Dr.Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan

 

Educational Qualification

 

  • Ph.D. (Physics- Chemistry) - (2014) University of Madras, Chennai :  Research work was carried out at CSIR-CLRI, Chennai
  • M.Sc. (Physics) - (2005-2007) University of Madras, Chennai (First class, 66%)
  • B.Sc. (Physics) - (2001-2004) Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai (First class, 81%)

 

Awards and Credits

 

  • DST - INSPIRE Faculty award (2014)

  • DST & CICS Travel Grant to attend 25th European Colloid and Interface Society Conference at Berlin, Germany (2011)

  • Awarded CSIR – Senior Research Fellow for the year 2011-2014

  • The V. Rama Ayyangar Endowment Scholarship from University of Madras for ranking 1st in PG (2006)

  • Awarded National Merit Scholarship (2000 – 2004) (Issued by Government of India, through Directorate of Collegiate Education, Chennai)

 

Sponsored Projects

 

  • Principal Investigator : Dr. Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan

  • Funding Source : Department of Science and Technology

  • Title of the project : Role of Interfacial Rheology in Myosin-Actin  Interactions

  • Project Cost : 85 lakhs

  • Duration : 2014-2019

 

 

Courses Taught for M.Tech Energy Engineering

 

  • EN 627 - Instrumentation and Control in Energy Systems - Aug-Dec, 2014, 2015

  • EN 616 - Direct Energy Conversion - Jan-Apr, 2015

 

Research Interests

  • Biophysical Chemistry
  • Colloid and Interface Science
  • Soft Condensed Matter

 

 

Selected Publications

 

  • Role of viscogens on the macromolecular assemblies of Fibrinogen at liquid/air and solid/air interfaces, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*, Biointerphases, Vol.10, 2015, 021009. (Impact Factor: 3.377)
  • Does L to D-amino acid substitution trigger helix→sheet conformations in collagen like peptides adsorbed to surfaces? V. Punitha, J. R. Rao, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, Aruna Dhathathreyan, Materials Science and Engineering C,    Vol. 57, 2015, 249. (Impact Factor: 3.008)
  • Fibrils of phenylalanine adsorbed to Langmuir-Blodgett films: Role of Lipids, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*, Soft Materials, 2015 (In Press)
  • Propensities to ATP binding sites in Myosin II domains, Gargi Rastogi, N. Meenakshisundaram, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan*, Research Journal of Biotechnology, 2015 (Accepted)
  • Studies on the Langmuir-Blodgett films of Polythiophene containing mesogenic side chain C. Suryanarayanan, Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan,  C. Divakara, N. Somanathan, RSC Advances, Vol. 4, 2014, 38341. (Impact Factor: 3.708)
  • Anomalous conformational transitions in cytochrome C adsorbing to Langmuir-Blodgett films , Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, B.U.Nair, A.Dhathathreyan, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 273, 2013, 75 (Impact factor: 2.538)
  • Microviscosity-Induced Conformational Transition in β-Lactoglobulin in the Presence of an Ionic Liquid . Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, B. Sreedhar, B.U. Nair, and A. Dhathathreyan , Journal Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 117, 2013, 1234 (Impact factor: 3.377)
  • Reversible and Irreversible Conformational Transitions in Myoglobin: Role of Hydrated Amino Acid Ionic Liquid. Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, Gopal Sathyaraj, B.U. Nair, and A. Dhathathreyan, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 116, 2012, 4175 (Impact factor: 3.377)
  • Interfacial Viscoelasticity of Myoglobin at Air/Water and Air/Solution Interfaces: Role of Folding and Clustering. Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, Aruna Dhathathreyan, Jürgen Kragel, Reinhard Miller, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 116, 2012, 895 (Impact factor: 3.377)
  • Evaluation of hydropathy of amino acids from a comparison of their viscosities inside vesicles and on supported lipid bilayers . Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan, A. Dhathathreyan, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, Vol. 91, 2012, 63 (Impact factor: 4.287)

 

Books authored:

 

  • Kamatchi Sankaranarayanan "Interfacial Rheology of Biomacromolecular Assemblies: Relating Conformation and Organization at Nanoscale to Macroscopic Rheological Indicators" Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, January 2015, ISSN: 978-3-659-67175-3.

 

 

Participation in National/International Conferences

  • Gave a invited talk on "Interfacial Rheology of Biomacromolecular Assemblies" on behalf of Indian Society for Radiation Physics - Kalpakkam Chapter, at IGCAR, Kalpakkam (3 March, 2015)
  • Delivered a talk on "Biotemplated Nanomaterials" in the Workshop on 'Applications of Nanotechnology', Organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Trichy (31 October, 2014)
  • Chaired a session in "International Conference on Green Technology for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control", at NIT Trichy (27-29 September, 2014)
  • Presented poster titled “Controlling assembly of phenylalanine in Langmuir-Blodgett films and supported lipid bilayers” in Chennai Chemistry Conference, Chennai (8-10 February, 2013
  • Attended 14th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, Trivandrum, Kerala (3-5 February, 2012)
  • Presented poster titled “Stability and structure of myoglobin in amino acid ionic liquid phase: Role of viscosity in self assembly processes” in 25th European Colloid and Interface Society Conference, Berlin, Germany (4-9 September, 2011)
  • Presented poster titled “Hydropathy of peptides using shear viscosity of amino acids encapsulated in vesicles” in 13th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, NISER and KIIT University, Bhubaneswar (04- 06, February 2011)
  • Attended special course on “Analytical Methods” at the National Centre for Catalysis Research, IIT Madras. (7 – 29 July, 2010)

 


 

 

Contact

 

 

DST-INSPIRE Faculty, Department of Energy and Environment,

National Institute of Technology, Trichy

kamatchi.sankaran@gmail.com, kamatchi@nitt.edu

Google Scholar Id: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=rd3ZdwcAAAAJ&hl=en