Dr. Venkata Rao Kotagiri

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Sangareddy - 502285, Telangana, India

E-mail: kvrao@chy.iith.ac.in

Education

M.Sc        School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad (2006 to 2008)

PhD         JNCASR, Bangalore (Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2013) with Prof. Subi J. George

Work Experience

Jan. 2014-Mar. 2017           Researcher in the group of Prof. Takuzo Aida, The University of Tokyo

April 2017-April 2018        Researcher in the group of Prof. Takuzo Aida, CEMS, RIKEN

June 2018–Sept. 2023        Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad

Sept. 2023–present             Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad

Awards

1. Research excellence award from IIT Hyderabad in 2023 under the below 40 years category

2. ECRA from SERB (2019-2022)

3. JSPS fellowship (Nov. 2014 to Oct. 2016)

4. FPR fellowship