Prof. Akella Sivaramakrishna

Designation : Professor Higher Academic Grade
School / Centre : School of Advanced Sciences
Department : Chemistry

Educational Details

AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Ph.D.
Applied Chemistry
Graduated in 2000

AU College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

M.Sc.
Applied Chemistry
Graduated in 1994

S. R. A. & S. College, Kothagudem

B.Sc.
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
Graduated in 1991

Post Doctoral Experiences

• Post-doctoral Fellow with Prof. F. Gordon A. Stone (Organometallic Chemistry), Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA • Post-doctoral Fellow with Prof. John R. Moss (Organometallic Chemistry), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa • Post-doctoral Fellow with Prof. Daniel Kost (Organosilicon Chemistry), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel • Research Associate with Prof. M. N. Sudheendra Rao (Main Group Chemistry), IIT Madras, Chennai, India

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • • Synthetic organic and organometallic Chemistry; • Applications of organometallics in catalysis and nanomaterial synthesis & biological activity. • Synthesis and applications of hypercoordinated silicon(IV) complexes • Synthesis and applications of new functionalized polymeric foams

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On-going Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
1. Akella Sivaramakrishna, Industry Consultancy Project of Rs. 2.00 Lakhs on “Conversion of Industry Waste into Value Added Products”, Agreement signed on 16-05-2019 with PA Footwear Private Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (from 2019 to 2024) PA Footwear Private Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
1. Akella Sivaramakrishna and Rajagopal Desikan, A Work-Order project from IGCAR (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu), DAE, India of Rs.1,75,000/- on “Synthesis, Characterization and Delivery of organic Phosphonates”. DAE, India

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
DAE-BRNS – Rs. 32.22 lakhs for three years (2021-2024); No. 58/14/19/2021-BRNS/37236; Dt.17.11.2021-Title: “Investigations on Synthesis and Coordination Behaviour of Phosphine Oxides and their Foam Materials for the Separation of Lanthanides and Actinides in the backend of the fuel cycle” BRNS
One of the team members in DST-PURSE - Rs. 20 Crores- "ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR FOSTERING TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH"- Approved on 25-01-2021: Contribution is Additive Manufacturing Applications in Water Purification Technology. DST
International Consultancy Project - Aries Science & Technology, Westerville, Ohio, USA- $45,000 (3 Years, 2023-2026) and extendable; Dr. D. Rajagopal (PI), Dr. S. Karthikeyan (Co-PI) and Dr. Akella Sivaramakrishna (Co-PI). Date of sanction 2023.
International Consultancy Project - Aries Science & Technology, Westerville, Ohio, USA- $45,000 (3 Years, 2023-2026) and extendable; Dr. D. Rajagopal (PI), Dr. S. Karthikeyan (Co-PI) and Dr. Akella Sivaramakrishna (Co-PI). Date of sanction 2023. Aries Science & Technology, Westerville, Ohio, USA

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • 1. Recognized as a National Level Mentor by AICTE-National Initiative for Technical Teachers Training (NITTT) for newly inducted teachers in Chemistry discipline, 2022 2. Recipient of ‘National Best Teacher Award’ from CVS Krishna Murthy Theja Charities, Tirupati, India (2017) 3. Recipient of ‘Research Award Certificates’ for 2011 to 2023 from VIT, Vellore 4. Received Gold Medal from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, for securing First Rank in M.Sc. Applied Chemistry (1994) 5. Received a Research Fellowship for three years from the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi (1995) 6. Research Associateship from DAE & DST, India (2000 & 2001) 7. PDF fund from VATAT, Israel (2002) 8. PDF fund from the University of Cape Town, South Africa (2005) 9. PDF funded by Robert Welch Research Foundation at Baylor University, USA (2009) 10. Received CAM-TECH AWARD for the presentation on “Nitric Oxide Detection in Asthma Patients” as a team member conducted @ VIT-Vellore in 2012. 11. Received training in DST-Winter School Training in IITB, Mumbai, 2002.

International Collaborations

  • 1. Dr. Gregory Smith, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa 2. Dr. Hadley Clayton, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Other Information

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