SIVASANKAR KOPPALA,Ph.D.

Faculty ofMetallurgical and Energy Engineering

Kunming Universityof Science and Technology (Lianhua Campus)

No.68 Wenchang Road,121Street

Kunming 650093,Yunnan, China

E-Mail: pepsiva9@gmail.com

Professional Experience

06/2017                  Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kunming Universityof Science and

                              Technology Kunming, ChinaSupervisor: Prof. Jinhu Peng

10/2012-09/2015    Research Associate, VIT University, Vellore,India

07/2011-04/2012    Visiting Researcher, Jacobs UniversityBremen, Germany

Education and Qualification

09/2012-06/2016    PhDChemistry, VIT University, Vellore, India

                              Thesis: Combustionsynthesis, characterization and potential

                              applications of silicate ceramic materials

                              Supervisor:Prof. S. Sasikumar

08/2009-03/2011    MPhil Chemistry, VIT University, Vellore,India

06/2007-05/2009    MSc Chemistry, VIT University, Vellore,India

07/2004-05/2007    BSc Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University,Tirupati, India

Awards/ Scholarships/ Fellowships

2017              Yunnan Province Postdoctoral Fund(4th Batch)

2013              Research award by VIT University,Vellore, India

2015              Research award by VIT University,Vellore, India

Research Publications

[1] X Ye, S Koppala,W Qu, S Xu, L Zhang, B Liu, S Guo, L Wang , New approach to the utilization ofmicrowave thermal energy: Desulfurization and decarburization of spent catalystvia microwave treatment , Powder Technology 338, 764-773, 2018

[2] T Le, S Ju, SKoppala, J Peng, B Pan, L Zhang, Q Wang, X Li, Kinetics study of microwaveenhanced reactions between diasporic bauxite and alkali solution, Journal ofAlloys and Compounds 749, 652-663, 2018

[3] S Koppala, SSwamiappan, G Yuvaraj, X Lei, KK Sadasivuni, D Ponnamma, R Vijayaraghavan, Calcium deficiency in Hydroxyapatite and its drug delivery applications,Micro & Nano Letters 13(4), 562 – 564, 2018

[4] S Koppala, S Swamiappan,Glowing Combustion Synthesis, Characterization, andToxicity Studies of Na₂CaSiO₄Powders, Materials and Manufacturing Processes 30(12), 1476-1481, 2015

[5] A Srivastava, SKoppala, MR Nasina, S Swamiappan, Sodium calciumsilicate/chitosan composites for hard tissue applications, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 92(5), 736-738, 2015.

Conference/Symposia/ Workshop

1. Chemistry glitz’ 08 state level students symposium, 30 September2008, VIT University, Vellore, India (organized/participated)

2. 46th annual convention of chemists 2009 &International conference on recent research trends in chemical sciences(ICRRTCS-2009), 2-6 December 2009, VIT University, Vellore, India(participated)

3. 6th national symposium and conference on solidstate chemistry and allied areas (ISCAS-2009), 19-21 November 2009, VITUniversity, Vellore, India (poster presented)

4. National conference on materials for energy storage and conversion(NCMESC-2010), 23-24 January 2010, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India(poster presented)

5. Faculty development programme on multidimensional NMR: basicprinciple and its applications, 27-28 March 2010, VIT University, Vellore,India (participated)

6. International conference on advanced materials and applications(ICAMA-2011), 4-5 March 2011, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, India(poster presented)

7. International consortium on affordable medical technologies(CAMTech)-India medical hackathon 26 November 2012, VIT University, Vellore,India (participated)

8. Young scientist training on fundamentals and advances inbiomaterials science and bioengineering, 6-8 December 2012, Indian Institute ofScience, Bangalore, India (participated)

9. NRC-M winter workshop on scanning electron microscopy, 17-22December 2012, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (participated)

10. Theme meeting on recent trends in materials chemistry (RTMC-2013).Poster presentation, 25-27 July 2013, VIT University, Vellore, India (organized/posterpresented)

11. International conference on emerging trends in chemical sciences(IETC-2013), 5-7 December 2013, VIT University, Vellore, India(organized/participated)

12. NRC-M workshop on biomaterials, 23-25 May 2014, Indian Institute ofScience, Bangalore, India (participated)

13. 8th International conference on science, engineering and technology(SET-2014), 6-7 May 2014, VIT University, Vellore, India (organized)

The researchtopic: Solid State Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Ceramics,        

                                Photocatalysis,Biomaterials

Co-operative professor name: Jinhu Peng