Sijo Mathew

2. Area of specialization / Research interests 

Soil microbiology

PGPR Bacteria isolation and characterization

Plant microbial interaction

3. Academics:

Courses attended

Orientation course

1. UGC Sponsored orientation programme, UGC – ASC, University of Calicut

2014

Refresher courses

1. Refresher Course in BioScience, UGC – HRDC, University of Calicut

2018

2. Refresher Course in Biological Science, UGC – HRDC, Kannur University 

2022

Workshops

1. Media Literacy Boot Camp, Organized by Collegiate Education Department, Kerala

10.01.2022 to 11.01.2022

2. Workshop on Master Mentor Training Programme of Walk With a Scholar Programme, Organized by New initiatives in Higher Education, Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala, at Government Victoria College Palakkad.

18.09.2019

3. Botanical illustration and Herbarium Techniques, Organized by the Department of Botany, Government College Kottayam

21.11.2018 to 22.11.2018

4. Training Cum Workshop on Wetland Monitoring, Organized by the School of Environmental Science, Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam.

07.03.2018 to 10.03.2018

5. ‘Working with flowers’ two-day workshop on Angiosperm Taxonomy, Organized by Department of Botany, Government College Kottayam

2.11.2017 to 3.11.2017

6. Capacity building residential workshop for Co-Ordinators of Scholar support programme in Government/ Aided Colleges, Organized by New initiatives in Higher Education, Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala, at Loyola Extension Services, Loyola College of Social Sciences, Sreekariyam, Trivandrum.

26.10.2016 to 27.10.2016

Training programs

1. Capacity Building Residential Training Programme for Science Teachers in Government Colleges, Organized by Collegiate Education Department, Kerala at IISER Trivandrum Campus

15.07.2022 to 17.07.2022

2. One-week Training of Moodle Trainers Team (MTT), Organised by the Kerala State Higher Education Council in association with College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET) as part of the Let's Go Digital initiative of the Government of Kerala.

22.07.2021 to 27.07.2021

3. Training on Rapid Assessment of biodiversity impact, Organized by Kerala state Biodiversity Board in Association with KILA

10.10.2018 to 11.10.2018

4. Career profile:

Sl.no.

Name of institution

Designation

Period

1

Government College Kottayam

Assistant Professor

08.09.2020 till date

2

Government Arts and Science College for Women, Malappuram

Assistant Professor

25.06.2019 to 07.09.2020

3

St. Xavier’s College Vaikom

Assistant Professor

15.07.2013 to 24.06.2019

5. Official role in college administration:

Sl.no.

Category

Role (Coordinator/ Member etc.) 

Period

1

MOOC on Organic farming, Course by M.G. University Kottayam

Coordinator (College level)

2020 till date

2

GCK LMS – College Level Learning Management system

Coordinator

2022 till date

3

College Website Committee

Coordinator

2022 till date

4

CAMS

Coordinator

2022 till date

5

IT and Infrastructure

Coordinator

2022 till date

6

6. : Memberships in academic bodies of other institutions

Sl.no.

Name of the Institution

Role

Period

1

Maharajas College Ernakulam

U.G. Question paper Setter

2021

Research articles

Sl. No.

Publication details 

Year

1

Rajan P., Duke N.C., Mathew S. & E. Cherian (2022) Bruguiera × rhynchopetala (Rhizophoraceae) newly reported in India, far west of south-east Asian, east Asian and western Pacific regions. Rheedea 32 (2)  109 – 119, DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.32.02.01 

2022

Books/ Book chapters 

Sl. No.

Name of book

Year of publication

Name of publisher

ISBN 

Nature of contribution

1

Biocontrol Mechanisms of Endophytic Microorganisms

2021

Elsevier (Academic Press)

9780323884785

One of the Authors 

IX. Details of Seminars/ Workshops/ Conferences/ Symposia attended/ papers presented/talks given

Sl. No. 

Title of seminar/ workshop/ conference etc. 

Invited/ Contributed/ participated

Venue/ Agency

Date/Dates

International/ National/ Regional

Title of the paper if any

1

National Seminar on Plant-Microbe interactions

Participated

Department of Botany, SNGS College Pattambi

5^th to 6^th December 2018

National

…………..

2

Two-day National seminar on Methods in Research 

Participated

Department of Botany, Maharajas College Ernakulam

6^th and 7^th December 2017

National

…………..

3

National Seminar on Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy

Participated

Department of Botany,  Government College for Women, Trivandrum

4^th, 5^th, and 6^th October 2017

National

…………..

4

Seminar on ‘Art of Scientific writing’

Participated

Department of Botany, Government College Kottayam 

5^th and 6^th January 2017

Regional

…………..

5

UGC sponsored Seminar on “Life Sciences: A Neorealistic Approach”

Participated

Department of Zoology, St. Xavier’s College Vaikom.

4^th and 5^th February 2016

National

…………..

6

Seminar on ‘Technical Advancements in Life Science’

Participated

Department of Botany, SNGS College Pattambi

14^th and 15^th December 2015

National

…………..

7

Seminar on ‘Restoration of the Ecosystem with special reference to Bharathapuzha’

Participated

Department of Zoology, SNGS College Pattambi

4^th December 2013

National 

…………..

X. Positions held/holding if any *

Sl. No.

Position 

Period

1

Member, Exam Vigilance Squad, M.G University Kottayam

2022 – 2023 Academic year

2

Member, Exam Vigilance Squad, M.G University Kottayam

2021 – 2022 Academic year