Dr. G. Padmalaya

Passionate with excellent presentation, research and communication skills. Organized and driven with impressive list of achievements and history of excelling in high-pressure environments. Skilled at applying various learning methods and tools to optimize student experience and academic journey.

• Digital electronics
• Signals and systems
• Analog circuits – I, II
• Network theory
• Medical electronics

• Electrochemical workstation – potentiostat (Two and three electrode system)
• Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
• U-vis spectroscopy (UV)
• Thin-film coater equipment

DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZED METAL OXIDE NANOSYSTEMS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING OF HEAVY METALS AND CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

• Electrochemical sensing analysis of CuO decorated rGO hybrid nanocomposite for Sulfamethoxazole detection, 3rd International Conference on Waste, Energy and Environment, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 05/07/2023, 07/07/2023
• Study of Piezoresistive defective behaviour of Graphene Oxide on 3D printed microstructure for Pressure Sensor applications, International Conference on Research and Innovation in Biomedical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, 27/07/2023, 28/07/2023
• Fabrication of Zinc Oxide nanoparticles impregnated on cellulose acetate nanocomposite film for the removal of Cadmium ions using Aqueous media, 63rd DAE solid state physics symposium, Guru Jambheswar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana, 18/12/2018, 22/12/2018
• Chitosan Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite as electrochemical sensor for the determination of formaldehyde, National Institute of Technology-Puducherry, Unknown, 19/09/2018, 20/09/2018
• Metal oxide impregnated biopolymer as thin film for the reclamation of essential poison selenium (Se) contaminated mining water, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, 09/11/2017, 11/11/2017, 94-95
• Effective removal of Cr (VI) ions by dextran based nanocomposites, International conference on nanomaterials and nanotechnology, Vinoba Bhave Research Institute, Saidabad, Allahabad, 01/03/2017, 03/03/2017, 10.5185/icnano2017
• Effective removal of hexavalent chromium ions using fabricated hybrid nanocomposite strip using aqueous media, International Conference on nano-energy and water, University of petroleum studies (UPES), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 22/02/2017, 24/02/2017
• Polyvinyl pyrrolidone coated iron oxide nanoparticles for extraction of heavy metals from leachate, International conference EDGE 2016, Rajalakshmi engineering college, Chennai, 3, 34-35
• Photocatalytic behaviour of ZnS/ZnO nanoparticles and its mixture, International Conferences on Recent Advances in Nano-Science and Technology (RAINSAT-2015), Sathyabama University, Chennai, 6, 120-121

• Patterned 2D Thin Films Topological Insulators for Potential Plasmonic Applications, Wiley Scavenger Publications, 10, Advanced Materials Series, 9781119407317, 2019
• Synthesis techniques of Nanostructured materials and its image analysis for particle size distribution, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 7, 9781536150193, 2019

• BEST ORAL AWARD – G.Padmalaya, B.S.Sreeja, S.Radha, “Development of Metal Oxide based nanosystems for electrochemical sensing of formaldehyde” SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam on 11-12th December 2018.
• BEST ORAL AWARD - G.Padmalaya, B.S.Sreeja, P.Dinesh Kumar, S.Radha, “Chitosan Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite as electrochemical sensor for the determination of formaldehyde”, National Institute of Technology-Puducherry, on 19-20 September 2018.
• BEST PERFORMER IN SEMINAR PRESENTATION - 13th School on Analytical Chemistry (SAC-13) organised by BRNS-AEACI, Trombay, Mumbai, India conducted at Department of Hydro and Electrometallurgy, CSIR-IMMT, Bhuvaneswar, Odisha during April 23-30, 2018.
• Awarded THRID PRIZE - 13th School on Analytical Chemistry (SAC-13) organised by BRNS-AEACI, Trombay, Mumbai, India conducted at Department of Hydro and Electrometallurgy, CSIR-IMMT, bhuvaneswar, Odisha during April 23-30, 2018.
• Awarded BEST PAPER- “polyvinyl pyrrolidone coated iron oxide nanoparticles for extraction of heavy metals from leachate”, in international conference EDGE 2016 organised by Rajalakshmi engineering college, Chennai, Volume 3, Page No. 34-35.

• Optical and Microwave Engineering
• Basic Electrical, Electronics and Measurement Engineering
• Microproceesor and Microcontroller
• VLSI design

• IoT based Electrochemical sensor/biosensors using Nanotechnology for Environmental Applications
• Wearable Electronic devices using nanomaterials
• FET based sensors for biomedical applications
• MEMS and NEMS based Devices for Sensor and Energy Applications
• Nanomaterials for Cancer applications

• P Senthil Kumar, BS Sreeja, K Krishna Kumar, G Padmalaya, Investigation of Nafion coated GO-ZnO nanocomposite behaviour for sulfamethoxazole detection using cyclic voltammetry, Food and Chemical Toxicology, Elsevier, 167, 113311, 5.572, 2022
• P Senthil Kumar, B.S.Sreeja, G.Padmalaya, K.Krishna Kumar, An efficient high powered sulfamethaxazole sensor based on p-n junction heterostructures using nanostructured ZnO thin film and graphene oxide sheets, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS publications, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01206, 4.326, 2022
• P Senthil Kumar, B.S.Sreeja, K.Krishna Kumar, G.Padmalaya, Static and dynamic analysis of sulfamethoxazole using GO/ZnO modified glassy carbon electrode by differential pulse voltammetry and amperometry techniques, Chemosphere, Elsevier publications, 302, 134926, 8.943, 2022
• G Padmalaya, K Krishna Kumar, P Senthil Kumar, BS Sreeja, Sanchali Bose, A recent advancement on nanomaterials for electrochemical sensing of sulfamethaoxole and its futuristic approach, Chemosphere, Elsevier Publications, 290, 133115, 8.943, 2022
• A Chithra, Rajaseetharama Sekar, P Senthil Kumar, G Padmalaya, A review on removal strategies of microorganisms from water environment using nanomaterials and their behavioural characteristics, Chemosphere, Elsevier Publications, 295, 133915, 8.943, 2022
• G.Padmalaya, Kilaru HarshaVardhan, P. SenthilKumar, M. Ajmal Ali, Tse-Wei Chen, A disposable modified screen-printed electrode using egg white/ZnO rice structured composite as practical tool electrochemical sensor for formaldehyde detection and its comparative electrochemical study with Chitosan/ZnO nanocomposite, Chemosphere, Elsevier Publications, 288, 132560, 8.943, 2022
• Padmalaya G, Sreeja BS, Dinesh Kumar P, Radha S, Poornima V, Arivanandan M, Sujan Shrestha, Uma TS, A Facile Synthesis of Cellulose Acetate Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite for Electrochemical Sensing of Cadmium ions, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, Springer Publications, 29, 3, 989-999, 3.519, 2019
• G Padmalaya, BS Sreeja, S Shoba, R Rajavel, S Radha, M Arivanandan, Sujan Shrestha, Synthesis of Micro‑dumbbell Shaped rGO/ZnO Composite Rods and Its Application Towards as Electrochemical Sensor for the Simultaneous Determination of Ammonia and Formaldehyde Using Hexamine and Its Structural Analysis, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, Springer Publications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-019-01224-x, 3.519, 2019
• Padmalaya G, Sreeja BS, Radha S, Manikandan E, Rajakumar G, Synthesis and characterization of novel Chitosan/yttrium oxide nanorods and its electrochemical sensing performance, Journal of electronic materials, Springer Publications, 48, 5, 3261-3269, 2.047, 2019
• Padmalaya G, Sivaram H, Sreeja BS, Radha S, Arivanandan M, Production, characterization and effectiveness of cellulose acetate functionalized ZnO nanocomposite adsorbent for the removal of Se (VI) ions from aqueous media, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer Publications, 26, 528-543, 5.019, 2019
• Padmalaya G, Sreeja BS, Kumar PS, Arivanandhan M, Chitosan anchored zinc oxide nanocomposite as modified electrochemical sensor for the detection of Cd (II) ions, Desalination and Water treatment, Desalination Publications, 97, 295-303, 1.273, 2017
• Manikandan T, Padmalaya G, Mahalakshmi S, Nivethitha AS, Pavithran V, Perumal S, Sreeja BS, Senthilkumar P, Facile hydrothermal bio-synthesis of Cellulose Acetate templated CuS nanorodslike fibres: Antibacterial, Cytotoxicity effects and DNA cleavage properties against A549 lung cancer cells, IET Nanobiotechnology, IET digital library publications, 10.1049/iet-nbt.2019.0193, 1.859, 2019
• Saranya J, Sreeja BS, Padmalaya G, Radha S, Arivanandan M, Microwave thermally assisted Porous structured Cerium Oxide/Zinc Oxide design: Fabrication, Electrochemical Activity towards Pb ions, Anticancer Assessment in HeLa and VERO cell Lines, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, Springer Publications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-020-01809-x, 3.519, 2020
• G.Padmalaya, P.Dinesh Kumar, B.S.Sreeja, K.Senthil Kumar, Fabrication of Zinc Oxide nanoparticles impregnated on cellulose acetate nanocomposite film for the removal of Cadmium ions using Aqueous media, AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP, 2115, 030065, 2019
• Saranya J, Sreeja BS, Padmalaya G, Radha S, Senthil Kumar P, CdO nanoparticles and CdO nanoparticles/c-MWCNT nanocomposite fibres: In-Vitro Assessment on antiproliferative and apopotic role in HeLa cancer cell line, IET nanobiotechnology, IET Publications, 10.1049/iet-nbt.2020.0020, 1.859, 2020
• Manikandan E, Sreeja BS, Radha S, Padmalaya G, Numerical Studies on Effect of Superconducting thin films on Radiation Performance of Multiband Mid-Infrared Nano Patch Antenna, Journal of Electronic Materials, Springer Publications, 47, 6272, 2.047, 2018
• J. Abanah Shirley, S. Esther Florence, B. S. Sreeja, G. Padmalaya, S. Radha, Zinc oxide nanostructure-based textile pressure sensor for wearable applications, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Springer Publications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04206-9, 2.779, 2020
• Manikandan, G.Padmalaya, Sreeja B S, Radha S, Solar Power More than What We See, Water and Energy International, Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP), 59, 39-42, 0.12, 2016

I hereby declare that the above information is true to my knowledge and belief.