Dr. Senthilkumar S

Designation : Professor Grade 1
School / Centre : School of Advanced Sciences
Department : Chemistry

Educational Details

University of Madras, Chennai

Ph.D (Analytical Chemistry)
Analytical Chemistry
Graduated in 2009

National College, Bharathidasan University

M.Sc (Chemistry)
Chemistry
Graduated in 2002

Nehru Memorial College, Bharathidasan University

B.Sc (Chemistry)
Chemistry
Graduated in 2000

Post Doctoral Experiences

Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Electrochemical Sensors/Biosensors
  • Electrocatalytic Water Splitting (HER and OER)
  • Supercapacitors
  • 2D Materials
  • Carbon Nanomaterials
  • Functionalized Ionic Liquids

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Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Biofunctionalized MXene based Electrochemical Immunosensor towards early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (PI) ICMR
Biocatalytically Triggered Plasmonic Nanoparticle Etching based Fiber Optic Immunosensor for Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Disease Biomarker (Co PI) SERB-CRG
Bimetallic Plasmonic Nanoparticles based Ultrasensitive Fiber-Optic Immunosensor for Chlamydia Trachomatis Detection (Co PI) ICMR

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Redox-functionalized MXenes for Designing High Energy Density Supercapacitor (PI) UGC-DAE CSR
Electrochemical biosensors with improved wiring based on dendrimer encapsulated metal nanoparticles/carbon nanomaterials hybrids (PI) DST-SERB SRG
Synthesis of novel biomolecule based ionic liquids and their metal complexes: Application towards organic synthesis and biosensor fabrication (PI) CSIR
Design and development of highly versatile electrochemical biosensors based on enzyme functionalized ionic liquids (Co PI) DBT-BioCARe

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Governing Council Member of Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Sciences & Technology (SAEST), Karaikudi, from 2023-2025.
  • Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Chennai (FASC), since 2019.
  • Awarded Tamilnadu Young Scientist Visiting Fellowship 2013 by the Tamilnadu State Council for Science & Technology, Chennai. Fellowship availed at the Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. (November 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013)
  • Awarded Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi. Fellowship availed at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, from February 2007 to January 2009.

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Editorial Advisory Board of ECS Sensors Plus Journal, 2022-2025
Personal Website Link : https://sites.google.com/view/smles/