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Experience Type	Organization	Date of Joining	To	Total Experience
Engineering	Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam	16.05.2012
Research	SRM University	01.07.2011	30.04.2012	0 Year & 10 Month(s)
Industry	Caritor Bengalore	01.06.2008	31.05.2009	1 Year & 0 Month

Degree	Specialization	Institute	University	Year of Passing
B.Tech	Biotechnology	SASTRA University	Sastra Deemed University, Thanjavur	2008
M.Tech	Biotechnology	Anna University, Trichy	Anna University, Trichy	2011
Ph.D	Biotechnology	Bannari Amman Institute of Technology	Anna University, Chennai	2020

S No.	Subject Area
1	Bioprocess Engineering
2	Microbial Bioprospecting

Kirupa Sankar M, Vimal Arasan A, Vidhya K, “Comparative Assessment of Pre-Treatment Techniques and Process Economics on Marine Seaweed, Gelidium Pusillum, for Enhanced Bioethanol Production”, Vol.No.10, Issue No.1, 45413, Https://Doi.Org/10.1080/17597269.2024.2358563, 2024.

Kirupa Sankar M, Baranitharan, Ethiraj Shreyasi, Pramnik Keerthish Raj, N Swethaa Venkataraman, Devi Sri Rajendran, Priyadharshini Bharathi, “Biopreservative Technologies of Food: An Alternative to Chemical Preservation and Recent Developments”, Food Science and Biotechnology, Vol. No.32, 2023.

Vinitha Ponnudurai, Ponnusamy Senthil Kumar, Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu, Sivasubramanian Velmurugan, Radha Krishna Nalajala, Loganathan Arumugam, Ravikumar Rajarathinam, “Investigation on Future Perspectives of Ex-Situ Biogenic Methane Generation from Solid Waste Coal and Coal Washery Rejects”, Fuel, Vol.318, Pp.123497, 2022.

Vinitha Ponnudurai, Ravikumar Rajarathinam, Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu, Sivasubramanian Velmurugan, Radha Krishna Nalajala, Loganathan Arumugam, “Investigation on the Utilization of Coal Washery Rejects by Different Microbial Sources for Biogenic Methane Production”, Chemosphere, Vol. 287, Issue 2, Pages 132165, 2022.

Mei Yuen Siau, Wei Wen Wee, Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu, Senthilkumar Arumugasamy, ” Modelling of Adsorption of Anionic AZO Dye Using Strychnos Potatorum Linn Seeds (SPS) from Aqueous Solution with Artificial Neural Network (ANN)”, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 193, 2021.

Sangeetha Paramasivan, Shambhavi Sankar, Ratthika Senthil Velavan, Tharani Krishnakumar, Roshan Sithara Iqbal Batcha, Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu, “Assessing the Potential of Lignocellulosic Energy Crops as an Alternative Resource for Bioethanol Production Using Ultrasound Assisted Dilute Acid Pre-Treatment”, Materials Today Proceedings, Vol.45, Issue 2, Pages 3279 – 3285 – 2021.

Wen Yi Chia, Yen Yee Chong, Kit Wayne Chew, Elamathi Vimali, Moorthy Jayaram, Anurita Selvarajoo, Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu, Perumal Varalakshmi, Pau Loke Show, Senthil Kumar Arumugasamy, “Outlook on Biorefinery Potential of Palm Oil Mill Effluent for Resource Recovery” , Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol. 9, Issue. 8, 2020.

Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu, Ravikumar Rajarathinam, Roselin Nivetha Selvaraj, Vignesh Babu Rajendran, “A Novel Method for Improving Laccase Activity by Immobilization Onto Copper Ferrite Nanoparticles for Lignin Degradation, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules”, Vol. 152, Pages 1098-1107, 2019.

Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu, Ravikumar Rajarathinam, Logu Prasanth Kanagaraj, Rakhesh Vaasan Ranganathan, Keerthiharan Dhanasekaran, Naresh Kumar Manickam, “Evaluation and Characterization of Novel Sources of Sustainable Lignocellulosic Residues for Bioethanol Production Using Ultrasound-Assisted Alkaline Pre-Treatment”, Waste Management, Vol. 87, Issue 2, Pages 368-374, 2019.

Manickam Naresh Kumar, Rajarathinam Ravikumar, Senniyappan Thenmozhi, Moorthy Ranjithkumar, Muthuvelu Kirupa Sankar, “Choice of Pre-Treatment Technology for Sustainable Lignocellulosic Bioethanol Production-Bottle Necks and Recommendations: A Review” , Waste and Biomass Valorization, Vol. 10, Issue 55, Pages 54-65, 2018.

Naresh Kumar Manickam,Rajarathinam Ravikumar, Muthuvelu Kirupa Sankar, Thenmozhi Senniyappan, “New Insight into the Effect of Fungal Mycelia Present in the Bio-Pre-Treated Paddy Straw on their Enzymatic Saccharification and Optimization of Process Parameters”, Bioresource Technology, Vol. 267, Pages 291-302, 2018.

Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu, Ravikumar Rajarathinam, Naresh Kumar Manickam, Sivakumar Uthandi, “Development of Co-Immobilized Tri-Enzyme Biocatalytic System for One-Pot Pretreatment of Four Different Perennial Lignocellulosic Biomass and Evaluation of their Bioethanol Production Potential”, Bioresource Technology, Vol. 269, Pages 227-236, 2018.

Manickam Naresh Kumar, Rajarathinam Ravikumar, Senniyappan Thenmozhi, Muthuvelu Kirupa Sankar, “Development of Natural Cellulase Inhibitor Mediated Intensified Biological Pretreatment Technology Using Pleurotus Florida for Maximum Recovery of Cellulose from Paddy Straw Under Solid State Condition” , Bioresource Technology, Vol. 244, Issue 1, Pages 353-361, 2017.

Moorthy Ranjithkumar, Rajarathinam Ravikumar, Muthuvelu Kirupa Sankar, Manickam Naresh Kumar, Velayutham Thanabal, “An Effective Conversion of Cotton Waste Biomass to Ethanol: A Critical Review on Pre-Treatment Processes “, Waste and Biomass Valorization, Vol. 8, Issue 4, Pages 57- 68, 2017.

M Kirupa Sankar, K Muthu Kumar, B V Ranganathan, “Adsorption of Anionic AZO Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Strychnos Potatorum Linn Seeds: Isotherm and Kinetic Studies”, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 12, Issue 9, Pages 2957-2964, 2015.

Kirupa Sankar M, “Bioethanol Production Utilizing Novel Marine Sea Weed”, National Conference on “Innovative Trends In Biotechnology”, Vel Tech High Tech Engineering College, 2022.

Kirupa Sankar M, Elakiya Palanisamy, Anusri Sathiya Narayanan, Durga Rajendran, Aarthi Prabakaran, “Biohydrogen production from low value lignocellulosic biomass using anaerobic microbial consortium”, Bioenergy, Environment and sustainable technologies, Arunai Engineering college, India, Jan 2021.

Kirupa Sankar M, Ravikumar R, Loguprasanth K, Keerthiharan, “Isolation, characterization and production of novel phenolic enzyme (laccase) from Trametes versicolor with its applications and optimization studies”, Kumaraguru college of Technology, Tamilnadu, India Mar 2020.

Kirupa Sankar M, Ravikumar R, Roselin Nivetha S, Vignesh Babu R, “Effect Of Copper Ferrite Immobilized Laccase for the degradation Of Lignin Complex”, International Conference on Advances in Medical and Industrial Biotechnology, Sathyabama University, Tamilnadu, India Mar 2019.

Kirupa Sankar M, Ravikumar R., “Evaluation of pretreatment methods of acid and coimmobilized enzymes for the production of bioethanol from Typha angustata”, SALVATIO 18, Anna University, Chennai, Feb 2018.

Kirupa Sankar M, Ravikumar R., “Purification and characterization of lignolytic enzyme from novel fungal strains isolated from Thalamalai Forest Region, Tamilnadu”, Bioprocessing India 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Dec 2017.

Kirupa Sankar M, Ravikumar R., “Hydrogen production by R.Palustris from Distillery spent wash”, Bioprocessing India 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Dec 2017.

Kirupa Sankar M, Ravikumar R., “Comparative statistical study on pre-treatment of Typha angustata using dilute acid and crude enzyme isolated from fungal strain”, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology for Waste Conversion (ICETBWC -2017), CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Nov 2017.

Kirupa Sankar M, Chaganti SR, Kim DH and Lalman JA. Paper presented: “Using metabolic flux to assess the effect of Linoleic Acid on Hydrogen production during fermentation” Bio- world congress 2011 held at Toronto, Canada, May, 2011.

Degree	Title	Investigator(s)	Funding Agency	Amount	Project Status	Sanction Date
1	Microbial recovery of biogenic methane from coal bed with CO2 sequestration using novel hybrid geo photobioreactor and reclamination of the site	Dr.M.Kirupa Sankar (Co-PI)	Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India	Rs.1.02 Crores	Ongoing	19.05.2019
2	Studies on development of cost – effective moving bed biofilm technology for controlling and treatment of tannery effluent odour	Dr.M.Kirupa Sankar	Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology	Rs.7,500	Ongoing	19.03.2023

S.No.	Name of the Scholar	Register Number	Date of Reg.	Title of the Ph.D Thesis / Tentative title of the Research	Status
1	Ashwin Raj S	17145697107	Jul-2017	Production of Biobutanol and Its Techno Economics Using Waste Biomass	Confirmation Completed
2	Vimal Arasan A	17145697147	Jul-2017	Studies on Utilizing Seaweed Biomass as Feedstock for Bioethanol Production, Its Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis and Scaleup Studies	Confirmation Completed
3	Dhivya Dharshini U	24245691115	Jan-2024	Development of Novel Microbial-Assisted Bioremediation Technology for Emerging Pollutants	Confirmation Completed

S No.	Title	Date	Reg. No.	Status	Level	Funding Agency
1	PROCESS METHODOLOGY FOR THE DETERMINATION OF RANCINDITY OF OIL USING TEST STRIPS AND THERE OF	13.11.2023	202341077195	Filed	National	Self
2	PROCESS METHODOLOGY FOR THE PREPARATION OF WAFFLES USING RAGI HUSK AND WHIPPED CREAM USING RAGI MILK	27.05.2022	202241029089	Published	National	Self
3	SUSTAINABLE NANOEMULSION BASED BIO INSECT REPELLENT AGAINST BACTROCERA SPECIES USING THROWAWAYS	14.02.2022	202241007699	Filed	National	Self
4	FORMULATION AND NANO ENCAPSULATION OF BIOPESTICIDE FROM ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI	16.02.2022	202241052981	Filed	National	Self
5	METHOD OF BIOSENSOR FABRICATION TO DETECT CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS	25.11.2022	202241067827	Published	National	Self
6	PEEL OFF MASK USING ALOE VERA AND FLAX SEED OIL	01.02.2022	202241030139	Filed	National	Self
7	ARECA NUT FIBRE REINFORCED BIOBASED EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITE WITH FLAME RETARDANT ACTIVITY	17.05.2022	202241028171	Published	National	Self
8	PROCESS METHODOLOGY FOR THE PREPARATION OF ECO-FRIENDLY PAPER BAGS USING PADDY STRAW	26.09.2022	202241054948	Filed	National	Self
9	INTERNAL INOCULUM SUPPLYING APPARATUS IN ANAEROBIC FERMENTER	21.03.2022	202141032333	Published	National	Self
10	CALCINO RICH RAGI BISCUIT PRODUCT	28.10.2020	202041046972	Published	National	Self
11	CYCLIC TANNIC ACID MEDIATED INTENSIFIED BIO-PRETREATMENT FOR LIGNOCELLULOSIC ETHANOL PRODUCTION	05.03.2020	202041009503	Published	National	Self

S No.	Topic	Program	Venue	Date
1	Protecting Intellectual Property Rights	IIC EVENT	Rathinam Technical Campus, Coimbatore	21.12.2022
2	Role of Biotechnology in addressing future energy demand and creating sustainable circular bio-economy	Biotechnology Today and Tomorrow: Innovations and Implications	Department of Zoology, St.Marry’s College Thoothukudi	03.09.2022
3	Artificial neural networks for rapid progress in chemical and allied industries	AICTE sponsed Short term training program	Department of Chemical engineering, Erode Sengunthar engineering college, Erode	08.03.2021
4	Managing Intellectual property in the early stages of innovation	Institution Innovation coucnil	Department of Agricultural Engineering, Rathinam Technical Campus, Coimbatore	21.02.2022
5	Product innovation for bio-based economy	Institution Innovation coucnil	Department of Chemistry, St.Marry’s College Thoothukudi	11.04.2021
6	Intellectual Property Rights & Ip Management For Startups	Online Workshop	Vivekanandha College Of Arts And Science For Women,Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu 637205	2021-08-21

S No.	Achievements
1	Received Two times Summer Research Fellowship by Indian Science Academies, Govt of India during 2016, 2017
2	Received Canadian Commonwealth Research Scholarship by Canadian Government during 2011
3	Received Best Oral Presentation at SALVATIO 18, an International conference, conducted by Anna University during 2018
4	Guided students and won "Student innovator award 2014" for developing eco-friendly anti-fouling paint - News on Indian Express (04.04.2015)

S No.	Title	Author	Publication	Year / Month
1	"Strategies to enhance biobutanol production from lignocellulosic biomass", Chapter - 8, Book Titled: Microbiology of green fuels	Shanmugaprakash Muthusamy, Abu Yousuf and M. Amirul Islam	CRC press, Taylor & Francis	2023
2	Recent Advancement in Biomedical Applications of Polycaprolactone and Polycaprolactone-Based Materials", Chapter - 383, Book titled: Encyclopaedia of Materials: Plastics and Polymers	Naga Priya Dharshini Dhanasekaran, Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu and Senthil Kumar Arumugasamy	Elsevier	2022
3	Chromatography, Book titled: “Bioprocess Engineering Downstream Processing”, Chapter - 6	Kirupa Sankar Muthuvelu and Senthil Kumar Arumugasamy	CRC press, Taylor & Francis	2019
4	Sustainable Production of Biofuels - A Green Spark: Technology, Economics and Environmental Issues, Chapter - 9, Book Titled: Bioprocess Engineering for a Green Environment	Rajarathinam Ravikumar, Muthuvelu Kirupa Sankar, Manickam Naresh Kumar, Moorthy Ranjithkumar	Taylor & Francis	2018

S No.	Awards
1	Guided student’s team to achieve third prize (Rs. 3 Lakh) and first prize (Rs. 5 Lakh) in Dare to Dream 2.0 and Dare to Dream 3.0 contest, respectively, organized by DRDO, India and received award from Honourable Defence Minister of India during 2021 and 2022 and filed patent.
2	Received Best Oral Presentation at SALVATIO’ 18, an international conference, conducted by Anna University during 2018.
3	Awarded Summer Research Fellowship - 2017” by Indian Academy of Sciences to carry out research at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai during Nov - Dec 2017.
4	Awarded Summer Research Fellowship - 2016” by Indian Academy of Sciences to carry out research at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (ICT) during June- July 2016.
5	Awarded Canadian Commonwealth Research Scholarship (CCRS)- $10000” a part of Commonwealth Exchange program to take part research internship at University of Windsor, Canada during the year 2010-2011.