Dr. SHANMUGAM R

Designation : Assistant Professor Senior Grade 2
School / Centre : CO2 Research and Green Technologies Centre
Department : Chemistry

Educational Details

Bharathidasan University

B.Sc.
Chemistry
Graduated in 2008

Madurai Kamaraj University

M.Sc.
Chemistry(Special)
Graduated in 2010

Madurai Kamaraj University

Ph.D.
Chemistry
Graduated in 2017

Post Doctoral Experiences

1.Institute PostDoctoral Fellow Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. Computational Catalysis-01.12.2017 to 30.08.2019. 2. Post-Doctoral Fellow Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.Enzyme Catalysis-02.09.2019 to 28.02.2022.


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Computational screening of novel materials
  • Enzyme catalysis
  • Biomass conversions
  • H-bonding
  • Structure & electronic properties of the molecule
  • Identification of reaction pathways.


Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Production of valued products from carbon dioxide VIT-SEED

International Collaborations

  • Clark Atlanta University, Georgia, USA.