Veena R Nair
Assistant Professor (HOD)
Official Contact
HOD, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Cochin College, Kochi – 682002
veenarnair@thecochincollege.edu.in,
9495243224
M.Phil., UGC/CSIR NET
Chemistry, Specialisation in Organic Chemistry
Career in a nutshell
I began my career as a guest faculty in Chemistry for Higher Secondary schools, teaching UG & PGclasses from 2011 to 2014 in colleges affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University. Since 2015, I have been serving as permanent faculty at The Cochin College.
Areas of Expertise
Organic Chemistry and currently pursuing Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry
Roles ,Organizations& Tenure
• Assistant Professor, The Cochin College , Kochi January 2015 – till date
• Guest Faculty , The Cochin College , Kochi January 2013- December 2014
• Guest Faculty , St.Xaviers College , Aluva June 2012- November 2012
• Guest Faculty , Sacred Heart College , Thevara , CochinJune 2011- April 2012
• Chemist , SGS India Private Limited , Willingdon Island , CochinNovember 2008- November 2009
• Guest Lecturer , Karthikathirunal Government Vocational & Higher
Secondary School , Manacaud , Trivandrum June 2003 – March 2004
• Guest Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School , Kamaleswaram ,
Trivandrum August 2000 – March 2001 & July 2001 – Dec 2001
Assistant Professor , Department of Chemistry , The Cochin College ,Kochi
Areas of Research
• Synthesis and characterisation of Chitosan anchored Schiff base complexes
• Biologicalstudies of chitosan Schiff base complexes
• Synthesis and characterisation of Nano metals and its complexation with
chitosan Schiff bases
• Catalytic activity of chitosan Schiff base Metal and Nano metal complexes
• Synthesis of 1,2,4- Thiadiazol derivatives
Technical Skills
• Training in Instrumental Method of Analysis – GC, HPLC, AAS, UV – visible
spectrophotometer organized by Cashew Export Promotion Council ,
Kollam in the year 2008.
Education
▪ Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry – Title of Research:“Synthesis ,
characterization and catalytic studies of Metal and Nano metal complexes
Anchored on Biodegradable Polymers”. from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
▪ UGC NET qualified in the year 2001
▪ MPhil in Chemistry from University of Kerala in the year 2000
▪ MSc in Chemistry from University of Kerala in 1997
I began my career as a guest faculty in Chemistry for Higher Secondary schools, teaching UG & PGclasses from 2011 to 2014 in colleges affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University. Since 2015, I have been serving as permanent faculty at The Cochin College.
Areas of Expertise
Organic Chemistry and currently pursuing Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry
Roles ,Organizations& Tenure
• Assistant Professor, The Cochin College , Kochi January 2015 – till date
• Guest Faculty , The Cochin College , Kochi January 2013- December 2014
• Guest Faculty , St.Xaviers College , Aluva June 2012- November 2012
• Guest Faculty , Sacred Heart College , Thevara , CochinJune 2011- April 2012
• Chemist , SGS India Private Limited , Willingdon Island , CochinNovember 2008- November 2009
• Guest Lecturer , Karthikathirunal Government Vocational & Higher
Secondary School , Manacaud , Trivandrum June 2003 – March 2004
• Guest Lecturer, Government Higher Secondary School , Kamaleswaram ,
Trivandrum August 2000 – March 2001 & July 2001 – Dec 2001
Assistant Professor , Department of Chemistry , The Cochin College ,Kochi
Areas of Research
• Synthesis and characterisation of Chitosan anchored Schiff base complexes
• Biologicalstudies of chitosan Schiff base complexes
• Synthesis and characterisation of Nano metals and its complexation with
chitosan Schiff bases
• Catalytic activity of chitosan Schiff base Metal and Nano metal complexes
• Synthesis of 1,2,4- Thiadiazol derivatives
Technical Skills
• Training in Instrumental Method of Analysis – GC, HPLC, AAS, UV – visible
spectrophotometer organized by Cashew Export Promotion Council ,
Kollam in the year 2008.
Education
▪ Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry – Title of Research:“Synthesis ,
characterization and catalytic studies of Metal and Nano metal complexes
Anchored on Biodegradable Polymers”. from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
▪ UGC NET qualified in the year 2001
▪ MPhil in Chemistry from University of Kerala in the year 2000
▪ MSc in Chemistry from University of Kerala in 1997
- Removal of metal ions using Chitosan based electro spun nano fibres: A View,
Veena R Nair, Texin Joseph, Meera Jacob, Jaya T Varkey,Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, 12(6)p. 728-748,2021. - Applications of Chitosan Based Schiff bases and its Complexes – A Review.
Veena R Nair, Texin Joseph, Meera Jacob, Jaya T Varkey, International Journal
of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology. Vol.1, Issue
1, July, 2021..
Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry