CHOWDARI Bobba Venkateswara Rao

Research Interests:

Prof. B.V.R. Chowdari’s research focus is on the synthesis and characterization of functional inorganic and hybrid materials for energy storage applications. His early research was on solid state ionic materials as solid electrolytes in Lithium-Ion Batteries. Subsequently, he worked on electrode and electrolyte materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

He has published ~425 papers in international journals. His citation- and h- index are 25,900 and 85, respectively. He is named as one of the “2018 Highly Cited Researchers” by Clarivate Analytics.

Professional Honors:

• Doctor of Philosophy, IIT Kanpur
• Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa), Mangalore University
• Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), K L University
• Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Sciences
• Foreign Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India
• Officer in the Order of Academic Palms, Government of France
• Former President, International Union of Materials Research Societies
• Former President & President Emeritus, Materials Research Society of Singapore
• Former President & President Emeritus, Asian Society for Solid State Ionics
• Academician and Vice-President, Asia Pacific Academy of Materials
• Chairman, the first 12 editions of the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) series

Academic Service:

Prof. Chowdari served as the Executive Director, NUS-India Research Initiative, and Senior Executive Director, India Strategy (International Engagement), NTU Singapore, for connecting NUS and NTU with the Indian Institutes of Higher Learning. This has resulted in hundreds of students and academics from India contributing for the research strength of these universities.

He has coordinated the organization of Singapore-India Hackathon which was graced by the Prime Minister of India contributing for strengthening the academic and political connections between Singapore and India.

Currently, he is the Senior Executive Director (Strategic India and Initiatives (SII)), Office of the Provost, NUS, with the mission of developing strategy for educational interactions and building strategic initiatives with Indian institutions and facilitate NUS Faculties/School’s efforts in SII.

Selected Publications:

1. Metal Oxides and Oxysalts as Anode Materials for Li Ion Batteries, M.V. Reddy, G.V. Subba Rao and B.V.R. Chowdari, Chem. Rev. 2013, 113, 7, 5364-5457.
2. Performance of layered Li(Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3)O2 as Cathode for Li-ion Batteries, K.M.Shaju, G.V. Subba Rao and B.V.R. Chowdari, Electochemica Acta, 2002, 48, 145-151.
3. Alpha-Fe2O3 Nanoflakes as Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries, M.V. Reddy, T. Yu, C.H. Sow, Z.X. Shen, C.T. Lim, G.V. Subba Rao and B.V.R. Chowdari, Advanced Functional Materials, 17, 15, 2792-2799.
4. Fabrication of NiO Nanowall Electrodes for High Performance Lithium Ion Battery, Binni Varghase, M.V. Reddy, Zhu Yanyu, Chang Sheh Lit, Teo Choon Hoong, G.V. Subba Rao, B.V.R. Chowdari, Andrew Thye Shen Wee, Chwee Teck Lim, Chorng-Haur Sow, Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 20, 10, 3360-3367.
5. Nanophase ZnCo2O4 as a High Performance Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries, Y. Sharma, N. Sharma, G.V. Subba Rao and B.V.R. Chowdari, Advanced Functional Materials, 17, 15, 2855-2861.
6. Nanostructured Nb2O5 Polymorphs by Electrospinning for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries, A. Le Viet, M.V. Reddy, R. Jose, B.V.R. Chowdari and S. Ramakrishna, J. Phys. Chem. 2010, 114, 664-671.
7. Influence of Li-Ion kinetics in the Cathodic Performance of layered Li (Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3)O2, K.M. Shaju, G.V. Subba Rao and B.V.R. Chowdari, J. Electrochemical Society, 2004, 151, A1324-A1332.
8. Co3O4 Nanostructures with Different Morphologies and their Field-Emission Properties, Advanced Functional Materials, 17, 12, 1932-1939.
9. Storage Performance of LiFePO4 Nanoplates, K. Sarvanan, M.V. Reddy, P. Balaya, H. Gong, B.V.R. Chowdari and J.J. Vittal, J. Materials Chemistry, 19, 5, 605-610.
10. Morphology Controlled Synthesis of LiFePO4/C Nanoplates for Li-Ion Batteries, Kuppan Sarvanan, Palani Balaya, M.V. Reddy, B.V.R. Chowdari and Jagadesh J. Vittal, Energy & Environmental Science, 2010, 3, 457-463.