Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry was established in the year 1996. It has a team of well-qualified faculty members with M.Phil and Ph.D degrees.
About Programs
- The Department of Chemistry was established in the year 1996. It has a team of well-qualified faculty members with M.Phil and Ph.D degrees. The Department of Chemistry strives to move ahead with the study and practice of the emerging dynamic needs. The Department foster creative expression and critical thinking of students, and integrate scholastic excellence in learning with discipline.
- In addition to disciplinary instruction and practice, it offers pedagogically meaningful curricular and co-curricular inputs which kindle the passion of learning in the minds of budding engineers and to make them innovative and creative to face the competitive world. The department has well equipped laboratory with all modern instruments. It provides individual attention for character-building, personality development along with educational and research excellence.
Programmes Offered
Vision
- To be a prominent centre in offering courses in chemistry to meet the needs of engineering.
Mission
- To enable students learn basic chemical principles and reactions involved in engineering systems.
- To address rural needs through research and eco-friendly solutions.
PEO, PO and PSO
Advisory Committee
Department Program Advisory Committee (DPAC)
Members of the Board of Studies
| ACADEMIC YEAR | Department | BOS Nominee | Industry Expert | Date of BOS |
| 2013 | Chemistry | Dr.N.Rajendran, Professor,Anna University, Chennai | Dr. P. Jayaseelan,Junior Chemist,Chemical Division, Mettur Thermal plant | 31.08.2013 |
| 2015 | Chemistry | Dr.K.Shanthi, Professor,Anna University, Chennai | Nil | 21.12.2015 |
| 2017 | Chemistry | Dr.K.Shanthi, Professor,Anna University, Chennai | Nil | 16.02.2017 |
| 2018 | Chemistry | Prof.R.Karpoora sundaram, Associate Professor, IRTT, Erode | Nil | 23.02.2018 |
| 2019 | Chemistry | Prof.R.Karpoora sundaram, Associate Professor, IRTT, Erode | Nil | 27.02.2019 |
| 2021 | Chemistry | Prof.R.Karpoora sundaram, Associate Professor, IRTT, Erode | Nil | 18.03.2021 |
| 2022 | Chemistry | Dr.K.Rajendra Kumar, Associate Professor, VIT, Chennai | Nil | 12.04.2022 |
| 2022(R) | Chemistry | Dr. V. Thangaraj, Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.), Anna University BIT Campus, Trichy | Nil | 27.04.2023 |
| 2024 | Chemistry | Dr. V. Thangaraj, Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.), Anna University BIT Campus, Trichy | Nil | 12.04.2024 |
PARTICIPATION & RECOGNITION
- Dr .V. Dharmalingam, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous), act as a Oral presentation Judge in State level students inter college gate meet -2018 during 19.01.2018 at Ananda College, Devakottai.
- Dr. N. Zulfareen, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous), attended Online Webinar as a Resource Person on “Environmental Pollution” at Er. Perumal Manimekali College of Engineering, Hosur held on 19.06.2021.
- Dr. N. Zulfareen, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous), attended Online Webinar as a Key note Speaker on “World Ozone Day” at Tagore University, Bhopal held on 16.09.2021.
The Chemistry laboratory is well equipped to cater the needs of students. It is equipped with modern digital equipments pertaining to the curriculum and syllabi of our college. Special attention is given to individual students by providing the required numbers of apparatus to learn the chemistry with excellence. Important equipments available in the chemistry laboratory are:
- Digital Conductivity meter
- Digital Potentiometer
- Digital Spectrophotometer
- Digital pH meter
- Flame photometer
- Hot air Oven
Library:
The Chemistry department has its own exclusive library. A total of 300 books are available in the Chemistry Library under the following major topics of Chemistry, which facilitate the students to know more about the application of Chemistry in Engineering field.
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Spectroscopy
- Analytical Chemistry
- Engineering Chemistry
- National and International Journal publications.
Testing Activities
In our department testing and analysis of water is carried out for the following parameters:
- Hardness
- Chloride
- Dissolved Oxygen
- Alkalinity
- PH
| SNo | Name of the Faculty | Designation |
| 1 | Dr. P. Dhanakodi | Professor & HOD |
| 2 | Dr. N. Zulfareen | Associate Professor |
| 3 | Dr. R. Ganapathi Sundaram | Associate Professor |
| 4 | Dr. R. Ranganathan | Associate Professor |
| 5 | Mr. P. Sathishkumar | Assistant Professor |
| 6 | Dr. V. Dharmalingam | Assistant Professor |
| 7 | Mr.R.Perumal | Assistant Professor |
| 8 | Mrs.C.Mekala | Assistant Professor |
| 9 | Dr. S. Veeramanikandan | Assistant Professor |
| 10 | Dr. S. Chitra | Assistant Professor |
| 11 | Dr.C.Udhayakumar | Assistant Professor |
| 12 | Mr.R.Umapathi | Assistant Professor |
FACULTY MEMBERS – PURSUING Ph.D
SNo | Name of the Faculty Member | Qualification | Position |
1. | Mr. M. GUNASEKARAN | MSc.,MPhil.,(Ph.D) | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
2. | Mr. A. S. KARTHIK | MSc.,MPhil.,(Ph.D) | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
3. | Mrs. I. SAJITHA | MSc.,MPhil.,(Ph.D) | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
4. | Mr. T. GUNASEKARAN | MSc.,MPhil.,(Ph.D) | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
5. | Mr. K. ALAGUVEL | MSc.,MPhil.,(Ph.D) | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
Faculty research publication
| Sl. No | Name of the faculty | No. of research publication |
| 1 | Mr.P.Dhanakodi | 4 |
| 2 | Mr. M. Gunasekaran | 0 |
| 3 | Mr.P.Sathishkumar | 0 |
| 4 | Dr.N.Zulfareen | 12 |
| 5 | Dr.R.Ganapathi Sundaram | 13 |
| 6 | Mr.A.S.Karthik | 0 |
| 7 | Mrs.I.Sajitha | 0 |
| 8 | Dr.V.Dharmalingam | 27 |
| 9 | Dr.C.Kamal | 18 |
| SNo | Name of the Supporting Staff | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr.P.Vasudevan | MSc | Lab Technician |
Every year February 28th conduct Symposium on National Science Day Celebration for all first year students
2021-2022:
- One day Webinar on “National Pollution Control Day” was organized by the Department of Chemistry on 02nd December 2021. The special lecture was delivered by Dr. Vihangraj V. Kulkarni, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam-788010.
2020-2021:
- Dr. V. Dharmalingam, and Dr. N. Zulfareen, Organized a Three days online E-Quiz entitle on “FUNADMENTAL OF CHEMISTRY” in the Department of Chemistry, Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous), Mallasamudram, Namakkal Dt. on 07.07.2020 to 09.07.2020.
- Dr. V. Dharmalingam, and Mr. M. Gunasekaran, Organized a Three days National Level Online Quiz entitle on “ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY” in the Department of Chemistry, Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous), Mallasamudram, Namakkal Dt. on 13.07.2020 to 15.07.2020.
2019-2020:
- One day National Science Day on “SCIENCE FIESTA – 2020” was organized by the Department of Science and Humanities on 06th March 2020. The special lecture was delivered by Dr. M. Syed Ali Padusha, Professor of Chemistry, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy.
2018-2019:
- Resource Person : Mr.V.Sundararajan, Director, Gas Turbine Research Establishment (Rtd), Ministry of Defence.
2017-2018:
- Resource Person: Mr.P.Sahasranamam, State general council member, Tamilnadu Science forum.
Dr.A.Manimekalai, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dean Faculty of science (Red.) Annamalai University.
2015-2016:
- Resource Person: Dr.K.P.Elango, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gandhi Gram Rural Institute-Deemed University – Gandhigram, Dindigul
FACULTY CONTRIBUTION IN JOURNAL PUBLICATION
2021-2022
- R. Ganapathi Sundaram, G. Vengatesh, M. Thamaraiselvi, R. Prabakaran, V. Thailan, I. Muthuvel & S. Niraimathi, Experimental and computational approach of an expired antibiotic drug Kynurenic acid as an efficient corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in HNO3 medium, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 19, 2311–2329, Nov 2021.
- P. Singaravelu, N. Badhusha, V. Dharmalingam, Inhibitive Effective if organic inhibitors on the corrosion of mild steel in acidic medium, International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, Vol 12, No.3, pp.40-50, May 2022.
2022-2023
- N. Punitha, R. Ganapathi Sundaram, K. Vijayalakshmi, R. Rengasamy, J. Elangovan, Interactions and corrosion mitigation prospective of pyrazole derivative on mild steel in HCl environment, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 9, (99), Sep 2022.
2023-2024
- M. Gunasekaran, P.Srinivasan, N.Zulfareen, T. Venugopal , A case study on expired drugs: The potential corrosion inhibitory activity of expired labetalol drug in 1M HCl for plain carbon steel. Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, Vol.30, 180-186, Feb 2023.
2024-2025
- G.Venkatesh, R. Ganapathi Sundaram, N. Punitha, Menadione sodium bisulfate as an efficient anti corrosion additive for mild steel in acid corrosion: Electrochemical, Surface morphological and theoretical studies, Journal of molecular Liquids, 410, (125653), July 2024
LIST OF PATENTS PUBLISHED
2024-2025
- 1. Sequential change in one pot three component protocol – A stepping stone in heterocyclic synthesis. R. Ranganathan, P. Dhanakodi, M. Gunasekaran, N. Zulfareen, R. Umapathi, Application No.202241053359 A, The Patent Office Journal No. 39/2022 Dated 30/09/2022.
- 2. An Eco-friendly Synthesis of Novel 1, 2,3-Triazolyl Pyrazoline and Indazolyl-Carbothioamide Hybrids via one-pot grinding protocol. Raja Ranganathan, Sangaraiah Nagarajan, George Jaabil, S. Murugavel, K. Saranya, Sivasubramanian Archana, Murugan Dinesh, A. Ponnuswamy, Application No.202241059027 A, The Patent Office Journal No. 42/2022 Dated 21/10/2022.
LIST OF PATENTS PUBLISHED
| S. No. | Name of the Faculty Member | Position |
| 1 | Mr.R.Umapathi | Assistant Professor |
LIST OF PATENTS PUBLISHED
| S. No. | Name of the Faculty Member | No. of research publication |
| 1 | Dr. P. Dhanakodi | 06 |
| 2 | Dr. N. Zulfareen | 16 |
| 3 | Dr. R. Ganapathi Sundaram | 18 |
| 4 | Dr. R. Ranganathan | 17 |
| 5 | Dr. V. Dharmalingam | 27 |
| 6 | Dr. S. Veeramanikandan | 08 |
| 7 | Dr. S. Chitra | 08 |
| 8 | Dr.C.Udhayakumar | 30 |
2021-2022
- Sequential change in one pot three component protocol – A stepping stone in heterocyclic synthesis. R. Ranganathan, P. Dhanakodi, M. Gunasekaran, N. Zulfareen, R. Umapathi, Application No.202241053359 A, The Patent Office Journal No. 39/2022 Dated 30/09/2022.
- An Eco-friendly Synthesis of Novel 1, 2,3-Triazolyl Pyrazoline and Indazolyl-Carbothioamide Hybrids via one-pot grinding protocol. Raja Ranganathan, Sangaraiah Nagarajan, George Jaabil, S. Murugavel, K. Saranya, Sivasubramanian Archana, Murugan Dinesh, A. Ponnuswamy, Application No.202241059027 A, The Patent Office Journal No. 42/2022 Dated 21/10/2022.
Department of Chemistry
Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous),
Salem- Thiruchengode Highway, Mahendhirapuri,
Mallasamudram,
Namakkal – 637503.
ADMISSION 2026 - 2027
TNEO CODE 2609
