Sandhya

Sandhya Sudhakaran

Research Scholar,  Biogeochemistry Group

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Education:

B.Ed : 2009, Physical Science, Providence Womens College, University of Calicut, Calicut, Kerala.
M.Sc. : 2008, Chemistry, St. Mary’s College, University of Calicut, Sulthan Bathery, Kerala.
B.Sc : 2006, Chemistry, Providence Womens College, University of Calicut, Calicut.

Professional Career:

2019(Nov) - Present      : CSIR- Senior Research Fellow, National centre for Earth Science .
2017(Oct) - 2019 (Oct) : CSIR- Junior Research Fellow, National Centre for Earth Science.
2015(Feb) - 2016 (Sep): Technical Assistant in IISER, Trivandrum, Kerala.
2011(Mar) - 2011 (May): NIIST , Trivandrum ,Kerala.

Honours/Awards:

  • CSIR-SRF : November 2019
  • CSIR–JRF : June 2016
  • Best paper Award (Second)- International conference on Innovations and Sustainable research in environment and Life sciences , Fatima Mata National College, Autonomous, Kollam
  • SET : June 2013

Research Interest:

 

Assessment of nutrient dynamics / flux and associated biogeochemical processes in various river basins of Western Ghats. To integrate nutrient monitoring studies in the river basins with possibilities of making feasible methodologies to remove nutrients especially phosphate and nitrate using natural clay/modified clay minerals.

Publications/ Conference Proceedings:

  • Sandhya Sudhakaran, Harsha Mahadevan, Vijayan Arun, Appukuttan Pillai Krishnakumar, Krishnan Anoop Krishnan (2020); “A multivariate statistical approach in assessing the quality of potable and irrigation water environs of the Netravati River basin (India)” Groundwater for Sustainable Development , Volume 11, October 2020.
  • Harsha Mahadevan, A.R. Nayana, V. Viswadas , Sibin Antony , Vinu V. Dev, Sandhya Sudhakaran , Helan Priya Pious, K. Anoop Krishnan (2018); “A pilot level approach to remove anionic species from industrial effluents using a novel carbonate-steam pyrolysed activated charcoal system” Advanced Powder Technology , October 2018.
  • Harsha Mahadevan, K. Anoop Krishnan, Renjith R. Pillai, Sandhya Sudhakaran (2020); “Assessment of urban river water quality and developing strategies for phosphate removal from water and wastewaters: Integrated monitoring and mitigation studies” SN Applied Sciences, March 2020.
  • Harsha Mahadevan, K. Anoop Krishnan, Renjith R. Pillai & Sandhya Sudhakaran (2020); “Stirring-ageing technique to develop zirconium-pillared bentonite clay along with its surface profiling using various spectroscopic techniques” Research on Chemical Intermediates , Volume 39, September 2019.
  • Sandhya Sudhakaran, Elezabeth V. Abraham, P. R. Amrutha, Harsha Mahadevan, K. Anoop Krishnan.” Encapsulation of iron by chitosan-montmorillonite nanocomposite for phosphate adsorption”. International conference on Recent Trends in Material Science and Technology organized by Indian Institute of Science and Technology, Trivandrum , Kerala from 10th-12th October , 2018. (Poster Presentation)
  • Sandhya Sudhakaran, Elezabeth V. Abraham, Harsha Mahadevan, Sibin Antony, Vinu V . Dev, A. Krishna kumar, K. Anoop Krishnan.”Fate and transport of nutrients in the paddy fields of Netravati river basin, India along with phosphate removal studies ”International conference on Innovations and Sustainable Research in Environment and Life Sciences” organized by Fatima Mata National college Kollam , Kerala from 7th-9th August , 2018. (Oral Presentation) (Best Paper Award- second)
  • Midhu P. Alex, Harsha Mahadevan, Sandhya Sudhakaran , Helan Priya Pious , K. Anoop Krishnan. “Adsorptive removal of methyl red from aqueous solution using kaolinite : Kinetics and Isotherm studies”. State Level Seminar on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ,sponsored by the Kerala State Council for Science , Technology and Environment on 16/1/2019.
  • V.Arun , Sibin Antony , Vinu V.Dev,Harsha Mahadevan ,Sandhya Sudhakaran ,K.Anoop Krishnan.”Evironmental monitoring of water and sediment quality parameters in the backwaters around willington island.” Environmental Status of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems in India ECEI” organized by Department of Environmental Science , University of Kerala,Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala from 14th – 15th ,March, 2019.
  • Gayatri Vastrad, Sandhya Sudhakaran, Helan Priya Pious ,Jeenu Jose, V. Arun, A. KrishnaKumar ,K. AnoopKrishnan.”Hydrological Assessment of ground water quality in Netravati river basibn,Karnataka,India.” Environmental Status of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems in India ECEI” organized by Department of Environmental Science , University of Kerala,Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala from 14th – 15th ,March, 2019.
  • Helan Priya Pious, Sandhya Sudhakaran, V.Arun, Sibin Antony, Vinu.V.Dev , Harsha Mahadevan, A.Krishnakumar ,K.Anoop Krishnan.”Hydrogeochemistry of Netravati river along with phosphate adsorption studies using the river bed clay: Monitoring and Mitigation approach.”International conference on Water : From Pollution to purification , December 7th – 10th ,2018, organized by Advanced centre of environmental studies and sustainable development (ACESSD) & School of environmental sciences ,Mahatna Gandhi University ,Kottayam, Kerala.
  • V. Arun, Harsha Mahadevan, Sandhya Sudhakaran, Helan Priya Pious ,Athira .M.Nair, Sibin Antony , K. Anoop Krishnan.”Nutrient and microbial behaviour at upper and lower kuttanad region , Kerala ,India in view of post flood- 2018”. International conference on Water : From Pollution to purification , December 7th – 10th ,2018, organized by Advanced centre of environmental studies and sustainable development (ACESSD) & School of environmental sciences ,Mahatna Gandhi University ,Kottayam, Kerala.