DEPARTMENT OF
Chemistry

faculty

Dr.Sam John

Assistant Professor

[email protected]
Full Name:
Sam John
Designation:
Assistant Professor
Department:
Chemistry
Mobile Number:
09497303625
Educational Qualifications:
M.Sc, Ph.D
Awards and Achievements:
  • Senior Research fellow- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Govt: of INDIA
  • Got first prize in the poster presentation in the national seminar on emerging trends in chemical sciences sponsored by UGC 22-24th October 2009 at Kannur University, Kerala.
  •  Reviewer of Journal of Coatings Technology and Research – Springer
  • h index -6
  • Citation in scopus – 77
Area of Specialization:
Electro analytical Chemistry, uniform corrosion, pitting corrosion, polymeric coating on metals, Modulation and Simulation, sol-gel synthesis, Environmental pollution and remedies, Water purification and Surface-active materials
Research Guidance:
U.O No.2999/AVI/I/RG4862/2016 dated20/05/2017
  1. Zacariah P.M. (Electroanalytical Chemistry)
  2. Shoma Joseph (Electrochemistry)
  3. James Baben George (Environmental Chemistry)
  4. Savitha E. V. (Electrochemical Sensor)
  5. Sreelakshmi Rajeevan ( Supercapacitor- Co Guide)
M.Phil Produced.
  1. Alfeena Salam - Corrosion inhibition of mild steel using chitosan / TiO2 nanocomposite coatings-2015.
Mrs. Anu Maria Abraham - Photoluminescence of  Co: ZnNiO and Zr: ZnNiO nanocomposites capped with biodegradable polymer  poly (2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-2017
Papers Presented:
 
  1. Sajini, Sam John, Beena Mathew, Rational design and tailoring of imprinted polymeric enantioselective sensor layered on multiwalled carbon nanotubes for the chiral recognition of d-mandelic acid. R.Sc Polymer Chemistry 2019, DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01003C (IF= 5.342)
  2. Sajini, Sam John, Beena Mathew, Tailoring of photo-responsive molecularly imprinted polymers on multiwalled carbon nanotube as an enantioselective sensor and sorbent for L-PABE. Composites Science and Technology 181 (2019) 107676 (IF= 7.004)
  3. Sam John, Alfeena Salam, Anju Maria Baby, Abraham Joseph, Corrosion inhibition of mild steel using chitosan / TiO2 nanocomposite coatings. Progress in Organic Coatings 129 (2019) 254 (IF= 469)
  4. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Ajith James Jose, B. Narayana, Enhancement of corrosion protection of mild steel by chitosan/ZnOnanoparticle composite membranes. Progress in Organic Coatings 84 (2015) 28–34. (IF= 469)
  5. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Sajini T, Ajith James Jose, Corrosion inhibition properties of 1,2,4-Hetrocyclic Systems: Electrochemical, theoretical and Monte Carlo simulation studies. Egyptian Journal of Petroleum. 26 (2017) 721. (IF= 4)
  6. Sam John, R. Jeevana, K.K. Aravindakshan, Abraham Joseph, Corrosion inhibition of mild steel by N(4)-substituted thiosemicarbazone in hydrochloric acid media. Egyptian Journal of Petroleum. 26 (2017) 405–412. (IF= 4)
  7. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Electro-analytical and Theoretical Investigations of the Corrosion Inhibition Behavior of Bis-1,2,4-Triazole Precursors EBATT and BBATT on Mild Steel in 1 N HNO3. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 51 (2012) 16633 (IF= 3.573)
  8. Sam John, Mathew Kuruvilla, Abraham Joseph, Adsorption and inhibition effect of methyl Carbamate on copper metal in 1 N HNO3: an experimental and theoretical study. RSC Advances. 3 (2013) 8929 (IF= 070)
  9. Sam John, Abraham Joseph. Effective inhibition of mild steel corrosion in 1 M hydrochloric acid using substituted triazines: an experimental and theoretical study. RSC Advances. 2 (2012) 9944. (IF= 070)
  10. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Electro analytical, surface morphological and theoretical studies on the corrosion inhibition behavior of different 1,2,4-triazole precursors on mild steel in 1 M hydrochloric acid. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 133 (2012) 1083 (IF= 3.408).
  11. Sam John, Bincy Joseph, K.V. Balakrishnan, K.K. Aravindakshan, Abraham Joseph Electrochemical and quantum chemical study of 4-[(E)-[(2,4-dihydroxy phenyl) methylidine] amino]-6-methyl-3-sulphanylidine-2,3,4,5-tetra hydro-1,2,4-triazin-5-one [DMSTT]. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 123 (2010) 218–224 (IF= 408).
  12. Sam John, Bincy Joseph, K.K. Aravindakshan, Abraham Joseph Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in 1M hydrochloric acid by 4-(N,N-dimethylaminobenzilidine)-3-mercapto-6- methyl- 1,2,4-triazin(4H)-5-one (DAMMT) Materials Chemistry and Physics. 122 (2010) 374 (IF= 408).
  13. Mathew Kuruvilla, Anupama R. Prasad, Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Enhanced Inhibition of the Corrosion of Metallic Copper Exposed in Sulphuric Acid Through the Synergistic Interaction of Cysteine and Alanine: Electrochemical and Computational Studies. J Bio Tribo Corros. 3 (2017) 5 (IF= 5)
  14. Sam John1 Abraham Joseph Mathew Kuruvilla, Sajini T, Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion using Chitosan–Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanocomposite Films by Sol–Gel Method: An Environmentally Friendly Approach. J Bio Tribo Corros. 3 (2017) 3 (IF= 2.5)
  15. Mathew Kuruvilla, Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Electroanalytical Studies on the Interaction of L-Serine-Based Schiff Base, HHDMP, with Copper in Sulphuric Acid. J Bio Tribo Corros. 2 (2016) 19 (IF= 5)
  16. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Electroanalytical studies of the corrosion-protection properties of 4-amino-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-dimethanol (ATD) on mild steel in 5 N sulfuric acid. Res Chem Intermed. 38 (2012) 1359 (IF= 2.262).
  17. Sam John, Mathew Kuruvilla, Abraham Joseph, Surface morphological and impedance spectroscopic studies on the interaction of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) with mild steel in acid solutions. Res Chem Intermed. 39 (2013)1169 (IF= 2.262).
  18. Mathew Kuruvilla , Sam John, Abraham Joseph Electrochemical studies on the interaction of L-cysteine with metallic copper in sulfuric acid. Res Chem Intermed. 39 (2013) 3531 (IF= 262).
  19. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Corrosion Protection Properties of 4-[(E)-[(2,4-Dihydroxy phenyl) methylidene] amino]-6-methyl-3-sulfanylidene- 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazin- 5-one [DMSTT] Toward Mild Steel in Sulfuric Acid. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 22 (2013) 483 (IF= 883).
  20. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Electrochemical, quantum chemical, and molecular dynamics studies on the interaction of 4-amino-4H,3,5-di(methoxy)- 1,2,4-triazole (ATD), BATD, and DBATD on copper metal in 1N H2SO4. Materials and Corrosion. 2011, 62, (2011) 11. (IF= 553).
  21. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Quantum chemical and electrochemical studies on the corrosion inhibition of aluminium in 1N HNO3 using 1, 2, 4-triazine. Materials and Corrosion. 9999 (2012) 9999. (IF= 553).
  22. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Adsorption, Surface Morphological, and Electrochemical Studies on the Inhibitive Properties of 4-(N, N-dimethylaminobenzilidine)-3-mercapto-6- methyl-1, 2, 4-triazin (4H)-5-one (DAMMT) on Mild Steel in 5 N H2SO4. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 33 (2012)1097. (IF= 1.701)
  23. Sam John, Mohammed Ali, Abraham Joseph, Electrochemical, surface analytical and quantum chemical studies on Schiff bases of 4-amino-4H-1, 2, 4-triazole-3,5-dimethanol (ATD) in corrosion protection of aluminium in 1N HNO3. Bull. Mater. Sci. 34 (2011) 1245. (IF= 1.499).
  24. Rugmini Ammal P, Anupama R Prasad, Ramya K, Sam John, Abraham Joseph. Protection of        mild       steel        in       hydrochloric        acid         using  methyl benzimidazole  substituted  1,  3, 4-oxadiazole: computational, electroanalytical, thermodynamic and kinetic studies. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1080/01694243.2019.1637169. (IF= 1.365
  25. Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Theoretical and electrochemical studies on the effect of substitution on 1, 2, 4- triazole towards mild steel corrosion inhibition in hydrochloric acid. Indian Journal of Chemical Technology. 19 (2012) 195. (IF= 614).
  26. Sam John, James Baben George, Abraham Joseph, Photoluminescence of Co: ZnNiO and Zr: ZnNiO nanocomposites capped with biodegradable polymer poly (2-ethyl-2- oxazoline). AIP Conference Proceedings 1953 (2018) 060018.
Papers Published:
  1. Corrosion Protection Properties of 4-[(E)-[(2,4-Dihydroxy phenyl)methylidene] amino]-6-methyl 3-sulfanylidene- 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazin-5-one [DMSTT] Toward Mild Steel in Sulfuric Acid Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Journal of Material Engineering & Performance. 22, 1544, 2013
  2. Surface morphological and impedance spectroscopic studies on the interaction of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) with mild steel in acid solutions, Sam John, Mathew Kuruvilla, Abraham Joseph, Research on chemical Intermediate. 39, 1169, 2013
  3.  Electrochemical studies on the interaction of L-cysteine with metallic copper in sulfuric acid, Mathew Kuruvilla, Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Research on chemical Intermediate. 39, 3531, 2013
  4. Quantum chemical and electrochemical studies on the corrosion inhibition of aluminium in 1N HNO3 using 1, 2, 4-triazine, Sam John and Abraham Joseph, Material and corrosion 64, 625, 2013.
  5. Adsorption and inhibition effect of methyl carbamate on copper metal in 1 N HNO3: an experimental and theoretical study, Sam John, Mathew Kuruvilla and Abraham Joseph. RSc Advances 3, 8929, 2013
  6. Effective inhibition of mild steel corrosion in 1 M hydrochloric acid using substituted triazines: an experimental and theoretical study, Sam John, Abraham Joseph, RSc Advances, 2, 9944, 2012
  7. Electroanalytical and Theoretical Investigations of the Corrosion Inhibition Behavior of Bis-1,2,4-Triazole Precursors EBATTand BBATT on Mild Steel in 0.1 N HNO3, Sam John and Abraham Joseph, Industrial and engineering chemistry research 51, 16633, 2012
  8. Electro analytical, surface morphological and theoretical studies on the corrosion inhibition behavior of different 1,2,4-triazole precursors on mild steel in 1 M hydrochloric acid, Sam John and Abraham Joseph, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 133 1083, 2012
  9. Adsorption, Surface Morphological, and Electrochemical Studies on the Inhibitive Properties of 4-(N, N-dimethylaminobenzilidine)-3-mercapto-6- methyl-1, 2, 4-triazin (4H)-5-one (DAMMT) on Mild Steel in 0.5N H2SO4, Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Dispersion Science and Technology, 33, 1097, 2012
  10. Electroanalytical studies on the Interaction of 4-(N, N-Dimethylaminobenzilidine)-3-mercapto-6-methyl-1, 2, 4-triazin (4H)-5-one (DAMMT) with mild steel in perchloric acid, M. Prajila, J. Sam, J. Bincy, J. Abraham J. Mater. Environ. Sci. 3, 1045, 2012
  11. Theoretical and electrochemical studies on the effect of substitution on 1, 2, 4-triazole towards mild steel corrosion inhibition in hydrochloric acid Sam John and Abraham Joseph, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology 19, 195, 2012
  12. Electroanalytical studies of the corrosion-protection properties of 4-amino-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-dimethanol (ATD) on mild steel in 0.5 N sulfuric acid Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Research on chemical Intermediate 38,1359, 2012
  13.  Electrochemical, surface analytical and quantum chemical studies on Schiff bases of 4-amino-4H-1, 2, 4-triazole-3,5-dimethanol (ATD) in corrosion protection of aluminium in 1N HNO3 , Sam John, Abraham Joseph, Bulletin of material Science 34 1245, 2011
  14. Spectrophotometric determination of Osmium (VIII) in trace amounts using ethylene thiourea (ETU) as chromogenic reagent Bincy Joseph, Sam John, K.K. Aravindakshan, Abraham Joseph, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 18, 113, 2011
  15. Electrochemical, quantum chemical, and molecular dynamics studies on the interaction of 4-amino-4H,3,5-di(methoxy)- 1,2,4-triazole (ATD), BATD, and DBATD on copper metal in 1N H2SO4, Sam John, Jyothish Joy, Abraham Joseph, Material and corrosion, 62 1031, 2011
  16. Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in 1M hydrochloric acid by 4-(N,N-dimethylaminobenzilidine)-3-mercapto-6-methyl- 1,2,4-triazin(4H)-5-one (DAMMT), Sam John, Bincy Joseph, K.K. Aravindakshan, Abraham Joseph, Materials Chemistry and Physics 122 374, 2010
  17. Electrochemical and quantum chemical study of 4-[(E)-[(2,4-dihydroxy phenyl) methylidine] amino]-6-methyl-3-sulphanylidine-2,3,4,5-tetra hydro-1,2,4-triazin-5-one [DMSTT], Sam John, Bincy Joseph, K.V. Balakrishnan, K.K. Aravindakshan, Abraham Joseph, Materials Chemistry and Physics 123, 218, 2010
  18. Imidazolidine -2- thione as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in hydrochlioric acid Vol.17, September Bincy Joseph, Sam John, K.K. Aravindakshan, Abraham Joseph, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 17, 366, 2010
  19. Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in 1M hydrochloric acid using (E)-4-(2-chlorobenzylideneamino)-6-methyl-3-thioxo-3,4-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-5(2H)-one (CBMTDT) Bincy Joseph, Sam John, K.K. Aravindakshan, Abraham Joseph, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 17, 425, 2010
Book/ Book Chapters Published:
  1. Advanced Polymeric Materials: From Macro- to Nano-Length Scales, Ajith James Jose, Vinu Varghese, Sam John, Apple Academic Press,
  2. Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Volume 1: Mathematical and Analytical Techniques, T. Sajini, Beena Mathew, and Sam John, Apple Academic Press,
  3. Applied Physical Chemistry with Multidisciplinary Approaches, Ajith James Jose, and Sam John, Apple Academic Press, 2017
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
  1. Self-healing properties of metal oxide nano particle–polymer composite coatings for protection of aluminum alloys against corrosion in sea water (Funding Agency: University Grants Commission (UGC) Government of India 2015-2017 (Rs. 4.90 Lakhs)
  2. Coordinator- International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM) DST SERB 2018(Rs. 1.0 Lakhs)
ACADEMIC COLLABORATIONS:
  1. Department of Chemistry University of Calicut
  2. School of Chemical Science MG university
  3. Centre for Nano science and Technology, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering. Kanjirapally
DETAILS OF SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES ORGANIZED:
Coordinator- International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM) DST SERB -2018
PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES / EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP:
  1. Reviewer of more than 20 journals
  2. Member of Indian Society of AnalyticalScientists (ISAS)
Memberships:
Royal Society of Chemistry
OFFICIAL ROLES IN ADMINISTRATION / CORPORATE LIFE OF THE COLLEGE:
Coordinator- B. Voc Industrial Chemistry (UGC Funded) Government of India 2015 onwards