Name Designation Qualification KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (Autonomous) Coimbatore 641 029 Department of Physics : Dr.M.Seetha : Assistant Professor : M.Sc., Ph.D., M.A., HDIP., Date of Birth : 06.11.1981 Staff ID : A/TS/55 Area of Specialization : Thin films, Nanomaterials, Gas sensors and Photocatalytic materials Address for Communication: Assistant Professor Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore. Mobile Number : +91-9789453509 Email ID Institution Mail ID : seetha.phy@gmail.com : mseetha_ph@kongunaducollege.ac.in Teaching Experience : UG 8 Yrs PG: 7 Yrs Research Experience : 8 Yrs Research Guidance : 3 M.Phil 2 Ph.D Research Completed Ongoing M.Phil 03 - Ph.D - 02 NET / SET Qualified : - Membership in Professional Bodies: Member in ISCA. Other Qualification : M.A. (Tamil)
Academic Profile Ph.D. in Physics from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore during by 2010 M.Sc. in Physicsfrom PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore by 2004 B.Sc. in Physicsfrom PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore by 2002 M.A. in Tamilfrom Annamalai University, Chidambaram by 2008 Working Experience Current Position : Assistant Professor, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore- 29. Working From : 19.08.2013 Previous Experience : 1. Assistant Professor, SRM University, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203 Period of service : 01.07.2010 to 30.12.2010 Previous Experience : 2. Assistant Professor, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore- 14. Period of service :02.07.2011 to 17.08.2013 Doctoral Work Ph. D. Thesis entitled: Synthesis, Characterization and Gas Sensing Applications of Indium Oxide Thin Films and Nanoparticles carried out under the supervision and guidance of Prof. D. Mangalaraj, Professor and Head, Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Research Areas and Experience Nanomaterials of metal oxides, Thin films and gas sensors Nanoparticle synthesis: Sol-gel, Hydrolysis, Hydrothermal and precipitation methods for the synthesis of nanoparticles for gas sensing applications Thin films: Sol-gel, dip and spin coating technique of metallic oxide thin films and field effect transistors for gas sensor applications
Worked as a research scholar for four years and seven months in the Thin film and Nanomaterials Laboratory of the Bharathiaruniversity and research fellow at DRDO-BU Center for Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Reviewer Reviewer in Journals: 1. Measurement (Elsevier) 2. Journal of Solid State Chemistry (Elsevier) 3. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (Elsevier) 4. Journal of Materials Chemistry B (RSC) 5. Nano (World Scientific) Proficiency in operating the Instruments X-Ray Diffractometer (PANalytical X Pert Pro equipped with HIGH Score Plus Software) Raman Spectrometer (HORIBA JOBIN YUON spectrometer) Photoluminescence Spectrometer (HORIBA JOBIN YUON SpectroFluoromax-4) Papers Published In International Journals 1. Optical investigations on indium oxide nanoparticles prepared through precipitation method M.Seetha, S. Bharathi, A. Dhayal Raj, D. Mangalaraj, D. Nataraj Materials Characterization 60 (2009) 1578-1582. 2. Controlled growth of single-crystaline, nanostructured dendrites and snowflakes of α- Fe2O3: influence of the surfactant on the morphology and investigation of morphology dependent magnetic properties S. Bharathi, D. Nataraj, M. Seetha, D. Mangalaraj, N. Ponpandian, Y. Masuda, K.Senthil, K. Yong CrystEngComm 12 (2010) 373-382. 3. Reducing Gas Response Kinetics Of Nanostructured Indium Oxide Thin Films M. Seetha, S. Bharathi, D. Mangalaraj, D. Nataraj Thin Solid Films 518 (2010) e125-e128. 4. Medium dependent size and shape tuning of Indium oxide nanoparticles and their gas sensing properties. M. Seetha, D. Mangalaraj, Yoshitake Masuda Advance Science, Engineering and Medicine 3 (2011) 202-212.
5. Nano-porous indium oxide transistor sensor for the detection of ethanol vapours at room temperature. M. Seetha, D. Mangalaraj Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing 106 (2012) 137 143. 6. Synthesis of indium oxide cubic crystals by modified hydrothermal route for application as a flexible room temperature ethanol sensor. M. Seetha, P. Meena, D. Mangalaraj, Yoshitake Masuda,K. Senthil Materials Chemistry and Physics, 133 (2012) 47-54. 7. Sn Doped In2O3 Nanostructures on Glass Substrates: A New Approach towards Room Temperature Gas Sensor. M. Seetha, D. Mangalaraj Sensor Letters, 10 (2012) 55-59. 8. Investigation on the shape of ITO nanoparticles upon dopant concentration - prepared using alcoholysis method. M. Seetha, M. Thambidurai and D. Mangalaraj Advanced Materials Research, 678 (2013) 168-171. 9. Solvent free synthesis of Ta 2 O 5 nanoparticles and their photocatalytic properties. A. Krishnaprasanth, M. Seetha AIP Advances, 8 (2018) 055017. Papers Published in Indian Journal Construction and working of Indium oxide thin film field effect transistor as gas sensor A new approach towards room temperature gas sensor M. Seetha, D. Mangalaraj, V. Veeravazhuthi, G. Bhoopathi PSG CAS Search: A Journal of Science and Technology (ISSN: 2320-2254), 1 (2013) 66-72. Awards / Honours Received RANK HOLDER: I-Rank holder in under graduation degree (B.Sc., Physics) SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW: Worked as a Junior Research Fellow in Defence Research and Development Organization Bharathiar University Centre for Life Sciences (DRDO-BU CLS) at Bharathiar University from May 2006 to May 2009 and later promoted as SRF on June 2009. BEST ORAL PRESENTATION AWARD: for the paper presentation at the International Conference on Active/Smart Materials in Thiyagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India. (ICASM-2009)
BEST PAPER AWARD: for the paper presentation at International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies in Suntec city organized by the Materials Research Society of Singapore (ICMAT-2009) Papers Presented in International Conferences Nanostructured In 2 O 3 Thin films A simple Chemical Route International Conference on Advanced Materials, ICAM-2008, organized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. 18-21 Februray, 2008. Synthesis ofin 2 O 3 Nanospheres and Nanocubes by precipitation method International Seminar on Mathematical and Experimental Physics, ISME-2008, organized by PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore. 18-19 December, 2008. Nanostructured Indium Oxide Thin film for the Detection of Reducing Gases International Conference on Active/Smart Materials, ICASM-2009, organized by Thiyagarajar College of Engineering. Madurai. 7 9 January, 2009. (Best Oral Presentation award) Preparation Of Indium Oxide Nanoparticles From Aloe-Vera Plant Extract International conference on nanomaterials and nanocomposites, ICNM-2009, organized by Institute of Macromolecular science and engineering (IMSE), Kottayam. 6-9 April, 2009. Reducing Gas Response Kinetics Of Nanostructured Indium Oxide Thin Films, International conference on materials for advanced technologies, ICMAT-2009, organized by Materials Research Society, Singapore. 28 June - 3 July, 2009. (Best Paper award) Sn doped In 2 O 3 Nano-Grass on Glass Substrates: A New Approach Towards Room Temperature Gas Sensor TACT 2009 International Thin films Conference, organized by NTUT, Taipei, Taiwan, 14-16 December 2009. Investigation on the shape of ITO nanoparticles upon dopant concentration - prepared using alcoholysis method International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICNN-2011,organizd by Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT), Coimbatore, 6-8 July 2011.
Co CurricularActivities Delivered an invited talk in the name of Nanotechnology: The current trend and trained the participants to prepare Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles in UGC sponsored one day workshop on Recent trends in bio- and nano-technology organised by PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore on 26.07.2013. Delivered a talk on Nanotechnology and this millennium at Dr. NGP College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore on 15.08.2013. Session Chair and Judge in National seminar on Carrier Guidance In Chemical Sciences & Training On Youth Leadership and Community Development, jointly organized by Department of Chemistry, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, ISCA Coimbatore chapter, and Nehru Yuva Kendra, Govt. Of.India on 22 nd Feb 2017. Nanomaterials and Its Characteristics - Invited talk at Vivekananda Arts and Science college, Sankari on 9.08.2017. Joined hands in Co-Organising National Conference on multifunctional nanomaterials and nanocomposites (NCMNN- 2010), jointly organized by Department of Nanoscience and technology and DRDO-BU Centre for life sciences, Bharathiar university, Coimbatore on 4-5 th Feb 2010. Workshop on advanced techniques for materials Characterization organized by Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 19-21 st of March 2009. International Seminar on nanostructures for electronics and Biomedical applications organized by Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 9 th Jan 2009. Other Departmental Activities Other Curricular Activities Honours Diploma in Internet Programming, completed at Software Solutions Integrated systems (SSI), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India in May 2004. Master of Arts (Tamil), from Annamalai University, Chidhambaram, Tamilnadu, India in May 2008.
Participation in Orientation / Refresher Courses / FDP Programme UGC- Sponsored Faculty Development Programme, organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore on 31 st Mar 2017. UGC- Sponsored Faculty Development Programme, organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore on 15 th June 2017. UGC- Sponsored Faculty Development Programme on Outcome Based Education, organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore on 14 th Dec 2017. UGC- CPE Sponsored Faculty Development Programme, organized by Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Ciombatore on 24 th Mar 2016. UGC- Sponsored Refresher Course in Physics, organized by Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli from 17 th Feb 2016 to 8 th Mar 2016. Faculty Development Programme on Man Making Education, organized by Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore on 4 th July 2015. Attended one day National level FDP Programme organized by Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore on December 2014. National Level Faculty Development Programme, organized by Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore on 27 th Sep 2014. Participated in 102 nd Orientation Programme organized by Bharathiar University -UGC Academic Staff College conducted for 28 days at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore during September 2014.