
Dr. Chaitra T K
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Chemistry – Thesis: Synthesis and corrosion inhibition behavior of some new heterocyclic derivatives on mild steel in acid media
- M.Sc. in Chemistry
- B.Sc in PCM
Research Interests
- Corrosion
- Electrochemistry
- Material science
Professional Experience
- Teaching: 7 Years
- Research: 10 Years
- Industry: Nil
Professional Body Membership
- Life member of Indian Science Congress Association
Research Excellence Awards
Funding Projects
- Funded by AICTE under the scheme MODROB- ASP for establishing “Cyber security in Power systems”. March 2022, F.No.9-ssllDC/MOD- ASP/Policy -l 12021 -22
- Funded from AICTE to conduct ATAL FDP on “Implementation of National Education Policy 2020” from 24th January 2022 to 28th January 2022. F.No.2-23/AICTE/ATAL-HQ/2021-22/2101
- Funded from Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI) DST for a multicentric work with the title “Improving diagnosis and access to health care services for persons with dementia using Android based applications by community health workers” for the years 2018-2021.
Patent
- Dr. Bhagyashree S R, Pavithra A C, Dhanush H V, Chethan P, Mahadevdeepak P, Nikhith Urs “MACHINE LEARNED CROP PREDICTION SYSTE” with patent application Number 202241042713 published on 19/08/2022
- Dr. Bhagyashree S R (EC), Pooja R, Sheethal N , SUKRUTHA A JAIN ,SWATHI B S “A HANDHELD VISITOR GUIDANCE DEVICE, A SYSTEM AND A METHOD” with patent application Number 202241007931 with publication Date 25/02/2022
- Dr. Bhagyashree S R, Keerthi A Kumbar, Mohammed Umar, Mohammed Adnan, Nayana N Poornima S “IOT BASED INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXAMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD” with patent application Number 202141056445 with publication Date 11/02/2022
- Dr. Bhagyashree S R along with Chandrashekhar P Assistant Professor, students Priya Prasad, Abhishek S, N Ranjitha, Manoj G R, Arjun A, Nithin, Ravitheja S Raj has applied for patent on “SMART Medication Dispensing System” with patent application Number 201841011210.
Professional Body Membership
- Vice-Chairperson IETE Mysore Chapter 2022- 24.
- Vice-Chairperson IETE Mysore Chapter 2020- 22.
- Joint Secretary ARDSI Mysore Chapter 2020-22.
- Fellow IEI since 4th August 2021
- Honorary Secretary IETE Mysore Chapter 2018- 20.
- Joint Secretary ARDSI Mysore Chapter 2018-20.
- Senior Member IEEE
- Fellow IETE
- Joint Secretary ARDSI Mysore chapter 2016-18
- Treasurer- IETE 2010-12
- EC member – ARDSI Mysore chapter since 2012
- EC member – IETE since 2009
- Chartered Engineer
- Member Association for Computing Machinery
- Life member ISTE
Research and Ph.D Guidance
- Mr. Pradeep Kumar – Course work Completed
- Mrs. Sheetal Garg – Comprehensive Viva-Voce Completed
Achivements
PC Member
Editorial Board member
- Member of Editorial Team International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Machine Learning IJAMML (ISSN NO: 2394-2258)
- Board Member IJETT (Seventh Sense Research Group) Thomson Reuters, Google Scholar
- Editorial Board member IRJET Google Scholar
- Member of Program Committee ICITCS 2017 IEEE
- Editorial Panel member EC Psychology and Psychiatry PubMed
- Editorial Board Member Journal of Child and Adolescent psychiatry Scopus
- Editorial Board Member Journal of Precision Medicine and Public Health Google Scholar, PubMed
- Editorial Board member international journal of thyroid research
- Editorial Board member Journal of Child and Adolescent psychiatry Scopus
- Editorial Board member Journal of Precision Medicine and Public Health Google Scholar, PubMed
- Editorial Panel Member Surgery Clinics Journal
- Editorial Panel member SM Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research
- Member of Editorial Team International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Machine Learning IJAMML (ISSN NO: 2394-2258)
- Board Member IJETT (Seventh Sense Research Group) Thomson Reuters, Google Scholar
- Editorial Board member IRJET Google Scholar
- Member of Program Committee ICITCS 2017 IEEE
- Editorial Panel member EC Psychology and Psychiatry PubMed
Session Chair
- Session Chair for IEEE International conference IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Information systems ICDSIS 2022 organized by Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, India on 29th & 30th July 2022.
- Session chair for IEEE international conference on Distributed computing and electrical circuits and electronics ICDCECE- 2022 organized by Ballari Institute of Technology and Management, Ballari, on 23rh & 24th April 2022.
- Session chair for IETE National conference held in IETE Mysore center on Saturday, 4th May 2019.
- Session chair for IEEE International conference ICNTET organized by GRT Institute of Engineering &Technology, Tiruttani, Tamilnadu on 7th & 8th September 2018
- Session chair for IEEE International conference ICIETS 2018 organized by NIE Institute of Technology, Mysore on 20th & 21st September 2018
- Session Chair for National Conference held at GMIT Davanagere on 4th September 2015
Jury member
- Jury member for the National level project exhibition organized by NIE Mysuru on 27th April 2022.
- Jury member for the Open Day Project Exhibition Shakthi Sthaavara- 2019 organized by the Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GSSSIETW, Mysore on Friday, 3rd May 2019
- Jury Member for Project expo organized at IETE, Mysore on 4th May 2019
- Jury Member for Project expo organized by the Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ATMECE, Mysore on 10th May 2019
- Jury Member for TechNIEIT 2016 held on 2nd May 2016
Reviewer
- IEEE MYSURUCON 2022
- IEEECONNECT2022
- ICDCECE 2022
- IEEECONNECT2021
- IEEE Region10 Humanitarian Technology Conference R10HTC2021
- 2021 International conference on Circuits, Controls and Communications CCUBE-21
- International Conference on Mobile Networks and Wireless Communications (ICMNWC-2021)
- Inderscience Submissions – IJMEI
- Brain Imaging and Behavior, Springer Nature, Scopus Indexed Journal
- IEEE MYSURUCON 2021
- IEEE B-HTC 2020
- IEEE ICEECCOT 2018
- ERCICA, 2018
- IEEE ICETC2017
- IEEE ICEECCOT 2017
- Reviewer of International conference 4th International Conference on Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication and Applications (Springer) ERCICA 2016
- IEEE ICEECCOT 2016
- IEEE Conference TENCON2016
- IJERT ISSN: 2278-0181 Google Scholar
- SM Journal of Psychiatry & Mental Health
- Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Elsevier
- Advanced Practices in Nursing OMICS Publishing Group Medical Journals
- BMC Neurology SCImago, SCOPUS, PubMed
- Reviewer IJERT ISSN: 2278-0181 Google Scholar
- SM Journal of Psychiatry & Mental Health
- Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Elsevier
- Advanced Practices in Nursing OMICS Publishing Group Medical Journals
Resource person
- Resource person on the topic “Human Values; The Panacea for Humanity” an ATAL FDP dated 6-03-2022 organized by VTU.
- Resource person on the topic “Research policy and Initiatives” held on 27th April 2021 during the FDP held between 26th to 28th April 2021.
- Developing e-content for Digital System Design under e-Shikshana Programme-04 from 14th September to 30th January 2021
- Developing e-content for Microcontroller under e-Shikshana Programme-03 from 12th February 2021 to 15th May 2021
- Developing e-content for Basic Electronics under e-Shikshana Programme-01 from 18th February 2019 to 10th May 2019.
- Resource person for LATEX workshop organized for PG students on 29th & 30th March 2016 at ATMECE Mysuru
- Resource person for LATEX workshop organized for UG students from 22nd & 27th February 2016 at ATMECE Mysuru
- Resource person for One-day international Symposium on neurocognitive disorders held at AIISH on 29th September 2015.
- Resource person for FDP on LATEX at on 22nd 2015 at IETE Mysuru.
- Resource person for LATEX workshop organized for UG students on 9th Feb 2015 at Dept. CSE, ATMECE Mysuru.
- Guest Lecture on “Introduction to electronics” on 11th Oct 2012 at Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysore
- Guest lecture in JSS Polytechnic for Women, Mysore
- Resource person for “LATEX” workshops organized by IETE and ATMECE Mysuru.
Other achievements
- Participated as a mentor in the Grand Finale Smart India Hackathon 2022 held at Crescent University Chennai, from 24th August 2022 to 29th August 2022.
- Member of Management Committee, Sadvidhya Education Institutions, Mysuru since 2022
- VTU Nominee for Final year student innovative project 2021-2022
- Member of LIC VTU 2022
- Member of Advisory board of e-Shikshana of Visweswaraya Technological University 2020-21
- Member of Governing Body of Sadvidhya Education Institutions, Mysuru since 2020
- Member of Governing council ATME college of Engineering since 28th September 2017
- VTU Nominee for Final year student innovative project 2020-2021
- Initiated MOU with Intellect Bastion, New Delhi
- Initiated MoU with Aspire For Her, Bombay
- Participated as a mentor for a shortlisted team of Toycathon2021
- Member of Advisory board of e-Shikshana of Visweswaraya Technological University 2019-20
- Subject expert for staff selection held at NIEIT, Mysore on 4th May 2019 and 6th May 2019.
- Member of Advisory board of e-Shikshana of Visweswaraya Technological University 2018-19
- Participated as a mentor in Smart India Hackathon 2017 held at Amritsar on 1st and 2nd April 2017
- BOE Member NIE 2018-19
- BOE Member NIE 2017-18
- BOE member KSOU 2015
- BOE member KSOU 2014
- BOE Member NIE 2013-14
- Initiated ISF (National Level Professional body) at ATME college of Engineering 2013
- BOE Member NIE 2012-13
- BOE Member NIE 2011-12
- Director of Alumni Association JSS Polytechnic for Women, Mysore.
Achivements
- Secured Second prize in University level lecture competition conducted by Karnataka Rajya Vignana Parishath on 14/02/2009 at Tumakuru.
- Secured First prize in University level science lecture competition conducted by Kalpataru Science College, Tiptur on 07/03/2009.
- Received meritorious (RFSMS) fellowship from UGC for research work from 04/08/2015.
- Secured highest marks in Chemistry and obtained highest number of prizes for extra-curricular activities in college during graduation at Kalpataru Science College, Tiptur.
Certifications
FDP/ Workshop attended
- Completed 16 weeks course in Swayam on “Chemistry of Nanomaterials” and obtained 78 % in January 2025 semester.
- Organized and attended three day workshop on ‘Patent drafting, filing and interpretation” from 12th to 14th June 2025 organized by ATMECE, Mysuru.
- Organized and attended FDP on “Essentials of Science for Engineering and Research 2025” at ATMECE, Mysuru between 15/01/2025 and 17/01/2025.
- Attended workshop on “Innovations in Chemistry and their applications” conducted by DOS in Organic Chemistry, University of Mysore in collaboration with Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan between 24/01/01/2025 to 30/01/2025.
- Attended seminar on “Current Trends in Chemistry” in DOS in Chemistry, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore and Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan from 29/11/2024 to 30/11/2024.
- Completed 12 weeks course conducted by NPTEL (FDP) between January and April 2016 on the topic “Symmetry and Group Theory” and obtained Elite Grade.
- Completed Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Trends in Advanced Materials and Applications” from 19/10/2020 to 23/10/2020 in National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru.
- Completed Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Trends in Engineering Materials, Nano Science and Nano Technology” from 09/11/2020 to 13/11/2020 in Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru.
- Participated in NSS for three years and lead Karnataka team in National Integration Camp for Women organized by Duddupudi College, Sindhanur, Raichur in 2009.
- Participated in Bio-diversity assessment, conservation and management camp held by Maithreya Institute for Environment and Rural Science and Hasiru Hejje, Mysuru in Konehalli in June 2009.
- Attended national conference on “Recent trends in Chemical Research in SJCE, Mysuru on 3rd and 4th of January 2014.
- Attended UGC sponsored two days national conference on “Recent trends in Chemical Biology: An overview” on 25th and 26th of October 2013 at Teresian college.
- Attended “Science and Technology for education and health care”, a conference conducted by KSTA and JSS college, Ooty Road, Mysuru on 21/02/2014 and 22/01/2014.
- Participated in technical workshop on Exploring SciFinder on 04/01/2014 at UOM, Mysuru.
- Participated in National conference on Innovations in Chemical Sciences 2020 at 30th & 31st Jan 2020 held on DoS in Chemistry university of Mysore.
Oral Presentation
- Presented a paper entitled “Electrochemical, thermodynamic and quantum chemical evaluation of some Schiff bases as mild steel corrosion inhibitors in hydrochloric acid media” on 30-01-2014 in National Conference on Pure and Applied Chemistry in DOS in Chemistry, Manasagangothri, University of Mysore, Mysuru.
- Presented a paper entitled “Corrosion inhibition study of some Pyridine Derivatives on Mild Steel: Theoretical and Experimental Approach” in “Current trends in Chemical biology” a conference conducted by JSS college of arts, commerce and science on 2nd and 3rd March 2015.
Poster Presentation
- Presented a paper (poster) entitled “Anticorrosion potential of some drug based inhibitors for mild steel in hydrochloric acid media” in Indian Science Congress conference between 03/01/2016 and 07/01/2016 at UOM, Mysuru.
- Presented a paper (poster) entitled “Adsorption, electrochemical, quantum chemical and morphological studies of newly synthesised hydrazones as mild steel corrosion inhibitors” in International Conference on Science And Technology: Future Challenges and Solutions (STFCS – 2016) on 08/08/2017 and 09/08/2017 in UOM, Mysuru.
Proposal/Funding
Project Financial Assistance
- Yes
Publications
Publications
- Turuvekere Krishnamurthy Chaitra, Kikkeri Narasimha Shetty Mohana, Harmesh Chander Tandon, Thermodynamic, electrochemical and quantum chemical evaluation of some triazole Schiff bases as mild steel corrosion inhibitors in acid media. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 211, 1026-1038, 2015 (Impact factor 5.3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2015.08.031
- Turuvekere K. Chaitra, Kikkeri N. Mohana, Doddahosuru M. Gurudatt, Harmesh C. Tandon, Inhibition activity of new thiazole hydrazones towards mild steel corrosion in acid media by thermodynamic, electrochemical and quantum chemical methods, Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 67, 521- 531, 2016 (Impact factor 6.2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2016.08.013
- T K Chaitra, K N Mohana, H C Tandon, Study of new thiazole based pyridine derivatives as potential corrosion inhibitors for mild steel: Theoretical and experimental approach. International Journal of Corrosion, Article ID 456901, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9532809.
- Turuvekere K. Chaitra, Kikkeri N. Mohana, Harmesh C. Tandon, Comparative study of Levofloxacin and its amide derivative as efficient water soluble inhibitors for mild steel corrosion in hydrochloric acid solution. International Journal of Industrial Chemistry, 8, 1-15, 2017. DOI 10.1007/s40090-016-0083-y.
- Turuvekere K. Chaitra, Kikkeri N. Mohana, Harmesh C. Tandon, Evaluation of newly synthesized hydrazones as mild steel corrosion inhibitors by adsorption, electrochemical, quantum chemical and morphological studies, Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 25, 45-55, 2017. . https://doi.org/10.1080/25765299.2018.1449347.
- Turuvekere Krishnamurthy Chaitra, Kikkeri Narasimhashetty Mohana, Harmesh Chander Tandon, Experimental and Theoretical Studies on the Corrosion Inhibition Performance of Molecules Containing Tert-Butyl Benzyl Group on Mild Steel in Acid Media, Journal of Bio Tribo Corrosion, 4, 25, 2018. Doi:10.1007/s40735-018-0141-4.
- Narayana U. Kudva N, Sumana Y. Kotian, Vrushabendra Basavanna, Vicas C.S, Satish K. Byrappa, Shridevi D, Srikantamurthy Ningaiah, Turuvekere Krishnamurthy Chaitra, Srinivasa Murthy V, K. Byrappa , K. M. Lokanatha Rai, Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Biological Activities of Imidazolyl-Isoxazoline Analogue, Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, 10 (6), 7187 – 7197,2020. https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC106.71877197.
- Bhondanthila Radhika Rao, Hemanth Kumar. C. M., Hullukere R. Prakruthi, Chandrashekara. B. M., Doddahosuru Mahadevappa Gurudatt, Prakasha K. C., Ningaiah Srikantamurthy, Turuvekere Krishnamurthy Chaitra, Microwave Assisted Facile Synthesis of Butyl Acetate Over Dealuminated Beta Zeolite, Chemistryselect (Impact factor 2), 10 (1), 1-10, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202304822
- Room-temperature aerobic oxidation of alcohols into carbonyl compounds using VO@GO catalyst, Sahana Raju, Kothanahally S. Sharath Kumar , Yarabhally R Girish , Turuvekere Krishnamurthy Chaitra , Mohd Sajid Ali , Hamad A. Al-Lohedan, Synthetic Communications (Impact factor 2.1), 55(6), 465-475, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/00397911.2025.2461114.
Patent
Patent
- Rapid Interlayers Removal and conversion of MAX-phase to MXene by SCF process 202241048131 & 24/08/2022 Published on (02/09/2022)
- Rapid Charging Battery Pack UK-6431069 & Published on 15 March 2025 (25 March 2025)
Roles and Responsibilities
Institute Level
- Research publication work
- Co-ordinator for ATMEYA 2k25 committee
- Co-ordinator for IPR committee from BSH departments at ATMECE
- Member of Scholarship committee at ATMECE
Department Level
- Evaluator for VTU UG exams
- External examiner in practical exams at various institutions
- Question paper setting for semester exams for MSc (Chemistry) students
- Lab in-charge (Chemistry) for the year 2024-25 at ATMECE






