Ramesh Pugalenthi
R&D (Research & Development)
Namakkal
Overview
2
2
Languages
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy
- Assistant Professor in Chemistry. (1 year)
Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry
The Elite English School, Deira, Dubai
- Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry. (1 year)
Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry
Eunice English High School, St. Thomas Town Post, Bangalore
- Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry. (3 years)
Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry
Karunya Institution, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore
- Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry
Quality control
Cavin kare Pvt. Ltd., Erode
- Quality control in Cavin kare Pvt. Ltd., Erode.
Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women (Autonomous), Namakkal
01.2019 - Current
- Assistant Professor in Chemistry (6 years 2 months) 2019-till date
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) - Materials Chemistry in Supercapacitor Applications
Karunya University
Coimbatore, India01-2019
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) - Chemistry
Kandaswami kandar’s College, Periyar University
Salem, India01-2014
Master of Science (M.Sc) - Chemistry
Karunya University
Coimbatore, India01-2010
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) - Chemistry
Lisiuex of Education, Bharathiar University
Coimbatore, India01-2008
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) - Chemistry
Govt. Arts. College, Periyar University
Salem, India01-2007
Skills
Course Name & Centre: PGDCA, NIIT, Namakkal
Laboratory management
Patents, Book Chapters and Publications
- Ramesh Pugalenthi, Acidochromic and Fluorescent Response of Calotropis procera latex: A Natural Indicator for Mineral acid Detection, 12/2025 (Official Journal of the Indian Patent Office)
- Four Indian Patent were published, in the name of Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women (Autonomous); Dr. P. Ramesh, Inventor’ Natural Product incorporated Household Cleaning Agents with Green Approach Journal (Issue) No.03/2022; dt. 21.01.2022 (Official Journal of the Indian Patent Office)
- Pugalenthi Ramesh, Oxide Free Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications, Book Chapter Elsevier Book Edition (SBIN: 9780128239360)
- Pugalenthi Ramesh, Development of Organic Amines Intercalated Graphene Oxide Nanosheets for Supercapacitor Applications (Recent Research Trends and Chemistry) Volume -3 Published By: Integrated Publications (2023) Pages: 125 ISBN: 978-93-5834-011-2, Book DOI: (https://doi.org/10.22271/int.book.295)
- Diamond & Related Materials (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Integrated oxidation and bio-functionalization of graphite using natural bioactive latex for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes, Diamond & Related Materials 167 (2026) 113793 (2026)
- Chemistry Select (Wiley-SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Superhydrophobic Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide–Reinforced Ni –P Composite Coatings on AISI 1018 Steel for Enhanced Corrosion and Erosion Resistance, ChemistrySelect , 2026; 11:e05551 (2026)
- Topics in Catalysis (SPRINGER NATURE) (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, A Dual-Functional Poly-N@S Enriched Graphene Oxide Platform for Turn-on Fluorescent Detection of Bi3+ and Antimicrobial Applications, accepted in Topics in Catalysis: DOI:10.1007/s11244-026-02320-2. (2026)
- Dalton Transations (RSC) (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, A Novel Synthesis of Hybrid Graphene Oxide as a Dual-Functional Fluorescent Chemosensor for Ti4+ Ion Detection and Antibacterial Performance via Simultaneous Oxidation and Functionalization. Dalton Trans., 2025,54, 15144-15156 (2025)
- Diamond & Related Materials (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Brominated graphene oxide: A novel synthesis approach for enhanced performance in energy storage applications, Diamond & Related Materials, (2025), (154, DIAMAT_112135).
- Luminescence (Wiley-SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Hybrid Material of Salen Moieties Functionalized 2D-Iodinated GO: A Fluorescent Chemosensor for Cr3+ Ion Detection, Luminescence, 2025; 40:e70228. (2025).
- Taylor and Francis (SCI-Indexed) Ramu Selvam, Pugalenthi Ramesh, Biotransformation of Textile Industry Sludge Through Vermicomposting with the Earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae: Investigation of GCMS and Genotoxic Assessment, doi.org/10.1080/153203383.2025.2497859. (2025).
- Diamond & Related Materials (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Fabrication of Cyclen-Iodine Decorated 2D Nanosheets of GO: Multi-Functional Platforms for Sensitive Fluorescent Detection of Pb2+ Ions, Diamond & Related Materials, (2025), (153, DIAMAT_112080)
- Chemistry Select (Wiley-SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Facile Synthesis of Chlorinated r-GO via Simultaneous Intercalation and Reduction for Enhanced Supercapacitor Application, ChemistrySelect (2025), 10, e202404441, (1 of 9).
- Luminescence (Wiley-SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, ZIF-67derivatives of NiCo2S4 decorated in Salen-complex Amine Functionalization GO layers for high-performance Applications in Supercapacitor Devices, Luminescence, (2024), 39 (11):e70018
- Chemistry Select (Wiley-SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Boosting Erosion-Corrosion Resistance: Collaborative Ni-P Electroless Deposition on Poly-Amino-Alcohol@Functionalized GO Matrices, Chemistry Select 9, (2024), e202400820 1 to 8.
- Chemistry Select (Wiley-SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Green Chemistry Approach for One-Step Synthesis of Iodinated Graphene Material for Supercapacitor Applications, Chemistry Select, 9, (2024), e202400820 1 to 8.
- Materials Letters (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Eco-friendly@one-pot –simultaneously oxygen and chlorine intercalation on graphite surface at low-cost, Materials Letters, 362 (2024) 136207.
- Materials Chemistry and Physics (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Salen complex of amino alcohol incorporated in two-dimensional matrices for supercapacitor applications, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 310 (2023), 128485.
- New Journal of Chemistry (RSC) (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Green approach for the synthesis of monolayer reduced graphene oxide: one-step protocol with simultaneous iodination and reduction, New J. Chem., 47, (2023), 4609 (RSC-IF -3.9).
- Pugalenthi Ramesh, Optimization of Anode Electrode Resistance using Synthesised Graphene Oxide for DSSC Applications, Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences (IJEMS) (2023), 306, 845-845.
- Diamond & Related Materials (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, One-pot eco-friendly synthesis and supercapacitor applications: Simultaneously oxidation and intercalation of iodinated graphene oxide, Diamond & Related Materials, 127, (2022), 109140 (Elsevier-I.F-3.4)
- MRS Communication (SCI-Indexed) Jebasingh Bhavathsingh, Pugalenthi Ramesh, Graphene oxide nanosheets functionalized protected amine for tuning of interlayer d-spacing with DFT studies: A versatile material design. MRS Communication, 12, (2022), 37-44(Springer IF 2.5)
- Synthetic Metals (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Covalent intercalation of hydrazine derived graphene oxide as an efficient 2D material for supercapacitor application. Synthetic Metals, 272, (2021), 116656, (Elsevier). I.F-4.4
- Materials Letters (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, A facile synthesis of Hydroxyl functionalized graphene oxide as an Energy Material for Energy Storage Devices. Materials Letters, 256 (2019), 126639. (Elsevier)I.F-3.0
- Materials Chemistry and Physics (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Facile synthesis of Bis(phthalimidoethyl)amine functionalized graphene oxide and its dual role in energy and sensor applications. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 222, (2019), 45-54. (Elsevier)I.F-4.6
- Pugalenthi Ramesh, Covalent Grafting of N-Containing Compound with Graphene Oxide: Efficient Electrode Material for Supercapacitor. Chemical Sciences & Engineering Research. Chem. Sci. Engg. Res., (2019) 1, 8 15
- Materials Letters (SCI-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Facile and Effective oxidation of Graphite Using Sodium metaperiodate. Materials Letters, 193 (2016), 305-308. (Elsevier)
- Materials Today Proceedings (Scopes-Indexed) S. Sambathkumar, D. Zych, E. Kavitha, Pugalenthi Ramesh, R. Jagatheesan Theoretical investigations on the electronic absorption properties of phenothiazine based organic materials for dye-sensitized solar cells. Materials Today Proceedings (2021) (Elsevier)
- Taylor and Francis (SCI-Indexed) R. Jagatheesan, C. Christopher, Pugalenthi Ramesh & S. Sambathkumar, Exclusively explored electrochemical halogenation or aryl compounds; periodical updates: Since 2000, Review of the Manuscript. Taylor and Francis (2020), 1769134,2391-2412, (Synthetic Communication) I.F 1.7
- Taylor and Francis (SCI-Indexed) R. Jegatheesan, Pugalenthi Ramesh & S. Sambathkumar, Selective –bromination of aryl carbonyl compounds: prospectus and challenges. Review of the Manuscript. Taylor and Francis, 1668415 (2019), (Synthetic Communications) I.F 1.7
- Chemistry of Natural compounds (Scopes-Indexed) Pugalenthi Ramesh, Isolation of Carvone and Phellandrene from Murraya Koenigii and Study of their Antioxidant activity. Chemistry of Natural compounds, 48, 2012, 149-150 (Springer)I.F-1.2
- Jagatheesan, R, Shanmugavelan, P, Sambathkumar, S, Pugalenthi Ramesh, An expeditious and efficient method for the oxidation of benzyl alcohols by homogeneous electrolysis" under Review on Electrochemical Science Advances.
DECLARATION
I do hereby confirm that the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Station: Namakkal (P. RAMESH)
Research Interest
- Material Science (Synthesis of 2D Nano materials. Graphene derivatives , Metal oxide and Nano-composites)
- Supercapacitor study
- Chemo-sensor study
- Photocatalytic study
- Natural products for Biological Applications
Hands on experience in instrumentation
- CH- Instrument (Electrochemical work station CH600D)
- X-ray Diffractometer (X-6000 Shimadzu)
- UV-visible Spectrophotometer (JASCO V-60)
- Column chromatography
- Flash chromatography
- HPLC (Waters)
- FT-IR Spectroscopy
- Photoluminescence (Fluorolog, Horiba Yvon)
- Hydrothermal
- Particle size & Zeta potential analyzer (Malvern)
Research Guidance
- Ph.D. Projects Guided Ph.D.s Pursuing:03 Project at Master’s Level Completed: 16
- External DC member Ph.Ds Pursuing:03 KSR Engineering College
Collaboration in Industry
Graphene Research Labs Pvt Ltd at Bangalore, India.
Technical and Professional Experiences
- 2024 JURY’S International Conference on ICOST-2024, Annapurna Engineering College, Salem
- 2022 Convener, International Conference on Contemporary Research on Multiprobes Smart Materials (CRMSM”22)
- 2020-2021 Member Coordinator (PG Stream), Board of Studies, Vivekanandha CAS for Women (A)
- 2019 Keynote person, Workshop on Cost-effective Spectroscopic Techniques
Awards, Fellowships and Recognitions
2024 NPTEL Courses- Bio-inorganic chemistry - Elite, 2023 Awarded Best Teacher in Vivekanandha College of Arts & Sciences for Women (A), NKL, 2023 Awarded Student Project Scheme, TNSCST, Government of Tamil Nadu (INR 0.75L/-), 2022 Seed Money Project, VICAS, Tamil Nadu (INR.25K), 2021 Recognized Research Supervisor (MPhil/PhD), Periyar University, Salem, 2020 Best Research Paper Award on occasion of First National Conference & Award Ceremony on March 07, Genosin of educational impressions at Roorkee, Uttarakhand., 2019 Awarded Student Project Scheme, TNSCST, Government of Tamil Nadu (INR 0.75L/-), 2015 UGC -Project Assistant, Government of India, 2014 Karunya seed money Project, Karunya University( Deemed)
Timeline
Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women (Autonomous), Namakkal
01.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) - Chemistry
Govt. Arts. College, Periyar University
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) - Chemistry
Lisiuex of Education, Bharathiar University
Master of Science (M.Sc) - Chemistry
Karunya University
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) - Chemistry
Kandaswami kandar’s College, Periyar University
Quality control
Cavin kare Pvt. Ltd., Erode
Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry
Karunya Institution, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore
Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry
Eunice English High School, St. Thomas Town Post, Bangalore
Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry
The Elite English School, Deira, Dubai
Assistant Professor in Chemistry
Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) - Materials Chemistry in Supercapacitor Applications
Karunya University