Dr. Sreenath K

Assistant Professor, sreenathnkp@gmail.com

Me in words

I studied Predegree to Post Graduation, 1995-2002, at NSS College Pandalam. In 2003, I joined at Teacher Education Centre University of Kerala for Bachelor of Education. Qualified UGC-CSIR JRF with NET in 2004 and then joined for Doctoral studies at Photosciences and Photonics Group, NIIST-CSIR, under the guidance of Dr. K. R. Gopidas. I received PhD in Chemistry from University of Kerala in 2010. Subsequently, I joined as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2010 – Dec 2013) at Florida State University, USA. Since Dec 2013, I have been working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry.

Departments

Dr. Sreenath K

Assistant Professor, PG  Department of Chemistry

Name  Dr. Sreenath K
Designation Assistant Professor
Department PG  Department of Chemistry
Address Paramel Kizhakkathil, Chunkara North, Chunakara P O, Kerala 690534
Mobile number  
E-mail address sreenathnkp@gmail.com
Academic qualifications MSc, BEd, PhD
Area of Interest/ Specialisation Photochemistry and Photo-physics of Organic molecules
Area of Research Photo-physics of Organic functional molecules and Transition metal catalyzed organic reactions.
Major/Minor  Research Projects

  • Development of easy and affordable test kits to detect adulterants in milk.
Responsibilities Undertaken
  • CBCSS Science Club Coordinator
  • College Website Coordinator
  • Class Tutor BSc Chemistry 2018-2021 Batch
  • Admission Committee Member
  • NAAC Criteria Coordinator
  • Civil Service Club Executive Committee Member
Publications – Books/Chapters/Journals
  • Understanding Reactivity Patterns of the Dialkylaniline Radical Cation. Micha Kirchgessner, Kesavapillai
    Sreenath, and Karical R. Gopidas. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 9849-9852. (ISSN No: 0022-3263, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 4.805)
  • Cu(II)-Mediated Generation of Triarylamine Radical Cations and Their Dimerization. An Easy Route to
    Tetraarylbenzidines. Kesavapillai Sreenath, Chettiyam Veettil Suneesh, Venugopal K. Ratheesh Kumar,
    Karical R. Gopidas. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 3245-3251. (ISSN No: 0022-3263, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 4.805)
  • Phenothiazine attached Ru(bpy)32+ derivative as highly selective “turn-ON”luminescence chemodosimeter
    for Cu2+. Gopalakrishnan Ajayakumar, Kesavapillai Sreenath, Karical R. Gopidas. Dalton Trans., 2009, 1180  
    1186. (ISSN No: 1477-9226, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 4.099)
  • Generation of Triarylamine Radical Cations through Reaction of Triarylamines with Cu(II)in Acetonitrile. A  
    Kinetic Investigation of the Electron-Transfer Reaction. Kesavapillai Sreenath, Chettiyam Veettil Suneesh,
    Karical R. Gopidas, and Robert A. Flowers II. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2009, 113, 6477-6483. (ISSN No: 1089-5639, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 2.836).
  • Cu(II) Mediated Generation and Spectroscopic Study of the Tris(4-anisyl)-amine Radical Cation and Dication.
    Unusually Shielded Chemical Shifts in the Dication. Kesavapillai Sreenath, Tony George Thomas, and Karical
    R. Gopidas. Org. Lett., 2011, 13, 1134-1137. (ISSN No: 1523-7060, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 6.492)
  • A FRET-based indicator for imaging mitochondrial zinc ions. Kesavapillai Sreenath, John R. Allen, Michael W. 
    Davidson and Lei Zhu. Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11730-11732. (ISSN No: 1359-7345, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 6.290)
  • Structurally Diverse Copper(II) Complexes of Polyaza Ligands Containing 1,2,3-Triazoles: Site Selectivity and
    Magnetic Properties. Pampa M. Guha, Hoa Phan, Jared S. Kinyon, Wendy S. Brotherton, Kesavapillai
    Sreenath, J. Tyler Simmons, Zhenxing Wang, Ronald J. Clark, Naresh S. Dalal, Michael Shatruk, and Lei Zhu.
    Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 3465-3477. (ISSN No: 0020-1669, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 4.700)
  • Tricolor Emission of a Fluorescent Heteroditopic Ligand Over a Concentration Gradient of Zinc(II) Ions.
    Kesavapillai Sreenath, Ronald J Clark and Lei Zhu. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 8268-8279. (ISSN No: 0022-3263, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 4.805)
  • Colorimetric Detection of Copper ions in Sub-micromolar Concentrations using a Triarylamine-linked resin
    bead. Tony George Thomas, Kesavapillai Sreenath and Karical R. Gopidas, Analyst, 2012, 137, 5358-5362.    
    (ISSN No: 0003-2654, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 3.864)
  • Synthesis of 5-iodo-1,2,3-triazole from organic azide andterminal alkyne – ligand acceleration effect,  
    substrate scope, and mechanistic insight. David N. Barsoum, Christopher J. Brassard, Jason H. A. Deeb,  
    Najeah Okashah, Kesavapillai Sreenath, J. Tyler Simmons and Lei Zhu. Synthesis, 2013, 45, 2372-2386.
    (ISSN No: 0039-7881, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 2.722).
  • Zn (II)-coordination modulated ligand photophysical processes–the development of fluorescent indicators
    for imaging biological Zn (II) ions Lei Zhu, Zhao Yuan, J. Tyler Simmons and Kesavapillai Sreenath, RSC 
    Advances, 2014, 4, 20398-20440. (ISSN No: 2046-2069, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 2.936).
  • Distinguishing Förster resonance energy transfer and solvent-mediated charge-transfer relaxation
    dynamics in a zinc (ii) indicator: a femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopic study.
    Kesavapillai Sreenath, C Yi, Ken L Knappenberger and Lei Zhu, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, 2014, 16, 5088-
    5092. (ISSN No: 1463-9076, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: ‎ 3 . 906 ).
  • A Fluorescent Indicator for Imaging Lysosomal Zinc(II) with Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)-
    Enhanced Photostability and a Narrow Band of Emission. Kesavapillai Sreenath, Zhao Yuan, John R. Allen,
    Michael W. Davidson and Lei Zhu, Chemistry A European J. 2015, 21, 867 – 874. (ISSN No: 0947-6539, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: ‎ 5 . 160 ).
  • Absorption and Emission Sensitivity of 2‐(2′‐Hydroxyphenyl) benzoxazole to Solvents and Impurities. Zhao
    Yuan, Q Tang, Kesavapillai Sreenath, J. Tyler Simmons, A H Younes, D Jiang, L Zhu. Photochem. Photobiol.,
    2015, 91, 586-598. (ISSN No: 0031-8655, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 2.214).
  • Dual Role of Acetate in Copper(II) Acetate Catalyzed Dehydrogenation of Chelating Aromatic Secondary
    Amines: A Kinetic Case Study of Copper-Catalyzed Oxidation Reactions. Kesavapillai Sreenath, Zhao Yuan, 
    Miguel Macias-Contreras, Vasanth Ramachandran, Ronald J. Clark, Lei Zhu. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 23,
    3728-3743. (ISSN No: 1434-1948, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: 2.507).
  • Excitation-Dependent Multiple Fluorescence of a Substituted 2-(2′-Hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole. Quinton J.
    Meisner, Ali H. Younes, Zhao Yuan , Kesavapillai Sreenath, Joseph J. M. Hurley, and Lei Zhu. J. Phys. Chem.   
    A, 2018, 122, 9209–9223. (ISSN No: 1089-5639, Level: Int. Nat., Impact Factor: ‎ 2 . 836 ).
Papers presented in Seminars
  • 11th National Symposium in Chemistry”, Feb 6-8, 2009. Organized by Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) at Pune, India.
  • FAME 2012”, Organized by American Chemical Society (ACS), Tampa, Florida, USA.
  • Invited Talk. State level Seminar on New Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Research (NFIR 2016) 15th March 2016 organized by Department of Chemistry, Mannam Memorial NSS College Kottiyam, Kollam & Academy of Chemistry Teachers (ACT) Sponsored by Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE).
  • RAMS 2018, Sept 6 & 7, 2018; Organized by PG Dept of Chemistry, NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry in Collaboration with MG University, Kottayam
Courses & Workshops attended
  • Micro-scale Experiments in Chemistry, March 4th & 5th 2014, Organized by Board of Studies in
    Chemistry (pass), University of Kerala, in association with ACT and Sponsored by Kerala State
    Higher Education council, Govt. of Kerala.
  • Role on Intellectual Property Right (IPR) in Technology Transfer April 20th, 2018, Jointly organized by Adi
    Shankara institute of Engineering and Technology, Kalady and Patent Information Centre – KSCSTE, Govt.
    of Kerala.
  • UGC- Sponsored Orientation Programme at UGC-HRDC Kannur University(4)  UGC- Sponsored Refresher Programme at UGC-HRDC JNTUH Hyderabad
Achievements year wise
  • Recognized as Research Guide of University of Kerala 2019
  • Assistant Professor in Collegiate Education under NSS Management 2013
  • DST- Fast Track Scientist Scheme 2013
  • Florida State University, USA Innovation Award 2011
  • Post Doctoral Fellowship Florida State University, USA 2010
  • DST-NSF Exchange Fellowship Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA 2008
  • Senior Research Fellowship: UGC-CSIR   2007
  • Junior Research Fellowship:  UGC-CSIR  2005
  • UGC-CSIR JRF with NET 2004
  • State Eligibility Test (SET) 2004
  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2004

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