The Department of Chemistry was established in the year
1996.
It serves to provide strong foundation in Applied
Chemistry which in turn serves as a baseline for all
Engineering streams. The department has also undertaken
the responsibility of imparting a strong foundation in
Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry for Chemical
Engineering Students.
The department has seven
highly qualified and dedicated faculty members with
Doctorate in various specialized areas of Chemistry.
The department has a well established laboratory to
accommodate sixty students at a time for Engineering
Chemistry Lab Class. All the instruments used by First
year students are state of art and a good number of
sophisticated instruments form a part of Physical
chemistry Laboratory.
The department has been recognized as Research Centre by
Anna University, Chennai for conducting Ph.D. programme
and a separate Chemical Science Research Centre has been
dedicated to carry out research in socially relevant
technologies.
The department at present has one externally funded
project and the faculty members of the department visit
various National and International laboratories
frequently to update and enhance their knowledge to
serve the social and student community by imbibing
environmental awareness and the need for conservation of
resources.
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