EDUCATION Ph.D. (Polymer Chemistry); National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India (2006)

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1 EDUCATION Ph.D. (Polymer Chemistry); National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India (2006) M.Sc. (Applied Chemistry); Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut (2000) FELLOWSHIPS 1. Post Doctoral Fellow, Nanobioanalysis Team, Health Technology Research center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Shikoku, Japan during [Bio-applications of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy] 2. Research Fellow, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, India during , [Transport Characteristics of Natural Rubber/Poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) Blends] (Funded by MHRD, New Delhi) PROJECTS ONGOING 1. Synthesis and grafting of thermo responsive hydrogels on nanoporous polymer membranes by electron beam irradiation for implantable drug delivery systems [BRNS] 2. Mass transport characteristics of poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/biomaterial systems [FRG] LIST OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS: 20 RESEARCH PAPERS: Prajitha Kumari, C.K. Radhakrishnan, G. Unnikrishnan, Soney Varghese, A. Sujith, Natural Rubber/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber Blend Membranes: Vapor Permeation Properties, Journal of Chemical Engineering and Technology, 33, 97 (2010) 2. A. Sujith, T. Itoh, H. Abe, K. Yoshida, M. Kiran, V. Biju, M. Ishikawa, Imaging of the Cell Wall of a Single Living Yeast Cell by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 394, 1803 (2009) 3. A. Sujith, T. Itoh, H. Abe, A. Anas, K. Yoshida, V. Biju and M. Ishikawa, Surface enhanced Raman scattering analyses of individual silver nanoaggregates on living single yeast cell wall, Applied Physics Letters, 92, (2008) 4. C. K. Radhakrishnan, Prajitha Kumari, A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Dynamic mechanical properties of styrene butadiene rubber and poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blends, Journal of Polymer Research, 15, 161 (2008)

2 5. S. Anusree, A. Sujith, C.K. Radhakrishnan and G. Unnikrishnan, Organic vapour permeation through natural rubber/poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blend membranes, Polymer Engineering & Science, 48, 198 (2008) 6. A. Sujith, G. Unnikrishnan and C.K. Radhakrishnan, Sorption and mechanical properties of nitrile rubber compatibilized natural rubber/ poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blends, Journal of Elastomers and Plastics, 40, 17 (2008) 7. A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Investigation on the interaction of silica and carbon black fillers with natural rubber/poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blend matrix by swelling studies, Polymer Composites, 28, 705 (2007) 8. C.K. Radhakrishnan, A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Thermal behaviour of styrene butadiene rubber/poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blends: TG and DSC analysis, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 90, 1388 (2007) 9. C.K. Radhakrishnan, A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Compatibilization of heterogeneous styrene butadiene rubber/poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blends. Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology, 23, 83 (2007) 10. M. Padmini, C. K. Radhakrishnan, A. Sujith, G. Unnikrishnan and E. Purushothaman, Molecular transport of aliphatic hydrocarbons through styrene butadiene rubber/ethylene vinyl acetate blends, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 101, 2884 (2006) 11. A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Molecular sorption by heterogeneous natural rubber/poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blend systems, Journal of Polymer Research, 13, 171 (2006) 12. M. Padmini, C. K. Radhakrishnan, A. Sujith, G. Unnikrishnan and E. Purushothaman, Transport and mechanical properties of styrene butadiene rubber and ethylene vinyl acetate blends, Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology, 22, 89 (2006) 13. K. Habeeb Rahiman, G. Unnikrishnan, A. Sujith and C.K. Radhakrishnan, Cure characteristics and mechanical properties of styrene butadiene rubber/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber blends, Materials Letters, 59, 633 (2005) 14. A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Barrier properties of natural rubber/ethylene vinyl acetate/carbon black composites, Journal of Materials Science, 40, 4625 (2005) 15. C.K. Radhakrishnan, B. Ganesh, A. Sujith, G. Unnikrishnan and Sabu Thomas, Sorption

3 of aromatic liquids to styrene butadiene rubber and poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blends, Polymers and Polymer Composites, 13(4), 335 (2005) 16. C.K. Radhakrishnan, A. Sujith, G. Unnikrishnan and Sabu Thomas, Effects of blend ratio and crosslinking systems on the curing behavior, morphology, and mechanical properties of styrene butadiene rubber and poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) blends, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 94, 827 (2004) 17. A. Sujith, C.K. Radhakrishnan, G. Unnikrishnan and Sabu Thomas, Mass transfer characteristics of natural rubber/ethylene vinyl acetate blends, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 90, 2691 (2003) LITERATURE REVIEW: 1 1. V. Biju, T. Itoh, A. Anas, A. Sujith, M. Ishikawa, Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Metal Nanoparticles: Syntheses, Optical Properties, and Biological Applications, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 391, 2469 (2008) BOOK CHAPTER: 2 1. Kitahama, Y., Hossain, M. K., Ozaki, Y., Itoh, T., Sujith, A. and Han, X. (2010) Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Imaging: Application and Experimental Approach by Far-Field with Conventional Setup, in Raman, Infrared, and Near-Infrared Chemical Imaging (eds S. Šašić and Y. Ozaki), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: / ch15 2. T. Itoh, A. Sujith, Y. Ozaki, Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy Part I: Examination of Electromagnetic Mechanism, Part II: Biomedical Applications, In Frontiers of Molecular Spectroscopy, J. Laane (Ed.), Elsevier (2009), ch 10, P. 289

4 M.Tech./M.Sc.Tech Projects: 4 1. Mass transport properties of nano zeolite reinforced butyl rubber based blend membranes (Srinu Gangolu, Nanoscience & Technology, 2009) 2. Development of biomedical membranes based on polyurethane and nano silica (Punith R, Nanoscience & Technology, 2009) 3. Preparation & characterisation of BSA incorporated PVA hydrogel membranes (Bincy P, Polymer Science & Technology, 2010) 4. Synthesis and characterization of poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate ) membranes for vapour permeation (Aswini, Polymer Science & Technology) CONFERENCES/SEMINARS: Tania, A. Sujith, G. Unnikrishnan, Crosslinked poly (vinyl alcohol)/ chitosan blend membranes: permeability and swelling properties, Indian Science Congress, 3-7 January, 2010 [Contributed and presented] 2. Tania, A. Sujith, G. Unnikrishnan, Thermal and mechanical studies on crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan blends, RETMAC 2010, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, February, 2010 [Contributed and presented] 3. Science Conclave 2008, A Congregation of Nobel Laureates, IIIT-Allahabad, India, December, 2008 [Participated]. 4. A. Sujith, T.Itoh, H. Abe, K. Yoshida, V. Biju and M. Ishikawa, Surface enhanced Raman spectra of single living yeast cell wall, The 2 nd International Workshop on Approaches to Single-Cell Analysis, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, September 6 7, 2007 [Presented] 5. K. Yoshida, T. itoh, A. Sujith, V. Biju, M. Ishikawa and Y. Ozaki, Plasmon dependence

5 on coupling efficiency of fluorescence plus Raman scattering from single Ag nanoaggregates, 1 st Bunshi Kagaku Touronkai, 17 th -20 th Sep 2007 (Tohoku University, Japan) [contributed] 6. A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Interaction of liquid fuels with carbon black filled natural rubber /ethylene vinyl acetate blends, International Conference on Advances in Polymer Blends, Composites, IPNS and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICBS-2005), School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, March 21 23, 2005 [Presented] 7. A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Analysis of the morphology of natural rubber/ethylene vinyl acetate blends by sorption and SEM analysis, National Seminar on the Recent Advances in Membrane Science and Technology (Read MS-2005), Department of Chemistry, NSS College, Nemmara, Palakkad, Kerala, March 9-10, 2005 [Presented] 9. A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Non-porous natural rubber/ethylene vinyl acetate blend membranes, Recent Developments in Materials & Structures (REDEMAT-2004), Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India, December 2-3, 2004 [Presented] 10. A. Sujith and Prakash Peter, Effect of metal oxide dopants on the conductance of natural rubber, All India Technical Festival (TATHVA 04-05), National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India, October 15-17, 2004 [Presented] 11. A. Sujith, C. K. Radhakrishnan and G. Unnikrishnan, Effect of structure of penetrants on the transport characteristics of natural rubber/ethylene vinyl acetate blends, 1 st National Conference of Research Scholars and Young Scientists in Chemical Engineering (CRSYS-2004), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, September 25-27, 2004 [Contributed] 12. A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Interaction of industrial liquids with natural rubber/ethylene vinyl acetate blends, Regional Conference for Young Chemists, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, April 13-14, 2004 [Contributed] 13. A. Sujith and G. Unnikrishnan, Diffusion characteristics and stress-strain properties of natural rubber/ethylene vinyl acetate blends, National Seminar on New Frontiers inchemistry, ALCHEMY-2K3, Department of Chemistry, NSS College, Ottapalam, December 1-2, 2003 [Presented] 14. A. Sujith, Transport characteristics of natural rubber/ethylene vinyl acetate blends, Young Scientist Award Contest of 89 th Indian Science Congress Association, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India, January 3-7, 2002 [Presented]

6 SHORT TERM COURSES COORDINATED 1. Short Term Course on Unconventional Electronics and Photonics, NIT Calicut, April 2009 CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Guest Faculty, NIT Sikkim (2011 April-June) 2. Programme Coordinator, National Service Scheme, NITC Cell 3. Store & Purchase in charge, Department of Chemistry AWARDS Best Young Teacher Award, NIT Calicut, 2010 HOME ADDRESS Athiyanathil, Chelannur P.O., Kozhikode Kerala, India CONTACT E mail: sujith@nitc.ac.in, athiyanathil.sujith@gmail.com Tel: (O), (R), (Mob.)