Department of Nano Technology


Prof. Shareefraju J. Ukkund
Education Details

Degree Institution Specialization University Year
B.E P. A. College of Engineering, Mangalore Biotechnology Visvesvaraya Technological University 2012
M.Tech VTU CPGS, Muddenahalli Bangalore Nanotechnology Visvesvaraya Technological University 2014
Ph.D. College of Engineering & Technology Nano-Biotechnology Srinivas University, Mangalore Pursuing
Experience Details

Field Designation Workplace From To
Teaching Assistant Professor Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangalore 2014 Till date
Research Research Scholar Srinivas University, Mangalore 2012 Till date
Subjects Handled

Foundation of Nanoscale Science and Technology , Electronic Measurements Devices , Quantum Mechanics , Quantum Mechanics & Simulation Techniques , Synthesis of Nanomaterials , Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture , Nanoelectronics , Management and Entrepreneurship , Advanced Materials Science , Mechanical Operations , Biochemistry and Microbiology , MEMS & NEMS , Applications of Nanotechnology , Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering , Basics of Material Science , Applications of Bio-Nanotechnology , Nanophotonics , Nanotechnology Devices and Applications , Nanotoxicology
Area of Interest

Biotechnology for agriculture , pharmaceutical and medical applications , Nanoclays and minerals for green environment , Nanocellulose , Nanomaterials for antimicrobial activity , anticancer and therapeutic applications , Nanomaterials for solar cells , DSSCs and gas sensors , Biodegradation by nanocomposites , Photocatalysis , Polymer nanocomposites , Nanomaterials , Biopolymers , Green Synthesis , Drug release kinetics , biosynthesis and green synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications in various fields
Publications in Journals

International Journal
1 The paper entitled “Synthesis and Characterization of Silver nanoparticles from Penicillium sps.” Published in ELSEVIER Materials Today: 1923–11932, Volume 4, Issue 11, on 31st Dec 2017.
2 The paper entitled “Azobenzene Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells using TiO2 Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes” in International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering. ISSN (O): 2319-8354, ISSN (P): 8346. Volume 06, Issue 07, July 2017.
3 The paper entitled “A Comparative Study of Efficiency of CdS-SWCNT, and NiO-SWCNT nanocomposites for degradation of Methyl Voilet” in International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering. ISSN (O): 2319-8354, ISSN (P): 8346. Volume 06, Issue 08, August 2017.
4 The paper entitled “Nano Crystalline Cellulose from Agricultural Waste- An Overview” published in International Journal of Nanoparticles, Inderscience, Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp. 284-296, 2018.
5 The paper entitled “Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from fuzarium oxysporum and investigation of their antibacterial activity” published in published in Elsevier: Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. 9, P3, pp. 506-514, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.10.369
6 The paper entitled “Biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from penicillium notatum and their application to improve efficiency of antibiotics” “IOP: Science, Conference Series” Material Science Engineering, Vol. 577, No. 1, 012002, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/577/1/012002
7 The paper entitled “Experimental investigation on synthesis, characterization and antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles from Nigella sativa powder/oil and Cinnamon zeylanicum extract” published in the AIP Conference Proceedings 2080, 020001 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5092884
8 The paper entitled “Microwave assisted Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Hibiscus leaf and flower extract and investigation of their antimicrobial activities” published in the AIP Conference Proceedings 2080, 020002 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5092885
9 The paper entitled “Experimental investigation on physical and thermal properties of graphite nanofluids” published in I AIP Conference Proceedings 2080, 020001 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5079016
10 The paper entitled “Heat Transfer Analysis of Triple Tube Heat Exchanger Using Water and Titanium-Dioxide Nanofluid” published in ICTEA: International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Vol. 2019, 2019
11 The paper entitled “Novel green synthesis of Silver nanoparticles from newly discovered Putranjivaceae plant leaf extract and their antibacterial studies” published in Inderscience, international Journal of Nanoparticles, Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp. 284-297, 2018
12 Azobenzene dye-sensitised solar cells using TiO2nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes, International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, issue 7, 743-749, 2017
13 A comparative study of efficiency of CdS-SWCNT, and NiO-SWCNT nanocomposites for methyl violet, International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, issue 8, 1-9, 2017
14 Nano Crystalline Cellulose from Agricultural Waste - An Overview, International Journal of Nanoparticles, Inderscience, Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp. 284-296, 2018
15 Experimental Investigation on Physical and Thermal Properties of Graphite Nanofluids, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2039, pages. 020057, 2018
16 Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from negilla sativa seed extract and their anti bacterial studies, International Journal on Physical Sciences, 9 (1), 14-19, 2019
17 Rapid synthesis of silver nanoparticles from hibiscus flower extract by microwave method and their antibacterial studies, International Journal on Physical Sciences, 9 (1), 20-25, 2019
18 Preparation of azobenzene dye-sensitised solar cell using TiO2-SWCNT nanocomposites, International Journal on Physical Sciences, 9 (1), 26-29, 2019
19 Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles from Fuzarium Oxysporum and Investigation of Their Antibacterial Activity, Materials Today: Proceedings 9 (2019) 506–514
20 Biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Penicillium notatum and their application to improve efficiency of antibiotics, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 577, Issue 1, pages. 012002, 2019
21 Novel green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from newly discovered Putranjivaceae plant leaf extract and their antibacterial studies, Int. J. Nanomanufacturing, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2020
Paper presented in conferences

Inter National Paper
1 Green synthesis and characterization of Aluminium Oxide Nanoparticles by neem extracts, Conference proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Developments (ACEND-2018), Organized by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 19th – 21st September 2018, page number 105
2 Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide and its effects on stiffness modulus of GFRP composites, Conference proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Developments (ACEND-2018), Organized by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 19th – 21st September 2018, page number 105
3 Synthesis of Aluminium Oxide Nanoparticles by Mimosa Pudica plant extract, Conference proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Developments (ACEND-2018), Organized by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 19th – 21st September 2018, page number 122
4 Effect of particle grain size on mechanical behaviour of E-glass/Epoxy composites, Conference proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Developments (ACEND-2018), Organized by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 19th – 21st September 2018, page number 122
5 The paper entitled “Synthesis and Characterization of Silver nanoparticles from Penicillium sps.” Published in ELSEVIER Materials Today: 1923–11932, Volume 4, Issue 11, on 31st Dec 2017. Presented in International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICNANO-2016)
6 Impedance and cyclic voltametric analysis of reduced graphene-metal oxide nanocomposites for applications in super capacitor, Conference proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Developments (ACEND-2018), Organized by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 19th – 21st September 2018, page number 147
7 Green synthesis of silver Nanoparticles from Negilla Sativa extract and their antibacterial studies, Conference proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Developments (ACEND-2018), Organized by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 19th – 21st September 2018, page number 147
8 Rapid synthesis of silver Nanoparticles from Hibiscus flower extract by microwave method and their antibacterial studies, Conference proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Developments (ACEND-2018), Organized by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 19th – 21st September 2018, page number 148
9 GO/CuO nanohybrid based carbon dioxide gas sensor with arduino detection unit, Conference proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Developments (ACEND-2018), Organized by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru on 19th – 21st September 2018, page number 148
10 Fabrication of thin film solar cell by using CuO particles and SWCNTs coating to increase the efficiency of solar cells, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP195, Abs. No. 1273
11 Coating of Vanta Black and TiO2 nanoparticles on solar panel to increase the efficiency of solar cells, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP206, Abs. No. 1424
12 Synthesis, characterization of Alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles and their use in defluoridization of water, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP250, Abs. No. 1426
13 Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles from Tinospora cordifolia and their use as photocatalyst for organic dye degradation for water treatment, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP251, Abs. No. 1466
14 Nanofilter for desalination of water using MoS2 nanopores and silver nanoparticles, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP261, Abs. No. 1815
15 Synthesis, characterization of alumina nanoparticles from Bambuseae extract and their use as antibacterial agent against Psedomonas aeroginosa, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP298, Abs. No. 1439
16 Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Negilla Sativa extract and their antibacterial studies, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP326, Abs. No. 1420
17 Synthesis and characterization of MoS2 and TiO2 nanoparticle for dye degradation of congo red, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP327, Abs. No. 1423
18 Rapid synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Hibiscus flower extract by microwave method and their antibacterial studies, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP328, Abs. No. 1425
19 Preparation of ointment by using Datura stuamonium, turmeric extracts, aloe vera and silver nanoparticles to cure Vitilago disease, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP329, Abs. No. 1438
20 Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticle Annona squamosa and their Iarvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP330, Abs. No. 1462
21 Microwave assisted green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Calotropsis gianta and their insecticidal agent to control dengue, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP331, Abs. No. 1475
22 Denaturation of cement produced by ticks in dogs by using Catechol oxidase inhibitors and silver nanoparticles, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP345, Abs. No. 1719
23 Green synthesis and characterization of CuO nanoparticles from Banana peel extract and their use in methylene blue dye degradation – one step to waste management, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP565, Abs. No. 1465
24 Biosynthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles from Curcuma longa and their use in food packages as an antibacterial agents, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP957, Abs. No. 1460
25 Investigation of antioxidants and antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles from Bacopa monnieri, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP958, Abs. No. 1463
26 Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Penicillium sps and their use in killing microbes in lube oil tanks in ships, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP963, Abs. No. 1757
27 Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Fuzarium oxysporum and investigation of their antibacterial activity, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP975, Abs. No. 2066
28 Optimization and study of drug release using nanovescicle, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP986, Abs. No. 2523
29 Fabrication of super hydrophobic coating using polymer nanocomposites, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP1342, Abs. No. 2519
30 Plant mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles from neem extract and their antibacterial studies, Conference proceedings of 5th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2019, Organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu on 28th – 30th January 2019, Poster No. CP1371, Abs. No. 1461
31 The paper entitled “Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from fuzarium oxysporum and investigation of their antibacterial activity” has been presented in the ‘International Conference on Green Methods and Synthesis of Nanomaterials’ [GMSP&NS’18] and published in published in Elsevier: Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. 9, P3, pp. 506-514, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.10.369
32 The paper entitled “Biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from penicillium notatum and their application to improve efficiency of antibiotics” is presented in ‘3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications’ [IConAMMA_2018] and published in the Scopus indexed as a special issue in “IOP: Science, Conference Series” Material Science Engineering, Vol. 577, No. 1, 012002, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/577/1/012002
33 The paper entitled “Experimental investigation on synthesis, characterization and antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles from Nigella sativa powder/oil and Cinnamon zeylanicum extract” is under review is a part of ‘International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering’ [eTIME-2018] and published in the AIP Conference Proceedings 2080, 020001 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5092884
34 The paper entitled “Microwave assisted Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Hibiscus leaf and flower extract and investigation of their antimicrobial activities” is under review is a part of ‘International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering’ [eTIME-2018] and published in the AIP Conference Proceedings 2080, 020002 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5092885
Projects Guided

1 B.E projects 5
Departmental Responsibilities

1 Assisted head of the department in set up of the department from the scratch.
2 All assigned duties from various committees- member of more than 5 committees
3 Assisted HOD for 5 years in all academic matters and presently working as acting HOD
Awards/Achievements

1 Research peace Award, 2017
2 Best Young Researcher Award, 2017
3 Research peace Award, 2018
4 Best Young Researcher Award, 2018
5 Recieved “BEST RESEARCHER” of the year 2018-19 by International Research Leadership Awards
6 Recieved “INNOVATIVE RESEARCHER” of the year 2019-20 by International Research Leadership Awards.
7 Topper in the NPTEL Nanotechnology in Agriculture Course secured 84% marks
8 Invited deligate for International Conferences from different countries including France, Germany, Austria, London, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore etc..
9 Cleared GATE-2013 with 93 percentile
10 Invited reviewer for the Scopus indexed journals like BioNanoScience, Springer Nature Publishers and Materials Research Express, IOP Publishers etc.
Contact Details

Email ID(Official) shareef@sitmng.ac.in
Guest lecturers delivered

1 Given a talk as a resource person, on “Nanotechnology and applications” followed by a demonstration of “Biosynthesis of nanomaterials and their applications” on 14th November 2017, Organised by University College, Mangalore University, Funded by DST, central govt. of India
2 Given a talk on “Methods of synthesis of Nanomaterials and their applications” in SVS College, Bantwal, on 23rd August 2017
3 Gave a talk as a resource person on “Nanotechnology and its applications in Bio-Medical field” in P. A. College of Engineering, Mangalore organised by Bio-Tech Forum, Dept. of Biotechnology, on 10th Feb 2018
4 Mr. Shareefraju J. Ukkund, was invited as a session chair (judge) for 3 days conference ‘International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering’ [eTIME-2018], organized by St. Joseph College of Engineering, Mangalore., during 9th and 10th August 2018
5 Given a talk as a resource person, on “Nanotechnology and applications” followed by a demonstration of “Biosynthesis of nanomaterials and their applications” on 16th November 2018, Organised by University College, Mangalore University, Funded by DST, central govt. of India
6 Given a talk as a resource person, on “Nanotechnology and applications” followed by a demonstration of “Biosynthesis of nanomaterials and their applications” on 16th November 2019, Organised by University College, Mangalore University, Funded by DST, central govt. of India
Books

1 “Foundation of Nanoscale Science and Technology”, Lambert Academic Publisher, Germany, with ISBN: 978-613-9-58649-3.
2 “Nano-Electronics and Quantum Computation”, Lambert Academic Publisher, Germany, with ISBN: 978-613-9-81812-9
3 “Mechanical Operations”, LAP-Lambert Academic Publishes, Omni Scriptum Publishing group, Mauritius, 2018, with ISBN: 978-613-9-82579-0
4 “Synthesis of Nanomaterials”, Lambert Academic Publisher, Germany, with ISBN: 978-613-9-82137-2
5 “Biochemistry and Microbiology”, Lambert Academic Publisher, Germany, with ISBN: 978-613-9-83272-9.
6 “Synthesis & Processing Techniques” Lambert Academic Publisher, Germany, with ISBN: 978-613-9-81532-6
7 “Quantum Mechanics & Quantum Electronics” Lambert Academic Publisher, Germany, with ISBN: 978-620-0-55074-3
Quick Links