Dr. Sunil C Vattappalam

Assistant Professor- Department of Physics 

 

Academic Qualifications

1. M Sc. Physics - St. Thomas College Pala - 2005
2. B.Ed Physical Science, St. Thomas College of Teacher Education Pala, 2006
3. M Ed. Education - Annamalai University, Chidambaram, 2007
4. Ph D. Physics - M G University, Kottayam
   

Total Teaching Experience

• 17 years of experience
• Med / Engg entrance coaching - Different institutions - 2005-2015
• Science and Humanities - St. Joseph's College of Engineering & Technology - 2015-2016
• St. Xavier's College Thumba-2016 onwards.

Research Activities

Number of M Sc. Projects supervised - 38

Positions held outside St. Xavier's College

• Chairman of College Union - St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala - 2006
• PRO - Pala Bullets (Socio cultural society) - 2010-2014
  
  

Positions held in St. Xavier's College

1. Coordinator of IQAC 2022 onwards
2. Coordinator of IT Cell (2021 onwards)
3. Admin of College Website (2017 onwards)
4. Executive Member of PTA (2021 onwards)
5. Member, Examination Committee (2016-2020)
6. Executive Member, Staff Club (2017-18)
7. Member, IQAC (2017 onwards)
8. Coordinator of value added courses (2017-2022)

Books Published

1. Oorjathanthrathile Nobel Prathibhakal: Media House,  New Delhi- 2019. ISBN: 978-93-8898-967-1
2. Constraints in Physics: Media House, New Delhi, 2022, ISBN: 987-93-94507-19-7

Journals / Articles Published

1. Cogent Physics - 2015 - Vol 2 Issue 1019664 - Cogent OA -India
2. Journal of applied physics - 2014 - Vol 6 Issue 6 - CSIR - New Zealand
3. Asian Journal of Chemistry - 2015 - Vol 1 Issue 19381 - Asian publication corporation - China
4. Materials chemistry and Physics - 2016 - Vol 254 Issue 584 - Elsevier - Australia
5. Indo-American journal of pharmaceutical research - 2014 - Vol 4 Issue 3 - Indo-American journal of pharmaceutical research - India
6. Advances in chemistry - 2014 - Vol 1 Issue 549019 - Hindawi publishing corporation - Egypt
7. Chemical physical letters - 2015 - Vol 1 Issue 635 - Elsevier - Australia
8. IOP conference series - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 012107 - ICMST 2012 - India
9. IOP conference series - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 012106 - ICMST 2012 - India
10. IOP conference series - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 012104 - ICMST 2012 - India
11. IOP conference series - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 012105 - ICMST 2012 - India
12. Proceedings of national seminar - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 8 - St. Aloysius College Edathua - India
13. Proceedings of national seminar - 2011 - Vol 1 Issue 2 - Maharajas College Ernakulam - India
14. IOP conference series - 2016 - ICMST2016 - India
15. IOP conference series - 2016 - ICMST2016 - India
16. European Journal of Physics - 2017 - 132:306 - High Performance Ethanol Gas Sensor using TiO2 nano structure
17. Materials Research Bulletin - 93 (2017) - 130-137 - Studies on photo response and LPG sensitivity of transparent Al doped ZnO thin films prepared by thermal evaporation technique
18. Journal of Electronic Materials - Silver tungstate nano particles for the detection of ethanol ammonia and acetone gases - 2018 -  vol42 - no:9 - Springer -USA
19. Macromolecular Symposia- Wiley- Enhanced LPG sensitivity of electron beam irradiated Al-ZnO nanoparticles- 2020- 368- 2000168
20. Diamond and Related Materials- Sience Direct- Elsevier: In2S3-Gr and In2S3-CNT nano composite thin films as gas sensors, 5 July 2022, 109215

Conference / Seminar / Workshop / Training Programmes attended (last 5 years) - Academic & General

1. International Conference on Material science and technology - St. Thomas College Pala - International Level - Paper presentation - 2016
2. International Conference on Material science and technology - St. Thomas College Pala - International Level - Paper presentation - 2014
3. National conference of Nano science and technology - Devamatha College Kuravilangad - National Level - Paper presentation - 2015
4. National seminar on Nanoscience and its future in biology - St. Aloysius College Edathua - National Level - Paper presentation - 2012
5. National seminar on Material science - Maharajas College Ernakulam - National Level - Paper presentation - 2012

Other Honours

State Champion - Kalarippayattu - Sports Council - 1999, 2000

Honorary membership in London Journal Press- 2020