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Prof. Raghu Chitta

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

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Room No: #CY405, Artificial Photosynthesis Laboratory +91-870-2462652 raghuchitta@nitw.ac.in https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=NGFlxW8AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Bio Sketch

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    • Journal(s): 63
    • Conference(s): 33
    • Book Chapter(s): 7
    • Educational Package(s): 1
    • PhD: Current - 4  Awarded - 8
    • Event(s) Organized: Conference - 7  Workshop - 3  Short Term Course - 1  FDP - 4

    104

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    12

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    8

    PROJECTS

    3

    PATENTS

    Research Areas

    Design and Synthesis of Artificial Photosynthetic Systems
    Dye Sensitized and Organic Solar Cells
    Fluorescent Chemosensors
    Photodriven Water Splitting
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Post-Doctoral Fellow University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. & University of Houston, Texas, Texas, U.S.A. 2011
    Master of Science Wichita State University 2007
    Doctor of Philosophy Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A. 2007
    Master of Science University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 2002
    Bachelor of Science Lal Bahadhur College, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana 2000
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Engineering Chemistry(CY1161) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Applied Analytical Methods(CY17031) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Chemistry for Civil Engineers(CY183) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Inorganic Chemistry - I(CY3201) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Engineering Chemistry(CY185) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Group Theory and Spectroscopy(CY16004) 4-0-0 4 UG, PG
    Statistical Treatment of Data and Quality Control in Chemical Analysis(CYI312) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Statistics and Quality Control in Analytical Chemistry(CY5212) 3-0-0 3 PG
    General Chemistry(CY2101) 3-0-0 3 UG
    General Chemistry-I(CYI101) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Advanced Topics in Optical and Resonance Techniques(CY5171) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Analytical Chemistry(CY4101) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Symmetry, Group Theory and Solid State Chemistry(CY4152) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Physical Methods of Chemical Analysis(CY5202) 3-0-0 3 PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Electrochemical Characterizations for Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Cobalt-Ferrites Synthesized by Autoignition Process, By Disha Soni, Rahul Pal* and Raghu Chitta*, Portuguese Electrochemical Society, Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta, vol.45 , pp.352-369, 2027
    Phenoxazine and Naphthalene Tethered Dual-dye Azadipyrromethenes: Synthesis and Photophysical study., By Silve Dasgupta, Anjaiah Boligorla, Ravulakollu Srinivasa Rao, Surya Prakash Singh,* Raghu Chitta,* Lingamallu Giribabu*, Elsevier, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, vol.470, pp.116653, 2026
    Mono- and Di-Benzothiazole Functionalized Borondipyrromethenes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Investigating the Role of Benzothiazole as an Excitation Energy Donor in Light Induced Events, By Srikanth Bandi, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ravinder Pawar, Raghu Chitta.*, Elsevier, Dyes and Pigments, vol.245, pp.113105, 2026
    MXene-Molecular Chromophore Triboelectric Systems for Self-Powered Noble-Gas Discharge, By Suman Mudu, Vijaykumar Chuncha, M. Navaneeth, Pembarthi Raju, Kamakshaiah Charyulu Devarayapalli, Raghu Chitta, Manjula G, Palash Mishra, Dae Sung Lee, Uday Kumar Khanapuram,* Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina*, American Chemical Society, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, vol.8, pp.3453–3463, 2026
    Phenothiazine Dye-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Self-Powered Electronic Devices and Electroluminescent Applications, By Deepak R.; Vijay Kumar Ch.; Navaneeth M.; Rakshita M.; Rajesh Katru.; Rakesh Kumar R.; Palash Mishra.; Raghu Chitta*; Uday Kumar K.*, Wiley-VCH GmbH, Advanced Sustainable Systems, vol.10, pp.e01504, 2026
    Deciphering the Role ofAzaborondipyrrometheneas an Electron Relay inPhotoinduced Events Operating in Near-Infrared Absorbing Heteroaromatics Based Dual-Dye Substituted AzaBODIPYs, By Anjaiah Boligorla, Sai Prasanna Palacharala, Sadashiv Wadepalli, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Gundu Venkateswarlu, Priyanka Mekala, Ravinder Pawar, Prakriti R. Bangal,* Lingamallu Giribabu,* and Raghu Chitta.*, American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.129, pp.9227–9242, 2025
    Near-Infrared Absorbing Dual-Dye Integrated Azaborondipyrromethenes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Unveiling the Role of Naphthalene and Phenothiazine as Energy and Electron Donors in Light Induced Events, By Anjaiah Boligorla, Silve Dasgupta, Lingamallu Giribabu,* Raghu Chitta.*, World Scientific, Journal of Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, vol.29, pp.153-164, 2025
    Unveiling the LightInducedEnergy TransferEvents inWaterSolubleBenzothiazoleAppendedBorondipyrromethene: Synthesis, Photophysical Study, and Applications to Amyloid Binding, By Srikanth Bandi, RMH Rathnayaka, Monika Rana, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ghida Fawaz, Esha Gahunia, Amandine Courtemanche, Anjaiah Boligorla, Ravinder Pawar, Anuj Kumar Sharma,* Suresh Gadde,* Francis D’Souza,* and Raghu Chitta*[a], Wiley-VCH GmbH, Chemistry-AnAsian Journal, vol.21, pp.e70372 (1 to 13), 2025
    Investigating the Role of Corrole as an Excitation Energy Relay in Light-Induced Processes in Closely Connected N,N'-Bis(biphenyl-4-yl)aniline Functionalized Corrole Donor - Acceptor Dyad, By Chuncha, Vijaykumar; Balahoju, Shivaprasad Achary; Dutta, Snigdha; Giribabu, Lingamallu;* Chitta, Raghu.*, Wiley-VCH GmbH, Photochemistry and Photobiology, vol.100, pp.1041-1054, 2024
    Excitation wavelength-reliant light-induced energy and electron processes in pyrene and naphthalene functionalized dual-dye integrated polyaromatic azaborondipyrromethenes†, By Anjaiah Boligorla, Manne Naga Rajesh, Lingamallu Giribabu,* Raghu Chitta*, The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.47, pp.20363, 2023
    Phenothiazine functionalized fulleropyrrolidines: synthesis, charge transport and applications to organic solar cells, By Badgurjar, Deepak; Duvva, Naresh; Vagui, Anirban; Pooja; Gahlot, Sapna; Pawar, Ravinder; Singh, Surya Prakash; Garg, Ashish;* Giribabu, Lingamallu,* Chitta, Raghu.* , Springer, Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, vol.22, pp.379-393, 2023
    Multichromophore Integrated Panchromatic Azaborondipyrromethenes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Exploring the Role of AzaBODIPY as an Energy and Electron Relay in Photoinduced Processes, By Boligorla Anjaiah, Manne Naga Rajesh, Lingamallu Giribabu,* Raghu Chitta*, Wiley-VCH GmbH, Chemistry-An Asian Journal, vol.e202300050, pp.1, 2023
    Light-induced energy and electron transfer occurring in tandem in tetra (bis(4′-tert-butylbiphenyl-4-yl)aniline)-zinc(II) porphyrin-fullerene supramolecular conjugates, By Gangada, Suneel; Jain, Kanika; Boligorla, Anjaiah; Mitra, Hrishit; Ramnagar, Ramya Athira; Bandi, Srikanth; Chuncha, Vijaykumar; Roy, Tapta Kanchan; Giribabu, Lingamallu;* Chitta, Raghu.*, World Scientific Publishing, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, vol.26, pp.872–883, 2022
    Simultaneous Determination of Bempedoic Acid and Ezetimibe in Rat Plasma Using HPLC-PDA and its Applications to a Pharmacokinetic Study, By Karla, Vijender Reddy; Raghasudha, M; Chitta, Raghu*, Springer, Chemistry Africa, vol.5, pp.917-927, 2022
    Validation of the HPLC-PDA Methods for Detection of Eluxadoline and Rifaximin in Rat Plasma and Appliation in a Pharmacokinetic Study, By Karla, Vijender Reddy; Palakeeti, Babji; M. Raghasudha; Chitta, Raghu*, Springer, Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol.8:14, pp.1-10, 2022
    Light-induced energy transfer followed by electron transfer in axially co-ordinated benzothiazole tethered zinc porphyrin-fullero[C60/C70]pyrrolidine triads, By Chitta, Raghu*; Badgurjar, Deepak; Reddy, Govind; Jain, Kanika; Karla, Vijendar Reddy; Boligorla, Anjaiah; Lingamallu, Giribabu*, World Scientific Publishing, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, vol.25, pp.469-483, 2021
    One-Photon Excitation Followed by a Three-Step Sequential Energy–Energy–Electron Transfer Leading to a Charge-Separated State in a Supramolecular Tetrad Featuring Benzothiazole–Boron-Dipyrromethene–Zinc Porphyrin–C60., By Badgurjar, Deepak; Seetharaman, Sairaman; D’Souza, Francis*; Chitta, Raghu.*, Wiley-VCH on behalf of Chemistry Europe, Chemistry-A European Journal, vol.27, pp.2184-2195, 2021
    Photo-induced Energy and Electron Transfer in Carboxylic Acid Functionalized Bis(4’-tert-butylphenyl-4-yl)aniline (BBA)-substituted A3B Zinc Porphyrins, By Gangada, Suneel; Pooja, Boligorla, Anjaiah; Karla, Vijendar Reddy; Bandi, Srikanth; Pawar, Ravinder; Chitta, Raghu.*, Springer, Journal of Chemical Sciences, vol.133:102, pp.1-12, 2021
    Self-Reporting Molecularly Imprinted Polymer with the Covalently Immobilized Ferrocene Redox Probe for Selective Electrochemical Sensing of p-Synephrine, By Lach, Patrycja; Cieplak, Maciej; Nowaryta, Krzysztof R.; Pieta, Piotr; Lisowski, Wojciech; Kalecki, Jakub; Chitta, Raghu; D’Souza, Francis;* Kutner, Wlodzimierz,* Sharma, Piyush Sindhu, Elsevier, Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical, vol.344, pp.130276, 2021
    Porphyrin Bearing Phenothiazine Pincers as Hosts for Fullerene Binding via Concave-Convex Complementarity: Synthesis and Complexation Study., By Jain, Kanika; Duvva, Naresh; Roy, Tapta Kanchan; Lingamallu, Giribabu*; Raghu Chitta*., The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.45, pp.19691, 2021
    Excitation-Wavelength-Dependent Light-Induced Electron Transfer and Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer in N,N’-Bis(4′-tert-butylbiphenyl-4-yl)aniline Functionalized Borondipyrromethene., By Gangada, Suneel; Ramnagar, Ramya Athira; Sangolkar, Akanksha Ashok; Pawar, Ravinder; nanubolu, Jagadeesh Babu; Roy, Partha; Lingamallu, Giribabu*; Chitta, Raghu.*, American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.124, pp.9738−9750., 2020
    Electron-Withdrawing Boron Dipyrromethene Dyes As Visible Light Absorber/Sensitizers on Semiconductor Oxide Surfaces., By Badgurjar, Deepak; Shan, Bing; Nayak, Animesh; Wu, Lei, Chitta, Raghu; Meyer, Thomas J.*, American Chemical Society, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol.12, pp.7768−7776, 2020
    Bis(4′-tert-butylbiphenyl-4-yl)aniline (BBA)-substituted A3B zinc porphyrin as light harvesting material for conversion of light energy to electricity, By Duvva, Naresh; Gangada, Suneel; Chitta, Raghu;* Giribabu, Lingamallu.*, World Scientific Publishing, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, vol.24, pp.1189-1197, 2020
    Hypochlorite Mediated Modulation of Photo-Induced Electron Transfer in PTZ-BODIPY Electron Donor-Acceptor Dyad: A Highly Water Soluble “Turn-On” Fluorescent Probe for Hypochlorite., By Soni, Disha; Duvva, Naresh; Badgurjar, Deepak; Tapta Kanchan; Nimesh, Surendra; Arya, Geeta; Lingamallu, Giribabu*; Chitta, Raghu*., Wiley-VCH GmbH, Chemistry-An Asian Journal, vol.13, pp.1594-1608., 2018
    A Simple Phenothiazine Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor for Hypochlorite Detection, By Disha Soni, Kajal Yadav, Raghu Chitta*, Association for Sensors and Measurement, 17th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors - IMCS 2018, vol., pp.89-90, 2018
    Excitation-Dependent Electron Exchange Energy and Electron Transfer Dynamics in a Series of Covalently Tethered N,N’-bis(4’-tert-butylbiphenyl-4-yl)aniline-[C60]fullerene Dyads via Varying -conjugatd Spacers., By Gangada, Suneel; Chakali, Madhu; Mandal, Haraprasad; Duvva, Naresh; Chitta, Raghu*; Lingamallu, Giribabu*; Bangal, Pakriti R*., Wiley-VCH GmbH, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.20, pp.21352-21367, 2018
    Hypochlorite-Promoted Inhibition of Photo-induced Electron Transfer in Phenothiazine-Borondipyrromethen Donor-Acceptor Dyad: A Cost-Effective and Metal-Free “Turn-On” Fluorescent Chemosensor for Hypochlorite, By Soni, Disha; Gangada, Suneel; Duvva, Naresh; Roy, Tapta Kanchan; Nimesh, Surendra; Arya, Geeta; Lingamallu, Giribabu*; Chitta, Raghu*., The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.41, pp.5322-5333., 2017
    Direct Determination of Small RNAs Using a Biotinylated Polythiophene Impedimetric Genosensor, By Voccia, Diego; Sosnowska, Marta; bettazzi, Francesca; Roscigno, Giuseppine; Fratini, Emiliano; Franciscis, Vittorio De; Condorelli, Gerolama; Chitta, Raghu; D’Souza, Francis; kutner, Wlodzimierz; Palchetti, Ilaria.* , Elsevier, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol.87, pp.1012-1019, 2017
    Ultrafast Intramolecular Photo-Induced Energy Transfer Events in Phenylbenothiazole-Borondipyrromethene Donor-Acceptor Dyads, By Badgurjar, Deepak; Kolanu, Sudhakar; Jain, Kanika; Kalantri, Vibha; Yeduru, Venkatesh; Duvva, Naresh; Seelam, Prasanthkumar; Sharma, Anuj, K.;* Bangal, Prakriti, R;* Chitta, Raghu;* Lingamallu, Giribabu.*, American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol.120, pp.16305 – 16321., 2016
    Light Induced Intramolecular Electron and Energy Transfer Events in Rigidly Linked Borondipyrromethene-Corrole Dyad, By Lingamallu, Giribabu*; Jain, Kanika; Kolanu, Sudhakar; Duvva, Naresh; Chitta, Raghu.*, Elsevier, Journal of Luminescence, vol.17, pp.209-218, 2016
    Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of Axially Bound Tetra(phenothiazinyl)/tetra(bis(4ʹ-tert-butylbipheny;-4-yl)aniline)-zinc(II)porphyrin-fullero[C60,C70]Pyrrolidine Donor-Acceptor Triads, By Jain, Kanika; Duva, Naresh; Badgurjar, Deepak; Lingamallu, Giribabu;* Chitta, Raghu* , Elsevier, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol.66, pp.5-10, 2016
    Spacer Controlled Photo-Induced Intramolecular Electron Transfer in a Novel Series of Phenothiazine-Boron Dipyrromethene Donor-Acceptor Dyads, By Duvva, Naresh; Kolanu, Sudhakar; Badgurjar, Deepak; Chitta, Raghu;* Lingamallu, Giribabu.*, Elsevier, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, vol.312, pp.8-19, 2015
    Piezomicrogravimetric and Impedimetric Oligonucleotide Biosensors Using Conducting Polymers of Biotinylated Bis(2,2'-bithien-5-yl)methane as Recognition Units, By Sosnowska, Marta; Pieta, Piotr; Sharma, Piyush S.;Chitta, Raghu; K. C, Chandra B.; Bandi, Venugopal; D'Souza, Francis; Kutner, Wlodzimierz., American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry, vol.85, pp.7454-7461, 2013
    Further Observations on Water Oxidation Catalyzed by Mononuclear Ru(II) Complexes, By Kaveevivitchai, Nattawut; Zong, Ruifa; Tseng, Huan-Wei; Chitta, Raghu; Thummel, Randolph., American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry, vol.51, pp.2930 – 2939, 2012
    A Molecular Light-driven Water Oxidation Catalyst, By Kaveevivitchai, Nattawut; Chitta, Raghu; Zong, Ruifa; El Ojaimi, Maya; Thummel, Randolph.*, American Chemical Society, Journal of The American Chemical Society, vol.134, pp.10721–10724., 2012
    Effect of Axially Projected Oligothiophene Pendants and Nitro- Functionalized Diimine Ligands on the Lowest Excited State in Cationic Ir(III) bis-Cyclometalates, By Schwartz, Kyle R.; Chitta, Raghu; Bohnsack, Jon N.; Ceckanowicz, Darren, J.; Miró, Pere; Cramer, Christopher J.; Mann, Kent R., American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry, vol.51, pp.5082-5094, 2012
    Diameter Sorted SWCNT-Porphyrin and SWCNT-Phthalocyanine Conjugates Self-assembled via Double-Decker Binding Strategy for Light Energy Harvesting, By Sandanayaka, A.S.D.; Subbaiyan, N. K.; Chitta, Raghu; Maligaspe, E.; Das, S. K.; Hasobe, T.; Ito, O.; D’Souza, F.*, Wiley-VCH GmbH, ChemPhysChem, vol.12, pp.2266 – 2273, 2011
    (S)-(-)-1-Phenylethanaminium 4-(4,4-Difluoro-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-3a,4a-diaza-4-borata-s-indacen-8-yl)benzoate, By Lindsay M. Hinkle, Raghu Chitta and Kent R. Mann*, International Union of Crystallography, Wiley, Acta Crystallographica Section E, vol.67, pp.o2265-o2266, 2011
    Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) Based Piezoelectric Microgravimetry Chemsensor for Selective Determination of Adenine, By Pietrzyk, Agnieszka; Suriyanarayanan, Subramanian; Kutner, Włodzimierz;* Chitta, Raghu; Zandler, Melvin E.; D’Souza, Francis.* , Elsevier, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol.25, pp.2522-2529, 2010
    Effect of Potassium ion on Switching of Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Inclusion dyads formed by Crown Ether-Porphyrins and an Ammonium Cation-Fullerene, By Osamu Ito, Atula S. D. Sandanayaka, Raghu Chitta, Francis D'Souza., Elsevier, Journal of Indian Chemical Society, vol.87, pp.13-21, 2010
    Tuning Electron Transfer Rates via Systematic Shifts in the Acceptor State Density Using Size-Selected ZnO Colloids, By Huss, Adam S.; Bierbaum, Andrew; Chitta, Raghu; Ceckanowicz, Darren J.; Mann, Kent R.; Gladfelter, Wayne L.; Blank, David A., American Chemical Society, Journal of American Chemical Society, vol.132, pp.13963-13965, 2010
    Photoinduced Charge Separation in Ion-Paired Porphyrin-Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Donor-Acceptor Hybrids, By Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Chitta, Raghu; Subbaiyan, Navaneetha K.; D'Souza, Lawrence; Ito, Osamu; D'Souza, Francis. , American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol.113, pp.13425-13432, 2009
    Selective Histamine Piezoelectric Chemosensor Using a Recognition Film of the Molecularly Imprinted Polymer of Bis(bithiophene) Derivatives, By Pietrzyk, Agnieszka; Suriyanarayanan, Subramanian; Kutner, Wlodzimierz; Chitta, Raghu; D'Souza, Francis. , American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry, vol.81, pp.2633-2643, 2009
    Melamine Acoustic Chemosensor Based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Film, By Pietrzyk, Agnieszka; Kutner, Wlodzimierz; Chitta, Raghu; Zandler, Melvin E.; D'Souza, Francis; Sannicolo, Francesco; Mussini, Patrizia R. , American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry, vol.81, pp.10061-10070, 2009
    Photosynthetic Antenna-Reaction Center Mimicry: Sequential Energy- and Electron Transfer in a Self-assembled Supramolecular Triad Composed of Boron Dipyrrin, Zinc porphyrin and Fullerene., By Maligaspe, Eranda; Tkachenko, Nikolai V.; Subbaiyan, Navaneetha K.; Chitta, Raghu; Zandler, Melvin E.; Lemmetyinen, Helge; D’Souza, Francis, American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.113, pp.8478-8489, 2009
    Self-Assembled Supramolecular Ferrocene-Fullerene Dyads and Triad: Formation and Photoinduced Electron Transfer, By Araki, Yasuyuki; Chitta, Raghu; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Langenwalter, Kevin; Gadde, Suresh; Zandler, Melvin E.; Ito, Osamu; D’Souza, Francis, American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol.112, pp.2222-2229, 2008
    Corrole-Fullerene Dyads: Formation of Long-Lived Charge-Separated States in Non-polar Solvents, By D'Souza, Francis; Chitta, Raghu; Ohkubo, Kei; Tasior, Mariusz; Subbaiyan, Navaneetha K.; Zandler, Melvin E.; Rogacki, Maciek K.; Gryko, Daniel T.; Fukuzumi, Shunichi., American Chemical Society, Journal of American Chemical Society, vol.130, pp.14263-14272, 2008
    Self-assembled Tetrapyrrole-Fullerene and Tetrapyrrole-Carbon Nanotube Donor-Acceptor Hybrids for Light Induced Electron Transfer Applications, By Chitta, Raghu; D’Souza, Francis. , Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol.18, pp.1440-1471, 2008
    Co-facial Magnesium Porphyrin Dimer Complexed with Fullerene: Photosynthetic Reaction Center Model of ‘Special Pair’ Self-Assembled to Electron Acceptor, By Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Subbaiyan, Navaneetha K.; Chitta, Raghu; Araki, Yasuyuki; Ito, Osamu; D’Souza, Francis., World Scientific, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, vol.12, pp.857-865, 2008
    “Two-Point” Assembling of Zn(II) and Co(II) Metalloporphyrins Derivatized with a Crown Ether Substituent in Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films, By Noworyta, Krzysztof; Marczak, Renata; Tylenda, Rafal; Sobczak, Janusz W.; Chitta, Raghu; Kutner, Wlodzimierz; D’Souza, Francis., American Chemical Society, Langmuir, vol.23, pp.2555-2568, 2007
    Donor-Acceptor Nanohybrids of Zinc Napthalocyanine or Zinc Porphyrin Non-covalently Linked to Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes for Photoinduced Electron Transfer, By Chitta, Raghu; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Schumacher, Amy L.; D’Souza, Lawrence; Araki, Yasuyuki; Ito, Osamu; D'Souza, Francis. , American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol.111, pp.6947-6955, 2007
    Supramolecular Carbon Nanotube-Fullerene Donor-Acceptor Hybrids for Photoinduced Electron Transfer, By D’Souza, Francis; Chitta, Raghu; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Subbaiyan, Navaneetha K.; D’Souza, Lawrence; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu., American Chemical Society, Journal of American Chemical Society, vol.129, pp.15865-15871, 2007
    Self-Assembled Single Wall Carbon Nanotube: Zinc Porphyrin Hybrids via Ammonium/ Crown Ether Interaction: Construction and Electron Transfer Studies, By D’Souza, Francis; Chitta, Raghu; Sandanayaka, Atula, S. D.; Subbaiyan, Navaneetha K.; D’Souza, Lawrence; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu. , Wiley-VCH GmbH, Chemistry - A European Journal, vol.13, pp.8277-8284, 2007
    Photosynthesis reaction center mimicry of a “special pair” dimer linked to electron acceptors by a supramolecular approach: self-assembled cofacial zinc porphyrin dimer complexed with fullerene(s), By D’Souza, Francis; Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; Rogers, Lisa M.; Karr. Paul A.; Melvin E. Zandler; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu. , Wiley-VCH GmbH, Chemistry- - A European Journal, vol.13, pp.916-922, 2007
    Synthesis and Study of Crown Ether-Appended Boron Dipyrrin Chemosensors for Cation Complexation”. , By Blakemore, James D.; Chitta, Raghu; D’Souza, Francis., Science Direct, Elsevier, Tetrahedron Letters, vol.48, pp.1977-1982, 2007
    Design and Studies on Supramolecular Ferrocene-Porphyrin-Fullerene Constructs for generating Long-Lived Charge Separated States, By D’Souza, Francis; Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; Islam, D.-M. Shafiqul; Schumacher, Amy L.; Zandler, Melvin E.; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu. , American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.110, pp.25240-25250, 2006
    Potassium Ion Controlled Switching of Intra-to Intermolecular Electron Transfer in Crown Ether Appended Free-Base Porphyrin-Fullerene Donor-Acceptor Systems, By D’Souza, Francis; Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; Zandler, Melvin E.; McCarty, Amy L.; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito. Osamu. , American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.110, pp.4338-4347, 2006
    Electron Transfer Switching in Supramolecular Porphyrin-Fullerene Conjugates Held by Alkylammonium Cation-Crown Ether Binding, By Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu; Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; D’Souza, Francis. , Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, vol., pp.4327-4329, 2006
    Binding, Electrochemical Activation, and Cleavage of DNA by Cobalt (II) Tetrakis-N-methylpyridyl Porphyrin and Its -Pyrrole Brominated Derivative, By Yellapa, Shivaraj; Seetharamappa, Jaldappagari; Lisa, M.; Chitta, Raghu; Singhal, Ram P.; D’Souza, Francis. , American Chemical Society, Bioconjugate Chemistry, vol.17, pp.1418-1425, 2006
    Design, Syntheses, and Studies of Supramolecular Porphyrin-Fullerene Conjugates, Using Bis-18-crown-6 Appended Porphyrins and Pyridine or Alkyl Ammonium Functionalized Fullerenes, By D’Souza, Francis; Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; McCarty, Amy L.; Karr, Paul A.; Zandler, Melvin E.; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu., American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.110, pp.5905-5913, 2006
    Supramolecular porphyrin-fullerene via 'two-point' binding strategy: Axial-coordination and cation-crown ether complexation, By D’Souza, Francis; Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; Zandler, Melvin E.; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu., Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, vol., pp.1279-1281, 2005
    Effect of axial ligation or type interactions on photochemical charge stabilization in “Two-point” bound supramolecular porphyrin-fullerene conjugates, By D’Souza, Francis; Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; Zandler, Melvin E.; McCarty, Amy L.; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu., Wiley-VCH GmbH, Chemistry - A European Journal, vol.11, pp.4416-4428, 2005
    Electrochemical, Spectral, and Computational Studies of Metalloporphyrin Dimers Formed by Cation Complexation of Crown Ether Cavities, By Chitta, Raghu; Rogers, Lisa M.; Wanklyn, Amber; Karr, Paul A.; Kahol, Pawan K.; Zandler, Melvin E.; D’Souza, Francis. , American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry, vol.43, pp.6969-6978, 2004
    Conference(s)
    Invited Talk: Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Energy Harvesting By Raghu Chitta, Current Research in Chemical Sciences, 2026
    Invited Talk: Light Harvesting Bis-Pyrrolic Molecules for Artifi cial Photosynthesis and Molecular Sensing By Raghu Chitta, Twelve Days (Online) Refresher Course on Materials Science and Nanotechnology, 2026
    Invited Talk: Fundamentals of Designing Light Harvesting Molecules: A Chemist's Perspective By Raghu Chitta, Refresher Course on"Transforming Chemistry Education: From Concepts to Classrooms", 2025
    Invited Talk: Unveiling the Photophysical Events of Bis- and Tetra-Pyrrolic Light Harvesting Systems: From Design to Applications By Raghu Chitta, National Conference on“Nano- and Supramolecular Chemistry (NCNSC-2025)”, NIT Srinagar, 2025
    Invited Talk: Pyrrole Based Cost- Effective Light Energy Harvesting Materials: Design and Applications By Raghu Chitta, One-Week Online Short Term Course on"Sustainable Chemistry in Engineering Applications, 2025
    Invited Talk: Essentials in Designing Light EnergyHarvesting Materials By Raghu Chitta, One-Week Online Short Term Course on"Sustainable Chemistry in Engineering Applications, 2025
    Invited Talk: Bis- and Tetra-Pyrrolic Light Harvesting Systems: From Design to Applications By Raghu Chitta, National Conference on“Chemical Frontiers in Materials Design: New Approaches for Global Challenges (CFMD-2025)”, 2025
    Invited Talk: Multi-Chromophore Functionalized Bis-Pyrrolic Dyes as Light Harvesters and Fluorescent Chemosensors By Raghu Chitta, National Conference on Luminescence and Its Applications (NCLA-2025), SSNCE, Chennai, 2025
    Invited Talk: Light Harvesting Bispyrrolic Molecules for Artificial Photosynthesis and Sensing By Raghu Chitta, Refresher Course on "Transforming Chemistry Education: From Concepts to Classrooms", 2025
    Invited Talk: The role of light in Catalysis: How tostrategically select a catalyst? By Raghu Chitta, Exploring contemporaryvistas in applying(Organo)catalysis forPharma Industry: ForSustaining Future, 2024
    Invited Talk: Tetra-pyrrole Based ArtificialPhotosynthetic Supramolecular Systemsas Light Harvesters and MolecularReceptors By Raghu Chitta, Emerging Trends inSupramolecular Scienceand Technology (ETSST2024), 2024
    Novel porphyrins bearing phenothiazine pincers to encapsulate fullerenes: Synthesis and complexation study By Jain, Kanika; Duvva, Naresh; Roy, Tapta Kanchan; Giribabu, Lingamallu; Chitta, Raghu, 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, 2018
    Structure and Electrical Properties of the Selected Crown Ether-Derivatized Bis (2, 2'-bithienyl) Methanes in Langmuir-Blodgett Films By Karolina Gawecka, Krzysztof R Noworyta, Raghu Chitta, Francis D'Souza, 227th Electrochemical Society Meeting, 2015
    Ligand effects on the lowest excited states in cationic iridium cyclometalates By Miro, Pere; Schwartz, Kyle R.; Chitta, Raghu; Bohnsack, Jon N.; Ceckanowicz, Darren J.; Mann, Kent R.; Cramer, Christopher J., 243rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, 2012
    Electron transfer rate and yield dependence on ZnO nanocrystal size and excited state reduction potential of porphyrin dyes By Bierbaum, Andrew J.; Huss, Adam S.; Chitta, Raghu; Ceckanowicz, Darren J.; Mann, Kent R.; Blank, David A.; Gladfelter, Wayne L., 242nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, 2011
    Designing more efficient water oxidation catalysts based on mononuclear Ru(II) complexes By Zong, Ruifa; Kaveevivitchai, Nattawut; El Ojaimi, Maya; Haberdar, Rubabe; Chitta, Raghu; Thummel, Randolph, 242nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, 2011
    Vectorial electron transfer in Ir(III) bis-cyclometalates with electron withdrawing N%N chelates: Proposed enhancement of charge injection in DSSC systems By Schwartz, Kyle R.; Chitta, Raghu; Bohnsack, Jon N.; Mann, Kent R., 239th ACS National Meeting, 2010
    Time-resolved measurements of charge injection in organic dye sensitized colloidal ZnO dispersions By Huss, Adam S.; Bierbaum, Andrew; Saunders, Julia E.; Bohnsack, Jon; Chitta, Raghu; Mann, Kent R.; Gladfelter, Wayne L.; Blank, David A., 240th ACS National Meeting, 2010
    Corrole-Fullerene Dyads: Design, Syntheses and Photophysical Studies By F D'Souza, R Chitta, K Ohkubo, M Tasior, NK Subbaiyan, GM Venukadasula, ME Zandler, DT Gryko, S Fukuzumi, 213th Electrochemical Society Meeting, 2008
    Self-Assembled Carbon Nanotube Based Donor-Acceptor Ensembles for Photo-Induced Electron Transfer Studies By Venukadasula, Ganesh M.; Chitta, Raghu; D′Souza, Francis, 42nd Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 2007
    Non-covalently linked and self-assembled zinc porphyrin/zinc naphthalocyanine-SWCNT nanohybrids for photoinduced electron transfer By Chitta, Raghu; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Schumacher, Amy Lea; D′Souza, Lawrence; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu; D′Souza, Francis, Chitta, Raghu; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Schumacher, Amy Lea; D′Souza, Lawrence; Araki, Yasuyaki; Ito, Osamu; D′Souza, Francis, 2007
    Supramolecular Nanohybrids: Non-covalently Assembled Donor-Acceptor Zinc Naphthalocyanine-Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes By F D'Souza, Raghu Chitta, Atula, SD Sandanayaka, Amy L Schumacher, Lawrence D'Souza, Yasuyaki Araki, O Ito, 211th Electrochemical Society Meeting, 2007
    Harvesting solar energy via artificial photosynthesis By Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; Zandler, Melvin E.; Schumacher, Amy Lea; D’Souza, Francis, 4th Annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit, Topeka, KS, 2007, 2007
    Carbon nanotube-porphyrin/naphthalocyanine hybrids for photo induced electron transfer studies By RaghU Chitta, Proceedings 2007: 3rd Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects, 2007
    Design, Syntheses and Photophysical Studies of Corrole-Fullerene Dyads By Chitta, Raghu; D′Souza, Francis; Zandler, Melvin E.; Subbaiyan, Navaneetha K.; Ohkubo, Kei; Tasior, Mariusz; Gryko, Daniel T.; Fukuzumi, Shunichi, 42nd Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 2007
    Self-assembled Porphyrin-Fullerene Conjugates via Multiple Modes of Binding Motif: Design and Photochemical Investigation By F D'Souza, Suresh Gadde, Raghu Chitta, Melvin E Zandler, Mohamed E El-Khouly, Yasuyiku Araki, Osamu Ito, 207th Electrochemical Society Meeting, 2006
    Metalloporphyrins Bearing Crown Ether Voids: Building Blocks of Supramolecular Donor-Acceptor Architecture By F D'Souza, Raghu Chitta, Suresh Gadde, Melvin E Zandler, Atula SD Sandanayaka, Yasuyiku Araki, Osamu Ito, 207th Electrochemical Society Meeting, 2006
    Design and physico-chemical studies of "twopoint" bound supramolecular porphyrin-fullerene conjugates formed by cation-crown ether complexation and axial co-ordination or π-π interactions By Chitta, Raghu; Suresh, Gadde; Melvin E., Zandler; McCarty, Amy L.; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Yasuyaki, Araki;Osamu, Ito; D'Souza, Francis, Proceedings 2006: 2nd Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects, 2006
    Studies on Supramolecular Ferrocene-Porphyrin-Fullerene Constructs for Charge Stabilization By F D'Souza, Raghu Chitta, Suresh Gadde, Amy L McCarty, Melvin E Zandler, DM Islam Shafiqul, Yasuyuki Araki, O Ito, 209th Electrochemical Society Meeting , 2006
    Design and Physico-Chemical Studies of "Two-Point" Bound Supramolecular Porphyrin-Fullerene Conjugates Formed by Cation-Crown Ether Complexation and Axial Co-ordination or π-π Interactions By Chitta, Raghu; Gadde, Suresh; Zandler, Melvin E.; McCarty, Amy L.; Sandanayaka, Atula S. D.; Yasuyaki, Araki; Osamu, Ito; D′Souza, Francis, 40th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 2005
    Boron Dipyrrin Linked Crown Ether Chemosensors for the Selective Detection of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Cations By Blakemore, James D.; Chitta, Raghu; D′Souza, Francis, 40th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 2005
    Boron Dipyrrin Boronic Acid Chemosensors for Biochemical Detection of Cis Diols By Lay, Elena; Tchoufong, Rodrigue; Chitta, Raghu; D′Souza, Francis; Singhal, Ram, 39th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 2004
    Investigations on Metalloporphyrin Dimers Formed by Cation Complexation of Crown Ether Cavities By Chitta, Raghu; Rogers, Lisa M.; Wanklyn, Amber; Karr, Paul A.; Kahol, Pawan K.; Zandler, Melvin E.; D′Souza, Francis, 39th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 2004
    Book Chapter(s)
    Organometallic Compounds By Raghu Chitta in Inorganic Chemistry-01, M.Sc. Chemistry, I year, II Semester (MSCHE223-1T), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, M.Sc. Level Text Book (In Press), 2026
    Fe, Pt, and Pd Organometallic compounds By Raghu Chitta in Inorganic Chemistry-01, M.Sc. Chemistry, I year, II Semester (MSCHE223-1T), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, M.Sc. Level Text Book (In Press), 2026
    UNIT-7: Magnetic Behaviour of Metal Complexes By Raghu Chitta in Inorganic Chemistry-1: Bonding inMetal Complexes-I, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, M.Sc. Level Text Book (Published), 2025
    UNIT-5: Crystal Field Theory - Splitting of Metal d-Orbitals in Different Geometries By Raghu Chitta in Inorganic Chemistry-1: Bonding inMetal Complexes-I, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, M.Sc. Level Text Book (Published), 2025
    Biofunctionalization of ZnO Nanocrystals: Role of Capping Agents and Functionalization Strategies By Srikanth Bandi, Raghu Chitta* in ZnO Nanocrystal Technology: A Comprehensive Guide to Properties and Applications, Apple Academic Press, CRC Press, a Taylor & Francis Group, Reference Book (In Press), 2025
    UNIT-8: Applications of Magnetic Moments By Raghu Chitta in Inorganic Chemistry-1: Bonding inMetal Complexes-I, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, M.Sc. Level Text Book (Published), 2025
    UNIT-6: Ligand Field Parameters By Raghu Chitta in Inorganic Chemistry-1: Bonding inMetal Complexes-I, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, M.Sc. Level Text Book (Published), 2025
    Educational Package
    Development of Multimedia Package in Chemistry: Column Chromatography By Raghu Chitta, 2017
    Patent(s)
    Molecular imprinted polymer and chemical piezoelectric detector for determination of biologically active substances (PL209950)
    Molecularly imprinted polymer, process for its preparation and chemical piezoelectric sensor for the detection and identification of biologically active substances from the group of biogenic amines, especially melamine (POXXA7; PL210357)
    Molecularly imprinted polymer with inbuilt redox sampler and salt that provides counterions and the selective chemical sensor for electrochemical marking of selected analytes with a layer of the molecularly imprinted polymer as the recognizing unit. (PK/6165/KZ, P.422855)
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Non-Invasive Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Operating Near-Infrared Benzothiazole-(Aza)Borondipyrromethene Based Fluorescent Probes for the Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Ministry of Education - STARS
    Project Cost (INR): 4200000
    Date of Commencement: 09-11-2023  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    A New Class of Blood-Brain-Barrier CrossingFluorescence-basedNanotheranostics for Neurodegenerative Diseases
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: SPARC Project
    Sponsor: MoE SPARC
    Project Cost (INR): 4464000
    Date of Commencement: 01-04-2024  
    Duration: 29 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Multi-Dimensional Spectroscopy
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Institute of Eminence - University of Hyderabad
    Project Cost (INR): 5500000
    Date of Commencement: 07-12-2020   Date of Completion: 31-03-2024
    Duration: 39 Months
    Status: Completed
    Hexabenzocoronene as a versatile Template for Integrating Panchromatic Photosensitizer-Cheap Metal Catalyst to a Single Platform: A Novel Class of Cost-Effective Catalysts for Efficient Photo-Driven Water Oxidation
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DST SERB
    Project Cost (INR): 4253590
    Date of Commencement: 12-03-2019   Date of Completion: 21-07-2022
    Duration: 40 Months
    Status: Completed
    Design and Development of Cost-Effective and Reusable Fluorescent Chemosensors for Sensitive, Selective, and Reversible Detection of Carbondioxide: A viable Approach for CO2 Sequestration
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: NIT Warangal
    Project Cost (INR): 500000
    Date of Commencement: 16-08-2018   Date of Completion: 31-03-2020
    Duration: 19 Months
    Status: Completed
    Cost Effective Zinc Oxide Nanorod – Copper (I) Polypyridine Nanohybrids for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: Cheaper Alternatives for Harvesting Solar Energy
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DST SERB Fast Track
    Project Cost (INR): 2421600
    Date of Commencement: 24-08-2015   Date of Completion: 23-04-2018
    Duration: 32 Months
    Status: Completed
    Combinatorial Design of Panchromatic Sensitizers for Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Applications
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: UGC FRPS
    Project Cost (INR): 600000
    Date of Commencement: 18-07-2016   Date of Completion: 31-03-2018
    Duration: 20 Months
    Status: Completed
    Mono-dispersed Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle – Dye Dyads and Triads: Characterization of the Early Events in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Central University of Rajasthan - Seed Grant
    Project Cost (INR): 900000
    Date of Commencement: 01-10-2013   Date of Completion: 31-03-2015
    Duration: 17 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Krishna T. R.
    Area of Research: Investigation of Light Induced Events in Benzothiazole-BF2 Compounds
    Meghana Natala
    Area of Research: Modulation of Photo-induced Energy and Electron Transfer in Multichromophore Functionalzied Borondipyrromethenes
    Rudrakshula J D Prasad
    Area of Research: Evaluation of Stress Degradation Studies of a Drug by Advanced Analytical Methods-LCMS, HPLC and NMR
    Vijaykumar Chuncha
    Area of Research: Multichromophore Functionalized Corrole Based Donor-Acceptor Systems
    Previous PhD Students
    Srikanth Bandi (2025)
    Area of Research: Intramolecular Photo-induced Energy Transfer Operating Benzothiazole-Borondipyrromethene Based Donor-Acceptor Systems: Design, Synthesis, and Application to Amyloid Binding
    Anjaiah Boligorla (2024)
    Area of Research: Multichromophore Integrated Azaborondipyrromethenes
    Vijender Reddy Karla (2022)
    Area of Research: Development and Validation of Novel LC and LC-MS/MS Methods
    Suneel Gangada (2020)
    Area of Research: Metal and Metal-Free Dyes for Solar Energy Harvesting
    Venkata Nikhil Raj M. (2020)
    Area of Research: Spin Crossover Switches and Optical Sensors
    Deepak Badgurjar (2019)
    Area of Research: Tetrapyrrolic Panchromatic Dyes for DSSC Applications
    Kanika Jain (2019)
    Area of Research: Multichromophoric Porphyrin Systems for Solar Energy Storage
    Disha Soni (2018)
    Area of Research: Electro-and Photo-active Materials for Energy Storage
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / GIAN
    Nanotheranostics: From Basic Principles to Clinical Utility
    28-Jan-2025 → 04-Feb-2025
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)
    Nanotheranostics-II: A Step Towards Translational Medicine
    06-Feb-2026 → 21-Feb-2026
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)
    Teaching and Learning Nano- Science and Technology through Hands-on Experiences
    10-Feb-2020 → 15-Feb-2020
    Event Type: Faculty Development Programme
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: PMMMNMTT Scheme of MHRD, Govt. of India
    Teaching and Learning of Advances in Physical Chemistry through Hands-on Experience
    17-Feb-2020 → 22-Feb-2020
    Event Type: Faculty Development Programme
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: PMMMNMTT Scheme of MHRD, Govt. of India
    Instructional Strategies of Physical Methods in Chemical Analysis with Hands-On Experiments
    02-Mar-2020 → 07-Mar-2020
    Event Type: Faculty Development Programme
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: PMMMNMTT Scheme of MHRD, Govt. of India
    Light Harvesting Materials for Sustainable Energy
    03-Mar-2022 → 04-Mar-2022
    Event Type: Faculty Development Programme
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    International Conference on Green Chemistry
    07-Dec-2011 → 09-Dec-2011
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Treasurer
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    School and Workshop on Electroanalytical Techniques
    25-Nov-2013 → 01-Dec-2013
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Committee Member
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    Impact of Molecular Biology on Drug Discovery and Development: Promises and Challenges
    17-Feb-2015 → 18-Feb-2015
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Committee Member
    Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, India
    DST INSPIRE Camp
    14-Dec-2016 → 18-Dec-2018
    Event Type: Short Term Course
    Role: Member, Student Kit Committee
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    International Conference on "Advances in Chemical Sciences and Technologies
    23-Sep-2019 → 25-Feb-92019
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Member, Souvenir Committee
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    A Three Day International Conference on "Conventional and Digital Methods in Chemical Education"
    29-Jul-2021 → 31-Jul-2021
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Convenor
    Funding Agency: National Institute of Technology Warangal
    National Conference on "Recent Advances in Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry"
    24-Feb-2023 → 25-Feb-2023
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Member, Souvenir Committee
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    International Conference on Organic and Medicinal Chemistry
    28-Jun-2023 → 30-Jun-2023
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Member, Souvenir Committee
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    International Conference on Organic Synthesis and Advanced Materials
    26-Feb-2026 → 28-Feb-2026
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Member, Souvenir Committee
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2025
    Research Excellence Award
    2022
    Best Teaching Faculty at Master’s Level
    Associate Fellow
    2016
    DAAD Fellowship
    2014
    Summer Research Fellowship
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Member, Department Purchase Committee (Continuing from July, 2025)
    •  Member, Department Procurement Advisory Committee (Continuing from July, 2025)
    •  Member, Institute Strategic Planning and Development (November, 2024 - December, 2026)
    •  Faculty In-Charge, UV-vis-NIR Instrument_CRIF (Continuing from October, 2024)
    •  Member, Tender Committee (Continuing from October, 2024)
    •  Chairman, Campus Business Committee (Continuing from July, 2024)
    •  Faculty Advisor (September, 2023 - December, 2026)
    •  Member, Departmental Laboratory Establishment (November, 2021 - November, 2023)
    •  Faculty Co-ordinator, Integrated M.Sc. Programme (July, 2021 - June, 2024)
    •  Faculty Co-ordinator, M.Sc. Programme (Analytical Chemistry) (July, 2018 - June, 2021)
     Last updated on May 10, 2026