Dr. Mohana Roopan S

Designation : Associate Professor Senior
School / Centre : School of Advanced Sciences
Department : Chemistry

Educational Details

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

Ph.D.
Chemistry (Organic)
Graduated in 2011

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

M.Sc.
Chemistry (Organic)
Graduated in 2006

VHNSN College, Virudhunagar

B.Sc.
Chemistry
Graduated in 2004

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Green nanomaterial synthesis
  • Photocatalytic organic transformations
  • Nanocatalysts for pollutant degradation
  • Band-gap/surface-engineered catalysts for heterocycles Carbon-based
  • low-toxicity nanocomposites for diverse applications in chemistry

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Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Synthesis and larvicidal activity of transition metal nanoparticles by using coconut palm - VILGRO (PI) VILGRO

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
1. A facile agricultural waste mediated green synthesis of palladium and nickel nanoparticles and its biological studies -BT/PR 6891/GBD/27/491/2012 DBT-RGYI
2. Dihydroacridin-1 (2H)-One: Building block for the synthesis of various condensed ring junction heterocyclic system and its application as pesticides-SB/FT/CS-126/2012 DST-SERB
3. Porous materials supported semiconductor nanocomposites for selective organic transformation of alcohols - DST-SERB-NPDF (Mentor) DST-SERB-NPDF
4. Isolation and Characterization of active antimalarial compounds from South Indian medicinal plants - DBT (Co-PI) DBT

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
NANOCOMPOSITE- BASED HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF 202541037659
PYRAZOLO-ACRIDINE COMPOUNDS AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF 202541043942
LIGHT-DRIVEN ONE- POT SYNTHESIS OF 2- (1H-TETRAZOL-1- YL)PYRIDINE ANALOGUES USING FeVO4 /WO 3 NANOCOMP OSITES AS PHOTOCATALYST 202541062356
COMPOSITE CATALYST AND PROCEE FOR LIGHT DRIVEN SYNTHESIS OF HETEROCYLCLIC COMPOUNDS 202541081117
FeVO4/g-C3N4 PHOTOCATALYST FOR BLUE LIGHT INDUCED SYNTHESIS OF 2- PHENYLIMIDAZO[1,2- A] PYRIDINES AND ITS PROCESS THEREOF 202541062355

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
1. Bioorganic phase in natural food: An overview, 2018, Springer, ISBN: 978-331974210-6, 978-331974209-0 Springer publication 2018
2. Synthesis of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Quantum Dots from Bulk Graphitic Carbon Nitride, Sustainable Approaches in Pharmaceutical Sciences Wiley-Blackwell 2024
3. Importance of food science and technology- way to future, 2018, Springer publication, ISBN: 978-331974210-6, 978-331974209-0 Springer publication 2018
4. Toxicity of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles and their future prospects, 2018, Oxford university press, ISBN: 978-111941890-0, 978-111941823-8 Oxford university press 2018
5. Synthesis and medicinal properties of polycarbonates and resins from renewable sources, 2017, Wiley, ISBN: 978-111944163-2, 978-111922362-7 Wiley 2017

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • 2021 to 2025 - Top 2 percentage scientist in a global list compiled by the prestigious Stanford University.
  • Outstanding performance in the Power Point Presentation at the 2nd Annual Primeasia University International E conference on Aspects of Microbiology in Healthcare Sectors, held in Bangladesh on January 30, 2022.
  • Best Senior Faculty Award 2020 -2021 by Novel Research Academy, Pondicherry.
  • Silver Award for best presentation during Int. E-Conf. on biotechnology, bioinformatics & Biomedicine, organized by AIMST University, Malaysia. 24-26 August 2020.
  • Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Distinguished Fellow Award 2018~2019 for Chemistry by Bose Science Society, 24 Aug 2019. 7. Best Research Paper Award 2019-2020 by Novel Research Academy, Pondicherry.

International Collaborations

  • 1. Md Maksudur Rahman Khan Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
  • 2. Roberto Acevedo Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología. Universidad San Sebastián, Bellavista 7, Santiago 8420524, Chile.
  • 3. Dr. Daniele Dondi, Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, Pavia (ITALY)

Other Information

Editorial Experience : 1. Bioorganic Phase in Natural Food: An Overview, 2018, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74210-6. Springer 2. Bimetallic nanomaterials: Functional efficacy towards synthesis, photocatalytic degradation, and biomedical catalysts, 2014, DOI: 10.1155/2014/472616. Hindawi. 3. Editorial board member in “Modern Chemistry and Applications” 4. Editorial board member in “Chemical Science Reviews and Letters” 5. Editorial board member in “International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management & Applied Science” 6. Serving as a reviewer for prestigious journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis, and others.