About The Department

The Department of Chemistry was established in 1993, the year of inception of St. Peter’s Engineering College to cater to the need of undergraduate programmes of Engineering and Technology. The department comprises of goal-oriented group of highly qualified and experienced faculty members with rich experience in research, teaching, and industry. The department offers B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes. The Chemistry Department has a pivotal position for its leadership role in training the students for research and has provided support by way of access to the Seminar, Conferences, Workshops, Research journals, Analytical instrumentation facilities and Guidance. The Chemistry Laboratory is well equipped with sophisticated equipments and good built-in infrastructure.

Dr. S. Ravichandran is currently working as Professor and Head in the Department of Chemistry at St.Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai. He completed his Ph.D. in 2006 from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai (Tamilnadu) and M.Sc. from Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. He has qualified in GATE with a score of 95 percentile conducted by Ministry of Human Research and Development in the year 1998. He has 19 years of Teaching and Research experiences and published 182 International research papers. He has published 17 patents and 14 Textbooks and 80 book chapters. He has received Bharat Shiksha Ratan award and Lifetime achievement award from Global society in 2012, 2013 from New Delhi. He has also received the award of Academic Excellence by Arab Translators Association, Bahrain on 24th November 2021 in recognition of research publications achievement. Received the Life Time Achievement Award with medal from Blue Bird Welfare Association, Prayagraj in a National Conference on Recent Trends in Science, Technology and Management conducted by Madhu Vachaspati Institute of Engineering and Technology, l<aushambi (UP) on 13th February 2022. Received the Life Time Achievement Award with medal from Sansnow's Nobel Professional Foundation, Kanyakumari (Tamilnadu) approved by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India on 4th June 2022. He has received the Incredible Researcher of India Award with medal from Record Owner, Government of India, Ahmedabad on 30th August 2022. Recently he has received the best Teacher Award for his outstanding contribution and recognition in the field of Chemistry on the occasion of 6th International Conference on Cutting-Edge Solutions in Science-Agriculture, Technology, Engineering and Humanities organized by Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand during 24-26 August 2024. He has been serving as Editor-in Chief and Editorial board members in many reputed journals. He has been a Life membership (L36754) in Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata. His current interest is to focus on the development of novel greener methodology for a Sustainable Development.

B.Sc- Chemistry

B.Sc. in Chemistry is a Three Year or Four-year undergraduate programme designed to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in different disciplines of chemistry. The programme consists of theory papers along with laboratory including Major Core Courses, Minor Stream Courses, Multidisciplinary Courses, Ability Enhancement Courses, Skill Enhancement Courses and Value Added Courses. Further Project and Internship are included in the curriculum which gives them access to handle sophisticated instruments. The programme provides guidance from experienced professors to conduct extensive laboratory research projects and explore the chemical phenomena properties and reactivity. The programme comprises of six or eight semesters with 120 or 160 Credits respectively.

B.Sc. – Chemistry

B.Sc. in Chemistry is a Three Year or Four-year undergraduate programme designed to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in different disciplines of chemistry. The programme consists of theory papers along with laboratory including Major Core Courses, Minor Stream Courses, Multidisciplinary Courses, Ability Enhancement Courses, Skill Enhancement Courses and Value Added Courses. Further Project and Internship are included in the curriculum which gives them access to handle sophisticated instruments. The programme provides guidance from experienced professors to conduct extensive laboratory research projects and explore the chemical phenomena properties and reactivity. The programme comprises of six or eight semesters with 120 or 160 Credits respectively.

M.Sc Chemistry

M.Sc. in Chemistry is a two-year postgraduate programme designed to provide research-based learning that involves the proper blend of theory and experimental aspects, including project work. The curriculum and syllabus are designed to cover all aspects of general chemistry in a comprehensive approach. The programme consists of theory papers along with laboratory including Institute Core Courses, Institute Elective Courses, Program Core Courses and Program Elective Courses. Further Project and Internship in the curriculum helps to gain the hands-on research experience to the students apart from improving practical skills for employability. Furthermore, the project work gives them access to handle sophisticated instruments that would be able to conduct high-quality research in their future endeavors. The programme comprises four semesters with 90 Credits.

Ph.D. – Chemistry

Doctoral study in chemistry prepares students for research and teaching careers with diverse emphases in Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, NanoChemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry.

Vision & Mission

VISION

To acquire proficiency in disciplines of Chemistry with the academic tools of teaching and research to serve society

MISSION

• To provide knowledge and skill in the domain of Chemistry at Undergraduate and Postgraduate Level.
• To promote independent thoughts, exchange of ideas and high ethical standards.
• To provide quality education and training to the students with strong foundational concept and techniques in Chemistry to face the future challenges.
• To encourage research in emerging areas of Chemistry and development activities that would benefit the society.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POS):

Chemistry Graduates will be able to:

PO1.Critical Thinking: Take informed actions after identifying the assumptions that frame our thinking and actions, checking out the degree to which these assumptions are accurate and valid, and looking at our ideas and decisions (intellectual, organizational, and personal) from different perspectives.

PO2.Effective Communication: Speak, read, write and listen clearly in person and through electronic media in English and in one Indian language, and make meaning of the world by connecting people, ideas, books, media and technology.

PO3.Social Interaction: Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings.

PO4.Effective Citizenship: Demonstrate empathetic social concern and equity centred national development, and the ability to act with an informed awareness of issues and participate in civic life through volunteering.

PO5 Ethics: Recognize different value systems including your own, understand the moral dimensions of your decisions, and accept responsibility for them.

PO6.Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development.

PO7.  Self-directed and Life-long Learning: Acquire the ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context socio-technological changes

PO8. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modelling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.

M.Sc CHEMISTRY

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEO):

PEO1: Achievement of mastery of chemistry in a foundational level to the current updates in the subject.

PEO2: To develop practical skills with available instrumentation to collaborate effectively on team-oriented projects in the field of chemistry or other related fields.

PEO3: To Communicate scientific information effectively in a clear and concise manner both orally and in writing.

PEO4: To impart the basic analytical and technical skills to work effectively in any Chemistry based industry.

PEO5: To develop cognitive capacitiesrequired topursue higher studies in their chosen field.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSO):

PSO1: To Gain complete knowledge about all aspects of chemistry and to pursue Ph.D programme.

PSO2: To apply techniques and best practices for developing high quality chemical products.

PSO3: To adapt to latest trends and knowledge in Chemistry in solving novel problems.

B.Sc CHEMISTRY

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: (PEOS)

PEO1: To enable graduates to have a successful career in academia (or) industries associated with chemistry.

PEO2: To provide students with strong foundational concept and techniques in chemistry to enable them to provide solution of various simple chemical problems.

PEO3: To make students critically analyze learnt topics of specialization to develop innovative methodology to provide solutions.

PEO4: To enable graduates to develop skills and ability to use knowledge efficiently in areas related to specializations and current updates in the subject.

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOS)

PSO1:  To analyze, design and develop the solutions by effective application of foundations of chemistry.

PSO2:    To adapt to emerging trends and knowledge in chemistry in solving novel problems.

Facilities

Chemistry Laboratory is spacious and well equipped with various sophisticated instruments. LIST OF MAJOR EQUIPMENT'S

• pH METER
• CONDUCTIVITY METER
• UV  VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETER
• POTENTIOMETER
• FLAME PHOTOMETER
• MECHANICAL SHAKER
• CLOUD & POUR POINT APPARATUS
• FLASH & FIRE POINT APPARATUS
• MELTING POINT APPARATUS
• CONSTANT TEMPERATURE WATER BATH
• WATER AND SOIL ANALYSIS KIT
• HOT AIR OVEN
• CENTRIFUGE MACHINE

Activities

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES GOVERNMENT PROJECTS COMPLETED

1. Shalini.P, Sayeeda Sultana, Production of  Methanol Using Electrolysis Of Carbonates From Carbon Capture And Storage Plant, Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai, Rs 0.015lakh, 2019

2..B.Poornima, Sayeeda Sultana, Electrodeposited MnO2 on Activated carbon electrodes for super capacitor Applications, Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai, Rs 0.015 lakh, 2019   MOUs SIGNED

1. ACE International PTE Ltd, Singapore
2. POLYCRAFT, Chennai