faculty Profile

• Ph.D – Investigation of Electric and Dielectric Properties of Chitosan based Green Superparamagnetic Polymer Nanocomposites – Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai – September 2018
• M.Sc – Physics – School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai – April 2006
• B.Sc – Physics – Kandaswami Kandar College of Arts and Science, Paramathi Velur, Namakkal – April 2004
• Qualified SET Exam- Physical Sciences -Conducted by Bharathiyar Univeristy – May 2012

• Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore – Assistant Professor – 10/05/2018-31/11/2019
• Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Chennai – Assistant Professor – 26/01/2021 – 14/09/2023
• Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE), Sriperumbudur – Assistant Professor – 15/09/2023 – Present

• Electromagnetic Theory
• Medical Physics
• Engineering Physics
• Applied Physics
• Modern Physics

Publications in International and National Journals
• Surface magnetism, Morin transition, and magnetic dynamics in antiferromagnetic – Fe2O3 (hematite) nanograins, R. N. Bhowmik and A. Saravanan Journal of Applied Physics 107, 053916 (2010).
• Enhanced ferromagnetism in nano-sized Zn 0.95 Mn 0.05 O grains, R. N. Bhowmik, Ashok Poddar and A. Saravanan Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 322, 2340 (2010).
• Increase in Nanoparticles concentration can result in a shift of dielectric behavior of nanocomposite towards that of the host polymer matrix, A. Saravanan and Radha Perumal Ramasamy, Journal of chemical and biological interface, 2, 1 (2014).
• Investigation of polymer dynamics in chitosan-maghemite nanocomposites: a potential green superparamagnetic material, A. Saravanan and Radha Perumal Ramasamy, Journal of polymer research, 23, 104 (2016).
• Chitosan-maghemite- LiClO4 – a new green conducting superparamagnetic nanocomposites, A. Saravanan and Radha Perumal Ramasamy, Journal of polymer research, 23, 174 (2016)

• A. Saravanan and R.N. Bhowmik, “Signature of carrier mediated ferromagnetism in nano?grained Zn 0.95 Mn 0.05 O” – Poster presentation at International Conference on Magnetism (ICM 2010), Kolkata, (India).
• A. Saravanan and Radha Perumal Ramasamy, “Electrical and Magnetic studies of Superparamagnetic Chitosan-maghemite nanocomposites” – Poster presentation at MRSI AGM 2013, IGCAR, Kalpakkam (India)
• A. Saravanan and Radha Perumal Ramasamy,”Single domain Maghemite Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites using Chitosan for Dye Removal from Industrial Waste Water” – selected for Poster presentation in 17 th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ICCGE) in Poland.
• A. Saravanan and Radha Perumal Ramasamy, “Iron Oxide Nanocrystals Modifies Electrical Characteristics of Chitosan Membranes" – [poster presentation] International Conference on Crystal Growth and Biomolecular Crystallography (ICCGBC-2014) on 28-29 Nov 2014 at SASTRA University, Thanjvur, Tamilnadu, India.
• A. Saravanan and Radha Perumal Ramasamy, “Investigation of dielectric characteristics of Chitosan-maghemite-LiClO 4 nanocomposites” – [poster presentation] – Nano India 2015 on 29- 30 Jan 2015 at SASTRA University, Thanjvur, Tamilnadu, India.
• A. Saravanan and Radha Perumal Ramasamy,” Formation of microspheres due to interaction of Lithium slats with maghemite nanoparticles” – [Poster presentation] National Conference on Microscopy & Advances in Material Sciences-(NCMAMS-2015) on 2-4 March 2015 at University of Jammu, Jammu, India.
• A. Saravanan and Radha Perumal Ramasamy,” Effect of maghemite nanocrystals upon crystallization of LiClO 4 in chitosan films” – [Oral presentation] 20th National Seminar on Crystal Growth and Applications (NSCGA-2016) on January 19-21, 2016, BRNS, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai – 400 094.

Contribution in other activities

• Participated Science Academies Refresher Course on Experimental Physics at Goa University, Goa from 12.11.2018 to 27.11.2018.
• Attended skill development training programme in Li ion battery science and technology conducted by CSIR-CERI Karaikudi from 03.6.2019 to 14.06.2019.