October 2021--- Present
Dr. Narendra Kurra
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology
Hyderabad, Kandi,
Sangareddy - 502284
Telangana State, India
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Scopus ID: 35758727100
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0916-7902
Professional Experience
12/2020---09/2021
Assistant Professor
School of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER-TVM)
Thiruvananthapuram - 695551
Kerala, India
09/2019-10/2020
Research Assistant Professor
A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute
Dept. of Materials Science & engineering
Drexel University, PA, USA
11/2015-09/2019
Postdoctoral Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering,
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
06/2014-06/2015
SABIC Postdoctoral Fellow
Division of Materials Science & Engineering,
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KSA
10/2013-06/2014
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Division of Materials Science & Engineering,
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST), KSA
Education and Training
8/2008-9/2013
Ph. D.
Chemistry & Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore , India.
Thesis Title: "2D Nanocarbons: Function aspects and Device Fabrication"
P.I.: Prof. G. U. Kulkarni
05/2010-09/2010
Visiting Research Scholar
Birck Nanotechnology Centre, Purdue University, USA
Project Title: "Charge Storage in Mesoscopic Graphitic Islands"
08/2006-06/2008
Master of Science (Chemistry)
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Masters' thesis
School of Chemistry , University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Thesis Title: "Investigations on Optical Properties of Room Temerature Ionic Liquids"
P.I.: Prof. Anunay Samanta
01/2008-05/2008
6/2003-5/2006
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry)
Sri Chundi Ranganayakulu College, Andhra Pradesh, India