Biography
K. Srinivasa Rao holds a Diploma In Automobile Engineering. He has over 28 years of professional experience in maintenance of vehicles and forklifts, Motor transport section in-charge, Organisation of workshops, seminars, conferences etc., development of sol-gel based coatings for various applications.
He joined the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, in 1994, initially in the Motor transport section as in-charge. During his early tenure, he acquired extensive hands-on experience in maintenance of vehicles & forklifts, organising seminars, workshops, conferences etc over a period of nearly twenty three years.
In 2017, he joined the Centre for Sol-Gel Coatings at ARCI, where he was involved in development of various functional coatings like super hydrophobic coatings, anti-reflective coatings on polycarbonates, room temperature curable sol-gel coatings, hard coatings on plastics, scratch and abrasion resistance coatings on plastics, barrier coatings on bio-degradable containers, anti- tarnish coatings on copper etc.
He has been actively involved in the development of various coating formulations and execution of several projects, along with two technology transfers.
Mr. K Srinivasa Rao has made research contributions, with 4 journal publications and 1 book chapters, along with 2 patents to his credit.
Research Areas of Interest
Super hydrophobic and hydrophobic coatings on metals & glass,
Room temperature curable sol-gel formulations,
Anti-tarnish coatings,
Anti-reflective coatings on polycarbonates,
scratch resistance coatings on plastics,
Highest Qualification
List of Publications
- K. Srinivasa Rao, R. Yogapriya, K. R. C. Soma Raju, R. Subasri, “Effect of Curing Technique on the Properties of Superhydrophobic Coatings”, Trans Indian Inst Met 74 2021 1923-1932
- S.Pradheebha, AB Igatius, K Srinivasa Rao, R Subasri," Facile fabrication of durable Superhydrophobic coatings on Stainless steel 304 for bio-medical applications, IJN (2018)., volume 4, issue 2
- R Subasri, DS Reddy, KRC Somaraju, KSRao, P Kholov, N Gaponenko, “ Sol-gel derived Ba/SrTiO3-MgF2 solar control coatings stack on glass for architectural and automobile applications.”, Res.chem.Intermed (2019)
- Soma Raju K R C, Subasri R and Srinivasa Rao K, Ceramic–polymer hybrid coatings for diverse applications, 2024 Front. Coat. Dye In. 2:1386920.doi: 10.3389/frcdi.2024.1386920
Books / Book Chapters
- K. R. C. Soma Raju, Aarti Gautam, Ramay Patra, K. Srinivasa Rao, K.V. Gobi and R. Subasri, Bioinspired Strategies for Corrosion Protection and Antifouling Coatings, Hari Murthy, Vinay Jha Pillai, Kukatlapalli Pradeep Kumar and Matthew Cowan (eds.) Novel Anti-Corrosion and Anti-Fouling Coatings and Thin Films, (251–286) c 2024 Scrivener Publishing LLC.
Patents
- Indian patent application titled “Process for preparing durable solar control coatings on glass substrates”. Filed as 201811024034 dtd 27-06-18. R. Subasri. D.S. Reddy, K.R.C. Soma Raju, K.S. Rao.
- Indian patent application titled “Biofilm inhibiting sol-gel composition for coating on substrates and process of preparing the same”. Filed as 202111001104 dated 11-01-2021 granted Pat no: 440726 dated 27/07/2023. Raghavan Subasri, Ramay Patra, Kalidindi Rama Chandra Soma Raju, Chaudhuri Susmita, Garg Prashant, Birru Bhaskar, Sarkar Debrupa
- Indian Patent titled “Antibacterial Scrub Pads and Process of Preparing the Same”, K.R.C. Soma Raju, D. Sreenivas Reddy, K.S. Rao, R. Subasri, A. Xavier Kennedy, Ayath Basha, granted as 456240 on 03-10-2023
Major Projects / Technologies Developed
- Scratch resistant, protective coatings on canopies of Su-30 aircrafts, IAF
- Development of rust preventive and readily paintable universal coating system on CRCA and GI steel sheet-Tata steel
- Development of sol-gel based antibacterial coatings for scrub pads, CUMI
- Transparent hydrophobic sol-gel nanocomposite coatings on MgAl2O4 spinel windows for use in marine environment, RCI
- Development of coatings to prevent degradation of thermoset plastics facing arcing temperatures, ABB Global Industries
- Rare-earth corrosion inhibitor-based corrosion protection coatings for metals/alloys, IREL
- Ecofriendly biofilm inhibiting coatings on hernia repair meshes for prevention of surgical site infections, DST-Technology development program
- Development of superhydrophobic coatings on steel substrates
- Development of room temperature curable sol-gel formulations
- Development of anti-reflective coatings on polycarbonates