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COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Name: Dr. E.P.Yesodharan

Department : School of Environmental Studies

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Professor (Emeritus), School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science

and Technology, Kochi-22

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1. Academic Background

Qualifications: MSc, PhD, MBA

Qualifying Post Graduate

Degree:

M.Sc.

Ph. D with NET

Ph. D without NET (No NET at the time)

Post Graduate Degree(s) MBA

Under Graduate Degree(s): BSc

Any other PG degree/ Diploma

relevant to the subject:

Post-doctoral experience in universities in USA and Europe

2. Research Performance

2.1 Each published /accepted paper in Journal/conferences

SI.

No

Authors (As published in

the paper) Title Journal Year Volume Page No

Paper Published

mailto:[email protected]


1

E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Surface changes on a ZnO catalyst

during dehydrogenation of

alcohols

Ind. J Chem 1975 13 1350

2

E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Photoinduced heterogeneous

catalysis J Sc. Ind. Res 1976 35 712

3 E. P. Yesodharan,

J. Rajaram, J. C. Kuriacose

Catalysis by HBr in the

bromination of o-xylene in acetic

acid

Int. J Chem.

Kinetics 1976 8 277

4

E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Effect of amides and amines on

the photocatalysed reactions of

benzyl alcohol on zinc oxide

Ind J Chem 1977 15A 875

5

E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Effect of naphthalene,

phenanthrene and fluorene on the

photoinduced reactions of

benzhydrol, benzyl alcohol and

isopropanol on zinc oxide

Ind J Chem 1977 15A 844

6

E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Photocatalysed reactions of

benzhydrol on ZnO Rev Port Quim 1977 19 164

7

E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Catalysis by ZnO; ESR studies on

the catalyst used for

dehydrogenation and

decarboxylation

Proc. 3rd

National

Symposium on

Catalysis,

Dehradun,

India

1977 NA 76

8

E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Enhancement of photoelectric

effect at ZnO surface by

isopropanol, benzyl alcohol,

formamide and diethyl formamide

Ind. J Chem 1978 16A 568

9 E. P. Yesodharan, Photoinduced catalytic reactions of Ind J Chem 1978 16A 254


V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

ZnO suspensions in cyclohexane

10

E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Reactions of benzyl alcohol on UV

irradiated ZnO

Hung J Ind

Chem 1978 6 293

11

E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Photocatalysed reactions of benzyl

alcohol on ZnO

J Ind Chem.

Soc 1979 LVI 588

12 E. P. Yesodharan,

A. Brenner

New catalysts of supported and

highly dispersed low valent

metals; Prepts. of the Divn of

Petroleum chemistry

Am Chem. Soc 1983 NA 440

13

E. P. Yesodharan,

Ch. Sudhakar,

A. Brenner

High temperature reduction of

base metal catalysts

Prepts of the

Divn. Of Ind

chem.; Am

Chem. Soc

1983 NA 327

14 Edapoikayil Yesodharan,

Michael Grätzel

Photodecomposition of liquid

water with TiO2 supported noble

metal clusters

Helv. Chim.

Acta 1983 76 2145

15

S. Sivasanker,

E.P. Yesodharan,

C. Sudhakar,

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over

supported Molybdenum

hexacarbonyl

J Catalysis 1984 87 514

16

Edapoikayil Yesodharan,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Michael Grätzel

Photolysis of water with supported

noble metal clusters; fate of O2 in

titania based water cleavage

systems

Solar Energy

Materials 1984 10 287

17

Andrzej Cichowlas,

E.P. Yesodharan,

Alan Brenner

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over

supported tungsten hexacarbonyl Appl. Catalysis 1984 11

353

18 E. P. Yesodharan Photodegradation of pesticides; an

overview Chem. week 1986 31 87


19

S. Susheela,

V. Kurian John,

E. P.Yesodharan

Effects of electrolytes on the

viscosity, suspensibility and spray

characteristics of WDP

formulations

Pest.

Information 1987 NA 13

20 E. P.Yesodharan,

V. Kurian John

Economic utilization of waste and

recovered sulphuric acid from the

DDT process

Chem. Week 1987 32 31

E. P. Yesodharan Sequestering agents in pesticide

formulations Chem. Week 1987 32 81

21 S. P. Devipriya,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E. P. Yesodharan.

Solar Photocatalytic Removal of

Chemical and Bacterial Pollutants

from Water Using Pt/TiO2-Coated

Ceramic Tiles

Intl. Journal of

Photoenergy

2012 2012 Article ID

970474

22 S.G. Anju, Suguna

Yesodharan,

E.P. Yesodharan

Zinc oxide mediated

sonophotocatalytic degradation of

phenol in water

Chemical

Engineering

Journal

2012 189– 190 84– 93

23 Anju S.G., Jyothi K.P.,

Sindhu Joseph, Suguna Y.

Yesodharan E.P

Ultrasound assisted semiconductor

mediated catalytic degradation of

organic pollutants in water:

Comparative efficacy of ZnO,

TiO2 and ZnO-TiO2

Research

Journal of

Recent

Sciences

2012 1 (ISC-

2011)

191

24 Hariprasad N, Anju S. G,

Yesodharan E.P,

Suguna Yesodharan

Sunlight Induced removal of

Rhodamine B from water through

semiconductor photocatalysis:

Effects of Adsorption, Reaction

Conditions and Additives

Research

Journal of

Material

Sciences

2013 1(4) 9

25 Jyothi K. P, Sindhu Joseph,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E.P

Periodic Change in the

Concentration of Hydrogen

peroxide Formed during the

Semiconductor Mediated

Sonocatalytic treatment of

Wastewater: Investigations on pH

Effect and Other Operational

Res.J.

Recent.Sci

2013 2 (ISC-

2012)

136


Variables

26 Sindhu Joseph, Jyothi K.P.,

Suja P. Devipriya,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E.P

Influence of Reaction

Intermediates on the Oscillation in

the Concentration of insitu formed

Hydrogen peroxide during the

Photocatalytic Degradation of

Phenol Pollutant in Water on

Semiconductor Oxides

Res. J. Recent.

Sci

2013 2 (ISC-

2012)

82

27 K.P. Jyothi,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E.P. Yesodharan

Ultrasound (US), Ultraviolet light

(UV) and combination (US + UV)

assisted semiconductor catalysed

degradation of organic pollutants

in water: Oscillation in the

concentration of hydrogen

peroxide formed in situ

Ultrasonic

Sonochemistry

2014 21 1787

28 S.G. Anju,

I.S. Bright Singh,

E.P. Yesodharan,

Suguna Yesodharan

Investigations on semiconductor

sonocatalysis for the removal of

pathological micro-organisms in

water

Desalination

and Water

Treatment

2014 1

29 Shibin O M, Rajeev B,

Veena V, Yesodharan E P,

Suguna Yesodharan

ZnO Photocatalysis Using Solar

Energy for the Removal of Trace

Amounts of Alfa-Methylstyrene,

Diquat and Indigo Carmine from

Water

J. Adv. Oxid.

Technol

2014 17 No. 2 297

30 PV Gayathri,

K.P. Vidya Lekshmi,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E P Yesodharan

Microwave Assisted Catalytic

Degradation of Traces of

Rhodamine B in Water in Presence

of H2O2

IOSR-JAC 2014 1 1

31 Sindhu Joseph, K.P. Jyothi, Oscillation in the concentration of IOSR-JAC 2014 1 21


Suguna Yesodharan,

E.P. Yesodharan

H2O2 during advance oxidation

processes: TiO2 Mediated

Sonocatalytic Degradation of

Phenol

32 Phonsy PD, Anju SG,

Jyothi KP,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P


Photocatalytic Degradation of

Plastics and Recalcitrant Organic

Pollutants in Water- Effect of

Additives and Fate of Insitu

formed H2O2

J. Adv. Oxid.

Technol

2015 18 No.1 85

33 Phonsy PD,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P

Enhancement of semiconductor

mediated photocatalytical removal

of polyethylene plastic wastes

from the environment by oxidizers

Res. J. Recent.

Sci

2015

(Acce

pted)

Paper presented in Conference

1 E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Photocatalysis in water

pollution Control

Paper presented at

the National Symp.

on Catalysis,

Chennai

1976 NA NA

2 E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Photo induced reactions of

aliphatic alcohols on ZnO;

Paper presented at

the National Symp

on Catalysis, I.I.T.

Kharagpur

1977

NA NA

3 E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Heat and Light induced

activation of semiconductor

oxides

Paper presented at

the annual meeting of

the Indian Chem.

Soc., Chennai

1977 NA NA

4 E. P. Yesodharan,

V. Ramakrishnan,

J. C. Kuriacose

Photocatalytic decarboxylation

of organic acids on

semiconductor oxides

Paper presented at

the Petrochemical

Industry Seminar,

1978 NA NA


Chennai

5 E. P.Yesodharan,

Alan Brenner

Hydrogenation of Olefins on

Supported Mo catalysts

Paper presented at

the North American

catalysis Society

Meeting, Toronto

1981

NA NA

6 E. P.Yesodharan,

Alan Brenner

New catalysts of highly

dispersed divalent metals

Paper presented in

the ACS meeting at

Baltimore, Maryland

1982 NA NA

7 E. P.Yesodharan,

Alan Brenner

Novel heterogenised

homogeneous catalysts for CO

conversion

Paper presented at

the Michigan

Catalysis Society,

Midland, Michigan

1982

NA NA

8 E. P.Yesodharan,

M. Gratzel

Solar photocatalysis in the

production of hydrogen from

water

Paper presented at

the National Seminar

on Catalysis, Vevey,

Switzerland

1983 NA NA

9 E. P.Yesodharan,

M. Gratzel

Fate of oxygen in titania based

water cleavage systems

Paper presented at

the symposium on

‘Energy Options

through catalysis’

Lausanne,

Switzerland

1983 NA NA

10 E. P.Yesodharan,

V. Kurien John

Impact of pesticides on the

ecosystems

Paper presented at

the State Conference

on Water Pollution;

Alleppey

1984 NA NA

11 E. P.Yesodharan Wastewater Treatment

Measures in Pesticide Industry;

Sustained efforts towards saving

Paper presented at

the State seminar on

Saving the Rivers;

1986 NA NA


the environment Alwaye

12 E. P.Yesodharan New stabilisers for improving

the shelf life of pesticide

formulations

Paper presented at

the RENPAP

conference on

Pesticide

Formulation

Technology, New

Delhi

1987 NA NA

13 E. P.Yesodharan New trends in solid

formulations of pesticides

Paper presented at

the World Bank/

UNDP seminar on

‘Emerging

Technologies in

Pesticide

Formulations’,

Gurgaon

1988 NA NA

14 E. P.Yesodharan Treatment and disposal of

pesticide wastes

Paper presented at

the UNDP/UNIDO

seminar on pesticide

formulation

technology, Gurgaon

1989 NA NA

15 E. P.Yesodharan Microencapsulation of

pesticides, a new method for

controlling the release rates

Paper presented at

the National

Chemistry

Conference,

Helsinki, Finland

1991 NA NA

16 E. P.Yesodharan LC techniques in the analysis of

chemical warfare agents

Paper presented at

the Chromatography

1993 NA NA


Conference at

Ottaniemi, Finland

17 E. P.Yesodharan New trends in the verification of

chemical warfare agents

Paper presented at

the Worhshop on

‘Chemical Weapon

Verification

Methods’, Geneva

1993 NA NA

18 E. P.Yesodharan Emerging technologies in the

destruction of chemical

weapons

Paper presented at

the Chemical

Production

Technologists’

Workshop; OPCW,

The Hague

1999 NA NA

19 E. P.Yesodharan Knowledge Economy; Role of

Science and Technology

Special paper

presented at the

Institute of

Management in

Government,

Thiruvananthapuram

2009 NA NA

20 E. P.Yesodharan Chemistry at crossroads! Invited paper at the

national Seminar on

‘New frontiers in

chemistry’ held at St

Theresa’s College,

Ernakulam

2011 NA NA

21 Suja Devipriya,

Anju S.G.,

SugunaYesodharan,

E.P.Yesodharan

Photocatalytic degradation of

plastic waste using

semiconductor oxide catalysts

1st Kerala Women’s

Science Congress,

Ernakulam, Kerala

2010 NA NA

22 Anju S. G,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E.P


Sonophotocatalytic Degradation

of Organic Pollutants in Water

Proceedings of 23rd

Kerala Science

congress

2011 NA 156


23 Anju S.G., Jyothi K.P.,

Sindhu Joseph,

Suguna Y,

Yesodharan E.P

Ultrasound assisted

semiconductor mediated

catalytic degradation of organic

pollutants in water:

Comparative efficacy of ZnO,

TiO2 and ZnO-TiO2

Proceedings of 1st

International Science

Congress

2011 NA 179

24 Anju S. G,

Yesodharan E.P

Suguna Yesodharan

Sunlight Induced Degradation

of Plastic Bag Waste Using

Photocatalysis

Proceedings of 99th

Indian Science

Congress

2012 NA 26

25 Jyothi K P,

Sindhu Joseph,

Anju S G,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P

Role and Fate Of Hydrogen

Peroxide In The Sono And

Photocatalytic Transformation

Of Organic Pollutants In Water

Proceedings of the

National Conference

On Climate Change:

Challenges and

Strategies

2012 NA 19

26 Hariprasad N,

Anju S. G,

Yesodharan E.P,

Suguna Yesodharan

Sunlight Induced removal of

Rhodamine B from water

through semiconductor

photocatalysis: Effects of

Adsorption, Reaction

Conditions and Additives

Proc. Of the 2nd Int.

Science Congress

2012 NA 194

27 Jyothi K. P,

Sindhu Joseph,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E.P

Periodic Change in the


peroxide Formed during the


Sonocatalytic treatment of

Wastewater: Investigations on

pH Effect and Other

Operational Variables


Science Congress

2012 NA 71

28 Sindhu Joseph,

Jyothi K.P.

Suja P. Devipriya,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Influence of Reaction

Intermediates on the Oscillation

in the Concentration of insitu

formed Hydrogen peroxide


Science Congress

2012 NA 136


Yesodharan E.P during the Photocatalytic

Degradation of Phenol Pollutant

in Water on Semiconductor

Oxides

29 Rajeev B,

Phonsy P.D,

Anju S G,

Suguna Yesodharan

Investigations on Zinc oxide as

solar photocatalyst for the

removal of chemical pollutant

from water

Proceedings of the

25th Kerala Science

Congress

2013 2 32

30 Jyothi K P,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P

Unusual behavior of insitu

formed H2O2 during the sono,

photo and sonophotocatalytic

transformation of organic

pollutants in water

Proceedings of the

25th Kerala Science

Congress

2013 2 306

31 Jyothi K P,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P

Sono, photo and

sonophotocatalytic

decontamination of organic

pollutants in water:

Investigations on the lack of

correlation between the

pollutant degradation and

concurrently formed H2O2

Proceedings of the

1st National

Conference on

Advance Oxidation

Process

2013 NA 41

32 Anju S.G,

Bright Singh I.S,

Yesodharan E.P,

Suguna Yesodharan

Investigations on semiconductor

sonocatalysis for the removal of

pathological microorganisms in

water

Proceedings of the

1st National

Conference on

Advance Oxidation

Process

2013 NA 42

33 Phonsy P D,

Anju S G,

Jyothi K P,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P

Semiconductor mediated

photocatalytic degradation of

plastics and recalcitrant organic

pollutants in water: Effect of

additives and Fate of insitu

Proceedings of the

18th International

conference on

Semiconductor

Photocatalysis and

2013 NA 172


formed H2O2 Solar Energy

Conversion(SPASEC

-18), San Diego,

USA

34 Shibin O M,

Rajeev B,

Veena V,

Yesodharan E P,

Yesodharan S

Zinc oxide photocatalysis using

solar energy for the removal of

Alpha Methylstyrene, Diquat,

Indigocarmine

Proceedings of the

18th International

conference on

Semiconductor

Photocatalysis and

Solar Energy

Conversion(SPASEC

-18), San Diego,

USA

2013 NA 179

35 Jyothi K P,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P

Investigations on the influence

of reaction parameters on the

phenomenon of oscillation of

H2O2 concentration in AOPs

Proceedings of

the3rd Int. Science

Congress

2013 NA 117

36 Phonsy P D,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P

Investigations on

Semiconductor photocatalysis

for the removal of plastic wastes

from the environment:

Ployethylene plastics

Proceedings of

the3rd Int. Science

Congress

2013 NA 141

37 Anju S G,

Yesodharan E P,

Suguna Yesodharan

Advanced Oxidation Processes

for the chemical and bacterial

decontamination of water:

Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis

by sonocatalysis

Proceedings of

the3rd Int. Science

Congress

2013 NA 83

38 Anju S G,

Yesodharan E P,

Suguna Yesodharan

Augmentation of the

photoactivity of semiconductor

oxides : Investigations on the

coupling of ZnO and TiO2

Proceedings of the

26th Kerala Science

Congress

2014 NA 210

39 Jyothi K P, What happens to the H2O2 Proceedings of the 2014 NA 128


Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P

formed during the photo

catalytic degradation of organic

pollutants in water? An

investigation

26th Kerala Science

Congress

40 Jyothi K P,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Yesodharan E P

Effect of anionic contaminants

on the sonocatalytic degradation

of phenol and concurrently

formed H2O2

Proceedings of the

3rd

International

Conferences on

Advanced Oxidation

Process

2014 NA 47

41 K.P.Vidya Lekshmi,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E.P.Yesodharan

Microwave Assisted Advanced

Oxidation Process for the

degradation of Indigo Carmine

in water using MnO2

Proceedings of the

3rd

International

Conferences on

Advanced Oxidation

Process

2014 NA 90

42 B Rajeev,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E.P.Yesodharan

Sunlight Induced Photocatalytic

Removal of α- Methyl Styrene

in Water, 3rd

International

Conferences on Advanced

Oxidation Process

Proceedings of the

3rd

International

Conferences on

Advanced Oxidation

Process

2014 NA 88

43 Sindhu Joseph,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E.P.Yesodharan

Estimation of Very Low


Peroxide in Aqueous Systems:

A Revisit

Proceedings of the

3rd

International

Conferences on

Advanced Oxidation

Process

2014 NA 89

44 Veena Vijayan,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E.P.Yesodharan

Studies on advance oxidation

process for the irreversible

transformation of dye pollutants

in presence of semiconductor

oxides

Proceedings of the

International

conference on

EEAOT.

2014 NA

45 P.V Gayathri,

Suguna Yesodharan,

Advanced oxidation process

based on microwave energy for

Proceedings of the

International

2014 NA


E.P.Yesodharan the decontamination of

wastewater

conference on

EEAOT.

46 PV Gayathri,

K.P. Vidya Lekshmi,

Suguna Yesodharan,

EP Yesodharan

Microwave Assisted Catalytic

Degradation of Traces of

Rhodamine B in Water in

Presence of H2O2

Proceedings of the

International

Conference on

Emerging Trends in

Engineering and

Management (IOSR-

JAC)

2014 NA 1

47 K.P. Vidya Lekshmi ,

P.V. Gayathri,

Suguna Yesodharan,

EP Yesodharan

MnO2 Catalysed Microwave

Mediated Removal of Trace

Amount of indigo Carmine Dye

from Water

Proceedings of the

International

Conference on

Emerging Trends in

Engineering and

Management (IOSR-

JAC)

2014 NA 29

48 Sindhu Joseph,

K.P. Jyothi,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E.P. Yesodharan

Oscillation in the concentration

of H2O2 during advance

oxidation processes: TiO2

Mediated Sonocatalytic

Degradation of Phenol

Proceedings of the

International

Conference on

Emerging Trends in

Engineering and

Management (IOSR-

JAC)

2014 NA 21

49 K.P. Jyothi,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E.P. Yesodharan

Investigations On Resolving

The Inconsistency In Insitu

Formed H2O2 During Advanced

Oxidation Processes: Clear

Evidence for The Phenomenon

of Oscillation

Proceedings of the

27th Kerala Science

Congress

2015 NA 49

50 Phonsy P.D,

Suguna Yesodharan,

E.P. Yesodharan

Semiconductor photocatalysis

for the removal of Polyethylene

plastic wastes from the

Proceedings of the

27th Kerala Science

Congress

2015 NA 95


.2 Text Books / Reference Books/subject books/monograph/Chapters of Books Published

SI No. Title with ISBN Number Publisher with Place of Publication Yea

r

1 Chemical Weapon Verification Methods Used as reference book/training material inhouse 1993

2 Chemical Warfare, Chemical Disarmament, Chemical

Weapon Convention Used as reference book/training material inhouse

2004

,

2005

3 Chemical Industry, Chemical Technology, Chemical

Weapon Convention Used as reference book/training material inhouse

2004

,

2005

4 State of the Environment Report, Kerala, National

Hazards (Ed.) KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram 2007

5

State of the Environment Report, Kerala, Land

Environment, Wetlands and Environment health

(Ed.)

KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram 2007

6 Emerging and Re-emerging infections; Kerala

scenario (Ed.) KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram 2008

7 Proceedings of the Kerala Science Congress (Ed.) KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram 2008

8 Career in Science for women, Challenges and

opportunities (Ed.) KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram 2009

9 Role of S & T in the industrial development of

Kerala (Ed.) KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram 2009

10 Proceedings of Kerala Science Congress (Ed.) KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram 2009

11 Intellectual Property Rights and Development: A KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram 2010

environment: Effect of

oxidizing agents


national perspective (Ed.)

12 Proceedings of the Kerala Science Congress (Ed.) KSCSTE, Thiruvananthapuram 2010

2.3 Patents / Technology transfer/Product/Process:

2.3.1 Each patent awarded

SI No. Title Sanction Number Year

2.3.2 Each Technology transfer through Central / State / University / Quasi Government agencies.

SI No. Name of Technology transfer Agency Year

1.

Process know-how for improving the suspension

characteristics of hexachlorocyclohexane

formulations

Developed while working for Hindustan Insecticides

Limited(HIL, a central PSU) for in house application 1978

2. Process know-how for the conversion of waste

H2SO4 into high purity Na2SO4


Limited(HIL, a central PSU) for in house application

1985

3. Process know-how for the conversion of HCCP

wastes into anticorrosive coatings



1987

4. Process know-how for the production of Dicofol

technical



1989

5. Process know-how for Carboxin Developed while working for Hindustan Insecticides


1990

6. Process know-how for Oxy-carboxin Developed while working for Hindustan Insecticides


1991

7. Process know-how for Mancozeb Developed while working for Hindustan Insecticides


1993

8. Process know-how for Phosphamidon Developed while working for Hindustan Insecticides


1994


2.5 Research Guidance :

2.5 (a) Ph D – Degree Awarded

SI No. Title Name of co-guides (if any) Name of student University Year

1.

2.

3.

2.5 (b) Ph D – Thesis submitted

SI No. Title Name of co-guides (if any) Name of student University Year

1.

2.

3.

2.4

Externally Funded Research / Consultancy Projects through University / Institution (Both completed and Ongoing

Projects):

Project Cost in Lakhs SI No. Title Funding Agency Amount & Duration Principal investigator/ Co-investigator

1.

2.


2.6 Awards / Medals / Fellowships Academic Recognitions:

Award Particulars

1) National Merit Scholarship Awarded by the Government of India to meritorious students to pursue higher studies (1967-

74)

2) National Science Foundation

(USA) Scholarship For research in heterogeneous photocatalysis for the development of semiconductor oxide

based catalysts (1974 – 77)

3) Fellowship from US Petroleum

Research Fund

For research on the development of novel heterogenised homogeneous catalysts for chemical

synthesis & air pollution abatement (1981-83)

4) Swiss Government Fellowship For research in new solar energy materials for water splitting, air pollution control and

wastewater treatment (1983)

5) UNDP fellowship Training on ‘new generation’ environment-friendly pesticide formulations and adjuvants

(1987)

6) Finnish Government Fellowship For research and training on advanced analytical methods/ spectroscopic techniques for the

verification of micro quantities of hazardous chemicals/ chemical weapons (1991)

7) Finnish Government Fellowship For research and training on sophisticated methods of sampling and analysis of toxic

pollutants/chemical weapons (1993)

8) OPCW fellowship Training on chemical weapons/hazardous chemical detection, quantification, destruction and

verification methods, negotiation skills, working in multicultural environment etc (1997)


2.7 Organiser / Convenor of International / National Conferences / Symposia / Seminars:

SI No. Title and year Chief organiser/

Convener

Co-organiser/

co-convener

International

Level

1

2

National

Level

1 Kerala Science Congress-2008 Dr. E P Yesodharan

(Chief Organiser)

Dr.Elangovan, Dir.

NATPAC


(Chief Organiser)

Dr. Subrahmanyam, Dir.

TBGRI


(Chief Organiser)

Dr. Sankaran, Dir. KFRI

3 Assessment of Domain Knowledge

3.1 Experience

Additional Teaching / Industrial Experience after obtaining minimum eligibility criteria for the particular post

(Only Full-time teaching assignments and/ Industrial Experience not below the rank of Lecturer in UGC/AICTE approved

institutions/ Assistant Manager / Officer in a public / multi-national Company, after obtaining the minimum educational

qualifications for this post)

SI No. Institution Post held Period (from … to..) No. of years

University PG

Level 1.

School of Environmental Studies,

Cochin University of Science &

Technology (CUSAT)

Professor

Jan 2007 – May 2012 5 years and

5 nonths


2. School of Environmental Studies,

Cochin University of Science &

Technology (CUSAT)

Professor (Emeritus)

Aug 2012- Current

University

UG/College level

1.

2.

Industrial

Experience 1.

Hindustan Insecticides Ltd (Govt

of India Enterprise), New Delhi

General Manager (Projects)

Dy. Gen. Manager (R&D)

Manager (R&D)

Development Chemist

April 1977

– May1997 20 Years

3.2 Additional Research Experience after Ph. D

Institution Post Held Period No. of years

Post-Doctoral Research 1) Wayne State University,

Michigan, USA

2) Federal Institute of

Technology, Lausanne,

Switzerland

3) University of Helsinki,

Helsinki, Finland

4) University of Helsinki,

Helsinki, Finland

5) Hindustan Insecticides

Limited.

Research Associate

Research Associate

Visiting Scientist

Visiting Scientist

General Manager and other

position in Project

Jan 1981-Dec 1982

Jan 1983-Dec1983

May 1991- Sept

1991

Jan 1993 - May 1993

April 1977-May 1997

2 Year

1 Year

4 Months

5 Months

20 Years


Udyogamandal/New

Delhi

Design of Experiments for P. G.

Level laboratory course

Maintenance and operations of

sophisticated equipments

(In the case of Teachers who are also doing research work, their teaching experience alone will be counted – credit for both teaching and

research will not be awarded concurrently)

3.3 Academic / Administrative Experience (give particulars):

3.03 (a) Administrative experience:

Sl No Post Held Period No. of years

1 i) Executive Vice President, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and

Environment (KSCSTE)

ii) Principal Secretary (S&T), Govt of Kerala

iii) Chairman, (Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority)

iv) Chairman, (Kerala State Biotechnology Commission)

Feb 2007- Feb 2010

(On leave from

CUSAT)

3 Years

2 Inspection Team Leader, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

(OPCW) The Hague, The Netherlands

June1997 -

Jan 2007

9 Years and

7 months

3 i) General Manager (Projects),

ii) Dy. Gen. Manager (R&D) iii) Manager (R&D)

iv) Development Chemist,

Hindustan Insecticides Ltd (Govt of India Enterprise), New Delhi

April 1977 – May1997

20 Years


3.03 (b) Academic experience (Member, Board of studies, Academic council / Faculty etc.)

Sl No Positions held Period No. of years

1 Life Member, Catalysis Society of India 1977 Continuing

2 Member, Board of Studies in Environmental Sciences, Cochin University of Science

and Technology

2011-2012 1 Year

3 Member, Road Safety Authority, Kerala,

2009-2010 1 Year

4 Member, Disaster Management Authority, Kerala 2009-2010 1 Year

5 Member, Governing Body, Sree Chithira Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences

2007-2010 3 Years

6 Member, Governing Body, Food Research Institute, Konni, Kerala

2009-2010 1 Year

7 Member, Kerala State Biodiversity Board

2007-2010 3 Years

8 Member, Senate of Cochin University of Science and Technology

2007-2010 3 Years

9 Member, Syndicate of Cochin University of Science and Technology

2007-2010 3 Years

3.04

Participation in Training Programs/Workshop/Summer Winter-Schools, (organized by Govt. agencies/ UGC/AICTE, ICTP or

similar International Organisations) :

Duration of Course Title Agency Period

Pollution Abatement Techniques in chemical Basic principles of pollution control in Envirotech 1995


industries hazardous chemical industries consultants, Delhi.

Verification of Chemical Weapon facilities and

hazardous chemical industries

Various methods to be used in the

verification of chemical weapons, toxic

and hazardous chemicals

TNO (Holland),

Military Academy

(Saratov),Defence

School (Bern) and

Aberdeen Proving

Grounds (USA)

1997

Hazardous chemical destruction technologies Emerging technologies for the destruction

of

toxic chemicals and chemical weapons

Military Engineering

Institute, Saratov,

Russia

1997

ISO 9000 Implementation of ISO 9000 in

international institutions

QM Consultancy and

Training Ltd,

Geneva, Switzerland

1999

Personal Effectiveness and Leadership Qualities Improvement of leadership skills in a

professional environment

Learning Tree

Management

Institute, UK

2000

Interpersonal skills

Working in an international environment

The Civil Service

College Directorate,

UK

2000

Operation in hazardous environment Precautions to be taken during the

handling of hazardous chemicals

General Physics

Corporation, USA

2001

Detection and Monitoring of Hazardous chemicals To study current techniques for detection,

monitoring and analysis of toxic

chemicals

Training Cell, INS,

OPCW, The Hague

2002

Evidence collection in investigations Techniques for the collection, compilation

and analysis of evidence during

investigations

ICTY, The Hague 2003


Presentation Techniques New trends in effective report writing,

presentations, communication etc.

The TSB, OPCW,

The Hague 2004

Quality Management

Implementation of Quality Systems

Learning Tree

Management

Institute, UK

2005

Budget preparation Performance based budgeting and related

topics

Dept of Finance,

Govt. of Kerala 2009

Declaration

I, Dr. E.P. Yesodharan have read the notification and all other related instructions. All information and data furnished above are true to the

best of my knowledge and belief.

Place: Kochi-22

Date: 20 February 2015 Signature

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