Dr. Vijayalakshmi Pandurangan | Material Science | Women Researcher Award
Assistant Professor | Vijay Arts and Science | India
Dr. Vijayalakshmi Pandurangan, Assistant Professor at Vijay Arts and Science College, India, is an emerging researcher in nanomaterials and photocatalytic chemistry with a growing body of impactful publications. Her research primarily focuses on the synthesis and application of nanocomposites for energy storage, photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants, CO₂ reduction, and electrochemical water splitting. She has authored and co-authored over ten peer-reviewed journal papers in reputed international journals such as Ionics, Journal of Materials Research, ChemistrySelect, Microchemical Journal, Electrochimica Acta, and Langmuir. Her studies on multi-component nanocomposites (such as V₂O₅/g-C₃N₄/ZnO and TiO₂/g-C₃N₄/CuFe₂O₄ systems) have demonstrated enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light, contributing to sustainable environmental remediation strategies. Dr. Vijayalakshmi Pandurangan’s research also extends to nanostructured electrode materials for supercapacitors and electrochemical sensors, with results published in high-impact journals (Impact Factor range: 0.9–13.1). Her collaborative works span interdisciplinary areas including environmental nanotechnology, materials chemistry, and biomedical nanoscaffolds. She has participated in several international and national conferences, presenting her findings on advanced photocatalytic systems and hybrid nanomaterials. Dr. Vijayalakshmi Pandurangan received the Visionary Research Scientist Award (2025) from the UNS Research Council for her contributions to nanoscience. Her research experience includes joint projects with CSIR-NEERI and a funded international research internship (NSTC, Taiwan). With 9 citations, 10 Scopus-indexed documents, and an h-index of 2, she continues to expand her academic footprint through innovative R&D in functional nanomaterials, renewable energy, and environmental sustainability, marking her as a promising scholar in applied nanotechnology.
Featured Publications
1. Sivalingam, A. M., Sureshkumar, D. D., & Pandurangan, V. (2025). Cerebellar pathology in forensic and clinical neuroscience. Ageing Research Reviews, 106, 102697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2025.102697
2. Anisree, S., Shanmugavelan, P., Vijayalakshmi, P., Kishore, R., & Srivastava, N. (2024). Synthesis, characterization and anticancer screening of novel phenylbenzylidene thiosemicarbazone derivatives. Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 199(4), 267–276. https://doi.org/10.1080/10426507.2024.2330935
3. Vijayalakshmi, P., Shanmugavelan, P., & Mareeswaran, P. M. (2024). Enhanced photocatalytic activity of V₂O₅/g-C₃N₄/ZnO nanocomposite for efficient degradation of amoxicillin, chlorpyrifos and methylene blue. Ionics, 30(12), 8741–8769. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-024-05782-0
4. Vijayalakshmi, P., Shanmugavelan, P., Anisree, S., & Mareeswaran, P. M. (2024). Enhanced visible-light Z-scheme photocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin, chlorpyrifos, and methylene blue by Bi₂O₃/g-C₃N₄/ZnO nanocomposite. Journal of Materials Research, 39(22), 3103–3125. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-024-01445-y
5. Vinothini, S., Yu, C.-L., Ramasamy, R., Surya, R., Solomon, R. V., Rajadurai, S., Pandurangan, V., Sakthinathan, S., Chen, C.-L., & Chiu, T.-W. (2025). Self-combustion glycine nitrate process prepared CuAlO₂ nanopowder catalyst applied into the carbendazim electrochemical assessment and computational prediction. Langmuir, 41(40), 27360–27380. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c03513