Qualification

Ph.D
Title: "Electroorganic Synthesis: Carboxylation and Hydrogenation."
University from which PhDs awarded:Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
Awarded Year:2005

Research Students Information (Awarded):

Guided Successfully:

Ph.D:21

M.Phill:04

Presently Guided:

Ph.D:06

M.Phill:02

Academic Achievements:

1. Senior Research Fellowship, Awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India, New Delhi in April 2004.
2. Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awarded by Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea in July 2006.
3. Acted as a Principle and Co-Principle Investigator in UGC, CSIR and DST Projects.
4. Awards: Associate Fellow of AP akademy of Sciences, Govt.of A.P.
5. Member of University affiliation committee (I visited various colleges for given the affiliation) and Member in Board of Studies (PG) in Chemistry of our University.
6. As External Examiner for M.Sc., Theory and practical’s in various universities including our university for conducting the examinations both regular and distance mode.
7. Member of Board of Studies for Post Graduation in Chemistry of Dravidian University, Kuppam, Chittoor- Dt.
8. BOS Chairman of Soil and agricultural Chemistry, Hindu College, Guntur.
9. BOS Chairman of Oil, Fats and Petroleum Products, VSR&YRN College, Chirala.
10. BOS member of UG and PG in Chemistry, PB Siddardha College, Vijayawada.
11. BOS member of B.Tech in Chemistry, JNTUA, Anatapuram.

No. of books published:

05 + 01(Book chapter)

No. of research articles published/presented since the inception:

No of journals published :

International:100

National:25

No of conferences:

International:29
National:50

Details Major/Minor Research Projects held/holding :-

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Title and Sanction Order Particulars	Date of Project Sanctioned	Major/Minor and Funding Agency	Amount in Lakhs
1. Asymmetric hydrogenation of heteroaromatic compounds using catalytic amount of chiral auxiliaries.	2009	Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi. As Principal Investigator (SR/FT/CS095/2009)	Rs. 19,90,000-00
2. Synthesis and Biological evaluation of Nortopsentin and Topsentin analogues.	2013	UUniversity Grants Commission, New Delhi. As Principal Investigator [42- 285/2013(SR)].	Rs. 12,20,800-00
3. Synthesis, antitumor evaluation and mechanistic studies of Nortopsentin analogues funded by	2013	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. As Principal Investigator [02(0114)/13/EMRII].	Rs. 32,00,000-00
4. Spectroscopic investigations on mixed alkali effect in alkali zinc borate glasses.	2009	University Grants Commission, New DelhI. As CoPrincipal Investigator [37-2/2009(SR)].	Rs. 10,35,871-00
5. Spectroscopic investigations on rare earth doped nanocrystals embedded cadmium phosphate glasses for optical fiber amplifiers.	2013	University Grants Commission, New Delhi. As CoPrincipal Investigator [42-832/2013(SR)]	Rs. 13,50,800-00

Research Projects Ongoing:

Project Title: Synthesis, anticancer evaluation and molecular docking studies of 1,2,4-oxadiazole and 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives
Budget Sanctioned: Rs. 2,00,000.
Sanctioned by: Acharya Nagarjuna University