Dr. Sonanki Keshri

• “Thermodynamics of Na+ - Cl- ion pair association in acetonitrile-dimethyl sulfoxide mixtures.” Ujwala Patil, Sonanki Keshri, B. L. Chemical Physics Letters, Volume: 620, Year: 2015, Pages: 134-138. Impact factor: 2.719
• “Solvation structure of Na+ - Cl- ion pair in acetonitrile-dimethyl sulfoxide mixtures.” Ujwala Patil, Sonanki Keshri, L. Tembe. Journal of Molecular Liquids, Volume: 207, Year: 2015, Pages: 279-285. Impact factor: 6.633
• “Molecular dynamics simulations of Na+ - Cl- ion pair in supercritical methanol.” Sonanki Keshri, Atanu Sarkar, L. Tembe. Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Volume: 103, Year: 2015, Pages: 61-69. Impact factor: 4.514
• “Molecular dynamics simulations of Na+ - Cl- ion pair in water-methanol mixtures under supercritical and ambient conditions.” Sonanki Keshri, Atanu Sarkar, L. Tembe. The Journal of the Physical Chemistry B, Volume: 119, Year: 2015, Pages: 15471-15484. Impact factor: 3.466
• “Solvation structure and dynamics of alkaline earth metal halides in supercritical water: A molecular dynamics study.” Sonanki Keshri, Ratnamala Mandal, B. L. Chemical Physics, Volume: 476, Year: 2016, Pages: 80-90. Impact factor: 2.552
• “Thermodynamics of hydration of fullerols [C₆₀(OH)_n] and hydrogen bond dynamics in their hydration ” Sonanki Keshri, B. L. Tembe. The Journal of Chemical Physics, Volume: 146, Year: 2017, Impact factor: 3.5
• “Thermodynamics of association of water-soluble fullerene derivatives [C₆₀(OH)_n] inaqueous ” Sonanki Keshri, B. L. Tembe. Journal of Chemical Sciences, Volume: 129, Year: 2017, Pages: 1327-1340. Impact factor: 1.7 (selected for cover page illustration for September 2017 issue)
• “Structural and dynamical properties of alkaline earth metal chlorides in supercritical water: effect of ion size and concentration.” Sonanki Keshri, B. L. The Journal of the Physical Chemistry B, Volume: 121, Year: 2017, Pages: 10543-10555. Impact factor: 3.466
• “Ion association in binary mixtures of water-CO₂ in supercritical condition through classical molecular dynamics simulations.” Sonanki Keshri, B. L. Journal of Molecular Liquids, Volume: 257, Year: 2018, Pages: 82-92. Impact factor: 6.633
• “Insights into the structural and thermodynamic properties of fullerols [C₆₀(OH)_n, n = 12,14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24] in aqueous media.” Sonanki Keshri. Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume: 525, Year: 2020, Pages: 112805. Impact factor: 745
• “In – Silico approach of effect of protein on complexation of cucurbit[7]uril with N- (ferrocenylmethyl) aniline” Sonanki Keshri.Materials Today: Proceedings (just accepted).
• “Concentrated brines in aqueous methanolic solutions in supercritical conditions: Effect ofconcentration and composition from molecular dynamics ” Sonanki Keshri, Ujwala N. Patil. Fluid Phase Equilibria Volume: 536, Year: 2021, Pages: 112978. Impact factor: 2.745
• “Alkali metal chlorides in DMSO-methanol binary mixtures: Insights into the structural properties through molecular dynamics simulations” Ujwala Patil, Sonanki Keshri, B. L. Tembe, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts Year: 2021 (just accepted, DOI: 10.1007/s00214-021-02856-4) Impact factor: 2.154
• “Solubility of Gases in Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents from Molecular Dynamics Simulation” Kishant Kumar, Sonanki Keshri, Anand Bharti, Shailesh Kumar, Santosh Mogurampelly, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Year: 2022, Pages: Impactfactor: 4.326
• “Unravelling the Structural and Dynamical Properties of Concentrated Aqueous Ammonium Nitrate Solutions: MD Simulation Studies” Ujwala Patil, Sonanki Keshri, B. L. Tembe, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts Year: 2023 (just accepted) Impact factor: 2.154
• “State-of-the-art review on hydrogen’s production, storage, and potential as a future transportation fuel” Sonanki Keshri, Sudha S, Abhishek AKS, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Year 2024 (1007/s11356-024-34098-9)

Book Chapters:

• "Functional Coatings: Innovations & Challenges” edited by Raj Kumar Arya, George D. Verros and J. Paulo Davim, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NJ, USA, ISBN: 9781394207275. Year 2024, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394207305.ch11.
• “Superhydrophobic Coatings for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications” edited by Raj Kumar Arya, George D. Verros and J. Paulo Davim, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NJ, USA, ISBN: 9781394207275.
• “Hydroforming: State-of-the-art Developments & Future Trends” Sonanki Keshri, Sudha Suriyanarayanan (2024) Hydroforming. CRC Press eBooks, Taylor and Francis Groups, 232–261. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003441755-14.

AWARDS WON

• File Number: ITS/2023/002366: Received international travel grant from the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India for presenting a paper in Materials Today Conference held in August 2023 in Singapore. (2023)
• Developed a course and have video lectures on “Computational Chemistry and Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations” course in NPTEL, Swayam along with Prof. B. L. Tembe in 2018. (https://nptel.ac.in/courses/104101095)
• Best award for oral presentation (2020) for the presentation entitled “Unravelling the hydration and thermodynamic properties of fullerols [C60(OH)n, n = 12-24] in aqueous media” in Virtual International Conference on Innovations in Interdisciplinary Research (VICIIDR 2020) organized by School of Advance Sciences, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education during June 23 – 24, 2020.
• Best award for oral presentation (2019) for the presentation entitled “Association and thermodynamic properties of fullerols [C₆₀(OH)_n, n = 12-24] in aqueous media” in DAE-CCS 2019 organized by Chemical Engineering Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre at Anushaktinagar, Mumbai – 400094.
• Carl Storm International Diversity (CSID) Award (2015): To attend the 2015 Chemistry & Physics of Liquids Gordon Research Seminars and Gordon Research Conferences held at New Hampshire, NH, USA.
• JAM (2012): Secured an All-India Rank of 79 in the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) held in February, 2012, organized by IIT Bombay among 4191 students.
• INSPIRE Scholarship (2009-2012): Awarded by: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, Award details: Awarded to the first rank holders in post graduate degrees in basic/natural sciences & engineering sciences at Indian Universities.
• MHRD Scholarship (2009-2012): Awarded by: Government of India, MHRD, Department of Higher Education, Award details: Given to graduate students in West Bengal by Vidyasagar Bhaban, for scoring above 80% marks in Higher Secondary Examination.

CONFERENCES ORGANIZED

• Convenor for the conference “Frontier Research in Chemical Sciences (FRCS- 2021), 11-13 November 2021, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous.
• Convenor for the conference “International Conference in Chemical Sciences: Industry, Academia and Society Interface (ICCS)”, 23-25 June 2022, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bengaluru, sponsored by Karnataka Science and Technology (KSTA), Govt. of Karnataka.
• Part of the organizing committee for Jyoti Summit – 2021 and 2022 – part of the Post Graduate Centre, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous Bengaluru.

SPONSORED REASEARCH

• Received a grant of INR 30,000 in the year 2022 under small grants scheme by Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka for the project entitled “Green Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules Using Choline Chloride Based Ionic Liquids and Their Molecular Docking Studies”.
• Received a grant of INR 30,000 in the year 2022 under small grants scheme by Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka for conducting a conference on “Chemical Science: Academia, Industry and Society Interface”.