Botany Department Faculty Members : B.C.M College for Women, Kottayam

Faculty

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Name :               Dr.   Jossy Abraham M.Sc., Ph.D
                                         Associate Professor
                                         Head of the Department.
Address:            Mulanjitharappel House
                           Flat No IV C, Unity Towers,
                           Collectorate P.O
                           Kottayam-2
                           Telephone 0481- 2569399
                           Mobile; 9446584657.
                           Email.jacob jossy@yahoo.com

Research Topic: "Ecology of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Rubber Growing Soils of Kerala"
Minor Reserch Project : Completed a Minor Research Project on " Effect of organic Material as seed inoculum and organic farming Package on the growth and yield of vegetables" in June 2007

FIP Scheme of   UGC : Worked at R.R.I (Rubber Research Institute Of India ) at Puthupaly under this scheme.

Paper Presentations :

1. Title:- Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal colonizations in some
             aquatic plants of Kuttanad, Kerala.

2. Title:-  "Recent Trends in Biotechnology"
               Paper Presented in a National Seminar at
               S.D College, Alappuzha,2002.

3.Title:-  "Biotic and Abiotic factors influencing the disemination of
               AM Fungai" presented at Kerala   Science Congress at
               Kumaliy in 2000

Paper Publications

1. " Studies on the effect of location and season on VAM Colonisation in roots of Hevea brasiliensis"- Thulasi Vol 3(1): 3-10, 2006 by Jossy Abraham,Selinamma Joseph and Mary Jayamol Antony.

2. "Studies on Physico Chemical Characterestics of water sample in an open stream system- Alapuzzha - Changanacherry Canal - Dissolved Oxygen and Biological Oxygen demand" - Thulasi Vol 3(1): 41-46,2006

Refresher Course Attended: Participated in a U.G.C sponsored refresher course on "Modern approaches in Fisheries Science" from 25/10/2006 to 15/11/2006 at School of Industrial Fisheries CUSAT

Experience: 26 Years

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Name :      Dr. Selinamma Joseph M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D
                              Associate Professor

Address:                     Flat No 406
                                   Prassanna Vihar
                                   Marine Drive
                                   Cochin -31
                                   Telephone: 0484-2371258,
                                   Mobile 9995018282

Area of Specialization: "Studies on the effect of a fertiliser factory effluent on Capsicum Annuam a food adjunct of Solariaceae." Ph.D from M G University Kottayam

Experience: 22 Years

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Name :         Dr. C.A Sabeena M.Sc., M.Phil.,B.Ed, Ph.D.
                                   Associate Professor

Address:   C/o Air Marshal Abraham Mathew
                                Chemmalakuzhy
                                Neezhoor
                                Kottayam District
                                Kerala- 686612
                                Telephone. 04829- 263621, Mobile- 9387269860
                                email: sabinaca@gmail.com

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Area of Specialization: Ecology - " Vegetational Analysis of Rubber Farming Ecosystem"

Experience: 20 years.

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Name :        Dr. Peter K. Mani M.Sc (Botany) with Specialization  in Biotechnology,NET,CSIR-JRF, Ph.D (CUSAT)
Faculty of Marine Sciences"
Associate Professor                                           .

Address:  Kalapurackal  House
                   Perumbaikadu P.O
                   Neelimangalam
                   Kottayam - 686028
                   Telephone 0481- 2311214
                   email:peterkmani1971410@yahoo.co.in

Research Topic:"Biochemical and Biotechnological Investigations on the water from Salvinia Molesta Mitchell"
UGC Minor Research Project : Biowaste Management with special emphasis to unwanted aquatic weeds Salvinia Molesta Mitchell, Eichhornia Crassipes Mast and faller dried leaves of Rubber.

Experience: Teaching- 14 Years, Research - 13 Years.