Chennai: A female professor at Loyola College (Autonomous) is listed in the world’s top 2 percent scientists.
J. Judith Vijaya of the Department of Chemistry has been named in the world’s top scientist, in the field of “materials.”
The analysis was conducted by a team of scientists from Stanford University, USA, led by John P. A Ioannidis and published in PLOS Biology on October 2, Jesuit Father A Thomas, principal said in a statement.
The management of Loyola congratulates Vijaya for placing Loyola College on the global map of scientific research and bringing laurels to the institute, he added.
“Our youngest cousin Vijaya who is a professor at Loyola Chennai is listed in the world’s top 2% scientists. Proud of this brilliant sister of ours,” said Sister Cicily, a Handmaid of Mary nun, who is working in Odisha.
Vijaya has been teaching at Loyola College since 2001.
Jesuit-run Loyola College was established in 1925. It offers several undergraduate and graduate degrees in Commerce, Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences and liberal arts.
She did her undergraduate course in Chemistry at Stella Maris College, University of Madras, Masters in Chemistry and Ph.D. at Loyola College.
She has authored at least four books such as “Spinel sensors” (Annai Publications, Chennai 2007), “Advanced environmental analysis: Applications of nanomaterials” (Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, 2016), “Recent Trends in Materials Science and Applications” (Springer, Switzerland, 2017) and “Spinel ferrite nanoparticles: synthesis, crystal structure, properties and perspective applications” (Springer, Switzerland, 2017).
Besides, Vijaya has published as many as 139 research articles in international journals since 2004.