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Dr. R.SHYAM KUMAR

Department of Biotechnology

Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology.

K.Vellakulam, Near Virudhunagar

Madurai Dist, TN, India – 626123.

Mobile No : 91-9842644610

Email: [email protected] [email protected]

SUMMARY

Experience in Microbiology. (Culturing microorganisms and Disease Diagnosis)

Experience in fermentation Technology.

Hands on experience in Molecular Biology. (Electrophorosis & Gel documentation)

Experience in guiding project work to UG/PG level. (Microbiology & Biotechnology)

Hands on experience in operating chromatographic, spectroscopic instruments, ELISA,

Immunotech.

Experience in operating Fermenter,

EDUCATION

Degree Regular/

Part time University College Class

Year of

Passing Specialization

B.Sc Regular

Manonmaniam

Sundaranar

University,

Tirunelveli

Sri KGS Arts

College,

Srivaikuntam 71% 1993 Zoology

M.Sc Regular

Madurai

Kamaraj

University,

Madurai

VHNSN

College,

Virudhunagar 68.6% 1996 Microbiology

Ph.D Part Time

Bharathidasan

University,

Tiruchirapalli

Comended 2007 Microbiology

DMLT Regular

Sri Renga

Institute of

Medical lab

Technology,

Thuraiur

2002 Medical Lab

Technology

M. Tech,

(By

Research)

Part Time

Anna

University,

Chennai

2014

Science and

Humanity

(Biotechnology)

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Ph D., – Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Trichirapalli. July – 2007. Title :

“DIVERSITY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CYANOBIONTS IN THE

LICHENS OF YERKAUD AND KOLLIHILLS,TAMIL NADU, INDIA”

Project in M.Sc: Production and assay of Streptomycin by using Streptomyces sp.

Production and assay of Amylase enzyme by using Aspergillus niger.

M. Tech thesis: Optimization of medium components and process parameters for the

production of L- Glutamic acid using Micrococcus glutamicum and Pseudomonas

reptilivora through central composite design.

AWARDS

Young Scientist Fellowship Award - From Tamil Nadu State Council For Science &

Technology, Chennai, - 2007 – 2008

WORKING EXPERIENCE

S.

No

Name of The Organization

Designation Period

Year of

Service

From To Years Months

Industrial Experience

01 Suguna Poultry Farms (P) Ltd Microbiologist 1 July

1996

30 June

1998 2 0

Teaching Experience (Science /Engineering)

02 Thanthai Hans Roever College

Perambalur Lecturer

10 July

1998

6 June

2003 4 11

03

PSR Engineering College,

Sevalpatti

Sivakasi

Assistant

Professor

11 June

2003

14 June

2007 4 0

04

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and Technology,

Virudhunagar

Assistant

Professor

25 June

2007

30 June

2010 3 0

05

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and Technology,

Virudhunagar

Professor

2

September

2013

Till Date 5 1

Experience in Abroad

06 King Saud University, Riyadh,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Assistant

Professor

30 June

2010

24 August

2013 3 2

Total Experience 22 02

COMPUTER SKILLS

Application Packages : MS OFFICE

Operating Systems : Microsoft Windows 98/XP

PATENTS

Ronaldo Anuf. A, Ganesh Moorthy. I, Shyam Kumar.R, Jency Bavithra. J, Effective biological

delignification of noxious lignocellulosic substrate Prosopis juliflora for bioethanol production

with newly isolated Paecilomyces sp. GARJ : TEMP/E-1/14799/2017- CHE (Provisionally

Registered) Indian Patent Office, 24-04-2017

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (National)

1. National seminar and XII Southern conference on Microbial inoculants. Cellulose

biodegradation potential of Trichoderma viridae.(2002)

Sivakumar .N, Shyam Kumar. R., Ramesh babu. P.

2. National seminar on current trends in Biological Sciences Avinasilingam Deemed

University, Coimbatore (2002). Screening and antibiogram study of Proteus mirabilis

from UTI patients.

Sivakumar .N, Shyam Kumar. R., Jayaraju. P.

3. National symposium on Marine algal Research in India – Prospects & Retrospect’s at

NFMC, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. “Taxonomic studies on cyanobacteria from

salt pans of point calimer, Tamilnadu. (2004)

Shyam Kumar. R., Manikandan.K, Nagasathya.A, Thajuddin. N.

4. National symposium on Micro algal Biotechnology in Bharathidasan University, Trichy.

‘Diversity of Lichens (Cyanolichens) of Kolli Hills, Tamilnadu, India. (2004)

Shyam Kumar. R., and Thajuddin. N

5. National symposium on Algae, Man and Biosphere in AVVM Sri Pushpam College

(Autonomous) Poondi, Thanjavur. “Biodiversity of epiphytic cyanobacteria on lichen

from kollihills and Yerkaud, Tamil Nadu. (2006)

Shyam kumar. R., and Thajuddin. N.

6. National conference on Advances in Drug design, Discovery and Development at Anna

University, Trichi, BIT campus “An in vitro study on evaluation of Antiurolithic property

of Banana stem extracts. (July 2014)

Divya.M, Sabari Priya.G, I.Ganesh Moorthy and Shyam Kumar. R

7. National Conference on Biological Sciences;The Amalgamation and Advancement of

Multi Disciplinary Life Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, V.V. Vanniaperumal

College for Women, Virudhuagar, Evaluation of antiurolithic property of Raphanus

sativus extracts – An In- vitro Approach, December 18-19, 2014. (Best Presentation

Award) Sentamil Selvan.M, Jayaprakash.A.J, Arunkumar.N, Divya.M, Ganesh Moorthy. I, and

Shyam Kumar. R

8. National Conference on Biological Sciences; The Amalgamation and Advancement of

Multi Disciplinary Life Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, V.V. Vanniaperumal

College for Women, Virudhuagar, Green Synthesis Of Silver Nanoparticles From Celosia

cristata Plant Leaves Extract, December 18-19, 2014. (Best Presentation Award)

Sri Shaila Purna. K, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Shyam Kumar.R, Shajahan.S, Saravana Kumar.

S.S, Narendhar. C.

9. National conference on functional and safety challenges of food, SRM University,

Chennai. SPICA-Spirulina candies, 26th – 27th Mar 2015. (Best Presentation Award)

Jayaprakash.A.J, Saravanan.G, Arun Kumar., Shyam Kumar. R and Ronaldo Anuf.A

10. DBT Sponsored National Conference on Research Strategies, Technologies And

Upcoming Challenges In Food Science And Biotechnology For Healthier Life (RTCFSB

– 2015), Kongu Engineering College, Erode, 25, September 2015. Ultrasound Assisted

Extraction of Pectin From Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) Rind: A Statistical

Approach

Anitha. S.L, Ilakya.S, Pooja Sabarima. K, Shyam Kumar. R, Ganesh Moorthy. I



– 2015), Kongu Engineering College, Erode, 25, September 2015. Eco-Friendly

Biological Pretreatment Of Exotic Weed Prosopis Juliflora As Lignocellulosic Feedstock

For The Production Of Bioethanol,

Ronaldo Anuf.A, Jency Bavithra. J, Shyam Kumar. R, I. Ganesh Moorthy.



– 2015), Kongu Engineering College, Erode, 25, September 2015. Extraction And

Evaluation Of Yellow Pigment From Lichen Associated Bacillus sp.

Aswani.MT, Aswani.T, Sharon Joenita.T, Karthikumar.S, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh

Moorthy. I, Shyam Kumar. R



– 2015), Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Digital Image processing based

characterization of fresh and used edible oil. 25, September 2015,

Mira Chares.S, Nabishabegam.S, Manjula.C, Monisha.S, Sinduja.M,

Sundaram.M , Shyam Kumar.R and S. Karthikumar

14. Ultrasound assisted pretreatment strategies of lignocellulosic biomassfor production of

bioethanol National Seminar Cum Conference on "Applications of Green Technologies

for Separations of Bio products" organized by Department of Biotechnology, Sree Sastha

Institute of Engineering and Technology, 2 & 3 September, 2015.

Ronaldo Anuf.A, GayathriDevi.R, ShyamKumar.R and Ganesh Moorthy.I

15. National Conference on Cryptogam Research in India: Progress and Prospects, National

Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Antioxidant Activity of Lichen Parmotrema

austrosinense and its Antimicrobial Effect on Selected Plant Pathogens 28&29

September, 2015.

Shyam Kumar Rajaram, Ganesh Moorthy Innasimuthu, Ronaldo Anuf Alexander,

Ponmurugan Karuppiah and Sanjeeva Nayaka.

16. First National Seminar on Recent Advancements in the field of Bioenergy and

Bioproducts (RABB-15) Sponsored by DBT at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology,

Sathyamangalam, “Antioxidant Activity Of Lichen Parmotrema Chinense (Osbeck) Hale

& Ahti From Santhanpara, Kerala” 21-22, December 2015.

Sharon Joenita.T, Jency Bavithra.J, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Ponmurugan.K,

Sanjeeva Nayaka and Shyam Kumar.R

17. First National Seminar on Recent Advancements in the field of Bioenergy and

Bioproducts (RABB-15) Sponsored by DBT at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology,

Sathyamangalam,“Effective biological delignification of noxious lignocellulosic

substrateProsopis juliflora for bioethanol production with a newly isolated Paecilomyces

species GARJ” 21-22, December 2015.

Jency Bavithra.J, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Shyam Kumar.R, Ganesh Moorthy.I

18. National Conference on "Recent Advances in Science and Engineering Research

(HAPTEN2016) at which is going to held in Arunai Engineering College,

Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India “Optimization of Decoloration Parameters For Non

Edible Cashew Oil By Response Surface Methodology” 18&19 March 2016.

C.Manjula, S.Mira Chares, S.Nabisha Begam, S.Karthikumar, I. Ganesh Moorthy,

Anant Achary and R.Shyam Kumar.

19. DBT, Sponsored National Level Conference On “Contemporary Trends In Bioenergy

And Green Technology: Challenges And Opportunities” [ORA-2016] at Kamaraj College

of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, “ Microbial Production Of Pigments And

Its Application In Textile Dying Industries”(25-26thFeb,2016) DOI:10.20238/IJARBEST.2016.S08020092 A. Seenivasan, R. Shyam Kumar, I. Ganesh Moorthy.

20. National Conference on “Recent Advancements in Food Processing Technology”

(NCRAFT’ 16) Department of Biotechnology Pavendar Bharathidasan College of

Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirapalli“ Effect of acid Pretreatment for Bioethanol

Production from Prosopis juliflora – 1, April, 2016.

Ronaldo Anuf.A, Priyanka.R, Vinitha.P, Varshini.C, Shyam Kumar.R, and

Ganesh Moorthy.I

21. National Conference on “Recent Advancements in Food Processing

Technology”(NCRAFT’ 16) Department of Biotechnology Pavendar Bharathidasan

College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirapalli “In-vitro Evaluation of

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Membrane Stabilization as a Mechanism of the Anti-inflammatory Activity of Lichen

Parmotrema hababianum (Gyeln.) Hale – 1, April, 2016.

Sharon Joenita. T, Hema Nanthini.R.K, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh Moorthy.I,

Manivannan.G, Shyam Kumar.R



College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirapalli “HRBC Membrane Stabilization

Activity of Lichen Parmotrema chinense (Osbeck) Hale & Ahti.” – 1, April, 2016.

Sharon Joenita. T, Jeya Cressida.J, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Manivannan.G,

Shyam Kumar.R



College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirapalli “Maldi-Time of Flight Mass

Spectrometry Based Identification of Cultured Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria Isolated

From Rhizosphere Soil” – 1, April, 2016.

Sujani Sathiyakeerthana. S, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Shyam Kumar.R,

Rajarathinam.K, Manivannan.G.

24. National Conference on “Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering”

(RAME’16) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kamaraj College of Engineering

and Technology, Virudhunagar “TiO2 Nanomaterial Synthesis Using Lichen

Parmotrema austrosinense: An Eco-Biological Approach” 7, April, 2016.

Sharon Joenita.T, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Shyam Kumar.R,

Narayanasamy.I

25. National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Food Processing and Quality Assurance;

Foodmics’16 Sponsored by DBT, New Delhi S.R.M.University, Chennai “Decoloration

of Cashew Nut Oil Using Natural Adsorbent – A Value Added Process, 12 –13, April

2016.

Athithya.S, Saranya.P, Vidya Sankari. S, Shyam Kumar. R, Ganesh Moorthy. I, Anant

Achary, Karthikumar.S.

24. National Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (RAME’17)

Characterization of Non Cellulosic Fibre from Pramotrema sp. and its Possibilities in

Using it as Biobuttress. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kamaraj College of

Engineering and Technology,Virudhunagar. 30 March 2017.

Sundaramahalingam.MA, Vanaja.S, Shivamathi. CS, Sivashankari.P, Ronaldo Anuf.A,

Ganesh Moorthy.I, Narayanasamy.P, and Shyam Kumar.R

25. National Conference on Microbial Biotechnology For Sustainable Agriculture And Food

Safety “Diversity of Endo-microbiome community in Dirinaria aegialita (Afzel. ex

Ach.) B.J.Moore (Nmsfs – 2017) Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology,

Karpagam University,Coimbatore, 27 & 28, July 2017.

Sridevi N, Suhashini G, Lakshmipriya B, Aswani T, Aswani MT, Ronaldo Anuf A,

Ganesh Moorthy I, Ponmurugan K, Shyam Kumar R

26. National Conference on Innovations in Biotechnology (NCIB2017) “Optimization of

extraction parameters of polysaccharides from Lichen Parmotrema indicum (Hale)” at

Department of Molecular Microbiology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 14 & 15

December 2017.

Vanaja.S, Sundaramahalingam.M.A, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Sivakumar.N

and Shyam Kumar.R

27. National Conference on Innovations in Biotechnology (NCIB2017) “Statistical

Optimization of Process Parameters for Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation

of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioethanol Production”, at Department of Molecular

Microbiology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 14 & 15 December 2017.

A.Ronaldo Anuf, A.K.Kavin Kumar, M.Siby, J.Vinitha, R.Shyam Kumar and I.Ganesh

Moorthy

28. National Conference on Innovations in Biotechnology (NCIB2017) “Characterization of

Musa spp. Blossom Petal Waste: A potential Source of Natural Fibers” at Department of

Molecular Microbiology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 14 & 15 December

2017. ( Best Poster award)

K. Nivetha,A.P.Rudhraadevi, M.Deepshiya, A. Ronaldo Anuf, I. Ganesh Moorthy,

P.Narayanasamy, and R. Shyam Kumar

29. NBA, SBI National Conference on “Current Development and Next Generation

Lichenology “ In silico and in vitro Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from

Parmotrema hababianum for Potent Anticancer Activity, CSIR- National Botanical

Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttarpradesh, 27 & 28 January, 2018.

Ram Kumar A, Sridevi Natesan, Mathews Lurth Raj, Ronaldo Anuf A., Ganesh Moorthy

I. and Shyam Kumar Rajaram

30. NBA, SBI National Conference on “Current Development and Next Generation

Lichenology “Diversity and Distribution of Lichens in Coastal Regions of Karaikal,

Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur Districts of Tamil Nadu, India” CSIR- National Botanical

Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttarpradesh, 27 & 28 January, 2018.

D. Mathews Lurth Raj, M. Zubaitha Maryam, I. Ganesh Moorthy, D. Dhanasekaran, R.

Shyam Kumar and N. Thajuddin

31. National conference on Challenges and Advances in Microbiology (CAG18) “ CRISPR-

Cas9 system : A novel approach to fight against antibiotic resistance Department of

Microbiology”, at Annamalai University, Chidambaram 1 & 2 February, 2018.

Maheshwari, Vinnarasi, Ronaldo Anuf.A and Shyam Kumar.R

32. National conference on Green Energy Production and its Science and Engineering

“Purification and Characterization of Polysaccharides Extracted from Lichen

Parmotrema indicum Hale” Department of Biotechnology, Udhaya School of

Engineering, 22 May 2018

Vanaja.S,Suhashini.G,Ganesh Moorthy. I,Ronaldo Anuf.A, Venkatesh Babu.S, Shyam

Kumar.R


“Isolation of Bacteria from Lichen Dirinaria sp., and Preliminary characterization of

Exopolysaccharides” Department of Biotechnology, Udhaya School of Engineering, 22

May 2018.

Gomathy. K, Maheswari.G,Thabitha Zelin Rachel.V, Venkatesh Babu.S,Ganesh

Moorthy. I, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Shyam Kumar.R


“Statistical optimization of Microwave assisted extraction of polyphenols from fruit peels

Pithecellobium dulce Benth” Department of Biotechnology, Udhaya School of

Engineering, 22 May 2018.

K.Aravind, M.Mathiyalagan, M. Selvakumar J. Prakash Maran, R. Shyam Kumar,

I.Ganesh Moorthy and A.Ronaldo Anuf

35. National conference on New Frontiers in Biotechnology “Antioxidant and anti-Inflammatory

properties of Extracellular Polysaccharides From Endolichenic Bacteria” Department of

Biotechnology, Kalasalingam Acadamy of Research and Education, Krishnan Koil, 20

September 2018.

Nivedha.K, Rudraadevi.A, Deepshiya.M, Thabitha Zelin Rachel.V, Gomathi. K,

Maheshwari.G, Ponmurugan. K, Ganesh Moorthy. I, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Shyam Kumar.R

36. National level seminar on Miracle Microbes “Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles with

biomass of Streptomycetes and its antimicrobial activity” Dept. of Microbiology,

VHNSN College, Virudhunagar, 25 September 2018.

Nivedha.K, Rudraadevi.A, Deepshiya.M, Karthikumar.S, Shyam Kumar.R

37. National level seminar on Miracle Microbes “Endolichenic Bacteria Growth on

Hydrocarbon: A Preliminary Bioremediation approach for degradation of hydrocarbons”

Dept. of Microbiology, VHNSN College, Virudhunagar, 25 September 2018.

Vinnarasi.A, Abinaya. S, Karthika.S, Thabitha Zelin Rachel.V, Gomathi. K,

Maheshwari.G, Ponmurugan. K, Shyam Kumar.R

38. National Conference -BIOCONCORRENZA-19 “Enhancement of Inherent

Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Consortium For The Benefit Of Agriculture” Centre for Plant

Molecular biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore,

2 March 2019.

Nivetha.K, Rudhraadevi.A.P, Deepshiya.M, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Shyam Kumar.R

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (International)

1. First Indo – Germen Frontier Symposium for Engineers at IIT Madras, Chennai,

“Antibacterial activity of lichens and Effect of Heavy metals on growth of symbiotic

cyanobacteria isolated from cyanolichens.” (2009).

Shyam Kumar. R and Thajuddin. N

2. CHEMCON-2011 – International chemical conference at M S Ramaiah Institute of

Technology (MSRIT) Bangaluru, India ‘Optimization of Medium Components and

Process Parameters for the Production of L-Glutamic Acid Using Micrococcus

Glutamicus NCIM 2168 Through Response Surface Methodology (2011)

Shyam Kumar. R, Ganesh Moorthy. I & Baskar. R

3. SIM Annual Meeting and Exhibition Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. July,

24, Sheraton New Orleans, LA. “Alkaline protease production by novel Bacillus species.

(2011)

Naif Abdullah Al-Harbi and Shyam Kumar.R,

4. International conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB-14) at

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi “Improvement of concrete durability By Bacterial

Carbonate Precipitation”November 6-9, 2014.

Shyam Kumar. R, Harikrishnan. H, Ronaldo Anuf. A, Ganesh Moorthy. I

5. International Conference on Advances in Bio Technology, Civil & Mechanical Science -

ICABCMS’15, Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal. Endolichenic Bacteria in

Dirinaria Aegialita: Diversity in Distinctive Symbionts, 13 & 14, March, 2015.

M.T Aswani, T.Aswani, R.Shyam Kumar.

6. International conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, National Institute for

Intersisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, BRSI, Synergistic effect

of ethanolic Extract of Plumbago rosea: Antioxidant activity and Antiproliferative effects

on L929 cell lines, November 22-25, 2015.

Ronaldo Anuf Alexander, Ramaraj K, Rajesh Ramachandran, Shyam Kumar R, Ganesh

Moorthy.I.


Intersisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, BRSI, Endolichenic

Actinomycetes isolated from Dirinaria aegialita (Afzel.ex Ach) B.J.Moore and screening

antimicrobial components, November 22-25, 2015. (Best Poster Award)

Aswani. T, Aswani. MT, Ponmurugan. K, Shyam Kumar R.


Intersisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, BRSI, Isolation and

Characterization of Yellow Pigment from Endolichenic Bacillus spp., November 22-25,

2015.

Aswani. MT, Aswani.T, Ponmurugan. K, Karthikumar. S, Shyam Kumar R.


Intersisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, BRSI,Biosynthesis of

TiO2 nanoparticles using Parmotrema austrosinense and its Antimicrobial effect on Plant

Pathogens , November 22-25, 2015.

Shahila. S, Bavithra, M, Ramya Sri. T, Ronaldo Anuf. A, Ganesh Moorthy. I,

Ponmurugan. K, Shyam Kumar R.

10. International conference on Converging Biotechnological Innovations for Food and

Environment Welfare ICCBI-2015. Sponsored by DBT at Karunya University,

Coimbatore. “Islolation of Endolichenic Bioactive Streptomyces spp. From Dirinaria

aegialita. 2-4, December 2015.

Aswani.T, Aswani.M.T, Ponmurugan.K, Ganesh Moorthy.I,Shyam Kumar.R

11. International conference on Converging Biotechnological Innovations for Food and

Environment Welfare ICCBI-2015. Sponsored by DBT at Karunya University,

Coimbatore. “Image Processing Based Quality analysis of Repeatedly used Palm oil. 2-4,

December 2015.

Abinaya. A, Jenifer Thangathai. A, Aruna Devi.P, Sundaram. M, Shyam Kumar.R,

Karthikumar. S

12. International conference on Biodiversity and Bioactive Natural Products for Human

welfare- BioNat2016. Sponsored by ICMR and DBT at Government Arts College, Karur.

“Distribution of Lichens in Santhanpara, Kerala”. 10-12, February, 2016.

Sharon Joenita.T, Ronaldo Anuf. A, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Ponmurugan. K, Sanjeeva

Nayaka and Shyam Kumar.R

13. International conference on Biodiversity and Bioactive Natural Products for Human

welfare- BioNat2016. Sponsored by ICMR and DBT at Government Arts College, Karur.

“Rapid Identification of Streptomyces Isolates By Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption

Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-Tof MS)”. 10-12, February,

2016. (Best Oral Presentation Award)

Jency Bavithra. J, Aswani.T, Aswani.MT, Ronaldo Anuf. A, Ganesh Moorthy.I,

Ponmurugan. K and Shyam Kumar.R.

14. International conference on Recent Trends in Biosciences (ICRTB 2016), Sponsored by

DBT, at Alagappa University, Karaikudi. Bioremediation of heavy metals in e-waste

using endo-lichenic Penecillium sp.: A study on mechanism, biochemical change and

kinetic properties of the process 07th – 09th April, 2016,

Sruthi. S, Sowmiya Valli.M, Lakshmi.R, Ponkarthikeyan.P, Ganesh Moorthy.I, and

Shyam Kumar .R

15. International conference on advances in Biotechnology, Civil & Mechanical Science,

Department of Department of Biotechnology, Civil & Mechanical Engineering Selvam

College of Technology, Namakkal. “Physicochemical characterization of pectin extracted

from jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) Rind” 17 & 18, March, 2016.

Anitha, SL, Ilakya, S, Pooja Sabarima, S, Shyam Kumar, R. and Ganesh Moorthy, I



College of Technology, Namakkal. “Effect of alkaline pretreatment for bioethanol

production from Acacia nilotica” 17 & 18, March, 2016.

Kameshwari, B, Gayathri Devi, R, Abarna Priya, MS, Ganesh Moorthy, I,

Shyam Kumar, R. and Ronaldo Anuf, A.



College of Technology, Namakkal. “Effect of alkali pretreatment on cellulose recovery

from Prosopsis juliflora 17 & 18, March, 2016.

Ronaldo Anuf, A, Gayathri Devi, R, Kameshwari, B, AbarnaPriya, MS,

Shyam Kumar, R. and Ganesh Moorthy, I.



College of Technology, Namakkal. “Delignification of lignocellulosic biomass using

microwave assisted pretreatment strategies for the production of bioethanol” 17 & 18,

March, 2016.

Ronaldo Anuf, A, Abarna Priya, MS, Kameshwari, B, Gayathri Devi, R, Shyam Kumar,

R. and Ganesh Moorthy, I.



College of Technology, Namakkal. “Isolation of endolichenic bioactive fungal species

from Leptogium javanicum” 17 & 18, March, 2016.

Arunkumar, N, Jayaprakash, A, Saravanan, G, Ronaldo Anuf, A, Ponmurugan, K,

Ganesh Moorthy, I. and Shyam Kumar, R.



College of Technology, Namakkal. “Production and characterization of pigment from

lichen associated Penicillium spp” 17 & 18, March, 2016.

Arunkumar, N, Jayaprakash, A, Saravanan, G, Ronaldo Anuf, A, Ganesh Moorthy, I,

Karthi kumar, S, Ponmurugan, K. and Shyam Kumar, R.



College of Technology, Namakkal. “Analysis of phenolics and free radical scavenging

potential of lichen parmotrema hababianum (gyeln.) Hale from Santhanpara, Kerala” 17

& 18, March, 2016.

Sharon Joenita.T, Arunkumar. N, Ronaldo Anuf, A, Ganesh Moorthy, I, Karthi kumar,

S, Ponmurugan, K. and Shyam Kumar, R.

22. International symposium on Advances in sustainable polymers “Production of D-Lactic

Acid using bran of Kodo millet Paspalum scrobiculatum L., as nutrient source” Japan, 4-

6 August 2016

Rengesh Balakrishnan, Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam, Shyam Kumar Rajaram

23. International Conference on Environment and Health in Changing Climate

(ICEHCC2016) (Re-emerging Diseases & Human Health Risks), at Bharathidasan

University, Tiruchirapalli. “Effect of Detergents on Microbial Contaminants and

Pathogens growth: a Dye Based Chromogenic Approach” 14th – 16th September 2016

S.Athithya, S.Vidya Sankari, P.Saranya, S. Maria amalraj, R.Shyam Kumar and

S.Karthikumar

24. International conference on Cancer Biology: Drug discovery and Novel Therapeutics,

Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya College, Aruppukottai, “Lichen Pigments as an Effective

Anticancer agent against Leukemia – A review”, 29-30 Sep 2016.

Ramkumar.R, Ganesh Moorthy. I, Ronaldo Anuf. A, Shyam Kumar.R

25. International conference on Cancer Biology: Drug discovery and Novel Therapeutics,

Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya College, Aruppukottai, “Streptomyces spp. Isolated from Lichen

Dirinaria aegialita (Afzel. Ex Ach) B.J.Moore and Screening of its Bioactivity”,

Aruppukottai 29-30 Sep 2016.

N.Sridevi, A.Ronaldo Anuf, S.Karthikumar, I.Ganesh Moorthy, R.Shyam Kumar

26. 1st International conference on Bioresource technology for bioenergy, bioproducts &

environmental sustainability “Biological pretreatment of exotic weed Prosopis

juliflora using a newly isolated Paecilomyces species GARJ for bioethanol production”,

October, 2016.

Ronaldo Anuf, A, Jency Bavithra, J, Shyam Kumar, R. and Ganesh Moorthy, I

27. 3rd International conference on Bioenergy, Environmental and Sustainble Technologies

“Ultrasound assisted extraction of oil from Annona squamosal (custard apple) for

biodiesel production” Department of Biotechnology, Arunai Engineering College,

Tiruvannamalai ,Jan 23rd – 25th , 2017

Sundaramahalingam M.A, Shyam Kumar. R, Ronaldo Anuf A and Ganesh Moorthy.I


“Optimization of Microwave assisted acid pretreatment for bioethanol production from

Prosopisjulifora” Department of Biotechnology, Arunai Engineering College,

Tiruvannamalai, Jan 23rd – 25th , 2017

Ronaldo Anuf A, vinitha P, Priyanka R, Varshini C, Shyam Kumar. R and Ganesh

Moorthy I


“Effect of alkaline pretreatment on delignification of Acacia nilotica” Department of

Biotechnology, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, Jan 23rd – 25th , 2017

AbarnaPriya M.S, Gayathri Devi R, Kameshwari B, Ganesh Moorthy I, Shyam Kumar.

R and Ronaldo Anuf A


“Ultrasound assisted alkaline pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass of Prosopis

juliflora” Department of Biotechnology, Arunai Engineering College,

Tiruvannamalai, Jan 23rd – 25th , 2017.

Ronaldo Anuf A, Manisha R, Jeyapriya S, Shyam Kumar R and Ganesh Moorthy.I

31. International conference on polymer science and Technology, advances in polymer

science and new generations “A Study on Acid and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Millet Bran,

Strain Screening and Effect of Neutralizing Agents on Fermentative Production of D-

Lactic Acid” at Thiruvanantha puram, 9 – 11, January, 2017.

Rengesh Balakrishnan, Subbi Rami Reddy Taddi, Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam, Shyam

Kumar Rajaram

32. International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology, Civil & Mechanical Science

(ICABCMS’17) “Optimization Of Ultrasound Assisted Extraction Of Pectin From

Custard Apple (Annonasquamosa) Peel”, Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal, 17

th & 18 th March 2017.

C.S.Shivamathi, M.A.Sundaramahalingam, M.Ponmanian, R.Suriiyakumar,

S.Vishnuprasad, R.Shyam Kumar, A.Ronldo Anuf and I.GaneshMoorthy.


(ICABCMS’17) “Cyanobacterial future energy source” Selvam College of Technology,

Namakkal, 17 & 18 March 2017.

A.Muthu Selvam, R. Shyam Kumar, A. Ronaldo Anuf, S. Karthikumar,

I.GaneshMoorthy


(ICABCMS’17) Cyanobacterial Diversity At Coastal Regions Of Ramanathapuram

District Of Tamilnadu, India, Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal, 17 th & 18 th

March 2017.

Sivasankari P, Arun Madhavan A R, Sudharshan S K, Tamilselvan J, Karthik Kumar S,

Ronaldo Anuf. A, Shyam Kumar. R, Ganesh Moorthy.I

35. International Conference on Advances in Biological Chemical & Physical Sciences

(ABCPS 2017) “Ultrasound Assisted Pretreatment Of Lignocellulosic Biomass Of

Acacia nilotica” Department of Biotechnology Bharathidasan Institute of

Technology,Anna University, Tiruchirappalli,17 & 18 March 2017.

Jeyapriya. S, Manisha. R, Ronaldo Anuf. A, Shyam Kumar. R and Ganesh Moorthy. I

36. International Conference on Advances in Biological Chemical & Physical Sciences

(ABCPS 2017)”Cellulose Recovery From Acacia nilotica By Microwave Assisted

Pretreatment For Production Of Bio-Ethanol” Department of Biotechnology

Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 17 & 18 March

2017.

Varshini.C, Vinitha.P, Priyanka.R, Shyam Kumar.R, Ganesh Moorthy.I and

Ronaldo Anuf.A

37. International Seminar on Biology for Sustainable Environment “In-Vitro Propagation of

Lichen Dirinaria Aegialita (Afzel.Ex Ach.) B.J.Moore – A Prominent Source Of

Bioactive Compounds, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan

University Trichirapalli. 7 & 8 March 2017.

Hemanandini.R.K, Sujani Sathya Keerthana.S, Jeya Cressida.J, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh

Moorthy.I, Shyam Kumar.R

38. International Seminar on Biology for Sustainable Environment “Screening And

Characterization Of Bioactive Actinomycetes Isolated From Cyanolichen Leptogium sp.,

Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University Trichirapalli.7 &

8 March 2017.

Hemanandini.R.K, Sujani Sathya Keerthana.S, Jeya Cressida.J, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh

Moorthy.I, Shyam Kumar.R

39. Conference on Biotechnological Innovations in Agriculture, Health and Environment

“Isolation Screening And Evaluvation Of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria From Lichens,

School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. 30 March 2017

(Best Research Paper Award),

Karthika. R, Swathi.K, Induja. S, Aswani.MT, Ronaldo Anuf. A, Karhikumar.S,

Ganesh Moorthy.I, R.Shyam Kumar.

40. International Conference on BIOPROCESSING INDIA 2017 “Recent trends in

bioprocessing for healthcare, energy and environment” Indian Institute of Technology,

Guwahati, High Performance Natural Cellulosic Fiber as fiber Composites from Pods of

Cajanus cajan, 9 & 11, December 2017.

Vanaja.S, Narayanasamy.P, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ponmurugan.K, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Shyam

Kumar.R

41. International Conference on BIOPROCESSING INDIA 2017 “Recent trends in

bioprocessing for healthcare, energy and environment” Indian Institute of Technology,

Guwahati,”Kodo Millet Bran Residue: A value added Agro industrial waste By product

for D-Lactic acid production”, 9 & 11, December 2017.

Rengesh Balakrishnan, Subbi Ramy Reddy, Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam, Shyam Kumar

Rajaram.

42. International conference on biosciences and bioinformatics (ICBB – 2017)

“Computational Prediction On Structural Effects Of Deleterious nsSNPs In Monoamine

Oxidase B For The Treatment Of Parkinson’s Disease, Department of Botany,

Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, 14-16, Dec 2017

K.Ramaraj, B.Lakshmi Priya ,R.Niroshini , V.Evangelien Shaloom, R.Shyam Kumar,

K.Praveen Kumar and A.Ronaldo Anuf.

43. International Conference on Biotechnology Towards Sustainable Future,

“Characterization of Natural Cellulosic Fiber From Morus alba (L) Stem”, Department of

Biotechnology, PSR Engineering College, Sevalpatti, Sivakasi. 1 & 2 February, 2018.

Nivedha.K, Rudradevi.A, Deepshiya.M, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Balasundar.P, Ganesh

Moorthy.I, Prithivirajan.R, Narayana Samy.P, Shyam Kumar.R

44. International conference on Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences and Environment

“Characterization Of Polysaccharides From Exudates Of Araucaria

columnaris(J.R.Frost.)Hook, Department of Biotechnology, Karpaga Vinayaka College

of Engineering and Technology, Padalam, 16 March, 2018.

LakshmiPriya B, Suhashini G, Vanaja S, Sundaramahalingam M A, Ronaldo Anuf. A,

Ganesh Moorthy I, Shyam KumarR


“Production and Characterization of Extracellular Polysaccharides FromEndolichenic

Bacteria” Department of Biotechnology, Karpaga Vinayaka College of Engineering and

Technology, Padalam, 16 March, 2018

ThabithaZelinRachel.V, Gomathi. K, Maheshwari.G, Naif Abdullah Al.Dhabi,

Ponmurugan. K, Ganesh Moorthy. , Ronaldo Anuf.A, ShyamKumar.R


“Optimization of Polysaccharides Extraction from Lichen Parmotrema indicum Hale.

through Statistical Approach” Department of Biotechnology, Karpaga Vinayaka College

of Engineering and Technology, Padalam, 16 March, 2018

Vanaja.S, Suhashini.G, Naif Abdullah Al.Dhabi, Ponmurugan. K, Ganesh Moorthy. I,

Ronaldo Anuf.A, ShyamKumar.R

47. International conference on Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences and Environment “An

Assessment Of Coastal Lichen Diversity And Distribution In Kanyakumari District,

Tamil Nadu, India” Department of Biotechnology, Karpaga Vinayaka College of

Engineering and Technology, Padalam, 16 March, 2018.

Mathews Lurth Raj.D, M. Zubaitha Maryam, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Dhanasekaran.D,

Sanjeeva Nayaka, Shyam Kumar.R, Thajuddin.N

48. 4th International Conference on Innovations in Biotechnology, Civil & Mechanical

Science ICIBCMS’18 “Physicochemical Characterization Studies Of Pectin Extracted

From Various Fruit Wastes” Department of Biotechnology, Selvam College of

Technology, Namakkal. 16 & 17 March 2018

C.S.Shivamathi, R.Shyam Kumar, A. RonaldoAnuf and I.GaneshMoorthy

49. 4th International Conference on Innovations in Biotechnology, Civil & Mechanical

Science ICIBCMS’18 “Isolation Of Micro Algae From Marine Samples And Screening

Of Media Components Using Optimization Tools For Production of Bio Fuels”

Department of Biotechnology, Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal. 16 & 17

March 2018.

A.R. Arun Madhavan, J. Tamilselvan, S.K. Sudharsan, P. Sivasankari, R.Shyam Kumar,

-S. Karthi Kumar and I.Ganesh Moorthy.

50. First International conference on energy and Environment: Global Challenges “Process

Optimization Of Microwave Assisted Acid Pretreatement Of Prosopis Juliflora Biomass

For Bioethanol Production” at Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of

Technology, Calicut, 9,10 March 2018

A. Ronaldo Anuf. J.Prakash Maran , R. Shyam Kumar, V.Sivasubramanian and

I.Ganesh Moorthy

51. International conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology

“Extraction, Purification, Characterization of Polysaccharides from Lichen Parmotrema

indicum (Hale) for Nutraceutical application” Indian Institute of Food Processing

Technology, Thanjavur, 17 – 19 August 2018

Vanaja.S, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ponmurugan.K, Karthikumar.S, Ganesh Moorthy.I,

Sivakumar.N, Shyam Kumar. R

52. International conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology “Artificial

Neural network –Genetic algorithm based optimization process Parameter for Bleaching

of Cashew nut oil using Fullers Earth” Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology,

Thanjavur, 17 – 19 August 2018.

Kartikumar.S, Shyam Kumar.R, Mira Chares.C, Manjula.S, Nabisha Beham


“Optimization of ultrasound assisted extraction of pectin from prickly pear cactus

(opuntia) peel.” Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, 17 – 19

August 2018

C.S.Shivamathi, R.Shyam Kumar, A. RonaldoAnuf and , I.Ganesh Moorthy


“Evaluation of antioxidant and anticancer potential of polyphenols from fruit peels of

Pithecellobium dulce Benth ” Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur,

17 – 19 August 2018

R.Kheerthana, Aravind, Prakash Maran.J, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Shyam Kumar.R, Ronaldo

Anuf.A

55. International conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology “Molecular

docking and ADME analysis of phytoconstituents from Juglans regia L as inhibitors of

Monoamine oxidase B, a potential target for Alzheimer's disease ” Indian Institute of

Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, 17 – 19 August 2018.

Nivethitha.V.B, Ramaraj.K, Shyam Kumar.R, Ronaldo Anuf.A

56. 2nd International young scientists conference, dedicated to 75th Anniversary of the

National Academy of Science of the Republic of Armenia “First report of lichens from

Sirumalai hills (Eastern Ghats), India with several novel taxa” Tsaghkadzor, Armenia

Yerevan, 5 – 7 October 2018.

Sanjeeva Nayaka, S.K. Rajaram, S. Natesan, Siljo Josesph, K. Sankar, M.L.R. David. &

D.K. Upreti.

57. International conference on RACEEE, “Continuous sorption of Chlorpyrifos from

aqueous solution using endoskeleton powder of Sepia officinalis”, RACEEE 2019, SSN

College, Chennai 14-15, Feb 2019.

Karthikumar Sankar, Shyam Kumar Rajaram, K.Naresh, S.Vaitheeswaran, P.N. Karl J

Samuel, A.K.Akash Kumar, Murari Viyas.

58. First International Contemporary research trends in Mycology and Mycotechnology

(CRTMMT19) “ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ENDOLICHENIC

ACTINOMYCETES FROM LICHEN LEPTOGIUM ASTRO-AMERICANUMWITH

SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EASTERN GHATS, TAMIL NADU. Department of

Biotechnology, Mother Teresa University, Kodaikanal. 24 & 25 January 2019 (Best

Presentation Award)

Sridevi Natesan, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Sanjeeva Nayaka, Shyam Kumar Rajaram


(CRTMMT19) “STUDIES ON ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS ISOLATED FROM

COASTAL LICHEN ASSOCIATED ACTINOMYCETES (Best Oral. Department of

Biotechnology, Mother Teresa University, Kodaikanal. 24 & 25 January 2019 (Best Oral

Presentation Award)

Mathews Lurth Raj.D, Muthu Kumar.T, Shakena Fathima.T, Karthikumar S, Ganesh

Moorthy.I, Dhanasekaran.D, Shyam Kumar.R, Thajuddin.N


(CRTMMT19) “DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIUM FOR ISOLATION OF

ACTINOMYCETES FROM LICHEN AND EVALUATION OF BIO-ACTIVE

COMPOUND. Department of Biotechnology, Mother Teresa University, Kodaikanal. 24

& 25 January 2019 (Best Poster Presentation Award)

Mathews Lurth Raj.D, Muthu Kumar.T, Shakena Fathima.T, Ganesh Moorthy.I,

Dhanasekaran.D, Shyam Kumar.R, Thajuddin.N

61. 7th International conference on Contemporaray Engineering and Technology 2019

(ICCET2019) “Optimization of Crude Polysaccharides Extracted From Cucurbita

Moschata Using Response Surface Methodology” Organization of Science and

Innovative Engineering and Technology association with Prince Shri Venkateswara

Padmavathy Engineering College, Chennai. 9 &10 March 2019

Gayathri.S, Komal Keerthika Devi.R, Shruthi.V, Shivamathi.S, Ronaldo Anuf.A,

Narayanasamy.P, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Shyam Kumar.R

TRAININGS

Attended One Month Training at Pol-Chem India Limited, Pune 1996.

Attended Twenty Days refresher course held at UGC Academic Staff College,

Bharathidasan University, Trichy 2002.

Attended Ten days Training programme held at Govt. College of Technology,

Coimbatore, conducted by AICTE & ISTE. “Trends in Genetic Engineering”2004.

Attended and successfully organized fourteen days faculty development programme at

PSR engineering college sponsored by AICTE New Delhi “Current trends and Innovative

techniques in Biotechnology” 2005.

Participated three days workshop on ‘Statistical analysis using SPSS software’ at

Presidency College, Chennai. 2008.

Attended two months training at Lichenological Laboratory, National Botanical Research

Institute, Lucknow, 2008.

Attended fifteen days faculty development programme at Vivekanandha College of

engineering for women, Thiruchengode, sponsored by AICTE New Delhi “Current trends

in Biotechnology”, 2009.

Attended five days faculty development programme at Kamaraj College of Engineering

& Technology Virudhunagar. 2009

Attended two days scientific meeting on Natural Products and Drug Discovery sponsored

by Chair of Advanced Proteomics & Cytomics Research, Zoology Department, College

of Science, King Saud University. Saudi Arabia. (1-2/5/2011).

Attended fifteen days Faculty development program on English Training for

professionals at Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, India.

(2014).

Participated One day International workshop Rewiring anaerobic microbial process for

Energy and Environment at Department of Molecular Microbiology, Madurai Kamaraj

University, Madurai, 3 January 2018.

Participated one day UGC sponsored Faculty Development Program on Project proposal

writing at Academic and administrative staff training cell, S Vellachamy Nadar College,

Nagamalai, Madurai. 20 March, 2018.

FUNDS RECEIVED

1. Received and completed project under the Minor research scheme organized by

University Grant Commissions, Government of India, New Delhi. “Diversity of lichens

of Kollihills, Tamil Nadu, India”. 2003.

2. Received fund for Research Group Scheme (Research Promotion) at King Saud

University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2012 – 2013) No: RGP-VPP-195

Amount: 200000 SAR/INR320000).

3. Received Rs. 50000/- fund from SERB-DST for organizing National Level conference

entitled “Innovations and Newhorizons in Algal Technology and Biotechnology” has

been held at Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar. February

2015. (SERB/F/7161/2014-15).

4. Received Rs.50000/- fund from National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) for organizing

National level Workshop on Nalanda2017 – Lichen Biology and Bioprospecting

LBB2017 (NBA/10/41/Pro/16-17/3799) – 22/02/2018.

5. Received Grant From Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and

Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, entitled "Culturable Actinomycetes

Associted with Coastal Lichens: A Potential Source of Bioactive Compounds"

Rs. 88.539 Lakhs for 3 years 102/IFD/SAN/2309/2017-2018 (28/08/2017) in

collaboration with Bharathidasan University.

RESEARCH COLLABORATION

S.No.

Name of the Researcher Affiliation of the researcher

1. Dr. N.Thajuddin Professor, Department of Microbiology,

Bharathidasan University, School of

Biological Sciences, Palkalai Perur,

Trichirapalli = 24

2. Dr. D.Dhanasekaran Assistant Professor, Department of

Microbiology, Bharathidasan University,

School of biological Sciences, Palkalai Perur,

Trichirapalli = 24

3. Dr. D.K. Upreti Emeritus Scientist, Lichen Laboratory, CSIR –

National Botanical Research Institute, Rana

Pratap Marg, Lucknow – 226 001.

4. Dr. Sanjeeva Nayaka Principal Scientist, Lichen Laboratory, CSIR –

National Botanical Research Institute, Rana

Pratap Marg, Lucknow – 226 001.

5. Dr. N.Sivakumar Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular

Microbiology, School of Biotechnology,

Madurai Kamaraj University,

Madurai – 625 021.

6. Dr. K.Ponmurugan Research AP, Department of Botany &

Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud

University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

PROJECTS GUIDED

Ph.D., Scholars Details

S.No Name of The Scholar Year of

Registration

Reg. No Status of Research

01. Rengesh.B January 2015 1514589125 Viva voce completed

02. Ms. Sridevi Natesan January 2016 1623789175 Confirmation Completed

03. Mathews Lurth Raj.D January 2019 19195891114 Coursework Completed

04. Ms. Amuthalakshmi.R January 2019 19245891106 Course work

PG (M.Tech) Level Projects

S.No Name Reg. No Title

01

M. Aishwarya

920412509001

Macromolecular characterization of secondary

metabolites from selected leaf, seed extracts and

evaluation of its antimicrobial activity against

phytopathogens

02

M.T.Aswani

920413509002

Diversity of Endolichenic Bacterial community

from Dirinaria aegialita

Isolation Of Pigmented Endolichenic Bacillus Sp.

From Lichen: A Study On Characterization And

Biological Activity Of Extracted Pigment

03

T.Aswani

920413509003

Endolichenic actinomycetes diversity in Dirinaria

aegialita

Actinomycetes Isolated From Lichen: Evaluation Of

Their Antimicrobial Potential And Detection Of

Effective Components

04 Sharon Joenita.T 920414509007

Distribution Of Lichens And Antioxidant Activity

Of Parmotrema Chinense And Parmotrema

Hababianum From Santhanpara, Kerala

In-Vitro Evaluation of Anti-Oxidant and anti-

inflammatory activities of Lichen Parmotrema.sp

05 Neelakandan.A.R 920414509006

Metabolic engineering of E.coli for improving the

synthesis of L-DOPA

Novel Greenery Approach For The Leather Dyeing

By Recombinant Technology

06 Ram Kumar.A 920415509003 In-Silico Evaluation of Lichen Based Compound

from Western Ghats for Potent Anticancer Activity

07

S.Vanaja

920416509005

Extraction, Optimization and Preliminary

Characterization Of Polysaccharides From Lichen

Parmotrema Indicum (Hale)

Optimization Of Extraction Parameters, Purification

And Characterization Of Polysaccharides From

Lichen Parmotrema Indicum (Hale)

08

Muthu Kumar.T

920417509004

Development of medium for isolation of

Actinomycetes from Roccella montagnei and

evaluation of bioactive compound

Statistical Modelling And Optimization Of Medium

Components For The Production Of Secondary

Metabolite Of Actinomycetes Isolated From Lichen

UG (B.Tech – Level Projects

S.No.

Name of the Students

Year

Title of the Project

01.

Girisankar.S

Harikrishnan.H

Jinu.J.Nair

April - 2006

GESIC-200TM (Ibuprofen) Tablet production,

efficacy, activity and role of codeine in its

activity.

02.

Harikrishnan.H

Jinu.J.Nair

Ramesh.S

Nov - 2005 Screening isolation and in-situ growth study

of endosulfan degrading microorganism

03.

Harikrishnan.H

Jinu.J.Nair

Ramesh.S

Nov - 2004

A comparative study on ethanol production

using banana peels and hydrolyzed peels by

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

04.

Divya @Rohini.M

Janani.R

Jeyasathiya.V

Nov -2005

In-vitro growth performance study of

epiphytic cyanobacteria on enriched soil

extract

05.

Maheswaran.P

Perumal Raj.A

VEnkat Krishna.D

Vijesh.V

Nov - 2005

Extraction, estimation and Purification of poly

hydroxyl butyrate (PHB) by Rhizobium

leguminousarum isolated from root nodules.

06.

Balachandar.K

Sunil.S

Tariq Taj

Nov - 2006 Bioremediation of azo dyes malachite green

and trypan blue using microbial consortium

07.

Balachandar.K

Maheswaran.P

Rengaraj.N

April - 2007 A study on antimicrobial activity of siddha

and allopathy medicines

Project at KCET

08 A.Valarmathy

N.Deepa April - 2008

An integrated approach for solid waste

treatment using vemicomposting with

concomitant production of Sprulina biomass

09 K.Kavya Kamachi April - 2008 Seroprevalence of HBsAg in pregnant

population of Tamilnadu.

10 David Annaraj

Clavis Lobo April - 2008

Detection of MTHFR A 1298C

polymorphism HPV Associated cervical

cancer

11 V.Aruna devi April - 2009 Production of Bacteriacin from lactobacillus

Species

12 M.Vishnu April - 2009 Screening of Antimicrobial activity of costus

igneus to some selected microbes

13 M.Mahalakshmi &

Vidhya May 2010

Optimization of medium components and

process parameters for the production of L-

glutamic acid using selective microorganism

through central composite design

14 Suganyaa May-2010 Developmental profile of 30KDa protein from

cotton pest, Spodoptera litura

15 Lega Devi May-2010 Genetic variation of Red Hairy caterpillar

(Amsecta albistriga) through RAPD analysis

16 Ragavendran &

Jeya Prabu May- 2010

Function & Comparative genomics of

Thermus thermophilus strains

17

M. Divya

G. Sabari Priya

R. Harshanarthanan

May- 2014

Evaluation of Anti-Urolithiatic Property of

Banana stem, Radish, Extracts on Kidney

stones.

18

T. Ramya Sri

M. Bhavithra

S. Shahila

May- 2015

Bio-Synthesis Of Tio2 Nano-Particles Using

Lichen Parmotrema austrosinense And Its

Antimicrobial Effect On Plant Pathogens

19

Arun Kumar.N

Jayaprakash.Aj

Saravanan.G

May- 2016 Production and characterisation of pigment

from lichen associated Penicillium sp.

20 Sowmiya Valli.M

Sruthi.S May- 2016

Bio sorption of e-waste heavy metals using

cyanobacteria

21 Sujani Sathya Keerthana

Jaya Cressida May- 2017

Bioactive compound extraction and

Characterization from Actinomycetes isolated

From cyanolichens

22

Karthika. R,

Swathi.K,

Induja. S

May- 2017

Isolation Screening And Evaluvation Of

Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria From

Lichens

23

Gomathi.K

Maheswari.G

Thabitha Zelin Rachel.V

May-2018

Extraction and Characterization of

Exopolysaccharides endolichenic bacteria

from saxicolous lichen Dirinaria sp.

24 Suhashini.G

Lakshmi Priya.B May-2018

Isolation and Charaterization of

polysaccharides from exudates of Araucaria

columnaris (J.R. Forst) Hook.

25

Deepshiya.M

Nivetha.K

Rudhraadevi.A.P

May -2019

Enrichment Of Native Soil Beneficial

Bacteria For Plant Growth Promotion In

Agriculture Field

26

S.Gayathri

R.Komal keerthika devi

V.Shruthi

May - 2019

Extraction of Water Soluble Polysaccharides

From Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) And

Evaluation of Its Biological Activity

PAPERS PUBLISHED & COMMUNICATED

1. Shyam Kumar. R & Thajuddin. N., (2009) ‘Effect of Salinity & pH on the Growth

of symbiotic Cyanobacteria isolated from Cyanolichens’ – Advanced Biotech –

National Journal, (4) : 34 – 36.

2. Shyam Kumar. R, & Thajuddin.N (2009) ‘Effect of Cadmium and Lead on growth

of symbiotic cyanobacteria isolated from cyanolichens’ Environmental Science – An

Indian Journal. (4) 6 : 1–4.

3. Shyam Kumar. R, & Thajuddin.N (2009) ‘Influence on Temperature and Light

intensity on growth of cyanobacteria isolated from cyanolichens’ Research &

Reviews in Biosciences, (3) 4 : 179 – 182.

4. Shyam Kumar. R, Thajuddin. N. & Venkateswari. S (2010) ‘Antibacterial activity

of cyanolichen and symbiotic cyanobacteria against some selected microorganisms’

African Journal of Microbiology Research, Vol 4 (13) 1408 – 1411. (IF : 0.400)

5. Shyam Kumar. R, Thajuddin.N & Upreti. D,K (2009) ‘Additions to lichen flora of

Yerkaud (Shervaroy hills) Tamil nadu , India’ – Journal of Economic &Taxonomic

Botany. Vol. 33 (3) 673 – 676.

6. Shyam Kumar. R, Thajuddin. N & Upreti, D,K.(2011) ‘Diversity of lichens in

Kollihills of Tamil Nadu, India’– International Journal of Biodiversity and

Conservation, Vol. 3(2) 36–39.

7. Shyam Kumar. R, Naif Abdulla Al- Harbi & Thajuddin.N. (2011)Macromolecular

and fatty acid profile studies on symbiotic cyanobacterial isolates of cyanolichens

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 5(17), 4188-4193.

8. Shyam Kumar. R, Ganesh Moorthy. I, Rajeswari. R & Harikrishnan. H (2011)

Utilization of waste ripe Banana, and peels for Bio ethanol production using

Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Biosciences Research (JBSR), 2(2): 67-71.

9. Ponmurugan Karuppiah & Shyamkumar Rajaram. (2011) ‘Exploring the potential

of chromium reducing Bacillus sp. and there plant growth promoting activities.

Journalof Microbiology. Vol. 1(1): 1 – 7.DOI: 10.5923/j.microbiology.20110920001.

10. Ponmurugan Karuppiah & Shyamkumar Rajaram (2012) ‘Antibacterial effect of

Allium sativum cloves and Zingiber officinale rhizomes against multiple-drug

resistant clinical pathogens, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 1-5.

11. Naif Abdullah Al-Harbi, Shyam Kumar Rajaram & Thajuddin Nooruddin (2012)

Antibacterial activity of Mentha piperita against selected food spoiling bacteria.

African Journal of Biotechnology - 11(90) 15690-15694.

12. Shyam Kumar. R, Fahad M. A. Al-Hemaid, Muthukumar. C, Naif Abdullah Al-

Dhabi, M. Ajmal Ali & Thajuddin.N (2013) ‘Distribution of Epiphytic cyanobacteria

on lichens from Eastern Ghats of Tamil nadu, India. Pure and Applied microbiology

– Vol. 7 No. 1, 515-522.

13. Harikrishnan Hariharan, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Ponmurugan Karuppiah, Shyam

Kumar Rajaram., (2012) Microbial synthesis of selinium nanoparticles using

Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its antimicrobial activity against pathogens causing

nosocomial infection – Chalcogenide letters – Vol. 9, No. 12, December 509 - 515.

14. Shyam Kumar Rajaram, Ganesh Moorthy Innasimuthu, Baskar Rajoo (2013)

Modeling and Optimization of Glutamic Acid Production Using Mixed Culture of

Corynebacterium glutamicum NCIM2168 and Pseudomonas reptilivora NCIM-2598

–Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Vol. 41, (7), 1 – 14.

15. Karthikeyan G, ShyamKumar R, Arunachalam C,Veerlakshmi M, Kasturiprabha M,

Thoufik Rahuman A, Infant Santhose B, Sathishkumar C (2013) A sustained release of

tablet granules associated with ZnS nanocrystals using Tamarind seed polysaccharide,

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, vol. (3), S44-S47.

16. Harikrishnan.H, Shine. K, Shyam Kumar.R (2014) Invitro Eco Friendly Synthesis Of

Cadmium Sulfide Nano-Particles Using Heterotrophic Bacillus Cereus. Journal of

Optoelectronics and Biomedical Materials, Vol. 6 (1),1-7.

17. Shyam Kumar. R, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Ponmurugan.K ,Baskar. R (2014) Production

of L-Glutamic acid with Corynebacterium glutamicum (NCIM 2168) and

Pseudomonas reptilivora (NCIM-2598): A Study on Immobilization and Reusability.

Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology, Vol. 6 (3) 163-168.

18. Vellasamy Shanmugaiah, Hariharan Harikrishnan,Naif S Al-Harbi, Shine. K, Jamal

M. Khaled, Natesan Balasubramanian, Rajaram Shyam Kumar (2015) Facile

synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Streptomyces sp.VSMGT1014 and their

antimicrobial efficiency, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, Jan-Mar,

179-187.

19. Harikrishnan. H, Shine Kadaikunnan, Innasimuthu Ganesh Moorthy, Alexander

Ronaldo Anuf, Karuppiah Ponmurugan, Shyam Kumar Rajaram, Improvement of

concrete durability by bacterial carbonate precipitation, South Indian Journal of

Biological Sciences, 1(2) 90-96.

20. Siva Sankari, Kannan Ramaraj, Shyam Kumar Rajaram, Ronaldo Anuf Alexander

(2016) “In Silico Analysis And Molecular Interactions Studies Of Selected

Phytoconstituents From Andrographis paniculata As Potential Inhibitors Of

Monoamine Oxidase B, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 9 (2),

239-242.

21. Shyam Kumar. R & Baskar. R & Ganesh Moorthy. I (2015) ‘Statistical modeling

and optimization of glutamic acid production using Corynebacterium glutamicum

NCIM2168 (Romanian Journal of Biotechnology Letters – Comment Received and

submitted corrections)

22. Brijit C Dhas, Nimmi S Simon, Austin.P , Sentamil Selvan , Shyam Kumar Rajaram

and Ronaldo Anuf Alexander (2016) “Comparative effects of plant growth regulators

on callus induction in leaf explants of Wedelia chinensis”, South Indian Journal of

Biological Sciences, 2(2), 333-338.

23. Ronaldo Anuf.A, Shine.K, Nayf S Al. Harbi, Shyam Kumar.R (2016) “Insilico

Analysis of Phytoconstituents from Allium Sativum As Potential Inhibitors Of Inha In

Mycobacterium tuberculosis” Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 59, 1-4.

24. Rengesh Balakrishnan, Subbi Rami Reddy Tadi, Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam, Shyam

Kumar Rajaram (2018) Optimization of acid and enzymatic hydrolysis of kodo

millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum) bran residue to obtain fermentable sugars for the

production of optically pure D- Lactic acid , Industrial Crops and Products 111, 731-

742 (IF: 3.2)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669017308002



25. R Prithivirajan, P Balasundar, R Shyam Kumar, Naiyf Sulthan Al-Harbi, Shine

Kadaikunnan, T Ramkumar, P Narayanasamy, (2019) “Characterization of cellulosic

fibers from Morus alba L. stem Journal of Natural Fibers, 1, 503 – 511.

26. R Prithivirajan, P. Narayanasamy, Naif Abdullah Al.Dhabi, P Balasundar, R Shyam

Kumar, K. Ponmurugan (2019), Characterization of Musa paradisica L. cellulosic

Natural fibers from Agro discarded Blossom Petal Waste, Journal of Natural Fibers. doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1588826

27. Ronaldo Anuf Alexander, Ganesh Moorthy Innasimuthu, Shyam Kumar Rajaram,

Prakash Maraj Jegannathan, Shivamathi Chellam Somasundarar, (2019) “Process

Optimization of microwave assisted alkali treatment for enhanced delignification of

Prosopsis juliflora biomass, doi.org/10.1002/ep.13289.

BOOK CHAPTER

Shyam Kumar R & Chandrasekaran. M, (2012) ‘BEVERAGES’ In: Valorization of Food

Processing By-Products. Pp. (583 – 609) CRC press. USA.

Vanaja.S, Suhashini.G,Lakshmi Priya.B, Ronaldo Anuf.A, Ganesh Moorthy.I, Sivakumar.N,

Naif Abdullah Al.Dhabi, Ponmurugan.K, Shyam Kumar.R (2017) “Biology of Lichen

Polysaccharides and its applications – a Review”. Proceedings of National Conference on

Innovations in Biotechnology (NCIB2017), ISBN: 978-93-86568-22-9.

A. Ronaldo Anuf, I. Ganesh Moorthy, R. Shyam Kumar, J. Prakash Maran, and R. Praveen

Kumar (2018) “Microwave-Assisted Pretreatment of Biomass before Transformation into

Biofuel”, In: Bioprocess Engineering for Green Environment, PP 270 – 290. CRC Press. USA.

R. Selvaraj, I. Ganesh Moorthy, V. Sivasubramanian, R. Vinoth Kumar, R. Shyam Kumar

(2018) “Potential of Oleaginous Microorganisms in Green Diesel Production” In: Bioprocess

Engineering for Green Environment, PP 251- 263, CRC Press, USA.

INVITED TALK / RESOURCE PERSON

1. Delivered a lecture on “Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting” in Association Inauguration

the 18 October 2015, organized by Department of Microbiology, VVV College, Virudhunagar,

Tamil Nadu.

2. Delivered a Guest lecture on “Lichen Biotechnology” in Microbiology Association Meeting at S.

Vellachamy Nadar College, Nagamalai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, on 16 March, 2017.

3. Participated and delivered a Lecture on “Lichens as Pollution Indicator” in One day seminar on

Environmental Pollution Issues and Their Control Measures organized by Department of

Zoology, Sri KGS Arts College, Srivaikuntam on 21 April 2017.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15440478.2018.1426079

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15440478.2018.1426079

https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1588826

http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439848852

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4. Dr. R. Shyam Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, delivered

Guest Lecture on ‘Diversity and Bioprospecting of Lichens’ in Association meeting at

Department of Biotechnology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli on

16 October 2017.

Dr. R. Shyam Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Botechnology, attended as a

Doctoral committee member at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi. On 17,

August 2017.

Dr. R. Shyam Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Attended as a

External Examiner to Ph.D., VivaVoce held at Department of Biotechnology,

Bharathidasan University Constitute College, Kurumbalur, Perambalur on July 2017.

Dr. R. Shyam Kumar, Associate Professor, Acted as Session Chair DST-SERB

sponsored-National Conference on Innovations in

Biotechnology (NCIB2017), Department of Molecular Microbiology, Madurai Kamaraj

University, Madurai 14-15 December 2017.


External Examiner to Ph.D., VivaVoce held at Department of Biotechnology,

Bharathidasan University Constitute College, Kurumbalur, Perambalur on 25,

November 2017.


External Examiner to Ph.D., VivaVoce held at Department of Microbiology,

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, on 26, October 2017.

Acted as a session chair at 11th Annual Conference on Enviro conclave – Green and

Clean India (ORA’18) Department of Biotechnology, Kamaraj College of Engineering

and Technology, K. Vellakulam. 8 & 9 March 2018.

Dr. R. Shyam Kumar, Associate Professor acted as a Session Chair at First

International conference on Contemporary research Trends in Mycology and

Mycotechnology CRTMMT19. -24 & 25 January, 2019

SEQENCE SUBMITTED

Cyanobacterial species isolated from cyanolichens and 16S rDNA sequenced and

submitted gene bank and received accession numbers for the same.

1. Aphanocapsa sp (NCBI – DQ513318),

2. Nostoc sp. (NCBI – DQ513319)

3. Nostoc sp (NCBI – DQ513320)

Endolichenic actinomycetes species isolated from cyanolichen and 16S rDNA sequence

submitted genebank.

1. Streptomyces sp. (NCBI - KC788511)

I have isolated 12 bacterial species, 13 actinomycetes from Lichen Dirinaria aegilta

And made 16S rDNA sequenced waiting to get accession no from NCBI.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Life Member in Indian society of Technical Education (ISTE) Life Member in All India Microbiological Association. (AMI) Life Member in Biotech Research Society in India. (BRSI) Life Member in Indian Lichen Society (ILS) Full Member in American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

Attended and presented paper at national symposium on “Marine algal research in India

Prospects & Retrospect’s” at NFMC, Bharathidasan University, Trichy.

Attended National seminar on “Intellectual Property Rights Present Necessities and

Responsibities” at Bharathidasan University, Trichy

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

NAAC – Coordinator – Department of Biotechnology (2013 – Till date)

NBA Criterion In-Charge – Department of Biotechnology (2014 – Till date)

Redressal committee Member (2014 – Till date)

Research and Development cell Co- coordinator (2016 – Till date)

Admission Promotion member

PROGRAM ORGANIZED

Sl.No Title of the programme Organizing

Secretary/

Coordinator

Duration of

the

programme

Conducting

organization

Conferences Organized

1.

International Conference on

Sustainable Development In

Energy And Environment

Organizing

Committee

member and

Event Incharge

18-20 July,

2019.

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology

2.

ORA’19: 12th Annual

Conference Bio Engineering

Innovation Contest

Organizing

committee

member

08 March,

2019

Department of

Biotechnology,

KCET.

3. BioGENEius: Biotechnology in

Personalized Medicine

Organizing

committee

member

07 March,

2019

Department of

Biotechnology, KCET

4.

Enviro conclave – Green and clean

India National project design

contest & Conference on Recent

advances in Green chemistry &

sustainable development

Organizing

Committee

member –

Scientific

committee

8-9, March,

2018

Department of

Biotechnology,

KCET.

5 ORA’17: National Conference

on Recent Innovations in

Organizing

Committee

2-3 March

2017

Department of

Biotechnology, KCET

Biomedical Science and

Engineering

member

6

DBT – Sponsored National level

conference on DBT, Sponsored

National Level Conference On

“Contemporary Trends In

Bioenergy And Green

Technology: Challenges And

Opportunities

Organizing

Committee

member

2 Days (25 &

26 February,

2016)

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

7

SERB – DST Sponsored National

Conference on “Innovations and

New Horizons in Algal Technology

and Biotechnology

Organizing

Secretary

2 days (26 &

27 February

2015)

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

8

National conference on industry

academia initiatives in

Biotechnology and Healthcare

Organizing

Committee

Member

2 days (6-7

March 2014)

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

9

National conference on application

of computation in Biotechnology

Organizing

Committee

Member

2 days (21-22

February

2013)

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

10

DRDO Sponsored

National conference on trends in

Biotechnology

Organizing

Secretary

2 days (26-27

February

2009)

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

11

National Conference on

Bioengineering and Bioinformatics

Organizing

Committee

Member

2 days (21-22

February

2008)

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

Workshops Organized

1.

BODHGAYA’18:

Biotechnology for Better

Tomorrow

Organizing

committee

member,

Technical event

incharge

05, October,

2018

Department of

Biotechnology, KCET

2.

National Biodiversity Authority,

Govt. of India sponsored -

Nalanda – 2017: Workshop On

Lichen Biology And

Bioprospecting

(LBB 2017)

Organizing

Secretary

Five Days

18 – 22

December

2017

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology, K.

Vellakulam.

3. BODHGAYA’17 : Workshop

on Biotechnology- Educate to

Organizing

Committee

12 October

2017

Dept. of

Biotechnology, KCET

Innovate member &

Technical Event

incharge

4.

Workshop on Laboratory

Techniques in Biotechnology

Organizing

Committee

member

One Day 25,

October, 2016

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

5.

Hands on workshop on Techniques

in Biotechnology Popularization of

Science

Organizing

Committee

member

Three Days,

15-17,

December

2015

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

6.

Bodh Gaya- Workshop on

Laboratory Techniques in

Biotechnology (Colours of

Biotechnology)

Organizing

Secretary

One Day (17,

October,

2015)

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

7.

Workshop on Women in the world

of Biotechnology

Organizing

Committee

Member

One day (21

October 2013)

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

8.

Workshop on Laboratory

Techniques in Biotechnology

Organizing

Committee

Member

One day (09

October 2009)

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

Value Added Program Organized

1

Value Added Programmes on

“Mushroom Cultivation and

Biofertilizers”

Coordinator

Two Days

3 & 4 August

2017.

Department of

Biotechnology,

Kamaraj College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Virudhunagar.

BOARD OF STUDIES

Member – Board of Studies in Microbiology and Biotechnology – University Nominee for Sri

Vellachamy Nadar College, Madurai, Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai,

India. 2009 – 2011.

Member – Board of Studies in Microbiology, Biotechnology & M. Phil (Biotechnology) – in

Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi, Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University,

Madurai, India. 2009- 2012.

Member – Board of Studies in Microbiology in Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars Senthikumara

Nadar College, Virudhunagar.

Member – Board of Studies in Biotechnology in PSR Engineering College, Sevalpatti, Sivakasi.

EXAMINERSHIP

Member in evaluation board for Under graduate/Post Graduate in Microbiology Board –

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, India. (1999 - 2003)

Member in evaluation panel for Under graduate (B.Tech) in Biotechnology Board – Anna

University, Chennai, India. (2004-2008)

Member in evaluation board for UG/PG (B. Tech & M.Tech) in Biotechnology Board – Anna

University, Tirunelveli, India. (2008-2010)

Member in Examination board in UG/PG (B.Sc, B. Tech, M. Tech) in Biotechnology Board for

setting Question paper – Dr. MGR University, Chennai, India.

Member in Examiner board in UG/PG in Biotechnology for Mepco Schelenc Engineering

College, Sivakasi.

Member in Examiner board in UG/PG in Biotechnology for PSR Engineering College, Sivakasi.

Member in Examination Board in UG, Biotechnology, Government College of Technology,

Coimbatore.

Member in Examination Board UG in Biotechnology for Bannari Amman College of

Technology, Sathyamangalam.

Member in Examination Board UG in Biotechnology for Kalasalingam Academy Research and

Education (Formerly Kalasalingam University), Krishnankovil, Srivilliputtur.

GUIDESHIP

Anna University – Chennai,

Bharathiyar University – Coimbatore.

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Microbial Physiology, Genetics, Industrial Microbiology

Basic Industrial Biotechnology, Bioprocess Principle, Immunology, Genetic Engineering

Microbiology lab, Molecular biology lab, Genetic Engineering lab, Bioprocess lab

Immunology lab, Preparative and Analytical technique lab & etc.,

REFERENCE

Dr. N. Thajuddin Dr. D. K. Upreti

Professor, Emeritus Scientist

Department of Microbiology CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute,

Bharathidasan University Lucknow, India.

Tirchy, India. [email protected]

[email protected]

DECLARATION

I here by declare that the details furnished above are correct and true to the best of my

knowledge and belief.

Place : K. Vellakulam

Date : 16.08.2019 SHYAM KUMAR. R

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