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Vasumathi V

Qualifications: PhD

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Physics

  • schoolQualifications

    Degree: PhD

    Branch: Physics

    Institution: Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

    Year: 2009

  • starsPhD Details

    Title: Solitons like excitation in DNA molecular chains

    Specialization: Theoretical Physics

    Supervisor: Dr. M. Daniel

    Centre: Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

    Year: 2009

  • account_balancePositions Held

    Year: 2022

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: CICRSD

    Position: Coordinator

  • business_centerWork Experience

    Institution: University of Porto

    Designation: Post Doctoral Researcher

    From: 05-01-2012

    To: 30-09-2017

    Institution: Indian Institute of Science

    Designation: Research Associate

    From: 18-04-2009

    To: 30-04-2011

  • schoolTeaching Experience

    Ug: 8 years

    Pg: 8 years

  • scienceResearch Experience

    Research Area: Molecular dynamic simulation

    Research Years: 16

    ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0115-1615

    H-index: 13

    Total Citations: 556

  • supervisor_accountResearch Guidance

    UG: 8

    PG: 8

    PHD: 3

  • constructionResearch Projects

    Project Title: Graphene Gold Nanoparticles Based Biosensors: A Molecular Dynamic Study

    Funding Agency: DST-SERB

    Amount: 1830000

    Status: Completed

    Duration: 3 years

  • library_booksJournal Publications

    Title: Bio-derived graphite from Pterocarpus marsupium leaves for rGO-MoO3 nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic efficiency

    Journal: Materials Science and Engineering: B

    ISSN/ISBN: 1873-4944

    Volume/Issue: 321

    Date: 21-05-2025

    Title: Gold nanoparticles aggregation on graphene using Reactive force field: A molecular dynamic study

    Journal: The Journal of Chemical Physics

    ISSN/ISBN: 1089-7690

    Volume/Issue: 159, 15

    Date: 16-10-2023

    Title: Efficient Removal of Uranyl Ions Using PAMAM Dendrimer: Simulation and Experiment

    Journal: Langmuir

    ISSN/ISBN: 1520-5827

    Volume/Issue: 39, 19

    Date: 01-05-2023

    Title: Efficient facilitated transport PETIM dendrimer-PVA-PEG/PTFE composite flat-bed membranes for selective removal of CO2

    Journal: Journal of Membrane Science

    ISSN/ISBN: 1873-3123

    Volume/Issue: 622

    Date: 12-03-2021

    Title: Covalent Functionalization of Graphene with PAMAM Dendrimer and Its Implications on Graphenes Dispersion and Cytotoxicity

    Journal: ACS Applied Polymer Materials

    ISSN/ISBN: 2637-6105

    Volume/Issue: 2, 8

    Date: 17-07-2020

    Title: Removal of Pb(II) Ion Using PAMAM Dendrimer Grafted Graphene and Graphene Oxide Surfaces: A Molecular Dynamics Study

    Journal: The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

    ISSN/ISBN: 1520-5215

    Volume/Issue: 121, 48

    Date: 16-11-2017

    Title: Janus Gold Nanoparticles from Nano Droplets of Alkyl Thiols: A Molecular Dynamics Study

    Journal: Langmuir

    ISSN/ISBN: 1520-5827

    Volume/Issue: 33, 12

    Date: 03-03-2017

    Title: Striped gold nanoparticles: New insights from molecular dynamics simulations

    Journal: The Journal of Chemical Physics

    ISSN/ISBN: 1089-7690

    Volume/Issue: 144, 24

    Date: 28-06-2016

    Title: Structure of mixed self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold nanoparticles at three different arrangements

    Journal: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

    ISSN/ISBN: 1932-7455

    Volume/Issue: 119, 6

    Date: 16-01-2015

    Title: How reliable is the ReaxFF Potential for Describing the Structure of Alkanethiols on Gold A Molecular Dynamics Study

    Journal: International Journal of Modeling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing

    ISSN/ISBN: 1793-9615

    Volume/Issue: 5, 1

    Date: 23-09-2014

    Title: Molecular dynamics study of mixed alkanethiols covering a gold surface at three different arrangements

    Journal: Chemical Physics Letters

    ISSN/ISBN: 1873-4448

    Volume/Issue: 600

    Date: 29-04-2014

    Title: Structure of a carbon nanotube dendrimer composite

    Journal: Soft Matter

    ISSN/ISBN: 1744-6848

    Volume/Issue: 9

    Date: 03-12-2012

    Title: Interaction of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Poly(Propyl Ether Imine) Dendrimers

    Journal: The Journal of Chemical Physics

    ISSN/ISBN: 1089-7690

    Volume/Issue: 134, 10

    Date: 14-03-2011

    Title: Complexation of siRNA with Dendrimer: A molecular modelling approach

    Journal: Macromolecules

    ISSN/ISBN: 1520-5835

    Volume/Issue: 43, 19

    Date: 02-09-2010

    Title: Base pair opening and bubble transport in a DNA double helix induced by a protein molecule in a viscous medium

    Journal: Physical Review E

    ISSN/ISBN: 2470-0053

    Volume/Issue: 80

    Date: 09-12-2009

    Title: Soliton like excitations in a helicoidal model of DNA:A analogy with helimagnets and cholesterics

    Journal: Physical Review E

    ISSN/ISBN: 2470-0053

    Volume/Issue: 79

    Date: 20-01-2009

    Title: Perturbed soliton-like molecular excitations in a deformed DNA chain

    Journal: Physics Letter A

    ISSN/ISBN: 1873-2429

    Volume/Issue: 373, 1

    Date: 22-12-2008

    Title: Nonlinear molecular excitations in a completely inhomogeneous DNA chain

    Journal: Physics Letter A

    ISSN/ISBN: 1873-2429

    Volume/Issue: 372

    Date: 28-07-2008

    Title: Perturbed soliton excitations in the DNA double helix

    Journal: Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

    ISSN/ISBN: 1872-8022

    Volume/Issue: 231, 1

    Date: 01-07-2007

  • bookmark_borderBook Chapters

    Chapter Title: Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers on Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

    Book Title: Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry Surface Science and Electrochemistry

    Publisher: Elsevier

    Year: 2018

    Chapter Title: Graphene and carbon nanotube based nanomaterial: Application in biomedical and energy research

    Book Title: Handbook of Carbon Nano Materials

    Publisher: World Scientific

    Year: 2014

  • schoolUGC Sponsored Orientation and Refresher Courses

    Title: UGC sponsored 12th online Faculty Induction programme

    Type: Faculty Development Program

    Organizer: Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

    Sponsoring Agency: UGC

    Place: Tiruchirappalli

    Duration: 28-10-2022 to 26-11-2022

    Title: UGC sponsored Interdisciplinary Refresher course in Physical Science

    Type: Refresher Course

    Organizer: Bharathidasan University

    Sponsoring Agency: UGC

    Place: Tiruchirappalli

    Duration: 26-11-2024 to 09-12-2024

  • groupsConferences Attended

    Title: Conference on Nonlinear Phenomena

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: Indian Institute of Science

    Place: Bangalore, India

    Date: 05-01-2004 to 10-01-2004

    Title: Workshop on: Biopolymers: Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Mechanics of DNA, RNA and Proteins

    Type: Workshop

    Level: International

    Organizer: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

    Place: Trieste, Italy

    Date: 30-05-2005 to 03-06-2005

    Description: Poster Presentation on Perturbed soliton excitations in DNA molecular chains

    Title: Conference on Waves and Stability in Continuous system

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: University of Catania

    Place: Catania, Italy

    Date: 19-07-2005 to 25-07-2005

    Description: Oral Presentation on Perturbed soliton excitations in an inhomogeneous DNA molecular chain

    Title: Conference & School on : Modelling Elastic Manifolds: from Soft Condensed Matter to Biomolecules

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

    Place: Trieste, Italy

    Date: 24-07-2006 to 29-07-2006

    Title: Conference on SATAPHYS-KOLKATA VI

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and University of Calcutta

    Place: Kolkata, India

    Date: 05-06-2007 to 09-06-2007

    Description: Poster Presentation on Nonlinear excitations in helicoidal model of DNA

    Title: Conference on Recent Developments in Nonlinear Dynamics

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: Bharathidasan University

    Place: Tiruchirappalli

    Date: 13-02-2008 to 16-02-2006

    Description: Oral presentation on Deformation of DNA chain through soliton-phonon coupling

    Title: Conference on Knots and other Entanglements in Biopolymers: Topological and Geometrical Aspects of DNA, RNA and Protein Structures

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

    Place: Trieste, Italy

    Date: 15-09-2008 to 19-09-2008

    Description: Poster Presentation on Base flipping in DNA induced by protein

    Title: Conference on From DNA-Inspired Physics to Physics-Inspired Biology

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

    Place: Trieste, Italy

    Date: 01-06-2009 to 05-06-2009

    Description: Poster presentation on Base pair opening and bubble transport in a DNA double helix induced by a protein molecule in a viscous medium

    Title: Workshop on Physical Virology

    Type: Workshop

    Level: International

    Organizer: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

    Place: Trieste, Italy

    Date: 24-09-2012 to 28-09-2012

    Description: Poster presentation on Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Self-Assembled Monolayers with Various Tail Groups on an Au(111) Surface.

    Title: Conference on Computational Approaches on Materials Design (CAMD)

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: University of Aveiro, Portugal

    Place: Aveiro, Portugal

    Date: 25-07-2015 to 26-07-2015

    Description: Oral Presentation on Molecular dynamics simulation study of structure and hydration properties of mixed- ligand coated nanoparticles at striped phases

    Title: Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

    Type: Conference

    Level: International

    Organizer: Vinoba Bhave Research Institute, Allahabad, India

    Place: Allahabad, India

    Date: 01-03-2017 to 03-03-2017

    Description: Oral presentation on Covalent functionalization of graphene using dendrimer: A molecular dynamic study

  • eventConferences Organized

    Title: International Conference on Materials and Methods for Environmental Sustainability

    Level: International

    Type: Conference

    Date: 12-02-2025 to 13-02-2025

    Title: Molecular Modelling of Nanomaterials and Biomolecules

    Level: International

    Type: Workshop

    Date: 05-08-2024 to 09-08-2024

    Title: Certificate course on Modelling of Biomolecules

    Level: Institutional

    Type: Short-term-Course

    Date: 23-11-2023 to 28-11-2023

    Title: Winter School on Computational Modelling (WISCOM-2020)

    Level: National

    Type: Workshop

    Date: 27-02-2020 to 29-02-2020

    Title: Webinar on Terahertz Spectroscopy: Forbidden gap transforming into advanced applications

    Level: National

    Type: Other

    Date:

    Title: International Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on the topic Artificial Intelligence and IoT- Heuristic Transdisciplinary Perspectives

    Level: International

    Type: Other

    Date: 04-07-2020 to 10-07-2020

  • emoji_eventsAwards Received

    Award Name: Young Collaborator

    Awarded By: ICTP Italy

    Year: 2005

    Level: International

    Place: Italy

    Award Name: IISc-Institute Research Associateship

    Awarded By: IISc Bangalore

    Year: 2009

    Level: National

    Place: Bangalore

    Award Name: Post Doctoral fellow

    Awarded By: University of Porto, Portugal

    Year: 2012

    Level: International

    Place: Portugal

    Award Name: Team Member

    Awarded By: Indo-Portuguese Project, DST-FCT

    Year: 2013

    Place: Portugal and India

    Award Name: Researcher

    Awarded By: University of Porto, Portugal

    Year: 2016

    Level: International

    Place: Portugal

    Award Name: IAAM Young Scientist Medal-2017

    Awarded By: International Association of Advanced Materials

    Year: 2017

    Level: International

    Place: India

  • record_voice_overResource Person

    Event/Title: Online workshop on Molecular Modelling of Nanomaterials and Biomolecules

    Level: National

    Place: Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli

    Date: 05-08-2024

    Event/Title: 5-day Faculty Development Program

    Level: National

    Place: St. Joeseph University, Nagaland, India

    Date: 22-07-2024

    Event/Title: FDP on Innovative Teaching Strategies for Mastering Physics (ITSMP- 2024)

    Level: National

    Place: Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur

    Date: 24-06-2024

    Event/Title: International Faculty Development Program on Advanced Characterization Techniques and Computational Modelling

    Level: International

    Place: Holy Cross College, Trichy

    Date: 27-09-2021

    Event/Title: Physics Association meeting

    Level: Institutional

    Place: Womens Christian College, Nagercoil

    Date: 20-07-2021

    Event/Title: Online Workshop on Molecular Dynamic Simulation

    Level: National

    Place: Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology, Thottiyam

    Date: 24-04-2021

    Event/Title: Winter School on Computational Modelling (WISCOM 2020)

    Level: National

    Place: Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli

    Date: 27-02-2020

    Event/Title: India-UK International conference on Advanced Materials for energy, environment and healthcare Applications

    Level: International

    Place: Bishop Heber College, Trichy

    Date: 04-02-2019

    Event/Title: , Conference on Material Physics (ICOMP-2018)

    Level: International

    Place: Bishop Heber College, Trichy

    Date: 29-01-2018

    Event/Title: Conference on Advanced Materials Science - ICAMS 2017

    Level: International

    Place: Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli

    Date: 06-01-2017

    Event/Title: Conference on Advances in Materials

    Level: International

    Place: M. Kumarasamy college of Engineering, Karur

    Date: 07-04-2017

    Event/Title: Physics Association meeting

    Level: Institutional

    Place: Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli

    Date: 22-02-2017

    Event/Title: Physics Association meeting

    Level: Institutional

    Place: Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirappalli

    Date: 21-02-2017

    Event/Title: Physics Association meeting

    Level: Institutional

    Place: Cauvery College for Women, Tiruchirappalli

    Date: 02-03-2016

    Event/Title: Conference on Advances in Material Sciences

    Level: International

    Place: M.V. Muthiah Government Arts College for Women, Dindigul

    Date: 12-02-2016

    Event/Title: Conference on Nanoscience

    Level: International

    Place: KM Centre for post graduate studies and Research, Puducherry

    Date: 29-02-2016