Dr. R.K. Balachandar
| Date of Joining | 08.06.2016 |
| Mobile | 9597402340 |
| rkbalachandar@sankaracollege.edu.in | |
| Academic Qualification | M.Sc., Ph.D., |
| Nationality | INDIAN |
| Academic Qualification | M.Sc., Ph.D |
| Field of Specialization | Nonlinear Optics and Crystal Growth |
| Ph.D Thesis Title | Synthesis, Growth And Characterization Of Schiff Base Organic Nonlinear Optical Single Crystals By Slow Evaporation Technique |
| Awarding University, Year of Award |
VIT UNIVRSITY, NOV 2014 |
Dr. R.K. Balachandar
Assistant Professor & HeadWork Experience (in chronological order)
| S.No. | Name of the Institution | Designation | Period |
| 1 | Dhivya Arts & Science College, Chetpet, Thiruvannamalai District. | Assistant Professor | 1-August 2014 to 31-March 2015 |
| 2 | Theivanai Ammal College For Women, Villupuram | Assistant Professor | 15-June 2015 to 04-April-2016 |
| 3 | Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram | Assistant Professor and Head | 8-June-2016 till date |
Other Academic and Administrative Responsibilities
| S.No. | Name of the Institution/Committee | Position | Period |
| 1 | Theivanai Ammal College For Women, Villupuram | Extension Coordinator | 15-June 2015 to 04-April-2016 |
| 2 | Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram | Additional Director for Sruthi CRS 90.8 | Jan 2018 to till date |
| 3 | Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram/Board of studies | Chairman | June 2016 to till date |
| 4 | Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram/Academic council | Member | June 2016 to till date |
| 5 | Sri Sankara Arts and Science College, Enathur, Kanchipuram/Library | Member | June 2017 to till date |
Publications
| S.No. | Title | Journal | Pages |
| 1 | Crystal growth and characterization of an organic nonlinear optical single crystal: 2, 3-Dimethyl-N-[4-(Nitro) benzylidene] aniline |
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy | 126, 324-328 |
| 2 | Synthesis, crystal growth and spectroscopic investigation of second order organic nonlinear optical single crystal: 2-Chloro-N-[4-(dimethylamino) benzylidene] aniline |
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy | 116, 143- 147. |
| 3 | 4-Fluoro-N-[(E)-3, 4, 5- trimethoxybenzylidene] aniline |
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online | 69(8), o1234- o1234. |
| 4 | N-[4-(Dimethylamino) benzylidene]-4- methylaniline | Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online | 69(6), o905- o905 |
| 5 | (E)-4-[2-(4-Ethoxyphenyl) ethenyl]-1- methylpyridinium naphthalene-2-sulfonate | Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online | 69(5), o722- o722. |
| 6 | Synthesis, growth, frontier molecular orbitals, fracture mechanics and non linear optical studies of L-serine methyl ester hydrochloride single crystal |
Journal of Optics | Volume 47, 2018, Issue 3, 374-379 |
Awards / Distinction
| S.No. | Name of the Award | Venue | Period |
| 1 | Best paper – Oral category award | NSCG – XVII | 2013 |
| 2 | Research Awards | VIT University | 2013 |
| 3 | Management Award- Coordinator of Service Clubs | TACW, Villupuram | 2016 |
Membership in Professional Bodies
| S.No. | Name of the Membership | Venue | Period |
| 1 | Indian Association of Crystal Growth | CHENNAI | Life member |
Seminars Conferences organized /Participation
| S.No. | Program Attended | Place | Organized/ Participated | Period |
| 1 | Presented a paper on Growth and characterization of manganese acetate doped KDP single crytals in the National Seminar on recent advancements in Materials and Energy |
Voorhees College, Vellore – 632 001. | Participated | March 5-7,2009 |
| 2 | Presented a paper on Growth and characterization of pure and urea doped glycine phosphite single crystals, S. Supriya, R.K. Balachandar and S.Kalainathan in the Conference on Crystal growth technology |
Anna University, Chennai, | Participated | October 18-19, 2010 |
| 3 | The effect of NaOH on glycine phosphite single crystals grown by SR method, S. Supriya, R.K. Balachandar and S. Kalainathan XV National Conference on Crystal growth |
PSNCET Tirunelveli | Participated | 23-25 February 2011, |
| 4 | Growth and characterization of Bisthiourea manganese sulfate- R. K. Balachandar and S. Kalainathan in the XVI National Seminar on Crystal Growth |
Department of Physics, Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Tiruchendur |
Participated | 19-21st Jan 2012 |
| 5 | Synthesis growth and characterization of 2CL4DBA single crystal, R. K. Balachandar, K. Senthil, S. Kalainathan, XVII National seminar on Crystal Growth |
Anna University, Chennai | Participated | 09th-11th Jan 2013 |
| 6 | Synthesis and crystal growth, structural studies of the organic NLO Material,R.K.Balachandar and S.Kalainathan in the One day national workshop on “Advanced materials characterization techniques”. | Department of physics, Sri Venkateswara university, Tirupati. | Participated | 23rd March 2013 |
| 7 | Crystal Growth and characterization of an Organic NLO Single Crystal:2,3-DNBA, R.K.BalaChandar and S. Kalainathan, XVIII National Seminar on crystal Growth. | SSN College of Engineering, Chennai- 603110 | Participated | February 24- 26,2014. |
| 8 | National conference on “Towards Achieving Excellence In Higher Education” | Sri Sankara Arts and ScienceCollege (Autonomous), Kanchipuram – 631 561 | Organized | 15th December, 2017 |
| 9 | Abstract and oral presentation by our Group in the National seminar on ’Crystal Growth and Applications’ 2017 held at | Nationalcollege (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli. | Participated | March 6 -8, 2017 |
| 10 | Abstract and oral presentation by our Group in the National Conference on ’Recent Trends in Physics of Materials’ 2018 held at on | Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai | Participated | February 9-10, 2018. |
| 11 | National Seminar on recent advanced materials and applications (RAMA-19), | Organized by Department of Physics, Theivanai Ammal College for Women, Villupuram. | Participated | 06 Feb.2019. |
Workshop & Training Programmes
| S.No. | Programe | Venue | Period |
| 1 | National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) Workshop on special and select topics in Classical Mechanics, Atomic Physics & Theory of Atomic Collisions & Spectroscopy | IIT Madras | 27-APR-2015 |
| 2 | Faculty Development Workshop on “ Digital Learning Resources” | Sri Sankara Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Kanchipuram – 631 561. | 2nd February 2018 |
| 3 | Refresher course on Quantum Mechanics. | VIT University Chennai, Supported by IAS – Bangalore, INSA – New Delhi, NAS – Allahabad. | 12-26 May -2018 |
| 4 | Science Academies 98th Refresher course in Experimental Physics | Central University of Karnataka, KALABURAGI 585311, Supported by IAS – Bangalore, INSA – New Delhi, NAS – Allahabad. | 1-16 June – 2018 |
| 5 | Workshop on “The art of writing winnable project proposals” | Sri Sankara arts and science college, Enathur, Kanchipuram – 631 561. | 12.07.2019 |
