2026
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla, received the Faculty Research Excellence Award at IIT Hyderabad from Dr. Prakash Baba Amte, Ramon Magsaysay and Padma Shri awardee.
JST Lotus Programme
Our PhD scholar, Subha P has been selected for the prestigious JST-LOTUS fellowship program and will be visiting Prof. Kiyotaka Nakajima's Lab, Hokkaido University, Japan
Best Oral Presentation Award
Our PhD scholar, Kamali Mangalapalli received a best oral presentation award, at the "2nd International Conference on Next Generation Sustainable Materials for Water and Energy Solutions (SuWatE+ - 26) " organized by Vellore Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, from March 26-29, 2026.
Best Poster Presentation Award
Granted Patent
Our PhD scholar, Swapna Bhattu has been granted with patent for "PC upcycling to BPA-alternative monomer"
Granted Patent
Our PhD scholar, Arun Kumar Mudavath has been granted patent for "PET Aminolysis using Al2O3".
RSC Advisory Board Member
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla, selected as an Advisory Board Member of Sustainable Energy & Fuels (#RSCSEF)
Best Poster Presentation Award
Our PhD scholar, Kamali Mangalapalli, received a best poster presentation award at the RSC Meet the Editor's event with the theme of "Frontiers in Catalysis: Bridging Spectroscopy, Theory, and Reactivity" organized by the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, on February 09, 2025.
2025
Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists-2025
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla has been listed in the prestigious "Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists” list for the year 2025.
Best Poster Presentation Award
Our PhD scholar, Madam Bobby Barnabas received a best poster presentation award at the 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNAN 2025), organized by the Centre for Nanotechnology Research, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), December 16-19, 2025
PhD Thesis Defence
Our PhD scholar, Dr. Pavan Kalbande (Pavan Kalbande), has successfully defended his PhD thesis and has already secured a permanent position as an Assistant Professor in a prestigious college in Maharashtra.
RSC Meet the Editors Program
We have successfully organized the “Meet the Editors” program, with the help of the Department of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad and the Royal Society of Chemistry on 15-12-2025.
PhD Thesis Defence
Our PhD scholar, Dr. Nittan Singh (Nittan Singh), has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "Efficient and Sustainable Synthesis of N-containing Organic Compounds using Heterogeneous Catalysts".
Paired Early Career Fellowship in Applied Research (PECFAR)
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla has presented the recent works (plastic waste recycling and biomass valorisation) of SP HeteroCat Lab at various Germany institutions: BasCat, Technische Universität Berlin (11 June, Host: Prof. Majd), Ruhr University Bochum (12 June, Host: Prof. Martin Muhler), and Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (13 June, Host: Prof. Alexis) as part of the PECFAR fellowship.
Best Oral Presentation Award
Best Oral Presentation Award
Our PhD scholar, Swapna Bhattu received a best oral presentation award at the 2nd International Conference on Impending Inquisitions in Humanities and Science (ICIIHS) held from 27-28 February 2025, organized by the KL (Deemed-to-be University), Hyderabad
Best Oral Presentation Award
Our PhD scholar, Arun Kumar Mudavath has received a best oral presentation award at VALORIZATION-2025:International Conference on Science and Technology Integrated for Circular Economy in BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus on 23 & 24th January, 2025
2024
CSI-SISTLA KAMESWARI Young Scientist Award -2024
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla, on being honored with the CSI-SISTLA KAMESWARI Young Scientist Award -2024 at 24th National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP-24) "Catalysis for Sustainable Chemicals, Materials & Energy" (CSCME-2025)
Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists-2024
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla has been listed in the prestigious "Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists” list for the year 2024.
Best Poster Presentation Award
Our PhD scholar, Mr. Nittan Singh has received a best poster presentation award at ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE INDIAN COUNCIL OF CHEMISTS held in Pune from 26-28th December, 2024.
Best Oral Presentation Award
Our PhD scholar, Mr. Subha P has received a best oral presentation award at ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE INDIAN COUNCIL OF CHEMISTS held in Pune from 26-28th December, 2024
Plastic Research Highlighted in The Times of India
Research done by our PhD scholar, Swapna Bhattu on plastic waste recycling has been highlighted in "THE TIMES OF INDIA" on 21st November, 2024.
Best Poster Presentation Award
Our PhD scholar, Mr. Subha P has received a best poster presentation award in the National Conference on Chemistry for a Sustainable Future (CSF-2024), held in Palamuru University, Hyderabad from 27-28th February, 2024
2023
Best Poster Presentation Award
Our PhD scholar, Swapna Bhattu received the Best Poster Presentation Award from RSC at Transcending Frontiers of Chemical Sciences (TFCS-2023) conference held at NIT Tiruchirapalli, 11-12 August 2023.
Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists-2023
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla has been listed in the prestigious "Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists” list for the year 2024.
Outstanding Peer Reviewer in Sustainable Energy and Fuels-2023
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla has been recognised as one of the outstanding peer reviewer for the journal of Sustainable Energy and Fuels for the year 2023.
Early Career Board Member of the Molecular Catalysis Journal, Elsevier
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla has became the early career board member in the journal of Molecular Catalysis, Elsevier-2023.
2021
Australian Alumni Grant Scheme 2021 Recipient
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla received the Australian Alumni Award from the Australian Government, initiated by the Australian Consulate-General, Chennai (India).
Early Career Board Member of the ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Journal
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla has became the early career board member in the journal of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
ACS books on Nanocatalysis and Single-atom Catalysis
Dr. Sudarsanam Putla has edited two ACS books on Nanocatalysis and Single-atom Catalysis.