• Gender: Male
• Age: 41
• Designation: Fresh/Entry Level
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 8.2 Year(s)

Education

Ph.D.(Polymer Chemistry) From School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad in 2015

M.Sc.(Organic Chemistry) From Osmania University, Hyderabad in 2008 with 65.7%

B.Sc. From M.V.S Govt. Degree College, Osmania University, Hyderabad in 2005 with 68.25% 

H.S.C. From Pragathi Jr. College, Board of Intermediate Education, Narayanpet in 2002 with 69.70% 

S.S.C. From Z.P.H. School, Board of Secondery Education, Doulthabad in 2010 with 68.34%

Skill Sets

Strong research, analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills

Work Experience

Fresh/Entry Level

Academic Project:
Ph.D. Thesis:
Title: Studies of Polybutadiene diol based Water Dispersible Polyurethanes and their Nanocomposites
Period: Dec 2010 to Nov 2015
Supervisor: Prof. Tushar Jana
Description: It included synthesis and study of Polyurethanes (PUs) with enhanced physical properties for use as coatings and various applications. Developed novel methods to synthesis Water Dispersible Polyurethanes (WDPU) from butadiene diols, and also developed nanocomposites of WDPU with layered silicates and TiO2 (core)/SiO2 (shell) nanocomposites. Conducted study on improvement in Thermomechanical and Hydrophobic properties of WDPU, which are the important properties of the coating materials. Also, focused on the synthesis of segmented PU-copolymers and study of nanophase separation using modern instrumental techniques such as SAX and DMA, which in turn influenced properties of polyurethane.

Academic Achievements:
Secured 89.25 percentile as Gate score in 2009
Successfully got qualified in Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR-JRF, June-2009, Rank - 131) under the CSIR Fellowship Scheme conducted by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi

Publications:
Particle-size Dependent Properties of Sulfonated Polystyrene Nanoparticles. Mousumi Hazarika, Kuruma Malkappa, Tushar Jana. Polymer Int. 2012, 61, 1425-1432
Simultaneous Improvement of Tensile Strength and Elongation: An Unprecedented Observation in case of HTPB Polyurethanes. Kuruma Malkappa, Tushar Jana. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2013, 52, 12887-12896
Hydrophobic, Water Dispersible Polyurethane: Role of Polybutadiene Diol Structure. Kuruma Malkappa, Tushar Jana. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2015, 54, 7423–7435
Triazine Functionalized Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene Polyurethane: Influence of Triazine Structure. Billa Narasimha Rao, Yadav, P.J.P, Kuruma Malkappa, Tushar Jana, Sastry, P.U. Polymer, 2015, 77, 323-333
Functionalized Polybutadiene Diol Based Hydrophobic, Water Dispersible Polyurethane Nanocomposite: Role of Organoclays Structure. Kuruma Malkappa, Billa Narasimha Rao, Tushar Jana. (Communicated to J. Phys. Chem. C)
Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Nanocomposites of Water Dispersible Polyurethanes for Antibacterial Coating. Kuruma Malkappa, Billa Narasimha Rao, G. Suresh, Ch. Venkata Ramana, Tushar Jana. (Communicated to Environ. Sci. Technol )
Non-segmented and Hydrogen Bonded Polyurethanes and Studies of their Morphological and Mechanical Properties. Billa Narasimha Rao, Kuruma Malkappa, P. U. Sastry, Tushar Jana. (Manuscript under preparation)

Conference & Presentations:
Presented Posters on:
Polymer Template Assisted Synthesis of Hollow Fe2O3/Fe3O4 Spherical Nanoparticles - Frontiers of Polymers & Advanced Materials: MACRO-2010, December 15-17, 2010, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
Synthesis of Polyurethanes from Butadiene Based Diols - 9th Annual In-house Symposium: Chemfest-2012; February 24-25, 2012, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Polyurethanes Synthesized from Terminal Functionalized Butadiene Diol Oligomers - 10th Annual In-House Symposium: Chemfest-2013; February 15-16, 2013, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Synthesis and Characterization of HTPB and Modified HTPB based Polyurethanes - Polymers on the Frontiers of Science and Technology: APA-2013; February 21-23, 2013, Punjab University, Chandigarh
Water Dispersible Polyurethanes from Butadiene Diols: Morphology and Self-cleaning Properties - 3rd FAPS Polymer Congress and Macro-2013; May 15-18, 2013, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Water Dispersible Polyurethanes from Butadiene Diols: Morphology and Biodegradable Studies -  11th Annual In-house Symposium: Chemfest-2014; February 15-16, 2014, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Simultaneous Improvement of Tensile Strength and Elongation: An Unprecedented Observation in case of HTPB Polyurethanes - International Symposium on Polymer Science and Technology: Macro-2015; January 23-26, 2015, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
Attended conference on National Symposium on Polymers and Coatings; September 7-8, 2012, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad 

Oral Presentation:
On Hydrophobic, Water Dispersible Polyurethane: Role of Polybutadiene Diol Structure - 12th Annual In-house Symposium: Chemfest-2015; February 21-22, 2015, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

Knowledge Purview:
Expertise in dealing with modern equipment such as:
UV-Vis spectrometer, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic Mechanical Analyser (DMA), Small Angle and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (SWAXS), FT-IR, NMR, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Universal Testing Measurement (UTM), Particle Size Analyser (PSA) and Contact Angle (CA)

Profile Summary:
Industry Preference: Polymer (Plastics/Coating and Painting)
Proficient at conceptualizing Analytical Research & Development Operations in Polymer (Plastics/ Coating and Painting) industry 
In-depth knowledge in development of new methods in polymer synthesis, water dispersible polyurethanes, structure-property relationship of different types of polyurethanes and development of polyurethanes are as nanocomposites
Experience in characterizing materials via FT-IR, NMR, PXRD, SAXS, FESEM, TEM, AFM, TGA, DSC, DMA, UTM, Contact Angle and Particle Size Analyser
Worked on Ph.D. Thesis entitled as Studies of Polybutadiene Diol Based Water Dispersible Polyurethanes and their Nanocomposites

Future Goals

Fresh, hardworking, detail-oriented team player offering strong communication skills and customer service capabilities, targeting challenging assignments in Research & Development Operations with an organization of high repute