RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) CELL

Vision

To foster a culture of innovation and excellence in research for sustainable societal and inclusive development.

Mission

To promote quality research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and knowledge dissemination through innovative projects and industrial partnerships.

Objectives

Encourage faculty and student-led research initiatives.
Facilitate industry–academia collaboration for applied research.
Support publication, patenting, and commercialization of innovations.
Provide resources and training to enhance research competencies.
Align research activities with national and global priorities.

Members of Research & Development Cell

Rev Dr Anbarasu M, SJ

Principal, (Chairman)

Dr. Nivetha Martin

Dean-Research, (Convener)

Rev.Dr.T. Elphinston Kishore

Asst. Prof. Philosophy, (Member)

Dr. S. Sankaranarayanan

Assistant Professor, Economics, (Member)

Dr.P. Nallathambi

Asst. Prof. History, (Member)

Dr.M. Amalraj

Asst. Prof. Chemistry, (Member)

Dr.C. Justin David

Asst. Prof. Rds, (Member)

Dr.I. Inigo Valan

Asst. Prof. Physics, (Member)

Dr.P. Revathi

Asst. Prof. FST, (Member)

Dr.R. Vinoth Kumar

Asst. Prof. Com. Sci. Appl. (Member)

Dr.P. Xavier

Asst. Prof. English, (Member)

Dr.S. Rajeswari

Asst. Prof. Commerce, (Member)

Dr.D. Malar Vizhi

Asst. Prof. Tamil, (Member)

Policies

Details about Research Policies will be provided here.

Research Council & Ethics Committee

This committee oversees the planning, promotion, and quality assurance of all research activities in the institution. It formulates research policies, facilitates collaborations, and ensures adherence to ethical guidelines in every project. The committee safeguards the integrity, transparency, and societal relevance of research, with a special focus on addressing local and rural needs.

Committee Members

Rev Dr Anbarasu M, SJ

Principal, (Chairman)

Dr. Nivetha Martin

Dean-Research, (Convener)

Dr.S. Arul Prasad

Dean-Academic

Dr.A. Shanmugaraju

Asso. Prof. & Head of Physics

Dr.S.Valanrasu

Assistant Professor, Physics

Dr. J. Bosco

Librarian

Ms. M. Anushya

Arts Scholars (Economics)

Fr.J. Mark Stephen

Arts Scholars (Philosophy)

Mr.S. Aswin Amirtha Raj

Science Scholars (Physics)

Research Centres

S.No	Research Centres	Ref. No & Date of Approval
1	Department of RDS	No.R.3/MKU/Recog.of Dept./BSc/RD/'2K./55 (14.11.2000)
2	Department of Economics	No: R.3/MKU/Recog.of Dept./Eco/'01/61 (06.06.2001)
3	Department of Physics	R1/Ph.D/Centre Recognition/Physics/11 (14.06.2013)
4	Department of Philosophy	Ref No: S6/Ph.D./Cen/Reco./Philosophy/22 (28.07.2023)
5	Department of Mathematics	Ref.No:S4/PhD./Cen.Reco.Maths/22 (08.08.2023)

Research Facilities

Chemistry

State-of-the-art laboratories equipped for advanced chemical research and analysis.

Physics

Modern instrumentation and facilities for experimental and theoretical physics studies.

Rural Development Science

Innovative tools and field resources dedicated to sustainable rural and societal growth.

Food Science and Technology

Advanced processing and quality testing units for the food science sector.

Research Supervisors

S.No	Name of the Supervisor	Department	Register Number	Date of Recognition
1	Dr.A. Joseph Charlie Arockia Doss	Tamil	1316	03.10.2013
2	Dr.S. Ganesh	Tamil	1671	07.11.2017
3	Dr.G. Gurusamy	Tamil	1826	29.12.2017
4	Rev.Dr. M Anbarasu SJ	Tamil	2124	31.08.2022
5	Dr.S. Basil Xavier SJ	Philosophy	1702	07.11.2017
6	Dr.G. Ramkumar	Mathematics	1864	09.02.2018
7	Dr.M. Gilbert Rani	Mathematics	1920	03.09.2018
8	Dr. Nivetha Martin	Mathematics	1919	03.09.2018
9	Dr S Rayappan	Chemistry	2308	12.12.2024
10	Dr.N Savitha Devi	Chemistry	2054	31.08.2021
11	Dr.S. Martin	Chemistry	1719	07.11.2017
12	Dr M Amalraj	Chemistry	2306	12.12.2024
13	Dr A Shanmugaraju	Physics	982	24.07.2009
14	Dr.S. Valanarasu	Physics	1372	12.09.2014
15	Dr C S A Raj	Physics	2310	21.03.2025
16	Dr A Sebastian Mahimairaj	RDS	1779	11.12.2017
17	Dr S Arul Prasad	RDS	1780	11.12.2017
18	Dr S P Malarkannan	RDS	2204	28.11.2022
19	Dr S Jegan Karuppiah	RDS	2209	03.01.2023
20	Dr G Adaikalaraj	RDS	2215	03.01.2023
21	Dr D Antony Singh Dhas	Economics	2244	10.03.2023
22	Dr V Nirmal Rajkumar	Economics	2245	10.03.2023
23	Dr D Jenifa	History	2274	26.12.2023

Research Scholars

S.No	Name of the Scholar	Department	Register Number	Year of Registration	Name of the Research Supervisor
1	Ms.Anna Rony	Economics	P5110	05.01.2018	Dr.M.Maria John Kennedy
2	Mr.M.Chandran	Economics	F10009	23.02.2018	Dr.M.Maria John Kennedy
3	Ms. Jethina James	Economics	MKU24PFOA11427	15.04.2024	Dr.V.Nirmal Rajkumar
5	M. Anushya	Economics	MKU24FFOA11722	13.11.2024	Dr. Antony Singh Dhas
6	M. Sujitha	Economics	MKU25PFOA11758	06.01.2025	Dr. Antony Singh Dhas
7	Mr. Bemiyan Francis	Philosophy	P5241	06.03.2018	Dr. George Joseph M
8	D. Stepenson	Philosophy	P5917	20.11.2019	Rev.Dr.S. Basil Xavier, SJ
9	Fr.J. Mark Stephen	Philosophy	MKU24PFOA11680	17.10.2024	Rev.Dr.S. Basil Xavier, SJ
10	Fr.J. John Britto	Philosophy	MKU24PFOA11681	17.10.2024	Rev.Dr.S. Basil Xavier, SJ
11	Ms.R. Muruga Jothi	Maths	MKU24PFOS11565	18.09.2024	Dr.G. Ramkumar
12	Ms.K. Muthulakshmi	Maths	P5885	12.11.2019	Dr.M. Gilbert Rani
13	Ms.B. Suguna Selvarani	Maths	MKU24PFOS11353	01.02.2024	Dr.M. Gilbert Rani
14	Miss. M. Renee Miriam	Maths	MKU21PFOS10157	23.11.2021	Dr. Nivetha Martin
15	Ms.A. Theeba	Maths	MKU24PFOS11519	10.05.2024	Dr. Nivetha Martin
16	Ms.P. Sathya	Maths	MKU24PFOS11550	18.09.2024	Dr. Nivetha Martin
17	Mr.S.Rajkumar	Maths	MKU25PFOS11848	12.11.2025	Dr. Nivetha Martin
18	Ms.A.Bhavatharani	Maths	MKU26FFOS11890	29.05.2026	Dr. Nivetha Martin
19	Ms.J.R. Sofia	Physics	F9958	07.01.2021	Dr.K.S. Joseph Wilson
20	Mr.R. Albert William Raj	Physics	MKU21FFOS10201	29.11.2021	Dr.K.S. Joseph Wilson
21	Mr.G. Amal Sundar	Physics	MKU22FFOS10520	09.05.2022	Dr.K.S. Joseph Wilson
22	Sr.S. Maria Jeeva	Physics	MKU23FFOS10841	21.02.2023	Dr.K.S. Joseph Wilson
23	Mr.S. Aswin Amirtha Raj	Physics	MKU23FFOS11097	02.08.2023	Dr.A. Shanmugaraju
24	Mr.S.Sathish Kumar	Physics	F9930	24.11.2020	Dr.S. Valanarasu
25	Mr.S.L.Jenish	Physics	MKU21FFOS10207	29.11.2021	Dr.S. Valanarasu
26	Mr.S.Lawrence	RDS	P5806	15.05.2019	Dr.A. Thomas William
27	Mr.P.Paulraj	RDS	P5941	26.06.2019	Dr.A. Thomas William
28	Ms.K.Indira	RDS	P6079	03.07.2020	Dr.A. Thomas William
29	Mrs.Arulmari SVSJ	RDS	MKU21PFOA10238	09.12.2021	Dr.A. Thomas William
30	Ms.J.Pinky	RDS	MKU22PFOA10311	04.02.2022	Dr.A. Thomas William
31	Mr.N.Thanga Pandi	RDS	P5902	25.10.2019	Dr.S. Arul Prasad
32	Mr.S.Jayaseelan	RDS	P6064	25.06.2020	Dr.S. Arul Prasad
33	Mrs.Meenaloshini P	RDS	MKU22PFOA10337	14.02.2022	Dr.S. Arul Prasad
34	Sr.A.Motcharakkini	RDS	MKU23PFOA11178	23.08.2023	Dr.S. Arul Prasad
35	Mr.A.James	RDS	MKU244PFOA11404	15.04.2024	Dr.S. Arul Prasad
36	Mr.L.Joe	RDS	P9980	07.01.2021	Rev.Dr.A. Sebastian Mahimairaj
37	Ms.J.Lourdu Sofia	RDS	MKU22PFOA10309	04.02.2022	Rev.Dr.A. Sebastian Mahimairaj
38	Mr.O.T.Kiran	RDS	MKU22PFOA10464	31.03.2022	Rev.Dr.A. Sebastian Mahimairaj
39	Mr.R.Sebastian Romi	RDS	MKU22PFOA10621	26.08.2022	Rev.Dr.A. Sebastian Mahimairaj
40	Mr.T.R. Reji	RDS	MKU25PFOA11760	06.01.2025	Rev.Dr.A. Sebastian Mahimairaj
41	Mr.P. Parthipan	RDS	MKU24PFOA11351	01.02.2024	Dr.S.P. Malarkannan

Research Projects

Applied Projects For 2024-2025

Details for projects applied in this period will be listed here.

Seed Money Grants

2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027

Activities (R&D)

Research Scholars Meeting – 27.03.2024
Finance Committee Meeting – I – 07.08.2024
Research Advisory Committee – 27.08.2024
Research Council & Ethics Committee – 03.09.2024
Research Advisory Export Committee – 28.08.2024
Finance Committee Meeting – II – 21.03.2025
Research Scholars Meeting – 12.02.2025
Finance Committee Meeting – II – 04.04.2025

7 Days National Faculty Development Programme on “Indian Knowledge System Integration in Curriculum & Research: Prospects and Possibilities” – 24.07.2025 – 31.07.2025
International Seminar on “Effective Research Paper Writing and Funding Proposal Development” – 01.08.2025
Finance Committee Meeting – I – 07.08.2025
Workshop on “Effective Proposal Writing” – 18.08.2025
Discussion on “Consultancy and its Modes of Operations” – 19.08.2025
Workshop on “Bridging Research and Innovation through Patent Publishing” – 08.09.2025
2 Days National Level Research e-Workshop on “From Idea to Impact: Navigating the Research Lifecycle & Journal Selection Strategies” – 13.09.2025 – 14.09.2025
Virtual Workshop on “ChemDraw: A Tool for Chemists” – 25.09.2025
Research Council & Ethics Committee Meeting – 26.09.2025
One Day National Level e-Workshop on “Research Ethics and Artificial Intelligence” – 14.10.2025
Virtual Discussion on “Industry–Institution Linkages for CSR Funding” – 23.10.2025
Virtual Workshop on “Interdisciplinary Research Design: Zebrafish Case Study in Drug Discovery” – 30.10.2025
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing with MADITSSIA – 10.11.2025
Workshop on “Harnessing AI Tools in Research & Effective Learner Engagement” – 22.11.2025
Two Days National Level E-Workshop on “Research Cognitivity, Intellectual Cartographies and Research Professionalism” – 12.12.2025 – 13.12.2025
Prof. ARV Innovators’ Arena 2K26 (Inter-Collegiate Hackathon) – 21.01.2026
2 Days International e-Conference on “Advanced Materials: Bridging Physics, Chemistry, Biosciences and Computational Modelling” – 24.01.2026 – 25.01.2026
Annual Research Scholar Meeting – 07.02.2026
Virtual Workshop on “From Lab to Market: Food Processing, Entrepreneurship and Startup Opportunities” – 28.02.2026
Evaluation Meeting of R&D Cell Members – 03.03.2026
Seed Money Projects Review Meeting – 06.03.2026
National Level Faculty e-Workshop on “Institutional Development Plan (IDP) as per UGC Guidelines” – 14.03.2026
Research Excursion to Kodaikanal – 19.03.2026
Finance Committee Meeting – II – 07.04.2026

Arul Anandar Journal of Science & Arts (AAJSC)

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Proceedings

Arul Anandar Incubation Centre (AIC)

Details about the Arul Anandar Incubation Centre (AIC) will be provided here.

MHRD Innovation and IPR Cell

Details about the MHRD Innovation and IPR Cell will be provided here.

Dean

Dr. Nivetha Martin

Dean-Research

Former Deans

Dr. M. George Joseph

Dean-Research
(2017-2018)

Dr. A. Ambudoss Aravind

Dean-Research
( 2018 -2021)

Dr. S.P Malar Kannan

Dean-Research
(2021-2025)

S.No	Principal Investigator	Project Title	Department
1	Dr. A. Muthulakshmi	Life and Customs of the Ethnic Groups in Tamil Novels	Tamil
2	Dr. S. Manimegala	The Discourse of the Deprived in Classical Tamil Literature	Tamil
3	Dr. I. Pradeepa & Ms. N. Angel	Machine Learning Algorithms in Diagnosing and classifying mastitis disease in dairy cattle with special reference to Usilampatti Block	Maths
4	Dr. M. Sajan Joseph & Dr. R. Premkumar	The adaptive capability of higher education students’ academic resilience on academic stress and academic performance in the post Covid-19 period at Arul Anandar College and its environs using soft set techniques	Maths
5	Dr. K. Jansi Rani	Synthesis, Characterization and Anti-Tumor Activity of Schiff Base Metal Complexes	Chemistry
6	Dr. M. Easuraja	Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity of Furfuraldehyde Di-N-Butyl Acetal and its action with Halocompounds at Low Temperature	Chemistry
7	Dr. B. Prakash & Dr. S. Sebastian	Doping Effect in Multipurpose Metal Oxide Nanocomposites and its applications	Physics
8	Dr. C. Muthuraja	Influence of Short Hill and Mini Hurdles Training on Selected Motor Components and Cardio Respiratory Parameters among College Men Players	Physical Education

S.No	Principal Investigator	Project Title	Department
1	Dr. A. Muthulakshmi	Life and Customs of the Ethnic Groups in Tamil Novels	Tamil
2	Dr. S. Manimegala	The Discourse of the Deprived in Classical Tamil Literature	Tamil
3	Dr. I. Pradeepa & Ms. N. Angel	Machine Learning Algorithms in Diagnosing and classifying mastitis disease in dairy cattle with special reference to Usilampatti Block	Maths
4	Dr. M. Sajan Joseph & Dr. R. Premkumar	The adaptive capability of higher education students’ academic resilience on academic stress and academic performance in the post Covid-19 period at Arul Anandar College and its environs using soft set techniques	Maths
5	Dr. K. Jansi Rani	Synthesis, Characterization and Anti-Tumor Activity of Schiff Base Metal Complexes	Chemistry
6	Dr. M. Easuraja	Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity of Furfuraldehyde Di-N-Butyl Acetal and its action with Halocompounds at Low Temperature	Chemistry
7	Dr. B. Prakash & Dr. S. Sebastian	Doping Effect in Multipurpose Metal Oxide Nanocomposites and its applications	Physics
8	Dr. C. Muthuraja	Influence of Short Hill and Mini Hurdles Training on Selected Motor Components and Cardio Respiratory Parameters among College Men Players	Physical Education

S.No	Principal Investigator	Project Title	Department
1	Dr. A. John Jeevagan	Synthesis, Characterization and Biosensor applications of Metallo Phthalocyanine Fused in peripheral Position Substituted with Alkyl substituted Thiol	Chemistry
2	Dr. U. Saleth Prabhakar	Synthesis and characterization of WO3/ g-C3N4 Nanocomposite for their photocatalytic degradation of organic dye	Chemistry
3	Dr. I. Inigo Valan	Inspection of iron oxide film in waste water treatment	Physics
4	Dr. P. Parthipan	Empowering Entrepreneurial skills through broiler type quail farming: A Case study on efficiency of utilisation of semi-skilled students on earn while you learn project in animal husbandry division of rural development science students of Arul Anandar College	RDS
5	Dr. V. Janahiraman	Creating awareness about drought tolerant bacteria in the rural farming community	RDS
6	Dr. I. Johnson Stephen	Panopticon as a Barrier to Jouissance: A Jacques Lacanian Approach to George Orwell’s 1984	English
7	Dr. P. Xavier	Empowering Slow Learners through the Select LSRW Instructions	English
8	Dr. P. Muthuveera	Design and development of position wise specific skill training and its impact on selected performance variables among basketball players	Physical Education

S.No	Principal Investigator	Project Title	Department
1	Dr. M. Paul John Peter	Synthesis, Characterization and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of a 3,5-Dihlorosalicylaladehyde, P-Aminophenol Derived Schiff Base (DCSAP-L) and its Transition Metal Complexes	Chemistry
2	Dr. I. Inigo Valan	Assessment of Natural Radioactivity in Rock Samples from Northwestern part of Madurai district	Physics
3	Dr. K. Ramya	Savings and Investment Preference of Salaried Class Individuals	Commerce with CA
4	Dr. K. Rejina Devi	Impact of Aerobic Training on Selected Physical and Physiological Variables among College Women Players	Physical Education
5	Dr. D. Malar Vizhi	ஆற்றுப்படை நூல்களில் இசைக்கருவிகள் “(Musical Instruments in the Aatruppadai Texts)”	Tamil Literature
6	Dr. J. Geno Kadwin	Advanced Analysis of Multi-Functions and Fractional order differential Systems: Dynamics, Control and applications	Maths
7	Ms. A.J. Glory Gursheth	Women in Translation	English

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) CELL

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