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P. THENMOZHI, M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Ed

BIO – DATA

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Assistant Professor and Head,

Department of Zoology,

St. Joseph’s College of Arts and Science,

Cuddalore – 607 001.

Mobile : 09360540469,9442640469.

E-mail:thenmozhi71@ gmail.com.

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BIO-INFORMATION

Name : P. THENMOZHI

Designation : Assistant Professor and Head

Date of Birth : 10th October, 1971

Sex : Female

Nationality : Indian

Community : B.C

Corresponding Address : Assistant Professor and Head,

Department of Zoology,

St. Joseph’s College of Arts and Science, Cuddalore – 607 001.

Mobile: 9442640469

E-mail: thenmozhip71@gmail.com.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

April, 2011 : Doctor of Philosophy,

(Life Science) Undergoing M.S. University,

Thirunelveli.

July, 2006 : Master of Philosophy, (Life Science) 60%

M.S. University,

Thirunelveli.

October, 2000 : Master of Education,

(Bioscience) M.K. University,

Madurai.

April, 1996 : Bachelor of Education, (Bioscience)

M.K. University,

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Madurai.

April, 1994 : Master of Science,

(Zoology) 63%

St. Xavier’s College

Palayamkottai.

April, 1992 : Bachelor of Science, (Zoology) 74%

Lakshmipuram College of Arts and Science,

PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA (2005-2011)

S.

No.

Title of the Paper

Presented

Title of

Conference/

Seminar

Organized by

Whether International/

national/regional/ college

or University level

1

Impact of Cattle Shed

Effluent on Certain

Biochemical Parameters

of the Freshwater Prawn

Caridina weberi

National Seminar on

‘Resource

Management for

Sustainable

Agriculture’

Faculty of Agriculture,

Annamalai University,

Annamalainagar, during

17th and 18th on March,

2005.

National

2

Moulting Response of

the Freshwater Prawn

Cardina weberi Exposed

to Cattle Shed Effluent

National Seminar on

‘Resource

Management for

Sustainable

Agriculture’

Faculty of Agriculture,

Annamalai University,

Annamalainagar, during

17th and 18th of March,

2005.

National

3.

Studies on the Physical Characteristics

of Graded Coir Pith and

their Influence on Plant

Culture

National Seminar on’Resource

Management for

Sustainable

Agriculture’

Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University,

Annamalainagar, during

17th and 18th of March

2005.

National

4.

Impact of Compression

and Expansion of Coir

Pith Over its Utilization

as Soilless Medium

National Seminar on

‘Resource

Management for

Sustainable

Agriculture’

Faculty of Agriculture,

Annamalai University,

Annamalainagar, during

17th and 18th of March,

2005.

National

5. Certain Reasons for

Tsunami in the Coastal

Belts of Tamil Nadu

National

Commemorative Conference on

‘Tsunami’

School of Energy,

Environment and Natural

Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University,

Madurai, during 26th to 29th

of December, 2005.

National

6.

Evaluation of Treated

Coir Waste Utilization as

Soiliess Medium

National Conference

on ‘Frontiers in

Environmental

Sciences and

Engineering in

India’

Department of

Environmental Sciences,

Bharathiar University,

Coimbatore, during 15th to

17th of September, 2005.

National

7. Utilization of Coir Pith

for Terrace Gardening

National Seminar on

‘Emerging Trends in Life Sciences

Department of Zoology,

Bishop Heper College

(Autonomous)

Thiruchirappalli, During 24th and 25th Aug. 2006

National

4

8

Ion Exchange

Characteristics of the

Solid Waste, Coir Pith

National Seminar on

‘Future Prospects in

Biological

Research”

Department of

Microbiology and

Biotechnology, St. Joseph’s

College of Arts and

Science, Cuddalore.

During 6th and 7th of Oct.

2006.

National

9

Recycling of Coir Pith

Utilizing its Ion

Exchange Properties

National Conference on ‘Environmental

Pollution

Management and

Sustainable

Development

Department of Biology,

Gandhigram Rural

University, Gandhigram,

during 14th and 15th of Dec.

2006.

National

10

Studies on the

Absorption and

Retention Capacities in

coir Pith

94th Indian Science

Congress on ‘Planet

Earth’

Annamalai University,

Annamalainagar, from 3rd

to 7th of January, 2007

National

11

Antioxidant and Lipid

Peroxidative Activity of Cassia auriculata (Linn.)

on aniti tuberculosis drug

Rifampipin induced

hepatotoxicity in rats

National

Symposium on

“Recent Immunological

Advancement in

HIV and

Opportunistic

infections”

Department of Zoology DDE, Annamalai

University, during 24th and

25th of March, 2007

National

12 Recycling of the

ecopollutant, coir pith

National Conference

on “Environmental

Science and

Technology for

Sustainable

Development”

IQAC, Government

College for Women,

Srikakulam during 18th to

20th Jan. 2009

National

13

Vermicomposting of the

environmental pollutant,

coir pith

National conference on “Environmental

Science and

Technology for

Sustainable

Development”

IQAC, Government

College for Women,

Srikakulam during 18th to

20th Jan. 2009

National

14

Impact of lethal

concerntration of lindane

on Cyprinus carpio

communis (LINN.)

National Seminar on

“Environmental

Toxicology”

Department of Zoology and

Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s

college (Autonomous),

Palaymkottai, 26th and 27th

Feb. 2009

National

15 Studies on calcium

nitrate impregnation over

coir pith

National Conference

on “Recent Trends in Bioscience-21st

Millennium”

Department of Zoology

DDE, Annamalai University, during 6th and

7th Mar.2009.

National

16

Vermicomposting of

Paddy straw using

Eisenia fetida sp.

National Conference

on “Recent Trends

in Bioscience-21st

Millennium”

Department of Zoology

DDE, Annamalai

University, during 6th and

7th Mar.2009

National

17

Effect of paper mill

effluent on the levels of

glucose in chosen tissues

of the teleost fish, Labeo

rohita

National Conference

on “Recent Trends

in Bioscience-21st

Millennium”

Department of Zoology

DDE, Annamalai

University, during 6th and

7th Mar.2009.

National

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18

Influence of EDTA

against mercuric chloride

induced biochemical

parameters in the

different organs of fingerlings of fish Labeo

rohita (Ham.)

International

symposium on

“Environmental

Risk Assessment

2011”

Unit of Toxicology,

Department of Zoology,

School of Life Sciences,

Bharathiar University,

Coimbatore, during 17th to

19th Oct. 2011

International

PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA(2011-2016)

S.No. Title of the

Seminar/

conference/

workshop

Internation

al/

National

Attended/

Paper

presented

Venue Date

1. Seminar-

Climate Change

Forest

Resource And

Environment

Internationa

l

Paper

presented

Maria Rani

Centre,University of

Kerala,

Thiruvanantha puram

09th

-11th

December

2011.

2. Conference-

Biosafety for

security(NCBH

S-2015)

National Paper

presented

Dept. of Zoology,

Periyar Arts college,

Cuddalore.

23rd

& 24th July

2015.

3. Seminar-

Recent trends in

Endocrinology

National Paper

presented

St.Xavier’s College

(Autonomous),

Palayamkottai.

24th

&25th

February 2014.

4. Conference-

Environment,Bi

odiversity and

Bioethics-

Current Trends

and Future

Prospectives

National Attended Department of

Zoology, Annamalai

University,

Chidhambaram.

23rd

&24th

March

2012.

5. Workshop- Current trends

and techniques

in

Environmental

Toxicology

(CTTET-2012)

National Attended Department of

Zoology, Annamalai

University,

Chidhambaram.

23rd-

25th

Feb- 2012.

International

Conference on

Science and

Technology for

Clean and

Green

Environment.

Internationa

l

Presented Studies on the

pollution Load of

Ennore,Thiruvallur

Dist, and the possible

disposal methods.

6. Seminar-

Quality

Enhancement of

UGC-

NAAC

Sponsored

Attended Dept. of Zoology,

Periyar Arts college,

Cuddalore.

27TH

September

2014.

6

Higher

Education

Through

Modern

Innovative

Teaching-

Learning

Methods

National

Level

7. Seminar-

Biochemistry in

Health and

Environment

National Paper

presented

Dept. of Biochemistry,

St.Joseph’s college of

Arts &

Science(Autonomous),

Cuddalore.

9th March 2013

8. Conference- Science and

Technology for

Clean and

Green

Environment

Internationa

l

Paper

presented

Department of

Zoology, Annamalai

University,

Chidhambaram.

27th

&28th July

2012.

9. Conference-

Advances in

Environmental

Research: An

Interdisciplinar

y

Approach

National Paper

presented

Department of

Zoology, Annamalai

University,

Chidhambaram.

11th

&12th

March

2011.

10. Conference

Public Health

And Health

Hygiene

ICMR

Sponsored

National

Conference

Presented PG and Research

Department of

Zoology,

Periyar Government

Arts College

Cuddalore- 607 001

4th&

5th , Feb -2016

11. Conference-

Aquatic

Science,

Biodiversity

conservation

and

management

strategies

(InABC 2016)

Internationa

l

Presented Department of

Zoology, Annamalai

University,

Chidhambaram.

26th

– 28th

September,

2016.

12. Seminar on

Environment

&

Occupational

Health

National Presented PG & Research Dept. Of Biochemistry, St. Joseph’s College of Arts & Science (Autonomous),Cuddalore

9th September, 2017

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SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

1. Orientation Course on ‘Biological Sciences’ held at The Academic Staff College,

Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, during 20th o September to 17

th of October, 2003.

2. National Seminar on ‘Resource Management for Sustainable Agriculture’ held at the

Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, during 17th

and 18th

of

March, 2005.

3. National Seminar on ‘Effect of Tsunami on Coastal Ecosystem’ held at the Centre of

Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, on 10th of

April, 2005.

4. National Conference on ‘Frontiers in environmental Sciences and Engineering in India’

held at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore,

during 15th to 17

th of September, 2005.

5. National Commemorative Conference on ‘Tsunami’ held at the School of Energy,

Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, during 26th

to

29th of December, 2005.

6. National Workshop on ‘Seaweed Kappaphycus Culture’ held at the Centre of Advanced

Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, on 26th

of August, 2006.

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7. National Seminar on ‘Future Prospects in Biological Research’ held at the Department

of Microbiology and Biotechnology, St. Joseph’s College of Arts and Science, Cuddalore,

during 6th

and 7th of October, 2006.

8. 94th Indian Science Congress on ‘Planet Earth’ held at Annamalai University,

Annamalainagar, from 3rd

to 7th of January, 2007.

9. National Seminar on “Bioinformatics and Computational Biology” held at the

Department of Zoology-DDE, Annamalai University, during 21st and 22

nd of March, 2007.

10. National Symposium on “Recent Immunological Advancement in HIV and

Opportunistic infections”, held at the Department of Zoology DDE, Annamalai

University, during 24th and 25

th of March, 2007.

11. National Seminar on Metagenomics held at Dept. of Microbiology,St.Joseph’s college of

Arts & Science(Autonomous),Cuddalore during27th

July 2015.

12. National Seminar on -Emerging Trends in Biosciences at T.John College, Bangalore during

9thMarch 2012.

13. State level Seminar-on Bacteria for better Health-Probiotics in the Dept. of Microbiology,

St.Joseph’s college of Arts & Science(Autonomous),Cuddalore during9th

January 2013.

14. National level Workshop on- Marine Fish Parasites and Diseases at Centre for Advanced

Study in Marine Biology,Annamalai University, Parangipettai. During 10th

&11th

March

2014

15. National Symposium on Technology Enabled Higher Education:Opportunities and

Challenges held at Indira Gandhi College OF Arts and Science during 31st October,2015.

16. National Level Seminar Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology on

Metagenomix held at Dept. of Microbiology, St. Joseph’s college of Arts &

Science(Autonomous),Cuddalore during 27th July 2015.

PUBLICATIONS

1. FULL PAPERS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS :

S.

No. Title with Page Nos

Details of

Conference

Publications

No of

Co-authors

Whether you are the main

author

1 Certain reasons for

Tsunami in the coastal

National

Commemorative 1 No

9

belts of Tamil Nadu

P: 39-42

Conference on

“TSUNAMI”2005

2.

Impact of compression

and expansion of coir

pith over its utilization as

soilless medium

P “ 205-206

National Seminar on

“Resource

Management for

Sustainable Agriculture”2006

3 Yes

3.

Impact of Cattle shed

effluent on certain

Biochemical parmeters

of the fresh water Prwan

Caridina weberi

P : 207-209

National Seminar on

“Resource

Management for

Sustainable

Agriculture”2006

2 No

4.

Studies on the Physical

characteristics of graded

coir pith and their influence on plant culture

P:210-211

National Seminar on

“Resource Management for

Sustainable

Agriculture”2006

3 Yes

5.

Moulting response of the

fresh water prawn

Caridina Weberi exposed

to cattle shed effluent

P:212-214

National Seminar on

“Resource for

Sustainable

Agriculture”2006

2 No

6. Vermicomposting

using solid wastes

P.168-170

International

Conference-

Science and

Technology for

Clean and Green

Environment

Department of

Zoology,

Annamalai

University,

Chidhambaram

- yes

7. Impact of climate

change on

agriculture.

ICMR

Sponsored

National

Conference

Conference

Public Health

And Health

Hygiene PG and

Research

Department of

Zoology,

Periyar

Government Arts

College

- Yes

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Cuddalore- 607

001

II. PAPERS IN PEER REWIEWED JOURNALS (2005-2010):

S.

No. Title with Page Nos Journal

ISSN/

ISBN No.

Whether Peer

reviewed impact

Factor, if any

No of Co-

authors

1

Utilization of Coir waste

as a soilless medium

4(4) : 198-200,

2010

Advances in

Biological

Research, 1992-0067 Peer reviewed 2

2.

Influence of EDTA

against mercuric chloride

induced biochemical

parameters in the

difference organs of

fingerlings of Fish Labeo

rohita (Ham.).

International

Journal of

Current

Research

0975-833x Peer reviewed 5

3.

The validation of

modified tropical artificial

soil by ecotoxicological

studies on Eisenia foetida

International

Journal of

Development

Research

2230-9926 Peer reviewed 5

4.

Determination of Physico-chemical properties of

coirpith in relation to

particle size suitable for

potting medium.

(Accepted)

The Bioscan 0973-7049 Peer reviewed 4

5.

Effect of mercuric

chloride and the influence

of Glutathione in liver

tissue of fingerlings of

fish Labe rohita

(Hamiltion).

Accepted)

The Ecoscan 0974-0376 Peer reviewed 4

II. PAPERS IN PEER REWIEWED JOURNALS (2011-2015):

S.No. Title of the paper

published

Name of the

journals

published ,

volume & isssue

Year

&

pages

National/

International

Author/

co-

author

1. Determination of

physic-chemical

properties of coir

pith in relation to

particle size

The Bioscan ,

Vol-6 & 3

2011

&

pp1-3

National co-

author

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suitable for potting

medium

2. The validation of

modified tropical

artificial soil by

eco-toxicological

studies on Eisenia

foetida

International

journal of

development

research. ,Vol-3

&5

2012

& pp

1051-

1056

International co-

author

3. Influence of Edta

against Mercuric

Chloride induced

biochemical

parameters in the

different organs of

fingerlings of fish

Labeo rohita.

International

journal of

current research

& Vol-4

2012 International co-

author

4. Effect of medien

lethal

concentrations of

mercuric chloride

in liver tissue of

fish Labeo rohita.

The Ecoscan,

Vol.1 & special

issue

2013

&

pp 53-

57

International co-

author

5. Use of tropical

artificial soil as a

new substrate for

avoidance

behavioral test of

earthworm,

Eisenia foetida

exposed to urea.

Journal of

Environmental

biology ,

Vol-35 & 1

2014

&

pp 205-

210

International co-

author

6. Performance

evaluation of

vermicomposted

coir pith by

Eudrilus eugeniae

kinberg on the

growth of

Abelmoschus

esculentus.

International

journal of

modern research

and reviews,Vol-

3 & 11

2015

&

pp1049-

1053

International author

7. Studies on physic-

chemical

characteristics of

raw and Pre-

processed coir pith

International

journal of

current research

and

development,

Vol-3 & 2

2015

&

pp 90-

95

International author

III. BOOKS PUBLISHED AS SINGLE AUTHOR :

S.

No.

Title with Page

Nos

Type of Book &

Authorship Publisher & ISSN/ISBN No.

Whether

Peer

12

Reviewed

1

Environmental

Science

Text Book Yes

2 Biodiversity Text Book Yes

RESEARCH GUIDANCE

M.Phil., Dissertations

1. V. Chitra Annamalar – Performance of Bhendi grown in coir pith as soilless medium with

the role on the micronutrients application. (Bharathidasan University).

2. V. Sudha – Status of calcium and magnesium in the serum samples of hypertensive

subjects. (Bharathidasan University).

3. B. Gloria – Status of chosen parameters on the effluent discharged from textile industry,

SIPCOT Complex, Cuddalore. (Bharathidasan University).

4. S. Solomon – Biodegradation of sugarcane trash. (Annamalai University).

5. Laxmi Devi – Physico-chemical characteristics of drinking water sources in

Agasteeswaram Taluk, Kanyakumari District. (Annamalai University).

6. Madam Mohan – Physico-chemical characteristics of domestic water sources in Nagercoil

town, Kanyakumari District. (Annamalai University).

7. Chitra Ojha – Analysis of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in chosen spots of Udaipur

town, Jarkhand. Physico-chemical Characteristics of drinking water sources in

Agasteeswaram Taluk, Kanyakumari District. (Annamalai University).

8. Rajmohan – Ecological status of Ooty Lake. – Physico-chemical characteristics of

drinking water sources in Agasteeswarm Taluk, Kanyakumari District. (Annamalai

University).

SEMINAR / WORKSHOP CONDUCTED

1. Worked as member of the Organizing Committee in the National Seminar on ‘Future

Prospects in Biological Research’ held at the Department of Microbiology and

Biotechnology, St. Joseph’s College of Arts and Science, Cuddalore, during 6th and 7

th of

October, 2006.

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2. Organized National Workshop on “Technique in Mushroom Culture” in the Department

of Zoology, St. Joseph’s College of Arts and Science, Cuddalore, during 23rd

of January,

2010.

3. Worked as member of the Organizing Committee member in the National Seminar on

“Environmental Awareness and Research for Sustainable Development” held at the

Zoology Wing, Annamalai University, during 20th

and 21st of August, 2010.

RESEARCH PROFICIENCY IN AQUACULTURE

1. Submitted a Project Proposal on ‘Fish Culture in Domestic Sewage’ to Annamalai

University (Co-investigator).

2. Completed Research Project entitled ‘ Some biological responses of the fresh water

prawn Caridina weberi to the cattle shed effluent’ during 1993-94.

3. Completed Research Project entitled ‘The toxic effect of heavy metal like rickel and

copper on biological indices (length – weight relationship, condition factor,

fattiness, hepato-somatic index, gastro- somastic index and gonado – somatic index)

and histological parameters of common carp (fingerlings) Cyprinus Carpio’ during

2005-06.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1. Worked as a Post – Graduate Teacher in St. Mary’s Matriculation School, Chennai during

19956-98 (Three years).

2. Working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, St. Joseph’s College of

Arts and Science, Cuddalore since July, 2002 (14 Years).

CURRENT RESEARCH

Fresh Water Aquaculture.

Pollution Monitoring

Vermicomposting of Solid Wastes

Waste Recycling

Mushroom culture

CLASSES HANDLING

B.Sc., Biochemistry

II year - Advanced Zoology

II year - Genetics & Biostatistics, Solid waste management.

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Interdisciplinary Course.- Environmental studies.

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above statements are true to the best of my knowledge.

(P. THENMOZHI)