Department
Chemistry
Designation
Asst. Professor
Qualifications
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Telephone
+91 8554 272567
Professional Pages
Dr. V. Prathyusha specializes in Computational Chemistry, with her expertise reflected through numerous publications in reputed international journals and conferences. In addition to her full-time teaching responsibilities, she is actively engaged in research.
She is an alumna of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL), where she earned her B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry in 2006. She completed her Master’s in Physical Chemistry at Sri Krishnadevaraya University (2006–2008) and obtained her Doctoral degree in 2015 from the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, in Computational Natural Science, as a DST INSPIRE Fellow (2011–2014).
Dr. Prathyusha joined SSSIHL in 2014 and currently serves as the Associate Head, Department of Chemistry, Anantapur Campus.
Areas of Teaching
Quantum Mechanics, Electronic Structure Theory, Electrochemistry, Reaction Mechanisms, Bioorganic Chemistry, Organic Spectroscopy, Solid State Chemistry, Photochemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Polymers
Research Interests
Computational Design of Novel materials for adsorption of heavy metals from water, Adsorption of toxic gases on the surface of ionic liquids coated on nanosurfaces, Understanding the relation between intramolecular reactivity versus conformation of the reactants involved in the reaction pathways of various natural products.