Dr. CHAKRAVARTHULA, Kiran
Education
P.G. Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking, Emeritus Institute of Management, Singapore in collaboration with MIT, Columbia Business School, and Tuck, USA
Ph.D. (Engineering - Engineering Physics), Louisiana Tech University, USA
M.S. (Applied Physics), Louisiana Tech University, USA
M.S. Microsystems Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, USA
M.S. Engineering (Biomedical Engineering), Louisiana Tech University, USA
B.Tech. (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering), Acharya Nagarjuna University, India
Aug ’19
2012
2010
2007
2006
1999
Keywords
Engineering Ethics, Educational Technologies, Project-Based Learning
Design Thinking and Methods, Education Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Sensors, Home Automation, Internet of Things (IoT), Virtual Instrumentation
High Energy Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum ChromoDynamics (QCD)
Microsystems, Nanotechnology, MEMS Applications
Protein Engineering, Biochemistry, Biomaterials, Nanobiotechnology
Biomedical Sensors, Biomedical Imaging, Assistive Technologies
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (EIE),
Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology (“VNRVJIET”), India
Since Dec ’12
Subject Taught
Entrepreneurship
Professional Ethics and Human Values
Design Sensitisation
Principles and Applications of Nanotechnology
Micro ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS)
Bio-Medical Instrumentation
Green IT
Environmental Studies
Virtual Instrumentation
Electronic Circuit Analysis
Elements of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Laboratory
Sensors and Measurements Laboratory
Pulse and Digital Circuits Laboratory
Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory
Electronic Circuit Analysis Laboratory
Technical Seminars (Panellist)
Comprehensive Viva Voce (Panellist)
Year (Branch)
III B.Tech.
(Open Elective for all Branches)III B.Tech.
(Open Elective for all Branches)I B.Tech.
(All Branches)IV B.Tech. (EIE)
IV B.Tech. (EIE)
III B.Tech. (EIE)
III B.Tech. (EIE)
I B.Tech. (EIE)
IV B.Tech. (EIE)
II B.Tech. (EIE)
II B.Tech. (CSE, IT)
II B.Tech. (EIE)
II B.Tech. (EIE)
II B.Tech. (EIE)
II/III B.Tech. (EIE)
IV B.Tech. (EIE)
IV B.Tech. (EIE)
Number of Students
176
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216
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Undergraduate Major (Capstone) Projects Guided
Report Generation and Fault Detection of an Automatic Coil Packaging Machine
Smart Shopping Experience Using Mobile and IoT
Estimating Oxygen Content in Learning Environment
Visual Music for the Hearing Impaired
Adaptive Mentoring System Using Fuzzy Logic
Remote Vocal Communication to Aid Speech-Impaired Persons
Microsoft Kinect®-based Wheelchair Navigation
(2nd prize among 180 entries globally, 2016 IEEE Maker Project)Measurement of Blood Conductivity and Clotting Time
Head Motion-Controlled Wheelchair Using MEMS Accelerometer
HPLC Troubleshooting and Analysis Range Increment
Intelligent Distance And Mileage Estimation for Automobiles (IDAMEA)
2018–’19
2018–’19
2017–’18
2016–’17
2016–’17
2015–’16
2015–’16
2014–’15
2014–’15
2013–’14
2013–’14
Research Experience
DØ Collaboration, Fermi Accelerator National Laboratory (FNAL/ "Fermilab"), USA
Member
Calorimeter and Muon system monitoring at FNAL during the particle collision experiments
Evaluation, testing, and replacement of electronic components in the Inter-Cryostat Detector (ICD) section of the DØ Detector
Center for Applied Physics Studies, Louisiana Tech University, USA (“LaTech”)
Graduate Research Assistant
High Energy Physics:
Fermilab’s Tevatron Collider is used to accelerate and collide protons and antiprotons very close to the speed of light and analyze the data to understand the universe through particle physics concepts. Louisiana Tech University is a part of the Fermilab’s DØ Collaboration which works with the data recorded by the DØ detector of the Tevatron. All the research responsibilities listed below also amounts to work done as a Member of the DØ Collaboration.
- Defining a new, triple differential observable to study the transition from soft QCD processes to hard QCD processes
- Azimuthal angular separation pertaining to collision events with two or more jets is chosen as the differential parameter
- First measurement of rapidity dependence in studying additional radiation produced in collisions
- Also measured transverse momentum dependence; previous work noted the dependence but no quantification was made earlier
- Found that the dijet azimuthal decorrelations decrease with increase in jet transverse momentum and increase with increase in jet rapidity
- Selecting relevant data for the analysis such that all well-defined regions of the detector are covered, making this study
- Correcting the data for detector effects using Monte Carlo simulations
- Results compare well to Next-to-Leading Order theory predictions in central and intermediate jet rapidity regions and when azimuthal separation is not large
Tools used: C++/ROOT programming
Bionanotechnology Laboratory, LaTech
Graduate Research Assistant
Protein engineering: Research was aimed at developing biodegradable wound dressings.
- Designing and synthesizing RGD-containing, 32-meric polypeptides in solid-phase
- Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of Poly-L-Lysine and Poly-L-Glutamic Acid (PLL-PLGA); LbL assembly of synthetic polypeptides
- Studying solution-phase peptide synthesis techniques to manufacture PLL and PLGA, properties and applications of RGD- containing peptides, pathology of wounds
Techniques and tools used: Apex 396 Automated Multiple Peptide Synthesizer, LbL assembly, Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM), UV-Vis spectroscopy, Circular Dichroism spectroscopy, protein deconvolution, centrifugation, lyophilization, filtration and dialysis
BioMINDS Laboratory, LaTech
Graduate Research Assistant
Biomedical Sensors/Imaging: Involved in multiple projects in the lab.
- Designing Fabry-Pérot Micro Interferometer (FPMI) for micromanufacturing with silicon substrate
- Studied polymeric materials that can serve as transparent, flexible substrates for surface-localizable imaging array
- Studying surface micromachining and bulk micromachining techniques for manufacture of FPMI array
- Developing an etchant to selectively etch GeO2-containing silica core material of 0.25-mm thick imaging fibre guide which has F-containing silica cladding
- LbL assembly of Poly DoDecyl Acrylate and Poly Styrene Sulphonate (PDDA-PSS) on to the etched optical fibre bundle
- Loading dye-coated nanoparticles on coated optical fibre bundle, to prepare biomedical imaging sensors
- Designing a holder for the chuck that holds the optical fibre bundle
- Selective patterning of the imaging fibre guide
Techniques and tools used: Wet etching, LbL assembly, AutoCAD, QCM, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Roughness Surface Tester (RST), sonication, fluorescence microscopy, image processing, MATLAB
2010–’11
Jun ’09–Aug ’09
2008–’12
2007–’11
2003–’05
2000–’02
Other Work Experience
STM Journals, India
Editor, Journal of Control and Instrumentation
STM JournalsVNRVJIET, Hyderabad, India
Coordinator, Global Relationships Office (GRO @ VNRVJIET)
Coordination of all international collaboration and creating a global brand image for VNRVJIETInnovation Activities Coordinator, Institute Innovation Council
Coordination of innovation-related events and hackathons at VNRVJIETSingle Point of Contact (SPoC) for T-Hub
Coordination of innovation activities with the (soon-to-be) Largest Incubator of India, T-HubFaculty Mentor (VNRVJIET and VJ Instt. of Mgmt. Teams), TiE Grad 2019–'20
TiE Grad Programme is conducted by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Hyderabad ChapterFaculty Coordinator, Press & Media Committee
Drafting of English and Telugu Press Reports for all events at VNRVJIET since 2015; Coordinator presentlyTeam Lead-EIE, Competency Development Centre
Identifying Training Needs for relevant competencies for B.Tech. (EIE) studentsSingle Point of Contact (SPoC) for J-Hub
Coordination of innovation activities with J-HubSingle Point of Contact (SPoC) for ELEVEN01, BLOCK 91, and IdeaLabs
Coordination of innovation activities pertaining to Blockchain technologyFounder & Faculty Coordinator, Ecficio
The Institute’s Annual Entrepreneurship FestCoordinator (Department-level), Centre for Presencing and Design Thinking
Curriculum Design and Teaching of Design courses for I and III B.Tech. starting Academic Year 2018–’19Faculty Coordinator, VICASA
City-wide rallies for Vignana Jyothi Initiative for Campaign Against Substance Abuse (VICASA)Faculty Coordinator (Department-level), Career Vision ApproachTM
Conducting Career Vision Sessions for I year B.Tech. (EIE) students in five components of Career Vision, viz. TED Videos, Inspirational Talks, ED Cell Activities, Skills & Euphoria, VNR DifferentiatorsCoordinator, Convergence 2k19
Planning and Execution of Convergence 2k19, the Institute's Annual Technical Symposium, with specific responsibilities pertaining to Design, Publicity and Press, Souvenir, and sharing responsibilities on Website UpdationAssociate Editor, Vignana Vartha Quarterly News Bulletin
Editorial Board Representative from the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation EngineeringTeam Member, Career Vision ApproachTM
Coordinator for “Inspirational Talks”, Feedback Forms and ReportsFaculty Coordinator, Telugu Literary Club Vignana Jyothi Sahithi Vanam
Founding Faculty coordinator of the student activity club to promote Telugu culture and literatureFaculty Coordinator (Department-level), Student Activities
Industrial Tours, Matrixing, Freshers' Day Event and Farewell EventCoordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
Drafting of the Institute's Quality ManualLouisiana Tech University, USA
Graduate Assistant, International Student Office
Updating and maintaining international student records and performed other miscellaneous office work; proactively designed and maintained the Office website (2005–’11); also proactively designed and maintained the websites for the Association of Indian Students (2000–’02, 2009–’11) and the International Student Association (2005)Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry
Teaching and Supervision of laboratory experiments for UG students in two different laboratory courses in Inorganic ChemistryGraduate Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering
Design and maintenance of websites for the Department of Civil EngineeringElectronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), India
Project Trainee, Components Group
Project work on CAD design of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and manufacturing process of double-sided and multi-layered PCBSince 2015
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Since 2019
Since 2018
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Since 2017
Since 2017
Jul ’17
Since 2016
Aug.–Sep. 2019
2013–’18
2013–’16
2013–’15
2013–’14
May ’13–Nov ’13
Jul ’05–Nov ’05
2003–’04
Mar ’00–Aug ’00
Jun ’97
Publications, Talks, Presentations, and Posters
Books
- K. Chakravarthula, “Study of Jet Transverse Momentum and Jet Rapidity Dependence of Dijet Azimuthal Decorrelations with the DØ Detector” (Ph.D. Dissertation, Louisiana Tech University), ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing (ISBN: 9781267765338) (Citations as of October 2019: 1)
International Journal Publications
- The DØ Collaboration (Primary authors: K. Chakravarthula, M. Wobisch), “Measurement of the Combined Rapidity and pT Dependence of Dijet Azimuthal Decorrelations in p̅p collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV”, Physics Letters B 721:212–219
(DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2013.03.029; 2018 Impact Factor: 4.162; Citations as of October 2019: 29)
- M. Wobisch, K. Chakravarthula, R. Dhullipudi, L. Sawyer, M. Tamsett, “A New Quantity for Studies of Dijet Azimuthal Decorrelations”, Journal of High Energy Physics 2013:172
(DOI: 10.1007/JHEP01(2013)172; 2018 Impact Factor: 5.833; Citations as of October 2019: 15)
- D.T. Haynie, S. Balkundi, N. Palath, K. Chakravarthula, K. Dave, “Polypeptide Multilayer Films: Role of Molecular Structure and Charge”, Langmuir 20(11):4540–4547
(DOI: 10.1021/la036330p; 2018 Impact Factor: 3.683; Citations as of October 2019: 99)
International Conference Posters
- Dr. Kiran Chakravarthula, Manjula Sri Rayudu, Sandhya Kode, “POGIL for Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering”, 13th Annual POGIL National Meeting, St. Louis, MO, USA, May 30–June02 2015 (2015)
- Sandhya Kode, Jyotsna Cherukuri, C. Kiran, Clif Kussmaul, “Enhancing Engineering Education through POGIL and Learning by Doing”, 11th Annual POGIL National Meeting, St. Louis, MO, USA, June 01–04 2013 (2013)
- Balkundi, S.; Chakravarthula, K.; Palath, N.; Dave, K.; Haynie, D.T., “Insight into Polypeptide LbL Assembly Using Model Peptides Poly-L-Lysine and Poly-L-Glutamic Acid”, (4th Annual) Louisiana Materials Research and Development Conference, Lafayette, LA, 2nd place in MS-level Poster Competition ($300), Nov. 04–05 (2003)
International Conference Talks/Abstracts
- Kiran Chakravarthula, “Measurement of the Rapidity Dependence of Dijet Azimuthal Decorrelations and Determination of the Strong Coupling Constant”, American Physical Society April Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, Vol. 57, Issue No. 3
- Kiran Chakravarthula (Presenter), Markus Wobisch, “Triple Differential Measurement of Dijet Azimuthal Decorrelations”, DØ Winter Physics Workshop, FNAL, Batavia, IL, USA
- Kiran Chakravarthula (Presenter), “Measurement of Dijet Azimuthal Decorrelations in Proton-Antiproton Collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV”, American Physical Society April Meeting, Anaheim, CA, USA, Vol. 56, Issue No. 4
- Kiran Chakravarthula (Presenter), Markus Wobisch, “Jet Transverse Momentum and Jet Rapidity Dependence of Dijet Azimuthal Decorrelations”, DØ Collaboration Meeting, FNAL, Batavia, IL, USA
- Kiran Chakravarthula (Presenter), Markus Wobisch, “A New Observable to Study Dijet Azimuthal Decorrelations”, DØ Collaboration Meeting, FNAL, Batavia, IL, USA
National Conferences/ Seminar Talks/ Publications
- Kiran Chakravarthula, Dhananjaya Naidu Challa, “Gaps in Education in India and Approaches to address through Technological Interventions”, Proceedings of the National Seminar on Setting Technological Standards and Strategy for Higher Education, Feb. 01–02, 2018, Christ University, Bengaluru, India
- Kiran Chakravarthula, “IoT and Ethics”, Refresher Course on Internet of Things, Dec. 03–22, 2018, JNTU, Hyderabad, India (Invited Talk)
- Kiran Chakravarthula, “LASER: In a Nutshell”, National Seminar on Laser Technology and Its Applications, Nov. 29–30, 2017, VNRVJIET, Hyderabad, India (Invited Talk)
- Kiran Chakravarthula, “IoT and Ethics”, Refresher Course on Internet of Things, Oct. 09–30, 2017, JNTU, Hyderabad, India (Invited Talk)
2012
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2004
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2012
2012
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2011
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2017
Technical Expertise
Micromanufacturing: System Design, Finite Element Modelling/ Analysis, Mask Design, Photolithography, Dry/ Wet Etching
Bionanotechnology: Layer-by-Layer (LbL) Self-assembly, Polypeptide Design, Solution-Phase/ Solid- Phase Peptide Synthesis
Instrumentation: Fluorescence Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Spectroscopy, Oscilloscopy, Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCD)
Engineering Design: Multisim, LabVIEW, Solid Edge, CoventorWare, AutoCAD, MathCAD, OrCAD, ANSYS
Design Thinking: Human-Centered Design, System Inventive Thinking, Reverse Innovation
Programming: C/C++, Java, BASIC, MATLAB, Arduino Programming
Web Technologies: JSF, HTML, JavaScript, JSP, Servlets, XML
Others: Microsoft Office, Open Office, LaTeX
Memberships and Affiliations
International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
Life MemberInstrument Society Of India (ISOI)
Life MemberIndian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
Life MemberAmerican Physical Society (APS)
Student MemberAssociation of Indian Students (AIS), LaTech
Founding Vice President (2000); President (2001); e-Coordinator (2004–’05); Special Officer (2005–’06); General Secretary (2009–’10); Active Volunteer (2000–’10); Compiling Author for the comprehensive student guide to aid Indian students going to the USA with specific emphasis on LaTech, "An Indian Student Guide to Tech" (2005–’12)International Student Association (ISA), LaTech
PresidentSince 2019
Since 2013
Since 2013
2008–’12
2000–’10
2003–’04
Researcher Profiles
- ORCiD: orcid.org/0000-0002-0859-0485
- SCOPUS ID: 6504819748
- Web of Science ResearcherID: Q-3470-2016
- Academia.edu: https://vnrvjiet.academia.edu/KiranChakravarthula
- ResearchGate.net: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kiran_Chakravarthula
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=reTNQp8AAAAJ
- Microsoft Academic: https://academic.microsoft.com/#/profile/KiranChakravarthula