Dr. Bijudas K.
Assistant Professor & HOD
Email: bijudask@gmail.com
Phone: +91 94471 70209
Address: Lakshmi Sadanam, Feroke, Calicut
PERSONAL PROFILE
Dr. Bijudas K is the Current HOD of Chemistry and has seventeen years of teaching and research experience. He teaches various topics in Physical, Organic and Analytical Chemistry
ACADEMIC PROFILE
CAREER PROFILE
June 2009 – Till date : Assistant Professor in Chemistry, N. S. S. College, Manjeri.
January 2006 – June 2009 : Lecturer in Chemistry, N. S. S. College of Engineering, Palakkad
August 2000 – August 2001 : Lecturer in Chemistry, Farook College, Calicut.
August 1998 – March 2000 : Lecturer in Chemistry, Govt. College, Kodancherry, Calicut.
Total teaching experience : 17 years
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS
Various topics in Organic and Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Phase transfer catalysis and Quality management
PUBLICATIONS
1. Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol with monochromate in non-polar solvents, Indian Journal of Chemistry, 43A, 1216-1218, 2004. (Indexed in Web of Science)
2. Kinetics and mechanism of the selective oxidation of primary aliphatic alcohols under phase transfer catalysis, Current Chemistry Letters, 3(2), 109-114, 2014. DOI:10.5267/j.ccl.2013.12.001.
3. Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohols to benzaldehydes under phase transfer catalysis, Chemical Science Review and Letters, 3(10), 123-126, 2014.
4. Polymorphism of paracetamol: A comparative study on commercial paracetamol samples, International Journal of Chemical Studies, 1(6), 25-29, 2014.
5. Kinetic studies on the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol and substituted benzyl alcohols in organic medium under phase transfer catalysis, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 9(2), 142-147, 2014. DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.9.2.6476. (Indexed in Scopus)
6. Kinetics and mechanism of the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohols by acidified dichromate in aqueous acetic acid medium, Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 30 (3), 1391-1396, 2014. DOI: 10.13005/ojc/300360. (Indexed in Scopus)
7. Selective synthesis of benzaldehydes by hypochlorite oxidation of benzyl alcohols under phase transfer catalysis, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 10(1), 38-42, 2015. DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.10.1.7189.38-42. (Indexed in Scopus)
8. Kinetic studies on the oxidation of benzyl alcohol by hypochlorite in aqueous acetic acid medium, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 7(10), 461-465, 2015.
9. Kinetics of oxidation of benzyl alcohol by molecular oxygen using manganese oxide supported activated carbon with phase transfer catalyst, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Special issue 1, 22-27, 2016. (Indexed in Scopus)
10. Structural, thermal and electrical properties of in situ synthesized polymethyl methacrylate / stannous (II) chloride, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Special issue 1, 52-56, 2016. (Indexed in Scopus)
11. Diethanoleamine modification for high temperature stable titanium dioxide, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Special issue 1, 75-78, 2016. (Indexed in Scopus)
12. Kinetic studies on the oxidation of cyclohexanone by potassium dichromate in aqueous acetic medium, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 9(4), 2900-2904, 2016. (Indexed in Scopus)
13. Phase transfer catalysed oxidation of benzaldehyde and substituted benzaldehydes by dichromate in organic medium, International Journal of Chemical Studies, 4(6), 28-30, 2016.
14. Oxidation of benzaldehyde and substituted benzaldehydes by permanganate under phase transfer catalysis in non polar solvents, IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences, 5(3), 110-114, 2016. DOI:10.21013/jas.v5.n3.pl.
15. Kinetic and mechanistic studies of the oxidation of naphthalene by potassium permanganate in aqueous acetic acid medium, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 10(1), 198-202, 2017.
16. Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of p-xylene using permanganate in aqueous acetic acid medium, Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 8(1), 1914-1920, 2017.
17. Kinetic and mechanistic studies on the hypochlorite oxidation of 1-phenyl ethanol and its para substituted derivatives in aqueous acetic acid medium, International Journal of ChemTech Research, 10(7), 335-340, 2017.
18. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Orthosiphon thymiflorus leaf extract, International Journal of Green and Herbal Chemistry, 6(4), 207-211, 2017. DOI: 10.24214/IJGHC/GC/6/4/20711.
19. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles from fruit extracts of Ananas Comosus, International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering, 6(3), 39-42, 2017.
20. Studies on substituent effect on the oxidation kinetics of Acetophenones by acid dichromate, International Journal of ChemTech Research, 10(12), 96-101, 2017.
21. Extraction studies of hypochlorite ion from aqueous to organic medium under phase transfer catalysis, Chemical Science Review and Letters, 6(24), 2289-2292, 2017.
22. Studies on polymorphism of commercial aspirin and albendazole tablets, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 9(6), 2490-2493, 2018. DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.9(6).2490-93 (Indexed in ESCI)
23. Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohols by hydrogen peroxide under phase transfer catalysis, Journal of Applicable Chemistry, 8(4), 1887-1892, 2019.
24. A comparative study on polymorphism of commercial ranitidine hydrochloride drug samples in India, Asian Journal of Organic & Medicinal Chemistry, 4(3), 185-188, 2019.
PARTICIPATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
1. Presented a paper (Poster) entitled “Selective oxidation of benzyl chlorides in organic medium by chromate ions under phase transfer catalysis” in the National Conference on Recent Trends in Chemistry of Materials at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode on 12th October 2019.
2. Delivered an invited talk on “Polymorphism in Medicinal Chemistry” in the KSCSTE sponsored National Seminar on Medicinal Chemistry at KAHM Unity Women’s College, Manjeri on 24-07-2017.
3. Presented a paper (oral) on “Characterisation studies on polymorphism of commercial aspirin tablets” in the KSCSTE sponsored National Seminar on Medicinal Chemistry at KAHM Unity Women’s College, Manjeri on 25-07-2017.
4. Delivered an invited lecture on “Polymorphism – Special emphasis on drugs” in the one-day seminar organized by Dept. of Chemistry, DGMES College, Mampad on 10-01-2017.
5. Participated in the National Colloquium on modern trends in chemistry on 25- 02-16 and 26-02-16 conducted by Dept. of chemistry, Farook College, Calicut.
6. Participated in the UGC sponsored national seminar on “Computational Chemistry” on 20-01-16 and 21-01-16 conducted by the Dept. of Chemistry, Unity Women’s College, Manjeri.
7. Organised and Co-ordinated a UGC sponsored national seminar on “Crystallography: Special Emphasis on Applications in Chemistry” at N. S. S. College, Manjeri on 06-01-16 and 07-01-16.
4. Participated in Directorate of Collegiate Education, Kerala sponsored National Seminar on Principles and Techniques in Chemistry on 15th and 16th October 2014 at Govt. Arts & Science College, Calicut.
5. Participated in National Seminar on Reflective Practices in Higher Education on 24-09-14 organised by ASC-UGC at University of Calicut.
6. Participated in UGC sponsored Refresher course in Nano Science from 17-09-14 to 09-10-14 at UGC- ASC, University of Calicut.
7. Participated in National Colloquium on Recent Trends in Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry organized jointly by Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute for Basic Sciences under KSCSTE and Dept. of Chemistry, University of Calicut at Calicut University on 24-10-13 to 26-10-13.
8. National Conference on Fundamental and Applied Chemistry 2013 at Dhirajlal Gandhi College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu on 04-10-2013 and presented a paper entitled “Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol under phase transfer catalysis”
9. Participated in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Emerging Developments in Chemistry on 10-01-13 and 11-01-13 at Little Flower College, Guruvayur.
10. Inaugurated the Chemistry Association at Unity Women’s College, Manjeri and delivered a talk on “Polymorphism – Special emphasis on drugs” on 3-3-2012.
PROGRAMMES ORGANISED
- Organised and Co-ordinated a UGC sponsored national seminar on “Crystallography: Special Emphasis on Applications in Chemistry” at N. S. S. College, Manjeri on 06-01-16 and 07-01-16.
- Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to conduct MOOC courses in college under the SWAYAM-NPTEL platform
- Organised Chemistry club activities in the academic year 2017-18.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
1. Member, Board of Studies in Polymer Chemistry, University of Calicut, Kerala
2. Former Member, Board of Studies in Applied Chemistry, University of Calicut, Kerala
3. Approved Research Guide in Chemistry of University of Calicut, Kerala as per the U.O. No. 10274/Admn dated 06-11-2014.
4. Editorial Board Member and Reviewer, Journal of New Developments in Chemistry.
5. Member of Advisory/reviewer, International Journal of Applied Research and Studies.
6. Editorial Board member and reviewer, Open Journal of Organic Chemistry.
7. Reviewer, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology.
8. Associate Editor, International Journal of Chemical Studies.
9. Editorial board member, Indian Journal of Research.
10. Editorial board member, Global Journal of Research Analysis.
11. Editorial board member, Indian Journal of Applied Research.
12. Editorial board member, International Journal of Scientific Research.
13. Editorial Board Member, Engineering and Technology Journal.
14. Reviewer, British Journal of Applied Science & Technology.
15. Reviewer, International Journal of Chemistry, Pharmacy & Technology. 16. Editorial Member, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis
16. Reviewer, Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
1. Member, Association of Chemistry Teachers.
2. Member, Catalysis Society of India
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
1. h-index: Scopus – 3 (Author ID: 6504125385) & Google Scholar – 8. Web of Science – 2
2. ResearcherID: L-3921-2013, www.researcherid.com/rid/L-3921-2013
3. ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5294-4842
4. Approved Research Guide in Chemistry of University of Calicut