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Dr SMITHA GEORGE / Assistant Professor

Ph.D. , M.Sc., CSIR-JRF

smitha.george@fmnc.ac.in, smitha.george@fmnc.ac.in
9447053021
Ernakulam, Kerala

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About

Dr. Smitha George received her Post Graduate degree in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University. With CSIR fellowship she started her research carrier in 2008 and obtained Ph. D. in Chemistry from Cochin University of Science and Technology. Her research interests include Dendritic Polymers, Organocatalysis and Green Chemistry. After her PhD, she worked as Principal Investigator in KSCSTE-SRS project (Postdoctoral research) for one and half years. Dr. Smitha George has several years of experience in academia, authored books and published papers in refereed international journals of repute. Currently she is working as a Research supervisor and Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam. She is also the nodal officer of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Centres (IEDC) and coordinator of Entrepreneurship Development club of the college.

Education

# Exam Institution University
1 BSC CHEMISTRY ST.TERESAS COLLEGE MG
2 PGDCA LBS KERALA
3 MSC CHEMISTRY COCHIN COLLEGE MG
4 PHD CUSAT CUSAT

Experience

# Designation Institution Remarks
1 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FATIMA MATA NATIONAL COLLEGE, KOLLAM
2 Guest Faculty St.Alberts College
3 FDP Faculty Maharajas College, Ernakulam
4 Principal Investigator, KSCSTE-SRS project (Postdoctoral Research) Cochin University of Science and Technology
5 Guest Faculty Cochin University of Science and Technology
6 Teaching Assistant (in MTech course) Cochin University of Science and Technology
7 Contract Lecturer St. Tresa's college, Ernakulam
8 Contract Lecturer St. Paul's college, Ernakulam
9 Contract Lecturer Sacred Heart College, Ernakulam
10 Contract Lecturer St. Paul's College, Ernakulam

Courses (Papers) Taught

# Courses (Papers) Remarks
1 BSc Chemistry Inorganic, Organic & Physical Chemistry Theory & Practical
2 BSc Chemistry (Complementory paper) Inorganic, Organic & Physical Chemistry Theory & Practical
3 MSc Chemistry Inorganic, Organic & Physical Chemistry Theory & Practical
4 MSc Analytical Chemistry Theory & Practical
5 MSc Applied Chemistry Theory & Practical
6 MSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry Theory & Practical
7 BSc Industrial Chemistry Theory & Practical

Service

# Academic Year
1 2021-2022

Books Published

# Title Sole Authored / Co Authored Authors Type of Book Publications Level Place Year ISBN
1 Research Perspectives in Chemistry for Sustainable Development Co Authored Dr. Bindu Sharmila T. K, Dr. Sreesha Sasi, Dr. Smitha George Edited book Excel India Publishers New Delhi National Publisher New Delhi 2020 9789389947014
2 Natural Resources Sole Authored Dr. Smitha George Students Guide Self Published State Publisher Ernakulam 2021 978-93-5437-777-8
3 Dendrimers and Advanced Functional Polymers Sole Authored Dr. Smitha George, Dr. K. Sreekumar Reference Book Chess Educational Publishers National Publisher Tamilnadu 2021 9788195257713

Papers Published

# Title Journal Name Volume Year
1 Highly functionalized heterogeneous dendrigraft catalysts with peripheral copper moieties for the facile synthesis of 2-substituted benzimidazoles and 2,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles RSC Adv 6 2016
2 Dendrigraft Amine Polymer: Eco-friendly Green Catalyst for One Pot Synthesis of α-aminophosphonates ISBN 978-93-80095-738 2016
3 Chiral Dendrigraft polymer: A novel catalyst for the asymmetric synthesis of isoquinuclidines ISBN 81-86366-88-1 2015
4 Polyamidoamine dendrigraft polymer for the conjugation of o-phenylene diamine with carbonyl compounds ISBN 978-81-928129-2-2 2014
5 Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Imidazoles via a multicomponent condensation catalysed by highly functionalized polyamine as soluble organocatalyst ISBN 978-93-89947-01-4 2020
6 Chiral dendrigraft polymer for asymmetric synthesis of isoquinuclidines RSC ADVANCES 6 2016
7 Heterogeneous dendronized polymer with peripheral copper moieties: From synthesis to catalysis and comparison with dendrigraft polymer POLYMER 120 2017
8 Synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts and study of its catalytic activity towards Henry reaction and Asymmetric aldol reaction MATERIALS TODAY PROCEEDINGS 9 2019
9 Amphiphilic Dendrimer as Reverse Micelle: Synthesis, Characterization and Application as Homogeneous Organocatalyst TETRAHEDRON 75 2019
10 Palladium complexed heterogeneous dendronized polymer: An efficient reusable catalyst for the synthesis of 2-aryl benzoxazoles Applied Organometallic Chemistry 35 2021
11 Palladium complexed heterogeneous dendronized polymer: An efficient reusable catalyst for the synthesis of 2-aryl benzoxazoles Applied Organometallic Chemistry 35 2021
12 Multifunctional polyether grafted dendritic solid supports: Novel class of solvent like high loading hybrid supports for solid phase organic synthesis Reactive and Functional Polymers 166 2021
13 Design of Dendritic Foldamers as Catalysts for Organic Synthesis Current Organocatalysis, 11 2024
14 Comparison of Catalytic behaviour of Supported Dendrigraft amine polymer derived from polyol initiated polyepichlorohydrin ISBN 978-93-80095-738 2016

Papers Presented

# Title Title of Seminar/Conference Year Organized by
1 Chiral dendrigraft amidoamine polymer for asymmetric synthesis of pharmaceutically important compounds International Conference on Sustainable Innovations in Green Chemistry & New Technological Developments 2018 Maharajas College, Ernakulam
2 Synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts and study of its catalytic activity towards Henry reaction and Asymmetric aldol reaction International Seminar on Advances in Photo Responsive Materials (APRM-2017) 2017 Maharajas College, Ernakulam
3 Facile Synthesis of Dendrigraft Polymer having Polyepichlorohydrin core and investigation of their structure perfection International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology 2017 MACRO 2017, Thiruvananthapuram
4 Development of Amidoamine dendronized copper polymer as a catalyst for the synthesis of monomers for solar cell applications International conference on photonics and solar water splitting 2015 St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam
5 Synthesis of Merrifield resin supported polyamine encapsulated Pd nanoparticles National seminar on present and future scope of nanoscience and nanotechnology 2014 BAM College, Thurithicadu
6 Polyamine Cu polymer as a green catalyst for Imidazole synthesis National seminar on recent advances in chemistry 2014 MES College, Ponnani
7 Synthesis of reusable PAMAM dendrigraft polymer ISAS Conference 2014 ISAS
8 Fast and convenient synthesis of Low generation, High molecular weight PAMAM Dendrimer National seminar on current trends in chemistry 2014 Cochin University of Science & Technology
9 Design and Synthesis of polymer supported dendrimer from glycidyl azide polymer International conference on Materials for the Millennium 2010 Cochin University of Science & Technology

Membership in Academic Bodies

# Title Details Description
1 Indian Science Congress Association KOLKATA Anual Member
2 SPSI Thiruvananthapuram KERALA Anual Member
3 Indian Chemical Council MUMBAI Anual Member

Achievements and Awards

# Title Details
1 BEST PAPER AWARD Received best paper award from Former Vice Chancellor of M.G. University during the National seminar 2014 at BAM college, Thurithicadu, Kerala.
2 CSIR-JRF NATIONAL LEVEL ENTRANCE
3 BEST PAPER AWARD Secured the Best Paper award in the 27th Kerala Science Congress 2015 held at Alappuzha, Kerala during 27-29th January, 2015
4 BEST PAPER AWARD Received Certificate of Appreciation for securing the best paper award at 27th Kerala Science Congress from the Honorable Governor of Kerala, Shri. Justice P. Sathasivam,
5 BEST PAPER AWARD Received Momentum of appreciation from Vice Chancellor of Cochin University for securing the best paper award in Kerala Science Congress.
6 CHIEF GUEST Invited as the chief guest and inaugurated the debut graduation ceremony ‘GRADDIO 2020’ of kindergarten students of Holy Grace Academy, Mala, Trissur, Kerala; 14th December 2020.
7 INVITED LECTURE Invited to deliver “an online live motivation lecture” on the topic “You too can win” to students of Chettinad College of Engineering and Technology, Karur, Tamil Nadu.
8 COORDINATOR Co-ordinator of International webinar series 75Re Talk-5 held at St. Alberts College (Autonomous), Ernakulam, Kerala.

Research and Supervision

# Details
1 Elsymol George, Malabar Christian College, MSc project- Synthesis of Heterogeneous Catalysts and Study of its Catalytic Activity towards Henry Reaction and Asymmetric Aldol & Henry reaction
2 Sudhishna P. S., Malabar Christian College, MSc project- Synthesis of Heterogeneous Catalysts and Study of its Catalytic Activity towards Henry Reaction and Asymmetric Aldol & Henry reaction
3 Sr. Jincy, FMNC, MSc project- Investigation of Efficiency of the Heterogeneous Amine Catalyst towards Ring Opening of Epoxides and Mannich Reaction
4 Femi Shibu, FMNC, MSc project- Study on the catalytic activity of polymer supported dendritic amine for organic synthesis
5 Nandhana Anil, Fatima Mata National College, MSc project- "Evaluation of EG-G0 and EG-G2-Ni Dendritic Polymer for Organocatalysis and Heavy Metal Removal"

Mphil or PhD Thesis

# Title Guide Name Institution
1 Development of Dendrigraft Polymers as Catalysts in Organic Synthesis PROF. K. SREEKUMAR CUSAT

Research Projects

# Title Investigator(s) Sponsors
1 Development of resin supported dendrigraft polymers for organic transformations SMITHA GEORGE KSCSTE (27th Kerala Science Congress best paper award scheme)
2 TARGETED SYNTHESIS OF CHIRAL DENDRONIZED POLYMERS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF PHARMACEUTICALY IMPORTANT COMPOUNDS Dr. Smitha George FMNC, Kollam

Workshop|FDP|Training Programme

# Name of the Workshop / FDP / Training programme Name of the Organizer Level Date
1 Faculty development program on Moodle learning management system Bodoland University NATIONAL 2020
2 Mastering the publishing process DST & ACS NATIONAL 2020
3 Five-day Refresher Course in Chemistry – Enrich 2017 Maharajas College, Ernakulam STATE 2017
4 GIAN workshop on “Science and Technology in CO2 Conversion Anna University NATIONAL 2016
5 GIAN workshop on “Organic Solar Cells: Principles and practice NIT Calicut NATIONAL 2016
6 Revised SSR Manual and Benchmarks for Affiliated Colleges MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE IQAC STATE 2023
7 ORRIENTATION PROGRAMME RAMANUGAN COLLEGE NATIONAL 2022
8 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME JYOTHI NIVAS COLLEGE NATIONAL 2022
9 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME JYOTHI NIVAS COLLEGE NATIONAL 2022
10 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AMAL JYOTHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING STATE 2024
11 Crafting excellence- Research and innovation in the age of AI Don Bosco college, Bangalore International 2024
12 NIRF Rankings-understanding parameters and strategies for improvement St. Josephs Degree and PG college National 2024
13 Emergeinnovate-Empowering faculty for Entrepreneurial research development Mahaguru Institute of technology National 2024
14 Faculty empowerment conclave Kerala Blockchain Academy National 2024
15 National level bootcamp Evolve 360 KSUM National 2024
16 GenAI driven social entrepreneurship and management SH College/ ATAL FDP National 2024