About the Author:
Dr. Venkateswarlu Peesapati retired as a
UGC Professor. He received his BSc (Spl), MSc from Andhra University, and PhD
(1971) in Organic Chemistry from Delhi University, under the guidance of
Padmabhushn Prof. T R Seshadri (FRS).
He worked as a Post Doctoral Fellow
and Senior Research Scientist for 14 years in different universities in USA
& UK.
He worked as an Assistant Professor
at BITS-Pilani for two years and later served as a UGC professor at Osmania
& J N T Universities. He was elected
as CSIR Emeritus Professor for 2 years.
After retirement, he worked as a
visiting Professor at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Educational and
Research (NIPER), Hyderabad.
His main research interests are in
the area of heterocyclic, medicinal, and polymer Chemistry, and supervised 12
PhD students, and 100 MS students and published 85 research papers in National
and International journals. He has 40 years of teaching and research
experience.
Presently, he is serving as a
Chairman of the Royal Society of Chemistry - Local Section Deccan, India. He
conducts seminars, conferences & workshops (skill development programs) for
school-level to MSc students. Also, organizes National/ International seminars
& conferences for PhD students. He has delivered more than 100 lectures in
India and abroad.
In recognition of his experience and
diverse range of educational activities, the Royal Society of Chemistry-London
bestowed on him the RSC-London “Inspirational Member Award” 2015.
Best Individual Award 2016: “Science
for the Masses” by CSIR-IICT and VIBHA, India, 2016.
RSC- London honored him “Award for
Service in Chemical Sciences”, 2017.
He has been elected by the Royal Society of Chemistry-London
(UK) as a Member Communities Board, 2018-2021. |
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