Dr. Jasmine Annajothi Jacob

Designation	:	Assistant Professor
Nature of Employment	:	Regular
Qualification	:	M.Sc., Ph.D
Phone	:	(+91) 9867201571
Email ID	:	jasmine@crescent.education

Teaching

Educational Background

Degree	Discipline	Year of Passing	University
Ph.D	Science (Chemistry)	2009	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, University of Mumbai
M.Sc.	Physical Chemistry	2004	The Institute of Science, University of Mumbai
B.Sc. (Hons)	Chemistry	2002	St Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai

Work Experience

Designation	Institution	Duration	No. of Years
Assistant Professor	B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai	October, 2022 to till date	Till date
Assistant Professor	Agni College of Technology, Chennai	November, 2021 to October, 2022	11 months
UGC-Dr. D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Research Fellow	Anna University, Trichy	July 2015 to July 2018	3 years
Indian Academy of Science Summer Teaching Fellow	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore	May 2015 – July 2015	40 days
Assistant Professor	Central University of Tamil Nadu, India	July, 2014 to May, 2015	11 months
Post-Doctoral Research Associate	University of Notre Dame, USA	September, 2011 to August, 2013	2 years
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow	Université Paris-Sud, France	April, 2010 to June, 2011	1 year 3 months
Junior Visiting Scientist	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, INDIA	December, 2009 to March, 2010	4 months

Lecture Courses

• Physical Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Fundamentals of Inorganic chemistry
• Instrumental methods of Analysis
• Engineering Chemistry
• Environmental Studies

Research

Area of Research Interest

• Synthesis, Stabilization and Surface modification of metal nanoparticles by various methods
• Synthesis of Semiconductor nanoparticles
• Nano toxicity studies, Antioxidant studies, etc
• Mechanistic study of formation of metal/semiconductor nanoparticles

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Radiolysis Escape Yields for Reducing Radicals and H2 in Pressurized High Temperature Water
  Marcin Sterniczuk, Pamela A. Yakabuskie, J. Clara Wren, Jasmine A. Jacob, and David Bartel, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2016, 121, 35-42.
• Homogeneous Nucleation-Growth Dynamics Induced by Single Laser Pulse in Supersaturated Solutions
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Sébastien Sorgues, Alexandre Dazzi, Mehran Mostafavi, and Jacqueline Belloni, Crystal Growth and Design, 2012, 12, 5980-5985.
• A simple approach for facile synthesis of Ag, anisotropic Au and bimetallic (Ag/Au) nanoparticles using cruciferous vegetable extracts
  Jasmine Jacob, T. Mukherjee and S. Kapoor, Materials Science and Engineering C, 2012, 32, 1827-1834.
• DFT and surface-enhanced Raman scattering study of tryptophan–silver complex Nandita Maiti, Susy Thomas, Jasmine A. Jacob, Ridhima Chadha, Tulsi Mukherjee and Sudhir Kapoor, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 380 (2012) 141–149.
• Free radical reactions with the extract of brassica family
  Jasmine A. Jacob, H. S. Mahal, T. Mukherjee and S. Kapoor, Food Chemistry, 2011, 129, 1132-1138.
• Preparation, characterization, surface modification and redox reactions of silver nanoparticles in the presence of tryptophan
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Sergej Naumov, Tulsi Mukherjee and Sudhir Kapoor, Colloids and Surface B: BioInterfaces, 2011, 87, 498-504.
• Effect of plant-based phenol derivatives on the formation of Cu and Ag nanoparticles Jasmine A. Jacob, Nandita Biswas, Tulsi Mukherjee and Sudhir Kapoor, Colloids and Surface B: BioInterfaces, 2011, 87, 49-53.
• Mechanism of gold(III) reduction and reactivity of transient gold ions from divalent to zerovalent state studied by gamma and pulse radiolysis
  R. Dey, K. El Omar, J. A. Jacob, M. Mostafavi and J. Belloni, J. Phys Chem A 2011, 115, 383-391.
• Role of phenol derivatives in the formation of silver nanoparticles
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Harbir S. Mahal, Nandita Biswas, Tulsi Mukherjee and Sudhir Kapoor, Langmuir 2008, 24, 528-533.
• Detection of shallow electron traps in quantum sized CdS particles using dithiolenes Jasmine Jacob, N. Biswas, T. Mukherjee and S. Kapoor, Res. Chem. Intermed. 2008, 34, 31-41.
• Comparative study of ionization of benzidine and its derivatives by Free Electron Transfer and One-Electron Oxidation
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Sergej Naumov, Nandita Biswas, Tulsi Mukherjee and Sudhir Kapoor, J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 18397-18404.
• Size tunable synthesis of silver nanoparticles in water-ethylene glycol mixtures Jasmine A. Jacob, Nandita Biswas, Sudhir Kapoor and Tulsi Mukherjee, Colloids and Surfaces A: Eng. Aspects, 2007, 301, 329-334.
• Ascorbic acid monoglucoside as antioxidant and radioprotector
  Dani Mathew M., Kagiya V.T., C.K.K.Nair, Jasmine A. Jacob, N. Biswas, T. Mukherjee and S. Kapoor, J. Radiat. Res. 2007, 48, 369-376.

International Conferences / Seminars / Workshops

Contributed Talk in Conferences/Workhop

• Preparation, characterization, surface modification and redox reactions of silver and gold nanoparticles in the presence of amino acids and extracts of Jasmine A. Jacob, Nandita Biswas, Sudhir Kapoor and Tulsi Mukherjee
  Eigth International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (Nano-2006), page no. 31, August 20-25, 2006, Bangalore, India.
• Delivered an invited talk in “TRANSITION 2015’ – Two days Workshop for the College Chemistry Faculties Organized by Department of Chemistry, Central University of Tamil Nadu during 13th & 14th March

Presentations in Conferences

• Corrosion and surface enhanced raman spectroscopic studies of stainless steel Jasmine A. Jacob, Kirill Nuzhdin, Zhijie Jiao, Gary S. Was and David Bartels
  GSU Symposium for graduate students and Post docs, 27 February 2013, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
• Homogeneous Nucleation-Growth Dynamics Induced by Single Laser Pulse in Supersaturated
  J. Belloni, Jasmine A. Jacob, S. Sorgues, A. Dazzi, M. Mostafavi 4th Asian Pacific Symposium in Radiation Chemistry, Huangshan, China (29 Oct.- 3 Nov. 2012), page no. 40.
• Radiation induced corrosion and surface enhanced raman spectroscopic studies of stainless steel
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Kirill Nuzhdin, Zhijie Jiao, Gary S. Was and David Bartels Gordon Research Conference, 29 July – 3August, 2012, And Over, NH, USA.
• Mechanism of trivalent gold reduction and reactivity of transient divalent and monovalent gold ions studied by gamma and pulse radiolysis
  Jasmine A. Jacob, G. R. Dey, K. El Omar, M. Mostafavi and J. Belloni
  27th Miller Conference on Radiation Chemistry, Poster no. P-14, May 20-25, 2011, Tällberg, Sweden.
• Spectra of various transient intermediates generated during reduction of AuIII ions in 2- propanol: A radiation chemical study
  G.R. Dey, K. El Omar, J. A. Jacob, M. Mostafavi and J. Belloni
  3rd Asia Pacific Symposium on Radiation Chemistry (APSRC-2010) and DAE BRNS 10th Biennial Trombay Symposium on Radiation & Photochemistry (TSRP-2010), Poster no. RC-002, September 14-17, 2010, Lonawala, India.
• Ionization studies of aromatic amines by Free Electron Transfer and One-Electron Oxidation
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Nandita Biswas, Tulsi Mukherjee and Sudhir Kapoor
  National Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry (NSRP – 2009), Poster no. RC – 13, March 12-14, 2009, Nainital, India.
• Size tunable synthesis of silver nanoparticles in water-ethylene glycol mixtures
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Pradnya Nalawade, Nandita Biswas, Tulsi Mukherjee and Sudhir Kapoor
  International Symposium on Material Chemistry (ISMC)- 2008, Poster no F08, Page No. 176, Dec. 2-6, 2008, B. A. R. C., Mumbai, India.
• Synthesis and stabilization of silver nanoparticles using biomolecules
  Jasmine A. Jacob, S. Naumov, N. Biswas, T. Mukherjee and S. Kapoor
  International Conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT-2008), ID 149, A042, February 27-29, 2008, Chennai, India.
• Preparation and characterization of silver nanoparticles in presence of complexing Ligands
  V.V. Malkar, J. A. Jacob, S. Naumov, N. Biswas, T. Mukherjee and S. Kapoor International Conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT-2008), ID 119, A034, February 27-29, 2008, Chennai, India.
• Preparation and characterization of silver nanoparticles in the presence of ligands
  V. Malkar, J. A. Jacob, N. Biswas, S. Kapoor and T. Mukherjee
  Trombay Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry (TSRP-2008), RC 23, pg no. 373, January 7-11, 2008, Pune, India.
• Comparative study of ionization of aromatic amines and its derivatives by Free Electron Transfer and one-Electron Oxidation.
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Nandita Biswas, Sudhir Kapoor and Tulsi Mukherjee
  An International Conference on Frontiers of Radiation and Photochemistry (PhotoRadChem-2007), P-9, page no. 71, February 8-11, 2007, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
• Excess charge in the surface modified CdS nanoparticles.
  Sudhir Kapoor, Nandita Biswas, Jasmine A. Jacob and Tulsi Mukherjee
  International Symposium on Materials Chemistry, H-21, December 4-8, 2006, B.A.R.C., Mumbai, India.
• Self assembled monolayers of silver nanoparticles and its possible applications
  Biswas, Jasmine A. Jacob, A. Sarkar, S. Thomas, S. Kapoor and T. Mukherjee
  Theme Meeting on Self-assembly Routes for nanotech Materials (SARNAM -06), CP-40, April 26-28, 2006, BARC, Mumbai, India.
• Preparation and applications of self-assembled metal
  Jasmine A. Jacob, N. Biswas, S. Kapoor, A. Sarkar and T. Mukherjee
  International Seminar on Nanotechnology – Perspective and Prospects, May 25-26, 2006, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.
• Comparative study of the morphology, aggregation and photolysis of silver nanoparticles prepared by chemical reduction of Ag+ using borohydride and amino
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Nandita Biswas, Sudhir Kapoor and Tulsi Mukherjee
  International Conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT-2006), page no.181, March 16-18, 2006, New Delhi, India.
• Reduction and aggregation of silver ions in viscous media.
  Jasmine A. Jacob, Nandita Biswas, Sudhir Kapoor and Tulsi Mukherjee
  Trombay Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry (TSRP-06), RC 21, Volume II pg no. 41, January 5-9,2006, B.A.R.C., Mumbai, India.
• Comparison between the total antioxidant status of green and purple cabbages
  Jasmine A. Jacob, H.S. Mahal, S. Kapoor, N. Biswas & T. Mukherjee
  International Conference on Free Radicals and Antioxidants in Health, Disease and Radiation & Annual Conference of Society for Free Radical Research-India (SFRRIndia- 2006), January 16-18, 2006, Kolkata, India.

Workshop Attended and Organized

• Organised “TRANSITION 2015’ – Two days Workshop for the College Chemistry Faculties Organized by Department of Chemistry, Central University of Tamil Nadu during 13th & 14th March 2015 and delivered a lecture.

Workshops Attended

• Attended two days Workshop on “Modern Spectroscopic Techniques and its Applications in Structure Determination” organised by Department of Chemistry, Central University of Tamil Nadu during 13th & 14th February
• Attended National Conference on Innovations, Implementation and Controversies of Animal Biotechnology (NCIICAB-2014) during 20th and 21st March 2014 organised by Laboratory of Aquabiotics/Nanoscience, Department of Animal Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil
• Attended one week (9th-15th December 2013) TEQIP II sponsored Faculty Development Programme on MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL, LIFE SCIENCE EDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERS organized by the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University Chennai, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu,
• Attended Three-day IEEE workshop on Nanotechnology and Sensors (19th -21st September, 2013) organised by IEEE Nanotechnology Council & IEEE Sensors Council Joint Student Chapter, IISc held at CeNSE, Indian Institute of Science,
• Attended one day workshop on Nano science & Technology for Health care: Medical Diagnosis, Imaging and Drug Delivery (26th February 2008) organised by Indhira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam as part of International conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT 2008) held at IIT-Madras, Chennai,
• Attended workshop on Characterization of Nanostructured Systems (June 14 – 16, 2007). Organized by UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Mumbai Centre & Department of Physics, University of Mumbai, India.
• Attended workshop on Radiation & Photochemistry (January 2 – 4, 2006). Under the auspices of ISRAPS & Radiation Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India.

Extension

Awards and Fellowships

July, 2015 to July, 2018	Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, UGC-Dr. D.S. Kothari PDF, India.
May, 2015 to July 2015	Summer Teaching Fellowship, Indian Academy of Science, India
September 2011 to August 2013	Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, the U.S. Department of Energy through a grant of  Nuclear Energy University Program.
April, 2010 to June, 2011	Post-Doctoral Research fellowship, Indo-French AURCUS Co- operation Program 2008-11 in Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, Université Paris-Sud, UMR 8000 CNRS, Bât 349, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
December, 2009 to March, 2006	Junior Visiting Scientist Fellowship, Department of Atomic Energy (Government of India)
December, 2006 to December, 2009	Senior Research Fellowship from Department of Atomic Energy (Government of India)
December, 2004 to December, 2006	Junior Research Fellowship from Department of Atomic Energy (Government of India)
Received second Prize in Poster Presentation on Corrosion and surface enhanced raman spectroscopic studies of stainless steel Jasmine A. Jacob, Kirill Nuzhdin, Zhijie Jiao, Gary S. Was and David Bartels	GSU Symposium for graduate students and Post docs, 27 February 2013, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.

Additional Responsibilities

• Member in Indian Society for Radiation and Photochemical Sciences (ISRAPS)
• Member in Society for Material Chemistry (SMC)