KRISHNAIAH DAMARLA


Krishnaiah Damarla

Ph. D. Scholar (CSIR-SRF)

Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)

Lab No. 63-A, Salt and Marine Chemicals Division

CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute

Bhavnagar-364002, Gujarat, India

Email: drkrishnadamarla@gmail.com; damarlakittu@gmail.com

ORCiD: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4205-8214

Phone: +91-8905522165, 9885353590

Objective: To explore researcher in the field of Advanced Materials synthesis using greener solvents like, water, Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents and their applications in energy up conversion and energy storage materials.

Educational Qualifications:

BSc. : (Maths, Physics and Chemistry) at Govt. City College (Osmania University) Hyderabad, Telangana, India,2009.

JAM : (Chemical science), Qualified in 2010, Conduct by IIT Madras.

M.Sc. : (Chemical science), Pondicherry university (A Central University), India, 2012.

CSIR-UGC NET : (Chemical science), CSIR-UGC-NET-LS India,2013

Ph.D: (Physical Chemistry), (AcSIR) Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-CSMCRI ,Bhavnagar,Gujarat, India,2014- 2019.

Title of Ph. D. Thesis: “Ionic liquid based colloidal formulations and their applications”

Ph. D. Supervisor: Dr. Arvind Kumar, Principal Scientist & Head of SMC Div., CSIR-CSMCRI.

Fellowship Awarded

Junior Research Fellowship from Aug. 2014 to Aug. 2016--DST, Govt. of India.

Senior Research Fellowship from Aug. 2016 to May 2018--DST, Govt. of India.

Senior Research Fellowship from May 2018 to Cntd. --CSIR, Govt. of India.

Research Interest:

  • Interested in understanding molecular structures and their Dynamics in colloidal formulations.

  • Studies on optical properties of nanoparticles, Quantum Dots synthesis, Porous materials and their applications in Energy up conversion and Energy storage.

  • Understanding the dynamics of Ionic Liquids-Protein binding interactions.

  • Exploration of novel sustainable Iono Gels for electrochemical and Bio sensor applications.

Conferences and Symposia:

  • Selected and Participated in “XVIII-School on Neutrons as Probes of Condensed Matter” in Multipurpose Hall, Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, 28th October – 1st November, 2018” BARC, Mumbai, India.

  • Given Oral presentation on, “Ionic Liquid based Colloidal formulations and their applications in material synthesis towards light harvesting and energy storage materials” at International Conference on Nanomaterials for Energy conversion and Storage Applications, held at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India during 29th - 31st January’ 2018.

  • Participated in a technical seminar on “Comprehensive Formulation Characterisation” conducted by Anton Paar at Ahmedabad, India, on April 19, 2017.

  • Delivered Oral Presentation in National Symposium on Electrochemistry, Energy and Environment at Department of Chemistry Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur December 16-08, 2016.

  • Participated in a workshop conducted by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) at CSIR-CSMCI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, during September 19, 2016.

  • Participated in 17th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, held at CSIR-NCL Pune, Maharashtra, India, during February 6-8, 2015.

  • Participated in Chemical Research Society of India – South zonal meeting held at Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India, during 16-17, 2011.

Research Publications:

  1. An Unexplored Lewis Acidic Catalytic System for Synthesis of Pyrazole and its Biaryls Derivatives with Antimicrobial Activities through Cycloaddition‐Iodination‐Suzuki Reaction. Manashjyoti Konwar, Parmita Phukan, Amrita K Chaliha, Alak K Buragohain, Krishnaiah Damarla, Dipshikha Gogoi, Arvind Kumar, Diganta Sarma, ChemistrySelect 2019, 4, 10236– 10245

  2. KOH/DMSO: A basic suspension for transition metal-free Tandem synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones. Apurba Dutta, Krishnaiah Damarla, Ankur Bordoloi, Arvind Kumar, DigantaSarma, Tetrahedron Letters, 2019,60, :1614–1619

  3. Anirban Garg, Abdul Aziz Ali, Krishnaiah Damarla, Arvind Kumar, Diganta Sarma . Aqueous bile salt accelerated cascade synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles from arylboronic acids. Tetrahedron Letters, 2018, 59:4031–4035.

  4. Krishnaiah Damarla, Yadagiri Rachuri, Eringathodi Suresh, and Arvind Kumar*. Nanoemulsions with All Ionic Liquid Components as Recyclable Nanoreactors. Langmuir, 2018, 34 (34), pp 10081–10091.

  5. Arvind Kumar, Praveen Singh Gehlot, Krishnaiah Damarla, Mohit J. Mehta and Akshay Kulshrestha. Metal-based ionic liquids : Their properties, applications and future prospects. J. Indian Chem. Soc., 2017, 94, 1-20.

  6. Praveen Singh Gehlot , Akshay Kulshrestha, Pankaj Bharmoria, Krishnaiah Damarla, Kaumeel Chokshi, and Arvind Kumar Surface-Active Ionic Liquid Cholinium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate: Self-Assembling Behavior and Interaction with Cellulase. ACS Omega, 2017, 2 (10), pp 7451–7460.

  7. Gagandeep Singh, Gurbir Singh, Krishnaiah Damarla, Pushpender K. Sharma, Arvind Kumar , and Tejwant S. Kang, Gelatin-Based Highly Stretchable, Self-Healing, Conducting, Multiadhesive, and Antimicrobial Ionogels Embedded with Ag2O Nanoparticles. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2017, 5 (8), pp 6568–6577.

  8. Krishnaiah Damarla, Pankaj Bharmoria, K. Srinivasa Rao, Praveen Singh Gehlot and Arvind Kumar, Illuminating microemulsions: ionic liquid–CdS quantum dots hybrid materials as potential white light harvesting systems, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 6320-6323.

  9. Praveen Singh Gehlot, K. Srinivasa Rao, Pankaj Bharmoria, Krishnaiah Damarla, Hariom Gupta, Markus Drechsler, and Arvind Kumar, Spontaneous Formation of Multi-Architecture Vesicles of [C8mim]Br + [Na]DBS in Aqueous Medium: Synergic Interplay of Electrostatic, Hydrophobic and pi-pi Stacking Interactions, Phys. Chem. B, 2015, 119 (49), pp 15300–15309.

  10. Pankaj Bharmoria, Krishnaiah Damarla,Tushar J. Trivedi, Naved I Malek and Arvind Kumar* Reciprocal Binary Mixture of Protic/Aprotic Ionic Liquids as Deep Eutectic Solvent: Physicochemical Behaviour and Application towards Agarose Processing, RSC Adv., 2015,5, 99245-99252.

Research Interest:

  • Interested in understanding molecular structures and their Dynamics in colloidal formulations.

  • Studies on optical properties of nanoparticles, Quantum Dots synthesis, Porous materials and their applications in Energy up conversion and Energy storage.

  • Understanding the dynamics of Ionic Liquids-Protein binding interactions.

  • Exploration of novel sustainable Iono Gels for electrochemical and Bio sensor applications.

Conferences and Symposia:

  • Selected and Participated in “XVIII-School on Neutrons as Probes of Condensed Matter” in Multipurpose Hall, Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, 28th October – 1st November, 2018” BARC, Mumbai, India.

  • Given Oral presentation on, “Ionic Liquid based Colloidal formulations and their applications in material synthesis towards light harvesting and energy storage materials” at International Conference on Nanomaterials for Energy conversion and Storage Applications, held at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India during 29th - 31st January’ 2018.

  • Participated in a technical seminar on “Comprehensive Formulation Characterisation” conducted by Anton Paar at Ahmedabad, India, on April 19, 2017.

  • Delivered Oral Presentation in National Symposium on Electrochemistry, Energy and Environment at Department of Chemistry Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur December 16-08, 2016.

  • Participated in a workshop conducted by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) at CSIR-CSMCI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, during September 19, 2016.

  • Participated in 17th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, held at CSIR-NCL Pune, Maharashtra, India, during February 6-8, 2015.

  • Participated in Chemical Research Society of India – South zonal meeting held at Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India, during 16-17, 2011.

Research Publications:

  1. An Unexplored Lewis Acidic Catalytic System for Synthesis of Pyrazole and its Biaryls Derivatives with Antimicrobial Activities through Cycloaddition‐Iodination‐Suzuki Reaction. Manashjyoti Konwar, Parmita Phukan, Amrita K Chaliha, Alak K Buragohain, Krishnaiah Damarla, Dipshikha Gogoi, Arvind Kumar, Diganta Sarma, ChemistrySelect 2019, 4, 10236– 10245

  2. KOH/DMSO: A basic suspension for transition metal-free Tandem synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones. Apurba Dutta, Krishnaiah Damarla, Ankur Bordoloi, Arvind Kumar, DigantaSarma, Tetrahedron Letters, 2019,60, :1614–1619

  3. Anirban Garg, Abdul Aziz Ali, Krishnaiah Damarla, Arvind Kumar, Diganta Sarma . Aqueous bile salt accelerated cascade synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles from arylboronic acids. Tetrahedron Letters, 2018, 59:4031–4035.

  4. Krishnaiah Damarla, Yadagiri Rachuri, Eringathodi Suresh, and Arvind Kumar*. Nanoemulsions with All Ionic Liquid Components as Recyclable Nanoreactors. Langmuir, 2018, 34 (34), pp 10081–10091.

  5. Arvind Kumar, Praveen Singh Gehlot, Krishnaiah Damarla, Mohit J. Mehta and Akshay Kulshrestha. Metal-based ionic liquids : Their properties, applications and future prospects. J. Indian Chem. Soc., 2017, 94, 1-20.

  6. Praveen Singh Gehlot , Akshay Kulshrestha, Pankaj Bharmoria, Krishnaiah Damarla, Kaumeel Chokshi, and Arvind Kumar Surface-Active Ionic Liquid Cholinium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate: Self-Assembling Behavior and Interaction with Cellulase. ACS Omega, 2017, 2 (10), pp 7451–7460.

  7. Gagandeep Singh, Gurbir Singh, Krishnaiah Damarla, Pushpender K. Sharma, Arvind Kumar , and Tejwant S. Kang, Gelatin-Based Highly Stretchable, Self-Healing, Conducting, Multiadhesive, and Antimicrobial Ionogels Embedded with Ag2O Nanoparticles. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2017, 5 (8), pp 6568–6577.

  8. Krishnaiah Damarla, Pankaj Bharmoria, K. Srinivasa Rao, Praveen Singh Gehlot and Arvind Kumar, Illuminating microemulsions: ionic liquid–CdS quantum dots hybrid materials as potential white light harvesting systems, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 6320-6323.

  9. Praveen Singh Gehlot, K. Srinivasa Rao, Pankaj Bharmoria, Krishnaiah Damarla, Hariom Gupta, Markus Drechsler, and Arvind Kumar, Spontaneous Formation of Multi-Architecture Vesicles of [C8mim]Br + [Na]DBS in Aqueous Medium: Synergic Interplay of Electrostatic, Hydrophobic and pi-pi Stacking Interactions, Phys. Chem. B, 2015, 119 (49), pp 15300–15309.

  10. Pankaj Bharmoria, Krishnaiah Damarla,Tushar J. Trivedi, Naved I Malek and Arvind Kumar* Reciprocal Binary Mixture of Protic/Aprotic Ionic Liquids as Deep Eutectic Solvent: Physicochemical Behaviour and Application towards Agarose Processing, RSC Adv., 2015,5, 99245-99252.