MR. MANU KUMAR . N

Academia

• M.Tech in Materials Science and Engineering (2009), IIT Kharagpur, West bengal, India.
• M.Sc. in Chemistry (2005), Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kerala, India.
• B.Sc. in Chemistry (2001), Kerala University, Kerala, India.

Achievements

• Qualified the UGC (NET)National  test
• Qualified GATE

Teaching Experience

• Five years and ten months teaching experience as Assistant Professor in departments of Chemistry at Government Colleges
• Areas of Specialization: Organic Chemistry.

Positions held - 2016 onwards (College Level)

• Staff editor –College magazine (2018)
• Coordinator – Arts Club(2019)
• Coordinator- Science forum (2019)

Seminars organised/Resource Person

• Co-ordinator of the National Seminar on “Recent Challenges in Environmental Chemistry” organised by the Department of Chemistry, Govt. College Kottayam and sponsored by the Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala on 26, 27 October 2018.
• Resource Person of “Shastrajalakam” in connection with the Talent Hunt programme for school students organised by the State Institute of Educational Technology, General Education Department, Government of Kerala on 23^rd November 2018.
• Resource person of Science Day celebration for N.S.S volunteers organised by the N.S.S unit Govt. College Kottayam on 28 February 2019.
• Resource person of Hiroshima Day observance for N.S.S volunteers organised by the N.S.S unit Govt. College Kottayam on 6^th August 2019.

Conferences/Seminars –attended

2019-20

1. Participated in the Training programme conducted by M.G University, for the college teachers in connection with the preparation of question bank and online generation of question papers for second First semester B. Sc chemistry examination.
2. Participated in the Training programme conducted by M.G University, for the college teachers in connection with the preparation of question bank and online generation of question papers for second semester B. Sc chemistry examination.
3. Participated in the Training programme conducted by M.G University, for the college teachers in connection with the preparation of question bank and online generation of question papers for second Fourth semester B. Sc chemistry examination.
4. Participated the National seminar organised by AKGCT on Right wing formulation of education sector conducted at Maharaja’s college Ernakulum on 22^nd March 2019
5. Participated the Master mentor training programme of walk with a scholar programme organised by New initiatives in higher education, Directorate of collegiate education Government of Kerala on 30rd August 2019 at Government Women’s College, Trivandrum.

2018-19

1. Participated in the National seminar organised by AKGCT on “Politics of higher education” conducted at Govt. college for Women, Thiruvananthapuram on 23^rd March 2018
2. Participated in the National seminar on “Theoretical and Computational Chemistry” held at Govt. college for Women, Thiruvananthapuram during November 29-December 01, 2018
3. Participated in the National seminar on “Electrochemistry: Fundamentals to Application” organised by the department of chemistry Govt. Victoria college Palakkad on 22^nd and 23^rd October 2018

2017-18

1. Participated in the Three day lecture workshop on “Computational Quantum chemistry” held at Sacred Heart College Thevara from 5^th to 7^th January 2017 organized by Indian Academy of Science.
2. Participated in the National seminar on “Recent Advances in Materials Science” conducted from10-1-2017 to 11-1-2017 by the department of chemistry, Government College Kottayam.
3. Participated in the International seminar on “Organic Molecules for Materials Application” held at Govt. college for Women, Thiruvananthapuram during September 19-22, 2017
4. Participated in the National seminar on “Computing skills in chemistry” organised by the department of chemistry Govt. Victoria college Palakkad on 16,17,18 November2017

2016-17

1. Participated in the National seminar organised by AKGCT on “The impact on service trade agreement on higher education” conducted at CSI Retreat centre, Kottayam, on 12^th February 2016
2. Participated in the National seminar on “Multidimensional Perspectives in School Psychology” held at Govt. college for Women, Thiruvananthapuram on 22^nd and 23^rd  November  2016
3. Participated in the National seminar on “Recent Advances in Chemistry” organised by the department of chemistry Govt. Victoria College Palakkad from 29th November to 1^st December 2016.

Courses Undergone

• Short- term course on “ Photo chemistry and its application in Biology and Nano sciences” supported by ERUDITE Scholar in residence programme of Kerala State Higher Education Council, Government of Kerala and organised by Department of Chemistry, Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, from 25-29 November 2019