Chandrashekhar Pendyala
2204 James pirtle ct, Apt #1
Louisville, KY 40217
Ph: (502) 409-1241
email: c.pendyala@gmail.com
Professional summary:
 Three years research experience in templated electrochemical synthesis of metallic nanowires,
chemical and electrochemical surface nanostructuring and normal and high gravity synthesis of
zeolites.
 One year experience in CVD synthesis of III-V nitride semiconductor nanowires.
 Extensive knowledge in nanomaterial characterization techniques. .
 Trained in production and operations at a pharmaceutical plant and a petrochemical unit.
Education:
 PhD (Chemical Engineering)
June 2006 - present
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Relevant coursework: Physical electronics, Advanced mathematics, Chemical vapor deposition,
Electroanalytical chemistry.
 Masters (Chemical engineering)
Graduated May 2006
Cleveland state university, Cleveland, OH
GPA 3.85/4.00
Relevant coursework: Materials characterization, Introduction to statistical mechanics, Introduction
to molecular simulation, Advanced transport phenomena.
 Bachelors (Chemical engineering)
Graduated May 2002
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, INDIA
GPA 3.80/4.00
Relevant coursework: Physical chemistry, Organic chemistry, Heat transfer, Mass transfer, Reactor
design, Plant design and economics, Engineering design and drawing.
Computers and Programming
Programming Languages
Simulation tools
: C, Pascal, Visual Basic
: Matlab
Research Experience:
University Fellow, department of Chemical engineering,
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
June 2006 – present
 Focus on CVD synthesis of III-V (GaN, InN and GaSb) semiconductor nanowires for
photoelectrochemcial water splitting, solar cells and lithium ion batteries.
 Extensive materials characterization using techniques like SEM, XRD and RAMAN spectroscopy.
Research Assistant, department of Chemical and Biomedical engineering,
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
January 2004 to May 2006
 Focus on fabrication of nanoscale non-transition metal nanowire structures for portable hydrogen
storage applications.
 Synthesis of nanostructured templates (nanoporous zeolites, alumina and titania), metallic
nanowires via templated electrochemical deposition and characterization using SEM, AFM, XRD
and Porosimeter.
Master’s Thesis: “Study of growth mechanism of metallic nanowires in porous substrates”
 Studied the growth and proposed a two way mechanism for metallic nanowire growth in
nanoporous substrates of varying diameters.
 Studied the effect of process parameters on the rate and mechanism of nanowire growth.
Bachelor’s project: “Design and fabrication of and kinetic studies in a packed bed reactor”
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, INDIA
 In-house design and fabrication of a 50lt capacity packed bed reactor.
 Performed kinetic and RTD studies on the reaction between NaOH and Ethyl Acetate to
determine the performance of the reactor.
Work Experience:
Graduate Engineer (Trainee), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.
Srikakulam, INDIA
November 2002 – March 2003
 Received training in process and equipment maintenance of drug manufacturing lines as per FDA
regulations.
Graduate Engineer (Trainee), Reliance industries ltd.
Jamnagar Refinery, INDIA
March 2003 – May 2003
 Received training in basic refinery operations, inventory management and safety procedures.
Baroda Petrochemical complex, INDIA
May 2003 – August 2003
 Received training in the production and maintenance of linear alkyl benzene plant. Work included
control room operations and maintenance.
 Participated in an industrial safety course focused towards oil hazards and HF acid handling.
Affiliations:
 Student member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
 Student member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE)
 Student member of International Adsorption society (IAS)
 Student member of Materials Research Society (MRS)
Publications and presentations:
 “Study of growth mechanism of metallic nanowires in porous substrates”, presented at the AIChE
annual conference, 2005, Cincinnati, OH.
 Chakrapani V, Angus J.C, Kash K, Pendyala C and Sunkara M, “Room Temperature
photoluminescence of GaN in Air and in Acidic and Basic Vapors”, submitted for
publication, May, 2007