DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS

RAMYA, C. B.

Biography

I have born and brought up in Kunnamkulam, Thrissur, Kerala. My passion towards chemistry is developed after BSc Chemistry from Little Flower College. As part of my MSc. Studies I have acquired skills in programming languages too. During PhD, I have opted atmospheric chemistry as my research topic which opens up new door of knowledge in front of me. After submitting thesis, currently working as an Institute Pre-doctoral Fellow in the Chemistry department at IIT Madras.

Education

  • M.Sc. (Applied Chemistry)- Sree Narayana College, Nattika (Calicut University
  • B.Sc. (P,C,M)- Little Flower College, Guruvayur (Calicut University)

Research Interests

  • Atmospheric chemistry

Representative Publications

 Ramya C.B.; Rajakumar, B. Photo Oxidation Reaction Kinetics of Ethyl Propionate with Cl Atom and Formation of Propionic Acid. J.phys.chem.A 2018, 122(42), 8274-8285.

 Balan, R.C.; Balla, R. Cl-initiated photo-oxidation reactions of methyl propionate in atmospheric condition. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2018, 25(21), 20999-21010.

 Ramya C.B.; Rajakumar, B. Photo Oxidation Reaction Kinetics and Mechanistics of 4-Hydroxy-2-Butanone with Cl Atoms and OH Radicals in the Gas Phase. J.phys.chem.A 2019 (doi : 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b00995).

 Vijayakumar, S.; Ramya, C.B.; Kumar, A.; Rajakumar, B. Kinetic investigations of Cl atom initiated photo-oxidation reactions of cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbons in the gas phase: an experimental and theoretical study. New .J. Chem. 2017, 41(15), 7491-7505.”

 

Honors and Rewards

  • Awarded pre-doctoral fellowship by IIT-Madras, India (2019).
  • Cleared GATE-2014 (Score- 453).
  • Selected for summer project by CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum (2009).
  • Got all India 6th rank in DAT (Direct Admission Test) Common Entrance Test in 2010 (Calicut University).
  • Best reader award (2006, BSc., Little flower college, Guruvayoor)
  • Rewarded cash prize for school first in SSC.
  • Rewarded KSICL scholarships.

RAMYA, C. B.

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