B.MOHAMMED JAFFAR ALI

Associate Professor & Centre Head

Centre for Green Energy Technology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Ph.D. Physics (1998), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Title of Thesis: Light Scattering and Visual Investigations of Special Critical Points in

Ternary Liquid Mixtures

M.Sc. Materials Science (1990), Anna University, Chennai.

B.Sc. Physics (1988), University of Madras, Chennai

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATON

Institution of Engineers – Section ‘A’ Examination (1986)

UGC JRF in Physics – (1992)

DAE Young Scientist Research Awardee

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Pondicherry University since 14th

July 2013

Reader, Pondicherry University 2010 – 2013

Scientist, AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna University, 2002 – 2010

Visiting Scientist, National Centre for Biological

Sciences, TIFR-Bangalore 2000 – 2000

Post-doctoral Fellow, The Weizmann Institute of Science, ISRAEL 1998 – 2000

TEACHING & COURSE DEVELOPMENT:

Post Graduate Teaching: (M.Tech.)

Thermal and Electrical Systems – 2010 till 2012

Bioenergy and Conversion Systems – 2010 till date

Wind Energy and Small Hydropower Systems – 2010 till date

Virtual Instrumentation Laboratory - 2010 till date

Algal Energy Technology July 2014- till date

Waste to Energy Conversion: Nov.2014-April2015

Post Graduate Teaching: (M.Sc. level)

Biophotonics: Guest Lecturer, 2006- 2009 NCUFP, University of Madras (full paper)

Selected Topics in Biophotoncis: 2010 till date (Optical Tweezers, Biosensors)

Courses Developed:

Optics for Biologists (M.S. By Research)

Advanced Methods in Biophysics (M.S. By Research)

Algae Technology (M.Tech. Soft core)

Virtual Instrumentation Laboratory Practical

Biological Resources, Systems and Bioenergy Technology

Biofuel Feedstock Development (PG Diplom, Soft core)

Biorefineries (M.Tech. Soft core) CURRENT RESEARCH & TEACHING INTEREST

Bioenergy

Nanobiotechnology

Biophotonics

Computation biology – System biology of algae

RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS SO FAR

Soft Condensed Matter Physics

– phase transition & critical phenomenon in liquid mixtures

Soft & Biological Matter

- Single molecule biophysics of DNA-protein interaction - Optical manipulation of biological system at single & single molecule level - Dynamics of bacterial motility - Optical and Mechanical studies on endothelial cells

Biosensors

- Diagnostic instrument for pathogen detection - Photonic instrumentation for biological investigations - Development of pathogen detection protocols - Mechanobiological studies on cellular systems

REVIEWER OF RESEARCH PAPERS & PROPOSALS:

Pramana – Journal of Physics

Analytica Chimica Acta

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Journal of Microbial Methods

Physica E

Sensors and Actuators

Materials Research

Proposal reviewer: DBT, DST (Govt. of India) & Int. Funding agency

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Life Member, Biotech Society of India

Life Member, Energy Science Society of India

RESEARCH GUIDANCE (Degree Awarded) Ph.D. 2

M.S. By Research 4

M.Phil 2

M.Tech.

Details of Ph.Ds Awarded / submitted S.No. Name of the Scholar Title of the Thesis Awarded

1. Padmavathy

Bakthavathsalam

Development of nanobiosensors for diagnosis of

bacterial pathogens

2013

2. Devika N.T. In silico investigations on the regulatory

mechanism of endothelial nitric oxide synthase

2014

Details of M.Phil awarded S.No. Name of the

Scholar

Title of the Thesis Month and Year

1.

S. Suja

M.Phil. Biotechnology

Topic: Cloning and expression of metal binding motif

in Escherichia coli for biosorbent application.

2008

2.

Ms.Amee Patel

M.Phil. Biotechnology

Topic: Rapid method for the isolation and

identification of Shiga-toxin producing pathogenic

microorganism using immunomagnetic PCR

2008

Details of M.S. (By Research) awarded S.No. Name of the Scholar Title of the Thesis Month and Year

1. Mr.S.Rajesh

Simulation of Heat-shock response in

E.coli: Systematic analysis of network

Behavior

2005

2. Mr.A.S.Rajkumar,

The effect of elevated cholesterol on

endothelial cell membrane mechanics

investigated by single cell optical force

spectroscopy

2008

3. Mr.P.S.Mohan Vivekanandan,

Investigating DNA-protein and DNA-

ligand interactions at nanoscale 2008

4. V.Vaishnavi

A Protocol and associated instrument for

methylation sequencing of target gene

2010

COUNTRIES VISITED

ISRAEL The Weizmann Institute of Science, Postdoctoral Studies 1998-2000

The Netherlands University Twente Prof.John Greve Laboratory for invited seminar (1999)

IRAN Attended International Workshop on Soft and Biological Matter, IASBS, Zanjan, Iran., 5

th-25

th June 2004.

SINGAPORE Materials Research Society, International Conference Invitee. Chaired a session on Functional Materials & delivered an invited talk (2013)

RESEARCH GRANTS HANDLED:

S.No. Title of the Project Fund.

Agency

Grant

sancti

oned

Duration Project Status

completed /

on-going

Project Type:

Research/

Consultancy/

Action

Research

6 Developing integrated model of

vascular remodeling: Kinetic

simulation of eNOS

activation pathways and smooth

muscle relaxation

DBT

38.4

Lacs

3 Years

Jan 2007

Jan2010

Completed

Research

5 Development of methylation

detection kit and associated

instrument for health care

application

DST

33.8

Lacs

3 Years

Dec. 2007

To Dec.2010.

Completed

Research

4 Development of fluorescence

enhanced immunoassay based

biosensor for detection water-

bore pathogens PHASE I

(Co-Principal Investigator)

DST-IDP

15 lacs

18 months

2005-2006

Completed

Product

Development

- Proof of

Concept

3 Development of fluorescence

enhanced immunoassay based

biosensor for detection water-

bore pathogens PHASE II

(Co-Principal Investigator)

DST-IDP

24 lacs

24 months

2006-2008

Completed

Product

Development

- Development Phase

2 Single molecule and interfacial

processes in nanobiology

(Co-principal Investigator)

DST SR/S5/NM-42/2002,

(2002-2005).

DST-

NSTI

105.3

Lacs

3 Years

2003-2006.

Completed

Research

1 Single molecule approach to

the study of DNA and DNA-

protein complexes.

DAE/BRNS/ 2003/20/1-R&D-

11/989

DAE

Young

Scientist

Research

Award

10.0

Lacs

3 Years

2003-2006.

Completed

Research

PATENTS

Title of the Invention Date of

Filing

Date of

Publicati

on

Applicant

Name(s)

Inventor

Name(s)

Country

A METHOD OF DIRECT

AND RAPID DETECTION OF

CELLS

6th

April

2009

11th

Sept.

2009

1. KBC RESEACH

FOUNDATION PVT.

LTD.

2. ANNA UNIVERSITY

CHENNAI

1. B.M.JAFFAR ALI

2.KRISHNAMURTY

KOTIKALAPUDI

INDIA

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

SUMMARY (As on November 2016)

Total Refereed Journal Publication: 23

Cummulative Citations 404

H-Indix 9

i10-Index 9

Total Refereed Conference Publications: 9

Refereed Journal Publications Details

S.

No. Title

Authors

Name of the

Journal, Vol. No. &

Page.

Impact

Factor

(2015)

23 A study on the free radical

generation and photocatalytic

yield in extended surfaces of

visible light active TiO2

compounds

V Raja, L Shiamala, K

Alamelu,

Solar Energy

Materials and Solar

Cells 152, 125-132

2016

5.34

22

Mechanical perturbation triggers

endothelial nitric oxide synthase

activity in human red blood cells

Scientific Reports

Volume 6, 2016 5.58

21.

Tipping off endothelial tubes:

nitric oxide drives tip cells

Mani Krishna Priya,

Giriraj Sahu, David R

Soto-Pantoja, Naga

Goldy, Abaya Meenakshi

Sundaresan, Vivek

Jadhav, TR Barathkumar,

Uttara Saran, BM Jaffar

Ali, David D Roberts,

Amal Kanti Bera, Suvro

Chatterjee

Angiogenesis

Pages 1-15

Vol.12, No.16

2014

(Springer

Netherlands)

4.41

20. Molecular modeling and

simulation of the human eNOS

reductase domain, an enzyme

involved in the release of

vascular nitric oxide

NT Devika, P Amresh,

MI Hassan and

B.M.Jaffar Ali

Journal of molecular

modeling

20 (10), 1-11

2014

1.87

19. Smartphone based bacterial

detection using

biofunctionalized fluorescent

nanoparticles

VK Rajendran, P

Bakthavathsalam, and

B.M.Jaffar Ali

Microchimica Acta, 181 (15-16), p1815-1821

2014

2.65

18. Analysing calcium dependent

and independent regulation of

eNOS in endothelium triggered

by extracellular signalling

events

N.T.Devika and

B.M.Jaffar Ali

Molecular

BioSystem.

Vol. 9 No.11,

page 2653-2664

2013

3.83

17. Immunomagnetic nanoparticle

based quantitative PCR for rapid

detection of Salmonella

P.Bakthavathsalam

VK Rajendran,

U Saran,

S Chatterjee

Microchimica Acta

Vol.180 , No.13-14,

page: 1241-1248

2013

2.65

16.

Nitric oxide protects

endothelium from cadmium

mediated leakiness

Saranya Rajendran,

Uttara Saran,

M Krishna Priya,

Akila Swaminathan,

Jamila H Siamwala,

Swaraj Sinha,

Vimal Veeriah,

Punam Sonar,

Vivek Jadhav,

Jaffar Ali,

Suvro Chatterjee

Cell biology

international

Vol.37, No. 5,

Page: 495-506

2013

1.80

15. A direct detection of Escherichia

coli genomic DNA using gold

nanoprobes

P.Bakthavathsalam,

VK Rajendran,

Journal of nanobio

technology

Vol.10, No.1

Page No.8

2012

3.87

14.

Rapid and sensitive detection of

major uropathogens in a single-

pot multiplex PCR assay

B Padmavathy,

RV Kumar,

A Patel,

SD Swarnam,

T Vaidehi,

Current

microbiology

Vol.65, No. 1,

Page: 44-53

2012

1.33

13. Superparamagnetic

Nanoparticles Based

Immunomagnetic

SeparationMultiplex Polymerase

Chain Reaction Assay for

Detection of Salmonella

B Padmavathy,

A Patel,

RV Kumar,

Science of Advanced

Materials

Vol.4, No.1,

Page: 114-120

2012

2.51

12. Effect of modeling and

polishing techniques on surface

roughness of heat polymerized

denture acrylic resins: an AFM

study

Vamsi Krishna

Kalavacharla,

Divakar Prakash

Jaffar Ali B.M.

J. Indian Prosthodont

Soc –Supplementary

Vol.2, page.13, 2012

-

11. Systems modeling of shear

stress induced eNOS

phosphorylation in arterial

endothelium: Role of protein

kinase

Devika N.T.

International Journal

of Integrative

Biology

12(1):26-32

--

10. A stage-scanning laser confocal

microscope and protocol for

DNA methylation sequencing.

V Vaishnavi,

L Varghese

Journal of

Biomedical Science

& Engineering

Vol.3, No.5

2010

0.30

9. Microrheology of concentrated

DNA solutions using optical

tweezers

AS Rajkumar

Bulletin of Materials

Science,

Vol.31, No.3,

Page: 381-386

2008

0.94

8.

Nitric oxide/cGMP protects

endothelial cells from hypoxia-

mediated leakiness

KP Tamilarasan,

Arun Stephen Rajkumar,

S Geetha Priya,

Megha Rajaram,

Niyas K Saleem,

Syamantak Majumder,

BM Jaffar Ali,

G Illavazagan,

Suvro Chatterjee

European Journal of

Cell Biology 87

p.147–161

2008

3.31

7. Single particle tracking of

correlated bacterial dynamics

BM.Jaffar Ali,

Y Hatwalne,

GV Shivashankar

Biophysical journal

Vol. 84, No.4,

page 2634-2637

2003

4.39

6. Objective-type dark-field

illumination for scattering from

microbeads

R Amit,

BM Jaffar Ali,

O Gileadi,

A Oppenheim,

J Stavans

Applied Optics

Vol. 40, No.31,

Page: 5650-5657

2001

1.69

5.

Compaction of single DNA

molecules induced by binding of

integration host factor (IHF)

R Amit,

I Braslavsky,

AB Oppenheim,

O Gileadi,

J Stavans

Proceedings of the

National Academy of

Sciences

Vol.98, No.19,

Page:10658-10663

2001

9.43

4. Phase transitions in

multicomponent liquid systems:

The key role of electrolytes

J Jacob,

A Kumar

Pure and applied

chemistry

Vol.70, No.3,

Page: 591-598

1998

2.12

3. Mean-field critical behaviour of

susceptibility near a curve of

plait points in a ternary liquid

mixture

A.Kumar

Physics Letters A

Vol.237, No.4,

Page: 257-263

1998

1.96

2. Light scattering investigations in

a ternary liquid mixture: Quest

for a critical inflection point

A.Kumar

The Journal of

chemical physics

Vol.107, No.19,

Page: 8020-8029

1997

2.02

1.

On the water-induced critical

double point in a polymer

solution: the role of isotopic

substitution

S. Venkatachalam

A.Kumar

Pramana

Vol. 49, No.5,

Page: 493-504

1997

0.50

PUBLICATION IN REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDING:

S.No.

Title

Co-authors

Name of the

Programme

Organiz

er Date

9 Characterization of optical

trap for metallic particles

using external magnetic

field

VS Jadhav,

W Sayyad,

GR Kulkarni

and B.M.

Jaffar Ali

SPIE OPTO,

SPIE,

USA. 2011

8 Systems view of differential

regulation of eNOS: Role of

VEGF and shear stress

N.T.Devika

B.M.Jaffar Ali

Journal of

Natural Science,

Biology and

Medicine

Vol.2, No.3,

Page: 100

Jamia

Millia

Islamia,

New

Delhi

2011

7 Probing the effect of

elevated cholesterol on the

mechanical properties of

membrane-cytoskeleton by

optical tweezers

AS Rajkumar,

A Muley,

S Chatterjee

B.M.Jaffar Ali

SPIE

NanoScience+

Engineering,

SPIE,

USA. 2011

6 A simplified method to

determine methylated

cytosines in a target gene

V Vaishnavi,

R Aarthi,

S Smitha

B.M.Jaffar Ali

Bioinformatics

and Biomedical

Engineering

(iCBBE), 2010

4th International

IEEE 2010

5 Insilico reaction kinetic

model of shear stress

induced eNOS activation in

arterial endothelium

2009.

R Dhanushya

NT Devika

B.M.Jaffar Ali

Nature &

Biologically

Inspired

Computing,

NaBIC 2009.

World Congress

IEEE 2009

4 Deviation from 3-D Ising

critical behaviour in

aqueous electrolyte

solutions

,

J Jacob,

BM Jaffar Ali

and A. Kumar

Solid State

Physics:

Proceedings of

the DAE Solid

State Physics

Symposium,

DAE 1999

3 Light Scattering Investigations in a multiply reentrant liquid mixture:

The influence of the electrolyte

B.M. Jaffar Ali and A.Kumar Proceed. Of Solid

State Phys. Symps. 1995

DAE 1995

2 Anomalous high pressure

ressitivity behaviour of Bi2Sr2CuO6 Superconductor

T.S.Sampath Kumar,

B.Mohammed Jaffar Ali,

S.Natarajan

Proceed. Of Solid State Phys.

Symp. 1990

DAE 1990

1 Effect of Bi doping on Yba2Cu3O7 by matrix

method

T.S. Sampath Kumar,

S.Srinivasan, B.M.Jaffar Ali, T.Nagarajan

Proceed. Of Solid State Phys.

Symps. 1990

DAE 1990

Papers presented in Seminars / Conferences: S.No. Title of the Article Authors Name of the

Programme

Organiser Date

20 A novel protocol of

cyclic voltammetric

deposition for

enhanced sensitivity

of hydrazine

detection by gold

sensor

Raja V, H. N.

Vasan, S.

Brahadheeswaran

1. 17TH

National Seminar

on Physics and

Technology of Sensor

2. Jamia Millia

Islamia, New

Delhi

11-13th

March

2013

19 Biofunctionalized

Nanomaterials for

Diagnostics of

Infectious Pathogens

Padmavathy B.

and B.M.Jaffar

Ali

3. International Conference

on Materials for

Advanced Technology,

ICMAT 2013

4. Materials

Research

Society of

Singapore

30th

June –

7th

July

18 A smart phone based

point-of-care

diagnostic device for

detection of

Escherichia coli

O157

Padmavathy B.,

Vinoth Kumar,

and B.M.Jaffar

Ali

5. 17TH

National Seminar

on Physics and

Technology of Sensors

NSPTS-17

6. Jamia Millia

Islamia, New

Delhi.

11-13th

March

2013

17

Magnetic field

assisted optical

manipulator for

biosensing of

pathogenic bacteria

B.M.Jaffar Ali

International

Interdisciplinary Science

Conference 2010 on

Nanobio- technology:

An Inteface between

Physics and Biology

7. Jamia Millia

Islamia, New

Delhi.

2010

16 Colloidal gold

nanoparticls

conjugagted DNA

probes for direct

detection of

Escherichia coli in

clinical isolates

Vinoth Kumar R.

Padmavathy B.

and B.M.Jaffar

Ali

International

Interdisciplinary Science

Conference 2010 on

Nanobitechnology: An

Inteface between

Physics and Biology

8. Jamia Millia

Islamia, New

Delhi.

2010

9. 15 10. Probing DNA-Protein

and DNA-Ligand

interactions using

laser tweezers

Mohan

Vivekanandan

P.S., Arun

Stephen Rajkumar

and B.M.Jaffar

Ali

11. National Laser

Symposium

12.

13. DAE-BRNS New

Delhi,

7-10

Jan.200

9, p.97.

14 Nanoscale rheology

of DNA-Ligand

complexes using

optical force

spectroscopy

Mohan

Vivekanandan

P.S., Arun

Stephen Rajkumar

and B.M.Jaffar

Ali

14. Second International

Conference on Frontiers

in Nanoscience and

Nanotechnology,

15. 3-6

January

2009,

Cochin,

p.183.

13 Single cell

mechanobiology

using optical force

spectroscopy

Arun Stephen

Rajkumar,

Ajit Muley and

B.M.Jaffar Ali

16. International Conference

on Physics Biology

Interface

17. Saha Institute

of Nuclear

Physics,

Kolkata,

India,

Decemb

er 13-

16,

2009

18. 12 19. Systems Simulations

of Nitric Oxide

Signaling in Arterial

Endothelium: A

Chemical Kinetics

Approach.

R.Dhanushya,

N.T.Devika and

B.M.Jaffar Ali

20. 78th

Annual Meeting of

SBC (India),

21. Society of

Biological

Science

Oct.30-

Nov.1

(2009).

11 Mapping the

methylation status of

E-Cadherin in

V.Vaishnavi,

R.Aarthi, and

B.M.Jaffar Ali

International symposium

on “Novel strategies for

targeted prevention and

Jawaharlal

Nehru

University,

2008

colorectal and head

and neck cancer by

methylation

sequencing’

Pravin Raj

Solomon, Smitha

S

treatment of cancer” New Delhi

10 Epigenetic analysis of

target genes by

modified Sangers

sequencing method:

application in

cardiovascular

disease’

V.Vaishnavi and

B.M.Jaffar Ali

22. International conf. on

cardiovascular genetics

& update on

cardiothoracic surgery -

Frontier conclave 2008

23. Frontier

lifeline private

ltd, Chennai

2008

9 Single molecule

investigations of

ssDNA-protein

conformational

dynamics

Mohan

Vivekanandan

P.S., K

Pasupathy,

S.Smitha,

B.M.Jaffar Ali

24. International Conference

on Nano-science &

Nano-technology

25. Chennai. 26. 27-29,

Feb

2008.

p.159

8 Development of an

instrument combining

optical

nanomanipulation

with single cell

electrophysiology to

study cell membrane

remodeling

B.M.Jaffar Ali ,

Nagaraj C.,

Rajkumar A.S.,

Rahman M.J.,

Ramanan S.V.

27. National Review and

Coordination Meeting

on Nanoscience and

Nanotechnology

28. (NS&NT 2007)

29. DST-NSTI 21-23

Februar

y 2007,

Hyderab

ad, p.48

7 Study of Cellular

Microrheology by

Optical Tweezers

Rajkumar A.S.,

Muley A.,

Chatterjee S. and

B.M.Jaffar Ali

30. Proceedings of

Assembly, Organization,

and Propulsion of

Complex Systems

(AOPCS)

31. 2007,

22-24

Februar

y 2007,

Chennai

, p.84.

6 Microrheology of

Biopolymers by

Optical Tweezers.

Rajkumar A.S.

and B.M.Jaffar

Ali

32. Proceedings of

Assembly, Organization,

and Propulsion of

Complex Systems

(AOPCS)

33. 2007,

22-24

Februar

y 2007,

Chennai

, p.85

5 A Simplified Method

To Determine Cell

Membrane Tension

Using Optical

Nanomanipulatio

Rajkumar A.S.,

Chatterjee S. and

Jaffar Ali B.M

34. ICONSAT 2006 35. 15-17

Februar

y 2006,

p.401

4 Remodeling Of

Membrane Fluidity

Cholestrol

Incorporation Studied

By Optical Tweezers

Rajkumar A.S.,

Muley A.,

Chatterjee S., and

36. Proceedings of 2nd

Annual BRSI

Convention

BRSI-ANNA

UNIVERSIT

Y

24-26

Novemb

er 2005,

p.50

3 Simulation of Heat

Shock Response in

E.Coli: Systematic

Analysis of Network

Behaviour

Rajesh S and

B.M.Jaffar Ali.

37. Satellite Meeting of

STATPHYS 22 on

Complex Networks:

Structure, Function and

Processes’

38. STATP

HYS

KOLK

ATTA

V,

India.

June

2004.

2 Single Bacterial Cell

Motility Using

Optical Tweezer and

Fluorescence

Correlation

Spectroscopy

Gautam Vivek

Soni, B.M.Jaffar

Ali,

G.V.Shivashankar

39. Discussion Meeting on

DMSBSB,

40. University of

Madras

January

2002

(Receiv

ed best

poster

prize)

1 Biophysical Analysis B.M.Jaffar Ali , 41. National Conference on 42. S.N.Bose March

of Gene Regulation S.Balasubramania

n

G.V.Shivashankar

Recent Trends in

Biology Inspired

Physics,

Centre for

Basic

Sciences,

Kolkata.

2002

INVITED TALKS/ PLENARY TALKS/ SESSION CHAIRS S.No. Name of the Programme Organiser of the

programme

Level:

Int.

national/

National

Topic Date

33 Chaired a Session on

Advanced Structural and

Functional Materials for

Protection

International ICMAT 2013,

Symposium W.

Materials

Research

Society of

Singapore.

3rd

July

2013.

32 Invited Speaker: National

Symposium on Frontiers of

Biophysics, Biotechnology &

Bioinformatics,

Organized by

Mumbai University

& Indian Biophysical

Society.

National Investigation of

soft and

biological

matter using

optical tweezers

16th

January

2013.

31 Invited Speaker & Session

Chair: 17TH

National Seminar

on Physics and Technology of

Sensors

Centre for

Interdisciplinary

Reserch, Jamia

Millia Islmia, New

Delhi.

National Nanobiosensors

for Rapid

Diagnosis of

Bacterial

Pathogens

11-13th

March

2013

30 Invited speaker & Session

Chair, International

conference on “Advanced

Nanomaterials and Emerging

Engineering Technologies”

(ICANMEET-2013)

Sathyabama Universi

ty, Chennai, India.

International Application of

nanomaterials in

diagnostic

biosensors.

July

25th

–

27th

20

13

29 Resource Person in short term

course on Integrated

Separation Process for

Environmental and

Biotechnology Applications,

Department of

chemical

Engineering, National

Institute of

Technology,

Tiruchirappalli – 620

015,

National

Algal Biofuel

July

19th -

20th

2013

28 Forum Inaugural Talk Green Energy Forum,

Pondicherry

University

National Photonic Force

Spectroscopy

for Soft and

Biological

Matter

4th

Novem

ber

2013.

27 Invited lecture in TEQUIP

sponsored workshop

Department of

Mechanical

Engineering,

Pondicherry

Engineering College

National Algal

Technology – A

transition to

biofuel

26th

Novem

ber

2013

25 TEQUIP-II sponsored Faculty

Development in ‘Advances in

Physics and Applied Research

for Technologists – 2013’

Bharathidasan

Institute of

Technology, Anna

University

Triruchirapalli

National Physics of soft

and biological

matter & 2.

Biofuel from

Algae –

Challenges and

Opportunities.

4th

Decem

ber

2013.

24 Resource Person in short term

course on Integrated

Separation Process for

Environmental and

Biotechnology Applications,

Department of

chemical

Engineering, National

Institute of

Technology,

Tiruchirappalli – 620

015,

National

Algal Biofuel

July

19th -

20th

2013

23 Renewable Oil and Gas

Summit 2012

Grow Diesel

Consortium, New

Delhi.

Attended as the

University

delegate in the

discussion.

25th

and

26th

Septem

ber

2012

22 International Seminar on

Energy Access

UNDP & MNRE

jointly organized

International University

Delegate

9th

-10th

Octobe

r 2012.

21 International Bioenergy

Summit 2012 on Algae &

Synthetic Biology: Potential

for Biofuels,

The Energy

Resources Institute,

New Delhi.

International Participated as

Delegate

5th

-6th

Novem

ber

2012.

20 Invited Lecture in AICTE

sponsored staff development

programme

Manakula Vinayagar

Engineering College,

Pondicherry

National Biofuels: A

global business

strategy

28th

June

2012

19 Key note address: National

Level Symposium on

Biotechnology

Prathyusha Instittute

of Management and

Technology

National Recent

development in

Nanobiotechnol

ogy

9th

March

2009

18 Popular Lecture at Science

City

Planetarium Campus

Gandhi Mandapam

Road

Chennai - 600 025

National Single molecules in

nanobiotechnology

22nd

Decem

ber

2008

17

Guest of honour

Raman Memorial Conference

Department of

Physics

University of Pune

National Optical Force

Spectroscopy

and its

application in

biophysics

23rd

-

24th

Febraur

y 2007

16

Invited speaker :

KL Endowment Lecture

Department of

Physics, Ramakrishna

Mission Vivekananda

College, Chennai

Regional

Biology

Inspired Physics

9th

March

2007

15 Resource Person:

State Level Seminar on Recent

Advances in Physics:

Biological Physics

Secret Heart College

Department of

Physics

Tiruppatur, Vellore

District.

National

Biology

Inspired Physics

13th

Septem

ber

2007

14 Workshop Faculty

Shaastra 2007:

BioEngineering Workshop

Department of

Biotechnology

Indian Institute of

Technology

Chennai.

National

Nanobiotechnol

ogy

6th

Octobe

r 2007

13 Chennai Science Club Seminar:

Organiser: Dr.Sitabra Sinha

Institute of

Mathematical

Sciences,

National

Manipulating

life at nanosale

1st

Octobe

r 2005

12 Invited Speaker:

Interdisciplinary dialogue on

Nanobiotechnology:

Implication on Food, Health &

Nutrition Security

M.S.Swaminathan

Research Foundation,

Chennai.

International Nanobioscience

and

Nanobiotechnology

: Natural Science

Revisited.

March

11-13,

2005’

11 Workshop faculty: National Dr.K.Krishnamurty, National Optical

Workshop on Nanoscale Imaging

and Detection of Biomolecules,

AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna

University.

AU-KBC Research

Centre, Anna University

Tweezers:

Theory &

Experiments

(Demonstration

of practical

work)

17-19

March

2005,

10 Invited Speaker:

National Convention of the

Biotech Research Society of India

& National conference on ‘Path

to Health: Biotechnology

Revolution in India’

Centre for

Biotechnology, Anna

University, India.

National

Biomolecular

Functions and

Interactions

Through

Nanomanipulati

on perspective

24-26

Novem

ber,

2005

9 Invited Speaker:

National Seminar on

Nanosciences &

Nanobiotechnology

School of Life

Sciences,

Pondicherry

University,

Pondicherry – 605

014,.

National Optical

Tweezers in

Nanobiotechnol

ogy

Dec.5-

6, 2005

8 Guest of Honour: National

Workshop on Biotechnology

Andal Alargar

College of

Engineering,

Chengalpet

December 2005

National Nanobioscience

and

Nanobiotechnology

2005

7 Complex Systems Seminar:

Host.Dr.Sunil Kumar,

Department of Physics

Indian Institute of

Technology,

National Polymer

translocation

across nanopore

11th

Nov.

2003

6 Seminar:

Dr.Gautam Menon

The Institute of Mathematical

Sciences, Chennai

The Institute of

Mathematical

Sciences, Chennai

National Biophysical

Analysis of Gene

Regulation

Februar

y 2002

5 Seminar:

Host: Professor G.Baskaran

Institute of

Mathematical

Sciences, Chennai.

National Physics and

Biology of

Optical

Tweezers

26

Nov.

2002

4 Seminar:

Host: Professor G.Baskaran

The Institute of

Mathematical

Sciences, Chennai

National Measurement of

Microscopic

Ordering in

Self-propelled

Particle

Dynamics

Decem

ber

2002

3

Plenary Speaker:

National workshop on

Biotechnology and Modern

Biology

Ponnaiyah Ramajayam

College, Thanjavur 614

904.

National

Modern Methods in

Biophysical

Analysis

11

Octobe

r 2002.

2

Seminar:

Host: Dr.S.Krishnaswamy

School of Biological

Sciences ,Madurai

Kamaraj University

National

Single molecule

approach to the

study of DNA-

Protein

interactions

April

2000

1 Invited Talk: Department of

Applied Physics, University

Twente, Enschede, The

Netherlands

International

Single molecule

studies on the

IHF-DNA

interaction

Nov.

1999.

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