Research Development Division (R&D)
 

Present: Dr. P.V.S. Machiraju
 

Professor of Chemistry, Dean-R&D

Interdisciplinary Research Programmes:

  • Mechanical Engineering & Chemistry

    Research guidance is being imparted to Dr. G. Stish, faculty of Mechanical Engineering in submitting a sponsored Major Research Project Proposal of inter disciplinary nature of Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering to BARC, Mumbai for financial assistance of Rs. 20 Lakhs

  • Civil Engineering & Chemistry

    Research guidance is being imparted to Dr. R.V.S.Rama Krishna faculty of Civil Engineering in submitting a sponsored Major Research Project Proposal of inter disciplinary nature of Chemistry and Civil Engineering to SERB, DST for financial assistance of Rs. 26.06 Lakhs

  • Sponsored Research Project in Chemistry

    (a)Sponsored Chemistry Major Research Project with funding of Rs. 28, 91,418/-completed and Final Project Report submitted to BARC by Dr. P.V.S. Machiraju, Professor of Chemistry, Dean-R&D as Principal Investigator and Dr S. Sambhu Prasad, Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Mrs. K. Vani Sri Krishna, Assistant Professor of Chemistry as Co-Investigators..

Hon’ble Chairman Dr. P. Krishna Rao releasing the BARC Project Report.

Dr. S.Sambhu Prasad, Principal, Dr. P.V.S.Machiraju, Dean-R&DShri. M.V.Haranatha Babu, Director Management and Dr. G.Raghu Ram, Director, Academics are also present.

  • (b)Sponsored Chemistry Major Research Project with funding of Rs. 26,04,119/- is in progress and the present status is ONGOING for which Mr. P. Satynarayana, Assistant Professor of Chemistry as Principal Investigator and Dr. P.V.S. Machiraju, Professor of Chemistry, Dean-R&D as Co-Investigator

  • Sponsored Minor Research Project with funding of Rs. 4,20,000/- from UGC-SERO,
    Hyderabad is completed and final Technical Report submitted by Mr. P. Satyanarayana,Assistant Professor of Chemistry

  • Research Guidance by Dr. P.V.S.Machiraju, Professor of Chemistry to Ph. D Scholars:

Ph. D’s Awarded & Guided (from Andhra University )

S.No Name of the faculty Duration
1 Mrs. Ch. V.V.Satya Vani Awarded in July 2015
2 Mr. D. Rama Rao Submitted in December 2018

Ph. D’s Awarded & Guided (from JNTUK, Kakinada)

3 Mrs. K. Jhansi Lakshmi Awarded in July 2015
4 Mr. Ch. K. Prasad Submitted in 2019

Presently Pursuing Ph. D

S.No Name of the faculty University Name
1 Mr. P. Vijaya Varma JNTUK
2 Mr. B.Venkateswara Rao JNTUK
3 Mrs. R.Amulyam JNTUK
4 Mr. M. Krishna Kartik JNTUK
5 Mrs. D. Sravani JNTUK
6 Mr. V.V.K.P.L.N. Murty (JRF) AU, Vizag

Research Recognitions:

    • Dr. P.V.S. Machiraju, Professor of Chemistry, Dean-R&D was awarded Dr. Uma Sai Prakash Chemistry Popularization Award for 2018

    • Dr. P.V.S. Machiraju, Professor of Chemistry, Dean-R&D was honoured as Best Paper Presenter in 2nd International Conference on Science and Technology Research held at DUBAI, organized by Science and Technical Research Association on 26-27th December-2018


Equipment procured from Sponsor Research Project Funding:

Equipment worth of Rs.21, 00, 000/- provided to R&D Labs from Project funding a land mark for Pragati’s Research Division

  • Two JRF’s and Two Technical Assistants are working in R&D Division

Research Publications:

  • (a) 45 International and
  • (b) 6 National

Conference Publications:

  • (a) 12 international and
  • (b) 62 National conference publication