Sajith Menon

About

Sajith Menon is an Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department of Maharaja’s College where he has been a faculty member since 2018. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Govt. Polytechnic College, Palakkad (2012-2018). Sajith earned B.Sc. (2002) and M.Sc. (2004) degrees in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University and a Ph.D. (2013) in Chemistry working with Suresh Das at the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST). His research interest is broad and comprises control radical polymerization, carbohydrate-based block copolymers and polymer nano architectures for control-release applications. His current research focuses on developing stimuli-responsive and luminescent polymer assemblies for high-value applications.

Employment

• Maharaja's college Associate Professor
  2018 - Present
• Govt. Polytechnic college assistant professor
  2012 - 2018

Education

• University of Kerala Ph.D.
  2007 - 2013
• Sacred Heart College M.Sc.
  2002 - 2004
• Cochin College B.Sc.
  1999 - 2002

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (16)

• From Color to Control: The Emerging Power of Stenhouse Photoadducts in Adaptive Molecular Systems
  Chemistry – A European Journal 2026 DOI: 10.1002/chem.70961
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• Stenhouse photoadducts: From visible-light switching to next-generation applications
  Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2026.100755
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• Engineering azo compounds for visible and NIR light responsiveness: Taking a molecular point of view
  Materials Today Chemistry 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2025.102836
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• Effect of trimethylphenylammonium tribromide/carbonaceous nanosystems on mechanical and thermal properties of unsaturated polyester resin: Experimental and computational perspective
  Polymer 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127982
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• Morphological Analysis of Biomass
  Handbook of Biomass 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-6727-8_15
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• Science and Technology of Fats and Lipids
  Handbook of Biomass 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-6727-8_54
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• Amphiphilic block copolymers: From synthesis including living polymerization methods to applications in drug delivery
  European Polymer Journal 2022 DOI: 10.1016/J.EURPOLYMJ.2022.111224
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• Anthracene based photo-tunable polymers with excimer emission
  Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112990
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• UV-responsive glycosomes as frameworks for FRET: The quest for bio-inspired energy transfer systems
  Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112927
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• Self-assembly and mechanochromic luminescence switching of trifluoromethyl substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives
  Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2016 DOI: 10.1039/c6tc02924h
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