Dr. Suman Chirra

1. Oct 2025 – Present

   MSCA-CZ Postdoctoral Researcher

   Dept. of Physical Chemistry, University of Pardubice (UPCE), Czech Republic

2. Apr 2022 – Jul 2023

   Postdoctoral Fellow

   Dept. of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan

3. Oct 2021 – Dec 2021

   Research Associate

   Dept. of Energy & Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, India

4. Dec 2014 – Aug 2020

   Ph.D. in Chemistry

   NIT Warangal, India · Supervisor: Prof. N. Venkatathri

5. Jul 2009 – Jun 2011

   M.Sc. in Chemistry

   Osmania University, Hyderabad, India · 71.77% (Distinction)

6. Jun 2005 – Apr 2008

   B.Sc. (Biotechnology, Zoology, Chemistry)

   Kakatiya University, Warangal, India · 70.22% (Distinction)

1. Jul 2024 – May 2025

   Assistant Professor & Head, Dept. of Chemistry

   School of Sciences, Woxsen University, Hyderabad

2. May 2021 – Oct 2021

   Assistant Professor in Chemistry

   Balaji Institute of Technology & Science, Narsampet, Warangal

3. Dec 2014 – Dec 2019

   Laboratory Instructor

   Dept. of Chemistry, NIT Warangal — B.Tech and M.Sc. courses

4. Aug 2011 – Nov 2014

   Lecturer in Chemistry

   Shivani Degree & P.G. College, Karimnagar

• MSCA-CZ Postdoctoral Fellowship — European Commission & MEYS Czech Republic, hosted at UPCE (Oct 2025–present).
• Guest Editor, Catalysts (MDPI, IF 4.5) — Special Issue "New Insights into Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction" (2026; submission deadline 30 Jan 2027).
• SpectroCAT 2026 Summer School (Completed) — Vibrational Spectroscopies Applied to Catalysis, LCS/ENSICAEN, CNRS, Caen, France (Jun–Jul 2026).
• DAAD SDG Graduate School ROHAN Fellowship — 6-month South-South Postdoc Scholarship, GeViCat, Hanoi, Vietnam (2022).
• TEEP@AsiaPlus Short-Term Research Internship — Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan (2019).
• Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (E+KA107) — Three-month research fellowship at CIQUS, USC, Spain (2018).
• Reviewer for 22 international SCI journals, including ACS Omega, Scientific Reports, Materials Today Chemistry, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Biomass & Bioenergy, Journal of Porous Materials, Silicon, Discover Materials, Journal of Cluster Science, Results in Engineering, Journal of Molecular Structure, Nanomaterials, Polymers, Catalysts, Materials, and IJMS.

1. Filed 29 March 2026

   Portable Reaction Flask Device for Real-Time Monitoring

   App. 496567-001 · CBR 207663 · Indian Design Patent (Class 10-05) · Registered — certificate issued 20/05/2026, Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, India. Co-applicants: S. Chirra, R. K. Jain, M. K. Sahani, S. S. K. Kothapalli, S. Panchal, A. Mandal.

2. Filed 01 April 2026

   Compact Pharmaceutical Testing Device

   App. 497040-001 · CBR 207990 · Indian Design Patent (Class 24-01) · Registered — certificate issued 10/06/2026. Inventor: Dr. Suman Chirra; Applicant: Woxsen University · Licensing agreement executed.

3. Filed 07 June 2026

   Portable Smart Device for Textile Waste Management

   App. 504821-001 · CBR 213157 · Indian Design Patent (Class 15-99) · Registered — certificate issued 30/07/2026. Co-applicants: D. A. Pradeep, S. Chirra, G. M. Nibrad, S. E. Ali, M. Afzal, M. Kumar.

1. 2025

   Advanced porous materials for lead removal from water: synthesis, mechanisms, sustainability, and future perspectivesCorresponding author

   Pathak, A., Patra, S., Babar, S. S., Chirra, S.

   Atlantis Advances in Applied Sciences, pp. 333–350, Atlantis Press International BV

2. 2025

   Artificial intelligence in drug discovery: a comprehensive reviewCorresponding author

   Kothapalli, S. S. K., Sahoo, D. K., Kumar, T. S., Chirra, S.

   Atlantis Advances in Applied Sciences, pp. 180–200, Atlantis Press International BV

3. 2021

   Bifunctional mesoporous Ti-SBA-15-SO₃H catalyst: enhanced performance and kinetic modelling of lactic-acid esterification with n-butanolFirst author

   Chirra, S., Kalakuntala, R., Siliveri, S., Goskula, S., Gujjula, S. R., Naresh Yadav, D., Gurram, V. R. B., Srinath, S., Venkatathri, N.

   Materials Today: Proceedings, 45, 3699–3708

4. 2021

   Pd/SAPO-35: synthesis, characterisation and Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling

   Siliveri, S., Chirra, S., Goskula, S., Gujjula, S. R., Narayanan, V.

   Materials Today: Proceedings, 45, 3778–3783

• Invited Speaker, 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Science and Technology for Tomorrow (SciTech-25), School of Sciences, Woxsen University, in association with UTEM Chile and INTI International University, Malaysia (8–12 December 2025).
• Convenor, InnoChem-25: 1st International Conference on Recent Breakthroughs in Chemical Sciences, School of Sciences, Woxsen University (8–11 April 2025).
• Convenor, 1st International Symposium on Frontiers in Discovery: Integrating Computational Intelligence & Experimental Innovation, Department of Chemistry, Woxsen University (11–12 February 2025, online).
• Session Chair, BioMACS-25: 1st International Conference on Biomedical and Applied Clinical Sciences (25–28 February 2025, hybrid mode).
• Session Chair, International Conference on Sustainable Science and Technology for Tomorrow (SciTech-24), Woxsen University, Hyderabad (16–20 September 2024).
• Coordinator, IPR Awareness Workshop, Woxsen University, Hyderabad (24 December 2024).
• Organiser, National Periodic Table Day Celebration, Woxsen University (7 February 2025).

• Member, Scholar Research Committee (SRC) — Ph.D. programme of Mr. Chiranjeevi Bobba (Reg. 2406C9C014), SR University, India (notified March 2026 – present).
• Co-supervised undergraduate and early postgraduate research projects at Woxsen University and NIT Warangal.
• Mentored junior Ph.D. students of Prof. N. Venkatathri's group at NIT Warangal (2014–2020) in synthesis, characterisation, and manuscript preparation.

• Catalysis Society of India (CSI) — Lifetime Member since 2018
• American Chemical Society (ACS) — Member (ID: 30899724) since 2019
• Indian Chemical Society (ICS) — Life Fellow since 2026 (No. 2026-LM-8910)
• Society of Carbon Dioxide Research and Innovation (CO₂India) — Lifetime Member (ID: SCRI-S-00059) since 2026
• Czech Chemical Society (Česká společnost chemická, ČSCH) — Member (ID: 1756) since 2026

Telugu — mother tongue · English — fluent (speaking & writing) · Hindi — conversational.