Dr.Nithya Mohan

Assistant Professor SCMS School of engineering and Technology from November 2022

Postdoctoral Fellow, Cochin University of Science and Technology, July 2020 to October 2022

Research Scholar, Cochin University of Science and Technology, July 2016 to October 2019

Key Responsibilities Held 

1. Member IQAC, SCMS School of engineering and Technology, October 2024 to Present
2. Convenor of the KTU Sponsored International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for sustainability; Energy and Healthcare, ICoNNS 2024, 04 July 2024 to 05 July 2024
3. Criteria 3 head, KIRF, SCMS School of engineering and Technology, 2023 -24 academic year
4. Coordinator, Fulbright Specialist Programme, SCMS School of engineering and Technology, 2023 -24 academic year
5. Reviewer, Transition Metal Chemistry
6. Reviewer, Springer Nature
7. Coordinator, Workshop on Proposal Writing Strategies for Securing Research Funding, SCMS School of engineering and Technology, 1^st February 2025
8. Member, Internal audit, SCMS School of engineering and Technology, 2023 -24 academic year
9. Question Paper Setter, APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
10. Member, Research and Development Cell, SCMS School of engineering and Technology, 2024 to present
11. Member, IPR Cell, SCMS School of engineering and Technology, 2023 to present
12. Coordinator of the talk on Research Methodology, Department of Basic Science, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Karukutty, Kerala
13. Assistant coordinator, 2023-24 admission, SCMS School of engineering and Technology
14. NAAC criteria 3 department coordinator, Department of Basic Science, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Karukutty, Kerala
15. National science day coordinator 2023, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Karukutty, Kerala
16. Convener of the International conference organized by Department of Applied Chemistry, CUSAT (June 2021)
17. Chief editor of the conference proceedings with ISBN No. 978-93-5457-754-3 Published by Department of Applied Chemistry, CUSAT

Funding received

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University under RSM scheme for the project ‘Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) Active Mixed Ligand Coordination Complexes Based Luminescent Sensors for Chemical Explosives Detection’

Teaching Interests: 

Spectroscopy

Coordination Chemistry

Organometallic Chemistry

Chemical Kinetics

Theromodynamics

Research Interests: 

Research details are available in ‪google Scholar 

1. Syntheses of 3d and 4f metal complexes having biological significance
2. Sensing of analytes having biological significance using synthesized molecules
3. DNA interaction studies of Cu(II) complexes
4. First row transition metal complexes for biomimicking catalytic studies
5. Crystallization of inorganic compounds and their solid-state interaction studies
6. Mechanistic studies via DFT calculation

Publications: 

1. 1. M. Jacob, N. Mohan*, S S Sreejith, M. R. P. Kurup and E. Manoj ‘Multi-faceted investigation of copper (II) chelates based on ONS donor thiosemicarbazone: Crystal structures, spectral aspects, DNA binding, cytotoxicity and computational studies’, J. Mol. , 2025, 1319, 139463
   2. K Sebastian, SR Amrutha, NR Suja, N.Mohan, SS Sreejith, M. Sithambaresan, M Priya, MKM Nair ‘Bioactivity Modulation: Anionic Influence on Cu(II) Schiff Base Complexes, Appl. Organomet. Chem., 2024, 0:e7853

    

   3. Suresh, P. k. Maniyampara, N. Mohan, K. Gopal, M.R. P Kurup, A. Santhy Novel pyrazolyl-derived zinc (II) and cadmium (II) complexes: Synthesis, spectral characterization, single crystal insights, Hirshfeld surface analysis, and DNA binding studies, InorganicmChem.Comm., 2024,168,112811
   4. Mohan, A.A. Ambili, M. R. P. Kurup, S. Erkan, S. Kaya and E. Manoj Mononuclear and binuclear dioxidomolybdenum (VI) chelates derived from a tridentate ONO donor aroylhydrazone: Spectral, structural, DFT and in silico biological investigations, Polyhedron., 2024, 256, 116998
   5. Mohan, Sreejith S. S. and M. R. P. Kurup, A novel Salen-based dual channel sensor for easy and selective nanomolar detection of l-cysteine, New J. Chem., 2024,48, 2584-2593

    

   6. Mohan, P.V.Mohanan, Sreejith S. S. and M. R. P. Kurup, Structural tuning effect to enhance the non-linear optical properties of some salen compounds, AIP ,2023, 1,2783
   7. Mohan, Vidhya C.V., Suni V. Jimna Mohamed Ameer, Naresh Kasoju, P. V. Mohanan, Sreejith S. S. and M. R. P. Kurup, Copper(II) Salen based Complexes as Potential Anticancer Agents, New J. Chem., 2022,46, 12540-12550
   8. Mohan, S. S. Sreejith , Reni George, P.V. Mohanan and M. R. P. Kurup Synthesis, crystal structure and ligand based catalytic activity of octahedral salen Schiff base Co(III) compounds, J. Mol. Struct.  2021, 1229, 129779.
   9. Shebitha, S. S. Sreejith, P. B. Sherly Mole, N. Mohan, G. Avudaiappan, K.Hiba, K. S. Priya and K. Sreekumar Facile synthesis, X-ray diffraction studies, photophysical properties and DFT-D based conformational analysis of octa and dodecacyanomethoxy-calix [4]resorcinarenes J. Mol. Struct. 2020, 1214, 128215.
   10. Mohan, S. S. Sreejith and M. R. P. Kurup Investigation on catecholase activity of Salen Co(III) octahedral complexes, Polyhedron, 2019, 173, 114129.
   11. Mohan, S. S. Sreejith, P. M. Sabura Begum and M. R. P. Kurup A modern approach for the sensing of aqueous Al(III) ion by Ni(II) Salen‐type Schiff base complexes, Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 33, e5064.
   12. Mohan, S. S. Sreejith and V. Kuttippurath, C. Keloth and M. R. P. Kurup A study of structural effects on linear and nonlinear response of bicompartmental Ni(II) based salen compounds, Appl. Organomet. Chem., 2019, 33, e4900.
   13. Mohan, S. S. Sreejith and S. B. Perakath, M. R. P. Kurup, Dual Responsive Salen-type Schiff Bases for the Effective Detection of L-Arginine via Static Quenching Mechanism. New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 13114-13121.
   14. S. Sreejith, N. Mohan and M. R. P. Kurup, Water‐Encapsulated Ni (II) Salphen‐Type Host Complexes: Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Potentially Bioactive Quasi‐Isostructural Polymorphs. ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 6493-6502.
   15. S. Sreejith, N. Mohan and M. P. Kurup, Experimental and theoretical analysis of a rare nitrato bridged 3d-4f complex containing LaZn2 core synthesized from a Zn (II) metalloligand. J. Mol. Struct. 2018, 1153, 85-95.
   16. S. Sreejith, N. Mohan and M. P. Kurup, Experimental and theoretical studies on photoluminescent Zn (II) host complex with an open book structure: Implication on potential bioactivity and comparison with its ligand and Zn (II), Pd (II) siblings. Polyhedron, 2017, 135, 278-295
   17. S. Sreejith, N. Mohan and M. P. Kurup, Experimental and theoretical investigations on Pd (II) host-guest compound: Deciphering the structural and electronic features of a potential bioactive complex. J. Mol. Struct. 2017, 1145, 170-183.
   18. S. Sreejith, N. Mohan, N. Aiswarya and M. R. P. Kurup, Inclusion, pseudo-inclusion compounds and coordination polymer of Pd (II), Zn (II) and Cd (II) from salen-type Schiff base ligand with a 1, 3-diimino spacer group: crystal structures, spectroscopic and thermal studies. Polyhedron, 2016, 115, 180-192.
   19. Mohan, S. S. Sreejith, M. Sithambaresan and M. R. P. Kurup, (±)-trans-6, 6′-Diethoxy-2, 2′-[cyclohexane-1, 2-diylbis (nitrilomethanylylidene)] diphenol monohydrate. Acta Crystallogr., Sect. E: Struct. Rep. Online, 2014, 70, o182-o183
   20. S. Sreejith, N. Mohan and M. R. P. Kurup, Ni(II) Complex Derived from N,N’-bis(3-ethoxy-2-hydroxy-benzylidine)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine: Crystal Structure and Photophysical Characteristics. Sci. & Soc., 2015, 13, 151-156

Book Chapter

1. Fluorescence sensing of metals using cyclodextrins, Springer (Accepted)
2. Research Perspectives in Chemistry for Sustainable Development, Excel publishers, ISBN – 978-93-89947-01-4
3. Emergent Catalytic Materials Towards CO₂ Reduction, Springer,2022, ISBN 978-981-19-1311-2
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Conference Papers

1. Selective Recogination of Amino acid via FRET, Nithya Mohan, Sreejith S.S, R.P. Kurup, P.V. Mohanan, International Conference Proceedings, Advanced Energy Materials for a Sustainable Future (ICAEMS 2024), February 2024, ISBN978-93-91673-94-9
2. Copper (II) Based Potential Pharamaceutical Drugs Against Cancer, Nithya Mohan, Sreejith S.S, R.P. Kurup, P.V. Mohanan, International Conference Proceedings, Materials for Millennium, January 2023, ISBN: 978-81-954804-8-7

3. Solvent Mediated Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) in Bicompartmental Salen Schiff bases, Nithya Mohan, P V Mohanan, Sreejith S.S, R.P. Kurup, International Conference Proceedings, Materials for Millennium, June 2021, ISBN: 978-93-5457-754-3
4. An Unprecedented Supramolecular Dimer of Zn(II) Complex Derived from N,N’-Bis(3-ethoxy-2-hydroxy-benzylidine)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine : Crystal Structure and Photophysical Characteristics, Sreejith S.S, Nithya Mohan, R.P. Kurup,  International Conference Proceedings, Materials for Millennium, January 2016, ISBN: 978-93-80095-738

Awards and Honours: 

1. Best paper award in poster category (Scientist category), 2022, Kerala State Council for Science and Technology
2. Best paper award in poster category (Scientist category), 2021, Kerala State Council for Science and Technology
3. Best paper award, 2020, International Academy of Physical Sciences
4. Best paper award, 2019, International Conference organized by Maharajas College, Ernakulam
5. Best paper award, 2019, International Conference organized by Sreesankara College, Kalady
6. Best paper award, 2018, National Conference organized by Sreesankara College, Kalady
7. Jury Member, 2017, National Students Science congress, KVS Regional level
8. Recipient of prestigious ERASMUS fellowship-2018 by Government of Iceland

Professional Activities 

1. Research Supervisor (Chemistry), APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University

          Available vacancies : 4

2. Reviewer, Royal society of Chemistry
3. Resource Person at Morning Star Hone Science College, Angamaly for a talk on Fundamentals on Research Methodology

Technical programs attended:

Papers Presented

1. Presented a paper in an International Conference on Advanced Energy Materials for a Sustainable Future (ICAEMS 2024) at Federal Institute of Science and Technology, February 2024.
2. Presented a paper in an International Conference on Materials for the Millennium organized by Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, MATCON- 2023, January 12-13, 2023
3. Presented a paper in the 35^th Kerala Science Congress (under Scientist category) organized by Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), 10-14 February 2023 at Idukki
4. Presented a paper in an International Conference on Applied Sciences (ICAS-2022) organized by Department of Basic Science and Humanities, SCMS-SSET, 24-25 November 2022
5. Presented a paper in CTriC -2014 (National Seminar at the department of Applied chemistry, CUSAT)
6. Presented a paper in CTriC -2017 (National Seminar at the department of Applied chemistry, CUSAT)
7. Presented a paper in CTriC- 208 (National Seminar at the department of Applied chemistry, CUSAT)
8. Presented a paper in MATCON -2019 (International Conference at the department of Applied chemistry, CUSAT)
9. Presented a paper in the National Conference in Recent Advances in Chemical sciences (RACS),2017, Sreesankara College, Kalady
10. Presented a paper in an International Conference in Advanced Material Science (ICAMS), 2018, Sreesankara College, Kalady
11. Presented a paper in an International Conference Sustainable Innovations in Green Chemistry and New Technological Developments (ICSIG-2018), Maharajas College, Ernakulam
12. Presented a paper in the Kerala Science Congress, 2019

Programs Attended

1. KSCSTE Sponsored Workshop on IPR, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology , 27 June 2025
2. Workshop on Indian Knowledge System, Ministry of Education, Government of India 1-7 April 2025
3. AICTE Sponsored VAANI workshop, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, 10-12 July 2024
4. Attended a training program under the special mission called “National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM)” organized by RGNIIPM in association with IPR cell SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, 25 September 2023
5. Attended ACS Talk Series organized by American Chemical Society,21 June 2023
6. Attended ChatGPT : The complete ChatGPT guide from Zero to Hero(2023), 6 April 2023

FDP attended 

1. Faculty Development Program on Research Methodology & Application of Generative AI in Research, SCMS School of Technology and Management, 28th, 30th June & 1st July,2025
2. Short Term Course on Fundamentals of Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites, Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), 17 February 2025 to 13 March 2025
3. Faculty development Program on Sustainable Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications, IIT Guwahati, 22-26 April 2024
4. One Week Online International Level Faculty Development Program on “Advanced Materials for Energy, Environmental and biological applications, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Tiruchirappalli, 04-09 November 2024.
5. Five day’s faculty development programme on “Advanced Materials for Energy Applications (online) organized by Sathyabhama Institute for Higher Education, 9-13 October 2023
6. Five day’s faculty development programme on Advanced Functional Materials and its Applications organized by SURNA College (Autonomous), Bangalore, 25-29 October 2023
7. Five day’s faculty development programme Green and Sustainability Science organized by Department of Basic Science, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, 11-15 September 2023