RENJITH THOMAS

 

Department of Chemistry

St Berchmans’ College* (Mahatma Gandhi University)

Changanacherry 686101

Kerala INDIA

 

Phone: 91-(0) 481-2428247(Dept) 2420025(Office)
            91-(0) 481-2726376(Residence)
            91-(0)9495314416(Mobile)
fax:      +91-481-2401472
e-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Home page:            http://61.246.232.54/StaffDetails.aspx?id=5 (official)

 http:// www.geocities.com/renjith209 (personal)

 

 

* St Berchmans’ College (estd: 1922) is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University and is the Center with Potential for Excellence of UGC and is reaccredited with A+ Status by NAAC of UGC.

 

POSITIONS

 

• Lecturer P.G and Research Department of Chemistry, St Berchmans’ College August 2004 onwards
• Lecturer P.G Department of Chemistry, Bishop Kurialacherry College Amalagiri. June 2003 – July 2004.
• Lecturer U.G Department of Chemistry, KKTM Government College Kodungallor. September 2002- February 2003

 

 

ON GOING PROJECT

 

Title: Computational and theoretical reinvestigation into the factors affecting rotation about single bonds

Agency: Universities Grants Commission of India.

Duration: February 2006- January 2008 (2 years)

Budget: Rs 60,000/-

 

EDUCATION

 

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)(candidate) in Theoretical Chemistry doing--- Mahatma Gandhi University from March 2004. Title of the problem- An Incisive Theoretical Investigation into the Factors Affecting the Rotation About Single Bonds. Supervisor- Dr. Pius Kuruvilla, School of Chemical Sciences , Mahatma Gandhi University

 

 

• Master of Science (M.Sc) in Chemistry (2002) --- Gandhigram Rural University. A Grade, first rank with gold medal Dissertation: Cyclic Voltammetric Determination of Total Antioxidant Capacity of Some Edible Plants. Supervisor- Dr M.G. Sethuraman, Department of Chemistry GRI. {GRU is accredited with Five Star University Status by NAAC}

 

• Master’s Licentiate in Theology (L.Th) (2005) St Anthony’s House School of Biblical Theology USA 

 

• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Chemistry (2000) --- St Berchmans’ College* affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University. First class.

  

 

MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANISATIONS

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• Fellow- Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage F. I. I. S. H.
• Member- Molecular Society, India
• Member- Nordic Society for Phenementology, Finland
• Member- Collaborative Computational Project for Biomolecular Simulation, UK
• Associate member- Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN)

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

 

• Passed National Eligibility Test (NET) of UGC /CSIR for lectureship in Indian Universities and colleges (2002)
• Passed Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) with valid score (2003)
• Certificate in MS Office Gandhigram Rural University (2002)
• Certificate of training in quality control, testing and analysis of Rubber Products, Ministry of Industry, Government of India (2000)
• Certificate in Indian Scientific Heritage- IISH (2007)
• Diploma in Indian Scientific Heritage IISH (2008) result waiting

 

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

 

• Gold medal from Gandhigram Rural University for getting First Rank in M.Sc Chemistry (2002)
• Young Scientist Program, Government of India (2002) at Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI)
• Subject Referee, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, American Chemical Society 2006
• Visiting Teacher Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences at the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Sciences Bangalore with Prof K.L Sebastian - May 2007

 

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

 

• Program Officer- National Service Scheme (NSS) St Berchmans’ College (2006-)
• Joint Director- Catholic Students Movement (CSM), St Berchmans’ College (2005-)
• Secretary – St Berchmans’ College Staff Association (2007-)

 

VISITING/ADJUNCT POSITIONS

 

• Adjunct Faculty- Department of Religion and Value Education, St Berchmans’ College (2004-)
• Adjunct Faculty- Career Orientation Centre, St Berchmans’ College (2005-)
• Visiting Faculty in Chemistry, Department of Adult and Continuing Education, Mahatma Gandhi University (2005-)

 

 

SEMINARS CONDUCTED

 

• Organizing Secretary: UGC sponsored First Indian National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Chemoinformatics

Venue: St Berchmans’ College 7,8,9 March 2006

 

CAMPS/PROGRAMS ORGANISED

 

• 19 August 2006 - Orientation program for new NSS volunteers
• 1-10 September 2006- Ten day- NSS work camp at Mithrakery
• 15 September 2006- Legal awareness program at St Berchmans’ College
• 3-5 November 2006- Leadership training camp of CSM at St Berchmans’ College
• 2-4 December 2006- Inter University Camp INTUNICA St Berchmans’ College
• August 2007 – Ten day NSS work camp at Nalukody
• August 2007 –Three day NSS work camp at College
• November 2007 Five day NSS inter-collegiate state level camp
• January 3008 Three day NSS inter-collegiate camp

 

 

 

AREAS OF RESEARCH

 

• Theoretical organic chemistry
• Chemo informatics and QSAR studies
• Theoretical combinatorial chemistry
• Philosophy of science and metaphysics
• Science and Religion

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

1. Theoretical Investigation Into the Conformational Analysis of 1,2,4,5 tetroxane and Some Derivatives; Abraham Thomas K, Tedy Sajan, Eduardo Castro, Renjith Thomas The Proceedings of the First National Seminar on Chemoinformatics in Press
2. Hartree-Fock Self Consistent Field Study of the Conformers of 1,2,4,5 tetroxane 3,6 dibutanoic Acid and Its Derivatives; Tedy Sajan, Abraham Thomas K, Eduardo Castro, Renjith Thomas
   The Proceedings of the First National Seminar on Chemoinformatics in Press 
3. Theoretical investigations into the analysis of tetroxane derivatives; Academic Reviews, 2007

 

INVITED LECTURES DELIVERED

 

1. Oral paper presentation-- National Seminar on Advances in Natural Products Chemistry – Thiruchirapalli- February 2002
2. Linus Pauling Lecture in Advanced Quantum Mechanics-- Bishop Kurialcherry College May 2006
3. Chemistry in the context of Science and Religion--  B.K Institute for Science and Religion November 2006

 

SEMINARS ATTENDED

 

• Oral paper presentation-- National Seminar on Advances in Natural Products Chemistry – Thiruchirapalli- February 2002
• National Seminar on Empowerment of Women at Bishop Kurialacherry College- July 2004
• College Teachers Convention organized by Higher Education Centre, Archdiocese of Changanacherry- January 2005
• Seminar on Quantum Mechanical Computations conducted by Indian Academy of Sciences -at Kottayam -- February 2005
• International Conference on Sustainable Development- St Berchmans’’ College Changanacherry – 10-13 August 2005
• Refresher course in Theoretical Physics conducted by Indian Academy of Sciences at Changanacherry--    19- 30 September 2005
• Training Program for Trainers organized by AIACHE New Delhi at Banglore 19-25 May 2006.
• Workshop on Computational Chemistry—Amrita Vishwavidhyala, Coimbatore—21,22 July 2006

 

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

 

• Professor Eduardo A. Castro  (Chemoinformatics, QSAR modeling)

President, Argentinean Chemical Society

Director, INFINITA

University de La Plata

La Plata Argentina

 

• Dr Nelly Lidia Jorge (Synthetic & theoretical organic chemistry)
  Professor of Physical Chemistry
  Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura
  Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

Corrinthes Argentina

 

 

MSc DISSERTATIONS PRODUCED

 

• Abinitio theoretical study of the comparative stability of the conformers of 3,6-dibutanoic acid -1,2,4,5-tetroxane and its derivatives

Mr Tedy Sajan, Bishop Kurialachery College (2005)

• Hartree-Fock level theoretical conformational analysis of 3,6-dibutanol-1,2,4,6-tetroxane and its derivatives

Mr Jobin Jose, Bishop Kurialachery College (2005)

• 1,2,4,5-tetroxane and the derivatives- A theoretical study

Mr Abraham Thomas Karukaparambil, Bishop Kurialachery College (2005)

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

 

Fathers name:         K. J. Thomas

Sex:    male

Date of Birth: 24, February 1980.

Marital status:         Married

Nationality:    Indian

Languages known:    English, Malayalam (mother tongue), Tamil and Hindi.

 

REFERENCES

  

• Dr Pius Kuruvilla

School of Chemical Sciences

Mahatma Gandhi University

PD Hills P.O, Kottayam District

Kerala INDIA

Phone: 91-(0)-481-2792060 (residence)

[email protected]

 

•  Professor Eduardo A. Castro PhD

Secretary, Argentinean Chemical Society

Director, INFINITA

University de La Plata

La Plata Argentina

[email protected]