• Thin film growth and characterization: Half-metallic Manganite Oxide thin film deposition and its structural and magnetic characterizations using advanced techniques.
• Advanced Optical lithography (Laser Interference lithography (LIL)): Nano-fabrication technologies; novel physical phenomena in magnetic materials with shrinking dimensions; dry etching technologies.
• Nanoscale Characterization: Understanding the surface science and materials physics at the nanoscale using Scanned Probes; Magnetization reversal in magnetic thin films using magnetic force microscopy.

• Qualified for Lectureship in National Eligibility Test (NET)* conducted by the Government of India.
• Cleared Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)** 
• Cleared Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST)$
• Orientation Programme: Academic Staff College, University of Calicut from 28-06-2013 till 25-07-2013.
• Refresher Course: Academic Staff College, University of Calicut from 17-09-2014 till 09-10-2014.
• Refresher Course: Science Academies’ 90^th Refresher Course in Experimental Physics, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikkara  from 13-09-2017-28-09-2017
• Co-ordinator of National Seminar on Renewable Energy and Nanotechnology conducted by Dept. Of Physics, K.E college.
• President of Institution Innovation Council(IIC), K.E College, Mannanam under MIC,MHRD
• Nodal Officer of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) of K.E College, Mannanam Under Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)

1. Oral Presentation

• American Physical Society Meeting, Los Angeles, USA, March 21-25, 2005
• MESA + Meeting, Enschede, The Netherlands, September 29, 2005.
• 50^th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, San Jose, California, USA, 30^th October -3^rd November, 2005
• 6th THIOX Meeting on Thin films for Novel oxide devices, Sestri Levante (GE, ITALY), April 9-11, 2008.
• MRS Spring Meeting, Sanfrancisco, CA, U.S.A. April 9-13, 2007.
• National Seminar on Advanced Materials, Vimala College, Thrissur, February 06-07, 2014.
• National Seminar on Recent Advancements in Photonics, Vimala College, Thrissur, February 14-15, 2017.
• Magnetic torque analysis of La0.67Sr0.33MnO3thinfilms, M Mercy Mathews and Klaus Steenbeck, National Seminar on Frontiers of Nanotechnology. August 8 and 7, 2017.
• Magnetic Force Microscopy studies of LSMO Thinfilms, Nanowires, and Nanodots on different substrates, ICSETS 2018,K.E College, Mannanam. January 18^th 2018. 

2. Poster Presentation

• Summer school on Magnetism of nanostructured systems and Hybrid structures, Brasov, Romania, September 1-10, 2003.
• 36^th Spring school “Magnetism Goes Nano- Electron correlations, Spin transport and Molecular magnetism” Jülich, Germany, February 14-25, 2005
• The 12th International Workshop on Oxide Electronics (WOE12), CapeCod, USA, October 3-5, 2005.
• International Symposium on Recent Advances in Inorganic Materials (RAIM 2002), Bombay, India, December 11-12, 2002
• E-MRS 2008 Spring Meeting, Strasbourg, France, May 26 – 30, 2008.
• National Seminar on Reflective Practices in Higher Education, Academic Staff College, University of Calicut, September 24 ,2014
• National Seminar on Nuclear, Astro and High Energy Physics, K.E College, Mannanam, October 29-30 ,2015.
• National Workshop on Trends in Physical Sciences, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, July 27-29, 2017.
• Gender sensitization workshop for college teachers, Vimala College, Thrissur, July 24^th 2010.
• One day Regional Seminar on Woman Empowerment and Sustainable Development: An Integrated Approach. K.E College, Mannanam. August 2^nd 2017.
• Recent Trends in Alternate Energy, Govt. College, Kottayam,5-6 October 2017.

• M. Mathews, F. M. Postma, J. C. Lodder, R. Jansen, G. Rijnders, D. H. A. Blank, “Step induced Uniaxial Magnetic anisotropy of La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ thin films” Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 242507(2005)
• Swapna S. Nair, Mercy Mathews and M.R. Anantharaman, Chemical Physics Letters, “Evidence for blueshift by weak exciton confinement and tuning of bandgap in superparamagnetic nanocomposites” 406, 398-403 (2005)
• Swapna. S. Nair, Mercy Mathews, P.A. Joy, S.D. Kulkarni and M.R. Anantharaman, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, “Effect of cobalt doping on the magnetic properties of superparamagnetic γ-Fe2O3-polystyrene nanocomposites” 283, 344-352 (2004)
• M. Mathews, J.A.Boschker, E.P. Houwman, H. Nishikawa, G. Koster, G. Rijnders, and D.H.A. Blank  “Srong uniaxial in-plane magnetic anisotropy of (001)- and (011)- oriented La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ thin films on NdGaO₃ substrates” Physical review B, 79, 214425. (2009)

• M. Mathews, J.C. Lodder, R. Jansen, G. Rijnders, D.H.A. Blank, “Magnetic oxide nanowires with strain controlled uniaxial magnetic anisotropy”Phys. Rev. B, 80, 064408 (2009)

• H. Nishikawa, E. Houwman, H. Boschker, M. Mathews, G. Rijnders, D.H.A. Blank  Rotation of the magnetic easy axis in La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ thin film on NGO(112) Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 042502(2009)
• M. Mathews, E. P. Houwman, R. Jansen, G. Rijnders, D.H.A. Blank, Magnetization reversal mechanism in La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ thin films on NdGaO₃ substrate  J. Appl. Phys. 107, 013904. (2010)
• M. Mathews, J.A. Boschker, P. Brinks, E. Houwman A. Vailionis, G. Koster, D.H.A. Blank, G.Rijnders Uniaxial contribution to the magnetic anisotropy of LSMO thin films induced by orthorhombic crystal structure J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 323, 2632(2011).

• Deena Joy,  Alphy Mathew, Geethu Anil, Mercy Mathews Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using co-precipitation technique, Conference Proceedings, National Workshop on Trends in Physical Sciences, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, July 27-29, 2017.
• Geethu Anil. Alphy Mathew, Deena Joy, Mercy Mathews Synthesis and characterization of Iron oxide nanoparticles using co-precipitation technique, Conference Proceedings, National Workshop on Trends in Physical Sciences, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, July 27-29, 2017.
• Neethu Gangu, Mercy Mathews, Synthesis of SPIONS using CO-PRECIPITATION Technique in the Conference Proceedings of National Seminar on Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy held at Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam. 30-31 October 2013.