ALUMNI

Dr Jiji V Joseph, Associate Professor and Research guide, Department of Zoology, Government Brennenn college and a proud alumnous of our dept. interacted with final year BSc Zoology students on higher studies and research options in Zoology. Mr.Praveen Kumar MK  introduced the guest and Miss Induja DK proposed vote of thanks. 28 students participated in the programme. The programme was conducted as part of the alumni interaction initiative of Zoology Department – ‘Tracks We Leave’

Dr. P V Mohanan,  Retired Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry and a proud alumnus of the Department of Zoology, Payyannur College,  spoke to the students about his arctic travel experiences. During his visit, he saw a variety of organisms. The students were shown pictures and videos of the arctic animals and birds. He spoke about the melting of ice in the polar regions due to global warming and how every small human activity, including burning of plastic, paper and garbage in our daily life, has a serious impact on the environment near and far. District President of the Indian Veterinery Association Dr. Sariga presided and the College Principal in charge  Dr. Premachandran Keezhoth inaugurated the function. Dr Sapna Jacob welcomed the gathering. Dr Neethu P V introduced Dr. Mohanan, Dr PR Swaran and Dr. P, Jayamohan and others spoke. Dr. Jishnu P thanked the gathering.

An orientation class (part 1) was conducted via the Zoom platform to explore options for higher studies. The session aimed to introduce students to various opportunities and courses available for further academic advancement. Resource persons for the program included Keerthi kumar P V (M.Sc.  Animal Biology an Biotecnology, HCU), Sreelakshmi V P (M.Sc. Zoology, CUK Kerala), Sneha T E(Bed Natural Science NSS ottapalam),  Anand s  (M.Sc. Zoology, GBC Thalassery),Soorya Mohan (MSc Marine Biology and Ocean Studies, P U) and Sravan M A , Msc food Science and Technology, England).This orientation was part of a collaborative program under the faculty and student exchange activities, as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Zoology Departments of Nehru Arts and Science College and Payyanur College. The programme was conducted as part of the alumni interaction initiative of Zoology Department – ‘Tracks We Leave’

Dr. Prijesh K John, PhD in neuroscience, IISC, Bangalore & our alumnus interacted with 3rd year BSc students on his life journey and motivated the students on setting goals higher.  He spoke about PG and PhD options in life sciences at prestigious institutes in India and abroad. The programme was conducted as part of the alumni interaction initiative of Zoology Department – ‘Tracks We Leave’

Prebin Premarajan, Animal Science department, Wageningen University, Netherlands and a proud alumnus of the department interacted online with students and staff on the research methods in animal science and his experience in Netherlands. The programme was conducted as part of the alumni interaction initiative of Zoology Department – ‘Tracks We Leave’

Alumnus of 2004-2007 batch, Sony R. K, Manager, Food and Land Use Coalition, World resources Institute, India, spoke to the students of the Department of Zoology on 14^th February on “The Politics of Environmental Knowledge”. Mr. Sony emphasized the role of students in environment movements pointing out the legacy of our department and its leader Prof. John C Jacob who lead the earliest environmental movements in Kerala.

ZOSAPC & the Department of Zoology together published an academic book of an alumnus of the department , Mr. Unnikrishnan M. P. on moths titled “A Beginner’s Field Guide to Moths of Malabar”, which described 50 moth families on 01. 02. 2023. The book was released by Honorable Vice Chancellor of Kannur university Prof. Gopinath Raveendran and received by PES Secretary Mr. John Joseph Thayyil. It is the first Academic Book published by a student in the history of Payyanur College and it is the first book published by College Management & one of her Alumni organization (ZOSAPC).

gathering, specifying the importance of research development process in UG Colleges. The keynote speaker for the session was Mr. Sachin Chandran, Research Scholar,  (JRF- UGC). Mr. Sachin Chandran briefly discussed the steps to develop a good research proposal and related key components.   He also gave a small introduction regarding the possibilities of MSc Projects and the standard research methodology involved. In addition to the 16 Final year students, other research scholars and second year students were also benefited by the programme

Tracks We Leave is a Lecture Series organized by Department of Zoology in order to welcome back our own students to enrich, guide and motivate the current student population of the department. The inaugural session was conducted on 18^th March, 2022 by Dr. Sudheep, Supt. of Govt Medical College, Kannur, who was an alumnus of our department. The first academic lecture was delivered by Dr Rajitha K from BARK on her PhD topic related to Barnacle. She emphasized on the Research Methodology involved in her work. A total of 69 students and faculty members from both Zoology and Botany departments attended the session.