Introduction
Research
Center for Speech Technology
Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, a distinguished academic and researcher, is a Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. She has 28 years of experience in teaching and research, with four years dedicated exclusively to speech signal processing.
She is a Senior Member of IEEE (since 2016) and a member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. Additionally, she is a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), reflecting her extensive contributions to the field.
Dr. Vijayalakshmi earned her Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering with First Class and Distinction from Bharathidasan University.
She has published over 120 research publications in refereed international journals and in proceedings of international conferences. As a principal investigator she is currently involved in MeiTy funded project titled “Speech Assistive Technologies” – NLTM- BHASHINI.and a DST IMPRINT IIC project on “Development of Speech-to-speech translation systems for Hindi, Tamil and English” and “Development of bidirectional Hand-gesture recognition system” funded by DST-TIDE. As co-PI she is currently involved in MeiTy, TVA, DST-CRG funded projects. Further she has completed several other projects as PI and Co-PI that are funded by MeiTy, New Delhi, AICTE, DST-TIDE, and Tamil Virtual Academy, a Government of Tamil Nadu organization, and two projects funded by SSN Trust as well. She is a recognized supervisor of Anna University and currently guiding Five fulltime Ph.D scholars in the field of Speech Technology.
Her areas of research include Speech Signal Processing, Speech Enabled Assistive technology, Speech synthesis, and Speech recognition.
She was instrumental in establishing the “Speech and language technologies lab” to carry out research in the field of speech technology. (website link – speech.ssn.edu.in)
- Vijayalakshmi, N. Narenraju and V. Aiswarya, “Hidden Markov model-based sign language-to-speech conversion system in Tamil” Patent no. 530321.
- Vijayalakshmi, T. Nagarajan and T.A. Mariya Celin – attended final hearing for a patent titled “A Speech-input Speech-output Communication Aid for Speakers with Cerebral Palsy” in the Indian Patent office in July 2022. (Application number: 201941031287)
Book chapters
- Vijayalakshmi, T. Nagarajan, “Assessment and intelligibility modification for dysarthric speakers”, Chapter 3 – Voice Technologies for Reconstruction and Enhancement, De Gruyter Series in Speech Technology and Text Mining in Medicine and Healthcare, pp. 67 – 94, Feb. 2020.
- Vijayalakshmi, T. A. Mariya Celin, T. Nagarajan, “Selective pole modification-based technique for the analysis and detection of hypernasality”, Chapter 2 – Signal and Acoustic Modelling for Speech and Communication Disorders, De Gruyter Series in Speech Technology and Text Mining in Medicine and Healthcare, pp. 33 – 68, Dec. 2018.
Academic Background
Professional Experiences
Area of research interest
Sponsored, Grant-in-aid and Consultancy Projects
Awards and Honors
Publications
Books/Book chapter published
Patents and Copyrights
Courses taught
Research Scholars
Research profile IDs
Academic Background
2010-2015: Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering (Thesis Highly Commended), Anna University, Chennai, TN, INDIA. Thesis title: Recovery of Hydrogen from Hydrogen Sulphide using Liquid-phase and Gas- phase Photocatalytic Processes.
2004-2006: M.S. Environmental Technology (with First class), Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, SPAIN.
2000-2004: B.E. Environmental Engineering (with First class), Avinashiligam Deemed University, Coimbatore, TN, INDIA.
Professional Experiences
JUN. 2024 – Present: Assistant Professor III, Civil Engineering, SSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, Chennai, India
SEP. 2021 – MAY. 2024: Professor and Head, Civil Engineering, HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, CHENNAI, INDIA.
MAY. 2023 – JUNE. 2023: Visiting Faculty, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
JAN. 2021 – AUG. 2021: Associate Professor and Head of the Department, Civil Engineering, HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, CHENNAI, INDIA.
OCT. 2019 – NOV.2019: Visiting Faculty, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
JUN. 2015 – JAN. 2021: Associate Professor, Renewable Energy Lab, Department of Civil Engineering, HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, CHENNAI, INDIA.
MAR. 2010 – JUN. 2014: Junior Research Fellow, Centre for Environmental Studies, ANNA UNIVERSITY, Chennai, INDIA.
JUN. 2009 – JAN.2010: Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM EASWARI
ENGINEERING COLLEGE, Chennai, INDIA
JUN. 2008 -MAY. 2009: Lecturer, BHARATH DEEMED UNIVERSITY, Chennai, INDIA.
SEP. 2006 – DEC. 2007: Project Associate, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS, INDIA
Area of research interest
- Environmental Engineering
- Advanced oxidation Technologies for Water, Wastegas, Wastewater Treatment
- Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production,
- Air Quality Modeling
- Waste Gas Treatment by Biofiltration
- Anna University Supervisor Recognition Ref. No.: 4510009
Sponsored, Grant-in-aid and Consultancy Projects
Recovery of Hydrogen from Industrial Waste Streams, DST-SERB, India; Rs. 10,50,500, Mar 2016 to Mar 2019.
Awards and Honors
- Received the NCHEAM SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD on the occasion of ‘4th National Convection on Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials (NCHEAM’15)’ organized by Energy Centre, MANIT, in association with University of Kerala & IAHEAM from 28-29th November, 2015.
- Received Hindustan Innovative Awards 2017 for the innovative research on CO2 Sequestration’
- Received Award Young Faculty in Envionmental Engineering 2017 by Venus International Foundation.
- Received Travel Grant from SERB to participate in an International Conference ‘Pollution Control 2017’ held in Melbourne during July 2017.
- Received fund of $2500 from International Association of Hydrogen Energy, USA to present a paper in World Hydrogen Energy Congress 2018, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during 17-22, June 2018.
- Received fund of Rs.2,00,000/- from DST-SERB, Government of India for conducting the second international conference Sustainable Environment and Energy (ICSEE 2019).
- Received grant as visiting Researcher from Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia during Sep 2019
- Received grant as visiting researcher from Universiti de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain during feb 2022.
- Received fund of Rs.25,000/- from Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) and organized 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Environment, Energy and Construction (ICSEEC-2021) during 16th and 17th December 2021.
- Received grant as visiting professor from King Mongut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand during May 2023
Publications
Journal Publication
- Arisiketty, M.N., Vijayarengan, P., Use of Industrial Sludge as a Brick Ingredient: A Review, Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology., 2024, 25(5), pp. 1457–1465.
- Resmi, K.R., Preethi, V., Review on Environmental Management and Sustainable Development in Airports, Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 2024, 25(7), pp. 2376–2385.
- Preethi V, Sathish Kumar M, Shivkumar M, Solar sonophotocatalytic hydrogen recovery from sulphide wastewater, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12(6), 114994.
- Mehna Najeem Arisiketty, Preethi Vijayarengan, Utilizing Sludges from Tanneries, Water Treatment Plants and Textile Industries in Cement, Concrete and Brick Production: A Review, Journal of Environmental Nanotechnology, 2024, 13(2):135-143, DOI: 10.13074/jent.2024.06.242638
- Preethi Vijayarengan, Sri Chandana Panchangam, Ananth Stephen, Gokulanandhan Bernatsha, Gokul Krishnan Murali, Subramanyam Sarma Loka, Sathish Kumar Manoharan , Venkatramu Vemula, Rama Rao Karri & Gobinath Ravindran, Highly efficient visible light active iron oxide‑based photocatalysts for both hydrogen production and dye degradation, Scientific Reports (2024) 14:18299 , https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69413-4
- Preethi V, Priya V.S., Sathish Kumar M, Samsundar S, Parthasarathy R and Reswanth, Performance evaluation of a hybrid treatment system for the treatment of grey water, Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2024, 1-10, doi: 10.2166/washdev.2024.070
- C.Akin, V.Preethi, Developing and planning an environmental management system for infrastructure projects in India, Heliyon 2024, DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4671648
- Shanmugam K, Preethi V, Angeline Prabhavathy, Sri Chandana, A Study on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Bacterial Culture with Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS) as Partial Replacement for Cement, Case Studies in Construction Materials 19(9):e02325, 2023 DOI:10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02325.
- Ananth S, Preethi V, Annenewmy B, Sathish Kumar M, Solar Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Pulp and Paper Wastewater, Int. J.Hydrogen Energy, 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.03.381
- Neelmudiyon V.T., Preethi V, Govindarajan S, A Field Study on the Effect of Burried PVC Pipe Lines for Irrigation in Deevanur Tank System, European Chemical Bulletin 12;2023:1-19. Doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.2.011
- Neelmudiyon V.T., Preethi V, Govindarajan S, Performance evaluation of buried pvc pipe lines for tank irrigation – a case study of deevanur tank, Water Supply, 23;2023:923-933 Doi: 10.2166/ws.2023.031
- Shankar M.V., Preethi V, A Critical Review on Core/Shell Based Nanostructured photocatalysts for Improved Hydrogen Generation, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 48;2023:11754-11774. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.01.059
- M.Jothilingam Preethi V, P.Sri Chandana, G.Janardhanan, Fabrication of sustainable green bricks by the effective utilization of tannery sludge as main additive, Structures 48:182-194, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.12.057
- Abu Talha Aqueel Ahmed, Sankar Sekar, Sejoon Lee, Hyunsik Im, V.Preethi, Nitrogen-doped cobalt sulfide as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline and acidic media, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47, 40340-40348, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.076
- Brindha Devi S, Sankar S, Kowsuki K, Preethi V, Graphitic carbon nitride encapsulated sonochemically synthesized β-nickel hydroxide nanocomposites for electrocatalytic hydrogen generation, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47, 40349-40358 , 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.072
- Shanmugam, K., Angeline, P., Preethi, V., Identification of Calcium Carbonate Producing Novel Bacillus Cereus KOV15 Isolated from Soil Microbial Communities Towards Greener Construction Materials, Oxidation Communications, 2022, 45(1), pp. 81–92. ISSN: 02094541
- Sankar Sekar, Preethi Vijayarengan*, V S Srivishnu, Highly-efficient photocatalytic activity of TiO2 -AC nanocomposites for hydrogen production from sulphide wastewater, 47, 40275-40285, 2022; International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.02.019
- V.Preethi*, Solar hydrogen production in India, 2022; Environmental Development and Sustainability, 25, 2105–2135, 2023 DOI:10.1007/s10668-022-02157-1
- Sankar S, Preethi V*, Saravanan S, Deuk YK, Sejoon L, Excellent photocatalytic performances of Co3O4–AC nanocomposites for H2 production via wastewater splitting, Chemosphere, 2022, 286, 131823 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131823
- V. Navakoteswara Rao, Preethi Vijayarengan*, Urupalli Bhargav, Shankar Muthukonda Venkatakrishnan, Gram-scale synthesis of ZnS/NiO core-shell hierarchical nanostructures and their enhanced H2 production in crude glycerol and sulfide wastewater, 2021, 199, 111323, Environmental Research, 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111323.
- S Chandrapp,,D.H.K.Murthy, Lakshmana Reddy N, S. Jagadeesh Babu,Dinesh Rangappa, Bhargav U, V.Preethi, Mamatha Kumari, Shankar MV,, Utilizing 2D Materials to Enhance H2 Generation Efficiency via Photoreforming Industrial and Solid Waste, Environmental Research, 2021, 200, 111239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111239
- Neelmudiyon VT, Preethi V*, Impact on Deevanur tank irrigation system using buried PVC pipe line–A case study, Materials Today Proceedings, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.04.542.
- Selvarani B, Preethi V*, Investigational study on optimum content of GGBS and fibres in fibre non-breakable self-compacting concrete, Materials Today Proceedings 47, 6111-6115, 2021.DOI:10.1016/j.matpr.2021.05.027
- M.Jothilingam and V.Preethi*, Feasibility, compressive strength and utilization of redmud in geopolymer concrete for sustainable constructions, , Materials Today Proceedings, 45, 2021, 7016-7022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.01.535
- Raja, M.A., Preethi, V*., Pal, Y., Nalajala, N., Gopinath, C.S., Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from H2S using Nanostructured CNT blended CdZnS/Fe2O3 Thin Film on Glass Substrate, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1495, 012035, 2020. DOI :10.1088/1742-6596/1495/1/012035.
- V. T. Neelmudiyon, Preethi Vijayarengan*, S.Govindarajan, A Study on Conjunctive use of Green and Blue Water in Deevanur Tank Irrigated Area, International journal of advanced research in engineering & technology 11(9):272-281, 2020. DOI: 10.34218/IJARET.11.9.2020.028
- Sankar Sekar, Sejoon Lee, Preethi Vijayarengan*, Biomass Activated Carbon-Decorated Spherical β-Ni(OH)2 Nanoparticles for Enhanced Hydrogen Production, Journal of Water Process Engineering 38(27):101669, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101669
- Sankar Sekar, Sejoon Lee, Preethi Vijayarengan*, Kalirajan KM, Santhakumar T, Saravanan Sekar, Sudha S, Upcycling of Wastewater via Effective Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Using MnO2 Nanoparticles- Decorated Activated Carbon Nanoflakes, Nanomaterials 10, 2020, 1610.
- Hariram Venkatesan, Godwin John John Rose, Preethi Vijayarengan, Seralathan Sivamani, Jagannathan Krishnan, Micha Premkumar T, Predicting the combustion behaviour of compression ignition engine fuelled with biodiesel from Stoechospermum marginatum, a macro algae, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28, 63464–63479 (2021), DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-10048-z.
- V. Navakoteswara Rao, N. Lakshmana Reddy, M. Mamatha Kumari, P. Ravi, M. Sathish, K.M. Kuruvilla, V. Preethi*, K. Raghava Reddy, T.M. Aminabhavi*, M.V. Shankar*., Photocatalytic H2 production coupled with pollutant removal from sulphide wastewater: Surface and interface control of photo-excitons in Cu2S@TiO2 core-shell nanostructures, Applied Catalysis B Environmental 254, (2019) 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.04.090
- S.N.Mohamed*, Preethi V and Matheswaran M, Enhancing biohydrogen production from sugar industry wastewater using metal oxide/graphene nanocomposite catalysts in microbial electrolysis cell, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (2020) 7647- 7655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.068
- Anthony Raja and Preethi V*, Performance of Square and Trapezoidal Photoreactors for Solar Hydrogen Recovery from Various Industrial Sulphide Wastewater using CNT & Ce3+ doped TiO2, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (2020) 7616-7626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.168
- M. Anthony Raja and V. Preethi* Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production using Bench-scale Trapezoidal Photocatalytic Reactor under Visible and Solar Irradiation, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (2020) 7574-7583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.08.204
- A.Madhumitha, V.Preethi* and S.Kanmani, Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production using TiO2 Coated Iron-Oxide Core Shell Particles, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (2018) 3946-3956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.12.127
- Bharatvaj J, Preethi V* and Kanmani S, Hydrogen Production from Sulphide Wastewater using Ce3+–TiO2 Photocatalysis, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (2018) 3935-3945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.12.069
- V. Preethi* & Kanmani S, Performance of Nano Photocatalysts for the Recovery of Hydrogen and Sulphur from Sulphide Containing Wastewater, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (2018) 3920-3934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.11.006
- V. Preethi* & Kanmani S, Optimization of operating parameters for gasphase Photocatalytic splitting of H2S by novel vermiculate packed tubular reactor, Journal of Environmental Management, 181,674-680, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.039
- V. Preethi* & Kanmani S, Performance of gasphase reactors on hydrogen recovery from industrial waste gases, Int. J Hyd. Energy 42 (2017) 8997-900210.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.245
- V. Preethi* and S. Kanmani, Performance of four various shapes of photocatalytic reactors with respect to hydrogen and sulphur recovery from sulphide containing waste streams, Journal of Cleaner Production,133 (2016) 1218-1226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.016
- V. Preethi* and S. Kanmani, Photocatalytic hydrogen recovery using Fe2O3 core shell nano particles, International J Hydrogen Energy 39 (2014) 1613-1622. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.11.029
- V. Preethi* and S. Kanmani, Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production, Material Science in Semiconductor Processing, 16 (2013) 561–575 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2013.02.001
- V. Preethi* and S. Kanmani, Photocatalytic hydrogen production over CuGa2-xFexO4 Spinel, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (2012) 18740-18746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.171
Conference Publication
- C.Akin, V.Preethi, K.Vignesh, Experimental Analysis of Bubble Deck Slab and its Application for Sustainability in the Ecology Dimension, National Conference on Advances in Construction Materials and Management, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 346, 2023, 493-499, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-2552-0_40
- Mehna N and Preethi V, International Conference on Civil Engineering Innovative Development in Engineering Advances, SRM University, Chennai (9-11, Mar 2023)
- Preethi V, presented paper on Iron oxide-based photocatalysts for hydrogen production and dye degradation under natural sunlight, at the TUBA World Conference on Energy Science and Technology (TUBA WCEST – 2021) between August 8-12, 2021, organized by the Turkish Academy of Sciences, Istanbul
- Preethi V, presented paper on Solar and sonolysis assisted hydrogen recovery from industrial sulphide wastewater using cnt-zns/fe2o3 at the TUBA World Conference on Energy Science and Technology (TUBA WCEST – 2021) between August 8-12, 2021, organized by the Turkish Academy of Sciences, Istanbul
- Srivishnu V.S, U. Roshan Raj and Preethi V, IV year students presented paper on Clean Energy Production of hydrogen gas using nickel hydroxide by photo catalytic water splitting from sulphide wastewater in SMEATON`20 – National level Technical Extravaganza organised by Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, 10th March 2020.
- M.Anthony raja, Preethi V, Highly efficient visible light driven photocatalytic hydrogen production of CNT blended CdZnS/Fe2O3 photocatalyst, International Conference on Partnership and Ownership Building for Sustainable Development, Guru Nanak College, Chennai, 9-10, December 2019
- M.Anthony raja, V.Preethi, Efficient H2 Production by H2S Splitting Using CNT Blended Ce Doped TiO2 Thin Film Photocatalyst on Perspex Substrate, International Conference on Multi-functional materials (ICMM-2019,(Accepted in the Scopus index proceedings) ,19-21 December 2019, Geethanlali Institutions, Hyderabad , India
- V.Preethi, VS.Srivishnu, S.Yuvaraj, S.Saravanan, M.Kalirajan, Sejoon Lee and Deuk Young Kim, Synthesis of carbon decorated nickel oxide nanocomposities for simultaneous sulphide degradation and hydrogen production, Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy (MCARE2019), August 19-23, 2019, Jeju Island, Korea.
- V.Preethi, M.Shivkumar, M.Sathishkumar, ‘Photocatalytic Hydrogen Recovery of ZnS/Fe2O3 using Effective Mixing Sono-Photocatalytic Reactor’, World Hydrogen Energy Congress, 17-22, June 2018, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Diti Manoj, V.Preethi, Visible Light Induced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production using TiO2 coated Fe2O3 coreshell Particles, National Conference on Chemistry Driven Clean Process and Alternate Energies (NCCP-2018), 17, February 2018, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai.
- M.Anthony raja, V.Preethi, A comparative study on Hydrogen production efficiency using CdZnS/Fe2O3 and CNT doped CdZnS/Fe2O3 Photocatalyst, National Conference on Chemistry Driven Clean Process and Alternate Energies (NCCP-2018), 17, February 2018, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai.
- M.Anthony raja, V.Preethi, CNT based Photocatalyts for Hydrogen Production from Hydrogen Sulfide , INUP familiarization workshop, 28-30, November 2017, IISc, Bangalore.
- M.Anthony raja, V.Preethi, TiO2 based semiconductor materials in photocatalytic hydrogen production, National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Nanoscience and Technology, NANOMEET 2016”, Anna University, Chennai
- V.Preethi, ‘Photocatalytic Reactors for H2 Recovery from H2O and H2S Splitting’, Annual Congress on Environmental Pollution and Sustainable Energy’ held during July 20-22, July 2017 in Melbourne, Australia.
- V.Preethi, ‘Recovery of Hydrogen from Industrial Waste gas’, National Symposium on nano Science and Technology (NSNST – 2016) conducted at centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Banglore from 29-30, June 2016.
- R.Sindhu and V.Preethi, ‘A Review on Social, Ecological and Economical Dimensions of Sustainability in Construction Sectors’ National Conference on Advances in Construction Technology and Innovative Sustainable Materials (ACTISM 2016), held during 5th February 2016.
- Nazneen and V.Preethi, ‘Occurrence, Impacts of Drugs in Wastewater and Adsorption Techniques’, National Conference on Advances in Construction Technology and Innovative Sustainable Materials (ACTISM 2016), held during 5th February 2016.
- V.Preethi, J.Bharatvaj and S.Kanmani, ‘Hydrogen Production from Sulphide Wastewater using Ce3+– TiO2 Photocatalysis’, organized by Energy Center, MANIT, in association with University of Kerala & IAHEAM, held during 28th – 29th November 2015.
- V.Preethi and S.Kanmani, ‘Performance of Gas-phase Photocatalytic Reactors for Hydrogen Production’ ICFCHT-2015, held during 1-3, September 2015, University Technology Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- V.Preethi and S.Kanmani, ‘Recovery of Hydrogen from Sulphide Containing Industrial Waste Streams’ EEAOTEES-2014, held during 29-30, September 2014, Anna University, Chennai.
- V.Preethi and S.Kanmani, ‘Environmental Applications of Photocatalysis for Conversion of Waste into Energy’ ENVISION 2014, held during 13-15th March 2014 at CLRI, Chennai, India
- V.Preethi and S.Kanmani, “Recovery of Hydrogen from Industrial Waste Hydrogen Sulfide using Renewable Solar Energy”, 28th Indian Engineering Congress 2013, held during 20-22 December 2013 at Chennai, India.
- V.Preethi and S.Kanmani, “Hydrogen sulfide treatment techniques by photocatalytic process” in the International conference on “control of Industrial gaseous emissions” held on 9 -10th February 2012, Department of chemical engineering, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.
- V.Preethi and S.Kanmani, “Overview of Nano materials for hydrogen production” in the National conference “Nano Technology: Applications and its advantages in natural sciences”, held on 4th-5th February 2010 at Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli.
- JP Maestre, P Vijayarengan, X Gamisans, D Gabriel, J Lafuente. 2005. Comparison of organic packing materials for toluene biofiltration. In: Proceedings of the International Congress on biotechniques for air pollution control, La Coruña, Spain.
Books/Book chapter published
- Sri Chandana Panchangam, Loka Subramanyam Sarma, Preethi Vijayarengan, Avinash Kumar Reddy Narreddy, Common Decentralized Treatment and Disposal Methods, In Book:Decentralized sanitation and water treatment, Taylor & Francis Group, CRCPress, Mar 2024, DOI: 10.1201/9781003381419-6
- V. Preethi, M. Mamatha Kumari, N. Ramesh Reddy, U. Bhargav, K.K.Cheralathan, C.H.Shilpa Chakra and M.V.Shankar, Chapter 2: Recent Progress in Photocatalytic Water Splitting by Nanostructured TiO2-Carbon Photocatalysts – Influence of Interfaces, Morphological Structures and Experimental Parameters, Integrating Green Chemistry and Sustainable Engineering, Wiley Online library, 27 March 2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119509868.ch2
- S.Saravanan, B.Stalin, M.Ravichandran, S.Sankar, V.Preethi, Fundamentals of Nanoscience, Arunai Publications Private Limited, Revised Edition 17th, July 2019, ISSN 978-81-938294-0-0.
Patents and Copyrights
- S.Kanmani and V.Preethi, “Novel Vermiculate material packed Gas-phase photocatalytic reactor’, 870/CHE/2015. (Date of filing:24.02.2015; Patent Granted: 28.02.2019)
- V.Preethi, Wahid “CO2 Sequestration in vehicular emission – a solution to global warming”,
(Application No.: 201741011685; Publication Date (U/S 11A):05.10.18; patent Granted:26.07.2023)
- Preethi ‘Bench-Scale Trapezoidal Sono-photocatalytic reactor for Hydrogen production using CdZnS coated iron oxide’ (Application No.: 201941027804; Date of filing:11.07.2019)
Courses taught
- Environmental Science and Engineering,
- Industrial Wastewater Treatment,
- Sustainable Engineering Practices,
- Collection and Treatment of Wastewater,
- Environmental Chemistry,
- Energy Management,
- Marine Pollution,
- Air and Noise Pollution Control,
- Municipal Solid Waste Management,
- Biological Treatment of Wastewater,
- Environmental Design and Drawing,
- Engineering Drawing,
- Engineering Geology,
- Environmental Design and Drawing.
- Environmental Science and Engineering,
- Construction Technology.
Research Scholars
Number of PhD scholars completed: 5
Research profile IDs
| Researcher ID | F-6205-2013 |
| Scopus ID | 55415526300 |
| ORCID ID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-7631 |
| Vidwan ID | 600365 |
| Google Scholar | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Nmg8Jb8AAAAJ&hl=en |
- PhD in Structural Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai (2017).
- MS (By Research) in Structural Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai (2005).
- B.E in Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai (1999).
- May 2017- till date: Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai.
- June 2013 – April 2017: Assistant Professor, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai.
- June 2008 – June 2013, Assistant Professor, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai.
- July 2007 – May 2008, Senior lecturer, Sri Sastha Institute of Technology, Chennai
- July 2000 - July 2007, Lecturer, SCSVMV University, Kancheepuram.
(Anna University Supervisor Recognition Ref. No.: 3110010)
- Steel concrete composite structures
- Cold-formed steel structures
- Composite space truss
- Finite element analysis
- Sustainable materials and construction
- Repair and retrofitting of structural elements
- Anna University Supervisor Recognition Ref. No.: 4510009
- Structural behaviour of T-support in the Pipe Rack System, Research Grant from TNSCST, Rs, 7,500, 2024 (Student Project- On going)
- Structural Behaviour of Deficient Hollow Steel Stub Columns Strengthened using GFRP, Research Grant from TNSCST, Rs, 7,500, 2023 (Student Project- Completed)
- Performance of hybrid fibre-reinforced cellular lightweight concrete incorporating nanoparticles, Research grant from SSN Trust, Rs 2.1 Lakhs, 2023-2026(Co-PI – On going)
- Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Nano-Concrete Using Artificial Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic, Research grant from SSN Trust, Rs 5.2 Lakhs, 2019-2022(Co-PI - Completed)
- Study on the behavior of Composite Space Truss Structure for Varying Shear Connectors, Research grant from SSN Trust, Rs 4.5 Lakhs, 2019-2022(As PI - Completed)
- Effect of Thermal Radiation and MHD Flow of Water-Based Nanofluid Over a Stretching Sheet, Research grant from SSN Trust, Rs 0.5 Lakhs, 2018(As Co-PI - Completed)
- An analyses and design of structural components to a residential building, Vickramsingapuram, Tirunelveli, Consultancy service rendered, Rs 10,000, 2023.
- Consultancy services to a Residential building, Vickramsingapuram, Tirunelveli for Rs 10,000 in 2023.
- Consultancy services to Aryabhata Brandt Urban Analytics Pvt. Ltd. for Rs. 55,000 in 2024.
- Consultancy services to Advance Machine and Automation Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. for Rs. 35,400, in 2025.
- Best Teacher Award by SSN College of Engineering (2013 to 2023)
- Best Paper Award in 2nd International Conference on Recent Trends in Construction Materials and Structures, organised by VIT Vellore and Swinburn University of Technology, Malaysia, from 25th-26th, Nov 2021.Bronze medal, Malaysia Technology Expo 2013 (MTE 2013).
- Editorial Board Member of Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (Hindawi) and Scientific Report (Springer)
- Life member, Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)
Journal Publication
- P. Sangeetha, Harika Madireddy, B. Varshini & R. B. Yokesh, “Effect of External Ring Stiffener on the Chord Members of Cold‑Formed Steel T‑Joints Under Combined Axial Compression and Bending”, International Journal of Steel Structures, 2024, 24(2):296–309.
- Ninu Praseetha N.S, P.Kaythry, P.Sangeetha, Devavaram Jebaraj, Santhosh Srinivas, Karan K & Devadharshini, “Effect of External Ring Stiffener on the Chord Members of Cold‑Formed Steel T‑Joints Under Combined Axial Compression and Bending”, MATEC Web of Conferences, 2024, 400: 02012.
- Sangeetha Palanivelu & Shanmugapriya Marayanagaraj, “Predicting the strength of seashell concrete using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System: An experimental study”, ITECKNE, 2024, 11: 1-19.
- P. Sangeetha, V.E. Annamalai & P. Kaythry, “Durability studies on concrete with partial replacement of cement and coarse aggregate by seashell waste”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2024, 61: 1-12.
- P. Naveenkumar, R. Prakash & P. Sangeetha, “Analytical and Experimental Comparison of the Composite Space Truss with Plain and Profiled Decking Sheets Employing Headed-Stud and Channel-Stud Shear Connector”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2024, 49: 4581-4596.
- Sangeetha Palanivelu , “Behaviour of cold-formed steel built-up beams under flexural loading”, Building Materials and Structures, 2023, 66: 2300011P.
- Sangeetha Palanivelu & Sathya Shree T R, “Comparison of Air Pollutants and Air Quality Index using Spatio-Temporal Variation in Chennai City, Tamil Nadu”, E3S Web of Conferences, 2023, 405: 1-24.
- Abidhan Bardhan, Abdel Kareem Alzo’ubi, Sangeetha P, Pouria Hamidian, Anasua GuhaRay , Gaurav Kumar, Markos Tsoukalas & P G. Asteris, “A hybrid approach of ANN and improved PSO for estimating soaked CBR of subgrade soils of heavy-haul railway corridor”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2023, 24(1): 1-23.
- Sangeetha, P & Shanmugapriya M, “Predicting the shoreline changes in Vishakhapatnam coastal zone using Multi-output Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System”, Computational Ecology and Software, 2023, 13(1): 1-19.
- Sangeetha, P., “Assessment of air quality index and pollutants in Chennai city, India: Pre-Covid and during- Covid period”, Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2022, 12(4): 269-280.
- Pauline T., Sangeetha P., Janardhanan G. & Ashok V., “Experimental & analytical behaviour and performance of structural joints retrofitted with woven wire mesh concreting under reversed cyclic loading”, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2022, 66:16, 8561-8583, DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2022.2112623.
- P. Sangeetha, M. Vaishnavi, A. Modhagapriyan & T. Rajarajan., “Effect of batten plates on the unlipped channel CFS built- up column under axial compression”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022, 66: 1796 – 1804.
- Sangeetha P, Shanmugapriya M, Manjula R, Aparna P.Vijay & Soorai K, “ Study the effect of intermediate and closer stiffener on the behaviour of the cold - formed steel lipped channel section under axial compression”, Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures, 2022, 9: 49-60.
- P. Sangeetha, M. Shanmugapriya, K. Santhosh Saravanan, P. Prabhakaran & V. Shashanka, " Mechanical properties of concrete with seashell waste as partial replacement of cement and aggregate", Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022, 61:320-326.
- Y.K. Sabapathy, P. Sangeetha, J. Jayakarthik, S. Babu, N. Mohanned Duraid Falih, P. Shreeram, " An experimental study on interconnected shear connector in steel - Concrete composite structure", Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022, 64:948-955.
- R. Sundareswaran, P. Sangeetha, M. Shanmugapriya, M. Thaga Sheriff, M. Benasir, A. Shri Thrisha, R. Sathyaprakash, " Assessment of structural cracks in buildings using single-valued neutrosophic DEMATEL model", Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022, 65:1078-1085.
- P. Sangeetha, M. Vaishnavi, A. Modhagapriyan & T. Rajarajan, " Effect of batten plates on the unlipped channel CFS built- up column under axial compression", Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022, 66: 1796-1804.
- Ajay Nair, Hemalatha R., P. Sangeetha, Harish Kumar K., Dinesh Kumar P., Inakota Sai Sahith and S. Radha, "Efficient crack detection and quantification in concrete structures using IoT", Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2021, 18(1): 43–57
- Shanmugapriya M & Sangeetha P, “Neural Network Modeling of Convection Heat Transfer Coefficient for the Cassion Nanofluid”, TWMS Journal of Applied and Engineering Mathematics, 2021, 11(28): 248-257. IF: 0.48.
- Sangeetha P, Dinesh Kumar P, Sai Sahith I & Ajaykumar A. “Experimental Investigation on the Cold-Formed Steel-Concrete Composite Beam Under Flexure”, Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures, 2021, 8: 135-142.
- P. Sangeetha and M. Shanmugapriya, "Modeling and prediction of fatigue life of brass and EN24 steel using soft computing tool", Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021, 38: 2912–2918.
- P. Sangeetha, S.M.Revathi, V.Sudhakar, D.Swarnavarshini and S.Sweatha, "Behaviour of cold-formed steel hollow beam with perforation under flexural loading", Materials Today: Proceedings , 2021, 38(5): 3103-3109.
- M. Shanmugapriya, P. Sangeetha & Bapiji Pullepu., " Evaluation of entropy generation with thermal radiation on MHD Carreau fluid stream past a wedge", Materials Today: Proceeding, 2021, 38(5):3283-3290.
- P. Sangeetha, R. Sundareswaran, M. Shanmugapriya, S. Srinidhi & K.Sowmya, " Influential nodes in planar trusses and meshes using centrality measures", Materials Today : Proceedings, 2021, 42(2):932-939.
- Sangeetha, P., Ramanagopal, P., Manjula, R., Hema Naga Sri Puspha Swetha, T.: “Experimental and Analytical Study on the Impact Behavior of Steel–Concrete Composite Slab”, Electronic Journal of the Faculty of Civil Engineering Osijek-e-GFOS, 2021, 22:1-13.
- Sabarinathan P, Annamalai V E & Sangeetha P, “Mechanical and Abrasion Resistance Properties of Concrete Containing Recycled Abrasive Waste as Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate”, Arabian Journal of Science and Technology (Springer), 2021, 46: 10943-10952.
- Naveen Kumar, P, Prakash, R & Sangeetha P., “Analytical Study on the Behaviour of Composite Space Truss Structures with Openings in a Concrete Slab”, Civil and Environmental Engineering Report, 2020, 30(3): 265-280
- Sangeetha P, Ramanagopal S, Jai Vigneshwar A, Vaishnavi K & Srinidhi A, “Flexural Strength of Steel-Concrtee Composite Beams under Two-Point Loading”, Civil and Environmental Engineering Report, 2020, 30(4): 21-32.
- Sangeetha P & Shanmugapriya M, “GFRP Wrapped Concrete Column Compressive Strength Prediction Through Neural Network”, SN Applied Sciences (Springer), 2020, 2: 2036.
- Sangeetha P & Shanmugapriya M, “Prediction of Mechanical Strength of Polypropylene Fibre Reinforced Concrete using Artificial Neural Network”, Building Materials and Structures, 2020, 63(4): 79-86.
- Sangeetha P, Dhinagaran M, Gobinaath S, & Jeevan Raj D, “Strength Enhancement of Cold-Formed Steel Tubular Column using GFRP Strip Subjected to axial Compression”, Building Materials and Structures, 2021, 64: 251-260.
- Sangeetha P, “Flexural Behaviour of a Cold-Formed Steel-Concrete Composite Beam with Channel Type Shear Connector-An Experimental and Analytical Study”, Civil and Environmental Engineering Report, 2019, 29(3): 228-240.
- P. Sangeetha, & R. Senthil, " Experimental study on the service load behaviour of the composite space truss ", Journal of Structural Engineering, 2018, 44(6): 632-636.
- Shanmugapriya M & Sangeetha P, “Entropy Generation Analysis of Cu-water nanofluid flow over a moving Wedge”, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2018, 121: 14-21.
- Sangeetha P, “Parametric Study on the Stiffness and Energy Absorption Capacity of Composite Space Truss”, International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 2017. 4(9):1-5.
- Sangeetha P & Senthil R, “A Study on Ultimate Behaviour of Composite Space Truss”, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2017, 2(3):950-954. DOI: I 10.1007/s12205-016-0920-8.
- Sangeetha P & Senthil R, “Experimental Behaviour of Steel Tubular Columns for Varying in Filled Concrete”, Archives of Civil Engineering, 2017, 13(4):149-160.
- P. Sangeetha, Vijayalakshmi R& S. Ramanagopal, “Study on Effect of Bacteria in Bagasse Ash Concrete”, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 2017,8: 45-52.
- P. Sangeetha & R. Senthil, “Analytical study on the influence of concrete parameters on composite space truss”, International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology, 2016, 8: 184-188.
- Srinivas K, Sangeetha P, V.Prashaanth, Srivatsan D & Venkatesh S, “Fatigue Behaviour of Metals under various surface finishes”, IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 2016, 13: 115-120.
- P. Sangeetha, P. Naveen Kumar & R. Senthil, “Finite Element Analysis of Space Truss using MatLab”, ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2015, 10: 3812-3816.
- Vijayalakshmi R & P. Sangeetha, “Strength and Durability of the mortar cube with Bagasse Ash International”, Journal of Civil Engineering and Applications, 2015, 5: 23-30.
- P. Sangeetha, “Study on the compression and impact strength of GFRC with a combination of admixtures”, Journal of Engineering Research and Studies, 2011, 2: 36-40.
- P Sangeetha & R Sumathi, “Behavior of glass fibre wrapped concrete columns under uniaxial compression”, International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology, 2010, 1: 74-83.
- P. Sangeetha, “Analysis of FRP wrapped concrete columns under uniaxial compression”, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2007, 66: 235-242.
Conference Publication:
- P. Sangeetha, M. Shanmugapriya, R. Manjula & U. Amrutha, “Experimental and Analytical Study on the Behaviour of the Steel-Concrete Composite Beam”, AIP Conference Proceeding, 2019, 020044:1-9.
- P. Sangeetha, S. Ramanagopal, A, Jai Vigneshwar, A. Shrinidhi & K. Vaishnavi, “Study on the Behaviour of the Cold Formed Steel Box Struts under Axial Compression”, AIP Conference Proceeding, 2019, 020045:1-8.
- P. Sangeetha & M. Shanmugapriya, “Artificial neural network applications in fiber reinforced concrete”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2020, 1706: 012113- 1-8.
- P. Sangeetha, M Shanmugapriya, R Sundareswaran, K Sowmya and S Srinidhi, “Study of the Concrete Production Process -A graph theoretic approach”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2020, 1706: 012115 -1-10.
- Sangeetha, P., Prithika Saishree, S., Sheena Grace, D., Yuvalatha, P., Yuvarani, P, “Effect of External Ring Stiffener and GFRP Strip Wrapping on the Buckling Behaviour of Cold-Formed Steel Tubular (CFST) Colum”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2023, 201:214 - 455.
- S. N. Vinothni and P. Sangeetha, “Space Frame Structure as Roof and Floor System—A Review”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2022, 179:291-298.
- T. Pauline, G. Janardhanan, P. Sangeetha, and V. Ashok, “Retrofitting of Exterior Beam-Column Joint—A Review”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2022, 179:279-289.
- P. Sangeetha, M. Dhinagaran, A. S. Gobinaath, R. S. Saravana Kumar, and A. D. Jeevan Raj, “Performance Assessment of the Perforated CFS Unlipped and Lipped Channel Section Under Compression”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2022, 179:265-277.
- P. Sangeetha, S. Ramanagopal, U. Amrutha, A. Balasubramaniam, V. Madhumitha, and G. Arun, “Experimental Study of the Headed Stud Connectors in Composite Structure”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2022, 79:173-181.
- P. Sangeetha, M. Shanmugapriya, Aaditya Jagadeesh, and K. Deveshwar, “Numerical and Experimental Evaluation on the Behaviour of Cold-Formed Steel Box Struts and Prediction of Experimental Results Using Artificial Neural Networks”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2020 79: 349-357.
- P. Sangeetha, R. Vijayalakshmi, Aaditya Jagadeesh, S. Ahalya, K. Deveshwar, and D. Swarna Varshini, “Push-Out Tests for Determining the Strength and Stiffness of the Channel Connectors—Experimental Study”, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2020, 79: 163-171
- P. Sangeetha, R. Senthil, P. Naveen Kumar, " Influence of Design Parameters on composite and Non composite Space Truss Structure Analyzed Using ANSYS", Advances in Manufacturing Processes-Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2019: 111-121.
- Development of Steel Deck Infilled Concrete Wall with Hooks for Disaster Protection – Application No - 202441050092 (Published). 2024.
- Flat steel and Hexagonal threaded Bolt Shear Connector for Composite Space Truss Systems - Application No - 202541007627 (Filed). 2025.
- Engineering Mechanics
- Structural Analysis
- Advanced structural analysis
- Mechanics of Solids
- Construction materials
- Construction Techniques, Equipment and Practices
- Mechanics of Fluids
- Structural Design and Drawing
- Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
- Design of Steel Structures
- Design of RC elements
- Industrial Structures
- Finite Element Analysis
- Estimation and Costing
- Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures
- Number of PhD scholars completed: 1
- Number of PhD scholars ongoing: 5
- Number of MS (Research) scholars completed: Nil
- Number of MS (Research) scholars ongoing: Nil
Research profile IDs
| Researcher ID | F-6205-2013 |
| Scopus ID | 55415526300 |
| ORCID ID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-7631 |
| Vidwan ID | 600365 |
| Google Scholar | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Nmg8Jb8AAAAJ&hl=en |