Department of Chemistry
Dr. B. Shobana
Ph.D (Assistant Professor)
Email:
shobana_chemsf@tcarts.in
shobana_chemsf@tcarts.in
Date of Joining:
2025-06-02
2025-06-02
Educational Background
- PhD (Chemistry), 2021-2025 | Thiagarajar College (affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University)
- MSc (Chemistry), 2018-2020 | Fatima College (affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University)
- BSc (Chemistry), 2015-2018 | Fatima College (affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University)
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor (Research Faculty) | Thiagarajar College, Madurai, India | 02.06.2025 to Current
Awards & Recognitions
- Best Oral Presentation, International Conference: Tropical Drifts in Nano Science and Green Chemistry (TDNSGC-22), Theni, 21-22 Sep 2022.
- Best Oral Presentation (with cash prize), International Conference: Expanding Frontiers in Chemistry (EFC-23), Karumathur, 15-16 Feb 2023.
- Best Poster Presentation, National Conference: Modern Trends in Chemistry, Madurai, 23-24 Jan 2024.
- Best Oral Presentation, International Conference: New Trends in Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, 1 Mar 2024.
Research Publications
- Babu, S.; Muthukrishnan, P.; Jeyaprabha, B.; Prakash, P. Hybrid SrWO₄/V₂CTₓ Nanostructures as Photoelectrochemical Interfaces for Efficient Detection of Tramadol Residues and Drug Traces. Surfaces Interfaces 2026, 80, 108331. IF: 6.3
- Babu, S.; Prakash, P. Ultrasensitive and Selective Nanomolar Detection of Aceclofenac Using Bi₂O₃/CeO₂@B-NQds-Modified Electrodes through an Advanced Photoelectrocatalytic Approach. Electrocatalysis 2025, 16 (3), 462–477. IF: 2.8
- Babu, S.; Renugadevi, K.; Prakash, P. Strategical Design of ZnWO₄@g-C₃N₄ Nanocomposite: An Affordable and Efficient Photoelectrochemical Sensor for the Detection of Candida albicans. Microchem. J. 2025, 213, 113619. IF: 5.1
- Babu, S.; Renugadevi, K.; Prakash, P. Label-Free Photoelectrochemical Detection of Aspergillus flavus in Food Samples Using NiFe₂O₄@Ti₃C₂Tₓ Nanocomposite with an Ultra-Low Detection Limit. Microchem. J. 2025, 216, in press (article number not listed). IF: 5.1
- Babu, S.; Renugadevi, K.; Prakash, P. Photoelectrochemical Detection of Penicillium spp. Using MgFe₂O₄@V₂CTₓ for Ensuring Food Safety. Food Biosci. 2025, 71, 107392. IF: 5.9
- Babu, S.; Renugadevi, K.; Prakash, P. Hybrid BaFe₂O₄@W₂CTₓ Nanomaterial-Driven Photoelectrochemical Biosensor for Precise Quantification of Bacillus spp. in Food Spoilage Surveillance. Microchem. J. 2025, 218, 115370. IF: 5.1
- Babu, S.; Renugadevi, K.; Prakash, P. A High-Sensitive Microbial Photoelectrochemical Sensor Based on Cuprous Oxide@Titanium Dioxide/MXene for the Selective Detection of Staphylococcus aureus in a Polymicrobial Environment. J. Electroanal. Chem. 2025, 977, 118857. IF: 4.1
- Babu, S.; Prakash, P. Sensitive Rutin Detection at Nanomolar Levels Utilizing a CeO₂/BaO@Ti₃C₂Tₓ Nanocomposite-Based Photoelectrochemical Sensor. Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 2025, 186, 109035. IF: 4.6
- Babu, S.; Renugadevi, K.; Prakash, P. A Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Gold-Decorated Iron Oxide/Carbon Dots for Light-Assisted Voltammetric Detection of Antibiotic-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Biosens. Bioelectron.: X 2024, 20, 100532. IF: —
- Babu, S.; Renugadevi, K.; Prakash, P. Transformative Microbe (Escherichia coli O157:H7) Detection: Advancing Microbial Surveillance in Food Matrices with a Photosensor of Silver-Doped Titanium Dioxide/MXene Nanocomposite. Microchem. J. 2024, 206, 111461. IF: 5.1
- Ponnaiah, S. K.; Babu, S.; Prakash, P. Light-Harvesting Enhancement through Band-Structure Engineering in Graphitic Carbon Nitride/Polydopamine Nanocomposite Photocatalyst: Addressing Persistent Organophosphorus Pesticide Pollution in Water Systems. Chemosphere 2024, 354, 141708. IF: —
- Madavan, M.; Babu, S.; Pandiaraja, D.; Prakash, P. An Innovative Experimental and Mathematical Approach in Electrochemical Sensing for Mapping a Drug Sensor Landscape. Nanoscale 2024, 16 (14), 7211–7224. IF: 5.1
- Babu, S.; Kathivel, R.; Prakash, P. Sensing the Invisible: Ultra-Low-Level Electrochemical Detection of the Microbe (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) on Cobalt Ferrite-Doped Silver Nanocomposite (CoFe₂O₄/AgNPs) Surfaces. Food Chem. 2024, 439, 138073. IF: 9.8
- Babu, S.; Loganathan, G.; Ponnaiah, S. K.; Prakash, P. Nonenzymatic, Interference-Free Nanomolar Detection of L-Tyrosine in Human Serum and Urine Using a Carbon Dots-Doped Cerium Titanate Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode. Microchem. J. 2023, 193, 109116. IF: 5.1
Professional Memberships
- International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) - Membership ID: IYCN-2025-177.
- Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) - Individual member.
- European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) - Individual member.
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Membership No: 801073.