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Dr.S. Balasaraswathy
Designation :Assistant Professor
Area of specialization : Spectroscopy
Date of Joining BNMIT : 18.01.2021
Nature of Association (Regular/Contractual/Adjunct):Regular
E-mail Id : sbalasaraswathy@bnmit.in, bali10shivakumar@gmail.com
No. of years of Experience : Teaching: 10 years
Qualification:
| Degree | Institution | Month & Year of passing |
| Ph.D | Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu | March 2013 |
| Integrated M.Sc | Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu | May 2008 |
Experience:
10 Years
| Sl.no | Designation | Institution | Duration |
| 1 | Asst. Prof Dept. of Physics | BNMIT, Bangalore, India | Jan 2021 – Till date |
| 2 | Asst. Prof, Dept. of physics | HKBKCE, Bangalore, India | Feb 2016 – Oct 2020 |
Responsibilities:
- Co-ordinator for I Yr Scheme of Teaching for the AY 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26.
- Member Secretary BoS, Department of Physics, BNMIT for the AY 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26.
- Member of BoE, Department of Physics, BNMIT for the AY AY 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26.
- NBA & NAAC Co-ordinator, Dept. of Physics, BNMIT for the AY 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26.
- Co-ordinator for Science Forum, BNMIT for the AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
- VTU Co-ordinator, Dept. of Physics, BNMIT for the AY 2024-25 & 2025-26
- Co- Ordinator for Student Induction Programme for the AY 2022-23, 2024-25 & 2025-26.
- Co-ordinator of conduction committee and Member of Technical committee in organising “International Conference on Applied Sciences and Advanced Materials (ICASAM-2025)” organized by Dept. of Basic Science & Mech. Engg., BNMIT during Nov. 2025.
- Co-ordinator of conduction committee and Member of Technical committee in organising “International Conference on Advanced Material & Fluid Mechanics” organized by Dept. of Basic Science & Mech. Engg., BNMIT during Nov. 2023.
- Co-ordinator for I Yr Academic Review Meeting for the AY 2022-23 & 2023-24.
- Appointed as a SEE paper setter for Applied Physics by MVJ College of Engineering for the Jan/Feb’25 examinations.
- Appointed as a SEE paper setter for Applied Physics by MVJ College of Engineering for the Sept/Oct ’24 examinations.
- Co-ordinator for Science Forum, BNMIT for the AY 2024-25.
- VTU Co-ordinator, Dept. of Physics, BNMIT for the AY 2024-25.
- Co-ordinator for I Yr Scheme of Teaching for the AY 2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25.
- Co-ordinator for I Yr Academic Review Meeting for the AY 2022-23 & 2023-24.
- Appointed as a SEE paper setter for Applied Physics by MVJ College of Engineering for the Jan/Feb’25 examinations.
- Appointed as a SEE paper setter for Applied Physics by MVJ College of Engineering for the Sept/Oct ’24 examinations
- Member Secretary BoS, Department of Physics, BNMIT for the AY AY 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25
- Member of BoE, Department of Physics, BNMIT for the AY AY 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25
- NBA & NAAC Co-ordinator, Dept. of Physics, BNMIT for the AY 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 & 2024-25.
Expertise/Subjects handled
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Physics Lab
Research Interest:
Spectroscopy
Book chapters:
- Title of the Chapter “Effect of Iron Decorated Poly-pyrrole Composites for DC Conductivity and EMI Shielding Applications” in Book Titled “Chemical and Materials Sciences: Research Findings”, BP International, ISBN: 978-93-47485-98-5, Page: 116-132.
Journals
- Prasanna Raj Yadav, Seetharaman Sathyanarayanan, C.G. Saravanan, D. Damodharan, S. Balasaraswathy , Femilda Josephin JS , Edwin Geo Varuvel , Jonas Matijoˇsius , Arturas ¯ Kilikeviˇcius , Haiter Lenin Allasi h, Utilization of Catalytically Cracked Waste Transformer Oil in Compression Ignition Engines: Effects of Combustion Chamber Geometry on Efficiency and Emission Characteristics, Atmospheric Environment: X, 100402, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2025.100402.
- M. Vimalathithan, R. Satheesh Kumar, G. Suresh, D. Balaji, S. Balasaraswathy, And V. Ponnusamy, Development of Samarium and Cerium Doped Yttrium Orthoborate Phosphor for near UV LED Application, Asian Journal of Chemistry 37 (11), 2753-2758, 2025, https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2025.34566.
- Decolorization and biodegradation studies of the textile effluent treated by Trametes versicolor. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Science, Vol.8, Issue -1,P.No.44-60, Jan-Mar 2018.
- Spectroscopic Studies on the biodegradation of textile effluent by White Rot Fungus Trametes hirsuta, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 11, No. 2, 225-228, 2012.
- Biodegradation and Physico-Chemical changes of textile effluent by various fungal species, Romanian Journal of Biophysics, 21, No. 2, 113-123, 2011.
Conference
- Presented paper entitled “Physico-chemical and Spectroscopic studies on T. versicolor treated textile effluent” in a National Seminar on Recent trends on Material Sciences, organized by Dept. Of Physics, Thevanai Ammal College for Women, Villupuram, Feb 2018.
- Presented paper entitled “Physico-chemical and Spectroscopic studies on textile effluent treated by T. hirsuta”in the National Seminar on ‘Recent trends in Synthetic methods and Chemistry of Natural products (SMNP 2011)’ organized by Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Oct, 2011.
- Presented paper entitled “Physico – chemical and biodegradation studies of textile effluent by Aspergillus niger & Trichoderma viridae”in the National Conference on ‘Harnessing the power of Microbes for better Food, Agro- industry, Health and Environment’ held at Karpagam University, Coimbatore Sept. 2011
- Presented paper entitled “SEM-EDS & FTIR analysis of treated textile effluent” in the National Conference on ‘Perspectives in Lasers and Spectroscopy (NCPLAS 2009)’ organized by Women’s Christian College, Chennai Sept. 2009
Patents:
- Iot-Based Digital Radiographic Corrosion Testing Device, Design No.: 477557-001, Date of issue: 15/01/2026
Hobbies:
- Listening to Music
- Gardening
Sports:
- Athletics (Sprinter, Long jump, Shot put)
- Badminton
- Kho -Kho


