Ph.D in Algal Technology, 2014
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India
Thesis title: Studies on carbon dioxide sequestration by microalgae using an efficient photobioreactor
Thesis supervisor: Dr.M.Premalatha
Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.
M.Tech Industrial Biotechnology, 2008
Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India
B.Tech Industrial Biotechnology, 2006
Anna University, Tamilnadu, India
Research Associate, 2012 - 2014
Project tile : Experimentation on biofixation of CO2 using an efficient Photo Bio Reactor & Simulation and development of scale up methods, in National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India
Sponsor : Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.
Senior Research Fellow, 2010 - 2011
Project tile : Experimental and simulation studies on CO2 sequestration using solar, chemical methods, in National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India
Sponsor : Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.
Junior Research Fellow, 2008 - 2010
Project tile : Experimental and simulation studies on CO2 sequestration using solar, chemical methods, in National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India
Sponsor : Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.
Obtained first class and distinction in B.Tech and M.Tech
Participated and presented in all the Annual Progress Review Meeting for the DST sponsored project under NPCS Committee.
Awarded cash prize of Rs. 2500/- for the presentation of "Carbon dioxide sequestration by Microalgae". Recorded by Department of Media Science, Anna University, Chennai.
(http://www.annauniv.edu/MediaScience/content/Co2_Sequestration/Final_OUTPUT/content/vid eo.swf )X
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
KK Vasumathi, M Premalatha, P Subramanian. Parameters influencing the design of photobioreactor for the growth of microalgae, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
Volume 16. 2012. pp. 5443-5450 (Impact factor: 6.018).
KK Vasumathi, M Premalatha, P Subramanian. Experimental Studies of the effect of harvesting interval on the yield of Scenedesmus arcuatus var capitatus, Ecological Engineering. Volume 56. 2013. pp. 13-16 (Impact factor: 3.108)
Ramakant Pandey, Akhilesh Sahu, Vasumathi K. K, Premalatha M. Studies on light intensity distribution inside an open pond photo-bioreactor. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. DOI 10.1007/s00449-015-1398-3 (Impact factor: 1.8)
RESEARCH PUBLICATION (NATIONAL)
Bioremediation of Sewage Water employing Reed bed Treatment. Periyar Journal of Research and Development. Volume 4. Issue 3. 2006. pp. 1-3 (ISSN.0972-7582)
RESEARCH PUBLICATION (INTERNATIONAL)
AK Sahu, KK Vasumathi, M Premalatha. Simulation of solar light intensity distribution in open pond photobioreactor. International journal of Current Science. Volume 1. 2011. Pp. 50-57. (ISSN.2250-1770).
M Premalatha, KK Vasumathi, K Sudhakar. CO2 Sequestration and Biofuel Production using Microalgae Technology. CO2 Sequestration Technologies for Clean Energy, Daya Publishing House, pp. 85-93. 2010.
KKVasumathi, M Premalatha,P Subramanian. Significance of harvesting on cultivation of microalgae. Marine Energy : Developments and Trends. CRC Press, Taylor and Fransis, pp. 71-79. 2015
K Sankaran, C Naveen, KK Vasumathi, M Premalatha. CDM potential through phycoremediation of industrial effluents. Marine Energy : Developments and Trends. CRC Press, Taylor and Fransis, pp.627-637. 2015
EM Nithiya, KK Vasumathi, M Premalatha. Enhancing economics of Spirulina platensis at large scale. Marine Energy : Developments and Trends. CRC Press, Taylor and Fransis, pp. 683 - 691. 2015
KK Vasumathi, M Premalatha, P Subramanian. Surface Renewal Photobioreactor (Application No: 1826/CHE/2014 Dated 05-04-2014) Filed
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
F Fenila, KKVasumathi, M Premalatha. Optimization of nutrients for the growth of microalgae scenedesmus sp by response surface methodology in International conference on
“ALGAL BIOREFINERY”. 10-12th January 2013. Organized by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
S Santhanam, MP Ambalavanan, KC Radhakrishnan, R Shanmugasundaram, KK Vasumathi, M Premalatha. CO2 sequestration from flue gas by biological method in International conference on “International Conference on Climate Change & CO2 Management, Mitigation, Separation & Utilization”. 2-3rd February 2012. Organized by Anna University Chennai.
NK Biyahut, G Saranya, KKVasumathi, M Premalatha. Experimental studies on growth rate of Scenedesmus sp. in International conference on “International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER 2011)”. 19-21st December 2011. Organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
KKVasumathi, M Argha, G Saranya, M Premalatha, P Subramanian. Experimental studies on the effect of seed concentration, depth and light intensity on the growth rate of Scenedesmus sp. in International conference on “Impact of Physical Sciences on Biology (ICIPB 2011)”. July 7-9, 2011. Organized by Queen Mary’s College, Chennai.
KKVasumathi, K Sudhakar, M Premalatha. Photobioreactor for Algae growth through CO2 mitigation in International conference on “Algal Biomass Resources and Utilization (ICABRU 09)”. 27-30th July 2009. Organized by Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology, Chennai.
M Premalatha, K Sudhakar, KKVasumathi. Green gas Mitigation with a sustainable microalgal technology in International Conference on “Green management in a warming world: Challenges & Opportunities” (Earth 09). 20th-21st March 2009. Organized by SCMS Cochin.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
S Shanmugapriya KKVasumathi, SVamsikrishna, M Premalatha. Studies on Photo degradation of Phenol by using solar light in National Conference on “Energy Security for Rural Development” (ESRD 2009). 26th March 2009. Organized by Gandhigram Rural University, Dindigul.
M Premalatha, K Sudhakar, KKVasumathi. Green house gas mitigation & Renewable energy production using micro algae technology in National Conference on “Energy Security for Rural
Development” (ESRD 2009). 26th March 2009. Organized by Gandhigram Rural University, Dindigul.
M Premalatha, K Sudhakar, KKVasumathi. Development of microalgae technology for CO2 sequestration from power plant flue gas in National Conference on “Recent Developments in
Cultured Algae”. 4th-5th April 2009. Organized by Andhra University.
M Premalatha, KK Vasumathi, K Sudhakar. Technical Feasibility of large scale biological CO2
Sequestration in National Conference on “Recent Developments in Cultured Algae”. 4th-5th April 2009. Organized by Andhra University.
M Premalatha, K Sudhakar, KKVasumathi. Will Algae meet the future energy demand in
National Conference on “Recent Developments in Cultured Algae”. 4th-5th April 2009. Organized by Andhra University.
Participated Faulty development programme on “Chemical System modeling & Simulation” from 13th-17th July 2009 Organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Participated Short term Course on “Electron Microscopy (EM-2008)”. Sponsored by TEQIP.
6th-8th September, 2008. Organized at National institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Participated Short term Course on “Chromatographic Techniques”. 5th-6th December, 2012. Organized at National institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Participated Two days" Training on Basics, Installation, set up, Operation, General Maintenance of Gas Chromatography (Bruker 450 GC)". 23rd-24th March. Lab India Instruments Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.
WORKSHOP (PRESENTED)
Presented poster presentation on Effect of temperature on growth of Scenedesmus sp & Modeling by RSM technique. International workshop on “Use of Solar Energy for CO2 Capture, Algae Technology And Hydrogen Production, And Subsequent Use Of Algae
Biomass For Commercial Purposes” to be held at Kolkata, India, October 17 - 18 2011.
Presented paper on Preliminary study into the feasibility of CO2 sequestration using Algae: Challenges & future prospects. National Workshop on “Emerging horizons in Biofuel Research & Applications (NWEHBRA 2009)” Organized by Department of Botany, Raja Balwant Singh
College, Agra, 25-27th July 2009.
Participated five day workshop on "Problem Solving Skills in Bioprocess Engineering" on 16-20th June 2014, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Participated two day workshop on "Technical Paper Presentation using LATEX software" on 5-6th July, 2012, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Participated in Two week "ISTE Workshop on Introduction to Research Methodologies" on conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on 25th June - 4th July 2012.
Participated in National Workshop on “Research Publication: Applied Multivariate Statistics Analysis using SPSS and AMOS" organized by iSee on 3rd- 5th June 2011.
Participated in workshop on “Fluent software” conducted by Mr. Vikram Dadhich of ANSYS during ALCHEMY 2011. National Level technical Symposium of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology
Participated in “Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Spectroscopy “. 3rd-4th December 2010. Organized by Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Participated in Workshop on “Freshwater Algae, Collection, Culture and Cultivation”. 10-15th
May 2010. Organized by Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology, Chennai
Participated in State level workshop on “Microbial Technology”. 7th-8th November 2009. Organized by Acme Progen Biotech (India) Pvt. Ltd., Salem.
ORGANIZED/ATTENED
Participated in "One day seminar on Energy and Environment". 5th June 2014. Organized by Centre for Energy and Environmental Science And Technology (CEESAT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Organized "Two day workshop on Spectroscopic Analysis of Solid and Liquid Samples". 2013. Organized by Centre for Energy and Environmental Science And Technology (CEESAT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Organized "Two day workshop on Thermal and Elemental Analysis of Solid samples". 2013. Organized by Centre for Energy and Environmental Science And Technology (CEESAT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Organized "One day workshop on Necessity of Calibration in Industries". 2013. Organized by Centre for Energy and Environmental Science And Technology (CEESAT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Participated in "One day seminar on Energy and Environment". 5th June 2013. Organized by Centre for Energy and Environmental Science And Technology (CEESAT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Participated in "One day seminar on Energy and Environment". 5th June 2012. Organized by Centre for Energy and Environmental Science And Technology (CEESAT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Participated in "One day seminar on Energy and Environment". 5th June 2010. Organized by Centre for Energy and Environmental Science And Technology (CEESAT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Participated in "Energy Day 09". 24th April 2009. Organized by Centre for Energy and Environmental Science And Technology (CEESAT), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Algal Sequestration
Isolation and culturing techniques of microalgae. Cultivation of algae in large scale. Biomass determination. Analytical techniques of biomass characterization. Biodiesel, chlorophyll extraction and determination.
Tissue culture
Plant tissue culture, Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation.
UV-Spectrophotometer, electrophoretic units, high magnification microscopes (Zeiss® Axioscope), AAS, GC, Bomb calorimeter, Thermo gravimetric analyzer, Differential scanning calorimeter, CHNSO analyzer, TOC analyzer and other routine instruments in the biotechnology labs.
Phycological Society of America
International Society of Applied Phycology
