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Identity Details
Full Name
Dr. Ponnusamy S
Professional Details
Department
Physics
Designation
Assistant Professor
Qualification
M. Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Area of Expertise
Molecular Quantum Mechanics and Computational Material Science
Short Bio
Dr. S. Ponnusamy is an accomplished physicist and academic researcher with strong expertise in theoretical and computational approaches to molecular and materials science, and a sustained commitment to excellence in teaching, curriculum development, and academic mentorship. He completed his M.Sc. in Physics in 2011 and M.Phil. in 2012, followed by a Ph.D. in 2018 from Bharathiar University, specializing in molecular quantum mechanics and computational materials science. He possesses seven years of combined academic and research experience, beginning with a distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship at the School of Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China (2019–2021), where he conducted advanced research in electronic structure theory, mechanistic pathway elucidation, and atmospheric reaction kinetics, contributing to high-impact theoretical insights. His academic career includes service as Assistant Professor of Physics at Excel Engineering College (2021–2023) and at the Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), from 2023 to 2025. In these roles, he actively contributed to undergraduate teaching, curriculum enrichment, and the supervision of student projects. He is a recognized Ph.D. supervisor under Anna University (Ref. No. 4170112) and has published fifteen research articles in internationally reputed, peer-reviewed journals. His core research interests include quantum chemical modelling, computational reaction dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, and theoretical investigations of molecular and material systems, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary applications across physics, chemistry, and materials engineering.
Journal Publications
1. Targeted Design of Ni(II)–Hydrazide Complexes for Biomedical
Relevance: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, and DFT Perspectives. Devagi, G., Shanmugapriya, A., Ponnusamy, S., Ruba, S., Sathiyaraj, G. Chemistryselect,2025, 10(41), e03243
Lohith,E.A.,Ravikumar,S.,Keerthi,K.Ponnusmy.S,Venkateswarlu,Sada,Kumar, K.S., J yothi, N.V.V. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2025, 85, pp. 378–392
3. Comprehensive investigation of reaction mechanism and kinetics between CF3CFCN radical and OH radical: implications for toxic species formation and electric equipment safety. Subramani, P., Tharchanaa, S.B. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 2025, 144(8), 66.
4. Deep Learning-Powered Edge Analytics for IoT-based Sensor Networks
Karthikeyan, M.S., Subramani, P., Selvam, M.P., ... Vij ayalakshmi, R., Sundaravadivel, P. 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning andAutonomous Systems Icmlas 2025 Proceedings, 2025, pp. 453–460.
5. Smart Ocean
Cleanup: An AI-Integrated Autonomous System for Marine Waste Management
Subramani, P., Rajasree, R., Krishnan, R.S., ... Saranya, T., Kanthimathi, N. Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Inventive Material Science and Applications Icima 2025, 2025, pp. 1258–1265
Sivakumar, P., Priyatharshni, S., Mohankumar, S., ... Ponnusamy, S., Pradeesh, G. Chemical Papers, 2023,
77(12), pp. 7933–7941
Sivakumar,
P., Nagashanmugam, K.B., Priyatharshni, S., ... Prabhu,
N., Ponnusamy, S. Neurochemistry International,
2023, 162, 105461
8. Iron
Making in Induction furnace for casting steel billets.Nagashanmugam K.B;
Sivakumar Palanisamy; Priyatharshni S;R. Rajan, Maragathamani S; Lavanya R;
Prabhu N; Ponnusamy S, Materials Today: Proceedings, (2023).
9. LC-MS detection of amino acids and neurotransmitters by
using a-active 2,4,5-triphenylpyrylium salt as an efficient derivatizing
material.
Sivakumar
Palanisamy, Nagashanmugam K.B; Priyatharshni S;R. Rajan, Lavanya R; Prabhu
N; Ponnusamy S, G. Pradeesh, Materials Today:
Proceedings, (2023)..
Ponnusamy, S., Sandhiya, L., Senthilkumar, K.
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2018, 122(22), pp. 4972–4982
Ponnusamy,
S., Sandhiya, L., Senthilkumar, K. Chemical
Physics, 2018, 501, pp110–120
12. Mechanism and Kinetics of the Reactionof Nitrosamines with OH Radical: A Theoretical Study
Ponnusamy, S., Sandhiya, L., Senthilkumar, K.
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 2017, 49(5), pp. 339–35
13. The atmospheric oxidation mechanism and kinetics of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene
initiated by OH radicals-a theoretical study. Ponnusamy, S., Sandhiya, L., Senthilkumar, K.
New Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 41(18), pp. 10259–10271.
Sandhiya,
L., Ponnusamy, S., Senthilkumar, K. Rsc Advances, 2016, 6(84), pp. 81354–81363
15. Mechanism and kinetics of the atmospheric degradation of perfluoropolymethylisopropyl
ether by OH radical: A theoretical study Ponnusamy, S., Sandhiya, L., Senthilkumar, K.
Structural Chemistry, 2014, 25(6), pp. 1773–1783.
National / International Conferences
1. Participated in the five days Faculty
Development Program (FDP) on “Renewable and Non-renewable energy sources and
Their Impact on Current Energy Scenario” on 27th August to 31st
August 2024, organized by Department of Science and Humanities, Nehru Institute
of Technology, Coimbatore.
2. Participated in “One day International
Webinar on Multifunctional Materials-2024” on 28th September 2024,
organised by Department of Physics, SRM Institute of Technology, Ramapuram,
Chennai.
3. Participated in the Faculty Development
Program (FDP) on “Contemporary research trends, Innovations in Materials and
Technology” on 26th August to 31st August 2024, organised
by Department of Physics, Jeppiaar Institute of Technology, Chennai.
4. Participated in the “16-day International
Online Faculty Development Program on Teaching, Learning and Assessing in
2030”, June 6-23, 2023, organized by Department
of Physics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai.
5.
Participated and successfully completed the 5-day
Online FDP on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical
Education” organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) from
30th January to 3rd February 2023.
6.
Participated in the “Eight-Day Faculty Development
Program on Research, Publication and
Patent in Humanities and Sciences”, for faculty and researchers,
organized by the Department of English and Other Foreign Languages, SRM
Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai, from 22nd to
30th August 2022.
7.
Participated
in the “International Virtual Faculty Development Program on Ethics in Research
and Publication” organised by Department of English, Mohamed Sathak College of
Arts and Science, Sholinganallur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India in collaboration
with Cape Comorin Trust, India from 21-27 September 2022.
8.
Participated in the “Five days Virtual International
Faculty Development Program on Scope
and Developments in Teaching & Research Strategies in Basic Science”,
conducted by the Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore from
22- 26 November 2021.
9. Presented a poster entitled "Mechanism and Kinetics of the
Atmospheric Degradation of Perfluoropolymethylisopropyl ether by OH radical" in 3rd Indo-German Conference on Modelling
Chemical & Biological (Re)activity organized by National Institute
of Pharmaceutical and Research (NIPER) & Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research (IISER), Mohali (Punjab), India on 26th February – 1st March, 2013.
10. Presented a poster entitled "Mechanism and Kinetics of the
Atmospheric Degradation of Perfluoropolymethylisopropyl ether by OH radical" in International Conference on New Emerging Trends in Chemistry organized by
Department of Chemistry, The IIS University,
Jaipur, India on 3rd – 4th March, 2013.
11. Presented a poster entitled "Mechanism and Kinetics of the
Reaction of Nitrosamines with OH radical
– A theoretical study" in Symposium on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry: Frontiers & Challenges
(STCC-FC) organized by School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India on 14th – 15th
June, 2013.
12. Presented a poster entitled "The
Atmospheric Oxidation Mechanism
and Kinetics of 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene by OH radical
– A theoretical study " in Theoretical Chemistry Symposium
2014 organized by CSIR - National Chemical Laboratory, Pune during 18th
- 21st December, 2014.
13. Presented a poster entitled "Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics
of the Degradation of Terbacil
initiated by OH radical – A Theoretical Study" in 5th Modelling of Chemical
& Biological (Re)activity (MCBR-5) organized by CSIR-Central Leather
Research Institute, Chennai
on 18th - 21th February, 2017.
14. Participated and published the paper in
“Advanced Technologies in chemical, construction and Mechanical Sciences”
conducted by KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore during
February 09-10, 2023.
15. Participated in “National conference on
Recent developments and evolving trends in plasma science and technology”
conducted by Department of physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore and Beam
Technology development group (BTDG), BARG, Mumbai during September 22-24,
2022.
16. Participated in “Regional meet” held by Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) on Aug’2022.
17. Participated at the “National webinar on Battery Materials” organized by Department of Physics, St. Joseph University, Dimapur, Nagaland, held on 10thMarch 2022.
19. Participated in the SSE Expert Talk on "Evolution and Recent Advances in Radiation Therapy for Cancer Treatment” organized bythe Department of Micro and Nanoelectronics, Institute of Science and Humanities, SSE, SIMATS on 5th MAY, 2022.
20.
Participated in National seminar on “Current Challenges and Future scope in
Photovoltaics (NCCFP-2022)" Organized by Department of Physics, SRM
Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on
25.04.2022
21. Participated in “Modelling Lithography: From Classroom to the recent developments” conducted
by Saveetha school of Engineering (Mar’2022).
22. Participated in “International workshop on Research Methodology an Engineering Approach”
conducted by Bharath Institute for Higher Education and Research & Aurel
Vlaicu University of Arad from Feb’21 to Feb’25, 2022.
23. Participated in "5th
Modelling of Chemical & Biological (Re)activity (MCBR-5)"organized by CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai on 18th
- 21th February, 2017.
24. Participated
in "Winter School on Computational Chemistry" organized by School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad during 08th - 24th December, 2015.
25. Participated in "Theoretical Chemistry
Symposium" organized by CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune in association with Indian Institute
of Science Education and Research, Pune, India on 18th – 21st December,
2014.
26. Participated in "DST-SERB Sponsored
Winter School on Computational Chemistry (DST-SERB WSCC-2013)" organized by Department of Chemistry, Sardar
Patel University, Gujarat, India on 9th – 13th December,
2013.
27.
Participated in "Symposium on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry: Frontiers & Challenges (STCC-FC)" organized by School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India on 14th – 15th June, 2013
Books / Book Chapter Published
Nil
Patent
1. The Indian design patent for an AI-based Ferrous and Nonferrous Waste Sorting Machine was published on October 5th, 2023.