Qualification

Ph.D. (2007) – Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, (A.P.).

PDF/Teaching Experience

• Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa: 27.06.2022 to Till date.
• Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa: June 2019 – 26.06.2022.
• Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), Dept. of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa: June 2006 – June 2019.
• Assistant Professor (Stage 2), Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa: June 2011 – June 2016.
• Assistant Professor (Stage 1), Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa: June 2007 – June 2011.

Administrative Experience

• Chairman, Board of Studies in Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University from 22-01-2021 to till date.
• Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Yogi Vemana University from 24-12-2020 to till date.
• Additional Controller - Controller of Examinations, Yogi Vemana University from 05-10-2017 to 03-02-2020 (2Y 4M).
• Assistant Controller – Controller of Examinations, Yogi Vemana University from 10-01-2017 to 05-10-2017 (09M).
• Coordinator – Research Cell, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa from 18-03-2016 to 05-10-2017 (1Y 7M).
• Warden - YVU Men’s Hostel from 30-01-2015 to 14-03-2017 (2Y 2M).
• Coordinator - Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University from 24-05-2012 to 10-08-2014 (2Y 3M).

Research Projects

• “Design, synthesis and characterization of novel extractants for the selective extraction of heavy metals in environment”. Principal Investigator (PI) | DAE-BRNS, Mumbai, India | Rs. 24.5 Lakhs | 2012-2015.
• “Synthesis, characterization and DNA binding and cleavage activities of novel macrocyclic hetero organo transition metal complexes” Principal Investigator (PI) | CSIR, New Delhi, India | Rs. 15.5 lakhs | 2010-2013.
• Phytoremediation Uranium enriched soils: A Molecular, Biochemical and Transgenic approach” Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI). DBT, New Delhi | Rs. 23.80 lakhs | 2009-2012.
• Chemical analysis of Soil and water in Rayalaseema region in the project entitled “Agri-Science Park Project” Research Investigator (RI). Department of Industries and Commerce, Hyderabad and Y.V. University, Kadapa | Rs. 3.2 lakhs | 2008-2013.

Research Students

Ph.D Awarded

• Mr. B. Mohan Reddy | Synthesis and Biological activity of medicinally valuable heterocyclic and macrocyclic compounds and development of new methodologies involving C-C/C-N bond formation and bromination reactions.| February, 2016.
• Mr. P. Md. Khaja Mohinuddin | Development of Green and Sustainable Methodologies for Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation Reactions | March, 2018.
• Mr. Trivikram Reddy Gundala | New Synthetic Approaches to Nitrogen and Sulfur Based Heterocycles and Biological Assessment for Selected Analogs | May, 2018.

Ph.D Pursuing

• Mr. Kumar | Development of green and sustainable synthetic approaches to thiazole and pyridine based heterocycles and investigation of their photophysical and electrochemical properties.
• Mrs. N. Umadevi | Palladium mediated C-H bond activation for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines and 4(3H)-quinazolinone derivatives and development of new synthetic methodologies.

Achievements / Awards : 01

• Received Associate Fellow ward from Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA; 09th November, 2018.

Research Publications in National & International SCI Journals : 45

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Number of Book Chapters (National / International) : 01

Number of Books Published (National / International) : 04

Number of Conference / Symposia Organized : 01

Number of Conference / Symposia Attended : 47

Reviewed Research Papers of Various Scientific Journals

• RSC Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry) .
• New Journal of Chemistry (Royal Society of Chemistry) .
• ChemElectroChem (Wiley) .
• ChemistrySelect (Wiley) .
• Synthetic Communications (Taylor & Francis) .
• Research on Chemical Intermediates (RINT) (Springer) .
Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements (Taylor & Francis).

Ph.D. Thesis Adjudication

Adjudicated the thesis submitted to the following universities.
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh; Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh; Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, Karnataka.