Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Associate Dean(OPAL), Member HAC, Warden |
Warden OPAL B, |
|
July 2022- till date |
| OPAL-C and OPAL FF Mess, Girls Hostel, NIT T | November 2021 | July 2022 | |
| First-year B. Tech Chemistry Lab Co-Ordinator | Chemistry Department | August 2020 | June 2023 |
| Member, Anti-ragging Committee Member | NIT Trichy | February 2021 | June 2022 |
| Year of Award | Name of the Award | Awarding Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Marie Sklodowska Curie IIF | European Union |
| 2011 | Marie Sklodowska Curie Co-Fund RBUCE-Up | European Union & Universite Paris Sud |
| 2007 | Second prize for Oral Presentation | RAMMS, PSG College, Coimbatore |
| Year of Award | Name of the Fellowship | Awarding Organization | From (Month/Year) | To (Month/Year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | KSCSTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship | Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment | May 2019 | May 2020 |
| 2011 | Marie-Curie IIF | European Union | October 2013 | January 2016 |
| 2011 | Marie-Curie Co-Fund RBUCE-Up | European Union & Universite Paris Sud | January 2011 | September 2013 |
| 2007 | CSIR-SRF | CSIR-India | January 2007 | September 2009 |
| 2004 | CSIR-JRF | CSIR-India | February 2005 | January 2007 |
Details of Academic Work Curriculum Development Member of the Syllabus revisal committee for S3 B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) course CLPC-11 Chemistry III
Ph.D. Scholars
Projects guided at the Postgraduate level
M.D. Irshad Hussain, NITT-204122010-Ongoing
Dhoble Ganesh Jaysing NITT-204122006- Ongoing
S. Anagha, Maharajas College, Kerala-On going
Srayasrita Saha, NITT-204121018
Guntha Rajeshu Patro, NITT -204121008
Jashashree Dehuray, NITT-204120005
Kailas Mahipal M, NITT- 204120008
Assim Muhammed, NITT-204119005
Projects guided at the Undergraduate level
Other contribution(s) Institute level
Department level
| Title of Project | Funding Agency | Duration | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Ongoing/ Completed | ||
| COACCEE-SRG 2206 | DST -SERB | December 2021 | December 2023 | Completed |
| Institute Start-up Grant P.20 | NIT Trichy | April 2021 | March 2023 | Completed |
| KSCSTE-PDF1894 | Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment | May 2019 | May 2020 | Completed |
| DYNAMAX-300491 | European Union | October 2013 | January 2016 | Completed |
| RBUCE-Up N° 246556 | European Union & Universite Paris Sud | January 2011 | September 2013 | Completed |
Webinar on “Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling – presented by Science of Synthesis” Feb 2024 by SOS, Thieme Publication.
Webinar on “Mastering the craft of academic writing-August 2021 by Wiley International
Capacity building for women empowerment-NITT March 2021
E-Content development-NITT- August 2020
| Date (s) | Title of Activity | Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) | Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other) | Event Organized by | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Journées de Chimie Organique, | International | Paper presenter | French Chemical Society | Ecole Polytechniqe, Palaiseau, France |
| January – 2008. | 20th Kerala Science Congress | National | Paper presenter | Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment | KSCSTE center, Pattam |
| July- 2007 | RAMMS 2007 | National | Paper presenter | PSG College of Technology | PSG College of Technology Coimbatore |
| July, 2014. | 14th Belgian Organic Synthesis Symposium | International | Poster presenter | Belgium Chemical Society | Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium |
| July, 2013. | International Symposium: Synthesis in Organic Chemistry. | International | Poster presenter | Royal Chemical Society | St. Catherine’s college, Oxford University, UK |
| August 2012. | 4th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress | International | Poster presenter | European Chemical Society | Prague, Czech Republic, |
| December, 2010. | Pacifichem 2010 | International | Poster presenter | International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| July – 2008. | Third mid-year meeting of the CRSI | National | Poster presenter | CRSI, India | NIPER Mohali |
| January-2006 | Century Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology | International | Poster presenter | American Chemical Society and CSIR India | National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, |
| July – 2006 | Annual IIT Madras Chemistry Symposium& First mid-year meeting of the CRSI meeting | National | Poster presenter | CRSI & IIT madras Chennai. | IIT madras Chennai. |
| July 2005 | Workshop on GREEN CHEMISTRY | National | Poster presenter | Department of Chemistry, MKU. | Madurai Kamaraj University. |
| Title of Activity | Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) | Date (s) | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online National Conference on Organic Chemistry NITT Organic Chemistry Conference ‘21 | National | 16-18, December-2021 | Convener | Online |
1. Chemistry: Route to Future, Orientation program for UG & PG students, RSM-SNDP Yogam Arts and Science College, Koilandy, Kerala. 15th January 2023
2. Asymmetric Chemical Space Through Axial Chirality of Aromatic amides”, RSM-SNDP Yogam Arts and Science College, Koilandy. 15th January 2023
3. Stereochemistry & Chirality Its Importance in life”, Assumption College Changanassery, Kerala. 23rd September 2021
| Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member ) | Organization | Membership No. with date |
|---|---|---|
| Member | Societe de Chimique France | No. 26239 for 2013 |
| Member | Royal Society of Chemistry | No. 518068 for 2013 and 2014 |
| Member | American Chemical Society | No. 31715021 2018 Onwards |
| Life Member | Marie-Curie Alumni Association | From 2011 Onwards |
| Life Member | Chemical Research Society of India | From 2023 Onwards |
(A) Refereed Research Journals
From NITT
Post-Doc and PhD
| Author(s) | Title of Paper | Journal | Volume (No.) | Page numbers | Year | Impact Factor of the Journal (Optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roupnel L., Guillot R., Gori D.,Viswambharan B., Kouklovsky C., Alezra V. | Highly Stereoselective Aldol Reactions by Memory of Chirality: Synthesis of Quaternary β-Hydroxy α-Amino Acids | Helvetica Chimica Acta | 104(10), | e2100127 | 2021, | 2.164 |
| Mai,T.T., Viswambharan, B., Didier Gori, Guillot Régis, Naubron, J-V., Cyrille Kouklovsky, C., Alezra, V., | Frozen Chirality of Tertiary Aromatic Amides: Access to Enantioenriched Tertiary a-Amino acid or Amino-Alcohol without any Chiral Reagent | Chemistry. A European. Journal | 23 | 5787–5798 | 2017 | 5.02 |
| Viswambharan B, Gori D., Guillot R., Kouklovsky C., Alezra V., | Substrate Control in Enantioselective and Diastereoselective Aldol Reaction by Memory of Chirality: A Rapid Access to Enantiopure β-Hydroxy Quaternary α-Amino Acids | Organic Letters | 16 | 788-791 | 2014 | 6.005 |
| Mai Thi Thoa, Viswambharan B, Gori D., Kouklovsky C., Alezra V. | “Memory of Chirality of Tertiary Aromatic Amide: Application to the Asymmetric Synthesis of (S)‑α-MethylDOPA | Journal of Organic Chemistry | 77 | 8797-8801 | 2012 | 4.35 |
| Viswambharan, B.; Okimura, T., Suzuki, S., Okamoto, S | Synthesis and Catalytic Properties of 4-Aryl-2,3-dihydro-4Hpyrimido[2,3-b]benzothiazoles for Asymmetric Acyl or Carboxyl Group Transfer Reactions | Journal of Organic Chemistry | 76 | 6678-6685 | 2011 | 4.35 |
| Viswambharan, B.; Suchithra M.V.; Selvakumar, K.; Shanmugam P. | Pyridine core activation via 1, 5-electrocyclization of vinyl pyridinium ylides generated from bromo isomerized Morita-Baylis-Hillman adduct of isatin and pyridine: Synthesis of 3-spirodihydroindolizine oxindoles | Organic Letters | 12 | 2108-2111 | 2010 | 6.005 |
| Shanmugam P.; Viswambharan, B. | A short and efficient synthesis of 3-spirolactone oxindolones from allyl indium reagent of isomerised bromo derivatives of Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts of isatin and formaldehyde | Synlett | x | 2763-268 | 2008 | 2.39 |
| Shanmugam, P.; Viswambharan, B.; Suchithra M. V. | Synthesis of Novel Functionalized 3-spiropyrrolizidine- and 3-spiropyrrolidine oxindoles from Baylis-Hillman adducts of Isatin and Heteroaldehydes with Azomethine Ylides via [3+2]- cycloaddition | Organic Lettes | 9 | 4095-4098 | 2007 | 6.005 |
| Shanmugam, P.; Viswambharan, B.; Selvakumar, K.; and Suchithra, M. V. | Synthesis of multifunctional 3, 3¹-dispiro pyrrolidine- and 3, 3’-dispiro pyrrolizidine bisoxindoles from isomerised Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts of isatin with azomethine ylides via [3+2]-Cycloaddition | Tetrahedron Letters | 49 | 2611-2615 | 2007 | 2.415 |
| Shanmugam, P.; Viswambharan, B.; Vaithiyanathan, V. | Silica chloride catalysed one-pot isomerisation-chlorination, arylation and etherification of Baylis-Hillman adducts | Australian Journal of Chemistry | 60 | 850-856 | 2007 | 1.32 |
| Shanmugam P.; Suchithra M.V.; Selvakumar, K.; Vaithiyanathan, V. | A First One-Pot Synthesis, Isomerization and Synthetic Utility of Mono and Bis Morita-Baylis-Hillman Adducts of 1,1’-Ferrocenedialdehyde | Tetrahedron Letters | 50 | 2213-2218 | 2009 | 2.415 |
| Shanmugam, P.; Suchithra, M. V.; Viswambharan, B.; Vaithiyanathan. | Synthesis of highly functionalized linear pentacyclic compounds from Baylis-Hillman adduct of heteroaldehydes with azomethine ylides via [3+2] cycloaddition | Indian Journal of Chemistry | 47B | 1113-1116 | 2008 | 0.491 |
| Shanmugam, P.; Vaithiyanathan, V.; Viswambharan, B. Suchithra, M. V. | A facile and efficient synthesis of highly functionalised trisubstituted alkene derivatives of ferrocenealdehyde | Tetrahedron Letters | 48 | 9190- 9194 | 2007 | 2.415 |
| Shanmugam, P.; Rajasingh, P.; Vaithiyanathan, V. Viswambharan, B. | Synthesis of 3-heteroaryl substituted tetrahydrofuan by n-Bu3SnH mediated 5-exo-trig vinyl radical cyclization | Synthetic Communications | 37 | 2291-2299 | 2007 | 2.007 |
| Shanmugam, P.; Vaithiyanathan, V.; Viswambharan, B. | A facile and efficient synthesis of functionalized γ-butyrolactone from Baylis-Hillman adducts of isatin | Australian Journal of Chemistry | 60 | 296-301 | 2007 | 1.32 |
| Shanmugam, P.; Vaithiyanathan, V.; Viswambharan, B. | Activation of the NC-H bond of Baylis-Hillman adducts of N-methylisatin with CAN/ROH | Tetrahedron Letters | 47 | 6851-6855 | 2006 | 2.415 |
| Shanmugam, P.; Vaithiyanathan, V.; Viswambharan, B. | Synthesis of functionalized 3-spirocyclopropane-2-indolones from isomerised Baylis- Hillman adducts of isatin | Tetrahedron | 62 | 4342-4347 | 2006 | 2.457 |
Address for correspondance
Ojas, Room No 219, Department of Chemistry,
National Institute of Technology Trichy, NIT Campus P.O 620015,
Tamilnadu, India
