RESUME SRIRAM GOPAL NARAHARISETTY Assistant Professor, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad Hyderabad, INDIA. Cell #09492142693 Office#04023134751 Email: nsrgsp@uohyd.ernet.in srgopal234@gmail.com Education PhD,Two dimensional infrared femtosecond laser spectroscopy, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Spring 2005- Summer 2009; GPA 4.0/4.0 M.S. Applied Physics; University of Massachusetts (UMASS), Boston, MA, USA; Fall. 2003 Fall.2004, GPA: 3.97/4.0, Among the top ten GPA s in the University. M.Sc Physics, with specialization in Quantum Optics: University of Hyderabad, India during 2000-2002, stood as topper in Quantum Optics specialization with 72% of marks. B.Sc. Maths, Physics & Chemistry; Andhra University, 1997-2000, stood college first with 80% of marks. Research Experience March 2014- till date, Assistant Professor, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad. Jan 2010 Feb 2014, working as scientist at SAC, ISRO, Ahemadabad. 1. Proficient in optical design software ZEMAX. Experience in designing high resolution polar satellite telescopes for different bands, focal plane assembly of the telescopes, segmented mirrors telescope, etc. 2. Testing and assembly of large telescope optics by interferometric techniques. Currently working in the realization of the Cartosat-2C payload. 3. Developed a method for on board calibration of detector degradation for future Cartosat-2C telescope using non sequential ray analysis of ZEMAX. 4. IITP project: A new fast effective technique to correct the saturated PSF is proposed and successfully demonstrated for the saturated PSF s obtained by the Cartosat-2/2A satellites. Algorithm developed in MATLAB. Sep 2009- Nov 2009, worked as a post doctorial fellow at ACRHEM, University of Hyderabad. Spring 2005- summer 2009, Graduate Research Assistant in Prof. Igor V Rubtsov (Femtosecond Laser Spectroscopy lab), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. As first PhD student of this laboratory, I had an opportunity to build the world class laboratory from scratch. Instrumentation: 1. Experience with Ultrafast lasers ( 806 nm, 44 fs): Alignment of the regenerative amplifier, control of pulse shape, pulse measurement: autocorrelation, heterodyne detection, FROG, etc. 2. Experience in building optical parametric amplifiers (OPA) and difference frequency generation units (DFG). Rich experienced in generating IR pulses with
wide tunabilty (1000 to 3300 cm -1 ) using a combination of home built OPA and DFG units. 3. Design and building dual-frequency two-dimensional IR spectroscopy setup. This includes interfacing many instruments such as Linear motors, Spectrometers, HgCdTe detectors, etc into the data acquisition. 4. Experience in handling linear FTIR (Fourier transform IR) spectrometers and its data analysis. 5. Experience in building calibration of submicron mechanical motion system using a Michelson interferometer setup and a silicon photodiode. 6. Experience in building purging instrumentation (dry gas and nitrogen based). 7. Experience in data analysis and simulation using MatLab. 8. Mentored Undergraduate Student Christopher Keating at Tulane University for academic year 2007-08 we synchronized two femto-second laser pulses with an adjustable delay from pico-second to milli-second range. Latter he joined our lab as a PhD student. 9. Mentored undergraduate Student Michael Halsted at Tulane University for academic year 2006-07 we designed and constructed a flow cell for 2DIR measurements. Exciting Results: 1. A completely new method Relaxation Assisted 2DIR Spectroscopy (RA 2DIR) developed and demonstrated its ability as an analytical tool to measure the atomic distances, it has increased the scope of femtosecond laser spectroscopy 2. Built Dual frequency 2DIR setup, only the second laboratory in the world. Using this set up the weakest IR transitions, CD modes (Carbon Deuterium), are used for obtaining three dimensional structural constraints. These IR transitions are not possible to study from linear spectroscopy techniques. Fall 2003 Fall 2004, Graduate Research Assistant in Prof DVGLN Rao s (Research work: Medical Image Processing lab and optical power limiting), Physics dept, Univ. of Mass. Boston, MA. 1. Optical power limiting: Design and development of new protection devices from high power lasers. Experience in Z-scan for measuring optical nonlinearities of new materials. 2. Experience in Medical Image Processing: Detection of early breast cancer by identifying the micro calcifications in the mammograms by Fourier filtering techniques. Academic year 2002-2003, Worked as Lecturer for M.Sc Physics students at Shadan College, an affiliated college of Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. I taught courses on Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics and Optics labs for Masters students. During this period I took GRE and TOFEL exams for pursing PhD in USA. Academic years 2000-2002, M.Sc Physics with quantum optics specialization at University of Hyderabad. Also did project work on solving nonlinear differential equations, numerical approximation approach (worked with Dr. Prashanth K Panigrahi).
Fellowship Award Outstanding Student Poster Award at 235th National ACS Meeting in New Orleans, LA, 6 th to 10 th April 2008. Louisiana Board of Reagents Grant, March 2007. Best teaching assistant award of 2006 from Tulane University, New Orleans, USA. CSIR NET (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Junior Research Fellowship) award in the year 2003. Merit Scholarship during M.Sc at University of Hyderabad, which is awarded for securing first rank in the Common Entrance examination. Best under graduate student of Sir C.R.Reddy College, Eluru, West Godavari, AP, India in year 2000, which is awarded for securing top score in the college from Math, Physics, and Chemistry group. Teaching Experience Taught Engineering Physics, Instrumentation labs and Physical Chemistry labs at Tulane University, New Orleans. Since Fall 2003 & Spring 2004 taught freshmen students at University of Massachusetts, Boston USA Worked as teacher in physics and mathematics (under graduate engineering physics) at Educational Resource Center (ERC), Tulane University, worked during spring 2005 to fall 2009. Worked as a lecturer at Shadan College, an affiliated college of Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, where I taught Quantum Mechanics, statistical mechanics and Optics laser Lab for Masters Students during 2002-2003. Mentored two undergraduate students at Tulane University.
Publications 1. Overview of Laser ranging instruments, Sri Ram Gopal Naraharisetty, Saji A Kuriakose ; Signatures, Letters ISRC-AC (Indian Society of Remote Sensing), Vol.22, No.3, 2010. 2. C-D Modes of Deuterated Side Chain of Leucine as Structural Reporters via Dual-Frequency Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, Valeriy M. Kasyanenko, Jorg Zimmermann, Megan C. Thielges, Floyd E. Romesberg and Igor V. Rubtsov; Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 113, 4940-4946, 2009. 3. Bond Connectivity Measured via Relaxation-Assisted Two- Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, Valeriy M. Kasyanenko, and Igor V. Rubtsov; Journal of Chemical Physics; 128, 104502, 2008. a. Selected for Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2008. b. Selected for Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research,Volume 15, Issue 6,15 th March 2008. 4. Relaxation-assisted dual-frequency two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy: measuring distances and bond connectivity, Igor V. Rubtsov, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, Christopher Keating and Valeriy M. Kasyanenko ; Springer Series in Chemical Physics, 92, 400-402, 2009. 5. The 2DIR spectroscopy on CD modes of Leucine-d 10 side chain, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, Valeriy M. Kasyanenko, Jorg Zimmermann, Megan C. Thielges, Floyd E. Romesberg and Igor V. Rubtsov; Springer Series in Chemical Physics, 92, 589-592, 2009. 6. A relaxation- assisted 2D IR spectroscopy method Dmitry V. Kurochkin, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, and Igor V.Rubtsov; Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA, 104(36), 14209-14214, 2007. 7. C-D Modes as Structural Reporters via Dual-Frequency 2DIR Spectroscopy, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, Dmitry V. Kurochkin, and Igor V. Rubtsov; Chemical Physics Letters 437, 262-266, 2007. 8. Relaxation Assisted 2D IR Using Weak Vibrational Modes, Kurochkin, D. V.; Naraharisetty, S. G.; Rubtsov, I. V., Springer Series in Chemical Physics, 88, 344-346, 2007. 9. Dual frequency 2D IR on interaction of weak and strong IR modes, Dmitry V. kurochkin, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, and Igor V. Rubtsov; Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109, 10799-10802, 2005. 10. Spectral phase based medical image processing S.-R. Kothapalli, C.S. Yelleswarapu, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, P. Wu, and D. V. G. L. N. Rao; Academic Radiology 12, 708-721, 2005. Note: Above publications have more than 200 citations, an indicator of appreciation of the work among the research community.
Oral Presentations Gave invited talk titled Ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy: 2DIR spectroscopy 17 th September 2009 at ACRHEM (Advanced center for research of high energy materials), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India. Gave oral presentation at prestigious Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, Titled Relaxation- assisted dual-frequency two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy: measuring distances and bond connectivity, 9-13 th June 2008 at Stresa (Lago Maggiore), Italy. Oral presentation at International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, 63rd Meeting, Titled Dual Frequency 2DIR Spectroscopic studies on weak IR modes, 16-20 th June 2008 at Ohio State University, Columbus, USA. Delivered a seminar talk entitled Hydrogen Bonding: New discoveries and Interpretations, 5 th April 2006 at the Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA. Power limiting and Optical Switching in a novel device, 5 th December 2004 at the Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA. Delivered oral presentation entitled Optical power limiting with azobenzene doped twisted nematic liquid crystals, 14 th October 2004, Frontiers in optics 2004 and Laser science XX, The 88 th Optical society of America Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY, USA. Poster Presentations The 2DIR Spectroscopy on CD Modes of Leucine-d 10 side Chain, Sri Ram G Naraharisetty, Valeriy M Kasyanenko, Jorg Zimmermann, Megan Thielges, Floyd E Romesberg, and Igor V Rubtsov; Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, June 9-13, 2008, Stresa (Lago Maggiore), Italy. Novel Labeling Strategy for Structural Measurements in Proteins via 2DIR Spectroscopy, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, Valeriy Kasyanenko, Igor V. Rubtsov; poster presentation at 235 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, April 2008, New Orleans, LA, USA C-D Modes as potential structural reporters via Dual Frequency 2D IR Spectroscopy, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, Igor V. Rubtsov; poster presentation at 233 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, March 2007, Chicago, IL, USA. Implementation of weak IR modes in Dual Frequency 2D IR Spectroscopy, Dmitry V. Kurochkin, Sri Ram G. Naraharisetty, Igor V. Rubtsov; poster presentation 231 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, March 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Computational Skills ZEMAX: Proficient in the optical design software Mat lab: Entire data analysis and simulation of our experimental results are done in matlab. C and Borland C++: Interfacing the laboratory instruments (linear motors, detectors and spectrometers) with data acquisition program. JAVA, Gaussian, Hyper Chem, Origin, FORTRAN, PERL. Positions Held Served Tulane Karate Club as Vice President, Treasurer and General Secretary at different semester from 2005-08. I am a Black-Belt in Japanese Shotokan Karate. (www.tulane.edu/~karate/ ) Served as Graduate Student Representative of school of sciences, Tulane University. Served as a committee member of Category change merit selection scheme (Promotion for technical officers to scientific category from all centers of ISRO) for years 2011 and 2012.