Dr. ANNU THOMAS FACULTY PROFILE CHEMISTRY

• Post Doctoral, Stockholm University, Sweden, CHEMISTRY, 2011
•  Ph.D, Technical University, (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids) Dresden, Germany, CHEMISTRY, 2009, Academic Grade of Summa Cum Laude (Excellent)
• M.Sc/ M.A./M.Com, M.G. UNIVERSITY, CHEMISTRY, 2005, University Topper
• B.A./B.Sc./B.Com, M.G. UNIVERSITY, CHEMISTRY, 2001, University Topper

Teaching Experience : 14 years

Teaching using latest technology to make the students understand the concepts so as to apply it in real life and/or for research.

2014-15:

• Member of Teacher Evaluation committee, CBCSS Coordinator, Internal Mentor of Walk
  With a Scholar programme of the college.

2016-17:

• Accompanied V semester students to Amal Jyothi Centre For Nano Sciences and Centre
  for Basic Sciences, Kanjirappally as part of Science Popularization programme on 26-06-2016
• Organizer of Poster Presentation Competition for B.Sc. Chemistry students- Topic : El Nino phenomenon

2017-18:

• Organized all Kerala Elocution competition in association with KSCSTE to celebrate
  World Environment Day on 5th June 2017
• Coordinated a scientific talk by Dr. K.J Joseph, Retd. Professor of Kerala Agricultural
  University on 6th June 2017.
• Analyzed the quality of water from over thousand houses in the flood affected areas in
  Koshamattom Colony in Kottayam.
• Accompanied V semester students to Rubber Research Institute on 21-01-2019
• Organizer of Poster Presentation Competition for U.G. students- Topic : ‘Global Climate Change on 6th November 2017

2018-19:

• Organized a Photo exhibition on Madam Curie Day on 4th July in association with
  Breakthrough Science Society
• Organizer of one day seminar for B.Sc. Chemistry students- Speaker: Dr. Thomas
  Mathew, Retd. HOD, Dept. Chemistry, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla
• Analyzed the quality of water from over thousand houses in the flood affected areas in
  Koshamattom Colony in Kottayam.
• Accompanied VI semester students to Travancore Cements on 21-01-2019
• Organizer of Poster Presentation Competition for U.G. students- Topic : ‘Kerala Flood:
  Manmade or Nature’s Fury on 7th January 2019
• Participated in the Rebuild Kerala Mission of Govt. of Kerala to conduct damage survey
  of houses in flood affected area of Veloor Panchayath in Kottayam on 20th September
  2018.
• Conducted a Chemistry demonstration classes for school children in Jawahar Bala
  Bhavan, Kottayam which was featured in leading Malayalam dailies.
• Coordinated two scientific talks by Dr. Jiya Jose, Kothari Post Doctoral fellow, IIUCNN
  (International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology), M.G
  University, Kottayam on the topic, “Heavy metal pollution and its effect on human health
  and marine organisms” andMr. Avinash R Pai, Research Scholar, IIUCNN (International
  and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology), M.G University,
  Kottayam on the topic, “Why plastics are non-biodegradable and how to make use of
  plastics”.
• Organized a two day National Workshop on Microscale Experiments on 27th and 28th of
  July in association with KSCSTE
• Organized a scientific talk by Prof. Aravind K., Assistant professor of Chemistry
  department of S. B .College, Changanassery on 25th October 2018

2019-2020:

• Coordinated a street play and an awareness class for school children and teachers in
  Govt. U.P School, Kumaranalloor, Kottayam on 20th June 2019.
• Coordinated an All-Kerala inter collegiate elocution competition was conducted on the
  topic: “Let’s not make air a global garbage can” on June 21st F.N.
• Coordinated a scientific talk by Dr. Mahesh Mohan, Assistant Professor, School of
  Environmental Sciences, M.G. University, Kottayam on June 21st A.N.
• Coordinated an all Kerala inter- school oral poster design competition on the topic “Save
  ozone, the nature’s sunscreen”
• Coordinated a scientific talk by the special invite Mr. John Richard Thomas, Research
  Scholar, School of Environmental Sciences, M.G. University, Kottayam
• Conducted a demonstration class on Food Adulteration at NSS camp in Maria Rani High
  School at Kumarakom on 9th September 2019.
• On 17th October 2019 a power point presentation competition was conducted on the
  topic “After effects of Amazon Fire”.
• Coordinated a certificate course on Biopolymers. This certificate course is offered by
  both Department of Chemistry in association with CIPET (Central Institute for Plastic
  Engineering and Technology), Kochi
• Coordinated a certificate course offered from the department is Detergent Chemistry
• Coordinated an add-on course on “Aesthetic Treatment” for I DC students.
• Coordinated a Science Exhibition “SOLITAIRE”on December 21st 2019
• Coordinated a scientific talk by Dr. K C Lethesh, Post Doctoral Researcher, Department
  of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology(NTNU), Norway
• Coordinated the visit of V semester students to Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kumarakom and
  Regional Agricultural Research Station Kumarakom on 28th June 2019 as part of their
  curriculum.

2020-2021:

• Organized three International Webinars: 1)2 June 2020- “Material Simulations” by Dr.
  Binit Lukose, Associate Editor, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ,USA
• 4 July 2020- “A novel prototype design spectrometer for skin cancer detection & monitoring”
  by Dr. Joanna K. Bendyna-Muirhead,R&D and Business Development Manager, Mintres BV,
  The Netherlands.
• 31 July 2020- “Observing atoms using an electron microscope” by Dr. Anumol Ashokkumar,
  Researcher, Dept. of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden.
• Organized National Seminar on “The Oxygen Story” by Dr. Aravind K., Asst Professor,
  S.B. College, Changanassery.
• Gave a talk on “Rasathanthra and COVID” on 15 May 2020 for the students and teachers
  of BCM College, Kottayam.

Member of Breakthrough Science Society, Member of  Association of Chemistry Teachers
Association of Chemistry Teachers
Breakthrough Science Society
Editorial Board Member of Edwin Group of Journals
Reviewer of Scopus indexed journals

Ms. Jaisy Joy and Dr. Annu Thomas published a research paper entitled “Eco-Friendly Carbon Dots from Pistia stratiotes L.: Development of a Biodegradable Sensor for Selective Detection of Levofloxacin in Water” in Journal of Fluorescence, September 2025.

• Annu Thomas published a research paper entitled “Biomimetic Growth of Calcium Oxalate Hydrates: Shape Development and Structures in Agar Gel Matrices” in Chemistry- A European Journal, April 2025
• Annu Thomas published a research paper entitled “Temperature induced chromic effects in cobalt-formate coordination polymers” in Journal of Physics: Conference Series, April 2025

• Annu Thomas was selected for Summer Research Fellowship for Teachers 2025 from Indian Academy of Sciences
• Article of Dr. Annu Thomas was selected for the cover page of the journal- Chemistry- A European Journal

Offline IIT-JAM/NET/GATE coaching classes at BCM College by BENZIL Academy, Kozhikode.

• FLAIR (Fostering Linkages in Academic Innovation and Research) INTERNATIONAL INTERN 2016
• Approved Research guide of M.G. University, Kottayam. Currently supervising fourresearch scholars.
• 2008 Best Oral-Poster Presentation, Junior Euromat– The Federation of European Material Societies at Lausanne, Switzerland
• 2009 Academic grade of summa cum laude (excellent) obtained for Ph.D. from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Technical University Dresden, Germany.
• 2017 Awarded FLAIR (Fostering Linkages in Academic Innovation and Research) International Internship from the higher education department, Govt. of Kerala
• 2025 Summer Research Fellowship for Teachers 2025 from Indian Academy of Sciences.
• 2025 Article Selected for the cover page of Chemistry- A European Journal