Smitha N R, PhD.

Smitha N R, PhD.

Assistant Professor (HOD)

Official Contact

HOD, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, The Cochin College, Kochi – 682002
smithanr@thecochincollege.edu.in,
9495370537

M.Sc., Ph.D.

Zoology , Microbiology
Joined service as Assistant professor in 2014 . Awarded PhD in 2006 from CUSAT. Worked as Contractual Technical Assistant Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (April 2011-Feb 2012). Was Senior Research Scientist Media Lab Asia-A section 25 company promoted by Department of Communication and Information Technology, Govt. of India.(from April 2007-Jan 2009). Worked as Senior Research Fellow Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, ICAR, Cochin from (1998-2001).
  • “BIOMAG- Community Based Solid waste Management through Re-cycling and Up-cycling In an adopted ward of Corporation of Kochi, Kerala, India” Manju V Subramanian, Smitha N R, Vineeth Kumar T.V, Sooraj Abraham, Mujeeb Muhammed, Rasheed Ashraf. American Journal of Multidisciplinary Research& Development (AJMRD), volume 2, Issue 12 (December-2020), pp 01-08. ISSN: 2360- 821X
  • Isolation and Identification of Fungi associated with local fruits and vegetables from Kochi and MattancheryMarket , India. Kavya Vinayachandran, Arpitha M R, Manju V Subramanian, Smitha N R, Vineeth kumar T V, Princy Varghese. Bioscience discovery, 11 (4):239-248, Oct2020. ISSN:2229-3469 (Print), ISSN:2231-024X(online)
  • Quantitative studies on halophilic Pathogenic Vibrios in fish and fish Products.
    N.R Smitha, Leeji James, T.S.G Iyer, and S.Sanjeev. Fishery Technology, 2011, Vol.48 (1) pp.: 75-80.ISSN:0015-3001
  • Participatory Epidemiology Via College partnerships: Citizen Sceince in action. Sooraj Abraham, Ajith N Babu, smitha N R, Seema Joshy CR, Engelbert Jehaus, PS Ramkumar, Chandana Unnithan.GeoHealth-2017, geospatial public health symposium July 1-2, 2017. Hosted by Administrative staff college of India.
  • A study on the Oviposition of Aedes aegypti in ovitraps having different baits, NaCl and to determine the effect of light on Aedes aegypti oviposition and survival. Farzana P.B and Smitha N R. Millenium zoology Vol.17 (1), 2016: 78.
  • Effect of Disinfectants on selected species of halophilic pathogenic Vibrios.
    Smitha N R and Sanjeev S. World Ocean Science Congress5-8th Feb 2015, Kochi.
    WOSV/TS-3/OHH/PP/05. PP.69.
  • Screening of Actinobacteria with potential antagonistic cativity against aquaculture pathogens from marine and mangrove sediments from the southwest coast of India.Smitha N R,KajalChakraborthy, anusree V Nair, leo Antony, and K.K Vijayan. Proceedings National seminar Microbiology and Microbial Technology. PP.28.
  • Ecophysiology of Man
    Published by Zoological society of Kerala.
    Chapter: 10, Pg.No:230., ISBN: 9788193681831
  • Health and Nutrition
    Published by Zoological Society of Kerala
    Chapter 7:,Pg No:111-136,ISBN: 9788193962947
  • Awarded DDKosambi Award 2018 by CUBE –Collaboratively Understanding Biology Education, Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai for cultivating scientific temper by remodeling the Curriculum.
  • Best project award- Millenium Zoology Journal2017,
    Study on the Oviposition Preference of Aedes aegypti in ovitraps having
    different baits, Nacl and to determine the effect of light on Aedes aegypti oviposition.
    Issue 1,Vol-17,ISSN No 0973-1946.

Research Guide registered at Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Maharajas College, Ernakulam.