The Department of Chemistry has excellent research culture with state-of-the-art laboratories for carrying out research. The department is a recognised research centre under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi and University of Mysore (UOM), Mysore. Department has 3 well-equipped research labs to facilitate the research activities of faculty and research scholars.
Research Supervisors:
| Name | Research Areas | University |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Srilatha Rao | Electrochemistry - Corrosion inhibition studies Nanotechnology - Nano membrane | VTU & UOM |
| Dr. Aravinda T | Organic Chemistry, Material Science, Photocatalysis. | VTU |
| Dr. Kshama Shetty | Electrochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Corrosion | VTU |
| Dr. Gururaj K J | Quantum Mechanics, Simulations, Electrochemical Sensors, Arduino, Energy applications | VTU |
| Dr. Praveen Naik | Organic Materials, Polymer Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Sensors, Organic Electronics especially DSSCs, OPVs, OLEDs, and Perovskite solar cells. | VTU |
| Dr. Parashuram L | Heterogeneous Catalysis, Energy Materials, Photocatalysis, Electrochemical sensors, Supercapacitors | VTU |
| Dr. Swamynathan K | Organic materials, Liquid crystals, supramolecular chemistry | VTU |
Facilities:
| Name |
|---|
| FTIR |
| Probe Sonicator |
| Goniometer |
| Electrochemical Workstation |
| Muffle furnace |
| UV- Vis Spectrophotometer |
| Rotary Evaporator |
| Tubular furnace |
| Box furnace |
| Double-lined SS oven |
| Vacuum Pump |
| Centrifuge Machine |
| Photocatalytic reactor |
| Hydrothermal apparatus |
| Oil bath with PID controller |
| Distillation Unit |
| Crossflow |
| Dead flow |
| ICE maker |
| Hot air oven |
| Sonicator |
| Water bath |
| Disc polisher |
| Thermostat |
| Flame Photometer |
| Oil extractor |
| Orbital shaker |
| Weighing balance |
