SERVICES OFFERED IN CUSAT

Sl.No.   Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone Number & email id Expected Time /Duration
1. Consultancy Services Consultancy in the area of Ocean Services, Coastal Protection, Bathymetry & Beach profile surveys, Coastal Monitoring & Modelling Head of the Department
oceans@cusat.ac.in
0484-2363950
Depends upon each case
2. Training Services Data Analysis & Computer programming in Python, Matlab/Octave Head of the Department
oceans@cusat.ac.in
0484-2363950
Depends upon each case

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
1. Chemical Analysis of Environmental Samples Analysis of samples like water, sediment, soil etc. Head Department of Chemical Oceanography, Ph. No. 0484 2382131
chemoc@cusat.ac.in
Depends on the nature and number of samples.
2. Environmental Impact Assessment EIA

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Sl.No.   Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone Number & email id Expected Time /Duration

1.

Electronic circuit design

Design consultancy

Dr. Johney Issac
Assistant Professor
Ph.No. 04842575008
johney@cusat.ac.in

Depends on application

2.

Design & Development of vacuum systems

Design consultancy

Dr. K. Rajeev Kumar
Associate Professor
Ph. 0484-2575008
rajeev@cusat.ac.in

Depends on application

3.

Design & Development of pneumatic systems

Design consultancy

-do-

Depends on application


Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
1. Testing Testing Polymer /Rubber related testing       Head, PS & RT
0484-2575723
      Depending on the service requirement
2. Consultancy Need based trouble shooting of Rubber/Polymer industries
3. Training Continuing Education  services to Industry Personnel
4. Conduct of Examinations 120 capacity auditorium (A/C) is available for conducting tests by various agencies

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
1. UV-Vis Spectrometer UV-Vis Absorption Spectroscopy of Liquid samples and Quantitative Analysis Head of the Department
0484-2575804
chem@cusat.ac.in
One Hour per sample
2. FT-IR Spectrometer Infrared Spectroscopy of solid and liquid samples Head of the Department
0484-2575804
chem@cusat.ac.in
One Hour per sample
3. Atomic Absorption Spectrometer Quantitative Analysis of Metal ions Head of the Department
0484-2575804
chem@cusat.ac.in
One Hour per sample
4. Gas chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of volatile organic compounds Head of the Department
0484-2575804
chem@cusat.ac.in
One Hour per sample
5. HPLC-MS Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of volatile organic compounds Head of the Department
0484-2575804
chem@cusat.ac.in
One Hour per sample
6. HPLC Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of volatile organic compounds Head of the Department
0484-2575804
chem@cusat.ac.in
One Hour per sample

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
1. Geochemical Analysis Pollution aspect     Dr. K. Sajan
Phone:9847740335
Email: kuriansajan@yahoo.com     Dr. K. R. Baiju
Phone: 9447573027
Email: baijukr@gmail.com

Depends on the number of samples and parameters to be tested

2. Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Impact Assessment
3. Soil Analysis Soil identification & characterization
4. Sediment budgeting Quality/quantity determination of  sediments in reservoirs/coastal stretch
5. Mangrove ecosystem studies Afforestation identification & Zonation
6. Placer mineral studies Quality analysis & Quantification
7. Water quality analysis To check the quality of the water
8. Rock, Mineral identification Identification of rock and mineral Dr. C.G Nambiar                         Phone: 9847124117
Email: nambiar@cusat.ac.in
Dr. K. R. Baiju
Phone:9447573027
Email: baijukr@gmail.com
9. Resistivity Survey Identification of water potential and strata identification Dr. Ajayakumar
Phone: 9495365980
Email: ajaycochin@gmail.com
 
10. Ground water exploration Ground water exploration

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11. Rock section making Rock identification Dr. K. R. Baiju
Phone: 9447573027
Email: baijukr@gmail.com
12. Micro faunal analysis Paleoclimatological studies Dr. N. R. Nisha
Phone: 9846929649
Email: nisharavindran@gmail.com

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
1 Water quality Test/Service
(Drinking water/other)
To determine the water quality – Microbiological; and chemical parameters Dr. A.A. Mohamed Hatha, Professor, Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, CUSAT, Fine arts Avenue, Kochi-682016         Cell No. 91-9446866050                Email: mohamedhatha@gmail.com/ mohamedhatha@cusat.ac.in One week for complete analysis
2. Food quality testing To determine quality of food, Microbiological parameters such as total bacterial count faecal indicator bacterial load, E-coli, Salmonella, Vbrio, Listeria, Aeromonas, Staphylococcus etc., One week for complete analysis
3 Seafood lab-quality assurance/HACCP implementation To meet the quality norms prescribed by the importing countries Varies with nature of assessment
4 Basic Marine Environmental Survey as part of EIA studies for major projects. To carry out environmental empact assessment (EIA)Physico-chemical and biological parameters involved Water quality sediment quality, plankotnic organisms, benthic organisms , fishes etc. will be studied. Minimum of one month
5 Back water/estuarine Environmental Survey as part of EIA Studies for major projects To carry out environmental empact assessment (EIA) Physico-chemical and biological parameters involved Water quality sediment quality, plankotnic organisms, benthic organisms , fishes etc. will be studied. Minimum of one month
6. Identification of Microorganisms Molecular Identification of Micro-organisms (Bacteria, fungi, yeasts, actinomy cetes) Dr. Rosamma Philip
Associate Professor, Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, CUSAT,
Fine arts avenue,
Kochi-682016
Cell No.9447620009
E-mail:rosammap@gmail.com/ rose@cusat.ac.in
2 weeks
7. Consultancy services Environmental monitoring and impact assessment, biodiversity analysis, statistical interpretation and compilation of project reports Dr. S. Bijoy Nandan
Associate Professor
Dept. of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, CUSAT,
Fine arts avenue, Kochi-682 016
Cell No. 9446082880
E-mail: bijoynandan@yahoo.co.in
As per requirement
8 Taxonomy, molecular characterization and systematic analysis Taxonomy, molecular characterizxation and systematic analysis of aquatic organisms-plankton, benthos, specific to crustaceans, polychactes, oligochaetes, nematodes amphipods and others As per requirement
9 Ecotoxicology analysis, Ecotoxicology analysis, developing experiments and models based on various categories of contaminants-metals pesticides As per requirement
10 Fishery Ecology Fishery biology and catch analysis based on different models for sustainable utilisation As per requirement
11 Climate Change Science of climate change linked to greenhouse  emissions and carbon measurements  in trophic systems As per requirement
12 Histological techniques Histological analysis of various organ tissues of aquatic organisms Dr. Aneykutty Joseph,
Professor,  
Department of Marine Biology,                 
Microbiology and Biochemistry,
CUSAT, Fine Arts Avenue,
Kochi-682 016.
Cell No. 9744265966
E-mail: aneykutty@yahoo.co.in
As per requirement
13 Proximate composition analysis Proximate composition of feed ingredients and feeds used in aquaculture practices As per requirement
14 Tissue culture of ornamental Aquatic plants Tissue culture of ornamental Aquatic plants Live feed culture techniques.  Culture techniques of micro algae and zooplankton used in different aquaculture practices As per requirement
15 Consultancy Services Aquaculture practices – Culture of Ornamental fishes (fresh water), fresh water fish and prawn, Brackish water and marine fin fish and shell fish, Integrated farming As per requirement
16. Consultancy services Seed production of ornamental fishes (fresh water), giant fresh water prawn, shrimps, crab, fresh water carps, pearlspot, air breathing fishes etc. As per requirement
17 Service Supply of microalgae as aquaculture feed Dr. K.B. Padmakumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Biology,                 
Microbiology and Biochemistry,
CUSAT, Fine Arts Avenue,
Kochi-682 016.
Cell No.9847255972
E-mail: kbpadmakumar@cusat.ac.in/ kbpadmakumar@gmail.com
As per requirement

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
1 Statistical Data Analysis Analysis of Statistical Data Dr. P.G. Sankaran,
Director,
Centre for Population Studies. 
0484-2575893
sankaran.pg@gmail.com
Based on the requirement

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
1 IPR facilitation Take the responsibility of filing for Indian  patents for the inventions of the in Kerala by engaging an IPR Consultants
Advising people (both employees and outsiders) to protect their intellectual property; assisting them to transform their research into valuable assets, IP commercial and licensing possibilities.
Director
Prof.(Dr.)N.S. Gopalakrishnan
Mob. No. 9447077542   Email ID
gopalakrishnan.n.s@gmail.com
Depending upon the nature of the work.

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
1. Sample Analysis using UV-Visible Absorption  spectrophotometer Absorption spectra of samples Dr. M. Kailasnath,
Director, 9447213863
0484-2575848
mkailasnath@gmail.com
1-2 day
2 Sample analysis using Flurimeter Emission spectra of samples 1-2 day

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
1. Marketing Research   Director,
School of Management Studies,
Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Phone No. 0484 2575310
Email: sms@cusat.ac.in
 
2 SWOT Analysis and Strategic Planning
3. Performance Analysis
4. Recruitment and Training
5. Operations Improvement
6. Manpower Planning
7. Productivity and Efficiency Improvement

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration
01 Water quality-(pH, Salinity, Alkalinity., Calcium, Magnesium, Hardness, Ammonia, Nitrite, Phosphate, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Suspended Solids, Turbidity, Sulphate, Dissolved Oxygen) Aquaculture ponds & Drinking water

 

 

 

 

Dr. Sajeevan T.P., Ph.No. 9946099408
Email: sajeevantp@gmail.com

1 day
02 Biological Oxygen Demand - 5 days
03 Chemical Oxygen Demand - 2 days
04 Total Bacterial Count - 24 hrs
05 Vibrio count - 48 hrs
06 Vibrio cholerae - 6 days
07  Salmonella - 6 days
08 Total coliforms/Faecal
Coliforms/E.coli
- 6 days
09 Total Fungal count - 4 days
10 Soil Quality-pH, Eh, Conductivity etc. Aquaculture Ponds 12 hrs
11 Total Organic matter - 5 days
12 Total Organic Carbon - 5 days
13 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) WSSV Test Shrimps (white Spot Syndrome Virus) 1 day
14 Monodon Bacculo Virus Test Shrimps 1 day
15 Total Health Assessment Shrimps & Fishes 1 day
16 Algal Count Aquaculture Ponds 1 day

Sl.No.  
Name of the Test/Service* Purpose & Nature of the Test/Service Contact person and phone no. & email id Expected Time /Duration

Electron Microscopy

1 Scanning Electron Microscope with EDS Provides information on Topography, morphology and composition. Elemental mapping Dr. Shibu M Eappen
+91 9188706698
saif.stic@gmail.com
saif.stic@cusat.ac.in
Depends on sample queue
2 HR-Transmission Electron Microscope HR imaging and SAED analysis
3 Ultra microtome Sectioning of samples for Electron Microscopy

X-Ray Diffraction

4 Powder X-Ray Diffractometer X-ray Diffraction Analysis, Qualitative and qualitative estimation of minerals, Rietveld refinement, Degree of crystallinity measurement, Gracing Incidence, Transmission Geometry, Temperature dependent powder XRD Dr. Shibu M Eappen
+91 9188706698
saif.stic@gmail.com
saif.stic@cusat.ac.in
Depends on sample queue
5 Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer Complete structure solution for single crystals, CIF editing, Aiding CCDC deposition
6 Data base and Software for powder pattern analysis Data base available ISCD, PDF-2 (2019). Topaz 6.0 for Rietveld refinement

Elemental Analysis

7 ICP-Mass Spectrometer Estimation of trace elements in following sample matrices -Drinking water, Waste water ,Effluents, Food, Geological, Pharmaceutics, Clinical, Biological specimen etc. Mr. Adarsh K.J
+91 9188706698
saif.stic@gmail.com
saif.stic@cusat.ac.in
Depends on sample queue
8 CHNS Analyzer Estimation of Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Sulphur in a specimen

Mass Spectrometer and NMR Spectrometer

9 MALDI-TOF Spectrometer High Performance MALDI Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer with Linear and Reflectron modes capable of mass analysis of Heavy Molecules, Polymers (Synthetic and Bio polymers), MOF, Dendrimers, Supramolecular assemblies, Proteins and Peptides. of Oligonucleotides, Nucleic acids, PNA-DNA Hybrids.
Bruker Bio tools for Protein and Peptide sequence database analysis,
Polymerix database for polymer analysis
Mr. Adarsh K.J
+91 9188706698
saif.stic@gmail.com
saif.stic@cusat.ac.in
Depends on sample queue
10 NMR Spectrometer 400 MHz NMR for molecular structural analysis
1H, 13 C,DEPT, COSY,DEPT, HMQC,31P,15N

Thermal Analysis System

11 Thermo Gravimetric Analyser with DTA Characterizing thermal properties of materials such as plastics, elastomers, mineral compounds, ceramics, chemical and pharmaceutical specimens
Temperature range RT- 1500 Deg C
Mr. Adarsh K.J
+91 9188706698
saif.stic@gmail.com
saif.stic@cusat.ac.in
Depends on sample queue
12 Differential Scanning Calorimeter Temperature range: -150C to 600°C
Onset temperature, Glass transition temp, melting temp, crystallization temp, specific heat capacity, Purity, % crystallinity Curing temperature, Activation energy, kinetic studies, heat enthalpy, Second and higher derivative blank curve subtraction, normalization, Z-scaling with respect to time, temperature, choice of different base lines for interpretation etc.
Software for kinetics studies for single and multiple steps through non linear regression analysis

Thermal Analysis System

13 UV-Vis-NIR Spectrophotometer UV-Vis Absorption Spectroscopy of Liquid samples and Quantitative Analysis Dr. Shibu M Eappen
+91 9188706698
saif.stic@gmail.com
saif.stic@cusat.ac.in
Depends on sample queue
14 FTIR Spectrometer Infrared Spectroscopy of solid, liquid and gas samples, ATR facility available

Testing and Calibration

15 Water Quality Analysis Physical, Chemical and Biological parameters for potable water Mr. Adarsh K.J
+91 9188706698
saif.stic@gmail.com
saif.stic@cusat.ac.in
Depends on sample queue
16 Ion Chromatograph Nitrates, Nitrites, Phosphates, Fluorides, Sulphates, Chloride, Chlorites, Bromides, Bromates, Ammonia, and Speciation studies
17 Electro technical calibration (with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation) Calibration of all type of electrical measuring and instruments for voltage, current, power, frequency, phase angle etc. Mr. Paul V John
+91 9188706697
cts@sticindia.com
18 Thermal calibration (with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation) Calibration of temperature measuring sensors like glass thermometers, thermocouples, RTD etc. Facility is also available for calibration ovens, furnace, incubators, refrigerated baths etc.
19 Mechanical calibration (with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation) Calibration facility for pressure, vacuum, speed/rpm, dimensions, mass, volume parameters. Calibration of instruments like Pressure/vacuum gauges, micrometers, vernier caliper, measuring scale, measuring tape, weighing balance, standard weights, pipettes, flask, burette, rpm meters, tachometers etc. Ms. Sreeja V
+91 9188706697
cts@sticindia.com
20 Testing facility Testing of electrical insulators, electrical cables, fuses, UPS, LED lamps etc Mr. Vigeo George
+91 9188706697
cts@sticindia.com
21 Solar PV Testing Facility Testing facility for solar inverters is being set up.

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