Department of Botany

Faculty Profile

Name	Dr.(Mrs)S.USHA
Designation	Associate Professor
Qualification	M.Sc.,M.phil,Ph.D.,
Date of Birth	10.06.1962
Date of Appointment	23.01.1989
Date of Joining in This Service	23.01.1989
Date of Joining in This College	11.05.1995
Date of Retirement	30.06.2020
Community	DNC
Subject Specialization	Microbiology
Research Experience	8 years
Book Publication Details	Two
Research Papers Publication Details	10
Email-id	drsusha2012@gmail.com
Mobile No	94437 86076
Phone No	04362-233771

Publications

1. Usha.S and Ethirajan A.S. 1987 Breeding behavior of selected saccharum gem plasm in the world collection. (International Journal of Cane Agriculture) Sugarcane: (P 7- 8)

2. Usha.S 1985 Studies in the effect of Gamma rays on Cluster bean. C.V.Pusa Naubahar. South Indian Horticulture.

3. Usha.S and Pannerselvam.A 2004 Vitamins and minerals of C.india cultivated on different agrowastes. Geobios (International Journal of Life Science) Vol 31, (P 257 – 260) Impact factor 7.3

4. Usha.S and Pannerselvam.A 2004 C:N ratio studies in coir pith biocompost treated with Calcocybe indica P&C. Recent trends in Biological Research National Symposium (P 22-24)

5. Usha.S and Pannerselvam.A 2005 Yield performance of C.indica on different agrowastes. Indian Journal of Microbial World, Vol- 7 No:1 (P 10 – 13)

6. Usha.S 2005 Banana Trash a potential substrate for milky mushroom cultivation. Indian Society for soil biology and Ecology. (P – 87)

7. Usha.S 2007 Energy value of Different agroresidues used for cultivation of C.indica (P&C) Agri. Science Digest (International Journal 27 (1): (P 75-76) Impact factor 3.0

8. Usha.S 2007Fatty acid analysis in C.indica cultivated in various biowastes. Mushroom Research (International journal Vol.) Vol 16, No.1 (P 27 – 29) Impact factor 3.4

9. S.Usha and A.Pannerselvam 2009 Enzyme analysis in fruit bodies of C.india. (Milky Mushroom) cultivated on different substrates. BDUJ. Sci Tech 1: (P 187 - 188)

10. K.Madhumalini and S.USha 2011 Biodiesel energy production from microalgae viz Chlorella vulgaris and Oscillatoria foreanii Advan Biotech 10 (10): 22 - 24 Impact factor 7.7

11. S.Usha 2012 Emerging Nanotechnology-Nanotechnology Twentieth Scientific Tamil National Conference. P 34-40.

Conference / Seminar / Workshop Attended

S. No	Seminar/Symposium/Conference/Workshop /Training	Name of the Paper	Place and Year
1.	State Level Workshop	State of the art techniques in Agricultural Microbiology	K.N.G.Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Thanjavur-7.
2.	Training Programme on Mushroom Cultivation for self help groups Women entrepreneurship	Resource Person	A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College. Poondi-2003
3.	III Indian Mushroom Conference	“Cultivation of Calocybe indica” on different agrowastes of Thanjavur District.	Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore- 2003
4.	Seminar on Biological Research	C:N Ratio studies in coirpith	A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College. Poondi-2004
5.	International Conference “Biology in Asia” held at National University of Singapore.	Vitamins & Minerals in Calocybe indica (APK2)	Singapore 6-10th December 2004
6.	State Level Seminar on Photochemistry and Bioremediation	Identification of individual fatty acid in Milky Mushroom	K.N.G.Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Thanjavur-7.
7.	State Level Seminar on Plant Biotechnology	Participated	A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College. Poondi-2005
8.	National Conference on Recent Trends in Mycological Research	Fatty acid analysis in Volvariella Volvacea.	J.J.College of Arts and Science, Pudukkottai-2006
9.	Workshop on Curriculum development and evaluation	Participated	K.N.G.Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Thanjavur-2007
10.	State Level Workshop on Microbiology	Participated	A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College. Poondi-2007
11.	State Level Workshop on Mycorhizal technology	Participated	A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College. Poondi-March 2007
12.	Exploring techniques in biological Science - UGC Sponsored National Conference	Participated	K.N.G.Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Thanjavur-7. 6th, 7th Feb 2012

Research Supervision

No. of M.Phil. Students Guided	No. of Ph.D. Students Guided	Full List
22	3	List

Other Details

 Member of the passing Board in Question paper setting panel, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. April 2004, October 2005.

 Organising Secretary – UGC sponsored State Level Seminar on Phytochemistry and Bioremediation-August 10 to 11, 2005.

 M.Phil., Guide-Regular, Distance in Bharathidasan University, Periyar University.

 M.Phil., External Examiner.

 Ph.D., Guidance.

 Profile of Botany Department and Preparation of NAAC, 2006.

 Member of Board of Studies, U.G, P.G, M.Phil., in K.N.Govt. Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Thanjavur.

 Member of IQAC. (2007-2009)

 Member of Board of Studies : 1. Kumbakonam, Govt. Arts College - 2008
2. A.D.M.College for Women, Nagapattinam 2011-2013 (University Nominee)

 Academic Council Member.

 Subject expert in Tamil (Kalaichol Agarathi) Tamil University, Thanjavur.

 Book-Medical Microbiology-Author.

 Book – (Kalan Valarpu oru Kannottum)- Co-Author.

 Endowment Prize to students: M.Sc., (First) and M.Phil., (First) for every year.

 Doctoral Committee Member-Bharathidasan and Prist University.

 Subject expert-National level testing “Central Institute of Indian languages”, Department of Higher Education, Mysore, India.

High Lights

 Received National award - Science per second - National magazine.

 Member - National Testing Service – Central Institute of Indian languages, Mysore.

 Teachers Recruitment Board - Subject expert.

 Guided 22 M.Phil., Students

 Guided 4 Ph.D Students

 Book - Kalan Valarpu oru Kannottum Co-Author.

 Book - Medical Microbiology – Author.

 Published in National and International Journals with citation index.