Contact
Details:
Prof. B.M. Reddy
Senior Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemistry
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar
Hyderabad – 500 078, India
E-mail: bmreddy@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in ; bmreddy.iict@gmail.com
Phone: 040-66303794
Mobile: 9866004262
Education
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute for Physical Chemistry, LUM, Munich, Germany, 1988-1989
Research Associate, SUNY Buffalo, New York, USA, 1993-1994
Research Associate, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, 1994-1995
Ph.D. (Chemistry), CSIR-IICT / Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1986
M.Sc. (Physical Chemistry), Kakatiya University, Warangal, 1981
B.Sc. (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry), Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1979
Professional Positions Held
2022 - till date
Senior Professor Emeritus, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, India
2021
Guest Researcher, Chemical Engineering Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
2018 – 2020
DAE Raja Ramanna Distinguished Fellow, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India
2017 (Feb. – Dec.)
Emeritus Professor (AcSIR) / CSIR Emeritus Scientist, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad / Brain-Pool Visiting Professor, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
2013 – 2017 (Feb.)
Professor (AcSIR) / Chief Scientist, Head of Department, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India
2009 – 2017
Professor (AcSIR) / Chief Scientist, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India
2004 – 2009
Professor (AcSIR) / Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India
1984 – 2004
Assistant & Associate Professor (AcSIR) / Scientist at various levels, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India
1982 – 1984
CSIR-Junior & Senior Research Fellow, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India
Awards, Honours and Recognitions
CSIR Young Scientist Award in Chemical Sciences, CSIR, New Delhi, 1990.
CSI Young Scientist Award, Catalysis Society of India (CSI), IIT-Madras, 1993.
Sir C V Raman Research Fellowship, CSIR, New Delhi, 2001.
Best Scientist Award - 2013, Sci-Tech Foundation, Bangalore, December 27, 2013.
Bronze Medal, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), August 2015.
Raja Ramanna Distinguished Fellowship by DAE, Mumbai (2018-2020).
AICTE-INAE Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal from June 2019.
Gold Medal, Society for Materials Chemistry (SMC), BARC, Mumbai, 2021.
NASI-Senior Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellowship for 2022
DAAD Fellowship, Institute of Physical Chemistry, LMU-Munich, Germany, 1988-89 & 1998
JSPS Senior Visiting Fellowship, AIST, Osaka, Japan, 2001
CNRS Visiting Scientist, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse (IRC), Lyon, France, 2001 & 2003
Brain-Pool Visiting Scientist, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea, 2007-2008.
SER Visiting Scientist, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland, 2013 & 2014
RMIT Foundation International Visiting Fellowship, RMIT University, Australia, 2013.
Brain-Pool Visiting Professor, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea, July – November 2017.
Molecular Catalysis, Elsevier Science Publishers’ flagship journal (IF = 5.062) published a dedicated special issue titled "Metal Oxides in Catalysis – Professor Benjaram M. Reddy Festschrift" on the occasion of 60th birthday (Volume 451, June 2018)
Listed in Top 2% World Researches by Stanford University, USA, in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
Fellowship and Membership in Reputed Academic Bodies
Elected Fellow, the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc)
Elected Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE)
Fellow, The Royal Society of Chemistry London (FRSC)
Founder Fellow, Telangana State Academy of Sciences (FTAS)
Elected Fellow, Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, (FAPAS)
Elected Associate Fellow, Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, 1992
Honorary Treasurer, Telangana State Academy of Sciences: 2015 – 2017
Honorary Secretary, Catalysis Society of India (CSI): 2006 – 2010 & 2013 – 2018
Honorary Treasurer, Catalysis Society of India (CSI): 2010 – 2012
Life Member, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)
Life Member, Catalysis Society of India (CSI)
Life Member, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)
Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
Life Member, Society for Materials Chemistry (SMC)
Life Member, Rare Earths Association of India (REAI)
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
Council Member, International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS): 2008 – 2019
Council Member, Asian Pacific Association of Catalysis Societies (APACS), 2017 –
Editorial Boards
Editorial Board Member, Journal of CO2 Utilization (Elsevier)
Editorial Board Member, Applied Petrochemical Research (Springer)
Editorial Board Member, Emission Control Science and Technology (Springer)
Editorial Board Member, Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering (Begell House)
International Advisory Board Member, General Chemistry
Review Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry (EPFL, Switzerland)
Regional Editor, Current Catalysis (Bentham Science)
Editorial Board Member, Current Physical Chemistry (Bentham Science)
Editorial Board Member, Current Nanomaterials (Bentham Science)
Editorial Board Member, Advances in Physical Chemistry (Hindawi Publishing Corporation); 2009-16
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Nanotechnology (Hindawi Publishing Corporation); 2009-16
Editorial Board Member, Indian Journal of Science and Technology; 2008-20
Guest Editor, Emission Control Science and Technology (Prof W Grünert honour issue, 2019) (Springer)
Guest Editor, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (Prof G D Yadav honour issue, 2014) (ACS)
Guest Editor, Catalysis Today (Prof Sang-Eon Park honour issue, 2018)(Elsevier)
Guest Editor, Catalysis Today (Selected papers from 9th Int. Symp. Group Five Elements, 2018) (Elsevier)
Guest Editor, Catalysis Today (Selected Papers from 8th Int. Conf. Environ. Catal., 2014) (Elsevier)
Guest Editor, Catalysis Today (Dr Paul Ratnasamy honour issue, 2012) (Elsevier)
International Conference Advisory Boards
Member, International Advisory Board, International Conference on the Frontiers of Catalysis Science and Technology in the 21st Century, Dalian, China, June 3 - 6, 2010.
Member, International Advisory Board, 7th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis, Lyon, France, 2012.
Member, International Advisory Board, 8th International Conf. on f-Elements, Udine, Italy, June 11 - 14, 2012.
Member, International Advisory Board, 2nd International Symposium on Green Chemistry, La Rochelle, France, May 1 - 5, 2013.
Member, International Advisory Board, 6th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis (APCAT-6), Taiwan, 2013.
Member, International Advisory Board, 8th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis, Asheville, NC, USA, August, 2014.
Member, International Advisory Board, International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC), La Rochelle, France, May 3 - 7, 2015.
Member, International Advisory Board, International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC), La Rochelle, France, May 16 - 19, 2017.
Member, International Advisory Board, 4th International Congress on Catalysis for Biorefineries (Catbior 2017), Lyon, France, December 11 - 15, 2017.
Member, International Advisory Board, 3rd Fundamentals and Applications of Cerium Dioxide in Catalysis, Barcelona, Spain, June 25 - 27, 2018.
Member, International Advisory Board, International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC), La Rochelle, France, May 13 - 16, 2019.
Member, International Advisory Board, The 8th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis, Bangkok, Thailand, August 4 - 7, 2019.
Member, International Advisory Board, International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC),La Rochelle, France, May 2022.
Ph.D. Guidance
Recognized PhD Guide: Osmania University (OU), Hyderabad; Kakatiya University (KU), Warangal; AcSIR, New Delhi; Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad; University of Hyderabad (UoH), Hyderabad; RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Number of PhDs Guided = 40 Completed
Number of BTech / MTech / MSc Dissertations Guided = 30+