S. SIVASANKARI Assistant Professor

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  • Centre for Green Energy Technology
  • Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies
  • siva.etoh@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 Microbiology - Energy / Ethanol Production from Biomass: Isolation, Characterization and Evaluation of Cellulolytic and Ethanologenic Microbes on Starch and Lignocellulosic wastes University of Madras 2011
2 M.Sc Microbiology Bharathidasan University 2003
3 B.Sc Microbiology Bharathidasan University 2001

Area of Specializaion

Renewable Energy of Microbes, Biocatalysts, Sustainable Bioresources, Biomass Conversion, Hybridized microbes, Hybridized bioreactors, Computational Cell Factories.

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 Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science INTERNATIONAL SSP, Japan 2016 Travel Grant with Fe
2 IITM Women PDF NATIONAL IITM, Chennai 2015 Fellowship
3 UGC Post Doc Fellowship NATIONAL DST , New Delhi 2015 Research Grant and F
4 Young Scientist Fellowship NATIONAL DST , New Delhi 2008 Research Grant
5 Second best oral presentation prize NATIONAL Bharathidasan University 2006 No

Teaching Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution
1 Assistant Professor Green Energy Technology Pondicherry University

Research Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution Area of Research
1 Research Assistant R & D Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), Chennai, India Indigo & Natural dyes project (Funded by CAPART, New Delhi, India).
2 PDF for Women Department of Biotechnology IIT Madras Evaluation of effective nitrifiers to estimate nitrogen in the soil
3 Project Scientist Department of Biotechnology IIT Madras Development of enzymatic... xylose
4 Research Associate Department of Biotechnology IIT Madras US-India consortium for development of sustainable advanced lignocellulosic biofuel systems (Funded by the Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC)
5 Senior Project Officer Department of Biotechnology IIT Madras Preparation of lyophilized vials ..... of the rnicrorganisms
6 Senior Project Officer Department of Biotechnology IIT Madras Microbiology(Research Management Fund))
7 Young Scientist (Principal Investigator) R & D Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), Chennai, India Value added products from Amla for Women Self-Help Groups (Funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi, India).
8 Junior Research Fellow R & D Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), Chennai, India Microbial production of alcohol from cellulosic waste project (Funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), New Delhi, India)
9 Research Assistant R & D Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), Chennai, India Microbial production of alcohol from cellulosic waste project (Funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), New Delhi, India)
10 PDF for Women Department of Microbiology Pondicherry University Hyper production of cellulase using water hyacinth and improvement its shelf life for commercialization

Industry Experience

S.No Designation Company/Corporate Nature of Work
1 Head, Microbiology Primas Bioscience Pvt Lt, Chennai R & D division

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 Sustainable cellulase production APPLIED 202041054282 2020 NATIONAL NO
2 A Process for Hydrogen Production from Anacardium occidentale (Cashew apple) Fruits GRANTED 298041 2018 NATIONAL NO
3 A Technology for Ethanol From Banana Pseudostem Waste GRANTED 278962 2017 NATIONAL NO
4 A Process for Alcohol Production from Panicum sumatrense (Little Millet) Grains GRANTED 278966 2017 NATIONAL NO
5 A Process for the Preparation of Alcohol from damaged rice grains GRANTED 272774 2016 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
1 Sulfation of chitosan from Sepia kobiensis as potential anticoagulant and antibacterial molecule Pasiyappazham Ramasamy, Sivasankari Sekar, Sivagurunathan Paramasivam, Priyatharsini Suri, Uma Chinnaiyan, Rajesh Singh, Bharath Prasad Tanguturi Raghavaiah & Vidya Devanathadesikan Seshadri Natural Product Research 24:1-7 2022 2.861
2 Bacteriophages for aquaculture disease control A. S. Ninawe, S. Sivasankari, P. Ramasamy, G. Seghal Kiran & Joseph Selvin Aquaculture International 28:1925–1938 2020 2.235
3 Marine sponge microbial association: Towards disclosing unique symbiotic interactions G Seghal Kiran, Sivasankari Sekar, Pasiyappazham Ramasamy, Thangadurai Thinesh, Saqib Hassan, Anuj Nishanth Lipton, AS Ninawe, Joseph Selvin Marine Environmental Research 140, 169-179 2018 3.130
4 Synthetic biology approaches: Towards sustainable exploitation of marine bioactive molecules G.Seghal Kiran, Pasiyappazham Ramasamy Sivasankari Sekar, Meenatchi Ramu, Joseph selvin International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 112, 1278-1288 2018 6.953
5 Execution of Enriched Rice Bran Medium in Hyper Production of Penicillin V by Penicillium chrysogenum S. Parameswari. S. Sivasankari Waste Biomass Valorization 9, 1559–1565 2018 3.703
6 Utilization of bioresources for sustainable biofuels: A Review N Gaurav, S Sivasankari, GS Kiran, A Ninawe, J Selvin Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 73, 205-214 2017 14.982
7 Influence of Chicken manure on Biological Efficiency of Basidiomycetes Sivagurunathan. P and Sivasankari. S Waste Biomass Valorization 6: 23–28 2015 3.703
8 C-phycocyanin from Spirulina fussiformis exposed to blue light demonstrates higher efficacy of in vitro antioxidant activity Madhyastha, HK., Sivashankari, S., Vatsala, TM Biochemical Engineering Journal 43:221–224 2009 3.978

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 Isolation and characterization of solvent tolerant Bacillus subtilis PS01 from distillery spent wash Sivagurunathan. P and Sivasankari. S. International Journal of Research in Pure and Applied Microbiology 3(2): 36-39 2013 ---
2 Ethanol from renewable sources Sivasankari, S., Sivagurunathan, P and Seshadri, S. Journal of Biosciences Research 3(1): 62-66 2012 ---
3 The impact of α- cellulose and FP cellulose in evaluation of cellulose in biomass. Sivasankari, S., Sivagurunathan, P., Sivasubramani, K and Rajesh singh, J. Journal of Biosciences Research 3(4): 245-249 2012 ---

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

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Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.

Chapters in Books

S.No Title of the Chapters Name of the Authors Title of the Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Positive Influence and Future Perspective of Marine Alga on Biofuel Production Sivasankari Sekar Technological Advancement in Algal Biofuels Production Springer Singapore 2022 978-981-19-6805-1

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 Value added products from Amla for Women Self-Help Groups Department of Science and Technology (DST) 2 years 6,23,500 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.,

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Research Guidance - PG

S.No Year Degree No. of Students Awarded Department/Centre

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

Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

S.No Scholar Name Designation Funding Agency Fellowship Title Year of Joining Year of Completion

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

S.No Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided Professional body for which membership fee is provided Amount of Support Place From Date To Date Year

E-Lecture Details

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Details of Online Education Conducted

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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 Exploring Sustainable Biomaterials with the Exploitation of Microbial Technology National Webinar Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai National 12-04-2022 12-04-2022 2022

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 Climate Change Driven Challenges on Indian Biodiversity: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Deve Pondicherry University & National academy of biological sciences Pondicherry University & 3 Days National 25.09.2019 27.09.2019 2019
2 Wonders of the small 2.0 - Recent Trends in Microbiome Research DBT & Pondicherry University Pondicherry University & 2 Days National 20.03.2019 21.03.2019 2019

Workshop Organized

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Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies

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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

S.No Name of the Body/Society Nature of Affiliation Year
1 Association of Microbiologists of India Life Member 2020

Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)

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Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)

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Collaboration with Institution/Industry

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Institution / Industry		 Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching
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Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

S.No Title of the FDP Organiser Venue Duration From Date To Date Year
1 6th Faculty Induction Programme UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, Pondicherry University,Pondicherry Pondicherry University 30 days 01-02-2022 02-03-2022 2022
2 Refresher Course in Research Methodology UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, Pondicherry University,Pondicherry Pondicherry University 14 days 12-05-2022 25-05-2022 2022

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

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Enrolment under ARPIT Programme

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