Dr. N. Priyadarshini Assistant Professor

• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, SSN College of Engineering, 2016-till date
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam,Sep 2015 to July 2016.
• Provisional Postdoctoral Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, Feb 2015 to July 201 2015.

• Functional Materials for environmental applications
• Separation science 
• Nuclear waste management and remediation
• Radionuclide interaction with environment
• Colloids and interface science in aqueous systems

• Recognized as Research Supervisor by Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for guiding PhD and M.S (By Research) students.

• Life member of Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS).
• Recipient of International Travel Fellowship for Young Scientist, DST-SERB, 2016.
• CSIR-NET Lectureship, 2015 (AIR: 47)
• Senior and Junior Research Fellowship, Department of Atomic Energy, 2009-2015.

• N. Priyadarshini, P. Ilaiyaraja. Actinide speciation in environment and their separation using functionalized nano-materials and nano-composites. Handbook of Environmental Materials Management, Springer International Publishing, AG, 2018.

• Development of Novel Functionalized Titanium dioxide Based Nanomaterial and Nanocomposite for Effective and Specific Removal of Uranium(VI), Funding agency: SSN Trust, 2019-2022, Budget: Rs. 4 lakhs; Status: Completed.

• M. Dhanu, N. Priyadarshini, Ilaiyaraja Perumal, G. Suresh, M. Santhamoorthy, Enhanced removal of uranium from aqueous solutions using ‘oxygen donor’ enriched graphitic carbon nitride adsorbent, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2025, 334: 3535-3548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-025-10123-0 
• M. S. Vaishali, N. Priyadarshini, P. Ilaiyaraja, Kiran Kumar Tadi, Construction of manganese molybdates integrated nanosheet like graphitic carbon nitride as electrode material for symmetric and asymmetric supercapacitors, 2025, Journal of Energy Storage, 117:116156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.116156 
• S. Priya, N. Priyadarshini, P. Ilaiyaraja, Diglycolamic acid coated TiO2 microspheres for efficient uptake of uranium (VI) from aqueous solutions, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2024, 333:5555–5568. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09622-3 
• S. Priya, N. Priyadarshini, P. Ilaiyaraja, G. Suresh, B. Mohanty, M. Prasath, Adsorption of thorium (IV) from aqueous solutions using mesoporous TiO2: Kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamics, 2024, Chemical Physics Impact, 8:100638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphi.2024.100638 
• S. Priya,  P. Ilaiyaraja, N. Priyadarshini,  N. Subalekha, Effective removal of uranium (VI) using magnetic acid functionalized Fe3O4@TiO2 nanocomposite from aqueous solutions, 2023, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 178:480–493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2023.08.034 

 Ph. D  : 3 (Ongoing)