Department
Chemistry
Designation
Asst. Professor
Qualifications
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Telephone
+91 8554 272567
Professional Pages
Dr. Harshini V Annadata studies the relationship between local structure and function in advanced materials. Her doctoral research at the National University of Singapore examined energy-level alignment, molecular interfaces and charge transport in self-assembled molecular junctions using spectroscopic and computational methods.
She undertook postdoctoral research at BARC’s EXAFS Beamline at the Indus-2 Synchrotron, Indore, combining synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy with computational modelling. She subsequently served as Senior Project Associate in Computational Materials Modelling at CSIR-IICT.
She joined SSSIHL in 2026 and collaborates with researchers in academia and industry, while mentoring students in synchrotron techniques, data interpretation and research practices.
Areas of Teaching
Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Materials Characterization, Spectroscopy, Molecular Modelling, Quantum Chemistry, Materials Chemistry
Research Interests
Structure–speciation–reactivity relationships in complex chemical systems
Dynamic speciation in liquids and at interfaces, including coordination chemistry and solvent effects in sustainable e-waste resource recovery
3d–4f cooperative catalysis and active-site design for hydrogen evolution
Local structure, disorder and short-range order in complex and high-entropy solids
Integrated use of synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy, electrochemistry, density functional theory, Reverse Monte Carlo modelling and stochastic solid-state simulations to understand reactivity and design sustainable functional materials
Awards & Recognitions
2010 – Summer Research Fellowship Programme, JNCASR, Bangalore
2011 – Summer Research Fellowship Programme, IAS–INSA–NAS / IIT Bombay
2012 – Professor Kaushal Kishore Memorial Fellowship, IISc, Bangalore
2009–2014 – DST-INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education, DST, Government of India
2014 – CSIR-UGC JRF & Lectureship, CSIR–UGC (AIR 42)
2014 – University Gold Medal, University of Hyderabad (1st Rank)
2014–2019 – NUS Graduate Research Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Singapore
2023– Research Associate-II fellowship, BARC
2024 – Best Oral Presentation Award, CTAC 2023, Mumbai
Sri Sathya Sai Values-based Integral Education
Chemists Club activities, Academic and personal student mentoring, Guidance in values-based living, Recording Studio self-reliance responsibilities