Affiliated to the University of Calicut

Reaccredited by NAAC with 'A++' grade

Faculty

R. Soumya

Dr.R. Soumya

Asst. Professor (Ad-hoc)

Full Time Faculty

Contact Info:

soumya.rahulan@gmail.com

MSc., Ph.D

Academic Degree Subject University Address of the University From To Marks / Grade Obtained
Forest Ecology and Environment FRI Deemed University Forest Research Institute Deemed to be University, Dehradun. Kaulagarh Road, PO. I.P.E. 248195 Uttar 01-03-2012 18-12-2018 Pass
Botany Mahatma Gandhi University Priyadarsini Hills Post, University Campus Rd, Athirampuzha, Kerala 686560 14-08-2006 31-05-2008 1792/2200
Botany University of Calicut Tirur - Calicut Rd, Thenhipalam, Kerala 673635 01-08-2003 30-04-2006 846/1000
Name of Award/Achievement Level Awarded by Place Date
2nd Position in Paper presentation National Department of Botany, Zoology and Applied biotechnology St Mary's College, Thrissur 07-12-2023
Best paper award National Department of Botany, SN College, Alathur and KFRI SN College, Alathur 13-02-2019
Title of Thesis Date of Qualifying PhD University / Institution Category Name of Supervisor
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Publication Type Level Title Volume Page No Date First Author Affiliating institution at the time of publication Standard Code Type Impact Factor/Citation Index
Book National COMPARISON OF THE GROWTH PARAMETER OF FOUR MAJOR INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS IN KERALA WITH LESS INVASIVE CO OCCURRING PLANTS 6 - 15 06-06-2024 Dr. R. Soumya Christ College (Autonomous) ISBN
Journal International Study on bee diversity in selected invasive plants of Manakody kole wetland, Thrissur district, Ker 9 1-3 04-05-2024 Vishnu A V Christ College ISSN
Book National Allelopathic Potential of An Invasive Plant-Antigonon leptopus Hook. & ARN. on Seed Germination 15 - 28 18-01-2024 R. Soumya Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda ISBN
Proceedings International SPREAD OF INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS IN THE AGRICULTURAL LANDS – A POLITICAL ECOLOGY PERSPECTIVE Dr. R. Soumya Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda ISBN
Title of Paper Title of Conference Organized by Level Start Date Duration Place Country
From Plantations to Invasions: Socio-economic Drivers Influencing the Introduction of Three Major Invasive Alien Plants in Kerala Tropical Biosummit 2025 KUFOS and CTBC International 19-11-2025 Three Days KUFOS, Kochi
ROLE OF LINEAR INTRUSIONS IN THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS- A CASE STUDY FROM THE FORESTED LANDSCAPES OF CENTRAL KERALA. Biodiversity conservation and sustainable utilization Department of Bioscience, Rajagiri college, Biodiversity club National 04-03-2025 One day Rajagiri College of Social Sciences
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS - CENCHRUS SETOSUS AND CENCHRUS PURPUREUS ON VIGNA UNGUICULATA GROWTH Biodiversity Conservation: Significance and Threats Department of Botany and Zoology, DB Pampa College, Parumala National 13-02-2025 Two Days DB Pampa College, Parumala
SPREAD OF INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS IN THE AGRICULTURAL LANDS – A POLITICAL ECOLOGY PERSPECTIVE Exploring the intersections of Biodiversity, Ecology and Sustainable agriculture Research and Post graduate department of Botany, Carmel College, Mala International 19-12-2024 One day Carmel College, Mala
Allelopathic Potential of An Invasive Plant-Antigonon leptopus Hook. & ARN. on Seed Germination National seminar on Phytochemistry and Molecular Taxonomy of Flowering Plants Department of Botany, Vimala College (Autonomous), Thrissur National 18-01-2024 Two Days Vimala College (Autonomous), Thrissur India
COMPARISON OF THE GROWTH PARAMETER OF FOUR MAJOR INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS IN KERALA WITH LESS INVASIVE CO-OCCURRING PLANTS Sustainable development through Biodiversity Conservation Department of Botany, Zoology and Applied Biotechnology, St. Mary's College National 06-12-2023 Two Days St. Mary's College, Thrissur
Comparison of seed germination and vegetative propagation rate of four invasive alien plants with co BIJA 2023 Two day national seminar on New approaches in seed biological research - an effective exsi PG and Research Department of Botany, Sreekrishna College, Guruvayoor National 16-11-2023 Two Days Sreekrishna College, Guruvayoor India
POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF BIOLOGICAL INVASION – CASE STUDY OF INTRODUCTION OF MUCUNA BRACTEATA TO KERA National Conference on Bio invasions - Trends, Threats and Management Kerala State Biodiversity Board National 03-12-2022 Two Days Thiruvanathapuram India
Principal Investigator Type of Project Title of Project Funding Agency Co-Investigator Project Start Date Duration
R. Soumya Others Documentation of aquatic invasive alien plants of Irinjalakuda Municipality, its economic loss and p Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda 30-03-2023 One Year
Name of Benificiary Name of Consultancy Project Sponsoring Agency Date of Consultancy
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Name of Club Role Start Date End Date
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 02-02-2026 03-02-2026
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 12-12-2025 12-12-2025
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 14-08-2025 14-08-2025
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 05-08-2025
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 05-06-2025 05-06-2025
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 12-02-2025 12-02-2025
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 07-02-2025 17-02-2025
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 07-02-2025 07-02-2025
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 24-10-2024 24-10-2024
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 07-06-2024
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 23-03-2024 23-03-2024
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 23-03-2024 23-03-2024
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 05-02-2024
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 07-12-2023
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 10-11-2023
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 18-09-2023
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 27-07-2023
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 07-06-2023
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 08-02-2023 09-02-2023
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 28-01-2023 29-01-2023
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 28-01-2023
Bio Diversity Club Coordinator 13-12-2022 19-12-2022
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 25-08-2022
Bio Diversity Club Joint Coordinator 01-06-2022
Bio Diversity Club Member 25-05-2022
Name of Committee Role Start Date End Date
IQAC Member 07-07-2024
OBE Committee Member 30-10-2023
IQAC Member 03-10-2023
IQAC Member 13-03-2023
Name of Event Organized by Level Date Role played
Visit to Microbiology lab, KAU Department of Botany Intra-Collegiate 28-02-2026 Coordinator
International seminar - Botanical updates and Discoveries 2026 Department of Botany International 11-02-2026 Member
National seminar on Bridging Belief and Biodiversity: The Future of Sacred Groves Department of Botany, Zoology and Biodiversity club National 08-01-2026 Joint Convener
Awareness session and Photo exhibition: Vayalkazhachakal, Kole A local biodiversity Heritage Syatem Department of Botany and Biodiversity club Intra-Collegiate 12-12-2025 Coordinator
Visit to Chimmony WLS Department of Botany Intra-Collegiate 10-10-2025 Coordinator
World Bamboo Day celebration Department of Botany and Biodiversity club Intra-Collegiate 18-09-2025 Member
Visit to the Botanical Garden, University of Calicut Department of Botany Intra-Collegiate 23-08-2025 Coordinator
Changathiki oru thai Department of Botany and Biodiversity club Intra-Collegiate 14-08-2025 Coordinator
Visit to KSCSTE-KFRI Department of Botany Intra-Collegiate 12-08-2025 Coordinator
TWO-DAY NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON “BIOINFORMATICS: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MODERN BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH Department of Botany National 05-08-2025 Member
A visit to Microbiology Lab, KAU Department of Botany Intra-Collegiate 06-03-2025 Coordinator
Uprooting Invasive Plants Department of Botany Intra-Collegiate 07-02-2025 Coordinator
Intercollegiate power point competition in connection with world wetland day 2025 Department of Botany and Biodiversity club State 07-02-2025 Coordinator
one day hands on training programme on Basics of Genetic Engineering Department of Botany State 27-11-2024 Member
Field trip to Forest Nursery, KFRI Subsentre, Palapilly Department of Botany Intra-Collegiate 24-10-2024 Coordinator
Field visit to Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary Department of Botany Intra-Collegiate 24-10-2024 Coordinator
Awareness programme on uprooting the invasives Intra-Collegiate 23-03-2024 Coordinator
Invited talk on "Diversity and Distribution of Bat flowers" Department of Botany Intra-Collegiate 05-01-2024 Member
Invasive Plants Management Programme Department of Botany and Biodiversity club Intra-Collegiate 07-12-2023 Coordinator
Intercollege PowerPoint Competition in connection with world ozone day Biodiversity club, KSBB and Department of Botany Inter-Collegiate 18-09-2023 Coordinator
Invited talk - “Butterflies of Kerala – An overview” Biodiversity club and Department of Botany and Zoology Intra-Collegiate 07-06-2023 Coordinator
6 day internship entitled “Throb of Nature: The Forest Ecosystem’ Department of Botany and Biodiversity club in association with Foundation of Environmental Conservat Intra-Collegiate 13-12-2022 Coordinator
Invasive Plant Identification Programme Department of Botany and Biodiversity club Intra-Collegiate 09-06-2022 Coordinator
National Seminar on Recent Trends in Floral and Faunal Invasion in Kerala Department of Botany and Department of Zoology in association with Biodiversity club National 08-02-2022 Joint Convener
Name of Extension Activity Collaborating Agency Name of Collaborating Agency Target Group Date Duration Name of award or recognition
Identification of plant specimens Others Holy Grace Acaderny of pharmaq6 Mala, Thrissur B. Pharm students 28-11-2025 Forenoon
Technical support for Pacha thuruthu project at Muriyad Panchayat 30-08-2025 One day
Plant identification for Westfort College of Pharmacy Others Westfort College of Pharmacy Students 31-03-2023 Forenoon
Environment and Integrated sustainable Training Programme Others 02-03-2023 Forenoon
Asset mapping by Camp GIS Others PAN Environ India Ltd 26-09-2022 One week or more
Select Programme Level Organized by Place Start Date End Date
Online Course/Lecture Series National NPTEL - AICTE 15-07-2025 02-11-2025
Short Term Program National UGC - Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Calicut Online 21-04-2025 30-04-2025
Other Orientation National NPTEL - AICTE online 15-01-2025 23-03-2025
Online Course/Lecture Series National Department of Environmental Science and Research Committee, SIES and Lord and Ed Research Associates Online 05-08-2024 14-08-2024
Online Course/Lecture Series State IQAC, Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda 01-12-2023 11-12-2023
Online Course/Lecture Series National GAd TLC and PMMMNMT Online 29-04-2023 05-05-2023
Other Orientation National CCRPED under PMMMNMTT, School of Education, Central University of Kerala in collaboration with Chris Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda 22-11-2022 28-11-2022
Online Course/Lecture Series National Smt. P. N. Doshi Women's College, Ghatkopar (W), Mumbai and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, online 26-07-2022 01-08-2022
Online Course/Lecture Series National Jai Hind College (Autonomous), Mumbai and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa Coll Online 12-07-2022 18-07-2022
Type of Event Title of Event Level Organized by Start Date Duration Place
Workshop Experiantial learning training programme on Ecological Niche Modelling for prediction of habitat sui National Department of Forestry, School of Agricultural science, Manipur University, Imphal 25-02-2026 Three Days Manipur University, Imphal
Conference Tropical forestry conclave International KFRI 15-12-2025 One week or more KSCSTE - Kerala Forest Research Institute
Conference Tropical Biosummit 2025 International KUFOS and CTBC 19-11-2025 Three Days KUFOS
Seminar Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilization National Department of Bioscience, RCSS 04-03-2025 One day
Seminar Biodiversity conservation: significance and threats National Department of Botany and Zoology, D B Pampa College, Parumala 13-02-2025 Two Days D B Pampa College, Parumala
Seminar Funding opportunities and AI tools for teaching and research National Department of Maths and IQAC 06-02-2025 One day Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda
Seminar Exploring the intersections of Biodiversity, Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture International Research and Post graduate department of Botany, Carmel College (Autonomous) 19-12-2024 One day
Seminar Voices, Resistance and Social Inclusion: Rethinking and Discovering the Narration of Marginalised International Woman Development cell, Christ College and Academic and Research Wing of Disha 02-11-2024 Two Days Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda
Seminar National seminar on Phytochemistry and Molecular Taxonomy of Flowering Plants National Department of Botany, Vimala College (Autonomous), Thrissur 18-01-2024 Two Days Vimala College (Autonomous), Thrissur
Seminar Sustainable development through Biodiversity Conservation National Department of Botany, Zoology and Applied Biotechnology, St. Mary's College 06-12-2023 Two Days St. Mary's College
Workshop AI tools for research State IQAC 05-12-2023 Forenoon Christ college (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda
Seminar BIJA 2023- National Seminar " New Approaches in Seed Biological Research- An Effective Ex sit National P.G. and Research Department of Botany, Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur 16-11-2023 Two Days Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur
Others MOOC in Landscaping State Kerala Agricultural University 09-01-2023 One Month or more Online
Conference Bioinvasions- trends, threats and managements National Kerala State Biodiversity board 03-12-2022 Afternoon Thiruvanathapuram
Others Coastal cleanup drive under the save shark programme National WTI and Christ College 17-11-2022 Afternoon Moonupeedika Beach, Thrissur
Webinar How to improve acceptance rate and publish in high quality journals International Research and PG department of Commerce, Christ College and Department of Commerce, St. Aloysius Coll 05-09-2022 Afternoon Online
Others Nature Awareness Camp at Silent valley Intra-Collegiate Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department 24-06-2022 Two Days Silent Valley National Park
Name of the Body Position Level Start Date End Date
Indian Forum for Invasion Biology Member National 27-06-2025
Name of Guide Name of Scholar Title of the thesis for scholar Date of Registration Registration Order No: Status Type Scholarship Name of Co-Guide
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Title of the Program Role Level Organized by Start Date Duration Place
Environment and Integrated Training Programme Invited Talk Intra-Collegiate 02-03-2023 Forenoon Christ College(Autonomous), Irinjalakuda
National Seminar on "Recent trends in Floral and Faunal Invasion in Kerala Invited Talk National Department of Botany and Zoology in association with Biodiversity club 08-02-2023 Two Days Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda
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