Faculty
Dr. Chitrakara Hegde
Professor
Department of Sciences
Dr. Chitrakara Hegde, a distinguished academician, earned his doctoral degree from the esteemed National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. He possesses a strong foundation in science, holding postgraduate degrees in both Chemistry and Mathematics.
Dr. Hegde's research interests span a diverse spectrum, encompassing:
- Polymeric membrane development: He focuses on the preparation, characterization, and application of these polymers in crucial areas like water purification and desalination.
- Forensic chemistry: His expertise extends to the chemical aspects of forensic analysis.
- Biological activity of organic compounds: He investigates the synthesis & biological properties of various organic compounds.
Dr. Hegde's scholarly contributions are widely recognized through numerous publications in esteemed international journals. Dr. Hegde has 26 years of teaching experience and 16 years of dedicated research expertise. In 2013, he was honoured with the prestigious National Science Academy's Summer Research Fellowship, a testament to his exceptional research acumen. As a Principal Investigator, Dr. Hegde has successfully led various research projects funded by state and central government agencies, showcasing his strong leadership and effective research management skills. He has also successfully contributed as a Co-Investigator to a project focused on benzamides and their biological activities.
He is the esteemed author of two acclaimed books: "Beginner's Forensic Science" and "Biology for Engineers." His innovative research has led to the acquisition of two patents. Dr. Hegde is an active member of prestigious professional organizations, including the Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, and holds a lifetime membership with ISTE, New Delhi. His exceptional contributions have been duly recognized through several prestigious awards, including the VIFFA Outstanding Faculty Award and the Best Academician of the Year Award 2021 conferred by the JYD International Educational Trust, Dubai.
Research Projects & Consulting
- ‘Synthesis, Spectral and Crystal Studies of Some Benzamides and Their Biological Activities’, sponsored by VTU – Research project completed
- "Synthesis and Design of New Composite Polymer Membrane for Solar Assisted Membrane Distillation of Sea Water’, ongoing research project sponsored by Naval Research Board, DRDO, New Delhi
- "Centre For Excellence In: Design, Synthesis of Color Based Chemosensors & Nanofiltration Membranes for Detection and Removal of Metal Ions from Contaminated Water’, ongoing research project sponsored by VGST, Karnataka
Research Papers Presented/Published as Conference Proceedings
- ‘Characterization and Conductivity of Some Novel Nanofiltration Membranes’ presented at APA 2009 Conference, December 17- 20, 2009, New Delhi, written with Mahesh Padki & Arun Isloor
- ‘Characterization and Conductivity of Nanofiltration Membrane and their Rejection Study for Pyrolusite Ore Waste Water’ presented at International symposium on emerging trends in environment, health and safety management in mining and mineral based industries, Aug 21-22, 2010, NITK, Surathkal written with Mahesh Padki & Arun Isloor Synthesis
- ‘Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Studies Of Some New Polysulfone Based Membranes’ presented at APA 2009,December 17- 20, 2009, New Delhi, written with Mahesh Padki & Arun Isloor
- ‘Synthesis, Characterization of Polysulfone Based Composite Nanofiltration Membranes’ presented at NCRTCR 2010,March 8- 10, 2009, NITK, Surathkal written with Mahesh Padki, & Arun Isloor
- ‘Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Studies of Novel NF Membranes’ presented at Australian Polymer Symposium, 30 Nov -04 Dec 2008, Melbourne, Australia, written with Arun M. Isloor.
- ‘Synthesis of New Composite Polymer Membrane From Tapioca Grains - Polysulfone for Water Purification’, KSTA Conference, 19 -20 Dec 2012, written with Arun M. Isloor and Srilatha Rao
- ‘Synthesis and Surface Modification of Polysulfone - 1,4 -polyphenylene ether - ether - sulfone Membrane by Argon Plasma Treatment’, presented at ICRAMST-13, January, 17-19, 2013, NITK, Surathkal, written with Arun M. Isloor
- ‘Characterization of Tapioca Based Partial Green Polymer Blended Electrolytes’, presented at ICPPC 2014, 11-13 October, 2014, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, written with H. Aswathaman & Srilatha Rao
- ‘Gel Based Fuel of Aluminium Nanoparticles’ presented at 59th International Conference of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM), December 17-20, 2014, Alliance University written with Shreeya Chatterjee, & Abhishek.K.R
- ‘Bench Scale DCMD Desalination’ presented at Sixth International conference on Metals in Genetics, Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, ICMG-2016,February17-20, 2016,Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, written with Aswathaman H
- ‘Synthesis and Desalination Performance of Ar+-N+ irradiated Polysulfone based new NF membrane’ in Desalination 265, 153–158, 2011, with Mahesh Padaki, Arun Isloor, Pikul Wanichapichart & Yu Liangdeng.
- ‘Synthesis, Characterization & Impedance Studies of Some New Nanofiltration Memmbranes’ in Materials Science Forum. 657(2010), 26-34. 2010, with Mahesh Padki, Chitrakara Hegde, and Arun Isloor.
- ‘Synthesis, Characterization and Proton Conductivity of Some Novel Nanofiltration Membranes’, in Iraqui Journal of Polymer 13, 2, 59-74, 2009, with Mahesh Padaki & Arun Isloor
- ‘Synthesis and Performance Characterization of PS-PPEES Nanoporous Membranes with Nonwoven Porous Support’ in Arabian journal of chemistry, 6 (3), 319-326, 2013, with Arun M Isloor & Mahesh Padaki
- ‘New Composite Membrane of Carboxylated Polysulfone (CPS) – Polyphenylene Ether Ether Sulfone (PPEES) as Potential Material for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell’ in Journal of Applied membrane science and technology. 13, 1-9 2011, with Arun M Isloor, Ganesh Belavadi and Rajesha Kumar.
- ‘New CPS-PPEES Blend Membranes for CaCl2 and NaCl Rejection’, in Membrane Water Treatment. 3, 25-34, 2012, with Arun M Isloor, Mahesh Padaki , Ahmad Fauzi Ismail and Lau W.J.
- ‘Synthesis and Performance Characterization of PS/ PIMA /PPEES Membranes after Alkali Treatment to Poly (isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride)’ in Nanohybrids, 1, 99-118, 2012, with Arun M Isloor and Mahesh Padaki.
- ‘Ethyl 2-[(,6-dimethylphenyl)-hydrazono]-3-oxobutanoate’, in Acta crystal (2009) E 65, 01541- 01542.2009, with Hoong-K F, Samuel R.J, Mahesh Padaki , & Arun Isloor
- ‘(Z)-1-(2,5-dichloro-3-thienyl)ethanone semicarbazone’ in Acta crystal (2009) E 65 01852-01853. 2009, with Ching Kheng Quah, A. M. Vijesh, & Arun M. Isloor
- ‘Crystal and Molecular Structure of Ethyl 2-[(4-hydroxy- phenyl)-hydrazono]-3-oxobutanoate’ in struct.chem. 30 (2010)186-189, 2010 with Kumardhas, Mahesh Padaki, Arun Isloor, & Balasubramanium Sridhar
- ‘N-[(4-amino-5-sulfanylidene-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl]-4-methylbenzamide’ in Acta cryst. 66 (2010), o2501-o2502.2010, with Hoong-Kun Fun, Chin Sing Yeap, Yatin Mange & Arun M. Isloor
- ‘Synthesis, Characterization & Impedance Studies of Some New Nanofiltration Memmbranes’ in Materials Science Forum. 657(2010), 26-34. 2010, with Mahesh Padki, & Arun Isloor
- ‘Synthesis of New Composite Polymer Membrane From Tapioca Grains - Polysulfone for Desalination’ in Desalination & Water treatment. 52(2014), 1- 8. 2014, with Srilatha Rao & John D’Souza.
- ‘Synthesis and Characterization of Partial Blended Green Polymer Electrolytes’, in IJMER, 5, 65-70, 2015, with H. Aswathaman
