दीनदयाल उपाध्याय गोरखपुर विश्‍वविद्यालय

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University

(Accredited A++ by NAAC)
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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Rao                

Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry

Computational, Atmospheric Reactions, Kinetics

S.No. Employer Designation From To
1 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)-273009 Assistant Professor 02/07/2018 Till Date
S.No. Title Journal Volume Year Contribution
1 Exploration of iron(III) complexes with bidentate N, O-donor Schiff base ligands through synthesis, characterization, DFT, and antibacterial studies Journal of Molecular Structure 1319 2025 Co-author
2 Optical detection of Al3+ and Fe3+ via multiple readout using a Ru(II)-terpyridyl platform: Insights from experimental and theoretical studies Inorganica Chimica Acta 581 2025 Co-author
3 Water catalyzed atmospheric oxidation of 1,1,2,2- tetrafluoroethene (TFE) with ozone: a computational study Journal of Molecular Modeling 31 2025 Corresponding Author
4 Reactivity of Fe(III)-N2O2 donor Schiff base complexes with neutral N-donor ligands for accessing mixed-ligand complexes: Characterization, DFT, and antibacterial studies Polyhedron 282 2025 Co-author
5 Electrocatalytic proton reduction by symmetrical Fe(II) and Ru(II) terpyridyl complexes in nonaqueous electrolyte: Insights from experimental and theoretical studies Journal of Molecular Structure 1350 2025 Co-author
S.No. Name of Award Agency Year
1 UGC Start-Up Grant UGC 2019
2 D. S. Kothari Post Doc Fellowship UGC 2015
3 Research Fellowship in UGC under DSA-BSR UGC 2011
4 Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship UGC 2011
S.No. Title Sponsoring Agency Year of Sanction Budget
(Lakh)
Status
1 Theoretical Studies on the Atmospheric Degradation of Hydrofluoro-olefins (HFOs) University Grant Commission 2019 10.00 Completed
S.No. Name Contact Details
Year of Enrollment
Type of Scholar Topic Research Status
1 Kumari Sonika 7985072667
ksonika291@gmail.com
Enrollment Year: 2023
Research Scholar Computational Studies on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) under Atmospheric Condition Ongoing
2 Kamalkant Rav 9335718127
kamalkantkld@gmail.com
Enrollment Year: 2019
Senior Research Fellow Computational Studies on Atmospheric Degradation of Olefins Ongoing