Profile
Name Dr. M. Sukumar
Designation Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, Heterogeneous Catalysis
Room No. 13-206
Intercom No. 178
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Email Id (Official) sukumarm@svce.ac.in
Email Id (Personal)
Qualification
  • Ph.D – Synthesis, Characterizations, and Heterogeneous Catalytic Performance of Perovskite Nanoparticles – Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai – July 2019
  • M.Sc – Physics – Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur – April 2013
  • B.Ed – Physical Sciences – Amrita College of Education, Tirupattur – May 2011
  • B.Sc – Physics – Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur – April 2010
Academic Experience
  • Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai – Assistant Professor (Jr.) – 10/01/2019-31/01/2020
  • Anand Institute of Higher Technology (AIHT), Chennai – Assistant Professor – 01/03/2021 – 21/11/2022
  • Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE), Sriperumbudur – Assistant Professor – 28/11/2022 – Present
Courses Handled
  • Physics of Information Science
  • Physics of Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Modern Physics
Research & Consultancy
  • M. Sukumar, Deepa Simon, Anuj Kumar et al. A comparative study of structural, optical, and magnetic properties of LaFeO3 and La2CuO4 perovskite nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12704-3.
  • L. Rajadurai, N. V. S. S. Seshagiri Rao, M. Sundararajan, Manish Gupta, Kuldeep Sharma, S. Yuvaraj, Chandra Sekhar Dash, Mohd Ubaidullah, Abdullah A. Al?kahtani, Ala Manohar, M. Sukumar, Facile Synthesis, Characterization and Dielectric Properties of Zn2+ Substituted MgFe2O4 Spinel Nanoparticles, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-024-03038-y.
  • R. Revathi, A. Ashok, G. Anitha, Anuj Kumar, M. Sukumar et al. Impact of In3+doped BiFeO3 nanoparticles prepared by direct combustion method: structural, elemental, optical, vibrational, morphology and magnetic studies, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35 (2024) 59.
  • R. Revathi, S. Revathi, R. Jothiramalingam, M. Sukumar et al. Green synthesis of emerging ZnO and Ca-doped ZnO nanoparticles towards optical, magnetic properties and its antibacterial application, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 18 (2023) 1587-1597.
  • S. Muthulakshmi, D. Thiripurasundari, N. Subhashini, Anuj Kumar, S. Revathi, Mohd Ubaidullah, Bidhan Pandit, Manish Gupta, Satbir S. Sehgal, Chandra Sekhar Dash, C. Subashini, M. Sundararajan, M. Sukumar, M. Agila, Himanshu Payal, Facile synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic performance of Bi1-xLaxFeO3 (0 ? x ? 0.25) perovskite nanoparticles, Materials Science & Engineering B, 298 (2023) 116919.
  • R. Revathi, M. Sukumar, Anuj Kumar et al. Facile Synthesis of Ni2+ Doped MgFe2O4 Spinel Nanoparticles: Structural, Optical, Magnetic, and Dielectric Behavior, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 34, (2024) 374-386.
  • G. Anitha, R. Jothiramalingam, M. Sukumar et al. Influence of Sr2+ substitution on structural, optical and catalytic properties of CoAl2O4 nanoparticles, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 18 (2023) 915 – 925.
  • M. Sukumar, Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar, Hamad AL-Lohedan et al. Synthesize and characterization of copper doped nickel ferrite nanoparticles effect on magnetic properties and visible light catalysis for rhodamine dye degradation mechanism, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 953 (2023) 169902.
  • N. Subhashini, S. Revathi, Mohd Ubaidullah , Abdullah M. Al-Enizi , S. Muthulakshmi, D. Thiripurasundari, Shoyebmohamad Fatehmohamad Shaikh , Ayman Nafady , Meera Moydeen , Nouf B. Al-Enzi , Rayana Ibrahim Alkhalifah , Chandra Sekhar Dash , M. Sundararajan and M. Sukumar, Gd3+ substituted BiFeO3 perovskite nanoparticles: Facile synthesis, characterizations, and applications in heterogeneous catalysis, Dalton Transactions (2023), DOI: 10.1039/D2DT03138H.
  • M. Sukumar, M. Agila, A. Sutha, et al. Temperature-dependent phase transition: structural, optical, magnetic and dielectric properties of La2CuO4 perovskite nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 33, 26144-26156 (2022).
  • M. Sundararajan, M. Sukumar, Chandra Sekhar Dash, A. Sutha, S. Suresh, Mohd Ubaidullah, Abdullah M. Al-Enizi, Md Kausar Raza, Dinesh Kumar, A comparative study on NiFe2O4 and ZnFe2O4 spinel nanoparticles: Structural, surface chemistry, optical, morphology and magnetic studies, Physica B 644 (2022) 414232.
  • Chandra Sekhar Dash, M. Sukumar, V. Ravi, G. Anitha, Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar, Khadijah Mohammedsaleh Katubi, Norah Salem Alsaiari, khamael M. Abualnaja, R. Rajkumar, M. Kamalakannan, M. Sundararajan, A. Sutha, Effect of Zinc Doping on Structural, Optical, Magnetic, and Catalytic Behavior of Co3O4 Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microwave?Assisted Combustion Method, Journal of Cluster Science (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-022-02369-5.
  • K. Mathankumar, M. Sukumar, Chandra Sekhar Dash, M. Sundararajan, Mohd Ubaidullah, Abdullah M. Al?Enizi, A. Sutha, Md. Kausar Raza, Joshuva Arockia Dhanraj, Dinesh Kumar, Facile Synthesis, Characterization, Catalytic and Photocatalytic Activity of Multiferroic BiFeO3 Perovskite Nanoparticles, (2022), Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-022-02382-1.
  • S. Kanithan, N. Arun Vignesh, Khadijah Mohammedsaleh Katubi, Partha Sarathi Subudhi, Ekrem Yanmaz, Joshuva Arockia Dhanraj, Norah Salem Alsaiari, khamael M. Abualnaja, M. Sukumar, M. Sundararajan, S. Baskar, Srikanta Sahu, Chandra Sekhar Dash, Enhanced optical, magnetic, and photocatalytic activity of Mg2+ substituted NiFe2O4 spinel nanoparticles, Journal of Molecular Structure 1265 (2022) 133289.
  • R. Jothiramalingam, K. Mathankumar, M. Sundararajan, M. Sukumar, J. A. Dhanraj, R. Divya, H. A. Al-Lohedan, M. Chandrasekaran, D. M. Al-Dhayan, Facile synthesis and complete characterization of Zn1-xSrxAl2O4 (0 ? x ? 0.5) spinel nanoparticles using combustion technique, Journal of Ovonic Research, 18 (2) 2022, 167 – 175.
  • Chandra Sekhar Dash, Jothi ramalingam Rajabathar, Hamad Al-Lohedan, Selvaraj Arokiyaraj, S. Ramachandran, M. Sukumar, R. Revathi, G. Anitha, M. Sundararajan, Facile microwave synthesis, structural, optical, and magnetic properties of Zn2+ doped CoAl2O4 spinel nanoparticles, Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1080/24701556.2022.2034017.
  • M. Sundararajan, J. Vidhya, R. Revathi, M. Sukumar, B. Arunadevi, R.Rajkumar, S. Ramachandran, M. Kamalakannan, Chandra Sekhar Dash, Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar & Selvaraj Aroykaraj, Rapid synthesis and magnetic property characterization of Mg2+ doped Co3O4 nanostructures, (2022), Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1080/24701556.2021.2025400.
  • M. Sundararajan, J. Vidhya, R. Revathi, M. Sukumar, V. Ravi, R. Rajkumar, M. Kamalakannan, C. S. Dash, H. Lohedan, R. Jothi Ramalingam, S. Arokiyaraj, Study of physical and magnetic properties of Mg:Co3O4 spinels using L-Arginine as fuel, Journal of Ovonic Research, 17 (5) 2021,479 – 486.
  • M. Sukumar, L. John Kennedy, J. Judith Vijaya, B. Al-Najar, M. Bououdina, Gopinath Mudhana, Structural, optical, and magnetic properties of Ca2+ doped La2CuO4 perovskite nanoparticles, Vacuum 167 (2019) 407-415.
  • M. Sukumar and L. John Kennedy, Catalytic Conversion of Methanol to Formaldehyde Over La2CuO4 Nanoparticles, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 19, 826-832, 2019.
  • M. Sukumar, L. John Kennedy, J. Judith Vijaya, B. Al-Najar, M. Bououdina, Facile synthesis of Fe3+ doped La2CuO4/LaFeO3 perovskite nanocomposites: Structural, optical, magnetic and catalytic properties, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 100 (2019) 225-235.
  • M. Sukumar, L. John Kennedy, J. Judith Vijaya, B. Al-Najar, M. Bououdina, Co2+ substituted La2CuO4/LaCoO3 perovskite nanocomposites: synthesis, properties and heterogeneous catalytic performance, New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 42, 18128.
  • M. Sukumar, L. John Kennedy, J. Judith Vijaya, B. Al-Najar, M. Bououdina, Structural, magnetic and catalytic properties of La2-xBaxCuO4 (0 ? x ? 0.5) perovskite nanoparticles, Ceramics International 44 (2018) 18113-18122.
  • M. Sukumar, L. John Kennedy, J. Judith Vijaya, B. Al-Najar, M. Bououdina, Facile microwave assisted combustion synthesis, structural, optical and magnetic properties of La2?xSrxCuO4 (0 ? x ? 0.5) perovskite nanostructures, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 465 (2018) 48-57.
  • G. Theophil Anand, L. John Kennedy, J. Judith Vijaya, K. Kaviyarasan, M. Sukumar, Structural, optical and magnetic characterization of Zn1-xNixAl2O4 (0 ? x ? 0.5) spinel nanostructures synthesized by microwave combustion technique, Ceramics International 41 (2015) 603-615.
Conference / Workshop / FDP
  • Five days online Faculty Development Program on “Sustainable Nanomaterials Engineering for Environmental Applications” organized by Physics division, Department of Basic Sciences & Humanities in collaboration with Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati under INUPi2i program from 22nd to 26th April 2024.
  • Eight Days National Level FDP on “Research Methodology and Pedagogy of Writing, Project Funding” organized by Department of Science and Humanities, Mohamed Sathak A. J. College of Engineering, from 29th Jan to 6th Feb 2024.
  • One Week online National Level FDP on Advanced Materials & Quantum Technology Organized by Department of Applied Physics Under The Aegis Of IQAC, YCCE, Nagpur, held during 4th to 9th Dec 2023.
  • Workshop on “Mastering the Art Designing Presentations with A.I” Organized by Scrollwell held on 17th Dec 2023.
  • One Week National Level Faculty Development Program (Online) Under DBT Star Status Scheme Organized by Department Of Physics on “Development Of Materials Characterization Techniques And Their Future Prospects” from 18th to 22nd Dec 2023.
  • Five Days Faculty Development Program On Advanced Materials For Energy Applications Organized by Department of Physics, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, IRC, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai from 9th to 13th Oct 2023.
  • 3rd PSSI-Plasma Scholars Colloquium (PSC-2014) and National Workshop on Exploring Plasma Technology for Material Processing organized by the Division of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Chennai, 3rd to 5th July 2014.
  • AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy, Online Elementary FDP on “Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology” from 20/09/2021 to 24/09/2021 at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology.
  • A Webinar on Wisdomized Physics Embedding Chemistry (WOWPEC2021), organized by the Division of Science and Humanities, Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai – 600 123, on 21st Oct. 2021 through online pedagogy.
  • Seven Days online Faculty Development Program (FDP) “Advanced Materials for Future Sciences (AMFS)” organized by the Division of Science and Humanities Physics& Chemistry), Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai, India [from 6th to 13th September 2021].
  • 5th International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites (5th ICNN 2018) Specialemphasis on health and environmental, organized by the Division of Physics, School ofAdvanced Sciences, VIT Chennai. [8-10 February 2018] (Poster Presented).
  • Indian – New Zealand International Scientific Workshop on Engineered Nanomaterials forIndustrial Applications, organized by the Division of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences,VIT Chennai[August 11, 2017].
  • Workshop on Computational Techniques for Energy materials/National Conference on Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (NCMECS 2015)/Both Workshop and Conference jointly organized by Energy Science Society of India (ESSI) and Division of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Chennai [19-21st March 2015].
  • International Conference on Mathematical Computer Engineering (ICMCE – 2015) organized by, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Chennai [14-15 December 2015].
  • Theme Meeting on Recent Trends in Spectroscopy (RTS-2104) held at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Chennai-600 036 [June 20-21, 2014].
  • National Conference on Functional Materials (NCFM’13) organized by the PG and Research Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, Vellore Dt. [19th Sep. 2013].
  • Recent Trends in Analytical Techniques for Environmental Analysis and Monitoring organized by the Division of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Chennai [20th July 2013].
  • The State Level Seminar on Recent Advances in Materials and Methods (SRAMM’12), organized by the Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College, (Autonomous), Tirupattur Dt, [27th Feb. 2012].
  • UGC Sponsored State Level Seminar on Recent Treat in Material Science, organized by the Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College, (Autonomous), Tirupattur Dt, [10 to 11th Sep. 2009].
  • International Seminar on Nanostructure-Based Solar Photovoltaics organized by the School of Mechanical and Building Sciences (SMBS), VIT Chennai [22nd October 2013].
  • HEAM CAM 2013, KSCSTE sponsored National Level Workshop on Characterization of Advanced Materials, organized by the PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) in association with Indian Association for Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials[6-8th November 2013].
  • The Role and Importance of Nanomaterials in Energy and Environmental Sectors organized by the Department of Physics, Abraham Panampara Research Centre (APRC), Tirupattur, [28th Feb. 2013].
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