Dr. M.S.Sheela
M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Head,
Department of Chemistry
Malankara Catholic College, Mariagiri,
Kaliakkavilai -  629153,
Tamil Nadu.

Research Experience –

Research fellow in UGC Major project (“Nutrient and mineral flux in relation to productivity in the mangrove ecosystem of Manakudy estuary, Southwest Coast of India”) for three years (Sep2012-Dec2015) under the guidance of Dr.Sugirtha P.Kumar, Associate Professor, Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil.

M.Phil project work at Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi for six months (Jan-Jul 2009) under the guidance of Dr. V.Suryanarayana (Scientist).

Teaching Experience

            PG Assistant in Chemistry from 03.08.2009 to 04.10.2012 in St.John Vianney’s Girls’ Hr.Sec.School, Palliyadi.

Language Known: English, Tamil and Malayalam

Publication:

Journals

1.      *M.S.Sheela and Sugirtha P.Kumar (2015). Grain size analysis and characterization of sedimentary environment along Manakudy estuary, Tamil Nadu, India. International Journal of Current Research. ISSN 0975-833X, 7(3): 13265-13275.

2.      Sugirtha P.Kumar and *M.S.Sheela (2015). Assessment of seasonal flux of water quality around mangrove ecosystem in Manakudy estuary, southwest coast of India, by statistical approach. International Journal of Latest research in science and technology, ISSN 2278-5299, 4(2): 112-117.

3.      Sugirtha P.Kumar and *M.S.Sheela (2014). Heavy and Trace metals in Manakudy Estuarine core sediments, south west coast of India, Pollution Research, ISSN 0257-8050, 33 (1): 7-15.

4.      *M.S.Sheela and Sugirtha P.Kumar (2014). Metal mobilization and physico chemical parameters of water around mangrove forests in Manakudy estuary, on the south west coast of India, International Journal of environmental sciences, ISSN 0976- 4402, 4(5): 633-639.

5.      Sugirtha P.Kumar and *M.S.Sheela (2013). Studies on the sediment characteristics of Manakudy estuary, south west coast of India, International research Journal of environmental sciences, ISSN 2319- 1414, 2(11): 1-5.

6.      Sugirtha P.Kumar and *M.S.Sheela (2014). Comparative study of Textural and chemical characteristics of Riverine and estuarine sediments of a bar built estuary in Tamil Nadu, India, Research journal of chemical sciences, ISSN 2231-606X, 4(3): 27-31.

7.      *M.S.Sheela and Sugirtha P.Kumar (2014). Environmental Geochemistry of surface sediments around the Mangrove forest of the Manakudy estuary, southwest coast of India, Research journal of chemical sciences, ISSN 2231-606X, 4(1): 1-6.

8.      Sugirtha P.Kumar and *M.S.Sheela (2014). Statistical significance for nutrient characteristics of water around the mangrove forests in Manakudy Estuary, Southwest coast of India. International Journal of research and environmental sciences, ISSN 2319-1414, 3(5): 1-7.

Other Conference Papers

1.      *M.S.Sheela and Sugirtha P.Kumar (2016).Factor analysis of seasonal variation of water parameters around mangrove forest in Manakudy estuary, Perspectives on research- An International Outlook, 8^th January 2016, 978-93-5258-801-5.

2.      *M.S.Sheela and Sugirtha P.Kumar (2015). Nutrient accumulation in surface sediment of Manakudy estuary, around the mangrove forest, southwest coast of India, Tenth All India Conference of KASS- 2015, 18^th and 19^th September 2015, 978-93-81658-13-0.

3.      *M.S.Sheela and Sugirtha P.Kumar (2015). Seasonal variations in physico chemical parameters of water and sediment characteristics of Manakudy mangroves, southwest coast of India, Digital World, 13^th March, 2015, 978-81-910747-9-6.

4.      *M.S.Sheela and Sugirtha P.Kumar (2014). Monitoring water quality of Manakudy estuary around the Mnagrove forests, south west coast of India, National Conference on Future Prospects in Multi Disciplinary Research, 13^th March, 2014, 978-81-910747-7-2.

5.      *M.S.Sheela and Sugirtha P.Kumar (2013). Correlation of physico- chemical parameters and the population of aquatic insects of Manakudy estuary on the South West Coast of India. National conference on Multi Disciplinary Research- An Indian Scenario, 11^th March,2013, 978-81-9107-474-1.