Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai | Accredited by NBA & NAAC(UGC) With 'A' Grade
The department was established in the year 2001 and is loyal to teach basic and applied chemistry to B.E./B.Tech first year students and also offers open elective courses for higher semester students. The Department as a Research Centre provides facility leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the fields of Environmental Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Photo Chemistry, Surface Chemistry & Adsorption, Nanotechnology and Material Science. The department has highly qualified and dedicated faculty members with doctorate in various specialization of Chemistry. The department has excellent infrastructure for the conduct of Lab Classes and applied research work besides pursuing its objective of preparing students for challenging careers. The Department has active teaching and Research programmes with faculty strength of 13. The Department has 2 Ph.D Research Scholars and one member who have completed Ph.D through our department. The department faculties have expertise in the fields such as polymer, natural products, corrosion, Medicinal, electrochemical sensors, catalysis, Nano-porous materials, photochemistry, biosensors, drug delivery systems and computational studies.
The Department has established a research laboratory and has been recognized as the approved research centre by Anna University, Chennai for doing research. Two faculty members have recognized Research Supervisor in Chemistry by Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The faculty members have published more than 20 research articles in reputed National/International journals and presented a more number of papers in National/International Conferences.