Dr. S. Manivannan

@kngac.ac.in

Associate Professor, Dept. of Zoology
Kunthavai Naacchiyaar Government Arts college for womwn

• Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Kunthavai Naacchiyaar Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Thanjavur, from July 2018 to till date.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Kunthavai Naacchiyaar Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Thanjavur, from June 2018 to July 2018.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, H. H. The Rajah’s Govt. College, Pudukkottai from April 2017 to June 2018.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology, Govt. Arts College, Ooty from February 2016 to April 2017.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar from July 2006 to February 2016.
• Research Coordinator in Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Govt. of India) Bio-manure Extension Centre at Periyar Research Organization for Bio- technique and Ecosystem, Vallam, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India (2004 – 2006).
• Project Assistant in INDO–SWISS and IIT Madras collaborative project on Vermi-Biotechnolog

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, 2005. Ph.D., Dissertation on “Standardization and nutrient analysis of vermicomposting sugarcane wastes, pressmud-trash-bagasse by Lampito mauritii (Kinberg) and Perionyx excavates (Perrier) and the effect of vermicompost on soil fertility and crop productivity.
• B.Ed., Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, 2001.
• M.Sc., Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, 1998.
• B.Sc., Kamarajar University, Madurai, Tamilnadu, 1996.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Nano-toxicology
• Bioremediation

Publications

• L. Baskaran, V. Soundarya, M. Gokul, S. Manivannan, R. Ranjith, P. Kumar and N. Karmegam. Antimicrobial, anticancer and photocatalytic dye degradation activities of silver nanoparticles phytosynthesized from Secamone emetica aqueous leaf extract. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Vol. 170, .
• G. Valli and S. Manivannan. Effect of bacterial suspension on growth and reproduction potential of earthworms using sago waste amended with filter mud during bioconversion. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 5(1); 2020, 22-26.
• V. Jayakumar, S. Senthil Murugan and S. Manivannan. Biodyanamics of epigeic earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae and Eisenia fetida during recycling of poultry waste amended with different organic food sources, Int. Arch. App. Sci. Technol; Vol 9 [4]; 2018, 46-51.
• V. Jayakumar, S. Senthil Murugan and S. Manivannan. Effects of nitrogen rich organic waste materials on the organic humification process during biodegradation, International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, Volume 8, Issue 4; 2018, 707-713.
• Helitha, A. M and Manivannan, S. Growth and reproduction dynamicsof exotic and indigenous earthworm species during biotransformationof coffee pulp amended with sugar mill wastes. International Journal of Biology Research, 3(1); 2018, 175-179.
• Helitha, A. M and Manivannan, S. Enhancement of humus composition by earthw