Prof. SUNANTHA

Designation : Assistant Professor Senior Grade 1
School / Centre : School of Bio Sciences & Technology
Department : Bio-Medical Sciences

Educational Details

ANNA UNIVERSITY

PHD
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Graduated in 2019

Post Doctoral Experiences

PDF 1 and PDF 2 in Chulalongkorn University (2001-2002)


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Perfluorinated Compounds
  • Remediation
  • Biodegradation
  • Biopolymers
  • Biosensor
  • Wastewater Treatment

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Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Sensor for rapid detection of PFOS in surface, ground and wastewater and identifying PFOS contaminated hotspots in India and analyzing the risk. DST, India.
Development of sensor for the early detection of PFOA Perfluorooctanoic acid and Perfluorooctane sulfonate in drinking water. VIT Seed Grant

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Metal recovery from municipal solid waste ASAHI Glass Foundation, Japan

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
A Bacterial Consortium for efficient biodegradation of marine fuel oil and optimization of process parameters 201941018483

Patent Granted Details

Title Application No.
1. Method for detecting PFOA and PFOS in water samples using genetically engineered bacterial biosensor 444055

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Sunantha, G., Vasudevan N., 2021. Genetically Modified Microbial Biosensor for Detection of Pollutants in Water Samples. In: Gothandam K.M., Ranjan S., Dasgupta N., Lichtfouse E. (eds) Environmental Biotechnology 3. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 50. Springer, Cham. Springer 2021
2. Annamalai, J., Sunantha, G., Murugan, K., Janjaroen., D., 2022. Recent breakthroughs set by fungal enzymes in nanoparticle synthesis. Fungal Cell Factories for Sustainable Nanomaterials Productions and Agricultural Applications Elsevier 2022

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • 1. Awarded Best Researcher of the Year 2023 by Asia’s Science, Technology and Research Awards 2023, Tamil Nadu, India
  • 2. Awarded Second Century Fund (2021-2022) for doing Post-Doctoral Fellow, Thailand
  • 3. Awarded Highest Impact paper published during 2016-2017 by Anna University, Chennai-25.
  • 4. Visiting faculty in Chulalongkorn University (May -June, 2024, Funds supported by C2F).
  • 5. International Travel grant Supported by SERB-DST, Govt. of India. 2024.

International Collaborations

  • 1. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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