Divya Kottadiyil

Ph.D. in Forensic Science, Gujarat University, 2022

M.Sc. in Forensic Science, Sardar Patel University, 2015

B.Sc. in Forensic Science, Mumbai University, 2013

Assistant Professor, P.M. Patel College, July 2015 to April 2017

Laboratory Technician, ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, March 2018 to September 2019  

Junior Research Fellow, ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, October 2019 to January 2022  

Senior Research Fellow, ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, March 2022 to July 2023

Assistant Professor, JSPM University, August 2023 to Present

• Forensic Science;
• Forensic Chemistry & Toxicology
• Environmental Forensics &
• Forensic Biology

• Ahire, T., Sachdeva, S., Kottadiyil, D., & Perumal, S. (2025). Chapter 10: Impact of Nanopesticides on Non-Targeted Organisms. Nanopesticides: A Perspective from the Welfare to the Risk Assessment; Publisher: Apple Academic Press (Taylor & Francis Group)
• Sapkota, M., Kottadiyil, D., (2024). Exploring Diverse Applications of Diatoms for a Sustainable Future. Journal of Innovation & Translational Research (JITR)
• Perumal, S., Kottadiyil, D., Thasale, R., & Mehta, T. (2024). Optimization of QuEChERS method for determination of pesticide residues in vegetables and health risk assessment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33345-3 (IF: 5.8)
• Perumal, S., Mahesh, M., Kottadiyil, D., Mehta, T., & Thasale, R. (2023). Determination of multi-class pesticide residues in food commodities from Gujarat, India and evaluation of acute and chronic health risk. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, Springer, 30(21), 60460–60472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26651-9 (IF: 5.19)
• Kottadiyil, D., Mehta, T., Thasale, R., & Sivaperumal. (2023). Determination and dietary risk assessment of 52 pesticide residues in vegetable and fruit samples by GC-MS/MS and UHPLC-QTOF/MS from Gujarat, India. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis: An Official Publication of the United Nations University, International Network of Food Data Systems, 115(104957), 104957. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104957 (IF: 4.52)
• Kottadiyil, D., Thasale, R., Deore, S., & Sivaperumal, P. (2022). Method development and optimisation for analysis of pesticide residues in biological matrices by modified QuEChERS and gas chromatography–triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Taylor & Francis 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2022.2076228 (IF: 2.73)
• Kottadiyil, D., Deore, S., & Sivaperumal, P. (2021). Novel method development for extraction and analysis of pesticide residues in human serum samples. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 18(4), 79–86. https://doi.org/10.3233/ajw210046 (IF: 0.70)
• Kottadiyil, D. V. (2017). A Relative Study of Finger nail plate Shape among Indian Population. Ijmcr.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023. http://ijmcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Paper19352-355.pdf 

• Worked as Senior Research Fellow from March, 2022 to July, 2023 under All India Network Project on pesticides entitled as “Monitoring of Pesticide Residue at National Level” funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India.
• Worked as Junior Research Fellow under Multicentric Task Force Project entitled “Study to Assess the Exposure and Health Effect of Pesticides” funded by Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt. of India from Oct. 2019 to Jan, 2022 at Division of Pesticide ICMR-NIOH.

• Secured First Rank in MSc. Forensic Science with 85.6 %
• Cleared UGC NET July 2018 and Dec. 2020

Nil

• Introduction to Forensic Science & Criminal Law for B.Sc. Forensic Science students
• Forensic Science in Criminal Investigation for BA Psychology & BA Sociology
• Advanced Instrumental Methods for M.Sc. Forensic Science students
• Quality Management System for PhD scholars

Conducted Practical sessions during the month of Aug-Sept. 2018 in “Master Training Course on Laboratory Assistant for Eco-friendly Food Testing Laboratory” organized by ICMR-NIOH under ENVIS-NIOH Resource partner sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. Of India.

Training

• One week of In-Plant Training in the Quality Control Department from 4/6/2012 to 11/6/2012 at Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Dudh Mahasangh Maryadit, Mumbai Governed by the Government of Maharashtra.
• Half-month training at Gujarat State Forensic Science Laboratory, Ahmedabad during Dec. 2014 Governed by the Government of Gujarat.
• Attended a Five-day training course on “Pesticide Residue Analysis by Sophisticated Analytical Instruments” held at ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad from 16th – 19th and 21st May 2018.
• Attended a two-day training program on Effective Implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Transition to New Standard) held at ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad on 24th & 25th July 2018.
• Training of Investigators of ICMR Multicentric Study “Assessment of the exposure and health effects of pesticides on Indian Population” held on 30th & 31st July 2018 at School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
• A 16-day International Online Faculty Development Program on Teaching, Learning, and Assessing in 2030 from 6th June to 23rd June 2023 organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai, India.

Oral/Poster Presentation

• Poster presentation at the National Conference on “Latest Technologies and their Application in Forensic Science and Digital Forensics” (2012) on the topic “Internal Body Concealment of Drugs and its Detection by Forensic Radiology”
• Poster presentation at the International Conference on “Recent Trends in Applied Sciences: Building Institutional and Industrial Avenues” (2015) on the topic “A Study of Relative Co-Relation between the Pattern of Fingerprints, Fingernail Plate and Blood Group.”
• Poster presentation at UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Chemical Sciences in Present Scenario (CSIPS-2016)” on the topic “Decipherment of Semi-Burnt Documents with Chemical Treatment.”
• Oral presentation at “International Conference on Advances in Chemical, biological and environmental engineering (ICACBEE-2021)” on a paper titled “Novel method development for Extraction and Analysis of pesticide residues in human serum samples”
• Oral presentation at “17th Annual Session of Students Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON-2021) on paper titled “Pesticide residue analysis in vegetable and fruit samples using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry”.
• Oral presentation at “The International Conference on Chemical Safety & Security for Health & Environment (ICCSSHE 2023) on a paper titled “Development of an Innovative Extraction Technique for the Analysis of pesticide residues from human body fluids”

• Secured First Rank in MSc. Forensic Science with 85.6 %
• Cleared UGC NET July 2018 and Dec. 2020

Office Address: School of Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, JSPM University, Pune.

Email: dvk.sfos@jspmuni.ac.in 

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