Faculty Profile

Dr. Vijay N

Assistant Professor

vijay.n@niftem.ac.in

+91-130-2281279

Area of Interest/Specialization

Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Colorimetric and Fluorescent Sensors

Awards & Recognition

DST-SERB Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship (OVDF), to carry out my doctoral
research international collaboration with Prof. Shu Pao Wu, Department of Applied
Chemistry at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan from August, 2019 to
January, 2020.
Budding Young Researcher award for outstanding research performance, NIT-Trichy for
the year 2019-2020.
NCTU Internship 2017 to carry out my doctoral research at international research
laboratory with the collaboration of Prof. Shu Pao Wu at department of Applied
Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.
UGC-NRC Summer internship 2015 to visit University of Hyderabad.
Best Oral Presentation Award in International Conference on Molecules to Materials
(MTM-2020) conducted by Chemosensor, MDPI Publication.

Publications

Subramaniyan Ramasundaram, Sambathkumar Jeevanandham, Natarajan Vijay,
Sivasubramani Divya, Peter Jerome, Tae Hwan Oh, “Unraveling the Dynamic Properties of New-
Age Energy Materials Chemistry Using Advanced In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy”,
Molecules, 29, 2024, 4411.
Natarajan Vijay, Gopal Balamurugan, Jerome Peter* and Tae Hwan Oh*, “A One-Step
Synthesis of a Sparkling Fluorescent Chemodosimeter: Selective and Sensitive Detection of
Triphosgene and Application in tracing triphosgene in Soil”, Journal of Photochemistry &
Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 454, 2024, 115722.
A Kalai Priya, Subha Krishna Rao, S Divya, Natarajan Vijay, Peter Jerome, Tae Hwan Oh, B
Renganathan, D Sastikumar, “Engineering Luminescent Quantum Dots through Laser Ablation
of Samarium Oxide (Sm2O3): A Novel Approach for Enhanced Fiber Optic Gas Sensing”, Sensors
and Actuators B: Chemical, 417, 2024, 136128.
Rini Sharma, Natarajan Vijay, Beom Jin Kim, Hyung-il Lee, “Thermo responsive maleimide-
containing polymers with tunable emission for temperature-dependent intracellular imaging”,
European Polymer Journal, 201, 2023, 112545.
Udhayakumari Duraisamy, Peter Jerome, Natarajan Vijay, Tae Hwan Oh, “ESIPT: An approach
and future perspective for the detection of biologically important analytes”, Journal of
Luminescence, 267, 2023, 120350.
Natarajan Vijay, Kuppan Magesh, Renny Louis M and Sivan Velmathi*, “Recent
advancements in the design and development of near infrared (NIR) emitting fluorescent
probes for sensing and their bio-imaging applications”, Current Organic Synthesis, 20, 2023,
114175.
Kuppan Magesh, Natarajan Vijay, Shu Pao Wu, Sivan Velmathi*, “Dual Responsive Benzo-
Hemicyanine-Based Fluorescent Probe for Detection of Cyanide and Hydrogen Sulfide: Real-
Time Application in Identification of Food Spoilage”, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
71, 2023, 1190-2000.
Natarajan Vijay, Shu Pao Wu and Sivan Velmathi*, “Cyanine Scaffold as Dual Channel
Colorimetric and Near Infra-Red Emitting Probe for Sensitive Detection of Phosgene in
Environment and Live Cell”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 371, 2022, 132567.
R Abhijna Krishna, Natarajan Vijay, Sivan Velmathi*, “A pyrene–N-phenylparaphenylene
diamine-based imine conjugate for the detection of trace amounts of water in organic solvents:
real-time application in honey samples”, New Journal of Chemistry, 46, 2022, 17903-17911.
Tu, Y.-X., Natarajan Vijay, H.-X. Ko, Y.-P. Lo, Sivan Velmathi and Shu Pao Wu*, “Specific two-
photon fluorescent probe for cysteine detection in vivo”, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular
and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 267, 2022, 120521.
Natarajan Vijay, Shu Pao Wu and Sivan Velmathi*, “Covalent-Assembly” Triggered Striking
Far-Red to near-Infrared Emitting Fluorescent Probe for Abrupt Detection of Nerve-Agent
Mimic (DCP): Real Time Application in Monitoring the Presence of Trace Amounts in Soil and
Live Cells”, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4, 2021, 7007-7015.
Natarajan Vijay and Sivan Velmathi*, “Ratiometric Probe for Rapid Naked Eye Detection of
Toxic Hydrazine: Real Time Application in Strip Test, Spray Test and Soil Analysis”, Journal of
Fluorescence, 31, 2021, 1917-1925.
Natarajan Vijay and S. Velmathi*, “Near-Infrared-Emitting probes for detection of
nanomolar hydrazine in a complete aqueous medium with real-time application in bio-imaging and vapor-phase hydrazine detection”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8, 2020, 4457- 4463.
Natarajan Vijay, Natesan Thirumalaivasan, Shu-Pao Wu and Sivan Velmathi*, “A far-red to
NIR emitting ultra-sensitive probe for the detection of endogenous HOCl in zebra fish and the
RAW 264.7 cell line”, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 17, 2019, 3538-3544.
Chong-Guang Chen, Natarajan Vijay, Natesan Thirumalaivasan, Sivan Velmathi, Shu Pao
Wu*, “Coumarin-based Hg 2+ fluorescent probe: Fluorescence turn-on detection for Hg 2+
bioimaging in living cells and zebrafish”, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and
Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 219, 2019, 135-140.
Natarajan Vijay, Shu Pao Wu, Sivan Velmathi*, “Turn on fluorescent chemosensor
containing rhodamine B fluorophore for selective sensing and in vivo fluorescent imaging of Fe 3+
ions in HeLa cell line and zebrafish”, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry,
384, 2019, 112060.
Natarajan Vijay, Gopal Balamurugan, Parthiban Venkatesan, Shu Pao Wu and Sivan
Velmathi*, “A triple action chemosensor for Cu 2+ by chromogenic, Cr 3+ by fluorogenic and CN - by
relay recognition method with bio-imaging of HeLa cells”, Photochemical & Photobiological
Sciences, 16, 2017, 1441-1448.

Qualification

S.No	Degree	Subject	University/College	Year
1	PhD	Chemistry	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	2022
2	MSc	Chemistry	National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	2016
3	BSc	Chemistry	Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli	2014

Experience

S.No	Designation	Institution	Duration
1	Assistant Professor	NIFTEM-K	2024-Present

International Experience/Collaboration/Consultancy

I carried out my doctoral research at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
from August, 2019 to January, 2020 under the guidance of Prof. Shu Pao Wu, in the
department of applied chemistry funded by DST-SERB Overseas Visiting Doctoral
Fellowship (OVDF.
I did part of my research work at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
under the collaboration of Prof. Shu Pao Wu, Department of Applied Chemistry funded
by NCTU Internship 2017.

Patent

Vijay Natarajan, Wu Shu Pao, Velmathi Sivan, Patentee: National Institute of Technology,
Tiruchirappalli, The patent office, Government of India, “ESIPT based fluorescent turn-on probe
for rapid phosgene detection with strip based practical application”, Patent no.: 505458,
Application no.: 202341017368, Date of filing: 15/03/2023, Date of grant: 31/01/2024.