B.Sc. Chemistry
About us
Welcome to the Department of Chemistry
Chemistry often referred to as the Central Science, plays a pivotal role in all aspects of physical & biological sciences, engineering, agriculture, medicine, and allied health disciplines.
Chemistry was taught as one of the subjects in the college as early as 1918, however it became a full fledged degree programme in the year 1953. Since then the Department of Chemistry at Women’s Christian College has been engaged in opening up the fascinating world of Chemistry to students many of whom have gone on to make a mark for themselves in society both in India and abroad. The Postgraduate programme was introduced in the year 2007 under the self-financed section of the college.
The Undergraduate programme has been designed to provide basic foundation in general areas of Inorganic, Organic and Physical chemistry in the first and second year of study. Specialised courses such as Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Nanoscience, Forensic Science, Cosmetics & Personal Grooming, Printing and Dyeing of Textiles, Essentials of Food Chemistry etc. are offered at the core and supporting (allied) level to acquaint the students with the areas of application of Chemistry. The facilities in the Department were augmented to support basic research using the grants received under Star College Scheme of Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in the year 2015, DST-FIST in 2016 and CPE UGC in 2016.
An aptitude for research is instilled in students by engaging them in individual or group project work in the third year of the degree programme. Research at the undergraduate level is also promoted by the funding available for the Department under the Mr. Ramakrishnan Research Fund for UG research. The Department also has the distinction of having completed one major research project funded by DST and a minor research project funded by UGC. The Department publishes an annual Chemistry magazine CHEMMAG to document and showcase the activities of the Department and also to bring out the creativity and writing skills of the students. The Department has a student chapter of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) that opens up new vistas in education, research and guidance for their career.
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FACULTY
Dr. G. Cynthia Jemima Swarnavalli
Head & Associate Professor
Courses Taught: Nano Science, Physical Chemistry, Spectrocopy
Email Id: cynthiajemima@wcc.edu.in
Ms. Amala Russel
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Inorganic Complexes
Email Id: arussel@wcc.edu.in
Dr. Lily Margaret Priya W
Associate Professor
Courses Taught: Physical Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Forensic Science, Solid State Ionics
Email Id: lilypriya@wcc.edu.in
Dr. G.Libni
Associate Professor
Courses Taught: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Polymer Science
Email Id: libni@wcc.edu.in
Dr. Banani Mukhopadhyay
Associate Professor
Courses Taught: Inorganic Chemistry, Selected Analytical Techniques in Chemistry & Radioanalytical Chemistry
Email Id: bmukhopadhyay@wcc.edu.in
Dr. D.R. Shobha Jeykumari
Associate Professor
Courses Taught: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Volumetric Analysis & Inorganic Preparations, Nano Science
Email Id: shobhajeykumari@wcc.edu.in
Dr. J. Margaret Marie
Associate Professor
Courses Taught: Spectroscopy, Biochemistry & Synthetic Bioelastomers
Email Id: margaretmarie@wcc.edu.in
Dr. M. Esther Leena Preethi
Assistant Professor
Courses Taught: Organic Chemistry, Computer Applications in Chemistry & Catalysis
Email Id: estherleena@wcc.edu.in
FACILITIES
Shimadzu UV-Visible Double beam Spectrophotometer
Electrochemical Work station(FIST)
UV chamber
COD digestor
UG Students doing Project
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
Highlights
RADICAL 20 and Release of in-house magazine CHEM MAG
RADICAL 20, an intercollegiate Chemistry Fest was conducted on 20th February, 2020. The inaugural address was delivered by Dr. T.M. Sridhar, Assistant Professor and Head i/c, Department. of Analytical Chemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus.
Title of the Lecture: Nano biomaterials – The Future of Health Care
Dr. Sayi Sathyavathy, Head, Department of Chemistry, Anna Adarsh College for Women, Chennai released the CHEM MAG 2020 and the first copy was received by Dr. T.M. Sridhar.
Dr. Shoba Ramakrishnan Endowment lecture
Prof. P.S. Kalsi delivered the Dr. Shoba Ramakrishnan Endowment lecture on “Basics of NMR Spectroscopy” on 29 January 2020.He is currently serving as Professor of Eminence, School of Chemistry, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Himachal Pradesh. He has authored 8 books covering stereochemistry of organic compounds, spectroscopy of organic compounds and on organic chemistry. He is a recipient of the Life time Achievement Award for his immense contribution to Chemical Education and Research in the field of Chemistry.
Launch of the book “Essentials of Analytical Chemistry”
Authored by Dr. Shoba Ramakrishnan, Former Head of the Department and Dr. Banani Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, the book was released by Dr. JSN Murthy, former Vice Chancellor,Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, on 14th July, 2017.