Faculty Details

Name: Dr.M.N.Nafisa begam

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Industrial Biotechnology

Area of interest:

• Nanotechnology and Waste water treatment.

• Synthesis and characterization of silica nanoparticle for seed priming

• Hydrothermal liquefaction of bio-oil.

Education Background 

• B.Tech Industrial Biotechnology Completed in 2006
• M.Tech Industrial Biotechnology Completed in 2008 
• Anna University, Chennai Ph.D. in Faculty of Technology Completed in 2023

Subjects handled/Handling:

• Biochemical Thermodynamics
• Mass Transfer operations
• Plant Biotechnology
• Genetics
• Industrial Microbiology
• Biology for mechanical engineers.

Laboratory courses handled/handling:

• Microbiology laboratory
• Immunology laboratory
• Analytical Techniques laboratory

Publications:

Google scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wSAAXm8AAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1

ORCID ID:0000-0003-0365-5531

• M.N. Priyadharshini, V. Dhivya, G. Devi, K. Muthukumaran, D. Angeline Kiruba, T. Malarvizhi.,2018.A Comparative Study on the Alternate Substrate for the Production of Cost Effective Bioethanol using Saccharomyces Cerevisiae and Candida Albicans.Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.,11(1:6-10)ISSN (Print 0974-2115) (Online 2349-8552)

• Priyadharshini S., Archana M., Angeline Kiruba D., Priyadharshini M.N.  and Malarvizhi T., 2015. Production of isobutanol from Lactococcus lactis using valine catabolic degradation pathway. International Journal of Engineering Technology Science and Research, 2(4): 72-81. (ISSN 2394 – 3386).

• Banupriya P., Jeevitha R., Angeline Kiruba D., Priyadharshini M.N.  and Malarvizhi T., 2015. Feasibility to employ Enterococcus faecalis phages to combat poultry infections.  International Journal of Innovative Research and Creative Technology, 1(1): 64-69. (ISSN 2454 – 5988).

•  Koushik Ravi, Menaga S., Sabeena M., Priyadharshini M.N., Angeline kiruba D., Malarvizhi T., 2015. Synthesis and characterization of banana pseudostem as a novel adsorbent. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 10(67):340-42. (ISSN 0973-4562).

• Joshnaa Catherine X., Jayashree V., Durgadevi S., Malarvizhi T., Priyadharshini M.N., and Angeline Kiruba D., 2015.  Application of nanoparticles in cancer treatment- a review. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 10(67):315-20. (ISSN 0973-4562).

• Malarvizhi T., Muthukumaran K., Remya M., Anusha G., Ashokumar M., Priyadharshini M.N., and Angeline Kiruba D. Nanoparticle Synthesis, Characterization and Its Applications in Cancer Drug Delivery- A Review. International Journal of Innovative Research and Creative Technology, 1(1): 117-23. (ISSN 2454 – 5988).

• Priyadharshini M.N., Priyadharshini K., Priyadharshni A., Akilandeeswari A., Malarvizhi T., Angeline Kiruba D.  and Snehya A. V. Production and characterisation of biopolymer using Pseudomonas fluorescens (pf 01). Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2015, 7(8):462-68.(ISSN 0975-7384).

• Nafisa Begam, MN, Muthukumaran, K, Thamarai, P & Prince Joshua, J 2022, ‘Adsorption isotherm and kinetics studies for the decolorization of sunset yellow FCF dye using economically feasible low cost adsorbent’, Global Nest Journal. https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.004266. (Impact Factor: 1.042)

Institutional / Departmental Responsibilities

• Member, BoS, GCT
• Committee member for NAAC-Criteria 2
• Department NBA coordinator

List of NPTEL SWAYAM courses completed:

1. Nanotechnology in Agriculture during Aug-Oct 2018.

2. Health research fundamentals during Jan-Mar 2019.

3. Basic environmental engineering and pollution abatement during Aug-Oct 2023

4. Experimental Biotechnology during Aug-Oct 2024

Conferences, Seminar and Training courses attended:

• AICTE sponsored two week FDP on “Renewable energy grid integration: Challenges and solution” organized by Department of EEE, GCT Coimbatore during 20.11.2019 – 3.12.2019.

• DOTE-Tamilnadu government sponsored Two weeks FDP on Innovations in Bio-Engineering organized by Department of Industrial Biotechnology, GCT-Coimbatore from 09/12/2019 to 22/12/2019.

• AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on “Nutraceuticals: Basics and Beyond” 12.7.21 – 16.7.21 at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology.

• AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Current Perspectives in nanomaterials synthesis and characterisations" from 08.11.2021 to 12.11.2021 at Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad.

• AICTE Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on “Additive manufacturing of multifunctional nanocomposites” from 26.7.21 to 30.7.21 conducted by Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode.

• Tamilnadu State Government sponsored two days Faculty Development Programme on “Emerging  Trends in Environment Biotechnology” organised by the Faculty Training centre in association with Department of Industrial Biotechnology and Department of Civil engineering, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore through online mode.

Industrial Training attended

• Two weeks industrial training on “Molecular Cloning and cancer cell culture” conducted by Centre for stem cells and cancer genomics, AMI Biosciences, Coimbatore from 17.3.2021 – 31.3.2021.