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Loyola Academy

Loyola Academy

Degree & PG College (Autonomous)

NAAC
Affilated

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry

Introduction

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry was introduced in 2003 and granted autonomous status in 2010. The departmental reputation is reflected in its excellent infrastructural facilities, innovative instructional methodology and placements. Since its inception the department has shown steady progress in various curricular, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities.

Vision & Mission

Vision : To train the students for a diverse changing world and contribute to a chemically literate society through teaching, research and service.

Mission : To provide necessary preparation for students whose career paths require expertise in chemistry and to impart excellent standards for content knowledge, communication skills, quality research, professional ethics.

Highlights
  • Excellent infrastructure
  • Research and field visits
  • Guest lectures
  • Seminars and workshops
Best Practices
  • Organizing industrial visits to the reputed institutes within the city and to the reputed institutes outside the state.
  • Enabling the students to fetch projects in research institutes within the city.
  • Preparing the students for 100% placement.
MOUs

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Under MAITRI Initiative “Mentoring Academic Interventions for Technological Research & Innovation” Between CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology (IMMT)-InTEC Bhubaneswar & Loyola Academy Degree & PG College, Secunderabad

Prospectus
Dr P Thirupathi PP
Dr. P. Thirupathi

Dean of Science, Assistant Professor

Emp. ID : 15203

M.Sc., Ph.D.

B66A0268
Mr. Dheeraj Kumar Sahu

HOD, Assistant Professor in Physical Chemistry & NCC CTO

Emp. ID: 06201

M.Sc., B.Ed.

Rev.fr.dr.m.l.
thomas

Controller of Examination, Assistant Professor

Emp. ID : 24215

M.Sc. Chemistry, Ph.D.

IMG-20230503-WA0003
Dr. S.P. Mydhili

Assistant Professor

Emp. ID: 9202

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.

IMG-20230427-WA0005
Ms. Rekala Shalini Mamatha Jyothi

Assistant Professor

Emp. ID: 10202

M.Sc., B.Ed., SET

IMG-20240118-WA0005 (1)
dr p sWAPNA

Assistant Professor

Emp. ID: 23204

M.Sc., P.h.D.

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Mr. Garipally Rakesh

Assistant Professor

Emp. ID: 24213

M.Sc.

POs,PSOs of the Department

PROGRAM OUTCOMES (M.Sc.)

PO1: Scientific Knowledge: Ability to build a strong foundation of knowledge, integrated with the latest developments in science and technology which help students develop critical thinking, reasoning, decision making in process of quality education. 

PO2: Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate and analyze complex scientific problems using the knowledge gained across various streams of science and technology.

PO3: Effective Communication: Ability to articulate ideas, communicate effectively using current tools in the field of ICT along with effective report writing and documentation. 

PO4: Development of Skill and Attitude:  Enabling the students with the required skill, right attitude, time management and self-discipline for prominent careers in industry, research institutes, and for further academic study. 

PO5: Life Long Learning and Social Responsibility: Recognise the need and ability to engage in lifelong learning and work effectively as an individual and as a member of a diverse team.  Students get the ability to act with an informed awareness of issues to participate in civic life through volunteering.

 

Program Specific Outcomes

PSO1

Understands, identify and interrelate with the background of organic reaction mechanisms, complex Stereochemical structures, molecular rearrangements, instrumental method of chemical analysis, and separation techniques.

PSO 2

Analyses the importance of various elements in the periodic table, coordination chemistry and structure of molecules, properties of compounds, and structural determination of complexes using theories.

PSO 3

Gathers attention about the physical aspects of atomic structure, dual behavior, reaction pathways with respect to time, various energy transformations, molecular assembly in nano-level, electrochemistry & infer their significance.

PSO 4

Learns, constructs, and analyses the potential uses of analytical techniques, medicinal chemistry, and green chemistry.

PSO 5

Organize and carry out experiments in the area of organic analysis, estimation, separation, derivative process, preparation, conductometric, potentiometric and solve spectral analysis

Outcome Based Education - COs & Mapping
Syllabus with Scheme & Credits
1.Quality Intiatives / Innovative Practices of the department

Interdisciplinary International Conference on Current Trends in Applied Sciences (IICCTAS-2022), an international interdepartmental seminar from 1st -3rd September 2022.

National Science Day 2023

2.Department Activities ( Year - Wise Report )

Departmental Reports - Year Wise

3.Research Activites of the Department
  • Recent Advances in Base-Promoted Michael Addition Reactions, Shalini Mamata Jyothi, S.P.Mydhili, P. Thirupathi, Current Organic Chemistry, 2022, 26, 1264-1293.
  • S. P. Mydhili, B. Sireesha, Ch. Venkata Ramana Reddy, Synthesis, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Studies of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) Complexes with 3-Formylpyridinethiosemicarbazone and Its N4- Methyl Analogue, Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 2019, Vol. 89, No. 5, pp. 1015–1022.
  • Noole Venkatagiri, Thotla Krishna, P. Thirupathi, Kedika Bhavani and Chepyala Krishna Reddy, Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of series of 2-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)- N-((1-aryl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl)anilines Using Click Chemistry, Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 2018, 88, 1488–1494.
  • Dr P. Tirupathi and Dr. Sonika Sharma edited Proceedings of “International Seminar on Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development: Issues, Challenges and Prospects”in 2018.
  • P. Thirupathi, Noole Venkatagiri, and Chepyala Krishna Reddy, “Amberlyst-15 as a Green and Efficient Reusable Catalyst for Friedal- Crafts Alkylation of Activated Arenes with N-Sulfonyl Aldimines and Synthesis of Triarylmethanes, Chemistry Select, 2018, 3, 9911 – 9915.
  • S. P. Mydhili, B. Sireesha, Ch. Venkata Ramana Reddy and P. Acharya Nagarjuna, Synthesis, Equilibrium Studies and Antibacterial activity of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) complexes of 4-Formylpyridine N(4)-methylthiosemicarbazone, Der Pharma Chemica, 2016, 8(16), 138-143.
  • S. P. Mydhili, B. Sireesha, Ch. Venkata Ramana Reddy, Synthesis, DNA Binding, Cleavage and Antibacterial Studies of Nickel (II) and Copper (II) Complexes of 4-Formylpyridine N(4)- methylthiosemicarbazone, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2016, 8(10), pp 78-85.

  • P. Thirupathi, Joo-Young Park, Lok Nath Neupane, Mallela YLN Kishore, Keun-Hyeung Lee, Pyrene excimer–based peptidyl chemosensors for the sensitive detection of low levels of heparin in 100% aqueous solutions and serum samples, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7, 14243−14253.
  • Dr. Swapna Ponnampalli, worked as a ‘Guest Editor’ for the special issue titled “Research and Development on Therapeutic Agents and Vaccines for COVID-19” in an
    international peer reviewed journal Vaccines which is an open access journal with cite
    Score 7.0 (IF:7.8) published by MDPI.
  • Dr. Swapna Ponnampalli, worked as a ‘Reviewer’ for the journal entitled ‘RSC Advances’
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, Impact Factor-3.9) and ‘Vaccines’ (MDPI Journal, Impact
    Factor-7.8) and reviewed 5 papers for the academic year 2023-2024.
  • Swapna Ponnampalli*, and N. V. S. Birudukota. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in
    high-burden countries for tuberculosis: A systematic review. Health Sciences Review 2023,
    9, 100128. DOI: 10.1016/j.hsr.2023.100128




4.Industry Visits
  • One day trip to International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) on 22nd January, 2015.
  • One day trip for M.Sc. I year students to Hyderabad Central University on 27th February, 2017
  • One day trip for M.Sc. II year students to National Centre for Compositional Characterization of Materials (NCCM)– Hyderabad on 27th March, 2018.
  • Five day trip for M.Sc. II year students to IISc-Bangalore and Sami Laboratories- Bangalore from 10th October, 2018 to 15th October, 2018.
  • Five day trip for M.Sc. II year students to NCL and C-MET-Pune from 26 September to 30th September, 2019.
  • One day industrial visit for M.Sc. II year students to Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Tarnaka, Hyderabad on 25th May, 2022.
  • One day  industrial visit for M.Sc. II year students to IICT-CSIR on 1st December, 2022.
5.Extra Curricular Activities
  • Club Activity was conducted in 2017 as a part of Save Environment. 

Departmental Achievements
  • Establishment of research lab and subsequent approval for guideship in 2020.
  • MOU Under MAITRI Initiative between  CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology (IMMT)-InTEC Bhubaneswar & Loyola Academy in 2021
Faculty Achievements
  • Dr S.P. Mydhili was awarded Ph.D. in 2018.
  • Mrs. Shalini Rekala cleared TS-SET  in 2018.
  • Dr. P. Thirupathi was made the State Project Evaluator for Jignasa-student study projects in Chemistry in 2022.
Students Achievements
  • Mr. K. Narender Reddy of 2016-18 batch cleared his CSIR-UGC NET examination.
Results
1.No of Books & E-Books available in library
Sl. No. Academic Year No of Books
1
2012-22
1878
2
2020-21
1874
3
2019-20
1859
4
2018-19
1805
2.Lab & Infrastructure facilities of the department

Lab Infrastructure

  • Physical Chemistry Lab
  • Organic Chemistry Lab
  • Inorganic Chemistry Lab
  • Research Lab
Placements
Sl. No. Student Name Batch Company Name Package
1
Kusuma Shiva Sai
2020-22
Sai Life Sciences Ltd
3.0 LPA
2
Marri Pavan Kumar Reddy
2020-22
Sai Life Sciences Ltd
3.0 LPA
3
Ch. Kavya
2020-22
Dr. Reddy’s
2.78 LPA
4
N. Nirosha
2020-22
TCS
3.53 LPA
5
A. Mamatha
2020-22
Syngene
2.95 LPA

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Higher education
Sl. No. Student Name Batch PG PG Institute
1
G. Manisha
2017-19
M.Ed
St. Ann’s College of Education