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Sadhana Katlakunta

Sadhana Katlakunta

Hyderabad

Summary

A dedicated and enthusiastic individual with over 12 years of teaching and 4 years of postdoctoral research experience. Proven skills in administration and a strong background in establishing academic and research collaborations.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Professor

Osmania University
09.2013 - Current
  • Developing curriculum for Master and Graduate students.
  • Guiding Ph.D students towards their degree.
  • Conducting research and implementing research projects.
  • Participating in conferences and collaborating with others in the field.
  • Participating in faculty meetings and academic counselling sessions.

Raman Postdoctoral Fellow

Argonne National Laboratory
08.2016 - 03.2017
  • Company Overview: Division of Materials Science and Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Illinois, USA.
  • Worked on experimentation of Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE), growth of manganite thin films using MBE and its characterization using Physical Property measurement system (PPMS), X-ray reflectivity (XRR).
  • Division of Materials Science and Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Illinois, USA.

TWAS - CAS Postdoctoral Fellow

Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
03.2012 - 09.2013
  • Company Overview: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.
  • Worked on the growth of various magnetoelectric, ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials using Pulsed laser deposition and RF sputtering.
  • The main focus is on the electric field control of magnetization and coupling between ferroelectric and ferromagnetic metal and oxide materials.
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.

CSIR - Research Associate

Indian Institute of Science
07.2011 - 03.2012
  • Company Overview: Materials Research Centre, Bangalore -560012, Karnataka, India.
  • Worked on the development of lead free piezoelectric ceramics (solid solutions) based on perovskite type structures.
  • The measurements techniques used are impedance, dielectric constant with temperature, strain & hysteresis measurements and piezoelectric measurements.
  • Materials Research Centre, Bangalore -560012, Karnataka, India.

Dr.D.S.Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Hyderabad
02.2010 - 07.2011
  • Company Overview: School of Physics, Central University, Hyderabad -500 046, Telangana, India.
  • Worked on preparation of hexaferrite materials using chemical synthesis routes.
  • The thin film deposition of these materials has been done using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and R.F.sputtering methods.
  • The characterization of hexaferrite nanoparticles and thin films were carried out using XRD, TEM, FE-SEM, FTIR, TG-DTA, UV-Vis spectrometer and VSM.
  • School of Physics, Central University, Hyderabad -500 046, Telangana, India.

Education

Ph.D - Physics

Osmania University
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
05-2010

M.Sc. - Physics (Materials Science)

Osmania University
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
01-2004

Skills

  • Team work
  • Time Management
  • Critical thinking
  • Design & developing Curriculum
  • Leadership
  • Adaptability & Flexibility

Timeline

Raman Postdoctoral Fellow

Argonne National Laboratory
08.2016 - 03.2017

Assistant Professor

Osmania University
09.2013 - Current

TWAS - CAS Postdoctoral Fellow

Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
03.2012 - 09.2013

CSIR - Research Associate

Indian Institute of Science
07.2011 - 03.2012

Dr.D.S.Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Hyderabad
02.2010 - 07.2011

Ph.D - Physics

Osmania University

M.Sc. - Physics (Materials Science)

Osmania University
Sadhana Katlakunta