Department of Chemistry
Educational Background
- Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry (2022–Present) – Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan (MEXT Fellow; Graduation: September 2025).
- M.Sc. in General Chemistry (2016–2018) – Women’s Christian College, Chennai.
- B.Sc. in Chemistry (2013–2016) – Women’s Christian College, Chennai.
- Higher Secondary Education (2011–2013) – Manilal M. Mehta Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Chennai.
- Secondary School Education (2009–2011) – Manilal M. Mehta Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Chennai.
Professional Experience
- Teaching cum Research Assistant (2018–2021) – School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
Taught chemistry laboratory experiments to engineering and science undergraduate students and assisted in research activities. - Research Intern (2018) – AU-KBC Research Centre, MIT Campus, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Worked under the guidance of Dr. S. Rajalakshmi in the Chemical Biology and Nanobiotechnology Laboratory.
Awards & Recognitions
- Best Outgoing Student Award (B.Sc., Third Year).
- Best Presentation Award – 7th Student Seminar, Kyushu University (2024).
- Excellent Presentation Award – 25th Research Planning Engineering Seminar, Kyushu University (2024).
- Participant in a World Record Event.
- Best Outgoing Student and Highest Mark Scorer Award (M.Sc.).
- Chemistry Club Coordinator – Women’s Christian College (2015–2016).
- Active Participant in Social and Community Activities.
- Strong Teamwork and Collaboration Skills.
Research Publications
Publications
- A. Senthil Kumar*, G. V. Mageswari, S. Nisha, P. Nellepalli, K. Vijayakrishna*
Molecular orientation and dynamics of ferricyanide ion-bearing poly(ionic liquid)-modified glassy carbon electrode towards selective mediated oxidation reaction of cysteine vs ascorbic acid: A biomimicking enzyme formality
Electrochimica Acta, 395, 139215 (2021). Impact Factor: 5.5 - G. V. Mageswari, Y. Chitose*, Y. Tsuchiya, Ja-Hon Lin, C. Adachi*
Rational molecular design for balanced locally excited and charge-transfer nature for two-photon absorption phenomenon and highly efficient TADF-based OLEDs
Angewandte Chemie, 137, e202420417 (2025). Impact Factor: 16.6 - Y. Chitose*, G. V. Mageswari, R. Zenke, T. Ide, S. Kohata, J.-H. Lin, Y. Tsuchiya, C. Adachi*
Unlocking dual functionality in triazine-based emitters: Synergistic enhancement of two-photon absorption and TADF-OLED performance with electron-withdrawing substituents
Advanced Materials. 2025, 2509857 Impact Factor: 27 - G. V. Mageswari, Y. Chitose,* Y. M Li, Z. W. Fan, Y. Y. Kao, U. Balijapalli, J. H. Lin,* T. C. Lin,* and C. Adachi*
Achieving highly efficient luminescence and multi-photon absorption character in thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters based on a tetrabenzo[a,c]phenazine core
Angewandte Chemie, e202509348 (2025). Impact Factor: 16.6
Conferences
1. 72nd JSAP Spring Meeting
- Conference: 72nd JSAP Spring Meeting
- Presented Work Title:
Benchmark molecular design strategy to achieve dual enhancement of record-high two-photon absorption cross-section with TADF character - Date & Place: March 2025, Tokyo, Japan
- Presentation Type: Conference presentation
2. MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit
- Conference: MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit
- Presented Work Title:
Rational molecular design for balanced locally excited and charge-transfer states to achieve dual functionality of two-photon absorption and TADF - Date & Place: December 2024, Boston, USA
- Presentation Type: Conference presentation
3. VIT–RSC Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences
- Conference: VIT–RSC Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences
- Presented Work Title:
Phenolic pesticide (Pronto®)/double-walled carbon nanotube chemically modified electrode for electrocatalytic oxidation of L-cysteine - Date & Place: April 2019, VIT, Vellore, India
- Presentation Type: Symposium presentation
4. Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology
- Conference: Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology
- Presented Work Title:
Phenolic pesticide (Pronto®)–carbon nanotube chemically modified electrode and its electro-oxidative interaction with L-cysteine - Date & Place: January 2019, Hotel Trident, Chennai, India
- Presentation Type: Conference presentation
5. International Conference on Chemical Sciences and Nanomaterials (ICCSN-2019)
- Conference: ICCSN-2019
- Presented Work Title:
Sorafenib cancer drug/carbon black chemically modified electrode for electrocatalytic oxidation and interaction of cysteine - Date & Place: March 2019, VIT, Vellore, India
- Presentation Type: International conference presentation
6. International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNAN-2019)
- Conference: ICNAN-2019
- Presented Work Title:
Phenolic pesticide (Pronto®)–carbon nanotube chemically modified electrode and its electrocatalytic oxidation of L-cysteine - Date & Place: November 2019, VIT, Vellore, India
- Presentation Type: International conference presentation
7. International Conference on Advances and Challenges in Chemical Sciences (ICACCS-2018)
- Conference: ICACCS-2018
- Presented Work Title:
Electrochemical sensing of dopamine in the presence of ascorbic acid using polyaniline/carbon dot composite - Date & Place: February 2018, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai, India
- Presentation Type: International conference presentation