CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

Dr. T Jeevananda

Professor & Head

The Department of Chemistry at RNSIT was established in the year 2001 during the inception of the Institution. The Vision of the Department is to meet the core requirement of Chemistry in the field of Applied Science and Technology.

The Department is headed by Dr. T. Jeevananda, who has 16 years of Teaching and Research experience of which 3 years as Post Doctoral Scientist in South Korea. The other Faculty members of the department are highly qualified, experienced and dedicated teaching faculty members of which three are Doctorates and one is pursuing his Ph.D. degree. The Department is well equipped with lab facilities to meet the curriculum of Engineering Chemistry.

In the year 2008, the department got approved by VTU as R &D Centre for carrying out research work and to pursue PhD degree. The Department has a strong record of achievements both in teaching and research activities. The Department, R &D Centre has published more than 20 research articles in reputed National and International Journals in the previous years. The Department provide graduate students with the foundation needed for a meaningful professional career and a lifetime of independent learning. The department also organizes lectures to encourage students to upgrade their knowledge.

The Department of Chemistry has organized a National Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Chemistry and Engineering (RTMCE-2011) during September 29-30, 2011. Some of the Research Activities at the Department are,

• Conducting Polymer Composites/Nano-Composites,
• Material Science,
• Electrochemistry,
• Solid State Reactions etc.,

Vision

To meet the core requirement of chemistry in the field of science and technology

Mission

1. To impart fundamental knowledge and enhance advanced skills to students to meet the global challenges
2. To address day to day needs through research and development activity for Eco-friendly solutions
3. To take up research and consultancy work in collaboration with other institutions and universities

Laboratory

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• location_cityFACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  Well established Engineering Chemistry Laboratories [Lab 1 and Lab 2] for performing volumetric and instrumental experiments as per VTU syllabus for I and II Semester B.E. Course. The list of instruments available in the chemistry laboratory are given below

  1. Flame Photometer
  2. Potentiometer
  3. Colorimeter
  4. Conductivity meter
  5. pH meter
  6. Electronic Balance
  7. Water Distillation Unit
  8. Air Compressor
  9. De Mineralized Water Plant
  10. Hot Air Oven
  11. Spectrophotometer
• local_libraryKNOWLEDGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
  Every year we organize guest lecture for the benefit of first year students by eminent persons from industry/R &D institutions to enrich the knowledge on recent advances in science and technology.
• peopleWORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES CONDUCTED
  National Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Chemistry and Engineering 2011.
• receiptsR&D WORK / PAPERS PUBLISHED
  3 Research Scholars are working in the department R &D center in the field of conducting nano-composites, corrosion studies, inorganic complexes. Few important publications are listed below
  
  

  1. T.Jeevananda, Siddaramaiah and Joong Hee Lee,Fabrication of carbon black/HDPE/polyaniline functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube composites for enhancing PTC characteristics, Materialstoday proceedings 2017 (Accepted).
  
  
  2. T.Jeevananda, Swathi S.K, and C.R. Praveen;Fabrication of Device Quality Films of High Loaded Ppy/MWCNT Nanocomposites Using Pulsed Laser Deposition, Organic Electronics, 11/9, 1489-1499 (2010) (Impact factor: 3.47).
  
  
  3. T. Jeevananda, O.G. Palanna, Joong-Hee Lee, Siddaramaiah, and C. Ranganathaiah;Electrical, Thermal and Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy Studies on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced High Density Polyethylene/Carbon Black Nanocomposites, Advanced Materials Research, 123-125, 59-62 (2010).
  
  
  4. T.Jeevananda, Ok-Kyung Park and Joong-Hee Lee;Effects of Surface Modification on the Dispersion and Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Nanotubes/Polyaniline Composites, Scripta Materialia, 60, 551-554 (2009) (Impact factor: 3.305).
  
  
  5. T. Jeevananda, Siddaramaiah, C. Ranganathaiah, and Joong-Hee Lee;Investigation of multi-walled carbon nanotube-reinforced high-density polyethylene/carbon black nanocomposites using electrical, DSC and positron lifetime spectroscopy techniques, Polymer International, 58, 775-780 (2009). (Impact factor: 2.41)
  
  
  6. T.Jeevananda, Siddaramaiah and Joong-Hee Lee;Synthesis and characterization of multiwall carbon nanotube doped polyaniline nanocomposites using anionic surfactant, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 19, 1754-1762 (2008). (Impact factor: 1.82)
  
  
  7. T.Jeevananda, Siddaramaiah, Taek-Su Lee, Joong-Hee Lee, O.M. Samir and R. Somashekar; Polyaniline-Multi-walled carbon nanotube composites: characterization by WAXS and TGA, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 109, 200-210 (2008). (Impact factor: 1.97)
  
  
  8. T.Jeevananda, Joong-Hee Lee and Siddaramaiah;Preparation of Polyaniline Nanostructures using Sodium dodecylsulphate, Materials Letters, 62, 3995-3998 (2008) (Impact factor: 2.437).
  
  
  9. T.Jeevananda, Kyeong-Ho Yeon and Seung-Hyeon Moon;Synthesis and Characterization of Bipolar Membrane using Chemically Stable Pyridine Functionalized Anion Exchange Layer, J. Mem. Sci., 283, 201-208 (2006) (Impact factor: 5.557).
  
  
  10. T.Jeevananda and Siddaramaiah; "Synthesis and Characterization of Polyaniline filled PU/PMMA IPN", Euro. Polym. J., 39, 569-578 (2003) (Impact factor: 3.37).