Faculty Profile

Dr Prasanth C.S.

Assistant Professor
Dr Prasanth C.S.

Dr Prasanth C.S.

Assistant Professor
  • c.s.prasanth@gmail.com
  • 97442029249
  • Faculty
  • Physics

Academic Profile

MSc, MPhil, PhD

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Biophotonics

06 Feb, 2016

Key Responsibilities

1. Additional Chief Superintendent for conducting examination (2018-19, NSS College Pandalam)2. Convenor: Malpractice prevention squad (University of Kerala 2022-23)3. Subject expert in SCERT text book preparation (2023-24)4. Question Bank Setter (Fourth Semester FYUGP Degree Examinations Physics programme under OBE concept for University of Kerala)

Awards & Recognitions

NIH fellowship (USA) for doing post-doctoral research August 2014- September 2015 Senior Research Fellowship, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), New Delhi, India, 2012-13th May 2013 Junior Research Fellow, Department of Science and Technology (DST), “Indo-Bulgarian Collaborative Project”, funded by Govt. of India

Research & Academic Contributions

1. C. Yin, A.K. Glaser, S.Y. Leigh, Y. Chen, Linpeng Wei, Prasanth C.S. Pillai, M. Rosenberg, S. Abeytunge, G. Peterson, C. Glazowski, N. Sanai, M.J. Mandella, M. Rajadhyaksha, and J.T.C. Liu, “Miniature in vivo MEMS-based line-scanned dual-axis confocal microscope for point-of-care pathology,” Biomed. Opt. Exp. 7, 251 (2016))
2. J Betsy, CS Prasanth, JL Jayanthi, J Presanthila N Subhash (2015) Detection and quantification of dental plaque based on laser-induced autofluorescence intensity ratio values, J. Biomed. Opt. 20(4):048001
3. B Joseph, CS Prasanth, B K Vijayakumari, J Prasanthila, N Subhash (2014) Efficacy of photodynamic therapy in the management of chronic periodontitis: a randomized controlled clinical trial, J. Clin. Periodontol., 41(6):573-81
4. CS Prasanth, SC Karunakaran, AK Paul, V Kussovski, V Mantareva, D Ramaiah, L Selvaraj, I Angelov, L Avramov, K Nandakumar, N Subhash (2014) Antimicrobial Photodynamic Efficiency of Novel Cationic Porphyrins towards Periodontal Gram-positive and Gram-negative Pathogenic Bacteria, Photochem. Photobiol. 90(3):628–640.

5. CS Prasanth, J Betsy, J Prasantila, N Subhash (2012) Discrimination of periodontal diseases using diffuse reflectance spectral intensity ratios, J. Biomed. Opt., 17(2):027001.

6. Prasanth CS, Betsy J, Jayanthi JL, Unni NG, Presanthila J, Subhash N (2012) Inflammation mapping of periodontal disease based on diffuse reflectance spectral imaging: a clinical study, J. Biomed. Opt., 8(2), 026019.


7. B Anu, N Subhash, CS Prasanth and TN Prakash (2011) Laser-induced Fluorescence Spectral Signatures of Corals in Lakshadweep and Palk Bay, International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography, 5(2), 143-152.

8. CS Prasanth, H Padma Kumar, R Pazhani, S Solomon, JK Thomas (2008) Synthesis, characterization and microwave dielectric properties of CaZrO3 nanoparticles, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 464:, 306-309.

1. Prasanth C.S. Pillai, Steven Y. Leigh, Michael Mandella, Gary Peterson, Sanjeewa Abeytunge, Milind Rajadhyaksha, and Jonathan T.C. Liu (2015)A handheld optical-sectioning device for early detection and surgical guidance, Optics and the Brain 2015, Vancouver Canada, 12–15 April 2015, ISBN: 978-1-55752-954-1
2. CS Prasanth, N Subhash, JL Jayanthi, J Betsy and J Prasanthila, Non-invasive detection of periodontal disease using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy: a clinical study, Proc. SPIE 8230, 823011: 2012.
3. CS Prasanth, N Subhash, Effective antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against E. Faecalis using endogenous photosensitizer, Proc. of Kerala Science Congress 2011, 207.
4. N Subhash, CS Prasanth, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for detection of periodontal inflammation, Proc. Of 3rd DAE-BRNS Symposium on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics.

5. JL Jayanthi, RJ Mallia, SS Thomas, KV Baiju, CS Prasanth, GN Aparna, Rejnish Kumar, Paul Sebastian, and N Subhash. In vivo discrimination of oral pre-malignancy using laser-induced autofluorescence spectroscopy. Proc. of Kerala Science Congress 2009, Kollam, pp.520-522.

6. A John, S Solomon, HP Kumar, MK Suresh, CS Prasanth, AS Deepa and JK Thomas. Spectroscopic investigations on Ln(Zr1/3Ti2/3)TaO6(Ln = Ce, Pr, Nd and Eu) ceramics, presented in ICOPVS-2008.

7. HP Kumar, CS Prasanth, AS Deepa, R Pazhani, JK Thomas, S Solomon, Microwave Dielectric properties of Nano Crystalline BaZrO3 and SrZrO3, presented in NCOP-2007, Department of Physics, St. Aloysius College, Edathua.

1. Orientation Programme (07-06-2018 to 04-07-2018, Kannur University) 2. Refresher Course in Environmental Science (10-12-2019 to 23-12-2019, Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab) 3. Online Refresher Course in Physical Science (09-10-2020 to 22-10-2020, Kannur University) 4.Short term course "Design and development of onine courses"(20-03-2024 to 26-03-2024, University of Kerala) 5. Short term Course "Nanoscience and technology" (10-12-2024 to 17-12-2024, University of Calicut)

Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram (Order No: 471/2021/UOK)

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Health Club, Science Club, Nature Club, Sports Club, Planning Forum, PTA, Website Committee, Technical Committee, LMS/attendance committee