MAHESH DUMPALAPALLY

Catalysis & Fine Chemicals Division, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, Telangana, India-500007

E-mail: dumpalapally777@gmail.com, Mobile: +91 8179010228

To use my capability to achieve a significant contribution to the science and growth of an organization

with the focus on enhancing my working proficiencies with high integrity and commitments

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH:

Integrated M. Sc. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) Telangana University, Telangana state, India, (2011-

2016)

Thesis title: Extraction and Identification of amino acids in Passiflora edulis leaves. National Center

for mass spectrometry, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India, 2016.

Supervisor: Dr. D. Sripadi Prabhakar

Summer Research Project: Gram scale synthesis of 1, 3, 5-triazine-based anti-cancer compound

(IIIM-284), IIIM-Jammu, India, 2015.

Supervisor: Dr. Parvinder Pal Singh

Intermediate: New Generation Junior College, Siddipet, Telangana state, India (2008-2010).

SSC: Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Toopran, Telangana state, India (2008)

INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Research Assistant: CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, (2018 - 2022)

Project title: Synthesis of high cetane diesel fuel additives polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers.

Avra Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Chemist [01/2017 to 02/2018]

• Analysis of finished products and intermediates by using analytical instruments GC, and GC-EI-

MS.

• Documentation of analysis.

• Updating of laboratory records.

• Performed standardized tests on organic and inorganic compounds to observe fundamental

differences in the field of wet-lab analysis.

ANALYTICAL & INSTRUMENTAL SKILLS:

Hands-on experience (operational and interpretational) in various spectroscopic techniques.

• Chromatography: Gas Chromatography (GC-FID/TCD), GC-EI-MS (Agilent-7890B and Perkin

Elmer Turbomass). Silica gel column chromatography, and thin layer chromatography.

• Agilent GC (7890B) equipped with FID detector (EZ-chrome software).

Spectroscopy: FT-IR (DRIFTS/Harrick cell), UV-DRS.

Catalyst Evaluation: Expertise in handling lab-scale liquid, gas, and/or vapour phase reactors (fixed

bed and high-pressure reactors).

FIELD OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• Synthesis of Fine chemicals over heterogeneous catalysts.

• Handling of high-pressure autoclave reactors (Parr, Amar, etc.)

• Investigation of a reaction mechanism.

• Evaluation and optimizing the structure of active catalytic sites.

CATALYST SYNTHESIS:

• Synthesis of supported metal and mixed metal oxide catalysts by various methods

(impregnation, co-precipitation, deposition precipitation, sol-gel, etc.).

• Synthesis of silica and Aluminium based heterogeneous supported catalysts (MCM-41 and SBA-

15, etc.) by sol-gel and hydrothermal methods (controlling the pore size and acidity).

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS:

• INSPIRE Fellowship awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India in 2018.

• Summer Research Fellow awarded by INSA, IAS, and NAS 2015.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Influence of Brønsted acid sites on chemoselective synthesis of pyrrolidones over H-ZSM-5

supported copper catalyst. Boosa, Venu, Shirisha Varimalla, Mahesh Dumpalapally, Naresh
 Gutta, Vijay Kumar Velisoju, Narender Nama, and Venugopal Akula. Applied Catalysis B:

Environmental 292 (2021): 120177.

2. Elucidation of surface active sites by formic acid adsorbed IR studies in the hydrogenation of

levulinic acid to valeric acid over rare earth metal doped titania supported nickel catalysts.

Peddakasu, Ganga Bhavani, Vijay Kumar Velisoju, Naresh Gutta, Sudhakar Medak, Mahesh

Dumpalapally, and Venugopal Akula. Catalysis Today 375 (2021): 112-119.

3. Understanding the role of surface Lewis acid sites of Sn modified Pd/Al2O3 catalyst in the

chemoselective reductive N-acetylation of nitrobenzene. Bilakanti, Vishali, Naresh Gutta, Vijay

Kumar Velisoju, Mahesh Dumpalapally, Sreedhar Inkollu, Narender Nama, and Venugopal

Akula. Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis 130, no. 1 (2020): 347-362.

SYMPOSIA & PARTICIPATION:

1. Single step conversion of biomass derived levulinic acid to pentanoic acid over W modified Ni/H-

ZSM-5 catalyst Dumpalapally Mahesh, Velisoju Vijay Kumar, Gutta Naresh and Akula Venugopal*

17thnational workshop on “Catalysis for Clean Energy and Sustainable Future” 2019 Indian

Institute of Technology Delhi, 31st May-1st June 2019. (Best poster award)

2. Alloying effect of Cu on Ni/MCM-41 catalyst for COx free H2 production via catalytic CH4 cracking.

Naresh Gutta, Mahesh Dumpalapally, Manasa Kandula, Vijay Kumar Velisoju, and Venugopal

Akula,* International Conference “Sustainable Chemistry for Health, Environment and Materials

(Su-Chem-2018)” in CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India, on 5-8th August, 2018. (Participated)