• Vidhya C. Valsalakumar, Suni Vasudevan, Zirconium Phosphate-Incorporated Polyaniline–Graphene Oxide Composite Modified Electrodes for Effective and Selective Detection of Nitrite, Langmuir, 2023, 39(44), 15730.

• Vidhya C. Valsalakumar, Amala Shaliya Joseph, Juveena Piyus, Suni Vasudevan, Polyaniline–Graphene Oxide Composites Decorated with ZrO2 Nanoparticles for Use in Screen-Printed Electrodes for Real-Time l-Tyrosine Sensing, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2023, 6(10), 8382.

• G. S. Amitha, Suni Vasudevan, Optical and electrochemical properties of peripherally substituted chromium and manganese phthalocyanines, Polyhedron, 2022, 212, 115591.

• G. S. Amitha, Suni Vasudevan, DNA binding and cleavage studies of novel Betti base substituted quaternary Cu(II) and Zn(II) phthalocyanines, Polyhedron, 2020, 190, 114773.

• B. Amritha, O. Manaf, M. Nethaji, A. Sujith, M. R. Prathapachandra Kurup, Suni Vasudevan, Mn(II) complex of Di-2-pyridyl ketone N(4)-substituted thiosemicarbazone: Versatile Biological properties and Naked-eye Detection of Fe2+ and Ru2+ ions, Polyhedron, 2020, 178, 114333.

• B. Amritha, Suni Vasudevan, Synthesis, characterisation, and DNA interaction studies of novel Cu (II), Ni (II), and Co (II) mono and bisligand complexes of N-(1, 10-phenanthrolin-5-yl) acridine-9-carboxamide, Chemical Papers, 2020, 10.1007/s11696-019-01041-z

• G. S. Amitha, Suni Vasudevan, DNA/BSA binding studies of peripherally tetra substituted neutral azophenoxy zinc phthalocyanine, Polyhedron, 2020, 175, 114208.

• K. K. Rijin, P. Sagitha, G. S. Amitha, Suni Vasudevan, A. Sujith, 4,4′-Fluoresceinoxy bisphthalonitrile (FPN)-incorporated polycaprolactone electrospun membranes: a portable sensor strip for detection of Fe3+ ions, Journal of Materials Science, 2019, 54 (20), 13433.

• G. S. Amitha, V. K. Rajan, B. Amritha, K. Muraleedharan, Suni Vasudevan, Betti base and its modified phthalonitrile derivative for the turn on fluorimetric detection of Hg2+ and Cr3+ ions, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2019, 382, 111904

• G. S. Amitha, M. Y. Ameen, V. S. Reddy, Suni Vasudevan, Synthesis of peripherally tetra substituted neutral azophenoxy zinc phthalocyanine and its application in bulk hetero junction solar cells, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2019, 1185, 425

• G. S. Amitha, V. K. Rajan, K. Muraleedharan, Suni Vasudevan, Novel 4,4′-Fluoresceinoxy Bisphthalonitrile Showing Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission and Fluorescence Turn off Behavior to Fe3+ Ions, Journal of Fluorescence, 2019, 29 (1), 279.

• S. J. Devereux, P. M. Keane, S. Vasudevan, I. V. Sazanovich, M. Towrie, Q. Cao, X. -Z. Sun, M. W. George,C. J. Cardin, N. A. P. Kane-Maguire, J. M. Kelly, S. J. Quinn, Study of picosecond processes of an intercalated dipyridophenazine Cr(III) complex bound to defined sequence DNAs using transient absorption and time-resolved infrared methods, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 17606 – 17609.

• S. Vasudevan, J. A. Smith, M. Wodjyla, S. Quinn, N. C. Fletcher, J. M. Kelly, Substituted dipyridophenazine complexes of Cr(III): Synthesis, enantiomeric resolution and binding interactions with Calf-Thymus DNA, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 3990 – 3998.

• M. Wodjyla, J. A. Smith, Suni Vasudevan, S. Quinn, N. C. Fletcher, J. M. Kelly, Excited State Behaviour of Substituted Dipyridophenazine Chromium(III) Complexes in the Presence of Nucleic Acids, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1196 - 1202.

• V. Suni, M. Nethaji, M. R. Prathapachandra Kurup, Studies on Co(II) and Co(III) complexes of di-2-pyridyl ketone N(4)-cyclohexyl and N(4)-phenyl thiosemicarbazones, Polyhedron, 2007, 26, 5203-5209.

• V. Suni, M. Nethaji, M. R. Prathapachandra Kurup, Structural and Spectral investigations on some new Ni(II) complexes of di-2-pyridyl ketone N(4)-phenyl thiosemicarbazones, Polyhedron, 2007, 26, 3097-3102.

• V. Philip, V. Suni, M. Nethaji, M. R. P. Kurup, Manganese(II) complexes of substituted di-2-pyridyl ketone thiosemicarbazones: structural and spectral studies, Spectrochim. Acta A, 2006, 64/1 171– 177.

• V. Suni, M. Nethaji, M. R. P. Kurup, Structural and spectral perspectives of a novel thiosemicarbazone synthesized from di-2-pyridyl ketone and 4-phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazide, Spectrochim. Acta A, 2005, 63/1, 174 – 181.

• V. Philip, V. Suni, M. R. P. Kurup, M. Nethaji, Novel binuclear copper(II) complexes of di-2-pyridyl ketone N(4)-methyl, N(4)-phenylthiosemicarbazone: Structural and spectral investigations, Polyhedron, 24, 2005, 1133-1142.

• V. Suni, M. Nethaji, M. R. P. Kurup, Unusual Isolation of a hemiaminal product from 4-cyclohexyl-3-thiosemicarbazide and di-2-pyridyl ketone: structural and spectral investigations, J. Mol. Struct, 749/1-3, 2005, 177 – 182.

• A. Sreekanth, V. Suni, R. P. John, M. Nethaji, M. R. P. Kurup, Bis(µ-phenyl 2-pyridylketone N4, N4-butane-1,4- diylthiosemicarbazonato)-bis[chlorocopper(II)], Acta  Crystallogr. C 61, 2005, m284 – m286.

• M. Joseph, V. Suni, M. R. P. Kurup, M. Nethaji, A. Kishore, G. Bhat, Structural, spectral and antimicrobial activities of Cu(II) complexes of 2-benzoylpyridine N(4)-cyclohexyl thiosemicarbazone, Polyhedron, 23, 2004, 3069-3080.

• M. Joseph, V. Suni, C. R. Nayar, M. R. P. Kurup, H. K. Fun Synthesis, spectral characterization and crystal structure of 2-benzoylpyridine N(4)-cyclohexyl thiosemicarbazone, J. Mol.  Struct., 705, 2004, 63-70.

• V. Philip, V. Suni, M. R. P. Kurup, M. Nethaji, Structural and spectral studies of Ni(II) Complexes of di-2-pyridyl ketone N4, N4- (butane-1, 4-diyl) thiosemicarbazone, Polyhedron, 23, 2004, 1225-1233.

• S. Vasudevan, M. Wojdyla, J. A. Smith, S. J. Quinn and  J. M. Kelly; Chromium(III)-dppz complexes- their synthesis, photochemical properties and DNA binding, European COST Workshop on Metal Complexes and Nanoparticles, September 25, 2009, Dublin, Ireland.

• J. M. Kelly, S. J. Quinn, J. A. Smith, S. Vasuvedan, M. Wojdyla; Photophysical Study of DNA-binding Chromium(III) Complexes, XVIII International Symposium on the Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds (ISPPCC 2009)(Invited Talk), July 4 – 9, 2009, Sapporo, Japan.

• S. Vasudevan, S. J. Quinn, N. C. Fletcher, M. Wojdyla, J. M. Kelly; Enantiomers of a Cr(III) polypyridyl complex: DNA-binding interactions, IXth European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference (Eurobic 9), September 2 – 6, 2008, Wroclaw, Poland.

• S. Vasudevan, S. J. Quinn, M. Wojdyla, J. M. Kelly; DNA binding interactions of bis(diimine)Cr(III) complexes with intercalating dipyridophenazine ligand, IVth EuCheMS Conference on Nitrogen Ligands in Coordination Chemistry, August 24 – 28, 2008, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Room CHY102, Dept. of Chemistry

• Interactions of Transition Metal complexes with Duplex and Quadruplex DNA

• Luminescent Complexes as Sensors

• Magnetic Transition Metal complexes

• Ruthenium(II), Osmium(II) and Gold(III) Alkaloids: Active Targets for DNA Intercalation Interactions - DST Fast Track Project (2013 - 2016) (Amount: Rs. 26 lakhs)

• Development of new Au(III) Complexes of Polypyridyl ligands as Active Antiproliferative Agents - Faculty Research Grant NITC (2010 - 2013) (Amount: Rs. 5 lakhs)

PhDs Awarded:

• Ms. Amritha B.

• Ms. Amitha G. S.

Ongoing PhDs:

• Ms. Vidhya C. V.

• Ms. Amala Shaliya Joseph

• Ms. Archana P. K. 

Awards and Honors

• Govt. of Ireland IRCSET Postdoctoral Fellowship (2007)

• Co-chair, 'Metal Related Diseases', 9th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference (Eurobic-9), Wroclaw, Poland (2008)

• First Rank in M. Sc. from Cochin University of Science and Technology (2000)

• National Merit Scholarship (1990 - 1993)

Administrative Responsibilities

• Faculty-in-charge, Chemistry Association (2012-2013)

• Course Coordinator CY1094 - Monsoon 2011, Monsoon 2012

• Course Coordinator CY1094 - NIT Sikkim Batch

• Course Coordinator CY1001 - Winter 2010

• Magazine Sub-editor (2012-2013)