Rajimon receives the Parambukattil Chacko Memorial Award for the Best PhD student in Chemistry 2024

Rajimon KJ our PhD student, is selected for the Parambukattil Chacko Memorial Award for the Best PhD student of the college worth Rs 30000/- for his wonderful research output.

Rajimon receives the Bank of Baroda Award for Academic Excellence 2024

Rajimon KJ our PhD student, is selected for the Academic Excellence Award of the college sponsored by Bank of Baroda worth Rs 31000/- for his publication record of 9 papers.

Best Paper Award to Rajimon KJ our PhD student

Congratulations, Rajimon KJ for winning the best oral presentation award at the International Conference held at Coimbatore.

Dr Renjith Thomas wins Best Author Award from Elsevier- JICS

Dr Renjith Thomas won the prestigious best author award selected by Elsevier and the Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, which was presented on his at IIT Delhi during the Anual Convention of Chemists organised by the Indian Chemical Society by Padmashri Prof GDS Yadav, President of the Indian Chemical Society and Dr Greeshma Nair, Publisher, Elsevier Journals.

The Hindu report on our Study -Student Exodus from Kerala

The Hindu reports on our study on student exodus from Kerala.

FDP Lecture at SRM, Chennai

Dr Renjith Thomas delivered a lecture on the topic 'Exploring the Molecular Frontier: An Introduction to Computational Chemistry' in the 14 day FDP Integrating Cutting-Edge *Technical Tools for Enhanced Research and Teaching Excellence organised by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai on February 14, 2023

Lecture on Scientific Research Methods

Dr Renjith Thomas delivered a lecture on the topic 'Questing for Truth: Navigating Scientific Research's Pathways' during a workshop organised by the Dept of Botany, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam. Date: 6th March, 2024

National Science Day celebrations at Mahatma Gandhi Univeristy

Honoured to deliver an invited lecture as part of the National Science Day 2025 celebrations, jointly organized by Mahatma Gandhi University and the Kerala Academy of Sciences at the School of Biosciences Auditorium. The event was inaugurated by Hon. Vice-Chancellor Prof. C.T. Aravind Kumar, in the esteemed presence of Prof. Jayachandran K, Dean of Research, and Prof. Linu Mathew, Director of the School of Biosciences.

Recieving the Dr Sr Annie Kuriakose National Award for the Best College Teacher

Honored to receive the Dr. Sr. Annie Kuriakose Endowment National Level Best Teacher Award 2024-25 at St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda, from Dr. P.V. Radhadevi, Director, ADRIN, ISRO, Hyderabad, in the esteemed presence of Dr. Sr. Annie Kuriakose, Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Family. Omnia ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. All for the Great Glory of God.

Invited Lecture at St Josephs University Bangalore, National Conference.

Mebin Varghese’s work ‘Exploring the dynamics of halogen and hydrogen bonds in halogenated coumarins’

Mebin Varghese's theoretical study has revealed insights into the competition between halogen and hydrogen bonds in singly hydrated halogenated coumarins, crucial molecules in cancer treatment and photochemotherapy. Using advanced computational methods, researchers found that water molecules form hydrogen bonds with the coumarin derivatives, but halogen bonding is observed only with bromine and iodine substitutions. This study, employing techniques like PBE0 D3BJ with augmented correlation consistent basis set and DLPNO-CCSD(T) for local energy decomposition analysis, advances our understanding of molecular interactions significant in drug design and supramolecular chemistry. Varghese, Mebin, Thomas, Jisha Mary, Alzahrani, Abdullah Y. and Thomas, Renjith. "Exploring the dynamics of halogen and hydrogen bonds in halogenated coumarins" Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie