Dr. R. Karvembu

kar@nitt.edu

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D. Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (2002)
  • M.Phil. Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (1997)
  • M.Sc. Chemistry, St. Joseph's College, Trichy (1996)
  • B.Sc. Chemistry, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy (1994)

Teaching Experience at NIT Trichy

  • 2026 – till date Professor (HAG)
  • 2018 – 2026 Professor
  • 2010 – 2018 Associate Professor
  • 2007 – 2010 Assistant Professor
  • 2006 – 2007 Lecturer

Administrative Responsibilities at NIT Trichy

  • 2022 – 2025 Dean (Students Welfare)
  • 2019 – 2022 Professor in-charge (First Year)
  • 2017 – 2020 Chairman, UG Admission Committee
  • 2015 – 2018 Associate Dean (Academic & Students Welfare)
  • 2015 – 2018 Chairman, M.S./Ph.D. Admission Committee
  • 2012 – 2015 Head of Chemistry Department

Research Interests

  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Bioinorganic Chemistry

Awards/Honors

  • Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Fellow, Academy of Sciences, Chennai
  • UK-India Staff Exchange Fellowship (UKIERI)
  • Top cited author for 2023, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Wiley
  • Top cited author for 2012-2013, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Elsevier
  • Top cited papers for 2011 and 2012, Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier
  • Editorial Board Member in Inorganica Chimica Acta (Elsevier), 2019-till date
  • Sophia Lecturing-Research Grant

Foreign Assignments

  • Visiting Professor, Sophia University, Japan, May 2013 - August 2013 (STEC Fellowship)
  • Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow, UK, May 2012 - June 2012 (UKIERI Indo-UK Staff Exchange Fellowship)
  • Visiting professor, Sophia University, Japan, May 2009 - August 2009 (STEC Fellowship)
  • Visiting Researcher, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, June 2007 - July 2007 (TEQIP Fellowship)
  • Post-Doctoral Scientist, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea, Nov 2002 - Nov 2003
  • Visited University of Rennes, France and University of Glasgow, UK for presenting papers in International conferences in July 2008 and August 2011 respectively

Recent Publications

  1. Synthesis of sulfanyl derivatives of 1,2,4-triazoles via an acid catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of isothiosemicarbazones: Structural characterization, E/Z isomerism, mechanistic insights and in vitro cytotoxicity
    K. Snisha, M. C. Karthikeyan, N. Bhuvanesh, A. J. V. Arockiam and R. Karvembu
    RSC Adv. 16, 13433-13446 (2026)

  2. Carbon-supported cobalt-nickel phosphide as a high-performance electrocatalyst for the efficient overall water splitting
    M. B. Gumpu and R. Karvembu
    ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 8, 13264-13277 (2025)

  3. Ru(II)-arene complexes of pyrazole-based acylthiourea for anticancer application against ovarian cancer cell lines: Effect of arene, halido, and acylthiourea ligands
    J. Jayadharini, S. Swaminathan, M.S.M. Kasim, N. Bhuvanesh and R. Karvembu
    Organometallics 44, 1545-1557 (2025)

  4. ortho-Nb2O5 as a recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of 2-substituted benzimidazoles and quinazolinones in an aqueous medium via oxidative dehydrogenative coupling
    R. J. Deepak, T. Pavin and R. Karvembu
    Dalton Trans. 54, 10318-10326 (2025)

  5. Ru(II)-p-cymene complexes of furoylthiourea ligands for anticancer applications against breast cancer cells
    D. P. Dorairaj, J. Haribabu, M. Dharmasivam, R. E. Malekshah, M. K. M. Subarkhan, C. Echeverria and R. Karvembu
    Inorg. Chem. 62, 11761-11774 (2023)

  6. Hinged bipodal furoylthiourea-based Ru(II)-arene complexes: Effect of (ortho, meta, or para)-substitution on coordination and anticancer activity
    S. Swaminathan, J. Haribabu, M. Dharmasivam, N. Maroli, J. P. Jayadharini, N. Balakrishnan, N. Bhuvanesh, C. Echeverria and R. Karvembu 
    Inorg. Chem. 62, 3679-3691 (2023)

Contact Address

Dr. R. Karvembu
Professor (HAG)
Department of Chemistry
National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli - 620 015
India

Phone:+91-431-2503636
Mobile:+91-9442268653 
E-mail: kar@nitt.edu

For more details: www.karvembur.com