Dr. Sebastian Nybin Remello received his Bachelor and Post Graduate degree in Chemistry from Sacred Heart College, under Mahatma Gandhi University in 2009 and 2011 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D in Applied Chemistry under the guidance of Prof. Harou Inoue, from Graduate School of Urban Environmental Science, Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo. on “Artificial Photosynthesis Catalyzed by Silicon Porphyrins through two electron activation of water“
His teaching career began in 2017 as Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry, CUSAT. His research interests include Development of porphyrin based Metal Organic Framework materials as catalyst for water splitting, Development of A3B porphyrins as potential ligands for Water Splitting Molecular Catalyst,

• Development of porphyrin based molecular catalyst for water splitting.
• Development of assymetrical porphyrins for enhanced electron injection in HECs(Hydrogen Evolving Catalysts)
• Development of optically transparent Semiconductor oxides for increased photon efficiency

• Protolytic behavior of water-soluble zinc(II) porphyrin and the electrocatalytic two-electron water oxidation to form hydrogen peroxide; Abin Sebastian, Sebastian Nybin Remello, Fazalurahman Kuttassery, Siby Mathew, Yutaka Ohsaki, Hiroshi Tachibana, Haruo Inoue, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 112619.
• Alternative route to bypass the bottle-neck of water oxidation: Two-electron oxidation of water catalyzed by earth-abundant metalloporphyrins; Fazalurahaman Kuttassery, Siby Mathew, Sebastian Nybin Remello, Arun Thomas, Keito Sano,Yutaka Ohsaki, Yu Nabetani, Hiroshi Tachibana, Haruo Inoue; Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 377, 64–72
• How does the tin(IV)-insertion to porphyrins proceed in water at ambient temperature?: Re-investigation by time dependent 1H NMR and detection of intermediates;Yutaka Ohsaki, Arun Thomas, Fazalurahman Kuttassery, Siby Mathew, Sebastian Nybin Remello, Yu Nabetani, Tetsuya Shimada, Shinsuke Takagi, Hiroshi Tachibana, Haruo Inoue, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 482, 914-924.
• Two-electron oxidation of water to form hydrogen peroxide catalysed by silicon-porphyrins; Sebastian Nybin Remello, Fazalurahman Kuttassery, Siby Mathew, Arun Thomas, Daisuke Yamamoto, Yu Nabetani, Keito Sano, Hiroshi Tachibana, Haruo Inoue; Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2, 1966-1973.
• Two-Electron Oxidation of Water Through One‐Photon Excitation of Aluminium Porphyrins: Molecular Mechanism and Detection of Key Intermediates; Siby Mathew, Fazalurahman Kuttassery, Sebastian Nybin Remello, Arun Thomas, Daisuke Yamamoto, Satomi Onuki, Yu Nabetani, Hiroshi Tachibana, Haruo Inoue; ChemPhotoChem 2 (3), 240-248.
• Photochemical hydrogen evolution on metal ion surface-grafted TiO2-particles prepared by sol/gel method without calcination; Fazalurahman Kuttassery, Daisuke Yamamoto, Siby Mathew, Sebastian Nybin Remello, Arun Thomas, Yu Nabetani, Akihide Iwase, Akihiko Kudo, Hiroshi Tachibana, Haruo Inoue; Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 358, 386-394.

• Invited Talk - Electrochemical Two electron water oxidation to form hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by Silicon Porphyrins 3rd International Symposium on Hydrogen Energy‒based Society, August 22-23, 2018, Tokyo, Japan.
• CSJ Presentation Award- Silicon porphyrins for electrochemical water activation 97th Annual Meeting Chemical Society of Japan, March 16-19, 2017, Yokohama, Japan.
• General Talk - Artificial Photosynthesis - Approaches and Bottlenecks CUSAT Knowledge Forum Talk, January17, 2018, CUSAT, Kerala, India.

• Fundamentals of analytical chemistry
• Evaluation of analytical data
• Classical methods of analysis
• Separation techniques
• Thermal methods of analysis
• Spectrophotometric analysis
• Electro analytical techniques
• Fluorescence spectroscopy

• Development of porphyrin based Metal Organic Framework materials as catalyst for water splitting – Synthesis and Activity Study; UGC Start up Research Grant-Ongoing 2019-2021
• Development of A3B porphyrins as potential ligands for Water Splitting Molecular Catalyst; SEED Money , CUSAT-Ongoing 2018-2021
• Metal Porphyrin incorporated Metal Organic Framework Materials for Photocatalytic Water Splitting- Preparation and Activation Study; RUSA-MHRD Fund for CUSAT, Government of India-APPROVED Two Years
• Development of functional materials/systems for artificial photosynthesis. (Group of 7 members,Role - Theme Coordinator); RUSA-MHRD Fund for CUSAT, Government of India-APPROVED Two Years