Patents Filed / Granted

1)  DESIGN PATENT ACCEPTED (application no: 6278831, co-inventor) during April 2023 for the research work titled “Electricity Generation Equipment with Waste Water Treatment” – a novel/first of its kind design for general of electricity during waste water treatment  – U K PATENT

2)  A PATENT PUBLICATION ACCEPTED (application no: 202341019718, Co-Inventor) during March 2023 for the research work titled “Energy Conversion Materials Fabricated With Boron Nitride Nanotubes (Bnnts) And Bnnt Polymer Composites“ – INDIAN PATENT


Copyrights Filed / Granted

1)  CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION (CANADA) (registration no: 1224431) during September 2024 for the research work titled “NANO PEST CONTROL: A NANOTECHNOLOGY-BASED SOLUTION FOR TARGETED PEST CONTROL  – a novel/first of its kind work for targeted pest control.


Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

1.  Radon levels in Bengaluru during monsoon season., Charan Kumar Kachintaya, Kamsali Nagaraja., Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 200 (11-12), 1003-1006, doi : https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncad272 (2024)


2.  Time-series analysis of radon concentrations for Bengaluru’s atmosphere., Charan Kumar Kachintaya, Kamsali Nagaraja., Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 200 (11-12), 1096-1100, doi : https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncae052 (2024)


3.  Radon metrology at NARL, Gadanki., Charan Kumar Kachintaya, Kamsali Nagaraja., Nuclear and Particle Physics ProceedingsAccepted & In Press, doi : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2024.02.004 (2024)


4.   A review on natural gamma radiation dose levels and its health effects., Shankramma K, Kamsali Nagaraja, Sathish L A and Charan Kumar K., International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 11(1), 1-9 (2022).


5.    A Brief Review of the Impact of Silver Nanoparticles on Agriculture and Certain Biological Properties: A Case Study., Sushmashree K, Shankramma K, Raj Humar H G, Lingaraju H G and Charan Kumar K., International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 11(1), 62-69 (2022).


6.    Electrical conductivity of the atmosphere over an urban location., Charan Kumar K and Kamsali Nagaraja., Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics, 34(6), 704-713 (2021). 


7.  Study of radioactive aerosols and ambient gamma radiation levels at a rural site in south India., Charan Kumar K and Kamsali Nagaraja., Earth Science India, 14(3), 132-143 (2021).


8.    One year of 222Rn concentration at a typical rural site in South India., K. Charan Kumar and Nagaraja Kamsali., Radiation Protection and Environment, 44, 73-78, (2021). DOI:10.4103/rpe.rpe_21_21


9.  Study of ambient gamma dose levels at National Atmospheric Research Laboratoy, Gadanki, India., Charan Kumar K, Rajendra Prasad T, Nagaraja Kamsali, Radiation Protection and Environment, Radiation Protection and Environment, 44, 28-33 (2021). 


10. Influence of meteorological variables on atmospheric electric conductivity over an urban location., Charan Kumar K and Kamsali Nagaraja, Journal of  Scientific Research,12(4),447– 453 (2020).


11. Surface measurements of atmospheric electrical conductivity at Jnanabharathi Campus, Bengaluru (12.960N, 77.560E)., Charan Kumar K, Sunil D Pawar, Murugavel P, Gopalkrishnan V and Kamsali Nagaraja, Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics,  48, 57-63 (2019).


12. Fast Fourier transform power spectrum of radon activity., K Charan Kumar, T Rajendra Prasad, M Venkat Ratnam, Kamsali Nagaraja, Radiation Protection and Environment, 41, 30-36 (2018).


13.Urban air electrical signatures at Jnanabharathi Campus, Bengaluru (12.96° N, 77.56° E)., Charan Kumar K, Sunil D Pawar, Murugavel P, Gopalkrishnan V, Kamsali Nagaraja, International Journal in Physical and Applied Sciences, 04 (07), 57-64 (2017).


14. Activity of 222Rn in the lower atmospheric surface layer of a typical rural site in south India., Charan Kumar K, Rajendra Prasad T, Venkatratnam M, Kamsali Nagaraja, Journal of Earth System Sciences, 125 (7), 1391-1397 (2016).


15.Variation of Radon Progeny Concentration Over a Continental Location., Charan Kumar K, Rajendra Prasad T, Narayana Rao T, Venkataratnam M and Kamsali Nagaraja, International Journal of Radiation Research, 14(2), 105-111 (2016).


16.Atmospheric Instabilities through Radioactivity Study., Kamsali Nagaraja, Charan Kumar K, Pramodh B, Rajendra Prasad T, Narayana Rao T and Venkatratnam M, Earth Science India, 9 (I) 48 – 52, (2016).


17. Surface radiation budget over Bengaluru., M Akshay, MB Sunil Kumar, K Charan Kumar, SB Gudennanavar and Kamsali Nagaraja, Science spectrum, 1 (4), 455-461 (2016).


18.Study of Atmospheric Instabilities through Radioactivity., Charan Kumar K, Kamsali Nagaraja, Rajendra Prasad T, Narayana Rao T  and Venkataratnam M, Mapana Journal of Sciences, 14 (1), 15-23 (2015).


19.Temporal variation of radioactivity at NARL, Gadanki., Kamsali Nagaraja, K Charan Kumar, B Pramodh, T Rajendra Prasad, T  Narayana Rao and M Venkat Ratnam, International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Technology, 4 (5),  469-471 (2015).