Dr. C. R. Venkateswara Rao Professor
About myself
Dr. C. R. Venkateswara Rao is a Professor of Chemistry in the department of Humanities & Basic Sciences, GRIET, Hyderabad. He has completed his Ph.D in Chemistry from Anna University, Chennai in 1995. He has pursued postdoctoral research abroad for nearly ten years in the United States of America and Japan before returning to India for taking up teaching profession in engineering colleges. His research interests include solid state chemistry, crystal growth, superconducting materials and nano-materials.
Contact
Office Room no: 4308
Department of Humanities and Basic Science
Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology
Bachupally, Hyderabad-500090
TELANGANA
Email: crystalrao@gmail.com
Curriculam Vitae
Educational Details
• Ph.D Chemistry, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (1990-95)• M.Sc Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, AP (1983-85)
• B.Sc (CMP), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, AP (1980-83)
Professional Background
• Professor of Chemistry at Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering & Technology at Bachupally, Hyderabad, Telangana from March, 2015 till date• Postdoctoral Fellow in USA: @ University of Oregon, Eugene; OR; and @ University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, 2002-08
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Japan: @ Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo; and @ Tohoku University, Sendai, 1998-2002
• Postdoctoral Fellow @ Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, 1995-98
Administrative Experience
• Head of the Department of Chemistry at GRIET from April 2017 till date• In-Charge of Examinations Section at GRIET from May 2016 to May 2018
• NBA Coordinator at GRIET from Dec 2016 - March, 2017
• Principal, Sri Sai Institute of Technology & Science, Rayachoti, Kadapa Dist., AP, 2011-14
• Professor & Principal, CRV Institute of Tech.& Science, Shamirpet, RR Dist., AP, 2010-11
Committee Work
Member (Discipline Committee) GRIET, Hyderabad 2014.Courses Taught
• Engineering Chemistry• Materials Science & Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Engineering Chemistry Laboratory
Publications
1. Growth, characterization and superconductivity studies on CaLaBaCu3O7-x single crystals, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, P.Murugakoothan, R.Jayavel, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, J.Mater.Sci.Lett., 11 (1992) 145-147.
2. Growth of CaLnBaCu3O7-d (Ln=La, Pr and Nd) single crystals by the flux technique, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, P.Murugakoothan, R.Jayavel, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, Supercond.Sci.Technol., 6 (1993) 443-446.
3. Tunneling studies on single crystals of superconducting Bi2Ca1-xYxSr2Cu2O8+y H.Srikanth, A.K.Raychaudhuri, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, P.Ramasamy, H.N.Aiyer and C.N.R.Rao, Physica C 200 (1992) 372-376.
4. Structural and crystal field studies on a single crystal of PrBa2Cu3O7-x , S.Uma, T.Sarkar, M.Seshasayee, G.Rangarajan, C.R.Venkateswara Rao and C.Subramanian, Solid State Comm., 87 (1993) 289-293.
5. Growth of YBCO and NBCO single crystals, P.S.Kumar, R.Jayavel, P.Murugakoothan, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, Mod.Phy.Lett.B, 4 (1990) 1289-1294.
6. Preparation and characterization of BiSrCaCuO through glassy route, R.Jayavel, P.Murugakoothan, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian, P.Ramasamy, A. Chakravarti, R.Ranganathan and A.K.Raychaudhuri, Solid State Comm., 79 (1991) 421-424.
7. Growth and morphology studies of La2-xSrxCuO4 single crystals, R.Jayavel, P.Murugakoothan, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, Mat.Res.Bull., 26 (1991) 945-950.
8. Growth and characterization of Bi2Sr2CaCu2-xNixO8 single crystals, P.Murugakoothan, R.Jayavel, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, Mod.Phy.Lett. B 5 (1991) 1989-1995.
9. Superconductivity and morphological studies on Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 single crystals grown from stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric melts, R.Jayavel, P.Murugakoothan, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian, P.Ramasamy, B.V.Kumarasamy and A.V.Narlikar, Bull.Mater.Sci., 14 (1991) 1343-1348.
10. Growth and characterization of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy by floating zone method, P.Murugakoothan, R.Jayavel, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, Mat.Chem.Phys., 31 (1992) 281-284.
11. Crystal growth of high temperature superconductors, R.Jayavel, P.Murugakoothan, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, Indian J.Pure and Appl.Phys., 30 (1992) 502-510.
12. Textured growth and orientation dependence of hardness measurement on superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy, P.Murugakoothan, R.Jayavel, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, J.Mat.Sci.Lett., 11 (1992) 1650-1652.
13. Growth of large size single crystals and whiskers of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 by step cooling method, R.Jayavel, C.Sekar, P.Murugakoothan, C.R.VenkateswaraRao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, J.Crystal Growth, 131 (1993) 105-110.
14. Growth of superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 single crystals using K2CO3 flux, R.Jayavel, P.Murugakoothan, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, Supercond.Sci.Technol. 6 (1993) 349-352.
15. Growth and characterization of bulk-textured Bi2Ca1-xYxSr2Cu2O8 by the float zone technique, P.Murugakoothan, R.Jayavel, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, Supercond.Sci.Technol., 7 (1994) 367-371.
16. Growth of large size twin free YBa2Cu3O7-x single crystals by a temperature gradient, R.Jayavel, P.Murugakoothan, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, C.Subramanian and P.Ramasamy, J.Crystal Growth, 137 (1994) 273-277.
17. Growth and characterization of C60 single crystals from pure C60 and fullerite, C.Sekar, C.R.Venkateswara Rao and C.Subramanian, Fullerene Sci.Technol. 3 (1995) 343-358.
18. Growth of C60 single crystals from cyclohexane and vapour and their characterization, C.Sekar, C.R.Venkateswara Rao and C.Subramanian, Phys.Stat.Sol.(a) 151 (1995) 9-15.
19. Magnetic and transport studies on RIrAl (R=Y, La, Ce, Pr and Nd) compounds : mixed-valent behaviour of CeIrAl, N.Harish Kumar, Latika Menon, C.R.Venkateswara Rao, S.K.Malik, P.Raj, A.Sathyamoorthy and K.Shashikala, Solid State Comm., 109 (1999) 345-349.
20. Synthesis and properties of bitetraselenafulvalene, Masahiko Iyoda, Kenji Hara,
C.R.Venkateswara Rao, Yoshiyuki Kuwatani, Kazuo Takimiya, Atsushi Morikami,
Yoshio Aso, and Tetsuo Otsubo, Tetrahedron Letters, 40 (1999) 5729-5730.
21. The hydriding behaviour of UFe1-xNixAl system (0 x 0.75) and magnetic studies
onUFe1-xNixAlH0.8 P.Raj, A.Sathyamoorthy, K.Shashikala, N.Harish
Kumar,C.R.Venkateswara Rao and S.K.Malik, J.Alloys Compd. 296(1-2), 20-26 (2000).
22. Hydride phases, structure, and magnetic properties of UNiAlHy system P. Raj, K. Shashikala, A. Sathyamoorthy, N. Harish Kumar, C. R. Venkateswara Rao, and S. K. Malik., Phy.Rev. B 63 (2001) 94414-1
23. CeIrGaHy system : Hydrogen induced structural and valence change
P. Raj,K.Shashikala, A. Sathyamoorthy, C. R. Venkateswara Rao, and S. K. Malik.,
Solid State Comm.,120 (2001) 375-378
24. U(Fe1-xNix)AlHy system : new hydride phases, structural and magnetic properties, P. Raj, K. Shashikala, A. Sathyamoorthy, N. Harish Kumar, C. R. Venkateswara Rao, and S. K. Malik., Physica B, 312-313 (2002) 885-887
25. Hydriding of the mixed-valent compound CeRhIn: structural and magnetization studies, P. Raj, K. Shashikala, A. Sathyamoorthy, C. R. Venkateswara Rao, D.Kundaliya
and S. K. Malik., J.Alloys Comp. 345 (2002) L1-L3
26. Spin pseudogap in La2-xSrxCuO4 studied by neutron scattering, C.H. Lee, K. Yamada, H. Hiraka, C.R. Venkateswara Rao, Y. Endoh, Phys.Rev.B, 67, 134521 (2003)
Professional Work
Seminars and Symposiums
Organized:1. Human Values and Professional Ethics, 29 December, 2015 organized at GRIET.
Participated:
1. Light Harvesting Materials, 10 October, 2015 held at GRIET.
2. Materials for Specific Applications, 29-30, March, 2016 held at GRIET.
3. FDP101x: Foundation Program in ICT for Education, Sept.2017
4. FDP201x: Pedagogy for Online and Blended Teaching-Learning Process , Oct.2017
5. One-week short term training program on Nano, Micro and Bulk Material Processing and Nanotechnology, GRIET, 20-26 March, 2017