This Department has a presence in all three campuses of the University
Department Head:
Dr. Chelli Janardhana, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Programmes offered by the department:
Undergraduate Programme:
B.Sc. (Chemistry) Hons. , offered at all three campuses
The following programmes are offered only at the Prasanthi Nilayam campus:
Postgraduate Programme: M.Sc.(Chemistry)
M.Phil Programme: Chemistry
Ph.D. Programme: Doctoral degree
Teaching Staff Profile:
PRASANTHINILAYAM CAMPUS
- Dr. Chelli Janardhana M.Sc., Ph.D.
Reader and HoD
- Dr. S. Jagadeeswara Rao M.Sc., Ph.D.
Reader
- Dr. G. Nageswara Rao M.Sc., Ph.D.
Reader
- Dr. B. Sivakumar M.Sc., Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant
BRINDAVAN CAMPUS
- Shri. K.S. Narahari M.Sc.
Lecturer (Selection Grade)
- Dr. C. N. Sundaresan M.Sc., Ph.D.
Reader
- Dr. T. Ravikumar M.Sc., Ph.D.
Reader
ANANTAPUR CAMPUS
- Miss Rajani Bhandari M.Sc., M.Ed.
Senior Lecturer
- Dr.(Mrs) G. Pavana Kumari M.Sc., Ph.D.
Lecturer
- Dr.(Miss) Sahida Sarma M.Sc., Ph.D.
Lecturer
Seminars and workshops organised:
In the year 2005-2006:
1) The Departments of Biosciences and Chemistry jointly organized an Inter-Departmental Workshop on “Emerging Trends in Bio-Analytical Chemistry & Molecular Cell Biology”, during 11th to 14th August 2005. All the experts were from USA. The topics delivered by overseas scientists are listed below:
|
Name of the speaker |
Topic |
1. |
Dr. S. Krupanidhi, Head, Department of Biosciences, SSSIHL, Prasanthi Nilayam Campus |
Profile of the Department of Biosciences |
2. |
Dr. C. Janardhana, Head, Department of Chemistry, SSSIHL, Prasanthi Nilayam Campus |
Profile of the Department of Chemistry |
3. |
Dr. Ramesh Nayak, 9501, Potomac Drive, Fort Washington, MD 20744, USA. |
Genesis of the Workshop |
4. |
Dr. P. Shashidharan, Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029. |
Neurobiology of Dystonia: Toward Therapy with SiRNA Technology |
5. |
Dr. Satish Parimoo, Aderans Research Institute, Inc., Philadelphia, USA |
Molecular basis of hair Follicle growth and advances in hair restoration |
6. |
Dr. Ram Dharanipragada, Principal Research Investigator, Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA |
Quest for New Drugs: A Scientific Sadhana |
7. |
Dr. Padmaja Mummaneni, Director, R&D, DNA Technologies inc, Gaithersburg, MD |
Medical Impact and Health Care in the Post- Genomic Era: Gene Therapy, Stem Cells and Pharmaco genomics |
8. |
Dr.Indira K Hewlett, Chief, Lab of Molecular Virology, FDA, Bethesda, MD. |
Advances in Diagnostic Biotechnology: Application to public Health Issues; Principles of PCR |
9. |
Dr. Chandra G Sahajwalla, Ass. Director, FDA, Maryland |
Role of FDA in integrating science and regulation in Drug Development |
2) Department of Chemistry conducted a Workshop cum lecture programme on “Chemistry for Society (Reactions to Reality)” from 24th to 26th September 2005 at Prasanthi Nilayam Campus.
Dr. Chelli Janardhana, Head of the Department welcomed the participants and Sri Anil V. Gokak gave the inaugural address. The keynote address was given by Dr. A. Venkateshwarlu, Director (R&D), Dr.Reddy’s Research Foundation, Hyderabad. Besides student presentations the following thought provoking and highly beneficial presentations came from 15 eminent participants.
S.NO. |
Name of the Speaker |
Topic |
1. |
Prof. V. Chandrasekhar, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
Stannoxanes and Phosphonates: New approaches in Organometallic and Transition Metal Assemblies |
2. |
Prof. S. S. Rajan, University of Madras, Chennai |
Crystallography and drug design |
3. |
Dr. D. Mukesh, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai |
Scale up of Reactions - From Lab to commercial scale |
4. |
Dr. S. Rangaraj, Hongkong Polytechnic University, Hongkong |
Photo catalytic degradation of environmental endocrine disruptor chemicals present in water and wastewater using Ti02 and modified Ti02 |
5. |
Dr. Surendra Kulkarni, General Manager, Technology, GE Advanced Materials, Bangalore |
Chemistry in the Service of Mankind |
6. |
Dr. A. Venkateshwarlu, Director (R&D),
Dr Reddy's Research Foundation, Hyderabad |
New Chemical Entities: Hope for Healthier Lives |
7. |
Prof. H. B. Singh, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai |
Organochalcogen (Se, Te) Chemistry: Influence of intra molecular Coordination on Stability, Structure, and Reactivity |
8. |
Dr. G. Mukesh, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
Chemical Biology of Thyroid Hormone - Synthesis of Anti-thyroid Drugs |
9. |
Prof. R. Venkateswarlu, Retired Professor in Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. |
New methods for the Development of Bioactive Lignans based on Natural Products |
10. |
Dr. G. Manickam, Biocon Company, Bangalore |
Metal mediated asymmetric synthesis |
11. |
Prof. S. Sri Hari, Kakatiya University, Warangal |
Some glows of Inorganic Chemistry |
12. |
Dr. K. V. Srinivasan, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune |
Chemistry with a purpose: Room temperature ionic liquids as alternate green solvents for promoting useful organic transformations |
13. |
Prof. A. Sri Krishna, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
Enantiospecific approaches to Neopupukeananes, Pupukeananes and Allopupukeananes |
14. |
Prof. D. Basavaiah, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad |
Towards Development of Novel Chiral Catalysts Containing the N-P=O Structural Framework for Borane-Mediated Asymmetric Reductions of Prochiral Ketones |
15 |
Prof. P. Ramamurthy, Co-ordinator, National Centre for Ultra fast processes, University of Madras, Chennai |
Time Resolved Techniques and the Excited State Behavior of NADH Model Compounds |
Visiting faculty :
A number of eminent scholars both from within the country and abroad visit the department and interact with students and faculty in long term as well as short term basis. Following is the list of important persons who interacted with faculty and students during the last few years.
- Prof. P. Natarajan, NCUFP, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, taught “Theoretical and Inorganic Chemistry” for I & II MSc (Chem) students from 1st June to 15th October 2005.
- Prof. V. Chandrasekhar, IIT, Kanpur, taught “Inorganic NMR Spectroscopy” for the I & II MSc(Chem) students from 13th to 15th June 2005.
- Prof. R. Venkateshwarlu, Retired Professor in Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, taught Organic Chemistry for the II MSc (Chem) Students from 20th to 27th July 2005.
- Dr. Somenath Mitra, New Jersey Institute of Technology, New York, NJ (USA), taught Analytical Chemistry and separation techniques to I MSc (Chem) students 1st to 31st July 2005.
- Dr. Ernst Schaumann, Technical University of Clausthal, Germany, taught Synthetic Organic Chemistry to I & II MSc (Chem) students from 3rd to 14th September 2005.
Research activities:
Under the UGC – Innovative Programme (2005-2010) a Special paper on “Biocatalysis for Industry, Medicine & Environment”, the Department of Chemistry, under Innovative Programme, (2005-2010) – Teaching & Research in Interdisciplinary and emerging areas, (Total Amount sanctioned: Rs. 9.50 lakhs), the Coordinator, Dr. K. Anil Kumar carried out the following work during April to December 2005.
Preliminary research work on hydroxlylation of deactivated aromatic rings is being carried out. The special paper on Biocatalysis for Industry, Medicine and Environment is being taught for II MSc.(Chemistry) students which would give strong foundation to the students in Bio-transformations – an important Green Chemistry Approach. This will train the students in the application of this methodology for developing eco-friendly chemical processes, environmental remediation methods and drug detoxification routes. In the course of the practical component of this paper the students will get hands on experience in designing and working with the instrumentation involved in Biocatalytic procedure. A number of case studies indicating the use of Biocatalytic procedures in Industry and Bioremediation is being taken up to make the course more interactive and need based. A compulsory Project work will enhance the research acumen in the students.
M.Phil. Research Candidates:
S.No. |
Name of the student |
Department |
1. |
Sri Govind Pratap Singh |
Chemistry |
M.Phil. Theses work Completed / submitted (2006):
S.No. |
Name of the student |
Department |
Guide |
Title of Thesis |
1. |
Sri Dandamudi Rajesh Babu |
Chemistry |
Dr. Nageswara Rao and Dr. Chelli Janardhana |
Phytochemical investigation of Pangamia Pinnata(L.) Piere flowers and anti-fungal activity of few Macro Fungi |
Ph.D. Research Scholars enrolment:
S.No. |
Name of the Research Scholar |
Deparment |
Name of the Guide |
Title of the Topic |
STUDENT CANDIDATES |
1. |
Sri Sai Sathish R |
Chemistry |
Dr. Chelli Janardhana |
Studies on the interaction of anions with different Macro and Semi micro molecules and metal speciation of elements in natural sources |
2. |
Sri J. Krishna Kiran Kumar |
Chemistry |
Dr. Chelli Janardhana |
Studies on the Interactions of certain natural products, their analogues and metal complexes with DNA |
TEACHER CANDIDATES |
3. |
Sri K.S. Narahari |
Chemistry |
Prof. A.V. Lakshmi narasimham |
Phytochemical and synthetic studies for developing effective anti cancer compounds |
4. |
Miss Rajani Bhandari |
Chemistry |
Dr. Chelli Janardhana |
Physio – Chemical studies of ground waters of Anantapur District with special emphasis on occurrence of fluoride in water and the remedial measures of Defluoridation |
List of Publications:
To be updated:
S. Jagadeeswara Rao, K. Anil Kumar, S.Ramasubramanian and R. Sai Sathish, “A Catalyic Spectrophotometric Determination of Platinum (IV)”, Proceedings of A.P. Akademi of Science, Vol. 9,4, pp. 355-358, 2005.
G. Nageswara Rao, S. Jagadeeswara Rao, K. Anantanarayanan, Sushil K. Shani, Mamta Patra and Anupam Dikshit, “Antifungal Activity of some Chemicals against Human Pathogenic Fungi (Dermatophytes)”, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., India, 75(B), IV, pp.89-94, 2005.
Major thrust areas within the subject in which research activities are being actively pursued:
- Natural Products
- Synthetic Organic
- Photochemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Biotransformations
Facilities:
Instrumentation Lab and FT.NMR labs:
1) Infrared spectrometer , Model 781, Perkin Elmer
2) Luminescence Spectrophotometer , Model LS-5 , Perkin Elmer
3)Gas Chromatograph / Mass spectrometer , Model 5995 , Hewlett Packard
4)UV- Vis Spectrophotometer , Model SP8-400 , Pye- Unicam
5)90 MHz multi nuclear FT NMR , Model JNM EX 90 , Jeol
6)Organic elemental analyzer , Model EA 1105, Carlo Erba
7)Gas Chromatograph , Model 487 , Blue Star
8) 60 MHz FT- NMR spectrometer, Model R-600, Hitachi
9) Speed Vac , Model SC-100, Savant
10) Electronic Balance , Model AE-163, Mettler
11) Digital Polarimeter , Model DIP-1000, JASCO
12) PC, 486-Dx-4 ,Sai Systems International. PC- AT, 286 & TVSE MSP-45 Printer Quantum Workstation (With software)
13) Neocool , Model 55A, Yamato
14) HPLC system, Quartenary pump- Hewlett Packard
Isocartic pump - Beckman
Diode-array detector- Hewlett Packard
RI detector- Hewlett Packard
15)Potentiostat-Galvanostat,model CL -95,ELICO
16) U-2001 Hitachi UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
17) Vaccum Pump double stage
18) Circuit with digital controller
19) Heber Multi Lamp Photo reactor
20) Clinical Chemistry Analyser
Scanning Photometer
pH Analysis
Conductivity Meter (Elico)
Electronics analytical balance
OHPs
Digital M.Meter
Hitachi UV spectrometer and spares
Oxygen cylinder
Mini Mgnetic stirrer
Variac, Rota Mantle & Timer Control with batteries,
UPS and computer spares
Electronic spectrometers
IBM Pentium IV computers
Nitrogen Gas cylinders
Ion measurement kit (Flouride)
Other highlights:
- In 1991 Hons. programme was introduced at the B.Sc. level and the department extended computer lab courses to the final year B.Sc.(Hons.) in Mathematics students.
- The faculty of the department has published about 50 research articles in various national and international journals.
- The department regularly conducts in house seminars for orientation and international level workshops on the research topics of current interest. To such workshops frontline researchers on the subject are invited to deliver talks.
- The alumni of the department are well placed both in academics and industry. Alumni of the Department who ultimately provide the proof of its excellence, have done well. Some are continuing in the academic field as faculty members (Institute itself and University of Tel. Aviv Israel, TIFR, Bombay) while many others are posted as Senior Scientists in the corporate sector (Dopont, Emerck, P&G, ACS, all in the United States, SPIC at Chennai, India.)
- The recruitment of the alumni in the premier institutes both inland and abroad like IISc, IIT'S. HCU, NCL-Pune, Caltech-USA, NJIT-USA
- Exposure to various inter disciplinary courses at the post graduate level enhancing the students to pursue higher studies in varied fields of modern trends in chemistry.
- One of the Lecturers, Dr. K. Anil Kumar was awarded the coveted Young Teachers Career Award by the All India Council fo Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi in 1996.
- A monograph is due for publication in an edited book on “Bio-transformation” being brought out by the reputed Springer – Verlag publishers. A few papers were also presented to national seminars and symposia. Members of the Faculty have been quite resourceful in undertaking interdisciplinary research.
- In recent years one such workshop on “Emerging Trends in Structure and Reactivity of Molecules and Applications” was held in January 2000. Another relating to “Chemistry on Environment” – an important current theme was held in July 2002. Workshops attended by a large number of national and international experts indeed turned out to be of international standards.
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