FACULTY BIO

Areas of Expertise

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Phytochemistry and natural products; Medicinal plant research; Essential oil analysis; Antimicrobial activity studies; Cytotoxicity and brine shrimp bioassays; Bioactivity-guided fractionation; Single-atom catalysts; Water splitting and hydrogen evolution reactions.

Education

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• M.Sc. Chemistry, University of Kerala, India
• B.Ed. Physical Science, University of Kerala, India
• B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Kerala, India

Biography

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Mrs. Remabai Balachandran has over two decades of experience in teaching, academics, and research. Her research bridges natural products chemistry, bioactivity studies, antimicrobial research, and sustainable energy materials. Her published work includes studies on medicinal plants, essential oils, cytotoxicity assessment, GC-MS analysis, and single-atom catalysts for water splitting. Mrs. Remabai Balachandran is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain.

Achievements

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Affiliations

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• Member: Bahrain Chemical Society

Grants & Contracts Awarded

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Publications & Presentations

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Recent Publication:

1. Utilizing the carbon nano-belt (8-CNB) loaded late second-row transition metal (TM) single-atom catalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution during water electrolysis (2024)
2. Transition metal-modified 1-Azahomocubane dimers: Designed catalysts for enhanced hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions via first-principles calculations (2024)