Dr. Gomathi N
Area of Research
- gomathi [at] iist.ac.in
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Education
- Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (IIT Kharagpur)
- M.Tech. Chemical Engineering (Bharathiyar University)
- B.Tech. Chemical Engineering (University of Madras)
Funded Project
IIST funded Project
Title: Plasma modification of CNT and polymer nanocomposites thereof for space applications
Duration: (April 2012 – March 2015)
Principal investigator: Dr.N.Gomathi
Co-Investigators: Dr.Kuruvilla Joseph, Department of Chemistry, IIST
Dr. C. P. Regunadhan Nair, VSSC, Trivandrum
IIST-ISRO collaborative Project
Title: Plasma functionalized CNT - polymer nanocomposites for satellite structural applications
Duration: (April 2016 – July 2018)
Principal investigator: Dr.N.Gomathi
Co-Investigators: Dr.Kuruvilla Joseph, Department of Chemistry, IIST
Dr. C.Gouri, VSSC, Trivandrum
Reviewer for International Journal:
Materials science and engineering C,
Open Chemistry,
Vacuum,
New Journal of Chemistry,
JACS Au, ACS Publications,
RSC Advances,
ACS Applied Nano Materials,
Chemistry Select,
Surface and Interface Analysis,
Chemistry – A European Journal,
de-Gruyter
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
Spectrochemica Acta A
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
ChemPlusChem
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)
Scientific Reports
- Varsha MV, G Nageswaran, A Novel Electrochemical Sensing Platform Based on Bimetallic Ru-Cu-MOF for the Voltammetric Detection of Ciprofloxacin Antibiotic, Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 243, 2380-2380
- MS Rao, G Nageswaran, Bimetallic Metal Organic Framework Composites for Carbondioxide Capture, Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 243, 2727-2727
- Varsha M V, Gomathi N, Paper selected for oral presentation in ACS Spring 2022 held in Hybrid format during March 21-25,2022 organized by American Chemical Society.
- Varsha M V, Gomathi N, “Copper-based Metal-Organic Framework Incorporated with Ruthenium as Efficient Electrochemical Sensing Platform for Ciprofloxacin” Poster presented in the ‘National Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology (NCMST 2021) organized by the Department of Chemistry, IIST during December 29 -31, 2021 in virtual platform.
- Yogesh S Choudhary and Gomathi N, Facile fluorescence detection of Hg2+ and Cu2+ in aqueous media employing CdTe quantum dots capped with different branched ligands, poster presented in International Conference on Functional Materials- ICFM 2020, organized by Materials Science Center, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal during January 6th – 8th, 2020.
- Yogesh S Choudhary, Gomathi N, Stabilizing CdTe quantum dots using a branched chain ligand for heavy metal ion sensing, poster presented in National Conference of Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology, organized by Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram during Dec 7th – 9th, 2020.
- Varsha M V and Gomathi N, (2019), Voltammetric detection of caffeine using nickel based metal-organic framework/reduced graphene oxide composite, presented in National Conference of Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology, organized by Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram during Dec 7th – 9th, 2020.
- Varsha M V and Gomathi N (2020), “Metal organic frameworks as an emerging platform for electrochemical sensing” presented in the MRSI-ISAM Annual Technical meeting 2021 held online during March 26-27.
- Yogesh S Choudhary and Gomathi N, (2019), Branched Ligands as a Stabilizer for CdTe Quantum Dots and its Role as Specific Metal Ion Sensors, presented in National Conference of Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology, organized by Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram during Dec 18th – 20th, 2019.
- Varsha M V and Gomathi N, (2019), Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Nanomaterials/ Metal Nanoparticle Composite Membrane for Water Purification, presented in National Conference of Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology, organized by Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram during Dec 18th – 20th, 2019.
- Dipoo Kumar, Gomathi N, Deepak Kumar Agarwal, Chemical kinetics for homogeneous gas phase reaction in CVI Process, presented in National Conference of Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology, organized by Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram during Dec 18th – 20th, 2019.
- Anupama K N, Uthara Renjith, Chandichan Alex, Athul A S, Varsha M V, Gomathi N, (2019), Electrochemical determination of Hg(II) ions by N2 plasma functionalized reduced graphene oxide, presented in National Conference of Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology, organized by Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram during Dec 18th – 20th, 2019.
- Lavanya J and Gomathi N, “Synthesis and characterization of nickel oxide/graphene sheet/graphene ribbon composite”, 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies: Micro to Nano 2015 (ETMN 2015), Manipal University, Jaipur, October 24-25th 2015, AIP Publishing, page 020050.
- Gayathry S, Aleena Anna Thomas, Lavanya J, Gomathi N, Joseph K, Neogi S and C.P.R Nair, “Effect of carbon nanotubes on mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of plasma-modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polyimide nanocomposites", 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies: Micro to Nano 2015 (ETMN 2015), Manipal university, Jaipur, October 24-25th 2015, AIP Publishing, page 020037.
- Lavanya J, Gomathi N and Neogi S, “Enhanced electrocatalytic ativity of ammonia radio frequency plasma modified reduced graphene oxide”, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO-15,) K.S. Rangaswamy Engineering and technology, Thiruchencode, Tamilnadu, December 2015.
- Leena G Nair, Gomathi N, Lavanya J, Joseph K, Reghunadan Nair C P, Neogi S, “Functionalization of multiwall carbon nanotubes by RF plasma treatment” poster presented in National Conference on Recent Trends in Material Science & Technology held in IIST, Trivandrum during 10-12 July 2013.
- Lavanya.J, Leena G. Nair, Gomathi N, Neogi S, “Study on RF plasma treated reduced graphene oxide” poster presented in Chemcon 2013, organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) held in Mumbai during Dec 27-30, 2013.
- Leena G Nair, Lavanya J, Joseph K, Reghunadhan Nair C P, Neogi S, Gomathi N, “Surface modification of multi-wall carbon nanotubes by N2 / O2 Plasma treatment” presented in Chemcon 2013, organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), held in Mumbai during Dec 27-30, 2013.
- Lavanya J, Neogi S, Gomathi N “Comparative study on Electrocatalytic activity of oxygen and nitrogen doped graphene for Electrochemical cancer biosensor presented in International Conference on Stem Cells and Cancer (ICSCC-2013) held in Mumbai during October 19-22, 2013 organized by International Centre for Stem Cells, Cancer and Biotechnology (ICSCCB), Pune, India.
- Lavanya.J, Leena G. Nair, Gomathi. N, Neogi. S, Electrocatalytic Activity of Plasma Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide presented in Research scholar day held in IIST, Trivandrum during Dec 16-17, 2013.
- Lavanya, J. Neogi S, Gomathi N, “Elecetrochemical characterization of ammonia radiofrequency plasma treated reduced graphene oxide in melamine sensing” presented in “Plasma 2014”, organized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam during Dec 08-11, 2014.
- Lavanya J, Gomathi N, “Synthesis and Characterization of hybrid graphene” poster presented in “International conference on recent trends in nanoscience and nanotechnology, organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi during Dec-15-16, 2014.
- Gomathi N, and Neogi S. (2011). Development of Bio/Blood Compatible Polypropylene by Radio-Frequency Plasma Treatment. ISPC20, Philadelphia USA, July 24 – 29, 2011.
- Gomathi N, and Neogi S. (2011) “Surface Modification of Polypropylene by Nitrogen Plasma for Biomedical Applications” The Adhesion Society Annual Meeting 2011, Savannah, Georgia, USA February 13-16, 2011.
- Gomathi N., and Neogi S. (2010). Evaluation of Biocompatibility and Blood Compatibility of Polycarbonate Treated with Argon Plasma. Submitted to ACS Symposium in honour of Dr Kash Mittal at the 240th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA.
- Gomathi N. and Neogi S. (2009). The Effect of Surface Modification of Polycarbonate Using Argon-Oxygen Plasma on Platelet Adhesion. Poster presented at the Research Scholar Day 2009 organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur on December 16, 2009.
- Gomathi N., Mishra D., Maity T. K. and Neogi S. (2009). Low Pressure Radio Frequency Plasma Treatment of Polypropylene for Improved Cell Adhesion. Paper presented at the Seventh international symposium on Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion at University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA during July, 12-15, 2009.
- Gomathi N., Mishra D., Maiti T. K., and Neogi S., (2009). Enhancing the Bio and Blood Compatibility of Polycarbonate by Helium Plasma Treatment. Paper presented at the Workshop on “Process Engineering Applications of Plasma Technologies” (PEAPT-2009) held at IISc, Bangalore, India on August 14, 2009.
- Gomathi N. and Neogi S. (2009) Improving bio and blood compatibility of polymers using plasma, National workshop on plasma technology for biomedical application, Organized at IIT, Kharagpur, India on March, 27, 2009.
- Gomathi N., Sureshkumar A. and Neogi S. (2009). Surface modification of Polycarbonate by argon plasma treatment for biomedical applications. Paper presented at the International Conference on Hi-Tech Materials (ICHTM-09) organized at IIT, Kharagpur, India during February, 11-13, 2009.
- Gomathi N. and Neogi S., (2008). Role of plasma in biomedical applications, presented in Symposium on Nano-Bioengineering and Family Welfare, Organized at IIT, Kharagpur, jointly organized by Ministry of health and family welfare and Damodar valley corporation on December, 2, 2008.
- Gomathi, N., Sureshkumar, A., and Neogi, S. (2007). Surface modification of Polypropylene by RF plasma for biomedical applications. Paper presented at the Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (CHEMCON-2007) held at Kolkata during December 27 – 30, 2007.
- Venkataprasad K., Gomathi N., Neogi S., (2006). Development and characterization of semiconducting polymer thin films for optoelectronic applications. Paper presented at the Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (CHEMCON-2006) held at Baruch, Gujarat during December 26-30, 2006.
- Gomathi, N, Ahmed Basha, C. and Ramasamy, E. (2005). Textile waste water treatment by electrochemical oxidation. Paper presented at the Seminar on ‘Waste Management in Chemical and Allied Industries: A. Vision 2020′, held at NIT, Rourkela during October 2-3, 2005.
“Metal-Organic Frameworks: Advances in Corrosion-Resistant Coatings” in “International Workshop on “Corrosion Prevention and Remediation Strategies” held on December 11-13, 2024 organized by Organized by Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam
“Highly Emissive CdTe Quantum Dots Passivated with Novel Branched Ligands as Fluorescent Sensors” in the 243rd ECS Meeting held in Boston, MA, United States of America, during 28th May 2023 to 2nd June 2023.
“ Graphene and MOF based materials for electrochemical sensing of biologically important analytes” in “International Conference on Analytical and Bioanalytical Techniques”, in Online Conference, held on September 05-06, 2022, organized by Magnus Group.
Delivered an Invited talk online on “Electrochemical sensor for sensing of biologically important analytes” on 20.04.2021 in KTU sponsored Faculty Development Program on “Biosensors in Point-of Care Diagnostics: Strategies and Implementation” organized by Department of Biotechnology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, organized by Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology, Kodakara, Kerala.
Delivered an Invited talk online on “Nanomaterials for Sensing Applications” on 25.09.2021 in Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Vishakapatnam, organized Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) student chapter, IIPE, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
"Surface modification of nanostructured materials and their application in detection of biomolecules and heavy metals" as a resource person for the workshop on “Processing & applications of functional materials” organized by Teaching Learning Center-Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore during 21th to 25th January 2019.
“Plasma surface modification – from polymers to nanomaterials” on 09.03.2019 at Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
“Plasma Surface Modification to Enhance the Performance of Electrochemical Biosensor” on 25.10.2018 at 2nd National conference on “Advances in Plasma Science and Technology” organized by Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.
“Plasma surface modified carbon nanomaterials” on 08.03.2017 at PSG Institute of Advanced Studies (PSGIAS), Coimbatore.
“Surface Engineering of Carbon Nanomaterials”, in short term course on “Current Research Scenarios in Energy, Environmetal and Chemical Engineering”, organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirapalli, held during 30th Jan-4th Feb 2017.
“Plasma based Synthesis and Surface Modification of Carbon based Nanomaterials”, in “National Conference on Materials Science and Technology”, organized by Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, held during 12th-14th July 2016.
“Materials for Satellites and Space Structures”, in the “National Level Seminar on Technical Challenges in Satellite Communication” organized by Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, during 8th - 9th April 2016.
“New horizons in plasma treatment and its surprising applications”, in the workshop “Modern Trends in Chemical Research” in Vivekandha College of Arts and Science for Women, Tiruchengode, March 5, 2016.
Key note address in “National seminar on Advanced Polymers” organized by Mahatma Gandhi University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha, on 28th October, 2014.
Delivered a talk on “Cold Plasma for Surface Modification” in Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU, College of Engineering, Tallahassee, Florida on 4th June 2014.
“Surface Engineering of Polymers through Radio Frequency Plasma Treatment: Statistical Optimization of the Process Variables” Talk delivered at Faculty Development program on “Medical Instrumentation and Materials in Medicine” sponsored by Anna University of Technology, Madurai, at PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul, Tamilnadu, held during 10th -14th June 2011.
“Plasma Surface Modification for Biomedical Applications” at Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar on May-11, 2011.