Dr. Marymol Moothedan

Assistant Professor
M. Sc., B. Ed., Ph. D (Research Guide)

Profile
  • Life time member, Indian Science Congress
  • Life time member, Magnetic Resonance Society

Research

Nano Catalysis

Projects

2023

  • 1.  Synthesis and Characterization of cellulose based sustainable nano composites for water remediation under MAC RFS programme-1, 00000 lakh.

2019

  • 1.  Rusa Student Project: Synthesis, characterization and application of lanthana- graphene oxide nanocomposite-15,000/-

2011

  • 1.  Preparation, Characterization and catalytic application of nano lanthana, UGC, Minor project, 20011-2012, 1,50,000

Publications

Journal Article

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminium Doped Lanthanum Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorptive Removal of Congo Red from aqueous Solution, Marymol Moothedan Elizabeth Paul*, Amrutha Soman, Manjima Sajeev, Alen Mary Jose, Arathy Babu, Materials today proceedings, 2023
  • Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of Phenol over Nano Mesoporous Lanthanum Oxide synthesized by chitosan template method, Marymol Moothedan, K.B. Sherly, Materials today proceedings, 2023
  • Catalytic activity of nano mesoporous lanthanum oxide for liquid phase benzylation of o-Xylene, Marymol Moothedan, K.B. Sherly, AIP Conference Proceedings 2783, 030001 (2023)
  • Surface properties of nano mesoporous lanthanum oxide synthesized by sol-gel method, Materials today proceedings, 2022
  • Dielectric properties and AC conductivity of green synthesized nano La2O3/La(OH)3 Marymol Moothedan, K.B. Sherly, AIP Conf. Proc.2369(2021) 20017
  • Synthesis and Characterization of low moisture permeation Lanthanum oxide/Silica nanocomposite, Materials today proceedings, 2020
  • Synthesis and Characterization of nano mesoporous lanthanum aluminate (LaAlO3) for catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol , Emergent materials, 2020
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Lanthana/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite, AIP, 2020
  • Stability study of nano mesoporous Lanthanum oxide synthesized by sol gel and co-precipitation methods, Marymol Moothedan, K.B. Sherly, Teresian International Journal of Chemical Sciences, January-March - 2020, Volume I, Issue I.
  •  Liquid phase benzylation of o-xylene on nano mesoporous lanthanum aluminates, IJRASET, 2018
  • Synthesis, characterization and sorption studies of nano lanthanum oxide, Marymol Moothedan, K. B. Sherly, Journal of Water Process Engineering 9 (2016) 29-37.
  • Structural characterization of nano lanthanum aluminium oxide synthesized by the sol-gel method, Thara R Krishnan, K.B. Sherly, Marymol Moothedan, Universe of Emerging Technologies and Science, 2 (2015) 1-5.
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Nano Lanthana, Marymol Moothedan, K.B. Sherly, AIP Conf. Proc. 1391(2011) 549-551.

Book Chapter

1.   Synthesis, Characterization and liquid phase benzoylation of O-Xylene on nano mesoporous Lanthanum oxide, Proceedings of RAOS-2019

Books

  1. Editor of the book ‘Proceedings of STAM 23’, Second International Conference on Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM 23) 18-20 April, 2023
  2. Editor of ‘Science Scoop’- Science News letter Published by Science Forum (2022)
  3. Editor of ‘Proceedings of Two day UGC Sponsored Diamond Jubilee National Seminar on Retrosynthetic Analysis & Organic Spectroscopy, RAOS – 2019
  4. A Text Book of Inorganic Chemistry for the Degree Chemistry students of M.G. University 2002.
  5. General Chemistry (2007). Published by the Department of Chemistry, M.A College.

International/National Papers presented

1.      Marymol Moothedan, ‘Synthesis, Characterization and Phosphate Adsorption Studies of Nano Mesoporous Lanthana’ ICMSMT 2023, held at Akshaya College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India during 13 - 14, April 2023.

2.      Marymol Moothedan, ‘Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of Phenol over Nano Mesoporous Lanthanum Oxide synthesized by chitosan template method’ International Conference on Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM 23), Mar Athanasius College on 18, 19 and 20 of April, 2023.

  1. International webinar on Environmental concerns and its remediation organized by F-EIR on october 18-22 , 2022, chandigar, India
  2. International Conference on Engineering Materials, ‘ICRAEM 2022’ on 3-5, March 2022 by D Y Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

5.      Synthesis, Characterization and Phosphate Adsorption studies of Nano Mesoporous Lanthanum oxide, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM IST, India, during February 01- 03, 2021

6.      Marymol Moothedan National Conference on Physics and Chemistry of Materials (NCPCM2020) during 14th- 16th December, 2020 and presented a paper entitled Dielectric Properties and AC Conductivity of Green Synthesized Nano La2O3/La(OH)3.

7.      Marymol Moothedan –Inter National conference on nano science and Nano Technology  ICONN 20-21 during Feb 01-03-2021 on the topic Synthesis, Characterization and Phosphate Adsorption studies of Nano Mesoporous Lanthanum oxide

8.      Synthesis and Characterization of low moisture permeation Lanthanum oxide/Silica nanocomposite, STAM 20, Jan 2020, organized by M.A. College, Kothamangalam

9.       Synthesis and Characterization of Lanthana/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite, STAM 20, Jan 2020, organized by M.A. College, Kothamangalam

10.  Synthesis and Characterization of nano mesoporous Lanthanum Aluminate (LaAlO3) for Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of Phenol, ICAM, June 2019, organized by Nirmalagiri College, Kannur

11.  Transfigured nano lanthanum oxide as an efficient adsorbent of phosphate, Marymol Moothedan, K. B. Sherly, 103rd Indian Science Congress, January 2016

12.  A comparative study on the synthesis and characterization of nano lanthana by co precipitation and micro emulsion method, Marymol Moothedan, K. B. Sherly, IIMMN-2013, organized by centre for nanoscience and nanotechnology, M.G. university, Kottayam, January 2013

13.  Synthesis and Characterization of nano lanthana alumina mixed oxides, Marymol Moothedan, K. B. Sherly, OMTAT-2013, Dept. of Physics, CUSAT, January 2013.

14.  A modified citrate sol gel route for the synthesis of nano lanthana, Marymol Moothedan, K. B. Sherly, Cochin Nano-2011 organized by Dept. of Physics, CUSAT, August 2011.
III National Seminars

15.   Dielectric Properties and AC Conductivity of Green Synthesized Nano La2O3/La(OH)3 Marymol Moothedan, K. B. Sherly Physics and Chemistry of Materials (NCPCM2020) during 14th- 16th December, 2020.

16.  Synthesis, Characterization and Liquid Phase Benzylation of O-Xylene on Nano Mesoporous Lanthanum Oxide, RAOS 2019, Feb 2019, organized by M.A. College, Kothamangalam

17.  Efficient adsorption of phosphate from aqueous solution using green synthesized nano lanthana, Marymol Moothedan, K. B. Sherly,Nanochembio-2014, organized by St Thomas college, Palai

18.  Efficient adsorption of Congo red dye from aqueous solution using green synthesized nano lanthana, Marymol Moothedan, K. B. Sherly, Recent advances in spectroscopy, organized by M.A. college, Kothamangalam, August 2014.

19.  Synthesis and characterization of Nano Lanthana Alumina Mixed Oxide. Thara R Krishnan,
K.B Sherly and Marymol Moothedan, UGC sponsored National Seminar on Recent Trends
in Chemistry, 6th & 7th November, , Baselius College, Kottayam, 2014

20.  Synthesis and characterization of Nano Lanthana Alumina Mixed Oxide by Co-precipitation
method, Akhila Velayudhan, K.B Sherly and Marymol Moothedan, UGC sponsored
National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemistry, 6th & 7th November, Baselius College,
Kottayam, 2014

International/National Seminars attended

1.      National Webinar on “Recent Developments for Chemistry Teachers” organized by the Department of Applied Chemistry, Karunya Deemed University, Coimbatore-641 114, Tamilnadu, India on 05th June 2021.

2.      Two day national webinar on “Human Rights” organized by the Department of Chemistry, Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam during 29-30 June 2021.

3.       Nobel Laureate Series – Lecture 1, by Dr. Joachim Frank, 2017 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Biological molecules on Aug-11, 2020- online mode

4.      Nobel Laureate Series – Lecture 1I, The third lecture delivered by  Prof. Jean Marie Lehn, 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Topic: ‘STEPS TOWARDS COMPLEX MATTER: CHEMISTRY!’, September 11, 2020

5.      Webinar on "Be Aware Be Safe" organized by the Science Forum of Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam, in connection with the National Cancer Awareness Day, on 07 November 2020.

6.      National Webinar on “NEP 2020: Highlights and Implications for Higher Education” organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam

7.      National Webinar on Approach to NAAC Accreditation supported by UGC under Paramarsh scheme and organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam from 06 August 2020 to 08 August 2020.

 

8.      Nobel laureate Lecture series on ‘Why can’t time run backwards’ organized by the Department of Physics, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam on 08/10/2020.

9.      One day faculty enrichment workshop on research proposal writing  on 05-10-2019, M.A. College, Kothamangalam

10.  The Art of Writing Research Papers” organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Mar Athanasius College Kothamangalam on 14.05.2020

11.  “Writing a Winning Project Proposal” organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Mar Athanasius College Kothamangalam on 11.05.2020.

12.  Visualisation Tools in Chemistry organised by the Department of Chemistry, St. Paul’s College, Kalamassery on 19th May 2020.

13.  “Need and Progress Towards Fast Photography:A Glimpse through Femtosecond Spectroscopy” organised by the Department of Chemistry, St Xavier’s College for Women,Aluva on 22/5/2020

14.  “Stereochemistry” organized by P.G. Department of Chemistry, Sree Sankara Vidyapeetom College, Valayanchirangara, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, Kerala on 21st May 2020.

15.   “Preparing for Online Teaching”, United Nations Environment Programme on May 21, 2020 - Duration 90 Minutes, organized by SH college, Kerala

16.  One day RUSA sponsored workshop on Assessment Evaluation and soft skills for teachers in higher education, organized by IQAC, M.A. College, Kothamangalam on 25-05-2019.

17.  Two-day RUSA sponsored workshop on New Procedures of NAAC assessment and Acreditation organized by IQAC, M.A. College, Kothamangalam on 26-27 April 2019.

18.  Two-day RUSA sponsored workshop on New Procedures of NAAC assessment and Acreditation organized by IQAC, M.A. College, Kothamangalam on 26-27 April 2019.

19.  One day special guest seminar on “Strange and Beautiful world of Quantum mechanics” by Dr. K. L. Sebastian, IIT, Palakkad on 25-10-2017 sponsored by M.A. College association.

20.  Innovative lecture series-III- on “Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonics and Sonochemistry” on 24-01-2018 by Prof. Muthupandian Ashokkumar, School of Chemistry, the University of Melbourne.

21.  Indian Academy lecture workshop on “Spectroscopic techniques as effective characterization tools” on 23& 24 February 2018.

22.  UGC sponsored two day workshop on “Microscale Experiments in Chemistry” on 15&16 February 2018

23.  Two day National Conference cum Workshop on ‘’Nutraceuticals-Perspectives, Prospects and Challenges’’ Sponsored by UGC, at Mar Athanasius College on 12th and 13nth March, 2013.

Achievements

  • Won best poster award in the national seminar 'Recent advances in spectroscopy', organized by M.A. college, Kothamangalam, 2014
  • Presented a paper in the Indian Science Congress 2015

Awards and Recognition

Institutional Responsibilities

  • Coordinator Nature Club (2022)
  • Coordinator Science Forum (2021, 2020, 2019)
  • Joint coordinator – STAR-DBT (2019, 2020)
  • Coordinator-Certificate course-Modern Analytical Techniques (2019)
  • IQAC Sub committee member (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
  • Member UG/PG Admission (2022, 2021)
  • Member-Women’s cell (2018)
  • Member-WWS (2019)
  • Member-Red Ribbon club (2014, 2012) 

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