• Member, Board of Studies, Physics (2022)
• Member, Board of Studies, Nanoscience (2019, 2024)
• Member, Purchase Committee (2012 -2023 )
• NAAC Coordinator (2019)
• Member, IQAC (2019 - )
• Convener, Purchase Committee (2024 - )
• Member, PTA (2017)
• RUSA Coordinator (2018 - )
• Editor, Science Chronicle (2011-2016)
• College Level Nodal Officer, AISHE (2016-2020)
• Member, UGC Cell (2013-2018)
• Member, DST-FIST Committee (2016 - )

Chapters in Books

• Saravana Kumar S, 2019, “Resonance Raman Study  of Nanostructured ZnS”, Research Frontiers in Sciences, Vol.II, Bhumi Publishing, ISBN No 978-81-931247-9-6, pp 5-10

Journal Publications

• Lakshmi Mohan, Keerthana Madusoodanan, Kathirvel Ponnusamy, Saravana Kumar S; Avinash Chithran, Exploring the Photocatalytic and Photodetection Potential of Undoped and Nickel-Doped Molybdenum Trioxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Characterization, Ceramics International 50 (2024) 33345-33355
• Remya Muralimanohar, Anu Jyothi S, Arya Sreekumar, Saravana Kumar S, Structural and Optical Characterization of Cadmium Ferrite and Manganese Ferrite Nanoparticles synthesized via Co-precipitation route, Reflections 1 (2023) 1
• Lakshmi Mohan, B Devu, Radhika R Menon, Malavika Surendran, P Kathirvel, D Maruthamani, P Balraju, Saravana kumar S Effective degradation of Rhodamine B using α-MoO3 nanoplates synthesised using thermal decomposition method, Physica Scripta 98 (12), (2023) 125926
• SG Kavya, MS Amrutha, L Mohan, P Kathirvel, S Saravanakumar, Influence of Zn/Sn stoichiometric ratio in solution processed zinc stannate microcubes for photodetector applications, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 34 (2), (2023) 95
• Sharafudeen Kaniyarakkal, Tiny Thomas, Saravana Kumar Sadagopalan, Lekshmi Jayamohan3, Remya Muralimanohar, Vijayakumar Sadasivan Nair, Synthesis, Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Ag/ Al2O3 Nanocomposites, Materials 2022, 15 (18) 6322 (2022)
• Lakshmi Mohan, AV Avani, P Kathirvel, R Marnadu, R Packiaraj, J Richards Joshua, N Nallamuthu, Mohd Shkir, S Saravanakumar, Investigation on structural, morphological and electrochemical properties of Mn doped WO3 nanoparticles synthesized by co-precipitation method for supercapacitor applications, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 882, (2021) 160670
• V Archana, Lakshmi Mohan, P Kathirvel, S Saravanakumar, Grain boundary effect on structural, optical, and electrical properties of sol–gel synthesized Fe-doped SnO2 nanoparticles, Chinese Physics B 30 (4), (2021) 048202
• Lakshmi Mohan, Nila Sisupalan, Kathirvel Ponnusamy, Saravanakumar Sadagopalan, One step synthesis and characterization of ZnO–ZnSe heterostructures by chemical precipitation and its solar photocatalytic activity, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials 30, (2020) 2626-2632
• A Narmada, P Kathirvel, Lakshmi Mohan, S Saravanakumar, R Marnadu, J Chandrasekaran, Jet nebuliser spray pyrolysed indium oxide and nickel doped indium oxide thin films for photodiode application, , Optik 202 (2020), 163701
• Shilpa Prasad, S Saravana Kumar, VP Muhamed Shajudheen, Synthesis, characterization and study of photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles, Materials Today: Proceedings 33, (2020) 2286-2288
• Remya Muralimanohar, S Saravana Kumar,  Silica coating for enhanced Photoluminescence intensity in Zinc Sulfide nanoparticles, Materials Today: Proceedings 33, (2020) 1283-1287
• Muhamed Shajudheen V P, Saravana Kumar S, Senthil Kumar V, Uma Maheswari A, Sivakumar M, and Sreedevi R Mohan, Study of Anticorrosive Nature of Spray Coated Titanium Dioxide and Nickel oxide Composite Thin Films on Stainless Steel in Briny Surroundings, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2162 (2019) 020040
• Muhamed Shajudheen V P, Saravana Kumar S , Senthil Kumar , Uma Maheswari A , Sivakumar M and Sreedevi R Mohan, Enhancement of anticorrosion properties of stainless steel 304L using nanostructured ZnO thin films ,AIMS Material Science, 5 (2018)
• Rohith N.M., Kathirvel P., Saravanakumar S.,Lakshmi Mohan, Influence of Ag doping on the structural, optical, morphological and conductivity characteristics of ZnO nanorods, Optik, 172 (2018) 940-952
• Muhamed Shajudheen V P, Saravana Kumar S, Senthil Kumar V, Uma Maheswari A, Sivakumar M and Anitha Rani K, Investigation of anticorrosion properties of nanocomposites of spray coated zinc oxide and titanium dioxide thin films on stainless steel (304L SS) in saline environment, Materials Research Express 5 (2018) 014006
• V. P. Muhamed Shajudheen, K Anitha Rani, Senthil V Kumar, Uma A Maheswari, M Sivakumar, Saravana Kumar S, Optical and Corrosion Studies of Spray Pyrolysis Coated Titanium Dioxide Thin Films, Advanced Science Letters 24 (2018) 5836-5842
• VP Muhamed Shajudheen, V Senthil Kumar, A Uma Maheswari, M Sivakumar, S Saravana Kumar, K Anitha Rani, Characterization and anticorrosion studies of spray coated nickel oxide (NiO) thin films, Materials today: proceedings, 5 (2018) 8577-8586
• Meenu Venugopal, S Saravana Kumar, KM Nissamudeen, H Padma Kumar, Optical and dielectric characterisation of Ceria nanocrystals synthesized by an auto-igniting combustion technique, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27 (2016) 9496-9502
• VP Muhamed Shajudheen, K Viswanathan, K Anitha Rani, A Uma Maheswari, S Saravana Kumar, A simple chemical precipitation method of titanium dioxide nanoparticles using polyvinyl pyrrolidone as a capping agent and their characterization, International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering, 10 (2016) 556-559
• V P Muhamed Shajudheen, K Anitha Rani, V Senthil Kumar, M Sivakumar, S Saravana Kumar, Low temperature Synthesis of Zinc Oxide nanoparticles and their characterization, Advance Physics Letter, 3 (2016) 19-23
• V P Muhamed Shajudheen, V Senthil Kumar, K Anitha Rani, A Uma Maheswari, S Saravana Kumar, Structural and Optical Properties of NiS Nanoparticles Synthesized by Chemical Precipitation Method, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 5 (2016) 15099-15103
• VP Muhammed Shajudheen, M Sivakumar, S Saravana Kumar, Synthesis and characterization of NiO nanoparticles by thermal oxidation of nickel sulfide nanoparticles, Materials Today: Proceedings, 3 (2016) 2450-2456
• A Uma Maheswari, Sreedevi R Mohan, M Sivakumar, S Saravana Kumar, Tweaking electrical and dielectric properties of nickel oxide nanocrystals by varying the surfactant, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 15 (2015) 9423-9430
• H Padma Kumar, S Saravana Kumar, Meenu Venugopal, R Binila, KM Nissamudeen, JK Thomas, Sam Solomon, Synthesis, characterization and photoluminescent properties of BaZrxNd1−xO3 perovskites, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 629 (2015) 173-177
• H Padma Kumar, S Vidya, S Saravana Kumar, C Vijayakumar, Sam Solomon, JK Thomas, Optical properties of nanocrystalline HfO2 synthesized by an auto-igniting combustion synthesis, Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, 3 (2015) 64-69
• A Uma Maheswari, Sreedevi R Mohan, S Saravana Kumar and M Sivakumar, Phase tuning of zirconia nanocrystals by varying the surfactant and alkaline mineralizer, Ceramics International 40 (5) (2015) 6561-6568,
• A Uma Maheswari, S Saravana Kumar and, M Sivakumar, Influence of Alkaline Mineralizer on Structural and Optical Properties of ZrO2 Nanoparticles, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology 13 (6) (2014) 4409-4414
• N S Roshima, S Saravana Kumar, A Uma Maheswari, and M Sivakumar, Study on Vacancy Related Defects of CdS Nanoparticles by Heat Treatment, Journal of Nano Research 18 (2013) 53-61
• S Saravana Kumar, M Abdul Khadar and KGM Nair, Analysis of the effect of annealing on the photoluminescence spectra of Cu+ ion implanted ZnS nanoparticles”, Journal of Luminescence 131 (4) (2012), 786-789
• S Saravana Kumar, M Abdul Khadar, RM Nair, TR Ravindran, KGM Nair, Modification of spectroscopic properties of nanostructured CdS thin films by Cu+ ion implantation, Physica B: Condensed Matter 405 (12) (2011) 2715-2719
• S Saravana Kumar, M Abdul Khadar, KGM Nair, S Dhara, P Magudapathy, Resonance Raman study of He+ ion implanted nanostructured ZnS, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 39 (12), (2010) 1900-1906
• RM Nair, M Abdul Khadar, S Saravana Kumar, M Rajalakshmi, AK Arora, KGM Nair, Effect of N+ ion implantation on the optical properties of nanostructured CdS thin film prepared by CBD technique, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 254 (2008) 131-138
• S Saravana Kumar, M Abdul Khadar, SK Dhara, TR Ravindran, KGM Nair, Photoluminescence and Raman studies of ZnS nanoparticles implanted with Cu+ ions, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 251 (2006) 441-445

• “Silica Coating for Enhanced Photoluminescence Intensity in Zinc Sulphide Nanoparticles”Remya Muralimanohar and Saravana Kumar S, at ICPSE - 2019 International Conference on Photochemistry and Sustainable Energy 2019 held at Camelot Convention Centre, Alappuzha, Kerala, India from 16th to 19th October 2019.
• “Characterization of ZnS and Zn(1-x) CuxS Nanoparticles by Photoluminescence Technique”, Remya Muralimanohar and Saravana Kumar S, International Conference on Innovations in Chemical Sciences 2019 held at Kongunad Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India on 19th February 2019.
• “Physics of nanostructured Materials”, Saravana Kumar S at UGC sponsored seminar, New Trends in Material Science, NTriMS -2016, 4-5 February 2016 at St. Michell’s College, Cherthala (Invited Talk).
• “Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Study of its catalytic and bactericidal activity” , K. J. Anithalekshmi, S. Anupama and S. Saravana Kumar at 23rd Swadeshi Science Congress held at MG University, Kottayam on 6-8 November 2013.
• “Study of influence of concentration of reactants and the nature of capping agent on the structural properties of Cu2O nanoparticles”, Shilpa Prasad, S. S. Swathy, and S. Saravana Kumar at 23rd Swadeshi Science Congress held at MG University, Kottayam on 6-8 November 2013.
• “Semi empirical analysis of natural dyes for possible dye sensitized solar cells”, Hridya Rajan and Saravana Kumar S at 25th Kerala Science Congress, Thiruvananthapuram on 29-1-2013 to 1-2-2013.
• “Synthesis and Characterization of Calcium Oxalate nanoparticles”, Sreedevi. R. Mohan, Arya Gopal, Lakshmi Mohan, H. Padmakumar, S. Saravana Kumar at National Seminar on Luminescent an Lasing Materials (NSLLM – 11) at St. Aloysius College, Edathua on August 19-21, 2011
• “Analysis of effect of annealing on the photoluminescence spectra of Cu+ ion implanted ZnS nanoparticles”, S Saravana Kumar, M Abdul Khadar and K G M Nair, at Second International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Cochin Nano – 2009) at Cochin, India on January 3 - 6, 2009.
• “Effect of ion implantation induced disorder on the optical absorption and Raman spectra of Mn+ ion implanted nanostructured CdS thin films”,  S Saravana Kumar, M Abdul Khadar, R Madhusoodanan Nair,  T R Ravindran and K G M Nair, at International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT-2008) at Chennai, India on March 13-17, 2009.
• “Optical Properties of II-VI nanomaterials”, S. Saravana Kumar at National Conference on Smart & Electronic Materials and Devices at Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore October 23-24, 2009 (Invited Talk)
• “Study of the effect of Cu+ ion implantation on the optical properties of nanostructured CdS thin films”, S. Saravana Kumar, M. Abdul Khadar, R. Madhusoodanan Nair, T R Ravindran and K. G. M. Nair at DAE Solid State Physics Symposium (DAE – SSPS – 2007) at Mysore University, Mysore on December 27 – 31, 2007
• “Photoluminescence and resonance Raman study of Cu+ and He+ ion implanted nanostructured ZnS”, M Abdul Khadar, S. Saravana Kumar and K G M.Nair at 15th International conference on Surface Modification of Materials by Ion Beams (SMMIB – 15) at Mumbai, India on September 30 – October 5, 2007 (Invited talk)
• “Study of the effect of Mn+ ion implantation on the optical properties of nanostructured CdS thin films”, S. Saravana Kumar, M. Abdul Khadar R. Madhusoodanan Nair and K. G. M. Nair at 15th International conference on Surface Modification of Materials by Ion Beams (SMMIB – 15) at Mumbai, India on September 30 – October 5, 2007 
• “Effect of Cu+ and Mn+ ion implantation on the UV – Visible absorption spectra of nanostructured CdS thin films prepared by CBD technique”, S. Saravana Kumar, M.Abdul Khadar, and K.G.M.Nair, at the National Conference on Smart Electroceramics at Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology, Thrissur on March  8-9, 2007
• “Study of size dependent optical properties of CdS nanoparticles”, R.MadhusoodananNair, M.Abdul Khadar and S. Saravana Kumar at the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT –  2006) at University of Madras on August 26 – 28, 2006.
• “Size dependent resonance Raman spectroscopic study in ZnS nanoclusters”, S. Saravana Kumar, S. Dhara, S. Kalavathy,  K. G. M. Nair, M. Abdul Khadar, S. V. S.Rao, and S. K. Manjula at the 8th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, (NANO – 2006) at IISC, Bangalore on August 20 – 25, 2006. (Oral Presentation)
• “Study of Photoluminescence and Raman spectra of Nanostructured CdS thin films”, R. Madhusoodanan Nair, M.Abdul Khadar and S. Saravana Kumar at the 8th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, (NANO – 2006) at IISC, Bangalore on August 20 – 25, 2006.
• “Ion Irradiation Induced Phase Transition in ZnS Nanoparticles”, S.Saravana Kumar, M.Abdul Khadar, S.K. Dhara, T.R. Ravindran and K.G.M. Nair, at the International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT-2006) at IIT Delhi on March 16 -18, 2006.
• “Study of Optical properties of N+ Ion Implanted Nanostructured CdS Thin Films”, R. Madhusoodanan Nair, M.Abdul Khadar, S. Saravana Kumar, M. Rajalakshmy ,A.K. Arora and K.G.M. Nair at the National Conference on Advanced Characterisation Techniques on Nanomaterials (ACTON 2005) at Institute Instrumentation Centre, IIT-Roorkee on August 24-26, 2005.
• “Optical and Raman Studies of ZnS nanoparticles Implanted with Cu+ ions”,  S. Saravana Kumar, M.Abdul Khadar, S.K.Dhara, T.R.Ravindran and K.G.M.Nair, at the National Conference on Advanced Characterisation Techniques on Nanomaterials (ACTON 2005) at Institute Instrumentation Centre, IIT-Roorkee on August 24-26, 2005.

• UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in “Nanosciences” organized by UGC-ASC, University of Kerala from 11/11/2014 to 1/12/2014
• Participated in One Day Workshop on Outcome Based Education organized by University of Kerala on 01.06.2019
• “48th Orientation Course” organized by the UGC Human Resource Development Centre, JNT University Hyderabad from 20-11-2017 to 18-12-2017.
• Refresher Course in “Citation Network Analysis and Exploratory Data Analysis using R, organized by UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala from 18-02-2020 to 02-3-2020
• Refresher Course in “Physics”, organized by TLC, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, from 10-4-2022 to 24-4-2022
• Refresher course in Material Science organized by UGC HRDC, University of Calicut from 17th June 2022 to 30th June 2022.
• National Education Policy Orientation & Sensitization Programme organised by the Malaviya Mission Centre of the Astronomy Centre for Educators of IUCAA from 1 - 15 July, 2024.

• Received ‘Young Scientist Award’ in the field of Physical Sciences for the year 2008 from Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Kerala.
• Worked as Project Associate in UGC- DAE collaborative project between Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Kerala and Particle Irradiation Facility Section, Materials Science Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam for three years.