Name: Dr. Kathiresan Sathasivam - AIMST University

1 name : Dr. Kathiresan Sathasivam Associate Professor, Faculty of Applied Sciences, AIMST University , Semeling 08100 Kedah, Malaysia. E-mail: Office Number: 04 4298183 Hand Phone Number: 012 4922101 Fax Number: 04 4298109 Academic Qualifications (Hons) in Analytical Chemistry (Pharmacy) Major Research Interests Conversion of Waste into Wealth Natural fibers and polymer development E-waste technology Surface Science & Modification Experience Current Position Registrar (Acting) (8 August 2014 to date) Associate Professor (4 November 2014 to date) Chairperson, AIMST Innovation Centre Previous Position Senior Lecturer (January 2006 3 November 2014) Lecturer ( AIMST University ) (May 2002 Jan 2006)

2 Senior Chemist (Alpha Summit Laboratories, Sdn. Bhd.) Sept 2001 april 2002 Research Officer (Centre for Drug Research, USM) Sept 1998 August 2001 Awards and Recognitions for Academic and Research Capabilities a) Product Innovation Award for Shan Poornam Metal Sdn Bhd under Ministry of Trade and Industry, 24 March 2011. b) Gold Medal Bio-innovation Award during MABIC- AIMST -Biotech Corp Biotechnology Week 2011 c) 2nd Prize for the best poster presentation at National Post Graduate Seminar; Poster titled The Occurrence Of Bacillus Thuringiensis Strains In Chemical Intensive Rice Growing Ecosystem.

3 Kannan, P., Xavier, R., Reena Josephine, , Marimuthu, K., Kathiresan , S., Sreeramanan, S., Prazanna Lakxmy, A., Maheswaran, S. And Vinod, V. Proceedings of The National Postgraduate Seminar (NPS 2010), 30th December, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. d) Malaysian Hibiscus Award for Shan Poornam Metal Sdn Bhd 2012. e) Lead Researcher for AIMST , Innovative Project titled Removal of Lube from Glass Substrate and the Recovery of precious metals of its Waste , Malam Citra Inovasi, Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi, 5 March 2013. f) Innovative Research titled Recycling of Rejected Blank Glass Substrate (Principle Investigator) & Turning Chicken Feather into Cysteine (Co-Investigator) is selected to in Agensi Inovasi Malaysia s Innovation Business Opportunity (IBO) publication.

4 Research Grants No Funding Body Project Title Role Duration Value 1 Yayasan Felda The development of Metal Complexation Technology for the extraction of high value Tocotrienol and Carotenoid Components from Palm Oil and Production of Biodiesel via low Energy usage Co-Investigator 2006-2008 RM 314,000 2. AIMST University Effects of dietary protein and lipid levels in different feeding strategy on the growth feed utilization and survival of yellow tail catfish. Co-Investigator 2010 RM 20,000 3. FRGS CART prediction of homo dimer folding & binding FRGS Grant worth RM 17,000 Principle Investigator 2011 RM 17,000 4.

5 Ministry of Higher Education Polyolefin-Degrading Microcomposite for Bioremediation Co-Investigator 2011 RM 35,500 5. AIMST University Seed Fund Utilization of Malaysian Macro Algae as a source of renewable green energy Principle Investigator 2013 RM 20,000 6. Ministry of Higher Education EZY Inflatable Bedpan with Biodegradable Disposable Bag: A Better Option for Immobilized Client with Elimination Needs Co-Investigator 2013 RM 138,000 Technical Proficiency: Knowledge and working experience with the following equipments:- 1) High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) 2) Bio-analytical System- Electrochemical Detection (BAS -ECD) 3) Gas Chromatography (GC) 4) Spectrophotometer 5) Gas chromatography-Liquid chromatography/ Mass spectrometry (GC-LC- MS) 6) Fourier Transformer Infra-Red (FTIR) 7) Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) 8) Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) 9) Thermogravimerty Analysis (TGA) 10) Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) 11) Fourier Transformer Raman Spectroscopy (FT-Raman)

6 Publications (In Peer Reviewed Journals) 1. Olliaro PL, Nair NK, Sathasivam K, Mansor SM, Pharmacokinetics of Artesunate after a single oral administration to rats. BioMed Central Pharmacology. 2001; 1(1); 12-16. 2. Mas Rosemal H. Mas Haris, , S. Mohan. Normal Coordinate Analysis of Poly Vinyl Acetate. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2008; 20 (6); 2008 3. Mas Rosemal H. Mas Haris, , S. Mohan. Vibrational Spectra and normal coordinate analysis of poly vinyl alcohol. J. Chemtracts, 9(1&2), 1-8, 2007.

7 4. S. Sudhakaran ,Chan Soo Sean, Ong Ming Thong, Dhanaraj, S. Kathiresan , K. Marimuthu, R. Xavier, Phytochemical screening and bioprospecting of a tropical plant Garcinia Mangostana Linn. New Biotechnology, 225, S292, 2009. 5. Mas Rosemal H. Mas Haris and Kathiresan Sathasivam . The Removal of Methyl Red from Aqueous Solutions Using Banana Pseudostem Fibers. American Journal of Applied Sciences 6(9): 1690-1700, 2009 7. Screening of Cinnamomum osmophloeum for biosynthesis of Therapeutic Cinnamaldehyde in Hairy Root Culture Co-Investigator 2013 RM 121,000 8.

8 FRGS Nano-Delivary of Papain For Colorectal Cancer Co-Investigator 2014 RM 96,608 9. FRGS Towards a comprehensive understanding on the bioconversion of butter fat by Lactococus lactis for production of concentrated butter flavour Co-Investigator 2014 RM99,000 6. Thrombocyte counts in mice after administration of papaya leaf suspension. Kathiresan Sathasivam , , Mansor, Mas Rosemal , Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (The Middle European Journal of Medicine) 121 (3), 19-22, 2009. 7. Adsorption Kinetics and Capacity of Fatty Acid-Modified Banana Trunk Fibers for Oil in Water.

9 Kathiresan Sathasivam and Mas Rosemal Hakim Mas Haris. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 213, 413-423, 2010. 8. Vibrational Spectroscopic Studies On Cis-1,4-Polychloroprene , Mas Rosemal Hakim Mas Haris, S. Mohan.. International Journal of ChemTech Research. 2 (3), 1780-1785, 2010. 9. Melinda K, Xavier R, Marimuthu K, Diwakar A, Surash R, Kathiresan S, Sreeramanan S. A comparative study on the antioxidant activity of methanolic leaf extracts of Ficus Religiosa L, Chromolaena odorata (L), King & Rabinsan, Cynodon dactylon (L) Pers, and Tridaz procumbers.

10 Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine. 348-350, 2010. 10. Kathiresan Sathasivam , Mas Rosemal Hakim Mas Haris, Kartini Noorsal. Preparation and characterization of esterified banana trunk fibers/poly(vinyl alcohol) blend film. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 49, 1378-1384, 2010. 11. Kathiresan Sathasivam and Mas Rosemal Hakim Mas Haris. Banana Trunk Fibers As An Efficient Biosorbent For The Removal Of Cd(II), Cu(II), Fe(II) And Zn(II) From Aqueous Solutions. Journal of Chilean Chemical Society, 55, 278-282, 2010.