Dr YAMUNA NAIR
BEd, MSc, MPhil, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
BEd, MSc, MPhil, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Titania Doped CDs as Effective CT-DNA Binders: A Novel Fluorescent Probe via Green Synthesis | Particle and Particle Systems Characterization / / / - | 1521-4117 | 10-Sep-2024 |
| 2 | Excitation dependent emissive multi stimuli responsive ESIPT organic luminogen for monitoring sea food freshness | Food Chemistry / / / - | 1873-7072 | 14-Jun-2023 |
| 3 | In vitro Analytical Techniques as Screening Tools to investigate the Metal chelate-DNA interactions | ChemistrySelect / 8 / 5 / 202203615 - 202203643 | 2365-6549 | 01-Feb-2023 |
| 4 | Spectroscopic, crystal structure and DFT-assisted studies of some nickel(II) chelates of a heterocyclic-based NNO donor aroylhydrazone: in vitro DNA binding and docking studies | Molecular Diversity / 2023 / / 1 - 22 | 13811991 | 19-Jan-2023 |
| 5 | Templating motifs of molecular axles in hydrogen bonding [2]rotaxanes: Synthesis and applications | European Polymer Journal / / / - | 0014-3057 | 01-Nov-2022 |
| 6 | A Multi-Stimuli responsive organic luminogen with aggregation induced emission for the selective detection of Zn2+ ions in solution and solid state | Chemical Engineering Journal / 453 / 2 / 139798 - 139813 | 1385-8947 | 15-Oct-2022 |
| 7 | Fabrication and Applications of Wrinkled Soft Substrates: An Overview | ChemistrySelect / / / - | 2365-6549 | 06-Apr-2022 |
| 8 | Amine functionalized carbon quantum dots from paper precursors for selective binding and fluorescent labelling applications | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science / 617 / / 730 - 744 | 0021-9797 | 17-Mar-2022 |
| 9 | Doping and Surface Modification of Carbon Quantum Dots for Enhanced Functionalities and Related Applications | Particle and Particle Systems Characterization / / / - | 0934-0866, 1521-4117 | 13-Sep-2021 |
| 10 | Novel dioxidomolybdenum complexes containing ONO chelators: Synthesis, physicochemical properties, crystal structures, Hirshfeld surface analysis, DNA binding/cleavage studies, docking, and in vitro cytotoxicity | Applied Organometallic Chemistry / 35 / 9 / - | 1099-0739, 0268-2605 | 17-Aug-2021 |
| 11 | Synthesis, spectral and DNA/Protein binding evaluation of novel Cu (II) chelates of an NNO donor tridentate aroylhydrozone: Halogen bonding directed close packing | Journal of Molecular Structure / 1217 / / 128453 - | 0022-2860 | 18-May-2020 |
| 12 | Structural investigation of discrete solvent protonated vanadium and other transition metal complexes of N'-[(E)-(3-ethoxy-2-hydroxyphenyl) methylidene]benzohydrazide, synthetic, spectroscopic and cytotoxicity studies | Inorganica Chimica Acta / 491 / / 93 - 104 | 0020-1693 | 01-Apr-2019 |
| 13 | N0-[(E)-(3-Fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylidene] pyridine-3-carbohydrazide dihydrate | Acta Crystallographica Section E / E70 / E70 / o483 - 0484 | 1600-5368 | 17-Feb-2015 |
| 14 | N′-[(E)-(3-Fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylidene] benzohydrazide monohydrate | Acta Crystallographica Section E / E68 / 9 / 2709 - 2709 | 1600-5368 | 02-Jan-2013 |
Books/ Book Chapter/Case Study
| Sl.No. | Title | Author Names(s) | ISBN No. | Month Year |
| 1 | Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles: Fundamentals and Applications | VINOD T P,VARSHA LISA JOHN,RAKTIMA DAS,MEENAKSHI D. SIVAN,ARATHY BABU REMADEVI,YAMUNA NAIR,KALIM DESHMUKH,CHAUDHERY MUSTANSAR HUSSAIN | 978-044313591-0 | / |
| 2 | Handbook of functionalized carbon nanostructures | YAMUNA NAIR,AHMED BARHOUM,KALIM DESHMUKH | 978-3-031-14955-9 | / |
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
| Sl.No. | Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium | Type of Program | Title of the Article | Role | Venue/Place | Date |
| 1 | International conference on Advanced Nanomaterials for sustainability | Conference | Design and synthesis of core shell carbon polymer dots with highly stable fluorescence via controlled in-situ polymerization/carbonization for DNA binding studies | Presenter) | Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and technology | 17/10/2024 |
| 2 | International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Sustainability: Energy and Healthcare (ICoNNS 2024) | Conference | Participant) | SCMS school of engineering and technology | 04/07/2024 | |
| 3 | AFMD-2024 | Conference | ESIPT inspired solid state emitters for picric acid turn on-off-on detection with acidofluorochromism, anticounterfeiting and latent fingerprinting | Presenter) | SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyTamil Nadu | 26/02/2024 |
| 4 | GCSS 2023 | Conference | Participant) | SH Thevara KochiKerala | 26/05/2023 | |
| 5 | Current Trends in Material Science and Applications | Seminar | Participant) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 21/02/2018 | |
| 6 | 9 Bangalore India Nano | Conference | Nickel(II) complex derived from 3-fluoropyridine 2-carboxaldehyde and benzhydrazide: Crystallographic insight into coordination and geometry | Presenter) | KSTABangalore | 07/12/2017 |
| 7 | International Conference on Women in Science, Research and Innovation | Conference | Participant) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 20/06/2017 | |
| 8 | CTriC 2017 | Conference | Syntheses and spectral characterization of manganese(II) and iron(III) chelates of NNO donor aroylhydrazones | Presenter) | COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYKochi | 03/02/2017 |
| 9 | 9th KSTA Annual Conference on Science, Technology and Innovations in 21st century | Conference | Syntheses and characterization of zinc(II) and cadmium(II) complexes of NNO donor aroylhydrazones | Presenter) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 20/12/2016 |
| 10 | National Conference on ?Advances in nano science a | Participant) | Department of Basic Sciences, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally,Kerala | - | ||
| 11 | Recent Advances in Organic Synthesis and bioscienc | Participant) | Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Bangalore | - | ||
| 12 | National Seminar on modern methods in organic chem | Participant) | Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Bangalore | - | ||
| 13 | Conference | Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel Acyl hydrazone N?[(E)-(3-Fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylidene]benzohydrazide monohydrate | Presenter) | Christ UniversityBangalore | - | |
| 14 | Seminar | Synthesis and crystal structure of copper(II) complex derived from 3-fluoropyridine 2-carboxaldehyde and benzhydrazide | Presenter) | Christ UniversityKochi,Kerala | - | |
| 15 | Scienceand Technology Challenges for Promoting Inn | Participant) | Christ university and KSTA | - | ||
| 16 | Current Trends in Chemistry | Participant) | Dept of Applied Chemistry CUSAT Kochi | - | ||
| 17 | Advances in Chemical Science | Participant) | Christ university and KSTA | - | ||
| 18 | Science Academies' Lecture Workshop on Spectroscop | Participant) | Christ university and Academies of Sciences | - | ||
| 19 | Modern trends in chemical research | Participant) | KSTA | - | ||
| 20 | Modern aspects of chemical research | Participant) | Indian Academy of Science Bangalore | - | ||
| 21 | Conference | Syntheses and characterization of cobalt(II) complexes of NNO donor aroylhydrazone | Presenter) | Christ UniversityCochin, Kerala | - | |
| 22 | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS FOR THE MILL | Participant) | Department of applied chemistry CUSAT, Kochi, Kerala | - |
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Student | Institution | Role | Status | Month Year |
| 1 | Synthesis, characterization and studies of hydrazine based polyfunctional ligands and their metal chelates | Juno Rose Attokaran | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | June 2017 |
| 2 | Modified Metal-Organic Frameworks with Tuneable Properties for Multifunctional Applications | ATHIRA J AJITH | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | April 2023 |
| 3 | SCHIFF BASE-DERIVED FLUORESCENT MOLECULAR PROBES FOR EFFECTIVE SENSING OF MOLECULES AND IONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE |
NIKITA VARGHESE | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | May 2023 |
| 4 | . |
RESHMA K | Christ University | Supervisor | Ongoing | February 2026 |
Patents
| Sl.No. | Title of Invention | Inventor(s) | Filing Date |
| 1 | A POLYMER BASED FLUORESCENT NANOMATERIAL FOR DNA BINDING STUDIES | MANOJ B,ALEENA ANN MATHEW,YAMUNA NAIR | 04-Jul-2025 |
| 2 | THE SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL N'1-((E)-3,5-DIBROMO- 2-HYDROXYBENZYLIDENE) - N'6-((Z)-3,5- DIBROMO- 2- HYDROXYBENZYLIDENE)ADIPOHYDRAZIDE SCHIFF BASE FLUORESCENT PROBE (DBSA) FOR THE SELECTIVE DETECTION OF OXOANIONS (CrO4^2-, Cr2O7^2-,AND MnO4-) | YAMUNA NAIR | 07-Mar-2025 |
| 3 | Ratiometric Luminescent senor strip device based on Red Lumiscent Eu-MOF for picric acid detection | YAMUNA NAIR | 05-Feb-2025 |
| 4 | SMART PORTABLE FLUORESCENT SENSOR DEVICE INCORPORATING TB-MOF/PMMA COMPOSITE FOR TETRACYCLINE DETECTION IN MILK | YAMUNA NAIR | 06-Jan-2025 |
| 5 | The Synthesis of the novel (N? 1 Z, N? 6 Z)- N? 1 , N? 6 -bis(2,4- dihydroxybenzylidene) adipohydrazide (ADHB) schiff base fluorescent probe for selective detection of Picric acid and ammonia. | YAMUNA NAIR | 18-Nov-2024 |
| 6 | The synthesis of novel N? 1 ? (( E)- 3,5- dibromo- 2- hydroxybenzylidene) - N?6- ((Z)- 3,5- dibromo- 2-hydroxybenzylidene)adipohydrazide schiff base fluorescent probe for the selective detection of cobalt ion | YAMUNA NAIR | 02-Sep-2024 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Sonochemical/solvothermal synthesis of nano sized transition metal complexes and MOFs containing heterocyclic schiff bases as percursors for metal based nano materials: structural and morphology characterization | YAMUNA NAIR | Internal | |
| 2 | Ion-imprinted Carbon Dots for the Fluorimetric Detection of Hazardous Metals in Water Resources | VINOD T P, YAMUNA NAIR | Vision Group on Science and Technology (Dept of Electronics, IT, BT, and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka) | External |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | Soil analysis training | CHRIST(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), ICAR-IIHR, Hessaraghatta, Bangalore | Regional | Participant | 23/08/2019 |
| 2 | 30 M training on Google class room | CHRIST(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), | Institutional | Participant | 18/06/2019 |
| 3 | Pedagogic practices and Research as culture in the department | Christ(Deemed to be University), | Organiser & Participant | 20/05/2019 | |
| 4 | CHEMISTRY IN HEALTH CARE AND MATERIAL SCIENCE | CHRIST in association with Aten Porus Life Sciences, | Institutional | Participant | 09/08/2017 |
| 5 | Capacity Enhancement Programme on Intellectual Property Rights | CHRIST (Deemed to be University), | Institutional | Participant | 14/07/2017 |
| 6 | Research and Publications | Christ, | Institutional | - | 23/09/2016 |
| 7 | Modern approach to Materials | JNCASR, | Regional | - | 29/08/2016 |
| 8 | RESEARCH | Christ University, | Participant | 28/03/2016 | |
| 9 | Attended talk on Emerging scenario of forensic technologies in societal needs | Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Bangalore, | Institutional | - | 19/08/2011 |
| 10 | Moodle training | Christ University, Bangalore, | Institutional | - | 15/07/2011 |
| 11 | Faculty development program at Kengeri Campus | Christ University, Bangalore, | Institutional | - | 03/06/2011 |
| 12 | Holistic education training program on societal skills | Christ University, Bangalore, | Institutional | - | 02/06/2011 |
| 13 | Two day Lecture workshop on organic chemistry | Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Bangalore sponsored by Indian Academy of sciences, | Institutional | - | 27/08/2010 |
| 14 | Application of GC and HPLC | Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation, | Regional | - | - |
Awards/Achievements/Others
| Sl.No. | Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others | Description | Organisation | Month/ Year |
| 1 | Organizer | National level workshop on Recent advances in Organic Chemistry and biosciences | Christ University | February 2010 |
| 2 | Organizer | Workshop on Organic Chemistry | Christ University | August 2010 |