THARANIKKARASU K. Professor

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  • Department of Chemistry
  • School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
  • tharani.che@pondiuni.edu.in,thavasu@gmail.com

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 Ph. D. NOVEL POLYURETHANE INIFERTERS FOR "LIVING" RADICAL POLYMERIZATION University of Madras 1996
2 M.Sc. Polymer Chemistry University of Madras 1989
3 B.Sc. Chemistry University of Madras 1987

Area of Specializaion

Polymer Chemistry: Controlled Radical Polymerization, Fuel Cell membranes - Medicinal Chemistry: Anti-TB, Anti-malarial, Anti-HIV agents

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 Junior and Senior Research fellowship award NATIONAL CSIR, New Delhi 1990 1800 pm

Teaching Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution
1 Professor Department of Chemistry Pondicherry University
2 Assistant Professor (AGP: Rs. 8000) Department of Chemistry University of Delhi, North Campus
3 Sr. Assistant Professor(AGP: Rs. 7000) Department of Chemistry University of Delhi, North Campus
4 Sr. Assistant Professor (AGP: Rs. 6000) Department of Chemistry University of Delhi, North Campus
5 Lecturer Department of Chemistry University of Delhi, North Campus

Research Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution Area of Research
1 Professor Department of Chemistry Pondicherry University Polymer and Medicinal Chemistry
2 Lecturer/Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Delhi University Polymer/Organic Chemistry
3 Brain Pool Fellow Department of Chemical Engineering Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Polymer chemistry

Industry Experience

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Contribution towards Innovation

S.No Name of the Work/Contribution Specialization Remarks

Patent Details

S.No Title Status Patent Number Year of Award Type Commercialized Status
1 A process for the preparation of polyurethane-polyvinyl multi-block copolymers using living radical mechanism GRANTED CODEN:INXXAP; IN194599 2004 NATIONAL NO
2 Novel Polyurethane Macroiniferters GRANTED 2446 DEL 97 1997 NATIONAL NO
3 Polyurethane-Polystyrene Block Copolymers through “Living” Radical Mechanism GRANTED 2541 DEL 97 1997 NATIONAL NO

Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor

Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor
1 Photo crosslinked stilbene-containing sulfonated polyimide membranes as proton exchange membranes in fuel cell Balasubramanian Ayyanar, Gunasekaran Monica,Tharanikkarasu Kannan European Polymer Journal https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111418 2022 5.546
2 Chitosan with pendant (E)-5-((4-acetylphenyl)diazenyl)-6-aminouracil groups as synergetic antimicrobial agents Balaji Gowrivel Vijayakumar, Deepthi Ramesh, K. Santhosh Manikandan, Mary Theresa, Aiswarya Sethumadhavan, V. Brindha Priyadarisini, E. K. Radhakrishnan, Maheswaran Mani, Tharanikkarasu Kannan RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry B DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TB00240J 2022 7.751
3 First-in-class pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones against leishmaniasis and tuberculosis: Rationale, in vitro, ex vivo studies and mechanistic Deepthi Ramesh, Deblina Sarkar, Annu Joji, Monica Singh, Amaresh K. Mohanty, Balaji G. Vijayakumar, Mitali Chatterjee, Dharmarajan Sriram, Suresh K. Muthuvel, Tharanikkarasu Kannan Archiv der Pharmazie https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/EDHKWJGK2FFYMJHFYGYU?target=10.1002/ardp.202100440 2022 4.613
4 Polyelectrolyte proton exchange membranes: synthesis and characterization of sulfonated polyimide membranes using novel stilbene-containing diamine Gulshan Dhra, Ayyanar Balasubramanian, Tharanikkarasu Kannan Polymer Bulletin https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-021-03586-0 2021 2.870
5 Advances in Nucleoside and Nucleotide Analogues in Tackling Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis Virus Infections Deepthi Ramesh, Balaji Gowrivel Vijayakumar, Prof. Tharanikkarasu Kannan ChemMedChem Volume 16, Issue 9, 1403-1419 2021 3.540
6 Therapeutic potential of uracil and its derivatives in countering pathogenic and physiological disorders Deepthi Ramesh, Balaji Gowrivel Vijayakumar, Tharanikkarasu Kannan European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Volume 207, 112801 2020 6.514
7 In silico pharmacokinetic and molecular docking study of natural flavonoids and synthetic indole chalcones against essential proteins of SARS-CoV-2 Balaji Gowrivel Vijayakumar, Deepthi Ramesh, Annu Joji, Jayadharini Jayachandra prakasan, Tharanikkarasu Kannan European Journal of Pharmacology 886, Article No. 173448 2020 4.432
8 Metal-Free and Regioselective Synthesis of Substituted and Fused Chromenopyrrole Scaffolds via Divergent Reactivity of α-Azido Ketone in Water Elumalai Dhanasekar, Tharanikkarasu Kannan, Ragavan Venkatesan, Paramasivam Thirumalai Perumal, JAYABAL KAMALRAJA The Journal of Organic Chemistry 85, 15, 9631–9649 2020 4.805
9 Indole chalcones: Design, synthesis, in vitro and in silico evaluation against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Deepthi Ramesh, Annu Joji, Balaji Gowrivel Vijayakumar, Aiswarya Sethumadhavan, Maheswaran Mani, Tharanikkarasu Kannan European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 198, Article No.112358 2020 6.514
10 Thiosemicarbazone derivatives: Design, synthesis and in vitro antimalarial activity studies Ramkishore Matsa, Parameshwar Makam, Meenakshi Kaushik, SL Hoti, Tharanikkarasu Kannan European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 137, Article No. 104986 2019 3.616
11 InCl3-Assisted Eco-Friendly Approach for N-Fused 1,4-Dihydropyridine Scaffolds via Ring Opening Michael Addition of Cyclic Nitroketene and Iminocoumar Dhanasekar Elumalai, Ramachandran Gnanasekaran, Saraswathi Leelakrishnan, Gunavathy Nachimuthu, Tharanikkarasu Kannan, Thirumalai Perumal Paramasivam, Kamalraja Jayabal ChemistrySelect 3 (7), 2070-2079 2018 1.811
12 2-Aminothiazole derivatives as antimycobacterial agents: synthesis, characterization, in vitro and in silico studies Parameshwar Makam, Tharanikkarasu Kannan European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 87, 643-656 2014 5.572
13 Polymer-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites Through Controlled Radical Polymerization Using (4-Vinylbenzyl) Triethylammonium Anchored Organo-Montmorillonit Mukesh Kumar, Tharanikkarasu Kannan Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry 51 (11), 931-940 2014 1.349
14 Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate functionalized montmorillonite for the preparation of polymer-montmorillonite nanocomposites through iniferter-based c Mukesh Kumar, Tharanikkarasu Kannan Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 53 (6), 604-612 2014 1.820
15 In vitro and in silico antimalarial activity of 2-(2-hydrazinyl) thiazole derivatives Parameshwar Makam, Prasoon Kumar Thakur, Tharanikkarasu Kannan European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 52, 138-145 2014 3.773
16 2-(2-Hydrazinyl) thiazole derivatives: Design, synthesis and in vitro antimycobacterial studies Parameshwar Makam, Ramakrishna Kankanala, Amresh Prakash, Tharanikkarasu Kannan European journal of medicinal chemistry 69, 564-576 2013 5.572
17 Synthesis and characterization of covalently-grafted graphene–polyaniline nanocomposites and its use in a supercapacitor Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Singh, Sundeep K Dhawan, Kannan Tharanikkarasu, Jin Suk Chung, Byung-Seon Kong, Eui Jung Kim, Seung Hyun Hur Chemical Engineering Journal 231, 397-405 2013 10.652
18 Highly active novel Ni-diimine pre-catalyst containing bis-ketimine ligand for the vinyl polymerization of norbornene K Vijayakrishna, S Padmanabhan, Tharanikkarasu Kannan, D Dakshinamoorthy Polymer bulletin 68 (3), 635-645 2012 1.858

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Details of Conference Publication Page Nos. Year
1 Novel ABA type gold copolymer nanoparticles: PNIPAAm-b-PU-b-PNIPAAm tri-block nanopolymer as reducing and stabilizing agent Prashant Singh, Hemant Verma, Chaitnaya Kumar, Kamlesh Kumari, Gopal K. Mehrotra, Ramesh Chandra, Tharanikkarasu Kannan FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Functional Materials (IWFM-2011) 246-250 2012

Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: Novel Polyurethane-based ABA type Well-defined Tri-block Copolymers Tharanikkarasu Kannan LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing 2010 13: 978-3838360058

Chapters in Books

S.No Title of the Chapters Name of the Authors Title of the Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Therapeutic Targets for Emerging Zika Virus Infection and Vaccines in Clinical Trials Deepthi Ramesh, Balaji Gowrivel Vijayakumar and Tharanikkarasu Kannan Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Anti-Infectives Bentham Science Publishers 2021 978-981-5039-41-2
2 Applications of Polymer-Based Ion Exchangers for Heavy Metal and Radioactive Waste Removal, Water Purification, Protein Separation and Catalysis Tharanikkarasu Kannan A book on Ion Exchange, Adsorption, and Solvent Extraction Nova Science Publishers 2013 978-1-62417-887-0
3 A Novel Single-site Catalyst for Olefin Polymerization Tharanikkarasu Kannan Current Application of Polymers and Nano Materials Trans Tech Publications 2010 13: 0-87849-252-6 / 978-0-87849-252-7

Edited Books

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Ongoing Projects

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Ongoing Consultancy Works

S.No Title of the Consultancy Work Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year

Completed Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Investigations of Magnetic, Optical and Electrical Properties of Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi 3 Years 5,00,00,000 2012
2 Polyurethane-based Tri-Block Copolymers through Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization University Grant Commission, New Delhi 3 Years 5,15,401 2010
3 Polyurethane-polyvinyl block copolymers through reverse atom transfer radical polymerization Council of Scientific and Industrial research, New Delhi 4 Years 11,16,224 2009
4 Nucleophilicity Increasing at Polymer Chain Ends for the Preparation of Block Copolymers from Oxirane and Vinyl Monomers through Anionic Polymerization Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi 3 Years 8,47,793 2008

Completed Consultancy Works

S.No Title of the Consultancy Work Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year

Career Guidance Offered to students

S.No Name of the Scheme No. of Students Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling No. of Students Passed No. of Students Placed

List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

S.No Name of the Programme/Scheme Date of Implementation No. of Students Enrolled Agencies Involved

Research Guidance - PG

S.No Year Degree No. of Students Awarded Department/Centre
1 2019 M.SC 4 Chemistry
2 2018 M.SC 4 chemistry
3 2017 M.SC 5 chemistry
4 2016 M.SC 4 chemistry
5 2015 M.SC 5 chemistry
6 2014 M.SC 4 chemistry
7 2013 M.SC 4 chemistry
8 2012 M.SC 5 chemistry

Research Guidance - Ph.D

S.No Student Name Registration Date Registration No. Thesis Title Thesis Submitted Status Thesis Submitted Date Vivavoce Completed Status Date Awarded
1 Ramkishore Matsa 27-11-2013 R34451 Synthesis, Characterization of novel heterocyclic compounds as macrofilaricidal and anti-malarial agents YES 20-08-2020 YES 23-07-2021
2 Ayyanar B 23-09-2014 R37137 Synthesis of polymer nanocomposites through controlled radical polymerization NO NO
3 Deepthi Ramesh 25-08-2016 20161107004 Design, synthesis, in-vtro and in-silico anticancer activity studies YES 14-06-2022 NO
4 V.G Balaji 01-09-2016 20161107006 Chitosan with Bioactive Pendant Groups: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies NO NO
5 G. VIJAYA BHAVANI 13-11-2015 20151107007 Design, synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic salts as anti-mycobacterial agents NO NO
6 Maganti Lakshmi Haritha Bharathi 13-11-2015 20151107004 Design, synthesis, chacterization, in-vtro and in-silico anti-tubercular activity of novel organic compounds NO NO
7 Ahammed Ameen.T 31-07-2017 20171107004 Synthesis and characterization of novel dentrimers NO NO
8 C. Nagendra Prasad 04-05-2012 R27942 Novel polyelectrolyte membranes NO NO

Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

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Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year

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E-Lecture Details

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Content/Module Title Institution/Platform Year Weblink

Details of Online Education Conducted

S.No Nature of Online Course No. of Sessions Target Group Date
1 Softcore Course (CHEM 532) 20 (April 30 - June M.Sc. 08-06-2020

Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme

S.No Title of the Paper Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme Organized by Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 Characterization Techniques of Polymer and Polymer Nano Composite Materials Physical Methods in Chemical Sciences School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University National 13-02-2020 26-02-2020 2020

Conferences/Seminars Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 National Seminar on Recent Advances in Chemistry (NSRAC-2020) UGC-SAP, Pondicherry University Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Feb 18-19, 2020 National 18-02-2020 19-02-2020 2020

Workshop Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 National Symposium in Recent Advances in Chemistry (NSRAC-2013) UGC, New Delhi, CSIR, New Delhi Pondicherry University, March 22-March 23, 2013 National Symposium 22-03-2013 23-03-2013 2013
2 Chemistry and Biology of Antioxidants University of Delhi, Delhi, India University of Delhi, Delhi, India National 10-12-2009 11-12-2009 2009
3 Green Chemistry Education University of Delhi, Delhi, India University of Delhi, Delhi, India National 10-03-2007 10-03-2007 2007

Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies

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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

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Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)

S.No Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites
1 Head, Department of Chemistry 22-9-2015 To 21-9-2018 Regular duties as Head of the Department
2 Registrar (i/c), Pondicherry University 21-09-2017 To 05-07-2018 General Administration related the University
3 Controller of Examinations (i/c) 21-12-2015 To 7-11-2017 Overall administration of Exam Wing, Pondicherry University
4 Academic Council Member (HODs’ category (Statute 13(1) (iv)) 05.07.2017 To 21.9.2018 Acting as Member in Academic Council, Pondicherry University
5 University Court Member (Representatives of HODs) 22.11.2016 To 21.09.2018 University Court Member
6 Dean, Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies 29-6-2020 - till date Academic and Administrative work related toMadanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies
7 Dean, Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies, Pondicherry University 29-06-2020 to till date Overall academic and administrative duties related to Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies, Pondicherry University
8 Dean, Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies, Pondicherry University 29-06-2020 to till date Overall academic and administrative duties related to Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies, Pondicherry University

Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)

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Collaboration with Institution/Industry

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Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

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Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted

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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme

S.No IMPRESS/IMPRINT/SPARC/STARS/LEAP/Others Place From Date To Date Year
1 Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) IIT Roorkee, India and University of Michigan, USA 17-11-2018 07-12-2018 2018

Enrolment under ARPIT Programme

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