Jayasimha H N

Dynamic Assistant Professor with a proven track record at HKBK College of Engineering, excelling in curriculum development and student mentorship. Adept at integrating technology to enhance learning and fostering collaboration among faculty. Committed to research excellence and empowering students through engaging lectures and effective academic advising.

• Three-Day Faculty Development Programme on 'Citation & Reference Management for Scholarly Writing', 02/26/24 to 02/28/24, IQAC, NSB Bangalore in collaboration with Mendeley, Netherlands
• ISTE approved One Week Online Faculty Development Program on 'Advances in Green Technology and Future Opportunities', 08/07/23 to 08/11/23, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Engineering, Management and Research, Akurdi, Pune
• One-week Faculty Development Program on 'Polymer Composites For Engineering Applications (PCEA-2023)' (blended-mode), 05/22/23 to 05/26/23, B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru-560019
• 5 days online Faculty Development Program on 'Advanced Functional Materials for Science & Engineering - 2023', 05/15/23 to 05/19/23, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mysore Road, Bangalore.
• One Week Online Faculty Development Programme on 'Taking Research to Next Level', 09/26/22 to 09/30/22, SVCE, Bangalore
• 5 days online Faculty Development Program on 'Advances in Characterization Techniques', 10/10/22 to 10/14/22, Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry, Presidency University
• AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on 'Waste Technology - Energy Conversion and Utilization', 11/08/21 to 11/12/21, Mohamed Sathak Engineering College
• AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on 'Electroanalytical Techniques for Bio-sensing Applications', 11/22/21 to 11/26/21, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute.
• AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on 'Implementation of Emerging Waste-To-Energy Technologies - An Opportunity and The challenges On Energy Recovery Systems', 11/15/21 to 11/19/21, New Horizon College of Engineering.
• AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on 'Advanced Polymers for Energy conversion', 10/25/21 to 10/29/21, Cambridge Institute of technology.

• Head of the Department, Responsible for the smooth handling of all academic, administrative, research and laboratory activities of the Chemistry Department. Ensured effective coordination among faculty and staff, monitored the implementation of the curriculum and maintained overall departmental discipline and quality. In addition to regular departmental responsibilities, efficiently carried out other academic and administrative duties assigned by higher authorities from time to time.
• Timetable coordinator, Drafting the Chemistry cycle first-year timetables for both odd and even semesters, ensuring coordination with faculties from various subjects to avoid scheduling conflicts/clashes.
• IA coordinator, Drafting the IA (Internal Assessment) question papers and schemes for different streams, organizing bluebooks according to room allotments, and managing the submission and collection of bluebooks before and after the IA.
• Mentor, Monitoring and mentoring assigned students closely to promote their academic success, maintaining regular communication with parents to keep them informed about their child's academic progress and activities at college.
• NBA & NAAC Coordinator, Ensuring the timely provision of essential department details to other core departments.
• Coll Poll (LMS) Coordinator, Created courses in LMS, added syllabus and developed lesson plans. Online attendance, IA marks, activity marks entry.

• STAR PERFORMER, 2022, Recognized and awarded for active involvement in COLLPOLL-related works.
• RESEARCHER, 2024, Recognized and awarded for publishing a paper in a Scopus-indexed journal.
• BEST TEACHER, 2024, Recognized and awarded as a 'BEST TEACHER'.

• Shubha, A., Sanaulla, P. F., Pooja, S., Jayasimha, H. N., Johns, J., Pruthviraj, R. D., & Dileepkumar, V. G. (2025). Synergistic role of nitrogen doping in ZnO: a bifunctional platform for wastewater purification and electrochemical detection of lead (Pb2+). Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, 1-10.
• Pooja, S., Sanaulla, P. F., Shubha, A., Jayasimha, H. N., & Dileepkumar, V. G. (2025). Defect-Engineered ZnO: Synergistic Charge Dynamics and Surface Reactivity for Rhodamine B Degradation and Pb2+ Detection. Surfaces and Interfaces, 108171.
• Malini, B. R., Prashanth, G. K., Jayasimha, H. N., Prashanth, P. A., Rao, S., & Lalithamba, H. S. (2024). Green synthesis of undoped and Ag-doped NiO nanoparticles: Evaluation and their synergetic effect on antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidant activities. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 170, 113155.
• Jayasimha, H. N., Chandrappa, K. G., Sanaulla, P. F., Dileepkumar, V. G., Nakaramontri, Y., & Pruthviraj, R. D. (2024). Synergistic effect of Cu doped ZnO nanoparticles for enhanced electrochemical sensor and photocatalytic activity. Results in Surfaces and Interfaces, 17, 100351.
• Jayasimha, H. N., Chandrappa, K. G., Sanaulla, P. F., & Dileepkumar, V. G. (2024). Green synthesis of CuO nanoparticles: A promising material for photocatalysis and electrochemical sensor. Sensors International, 5, 100254.
• Pruthviraj, R. D., Ashok, S. D., Krupakara, P. V., & Jayasimha, H. N. (2020). Effect of Nanosize Silicon Carbide (SiC) Reinforced Al 8088 Alloy in an Alkaline Medium using Static Immersion Method. International Journal of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures, 6(1), 8-13.