Kufos – kerala university of fisheries and ocean studies

Anu Gopinath

About

I took my postgraduate degree in Hydrochemistry from the Department of Chemical Oceanography, School of Marine Sciences , CUSAT (1998). I did one year Research Associate-ship at Spices Board, Kochi and later on obtained my Ph.D in Environmental Chemistry from the Department of Chemical Oceanography, CUSAT (2002). After that I worked as a Contract lecturer in the Chemistry Department of of Maharaja's College, Ernakulam for one year (2003-2004) and later on as UGC Research Associate in the Department of Chemical Oceanography, CUSAT, for one year (2004-2005). In 2005 March, I joined as an Assistant Professor (Permanent) in the Department of Chemistry, St.Teresa's College, Ernakulam and continued till 2015. In May, 2015, I moved into Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies as an Assistant Professor in Chemical Oceanography in the Aquatic Environment Management Department of KUFOS. I have received DST (Department of Science and Technology)Women Scientist Fellowship in 2006 (Project mode) and DST Fast Track scheme for Young Scientists in 2012 . I have also received Commonwealth fellowship in 2012 and worked under Prof Eric Achterberg in the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK. I have participated in Indian Arctic Expedition thrice (2014, 2016 and 2017). Presently am also serving as the Nodal officer of KUFOS-INCOIS centre at KUFOS. In KUFOS, Two doctoral theses have been completed under my guidance and several others are pursuing for PhD under my guidance. I have authored 7 books for the C.B.C.S.S programmes of MG University and Kannur University. My research interests are in the fields of bio-geochemistry of Coral reefs, mangroves and coastal Oceans. Presently my main focus in on trace metal bio-geochemistry, nutrients cycling and signalling anthropogenic perturbations in marine systems using sedimentary organic compounds. In addition to this , PhD programmes are ongoing as part of my expeditions to Arctic where our main focus in on the characterization of some important sedimentary organic compounds. In addition to these, I have completed a thesis focusing on the multilevel applications of bio-fabricated nano materials from marine sources. Three post doctoral fellows are also working under me supported by KSCSTE, Kerala. Also my lab has successfully guided around 50 M.Sc dissertations during the past 4 years. Also , I am guiding summer internships from different institutes all over India. I am also serving as the Principal Investigator of the Soil and Water Analysis lab of KUFOS, In KUFOS I am handling classes for the BFSc and MFSc programmes - both theory and practicals

Subject

Research Interests : Chemical Oceanography/Marine Chemistry. Bio-fabrication of marine nanoparticles from multiple sources and their applications. Trace metal bio-geochemistry of coral reefs, mangroves and coastal Oceans. Sedimentary organic compounds from polar regions. As a faculty of Kufos I am handling classes for the BFSc and MFSc programmes , Papers offered Soil and Water Chemistry (BFSc) Chemical Interactions in the Aquatic Environment (MFSc) Analytical techniques in Environmental Sciences (MFSc)

Books

Books Published as First author with ISBN Number 1
Chemistry Core- I Methodology of Chemistry as a discipline of Science (Theory) Volumetric Analysis -I Practical
Anu Gopinath Chandradasan Dominic Thomas June 2010 First Published and Reprints till 2016 ISBN : 978-93-82956-40-2 For Semester I of CBCSS BSc Programme of MG University Kottayam and Kannur University, 2
Theoretical and Inorganic Chemistry and Volumetric Analysis -II
Anu Gopinath Chandradasan Dominic Thomas June 2010 First Published and Reprints till 2016 ISBN: 978-93-82956-71-6 For Semester II of CBCSS B
Sc programme of MG University Kottayam and Kannur University, 3
Environmental Chemistry Anu Gopinath Chandradasan For Open Course in Semester V and Choice Based Course in Semester VI of CBCSS programme of MG University Kottayam and Kannur University First Published in 2010 and reprints till 2018 ISBN 978-93-82956-42-6, 4
General and Analytical Chemistry 2018 (First published) Anu Gopinath and Chandradasan For Semester I - CBCSS programme of MG University Kottayam ISBN:978-91-934025-2-8, 5
Environmental studies 2019 Anu GEnvironment Ecology ad Human Rights 2019 Anu Gopinath and Stany Thopinath and Chandradasan For Semester V of Core Course in Chemistry of MG University Kottayam ISBN: 978-93-87015-85-2, 6
Chemistry Core-II Theoretical and Inorganic Chemistry (Theory) and Volumetric Analysis (II) Practicals 2018 As per the 2017 New Syllabus Anu Gopinath Geetanjali Kaushal and Chandradasan for the CBCSS Programmme of MG University Kottayam ISBN: 978-93-87015-13-5, 7
Environment Ecology and Human Rights Anu Gopinath and Stany Thomas (2019) for the 5th semester B Sc Core Chemistry programme of Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam ISBN: 978-93-89292-02-2, Book Chapter 1

Papers

Thesis – 2019:, 1
Geochemical Signature and Source Characterization of Trace Elements in the Coral Reef Sediments of Lakshadweep Archipelago Indian Ocean Thesis submitted by Anu Joy under the guidance of Dr Anu Gopinath, 2
Biofabrication of Multiapplicative Silver and Gold Nano particles using Marine Macroalgae Thesis submitted by Princy K F under the guidance of Dr
Anu Gopinath, 3
Dynamics of Pesticides Degradation and Adsorption Kinetics Using Natural Adsorbents from Aquatic System, Research Papers :, 1
Spatial and Temporal Variations of Arsenic Allocation in a Tropical Estuary along the West Coast of India Jose Mathew and Anu Gopinath (2019) Accepted in Marine Pollution Bulletin 2
Biochemical composition of particles shape particle-attached bacterial community structure in a high Arctic fjord" (2019) Anand Jain Kottekkatu P
Krishnan Archana Singh Femi Anna Thomas Nazira Begum Manish Tiwari Bhaskar Parli Venkateswaran Anu Gopinath Ecological indicators 2019 Volume 102 July 2019 Pages 581-592 Impact factor: 4
490, 3
"Spatial Variation of Trace Element Concentration and Contamination Assessment in the Coral Reef Sediments of Lakshadweep Archipelago Indian Ocean" (2019) Anu Joy Anoop P P Rajesh R Jose Mathew Angel Mathew Anu Gopinath Accepted in Marine Pollution Bulletin Impact factor 3
782, 4
A characteristic study of humic acids isolated from Arctic fjord sediments Jennees Mathew Aswathy Shaji Anu Gopinath K P Krishnan Sanil Vadakkan L & Anoop P P Advances in Polar Science (2019 ) Vol
30 No
1: 16-26 Impact facotr: 0
38, 5
A novel green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Seaweed Lobophora variegata and its potential application in the reduction of nitrophenols (2019) Princy Kaithavelikkakath Francis Sreeja Sivadasan Anna Avarachan &Anu Gopinath Particulate Science and Technology https://doi
org/10
1080/02726351
2018
1547340 Impact Factor: 1
424, 6
Spectroscopic Investigation on the Catalytic Efficacy of Biofabricated Gold Nanoparticles using Marine Macroalgae
K
F Princy and Anu Gopinath (2019) Materialstoday Proceedings Vol
9 Part 1 2019 Page 38-45 Impact Factor : 1
09, 7
Spatial and Temporal distribution in the biochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter in a tropical estuary along the west coast of India Jose Mathew Anu Gopinath G
D
Martin Springer Nature Applied Sciences 2019 http://doi
org/10
1007/s42452-018-018-2, 8
Spatial Variability of biochemical Composition in Coral reef Sediments of Kavaratti and Pitti Islands Lakshadweep Archipelago Anu Joy P
P
Anoop R
Rajesh Angel Mathew and Anu Gopinath Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences 48 (3)
2019 369-378 Impact factor: 0
289, 9
Spatial Variation of Phosphorus Fractionation in the Coral Reef Sediments of Lakshadweep Archipelago Indian Ocean Anu Joy P
P Anoop R
Rajesh Angel Mathew and Anu Gopinath 2019 Accepted in Chemistry and Ecology Impact Factor: 1
214, 10
Optimization of physicochemical parameters in the bio fabrication of gold nano-particles using marine macro algae Padina tetrastromatica and its catalytic efficacy in the degradation of organic dyes (2018) K F Princy and Anu Gopinath Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry , 11
Chemometric assessment of water quality of a river using a major biochemical constituent (2015) S
Suryakumari S
Saritha P
Pdama AnuGopinath V
S
Sheela and Nair S
M
International Journal of River basin Management
Impact Factor - 0
64, 12
A recent overview of carbon dioxide foot print by the by the mechanized Fishing trawlers of Kerala (2018)
Arnab Bandhopadhyay Suchismita Saha Sandipan Mondal Manoj Kumar B Mosaraf Hossain Anu Gopinath International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 13
Antibacterial and Catalytic Efficacy of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Marine Seaweed Padina Tetrasromatica Kaithavelikkakath Francis Princy Sarasan Manomi Rosamma Philip and Anu Gopinath(2016) Nano Biomed Eng 8(1): 16-23
doi: 10
5101/nbe
v8i1
p16-23, 0
78, 14
K
Byju V Anuradha Emilda Rosmine H
S
Harisankar Anu Gopinath K
J
Prashob Peter T
R
Gireesh kumar G
Vasundhara N
C
Kumar and S
M
Nair DPPH scavenging property of active principles from soft coral sarcophyton Flexuosum Tixier- Durivault Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal 2015 ISSN: 1573-9031 49 (3)178-182 Impact Factor:0
679, 15
Anuradha V Anu Gopinath N C Kumar and Nair S
M 2013 Evaluation of biochemical and nutritional potential of seaweeds from Lakshadweep archipelago - Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology 1-14
Impact factor 0
673, 16
V
Anuradha K Byju Rosmine Emilda Gopinath Anu S
M
Nair N
Chandramohanakumar K
J
Prashob Peter T
R
Girishkumar In silico biological activity of steroids from the marine sponge Axinella carteri Medicinal Chemistry Research 2013 22 1142-1146 Impact Factor 1
720, 17
S
M
Nair A
N
Balchand K
J
Prashob Peter and Anu Gopinath Phenomenal changes in the forms of nitrogen - results from a highly productive coastal zone of south west India – 2013 –Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability ISSN: 0954- 2299
25 (2) 89-96 Impact Factor 1
800, 18
Anu G Jayalakshmy K
V
and Nair S
M
2011 Statistical significance of Baseline data of trace metals in marine macro algae from a coral reef environment International Journal of Environmental Forensics 2011
12
pp
98-105 Impact Factor
0
797, 19
Babu V Unnikrishnan P Anu G and Nair S
M
2011
Distribution of Organophosphorus Pesticides in the Bed Sediments of a Backwater System Located in an Agricultural Watershed: Influence of Seasonal Intrusion of Seawater Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2011 60
pp
597-60 Impact Factor 2
421, 20
Anu G Kumar N
C Jayalakshmy K
V
Padmalal D and Nair S
M
2010 A baseline study of trace metals in a coral reef sedimentary environment Lakshadweep Archipelago Environmental Earth Sciences 59 : 1245 - 1266 Impact Factor 1
871, 21
Anu G Kumar N
C Padmalal D and Nair S
M
2008 Distributional characteristics of different forms of phosphorous in the sedimentary environment of Lakshadweep Archipelago Indian Ocean Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability 20(3) 149-161 Impact Factor 1
800, 22
G Anu and Nair S
M
Allometric variability of heavy metals in corals of Lakshadweep Island 2008 Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 90(6) 1135-1144 Impact Factor 1
095, 23
Anu G Kumar N
C Jayalakshmy K
V and Nair S
M
2007 Monitoring of Heavy metal partitioning in reef corals of Lakshadweep Archipelago Indian Ocean Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 128
195-208
Impact Factor 1
959, 24
Anu Gopinath Sindhu R and Nair S
M 2006 Variability of dissolved reactive phosphate and apparent oxygen utilization along the west coast of India Chemistry and Ecology 22 (2): 113-123 Impact Factor: 1
214, 25
Unnikrishnan P Babu V Kumar N
C Nair S
M and Anu Gopinath 2006 A flow reactor model facsimile to the trace metal partitioning in a tropical backwater system International Journal of Environmental forensics 7:189-196 Impact Factor 0
797, 26
Unnikrishnan P Babu V Nair S
M and Anu Gopinath 2006 The inpact of salinity barrier on the partitioning of heavy metals in sediments of a tropical backwater system –Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability 2006 18 (4) Impact Factor 1
800, 27
Anu Gopinath Jayalakshmi K
V Kumar N
C and Nair S
M
2005 A Predictive Regression Model for the geochemical variability of Iron and Manganese in the sedimentary environments of Lakshadweep Archipelago Indian Ocean– International journal of Environmental Forensics 2005
6 (3) pp 301-311 Impact Factor 0
797, 28
Nair S
M Babu V and Anu Gopinath 2005 Spatial and temporal variability of DDT and its metabolites in the sediments of a backwater –paddy growing area of Kerala India Dioxin 2005 25th International Symposium on Halogenated Environmental Organic Pollutants and POPs August 21-26 2005 Toronto Canada, 29
Anu Gopinath Babu V and Nair S
M Distributional characteristics of cyclodiene pesticides in a tropical backwater environment Dioxin 2005 25th International Symposium on Halogenated Environmental Organic Pollutants and POPs August 21-26 2005 Toronto Canada, 30
Anu Gopinath N
C Kumar and Nair S
M A synoptic facsimile of trace metals in the coral reef ecosystem of Lakshadweep Archipelago Proceedings of Kerala Environment Congress 2005 pp 183-189, 31
Anu Gopinath Padmalal D Kumar N
C and Nair S
M 2004 Speciation of Nitrogen in the Coral Reef Sedimentary Environment of Lakshadweep Archipelago Indian Ocean- Chemistry and Ecology 2004
20(4) pp 267-279 Impact Factor: 1
214, 32
Anu Gopinath Kumar N
C and Nair S
M 2004 An introductory study on the biogeochemical features of the coral sediments of the Minicoy Island Lakshadweep – Indian Journal of Environmental Protection February 2004 24 (2): 113-120, 33
Anu Gopinath N
C Kumar and Nair S
M 2004 The efficiency of Lanthanum chloride as a metal releasing agent for the graphite furnace – AAS estimation of heavy metals from a cadmium rich coral skeleton matrix CTIC-04-National symposium on current trends in inorganic Chemistry March 2004 – organized by Applied Chemistry Department CUSAT, 34
Babu V Unnikrishnan P Anu Gopinath and Nair S
M Synergetic effects of saline water intrusion into backwaters of Kuttanad across the Thannermukkam salinity barrier – Indian Journal of Environmental Protection December 2004 (12) pp 931-941, 35
Anu Gopinath Neema joseph Sujatha C H and Nair S
M Forms of Nitrogen (NO-3 - N NO-2 - N and NH 2 CO NH 2 –N) and their relations to A
O
U
in the Indian Coastal Waters of Arabian Sea – published in ‘Chemistry and Ecology’ 2002 18(3-4) pp 233- 244 Impact Factor: 1
214, 36
Chemometric assessment of water quality of a river using a major biochemical constituent (2015) Sumathyamma Suryakumari Sarala Saritha Parameswaran Padma Vattathara SivaramaMenon Sheela Anu Gopinath Koovelimadom Veeraraghavaiyer Jayalakshmy Narayanannair Chandramohana Kumar &Sukumarannair Muraleedharan Nair International Journal of River Basin Management Volume 13 (2) 1
39, 37
Jose Mathew Anu Gopinath G
D
Martin 2019 Spatial and Temporal distribution in the biochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter in a tropical estuary along the west coast of India Springer Nature Applied Sciences ISSN: 2523-3963 (Print) 2523-3971 (Online), 38
K F Princy and Anu Gopinath 2018 Optimization of physicochemical parameters in the bio fabrication of gold nano-particles using marine macro algae Padina tetrastromatica and its catalytic efficacy in the degradation of organic dyes Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry (Springer)

Citations

Projects

Major Projects Ongoing as PI, 1
"Hypoxia and its Consequences in the Coastal Waters off Kochi" funded by INCOIS Ministry of Earth Science Government of India 31 Lakhs 2018-2020 Ongoing, Major Project Ongoing as Co-PI, Establishment of wave observation at two locations off Kerala coast - verification and dissemination of forecasts advisories and user interaction workshops funded by INCOIS 3897800/, "Isolation and characterization of alkaloids from the mangrove plant Rhizoporaceae family and its investigations on their anti-bacterial and anti -diabetic activities " Back To Lab Programme of KSCSTE Kerala Dr Resmi P (Mentor Dr Anu Gopinath) Rs 14 17 200 2019-2021 , “Large Scale cultivation of microalgae in outdoor Biofilm photobioreactors for the production of C- Phycocyanin” s KSCSTE Back to Lab programme Dr G Jitha 2019-2021 472400 /- (Mentor Dr Anu Gopinath), Nodal Officer of KUFOS - INCOIS Centre at KUFOS, PI of Soil and Water Analysis Lab of KUFOS, Major Projects Completed as PI, 1 Biogeochemical factors and Ecosystem Dynamics of Coral Reefs of Lakshadweep Archipelago DST Fast Track Scheme 23
7 lakhs 2012-2016 Completed presented and Report handed over, 2 Role of Mycosporine amino acids in preventing coral bleaching KSCSTE 13
9 lakhs 2015-2018 Completed presented and Report handed over, 3 Biogeochemistry of Coral Reef Ecosystem of Lakshadweep Archipelago DST Women Scientists Fellowship Scheme 540000 2006-2010 Completed and Report handed over, Major project completed as Co-PI, 1 Sterols from algae- a tool for taxonomic classification UGC 12 lakhs 2013- 2015 Completed and Report handed over, Minor Projects Completed, 1 Biochemical constituents of seaweeds of Kerala Coast UGC Minor 80000 (2009-2010) St Teresa’s College Ernakulam Completed and Report handed over, 2
Speciation and Bioavailability of trace metals in Vembanad Lake Ecosystem – Anthropogenic and Ecological perspectives KUFOS Plan Project 5 lakhs 2015-2016 Completed and Report handed over (One thesis under writing), 3
Mangroves as Blue Carbon Resource - A case study of Kerala Mangroves - KUFOS Aided Project 2018-2019 3
7 Lakhs Completed and report handed over (One thesis work ongoing), Total amount handled so far More than One Crore

Patents

Awards

Indian Arctic Expedition - 2014 2016 and 2017, Indian Association of Analytical Scientists Award for Outstanding Contribution in Teaching and Research 2014, DST(Department of Science and Technology Government of India) Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientists 2012, Commonwealth Fellow 2012 - National Oceanography Centre Southampton UK, IOC/WESTPAC training programme in China 2011 (selected from India), DST(Department of Science and Technology Government of India) Women Scientist Fellowship 2006, “Spectroscopic and microscopic characteristics of green synthesized silver nanoparticles and its catalytic and biological applications” in the national seminar on Nanomaterials- Synthesis and characterisation organised by Department of Physics Al-Ameen College Edathala on 6th and 7th December 2018 Princy K F and Anu Gopinath won the Best Paper award, “Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Polar seaweed Fucusgardeneri and its catalytic efficacy in the degradation of organic pollutants” in the International conference on Sustainable Innovations in Green Chemistry and New Technological Developments organised by Post graduate department of Chemistry Maharajas College Ernakulam on 11th and 12th December 2018 and won the Best Paper award (Princy K F and Anu Gopinath), “Biological activity of seaweed mediated biosynthesised silver and gold nanoparticles” at the 111th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum during 21-24 November 2017 and won the Best Poster Award (Princy K F Cibin T R and Anu Gopinath), “Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Marine macroalgaeSargassumTenerimum and its Catalytic activity in dye degradation ” in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Green Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability” held at Bharata Mata College Thrikkakara on 7th and 8th February 2017 and won the Best Paper Award (Princy K F and Anu Gopinath), “Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Seaweed ChaetomorphaAntennina” in the UGC sponsored national seminar on Stimulating concepts in Green Chemistry organised by the Department of Chemistry S
N
M College Maliankara on 13th and 14th November 2014 and won the Best Poster Award (Princy K F and Anu Gopinath)