Faculty Details

Degree	Discipline	Institution	University	Year	Remarks
Ph.D.	Environmental Science	Ecotoxicology Division, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Coimbatore	—	2008	Degree Awarded
M.Phil	Environmental Science	PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore (Theory) and SACON, Coimbatore (Dissertation)	Bharathiar University	2001	Completed
M.Sc.	Environmental Science	PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore	Bharathiar University	1999	Second Rank with Distinction
B.Sc.	Zoology	PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore	Bharathiar University	1997	Third Rank

Dr. R. Jayakumar’s research focuses on environmental science, ecotoxicology, and sustainable environmental management. His key research interests include:

Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology – studying the effects of pollutants and contaminants on ecosystems and wildlife.
Heavy Metal Contamination and Biomonitoring – assessment of metal pollution in aquatic systems, birds, fishes, and environmental samples.
Biomarkers in Environmental Monitoring – use of biochemical and molecular indicators to detect environmental contamination.
E-waste Toxicology and Environmental Risk Assessment – evaluation of ecological impacts of electronic waste and associated pollutants.
Environmental Pollution and Public Health – studying the impact of environmental contaminants on human health and ecosystems.
Wildlife and Avian Ecotoxicology – monitoring environmental pollutants in birds and wildlife species.
Waste Management and Sustainable Environmental Practices – recycling, solid waste management, and sustainable environmental technologies.
Climate Change, Environmental Monitoring, and Sustainability Studies.

These research areas are reflected in his publications, funded projects, and long-term research conducted at institutions such as SACON and various universities.

Research Experience : 20 Years

Ph.D Guidance : 1 (Ms. Wagdevi – Awarded)

Research Projects

Major (as Principal Investigator)

S.No.

Name of the Project

Funding Agency & Year

Amount in INR.

Evaluation of Biochemical responses to Environmental contaminants as biomarkers in the fishes of Andhra Coast

DST SERB, Govt. of India

Project No. SB/S0/AS/007/2013

(2015-2018)

26,01,000

Assessment of e-waste toxicity on the Earthworm species (Eisenia fetida).

UGC, Govt. of India

MRP-MAJOR-ENVI-2013-21394

(2015-2018)

16,07,000

Minor (as Principal Investigator)

S.No.	Name of the Project	Funding Agency	Amount in INR
1	Use of biomarkers in the evaluation of metal contamination in marine fishes	CSIR – UGC 9/845/93)/2005/CSIR/ (2005-07)	2,90,000.00
2	Solid Waste Management at GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus – Characterization, Quantification, Projections for future and disposal methods	(in house Grant) (2012)	50,000.00
3	Setting of Small Scale eco-friendly Vermicompost Pit	APCOST, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh (Lr.No.2(20)/APCOST/ R&D & Spl.Projects/ SW/2012-2013 Dt.20/12/2012	10,000.00

Other Minor Research Projects**(as PI/Co-PI)

S.No.	Name of the Project	Funding Agency	Year	Amount in INR
1	Feather as a tool to assess metal contamination in select species of Birds from the district Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu India	SACON R & D	2000-01	20,000
2	Accumulation of heavy metals in select species of fishes in the district Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu	SACON R & D	2001-02	20,000
3	A study on the levels of heavy metals in the feathers of selects species of terrestrial birds.	MoEF, Govt. of India	2001-02	20,000
4	Metallothionein and Glutathione as Biomarkers of Heavy metal contamination in select species of Fishes in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India	UNDP	2001-02	15,000
6	Accumulation of metals in select species of Waders from the foot hills of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve	SACON R & D	2002-03	20,000
7	Are the marine fishes of commercial importance available in Coimbatore safe for public consumption in perspective of heavy metal contamination?”	SACON R & D	2003-04	30,000
8	Heavy metals and biomarkers in select species of fishes of Cochin	SACON R & D	2004-05	20,000
9	A comparative account on the lead contamination in Crows and Little Cormorants in Tamilnadu	SACON R & D	2004-05	20,000
10	Variation in heavy metals within and among feathers of Blue Rock Pigeon: Effects of Moult and external contamination	SACON R & D	2004-05	20,000
11	Evaluation of Trace Elements in select fruits available in major fruit outlets in Coimbatore	SACON R & D	2007-08	20,000
12	Heavy metal contamination in Pariah Kite, Milvus migrans govinda collected during 2005-06 from Ahmedabad, Gujarat	SACON R & D	2007-08	20,000
13	Levels of Heavy metals in select vegetables available in Coimbatore Market	SACON R & D	2007-08	20,000
14	Evaluation of elemental contamination in eggs of select species of birds	SACON R & D	2007-08	20,000
15	Monitoring of Organic contaminants in Indian Avifauna (partly associated in select issues of decline of birds - White backed Vulture, Peacock, and Sarus Crane).	SACON R & D	2001-2006	5,00,000

**Note: These projects are minor investigation/pilot study carried out with the help of SACON R & D Funds. They are off-shot of the mega research exercises sponsored by MoEF &CC, UNDP.

Projects submitted:

S.No.

Title of the Project

Targeted Funding Agency

Role

Amount in INR

Date of Submission

Status

Training and Capacity Building for one Hundred selected Gram Panchayat Level Biodiversity Management Committees

Jharkhand Biodiversity Board. Ranchi

Project Director

7,00,000

04/07/2025

Discussion completed and awaiting for approval

Reading the metal signatures and their association with microplastics in feathers of wetland avifauna of Chhattisgarh, India

Anusandan Research Foundation, Govt. of India

Principal Investigator

1,26,47,323

07/07/2025

File Number : ANRF/ARG/2025/000960

Accepted for Technical Evaluation

Research Papers

S.No.	Authors	Title of the Paper	Details of Publication
1.	Muralidharan S, R Jayakumar and G Vishnu	Heavy Metals in Feathers of Six Species of Birds in the District Nilgiris, India	Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 73(2) 285 – 291,2004 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0425-x Springer Publication Impact factor – 1.255 Scopus indexed
2	Muralidharan S, V Dhananjayan, Robert Risebrough, V Prakash, R. Jayakumar and Peter H. Bloom	Persistent Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Tissues and Eggs of White-Backed Vulture, Gyps bengalensis from different locations in India	Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 81:561-565,2008 DOI 10.1007/s00128-008-9529-z Springer Publication Impact factor – 1.255 Scopus Indexed
3	Jayakumar R and S Muralidharan	Metal contamination in select species of Birds in Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu.	Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology vol.87, No.2, pp. 166-170, 2011DOI 10.1007/s00128-011-0323-y Springer Publication Impact factor – 1.255 Scopus Indexed
4	R. Jayakumar & S. Muralidharan	Evaluation of metal pollution in Wetlands using fish as an indicator	Research & Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology. Vol.1, Iss.2, Pg. 1-9 Aug,2011 ISSN: 2231-3834
5	R. Jayakumar and Sarita	Solid Waste on GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus - Characterization, Quantification with Projections for Future and Disposal Methods	Research & Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology Vol.2, Iss.3, Pg.15-21 December, 2012 ISSN: 2231-3834
6	V. Dhananjayan, S. Muralidharan, R. Jayakumar, P. Selvam	Assessment of Suitability of Inland Wetland Fishes in Gujarat, India, for Human Consumption: A Focus on Organochlorine Pesticides	Research & Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology Vol.2, Iss.3, Pg. 7-14 December,2012 ISSN: 2231-3834
7	Jayakumar R, Muralidharan S, Dhananjayan V and Sugitha C	Monitoring of Metal Contamination in the Eggs of Two Bird Species in India.	Expert Opin Environ Biol 2:3. doi:10.4172/2325-9655.1000108 Impact factor 1.01 Google Scholar Indexed
8	Jayakumar Rajamani and Muralidharan Subramanian	Toxicity Assessment on the Levels of Select Metals in the Critically Endangered Indian White-backed Vulture, Gyps bengalensis, in India	Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2015 Jun;94(6):722-6 Impact factor 1.255 Scopus Indexed DOI 10.1007/s00128-015-1548-y 2015
9	Jaya kumar R, Muralidharan S, Sangeetha S and Saraswathi S	Risk Assessment of Metal Contamination in the Vegetables and Fruits Sold at Farmer’s Markets (Uzhavar Sandhai) Coimbatore, India.	Expert Opin Environ Biol. Google Scholar indexed 2015, 4:3 doi.org/10.4172/2325-9655.1000119 2015
10	P. Wagdevi, R. Jayakumar, P. Rajaguru, S. Muralidharan, A. Kaja Maideen and P.Karthikeyan	Determination of Metal Hazard in the Processed E-Waste Types, Floor Dust and Pulverized Epoxy Powder Generated at an E-Waste Handling Site in India	Asian Journal of Engineering and Applied Technology ISSN 2249-068X Vol. 8 No. 1, 2019, pp. 55-59 UGC approved Journal
11	Wagdevi P, Jayakumar R, Rajaguru P, Muralidharan S	Atomic Absorption Spectrometer for Assessing the Inorganic Contaminants in Processed E Waste	International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8 Issue-5, January 2020 ; 3639-3643; DOI:10.35940/ijrte.E4819.018520 SCOPUS Indexed
12	Dhananjayan Venugopal, Muralidharan Subramanian, Jayakumar Rajamani, Jayanthi Palaniyappan, Jayakumar Samidurai & Alaguraj Arumugam	Levels and distribution pattern of organochlorine pesticide residues in eggs of 22 terrestrial birds from Tamil Nadu, India	Environ Sci Pollut Res 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09978-5 27, pages39253–39264 (2020)
13	P.Wagdevi, R.Jayakumar & P.Rajaguru	Metal recovery from Electronic wastes – can we consider vermin recovery along with the existing methods?	Solid State Technology Volume: 63 Issue: 1s Publication Year: 2020
14	Atreyee Sarkar and Jaya Kumar Rajamani	Assessment of Psychology, Behaviour and Self-Medication Potential Among Indian People During Covid-19 Pandemic	Biomed Pharmacol J 2021;14(4). Available from: https://bit.ly/3G35DGf DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/2329
15	N. Sharmila Devi, R. Mythili, Tijo Cherian, R. Dineshkumar, G.K. Sivaraman, R. Jayakumar, M. Prathaban, M. Duraimurugan, V. Chandrasekar, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg	Overview of antimicrobial resistance and mechanisms: The relative status of the past and current.	The Microbe Volume 3, 2024, 100083, pp.1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2024.100083. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
16	Thangavelu Arumugam, Sapna Kinattinkara, Karpagamani Vellingiri, Manimaran Arumugam, Jayakumar Rajamani, Archana Jayaseelan	Assessment of agricultural soil quality in macro and micronutrient analysis of Kasargod, Kerala, India, using GIS techniques	Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 19 (2025) 100846 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100846 Published by Elsevier B.V

Details of Participation and Presentation in Conference /Seminar /Symposium /Workshop/Training (All the tabulated papers are presented)

Seminar:

S.No.	Title of the paper	Details
1	Accumulation of heavy metals in select species of birds in Nilgiris district.	Proceedings of the seventh seminar cum exhibition on Student Project Scheme, Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Madras, pp 101-104, 1999
2	Heavy metal contamination in select species of birds of Nilgiris district.	Proceedings of the seminar on Scientific and Economic dimensions of Integrating Environment Management with development, held at PSG CAS, Coimbatore, 1&2nd August, 2003
3	Levels of persistent organochlorine pesticide residues in tissues of White-backed Vultures from different locations in India	Proceedings of A Look at Threatened Species, Centenary seminar on the Journal of Bombay Natural History, Mumbai, 13-15 November, 2003
4	Digital Libraries: Need and Purpose	Seminar on Digital Libraries organized by Tamil University, Tanjore on 18th and 19th August 2006. (Presented in the regional language)
5	Feathers as non-invasive indicator of heavy metal contamination in Blue Rock Pigeon, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.	Proceedings of the National Seminar on Emerging trends in Chemistry held at PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore on 28th and 29th December, 2006
6	Heavy metal accumulation in select vegetables and fruits available in Coimbatore market.	Proceedings of National Seminar on Thrust Research Areas in Modern Biosciences at PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore 24th & 25th January 2008.
7	Solid Waste on GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus - Characterization, Quantification with projections for future and Disposal methods	Proceedings of National Seminar on Green Management organized by Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, Hyderabad on 2nd April 2011.
8	Participation	New Techniques in Optical Spectroscopy – Continuous Spectrum – AAS” Analytic Jena on 24/01/2013 in The Square, Balayogi Paryatek Bhavan, Hyderabad
9	Examination of e-waste toxicity using earthworm – A review.	Proceedings of National Seminar on Advanced Zoology and Research organized by PG Department of Zoology, Adhyaman arts and science college for women. Oothangarai. 22nd September 2017 pp.104-115.ISBN 978-93-5288-149-9
10	Genotoxicity of e-waste to earthworm – A review	National Seminar on Emerging trends in chemical , material and environmental sciences (NSETCMES2019) organized by Department of Chemistry, Government Degree and PG College, Putttur held on 27 September, 2019
11	E-waste Management - Challenges	National Seminar on Waste Management and Sustainable Practices (AICTE Sponsored under ATAL VAANI Scheme) organized by Faculty of Science, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh held between 3rd and 5th September, 2025.

Conferences- National

S.No.	Title of the paper	Details
1	Lead contamination in Crows and the Little Cormorant collected from a few locations in Tamil Nadu, India between 2000 and 2004	National Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, at Bharathidasan University on 16th and 17th February 2006.
2	Heavy metal contamination in marine fishes available in Coimbatore fish market and its suitability for public consumption.	Proceedings of National Conference on Environmental Challenges and Management held at Bharathiar University on 8th and 9th March, 2007
3	The Need for Human resources in Power Sector – A growing concern.	Kundu SC, Vinod Kumar and Karam Pal (Eds). Contemporary researches in Business Management. Vayu Education of India, New Delhi- 110 002. ISBN 978-93-80097-14-5
4	Environmental Contaminants plummet Indian White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) – an Endangered species of India.	Proceedings of National Conference on Climate change and its impacts on life and water resources at Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Science on 22nd and 23rd July 2011 ISSN: 2231-3834
5	Is Metallathionein a promising biomarker to evaluate exposure to metals in fish	Proceedings of National Conference on Emerging issues in Environment, Occupational Health & Safety organized by ROHC(S)-NIOH, MoH, GoI on 22-24 July 2015 at Bengaluru
6	Metallothionein a potential biomarker to assess the metal contamination in marine fishes – a review	Proceedings of National Conference on Emerging issues in Environment, Occupational Health & Safety organized by ROHC(S)-NIOH, MoH, GoI on 22-24 July 2015 at Bengaluru
7	Assessment of E-waste on Environment Using Integrated Biomarker Approach through earthworms – a review	Proceedings of National Conference on Emerging issues in Environment, Occupational Health & Safety organized by ROHC(S)-NIOH, MoH, GoI on 22-24 July 2015 at Bengaluru
8	Do E-waste create DNA damage in annelids (Eisenia fetida)? An experimental study	National Conference on Synergetic research developments in Chemical, Biological and Environmental Science Proceedings, Organized by Department of Chemistry, GITAM, Bengaluru held on 12 March, 2020.
9	Biochemical responses to metal pollution in Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) collected from Andhra Pradesh Coast	In Proceedings of National Conference on Marine Pollution & Ecotoxicology Crisis to Conservation: Uniting for Marine Health organized by Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry School of Marine Sciences Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi 682022, Kerala, India, held on 25 -27 September 2024 ISBN 978-81-977119-6-1

Conferences- International:

S.No.	Title of the Paper	Details
1	Heavy metal contamination in select wetlands of Tamil Nadu	Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal and Freshwater Issues held at Anna University, Chennai, 8-10 December,2003
2	Metallothionein-like proteins and Glutathione as Biomarkers of Metal contamination in fishes of Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.	Proceedings of International conference on Biomarkers in Health and Environmental Management held at PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore on 10-12th January, 2007
3	Elemental contamination in freshwater fishes of Tamil Nadu.	Proceedings of International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology organized by Biotechnology Research Society and National Institute for Interdisciplinary science and technology (CSIR), Trivandrum, India. 26th – 29th November 2007
4	Heavy metal contamination in select fruits and vegetables available in Coimbatore Market, Tamil Nadu, India.	International Conference on “Environment, Occupational & Lifestyle Concerns-Tran disciplinary Approach” organized by ROHC (S), ICMR MoH, GoI, at Bangalore scheduled on 16-19th September 2009
5	Use of biomarkers in evaluation of heavy metal contaminants in marine fishes	International Conference on “Environment, Occupational & Lifestyle Concerns-Tran disciplinary Approach” organized by ROHC (S), ICMR, MoH, GoI at Bangalore scheduled on 16-19th September 2009
6	Impact of Heavy metal contamination on humans through wetland fishes – A case study with special reference to Karnataka wetlands, India	Proceedings of International Conference on Environment and Occupational Health organized by Manipal University, & NIOH, ROHC (S) MoH, GoI, held on 20-23 December 2012 at Manipal.
7	Assessment of ground water quality and its impact on human health with special reference to metal contamination in and around Arulpuram Common Effluent Treatment Plant, Tirupur, Tamilnadu, India	Proceedings of International Conference on Environment and Occupational Health organized by Manipal University, NIOH, ROHC (S) MoH, GoI, held on 20-23 December 2012.
8	Assessment of physico-chemical quality of ground water around Arulpuram Common Effluent Treatment Plant, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India	Proceedings of 2nd World Conference on Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology organized by GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus and BRCORP held on 8-9 March 2013 at Hyderabad. ISBN No. 978-81-923724-2-6
9	Assessment of ground water quality of a semi-rural village – Rudraram, Patancheru Mandal, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India	International conference titled “Environmental Conference 2014” held at Central University, Kerala on February 17-19, 2014 pp.13-14
10	Assessment of Soil contamination by E-waste using earthworm as a biondicator – A review	International conference titled “Soil and Environment” held at IISc, Bengaluru on 22nd and 23rd July 2016
11	Toxicity Examination of Floor dust and Pulverized Epoxy Powder at an E-waste Handling site.	Clean Up India 2016, International Conference on Contaminated site remediation: Proceedings, India, 13-15, December, 2016 pg. 311-312 ISBN: 9-788190-96646-7
12	Distribution of metals in select commercial fishes of Visakhapatnam Coast.	Clean Up India 2016, International Conference on Contaminated site remediation: Proceedings, India, 13-15, December, 2016 pg. 311-312 ISBN: 9-788190-96646-7
13	E-waste handling practices in India- Are they sustainable?	International Conference on Global Sustainable Development, Innovation and Emerging trends in Management, Technology and Social Science,held at BSMS, GITAM, Bengaluru 24- 25 January, 2020.
14	Relationship between essential metals and metallothionein in select commercial marine fishes of Andhra coast.	In Proceedings of Future Aspects of Science & Technology (ICFAST-2024) held at Kalinga University Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh on 3rd-4th April 2024. Pp 45-47, ISBN -978-93-95538-22-0.
15	Assessment of Sardines for its suitability of Human consumption in perspective of metal pollution.	In Proceedings of National Conference- “Emerging Opportunities and Challenges in Management of Aquaculture and Agriculture Productivity and Economic Resilience (EOCMAA-2024) held at Vivekananda Arts and Science College, Sankagiri, Tamil Nadu on 15 and 16 March, 2024. Pp. 77 ISBN- 978-93-340-2448-7
16	Improving the nutritional status of tribal women in Chhattisgarh through herbal weeds (Gol Bhaji – Portluca oleracea; Pathari Bhaji – Boerhavia diffusa L.) and its economic inclusion for a sustainable livelihood	In Proceedings of ANRF-SERB & CSIR sponsored International Conference on Emerging Applications of Nanobiotechnology in Healthcare (IENH-2024) held at Rathinam Technical Campus on 17 and 18 October, 2024 op – 1
17	Increase in discard of wired earphones during summer in higher education learners – A possibility of repurposing them	In Proceedings of Indo-US Conference on Climate Change Impacts on Occupational and Environmental Health (CliCON OEH2025), organized by ICMR-NIOH in collaboration with esteemed partners ICMR-NIREH and CSIR-NEERI held on February 26 to 28, 2025 at Ahmedabad, India.

Workshop:

S.No.	Title of the paper	Details
1	Impact of Air Quality on Wildlife	Indo-US Workshop on “Air Quality and Climate Research” organized by Academic Staff College of India between 11th -14th September 2011
2	Evaluation of oxidative stress and DNA damage induced by Climate Change in local rural community and integrating the data for health management.	Workshop on Geospatial technology at ASCI, Khairatbad, Hyderabad, Telangana
3	Solar Energy – A green and clean approach for sustainable energy.	National Workshop on Environment, Health & Safety Management held on 9 and 10 March 2017 at Department of Environmental Management, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.pp-65-66

Details about author of Books / Book Chapter:

S.No.	Title	Details
1	Heavy metal contamination in the fishes of selected high altitude water bodies in the Nilgiris district	T V Ramachandra, N Ahalya and C Rajasekara Murthy (Eds.) Aquatic Ecosystems Conservation, Restoration and Management ISBN: 81-85589-38-02005 Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi pp 155-163.
2	The Need for Human resources in Power Sector – A growing concern	Kundu SC, Vinod Kumar and Karam Pal (Eds). Contemporary researches in Business Management. Vayu Education of India, New Delhi- 110 002. ISBN 978-93-80097-14-52009 Vayu Education of India, New Delhi- 110 002
3	Edited Volume of Book of Abstracts	Green Technologies in Civil Environment Interface ISBN:978-81-9237240 2012 GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus, Rudraram, Medak – 502 329
4	Edited Volume of Book of Abstracts	Proceedings of National Seminar on Advanced Zoology and Research. 2017 ISBN 978-93-5288-149-9 Adhyaman Arts and science college for women. Oothangarai
5	Application of biosurfactant as biosorption heavily contaminated soil and water	N.V. Krishna Prasada, R. Jayakumar, P. Wagdevi, and S. Ramesha CHAPTER 2 Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science 2021 Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822696-4.00021-8 All rights reserve
6	Biomonitoring of pesticide exposure and human health risk assessment using biomarker approach:	V.Dhananjayan , P.Jayanthi , , R.Jayakumar Pesticides in the Natural Environment Sources, Health Risks, and Remediation 2022, Pages 563-584 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90489-6.00021-5
7	A Review of the Levels and Distribution Patterns of Organochlorine Pesticides in the Eggs of Wild Birds in India	Dhananjayan Venugopal, Jayakumar Samidurai, Jayanthi Palaniyappan, Jayakumar Rajamani and Muralidharan Subramanian. Issues in Toxicology No. 45 Bird and Reptile Species in Environmental Risk Assessment Strategies Edited by Guillermo Eli Liwszyc and Marcelo L. Larramendy The Royal Society of Chemistry 2023 www.rsc.org
8	A case study on empowering Tribal Communities in Bastar and Surguja Districts for Sustainable Development	Jayakumar R, Elamathi N and Indrani S Lessons learned: Case Studies in Innovation and Adaptation. Edited by Ujjwal Kumar Neogi., Kalinga University, Raipur 2024 ISBN – 978-81-970089-9-3
9	Stem Startups and Innovation Ecosystem	Cipra Sahu, Dharaneesh K and Jayakumar Rajamani Advances in STEM and Beyond Edited by Aloke Verma, Payal Goswami, Shilpi Shrivastava, G. V. V. Jagannadha Rao, Unique Publication, 2025 ISBN: 978-93-342-5709-0 Chapter -9 , pg – 76-87
10.	Medicinal Chemistry and Therapeutics Competing Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology: Discovering Therapeutics for Future	Dharaneesh K , Cipra Sahu and Jayakumar Rajamani Advances in STEM and Beyond Edited by Aloke Verma, Payal Goswami, Shilpi Shrivastava, G. V. V. Jagannadha Rao, Unique Publication, 2025 ISBN: 978-93-342-5709-0 Chapter - 20 , pg – 230-242
11	Introduction to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology	Vaishnavee Balaji, Amresh Kumar Sharma, Shivani Tyagi, Jayakumar Rajamani Advances in STEM and Beyond Edited by Aloke Verma, Payal Goswami, Shilpi Shrivastava, G. V. V. Jagannadha Rao, Unique Publication, 2025 ISBN: 978-93-342-5709-0 Chapter 17 - , pg – 183-209
12	Next Generation Biotechnology	Megha C and Jayakumar R Published by Pothi.com, Bengaluru, India. ISBN: 978-93-342-5373-3
13	Waste Management and Sustainable Practices (Bilingual – Tamil & English)	Edited by R. Jayakumar, B Vaishnavee and P.Wagdevi Published by Kalinga University, Naya Raipur. ISBN: 978-81-970089-5-5
14	Nanopesticides for Targeted Pest and Disease Management	Dhananjayan V, Jayakumar R, Jayakumar S, Jayanthi P, Thamaraikannan M, Debasis C and Ravichandran B, Chemistry in Agriculture No. 1 Agricultural Nanotechnology: Applications and Industry Trends Edited by Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2025 pp- 237-263 Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, www.rsc.org

PATENTs:

Repurposing magnets from obsolete wired earphones as magnetic concentrator to separate metals from other wastes in domestic environs. Application No. 202421101611 A The Patent Office Journal No. 04/2025 dt. 24/1/25

Manual Published

Jayakumar R and S. Muralidharan (2006) “Introduction to Analytical Chemistry” – Technical Manual prepared for the Trainees who attended the Training course on Introduction to Analytical Chemistry at SACON 19th to 23rd July, 2006.
Jayakumar R, V Dhananjayan and S Muralidharan (2008) Standard Operating Protocol for Inorganic and Organic Contaminants. Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore – 641 108
*Jayakumar R (2008) Quantitative Analysis – Basic Notes (2008) for the MBA students in Power Management (7th Batch) Centre for Advanced Management in Power Studies, National Power Training Institute, Sector – 33, Faridabad – 121 003
*Rohit Verma and R Jayakumar (2008) Power Environment Interface (2008) Technical Manual prepared for the MBA students in Power Management (6th Batch) Centre for Advanced Management in Power Studies, National Power Training Institute, Sector – 33, Faridabad – 121 003
*Jayakumar R (2009) Business Research Methods for the MBA students in Power Management (7th Batch) Centre for Advanced Management in Power Studies, National Power Training Institute, Sector – 33, Faridabad – 121 003
Jayakumar R (2010) Environmental Management – Basic Notes for B.Tech in Power Management, National Power Training Institute, Sector – 33, Faridabad. – 121 003
- Information compiled as per MD University prescribed syllabi to MBA students in Power Management

LEARNING MATERIALS PREPARED:

Jayakumar R and A. Thangavelu (2011) Environmental Studies – Study material for B.Tech Engineering Graduates prescribed as per UGC Syllabi at GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus, Rudraram, Medak, Andhrapradesh.
Jayakumar R, A. Thangavelu and A Manju (2011) Environmental Engineering Manual - I – Study material for B.Tech Engineering Graduates prescribed as per UGC Syllabi at GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus, Rudraram, Medak, Andhrapradesh.
Jayakumar R, and Kaizar Hossain (2012) Environmental Engineering Manual - II – Study material for B.Tech Engineering Graduates prescribed as per UGC Syllabi at GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus, Rudraram, Medak, Andhrapradesh.
Prasada Rao SS, Koteeswara Rao and R. Jayakumar (2011) Edited the Souvenir on the National conference on Green Management organized by Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, Hyderabad on 2nd April, 2011
Jayakumar R (2012) Edited the Book of Abstracts on Green Technologies in Civil-Environment Interface organized by Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences at GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus. ISBN:978-81-9237240-2

Technical Reports

Jayakumar R and S Muralidharan (2000) Levels of Heavy metals in the commercial fresh water fishes of Coimbatore funded by SACON R & D.
Jayakumar R and S Muralidharan (2004) Use of biomarkers in the evaluation of metal contaminants in marine fishes funded by CSIR for SRF.
Lalitha Vijayan, S Narendra Prasad, S Muralidharan, S Bhupathy, AP Zaibin and R Jayakumar (2007) Mumbai Trans Harbour Sea Link (MTHL) Project: Study of Flamingos and Migratory Birds. Progress report submitted to Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd., Mumbai.
Lalitha Vijayan, S Narendra Prasad, S Muralidharan, S Bhupathy, AP Zaibin and R Jayakumar (2008) Mumbai Trans Harbour Sea Link (MTHL) Project: Study of Flamingos and Migratory Birds. Final Project report submitted to Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd., Mumbai.

POPULAR ARTICLES

Vanna siragugal – Kalaikathir, Nov. 1999, (Tamil Scientific magazine monthly)
Alavirku Minjinal Amudhamum Nanju, Jan 2000, Kalaikathir
Plastic Kuppaikaluku Solvom Good bye! March 2000 Kalaikathir

TEACHING EXPERIENCE : 18 YEARS

Academic accomplishments as Professor & Dean – Academics & Research:

Coordinated and prepared for NAAC and secured A+ to Vivekanandha Arts and Science College for Women, Tiruchengode
Introduced Skill based development programs – Soft skills, Communication skills, Entrepreneurship activities to the students
Signed MoU with Government and Industries for Internship programmes for the students.
Introduced Activity based learning – IOT for CS students, College bazaar – Entrepreneurship activity for Commerce students, Confectionery preparation, Research paper preparation of the dissertation.
Make your own earning program for women students – tailoring, boutique
Started a mini-incubation centre on IOT based programming.
National and International Conferences conducted with sponsorship
Research Consultancy generated up to 10 Lakhs.
Encouraged the student and teaching faculty to publish research papers and till date 56 papers are published in Scopus indexed journals.
Students secured University first rank at Periyar University, Tamil Nadu
Under SWAYAM PRABHA – DTH, MHRD, Govt. of India initiative a course titled “Environmental Studies” was created. Video lectures for 13 hours were prepared. broadcasted on DTH SWAYAM PRABHA (CH-15) channels.
Coordinated/mentored DST Inspire Internship Science Camp Programme for higher secondary students 22 -26 July 2024 at Kalinga University, Naya Raipur
Crafting a MOOC course on Climate Variations, Adaptations and Strategies under NPTEL SWAYAM Platform 3 credits and 12 weeks

Research Projects

Major (as Principal Investigator)

S.No.

Name of the Project

Funding Agency & Year

Amount in INR.

Evaluation of Biochemical responses to Environmental contaminants as biomarkers in the fishes of Andhra Coast

DST SERB, Govt. of India

Project No. SB/S0/AS/007/2013

(2015-2018)

26,01,000

Assessment of e-waste toxicity on the Earthworm species (Eisenia fetida).

UGC, Govt. of India

MRP-MAJOR-ENVI-2013-21394

(2015-2018)

16,07,000

Minor (as Principal Investigator)

S.No.	Name of the Project	Funding Agency	Amount in INR
1	Use of biomarkers in the evaluation of metal contamination in marine fishes	CSIR – UGC 9/845/93)/2005/CSIR/ (2005-07)	2,90,000.00
2	Solid Waste Management at GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus – Characterization, Quantification, Projections for future and disposal methods	(in house Grant) (2012)	50,000.00
3	Setting of Small Scale eco-friendly Vermicompost Pit	APCOST, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh (Lr.No.2(20)/APCOST/ R&D & Spl.Projects/ SW/2012-2013 Dt.20/12/2012	10,000.00

Other Minor Research Projects**(as PI/Co-PI)

S.No.	Name of the Project	Funding Agency	Year	Amount in INR
1	Feather as a tool to assess metal contamination in select species of Birds from the district Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu India	SACON R & D	2000-01	20,000
2	Accumulation of heavy metals in select species of fishes in the district Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu	SACON R & D	2001-02	20,000
3	A study on the levels of heavy metals in the feathers of selects species of terrestrial birds.	MoEF, Govt. of India	2001-02	20,000
4	Metallothionein and Glutathione as Biomarkers of Heavy metal contamination in select species of Fishes in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India	UNDP	2001-02	15,000
6	Accumulation of metals in select species of Waders from the foot hills of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve	SACON R & D	2002-03	20,000
7	Are the marine fishes of commercial importance available in Coimbatore safe for public consumption in perspective of heavy metal contamination?”	SACON R & D	2003-04	30,000
8	Heavy metals and biomarkers in select species of fishes of Cochin	SACON R & D	2004-05	20,000
9	A comparative account on the lead contamination in Crows and Little Cormorants in Tamilnadu	SACON R & D	2004-05	20,000
10	Variation in heavy metals within and among feathers of Blue Rock Pigeon: Effects of Moult and external contamination	SACON R & D	2004-05	20,000
11	Evaluation of Trace Elements in select fruits available in major fruit outlets in Coimbatore	SACON R & D	2007-08	20,000
12	Heavy metal contamination in Pariah Kite, Milvus migrans govinda collected during 2005-06 from Ahmedabad, Gujarat	SACON R & D	2007-08	20,000
13	Levels of Heavy metals in select vegetables available in Coimbatore Market	SACON R & D	2007-08	20,000
14	Evaluation of elemental contamination in eggs of select species of birds	SACON R & D	2007-08	20,000
15	Monitoring of Organic contaminants in Indian Avifauna (partly associated in select issues of decline of birds - White backed Vulture, Peacock, and Sarus Crane).	SACON R & D	2001-2006	5,00,000

**Note: These projects are minor investigation/pilot study carried out with the help of SACON R & D Funds. They are off-shot of the mega research exercises sponsored by MoEF &CC, UNDP.

Projects submitted:

S.No.

Title of the Project

Targeted Funding Agency

Role

Amount in INR

Date of Submission

Status

Training and Capacity Building for one Hundred selected Gram Panchayat Level Biodiversity Management Committees

Jharkhand Biodiversity Board. Ranchi

Project Director

7,00,000

04/07/2025

Discussion completed and awaiting for approval

Reading the metal signatures and their association with microplastics in feathers of wetland avifauna of Chhattisgarh, India

Anusandan Research Foundation, Govt. of India

Principal Investigator

1,26,47,323

07/07/2025

File Number : ANRF/ARG/2025/000960

Accepted for Technical Evaluation

COURSES TAUGHT

PG Programs:

MBA in Power management

2008-10

Quantitative Analysis (Statistics)
SPSS Ver.17 Statistical Software
Business Research Methods
Power Environment Interface
Training course on Analytical Chemistry - SACON

UG Programs: (2008-10)

Environmental Impact Assessment and Industrial Hygiene and Public Health
Global Environmental Concerns
Environmental Auditing

2010-2021

Environmental Studies
Environmental Engineering 1 & 2(Theory and Practical)
Sanitation Engineering and Public Health (Elective Paper)
Research Methodology
Construction Management
Environment and Ecology
Environmental Science
Disaster Management
Life Sciences for Engineers – Theory and Practical

2022-25

Research Methodology
Research Writing skills
Environmental Science and Toxicology
Climate Change and Toxicology
Wildlife Forensic Toxicology
Research Ethics and Publications – Pre-PhD students – course work

RECHARGING PROGRAMS ATTENDED:

Faculty Development program on “Online Course on Examination Reforms” organized by AICTE, Govt. of India, New Delhi between 15 and 18 April, 2020
Webinar on “Enhancing Research Effectiveness using Scopus, ScienceDirect and Mendeley” organized by Faculty Development Centre, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, in collaboration with Elsevier (under the aegis of PMMMNMTT, MHRD, Govt. of India) on 01 May 2020
Completed online course on “Epidemics – The dynamics of infectious diseases” at Pennsylvania State University in Coursera
Completed online course on “Writing in the Sciences” at Stanford University in Coursera
FDP on ‘Productivity Tools for Teaching Enhancement” conducted by Dhyanahitha Educational Society at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam
FDP on “Teach your class online” conducted by Harappa Education at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam.
Completed online course on “University Teaching” at The University of Hong Kong in Coursera.
Completed online course on “Learning to Teach Online” at The University of New South Wales, Sydney in Coursera.
FDP on Outcome based Education on Importance of Accreditation to Enhance the Quality in Technical Education at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam 25-26 March, 2021
FDP on Life Sciences for Engineers at GITAM University, Hyderabad between 23-27 June 2021.
Successfully completed a 4-week online NPTEL-AICTE FDP Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication course between January and June 2024.
Completed a four-week online NPTEL course (Jan-June 2024) on Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication with a consolidated score of 83%.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOPS/WINTER/SUMMER SCHOOLS ORGANIZED:

S.No.	Title	Sponsors	Duration
1	Open Access & Role of Load Despatch Centre	Forum of Energy Regulators, Central Electricty Regulatory Commission	2-7 Feb.2009
2	Winning Ways	NPTI, Faridabad	23-24 July 2009
3	Demand Side Management Load Research	Forum of Energy Regulators, Central Electricty Regulatory Commission	7-8 September 2009
4	Open Access, Role of Load Dispatch Centres and Power Markets	Forum of Energy Regulators, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission	3-5 November 2009
5	Team Building	Unit Heads of Regional Institutes of NPTI.	20th February 2010
6	National Seminar on Green Management	Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, Hyderabad	2nd April 2011
7	National Conference on Green Technologies in Civil- Environment Interface	GITAM University Hyderabad Campus	16-17th March 2012
8	National Conference in Emerging Trends in Aeronautical Engineering	GITAM University Hyderabad Campus	25-26th March 2012
9	One Day Awareness Program on Popularization of eco-friendly technologies among the rural public	GITAM University Hyderabad Campus	29th September 2012
10	Coordinated the organization of an International Conference on Future Aspects of Science and Technology,” (ICFAST 2024)	Kalinga University, Raipur & Private Industrial sponsors and Laboratories	3rd and 4th April 2024.
11	DST Inspire Internship Science Camp Programme for higher secondary students at Kalinga University, Naya Raipur	DST, Govt. of India	22 -26 July 2024
12	AICTE Sponsored 3-Day National Seminar on Waste Management and Sustainable Practices at Kalinga University, Naya Raipur	AICTE, Govt. of India	3-5 September, 2025

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

Recycling of old wastepaper with ITC under Well-being out of Waste (WoW). - Cleared 1.5 tonnes of (2010-11), 3.3 tonnes (2011-13) and 2 tonnes (2014-15) of paper waste. It saved 200 trees and helped in educating thirty poor students by donating the same volume of recyclables. It saves 87.2 KL of water, 3.01 CO2 Reduction, 1509 Energy savings and 3.7 cubic Mt. of land fill space.
Deweeding and Afforestation Programme. Planted 50 trees.
Conducted
1. 1. Blood Donation Camp
  2. ii Health camp
  3. Iii. Eye camp in association with Lions Club, Bengaluru West was organized on 14/03/2015 (Saturday).
Accompanied students of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics to Maa Herbal Danteshwari Group, Kondagaon, on 15/03/2024.
Mentored students of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics – Ms Cipra Sahu, Mr Dharneesh K and Sayanth Sunil in preparing for the Student Startup Arise competition.
Visited Regional Malaria Research Institute on 08/01/2024 and initiated Collaborative research works and student dissertations.
Visited State Forensic Science Laboratory at Raipur on 14/2/24 to obtain permission to visit the SFSL and to do internship/dissertation work.
Visited NIT, Raipur on 04/7/2024, CV Raman University and Guru Ghasidas Central University on 5/7/24 to associate (initiate MoU) for an international Material Science and Mathematics conference and it is jointly conducted.

RECOGNITION:

Resource Person:

Training program on Analytical Techniques conducted at Ecotoxicology division of Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India), Anaikatty, Coimbatore – 641 108 on 16-20th August 2010
Ecofriendly Technologies – An Overview” at Ordnance Factory Estate (Sarath Community Hall) organized by Swami Vivekananda Study Circle along with Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board on 31st March 2011
“Environmental Impact Assessment – an Indispensable tool to march towards Green Management” and chaired a session on Solid Waste Management at National Seminar on Green Management organized by Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, Hyderabad at Hotel Katria.
Environmental Contaminants plummet the Indian White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) – an endangered species of India" at National Conference on Climate Change and its impact on life and water resources organized by Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences
One day Workshop on Environmental Awareness – Role of teachers and delivered a lecture on the same topic on 30th November 2011 by AP Pollution Control Board and CRDES.
Statistical Applications in Public Health in International Workshop on Occupational Health and Lifestyle Department of Public Health, Manipal University, Manipal on 17/12/2013
Research Proposal Design during Faculty Development Programme at GITAM University, Bengaluru Campus on 11/10/2014
“Impact of Disaster and role of cadets in its Management” in the National seminar on Disaster Management and its importance at Auxilium College (Autonomous), Gandhi Nagar, Vellore – 6 on 08/09/2015
Research Proposal Design for the faculty members in the forenoon session and “Disaster Management” for M.Phil Students in the afternoon session at Auxilium College (Autonomous), Gandhi Nagar, Vellore – 6 on 28/10/2015
Statistical Sampling in Occupational Health” at Regional Occupational Health Centre, ICMR, Ministry of Health, Bengaluru on 06/01/2017
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy at SACON, Coimbatore between 13-17 March 2017 during a Training programme on Instrumentation and Analytical Techniques.
‘Biomarkers in Ecotoxicological Studies’ at SACON, Coimbatore on 01/10/2019 as adjunct faculty – PG students of Wildlife Ornithology
‘Basics of Atmospheric Chemistry’ and ‘Applications of AAS in monitoring heavy metals in Ambient Air” at Regional Occupational Health Centre, ICMR, Ministry of Health, Bengaluru on 18/10/2019 sponsored by CPCB, Govt. of India.
‘Principles of Spectroscopy and their applications in analysis of metals’ and ‘Analysis of metals using AAS and their preventive maintenance’ at Regional Occupational Health Centre, ICMR, Ministry of Health, Bengaluru on 03/02/2021 and 04/02/2021 respectively to the Scientists of CPCB and PCB, Govt. of India sponspored by KPCB, Karnataka.
Delivered a lecture on Genotoxicomics of E-waste on Annelids – Scope to recover metals as a keynote speaker in the 2nd International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Biotechnology for Sustainable Bioresources and Bioeconomy (AI-BSBB2023) held at AKS University, Satna, MP. between 22nd and 25th November 2023.
Served as a keynote speaker on Wetland Day Celebrations on 2nd February 2024 at Mahasamund Forest Division (Photograph attached).
Served as a keynote speaker and delivered a session on ‘Biotechnological Startups and Entrepreneurship – A Possibility’ in Two-days’ workshop on “Emerging Trends & Scope on Start-up and Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology at Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, on 14/03/2024.
Served as mentor and delivered a topic on Career Guidance to the school students in DST Inspire Camp held at Kalinga University between 22nd and 26th July 2024 and accompanied them to the Regional Science Centre at Chhattisgarh.
Visited Bhatapara and delivered a topic on Career Guidance after higher secondary at Schools in Bhatapara on 07/12/2024.
Delivered Chief Guest address on “The Paradigm shift – Skill Development the Need of the Hour” in the 12th International Conference on Global Paradigm Shift to Stabilize Growth was held at Pride Hotel, Bengaluru, on 16 December 2023.
Served as a Panelist member at the Chhattisgarh Climate Change Conclave 2024 Under the theme ‘Integrating technology and innovation to Climate Change’ and delivered a discussion on utilizing wetland weeds – Water Hyacinth at Hotel Sayaji, Raipur, between 5th and 6th March 2024 organized by Department of Forests and Climate Change, Government of Chattisgarh, Nava Raipur.
Served as Chairperson at the Indo-US Conference on Climate Change Impacts on Occupational and Environmental Health (CliCON OEH2025), organized by ICMR-NIOH in collaboration with esteemed partners ICMR-NIREH and CSIR-NEERI held on February 26 to 28, 2025 at Ahmedabad, India.
Served as a Resource person at ARKA JAIN University, Mohanpur, Jharkhand for their Student Induction Programme held on 13th August 2025
Served as a Resource person and delivered a session on E-waste Management -Handling and Challenges at National Seminar on Waste Management and Sustainable Practices held at Kalinga University between 3 and 5 September 2025.

External Examiner/Adjudicator:

Served as an external examiner in conducting viva-voce for M.Tech Environmental Engineering at JNTU, Hyderabad on 27/04/2013
Served as an external examiner (adjudicator) for the PhD Thesis from Tiruvalluvar University Bharathiar University and Tamil University, Tamil Nadu.

Faculty Recharging Programmes conducted

S.No.	Topic delivered	Date of conduction
1	Curriculum Gap Analysis	21/10/23
2	Framing Course Outcomes	02/12/2023
3	Research Proposal Writing Series -1 & 2	15/01/2024
4	Curriculum revision – Preparation for Board of Studies as per NEP	06/02/2024
5	Preparation of Question Paper using Bloom’s Taxonomy	06/02/2024

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS WITH INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS & SOFTWARE SKILLS

Working knowledge on Computer Software applications – Statistical software packages – SPSS version 17, Primavera Graphical Software’s – HG (Harvard Graphics)
MS office applications,

ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL AWARDS (HONOURS):

Secured IIIrd Rank in B.Sc. Zoology
Secured IInd Rank in M.Sc. Environmental Sciences
Awarded the second rank in the presentation of the project at Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai
Received CSIR – UGC SRF fellowship for a tenure of 2 years
Received the Best Researcher Award – 2017 at GITAM University, Bengaluru Campus on 8 September 2017 from Dr. Sowmya Swaminathan, Director, WHO Geneva
Received an award of merit on National Recycling Day Celebrations from ITC under the august presence of the state Chief minister for disposing 1.5 tonnes of solid waste from GITAM University, Hyderabad.
Biotechnology Research Excellence Award from The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) and The Society of Life Sciences (SLSI) India on 24th November 2023 at AKS University, Satna, MP.

Prof R Jayakumar