Dr. K.R. Aranganayagam, presently working as an Assistant Professor & Head of the Department of Chemistry. He has 15 years of total teaching and research experience. To his credit, he has published more than 26 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, two books, and presented more than 60+ research papers in national and international conferences. He is honoured by Editors of several journals by appointing him as a regular reviewer, as a token of his contribution. Received, Award of Merit – Teaching and Teacher innovation award from professional bodies. Also, he has received a grant from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India to organize a conference and he received a research grant from DRDO to carry out defense project for 38 Lakhs. He has completed 15 student projects with funding worth Rs. 5L and 20 PG projects. He delivered keynote addresses/invited talks at several national and international conferences / Seminars and also served as a session chairman