• M.Sc - Physics, M.Tech (Materials Science and Engineering) @ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur; PhD (Pursuing) @ NIT Andhra Pradesh

• Teaching Experiences: 12 years as on Dec 2023

• Materials Science & Engineering, Metallurgical and Martials Thermodynamics, Introduction to Ceramic Technology, Materials Engineering, Physical Metallurgy, Semiconductor Materials, Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology, Light weight metals and Alloys.

• Participated in In-house Symposium on Ancient technology and Recent trends in Materials Science, 1st Dec 2014, RGUKT Nuzvid.
• Attended for Five day Online Faculty development program on Recent Advances in Materials Characterization Techniques, 19-23rd October 2020, NIT Andhra Pradesh, India.
• Attended for Five day Online Faculty development program on Recent Advances in Process Metallurgy, July 13-17th, 2020, OP Jindal University, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh India.
• Attended for Five day Online Faculty development program on Advanced Materials and Characterization, 15-19th June 2020, NIT Andhra Pradesh, India.
• Participated in APHRDI - Three Day Residential Training Programme on "Building Organizational Excellence" from 1-3 November, 2017 at Bapatla, Guntur District.
• Participated in National Workshop on Advances in X-Ray Diffractometry & Scanning Electron Microscopy, RGUKT, IIIT Hyderabad campus (13-15th, July 2013).
• Attended for Five day Online Faculty development program on Advanced Materials and Characterization, 15-19th June 2020, NIT Andhra Pradesh, India.
• Participated in 5 Days Faculty Training Program on ANSYS, 24th to 28th July 2017, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) Nuzvid, Krisha Dist., Andhra Pradesh, India.

• Development of novel Biodegradable orthopedic implants, Nanomaterials : Synthesis, characterize and study for future applications, Smart and biomaterials at nanoscale

• Secured All India 55th rank (95.86%) in JEST 2009 (Joint Entrance Screening Test).
• Acting as the Reviewer for the Materials Letters Journal, Elsevier Publications (SCI, Impact Factor 2.572).
• Acting as the Reviewer for the Nano Express open access journal, IOP Science Publications.
• Received an appreciation certificate of Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing from the International Journal of Materials Letters from Elsevier Publications.
• Secured All India 365th rank (93.17%) in GATE 2009 and 575th rank (90.14) in GATE-2008 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering).
• Qualified the Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test (AP SET-2013) for Assistant Professor / lectureship.

• RGUKT Research Funding under the Seed Money Grant ............. Title of project - Developing Magnesium based Metal - Ceramic Composites for Biodegradable Orthopaedic Implant Applications

Journals

1. B. Venkateswarlu, B. Ratna Sunil, R. Sunil Kumar; The role of heat treatment on the in vitro degradation and corrosion-initiated failure of the biodegradable MgZnRE alloy, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, (Accepted on 23 Nov 2023) (Taylor and Francis, SCI, IF:1.037) https://doi.org/10.1080/00084433.2023.2287335
2. B. Venkateswarlu, B. Ratna Sunil, R. Sunil Kumar; Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of Rare Earths (RE) containing Mg-Zn alloy for biomedical applications, Materials Today: Proceedings (Accepted on 06.03.2023), (Elsevier, Scopus, IF: 1.46) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.02.342
3. B. Venkateswarlu, B. Ratna Sunil, R. Sunil Kumar; Magnesium based alloys and composites: Revolutionized biodegradable temporary implants and strategies to enhance their performance, Materialia 27 (2023) 101680 (Elsevier, Scopus, IF: 3.44) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101680.
4. B. Venkateswarlu, B. Ratna Sunil, R. Sunil Kumar; Developing Mg Based Composites for Degradable Orthopedic Implant Applications: A Review Advances in Science and Technology, 120 (2022) 61-67, (Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland), https://doi.org/10.4028/p-y3p82n
5. Praveen Kumar Nakka, Naveen Chikkala, Sujatha Desetti, Anandarao Daida, Naga Sireesha Janyavula, Anand Kumar Subramaniyan, Siva Irulappasamy, Venkateswarlu Badisha, Jagannatham Madiga & Ratna Sunil Buradagunta, Developing composites of ZE41 Mg alloy naturally derived hydroxyapatite by friction stir processing: investigating in vitro degradation behavior, Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials, (2018) 33:9, 603-611, (Taylor and Francis, SCI, IF:1.232), https://doi.org/10.1080/10667857.2018.1483470
6. Ch. Vasu, B. Venkateswarlu, R. Venkateswara Rao, B. Chanti, M. Saikrishna, B. Ratna Sunil *, Microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of friction stir processed ZE41 Mg alloy, Materials Today: proceedings , (2019, accepted) (Elsevier, Scopus)
7. Ch. Vasu, K. J. A. Naga Durga, I. Srinivas, Shaik Dariyavali, B. Venkateswarlu, B. Ratna Sunil *, Developing composite of ZE41 magnesium alloy- calcium by friction stir process for biodegradable implant applications, Materials Today: proceedings , (2019, accepted) (Elsevier, Scopus)
8. Vandana B; Syamala P; Sri Venugopal D; S. R. K. Imran Sk.; Venkateswarlu B; Jagannatham M; Marek Kolencik; Ramakanth I; Ravikumar Dumpala; Ratna Sunil B*, Magnesium/fish bone derived hydroxyapatite composites by friction stir processing: studies on mechanical behavior and corrosion resistance Bull. Mater. Sci. (2019) 42:122, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-019-1799-z
9. Syam Prasad U, Kondaiah V.V, Akhil K, Vijay Kumar V, Nagamani 1, Jhansi K, Ravikumar Dumpala, Venkateswarlu B, Ratna Sunil B*, Effect of heat treatment on microstructure, microhardness and corrosion resistance of ZE41 Mg alloy, Koroze a ochrana materilu 63(2) 79-85 (2019), DOI:10.2478/kom-2019-0010
10. Hemendra Patle, Venkateswarlu Badisha, Yogeswar Chakrapani, Siva Irulappasamy, B. Ratna Sunil and Ravikumar Dumpala*, Assessing the effect of altering secondary phase in friction stir processed AZ91 Mg alloy by solution heat treatment, Key Engineering Materials, (2019, Accepted) (Tran Tech, Scopus)
11. Venkateswarlu Badisha, Shabana Shaik, Ravikumar Dumpala, and B. Ratna Sunil*, Developing MgZn surface alloy by friction surface allosying: in vitro degrada-tion studies in simulated body fluids, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 27, 962969 (2020), (Springer, SCI IF: 0.81)
12. B. Krishna Sarath Kumar & M. Jagannatham, B. Venkateswarlu, Ravikumar Dumpala & B. Ratna Sunil*, Synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial properties of strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite, Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, 57, 195204 (2021), (Springer, SCI IF: 0.76) https://doi.org/10.1007/s41779-020-00525-6
13. Y. Narendra Kumar, B. Venkateswarlu, Lam Ratna Raju, Ravikumar Dumpala, B. Ratna Sunil*, Developing Zn-MgO composites for degradable implant applications by powder metallurgy route, Materials Letters 302 (2021) 130433 (Elsevier, Scopus, IF: 3.09)
14. Mohammad Irfan, Sk. Najma Sultana, B. Venkateswarlu, M. Jagannatham, Ravikumar Dumpala, B. Ratna Sunil*, Zinc-Substituted Hydroxyapatite: Synthesis, Structural Analysis, and Antimicrobial Behavior, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 74(9) (Accepted: 2 May 2021) (Springer, SCI IF: 1.499) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-021-02290-x

Conferences

1. B. Venkateswarlu, Shabana Shaik, Charishma Manepalli, Santhoshi Thaddi, Sumathi Chebolu, Ravikumar Dumpala and Ratna Sunil Buradagunta*, Developing Mg-Zn surface alloy by friction surface alloying (FSA): in vitro degradation studies in simulated body fluids, International Conference on Recent Trends In Metallurgy, Materials Science And Manufacturing (IMME-19) [held at National Institute of Technology Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India on 27 28th December, 2019] (Oral).
2. Hemendra Patle, Venkateswarlu Badisha, Yogeswar Chakrapani, Siva Irulappasamy, Ratna Sunil Buradagunta, and Ravikumar Dumpala*, Assessing the effect of altering secondary phase in friction stir processed AZ91 Mg alloy by solution heat treatment, International Conference on Sustainable Development (Kalasalingam Global Conference KGC-2019), Kalasalingam Academy of Research And Education, Tamil Nadu, India on18-20th December, 2019
3. Nandika Akhila, Chittem Deena Rani, Ketha Komala Satya, B. Venkateswarlu, Ravikumar Dumpala, B. Ratna Sunil*, Effect of cryogenic treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al7075 alloy, International Conference on Advances in Minerals, Metals, Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling (ICAM5-19), [held at National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India on 25 27th September, 2019] (Oral).
4. Korapana Sravani, Mohammed Rokhaya Khanita, Gyara Kiranmai, Pamarthi Suresh Babu, Karanam Murali, Seelavalasala Linga Raju, B. Venkateswarlu, B. Ratna Sunil*, Role of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical behavior of friction stir processed AZ91 Mg alloy, International Conference on Advances in Minerals, Metals, Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling (ICAM5-19), [held at National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India on 25 27th September, 2019] (Oral).
5. Sundara Anil kumar, Mohammad Irfan, B. Venkateswarlu, I. Venkataramanaiah, A. Rajanikanth, B. Ratna Sunil* Synthesis and characterization of silver-strontium substituted hydroxyapetite for biomedical applications, International Conference on Advances in Minerals, Metals, Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling (ICAM5-19), [held at National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India on 25 27th September, 2019] (Oral).
6. Sk.Najma Sultana, Mohammad Irfan, A. Satya, B. Venkateswarlu, M Jagannatham, Ravikumar Dumpala, B Ratna Sunil*, Zinc Substituted Hydroxyapatite: Synthesis and Structural analysis by rietveld refinement, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Devices (ICAFMD-2019), [held at National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India on 26 28th February, 2019] (Poster).
7. B. Krishna Sarath Kumar, V. Akhila, B. Venkateswarlu, M. Jagannatham, Ravikumar Dumpala, B. Ratna Sunil*, Synthesis and Characterization of Strontium Substituted Hydroxyapatite: Structural Analysis by Rietveld Refinement, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Devices (ICAFMD-2019), [held at National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India on 26 28th February, 2019] (Oral).
8. B. Krishna Sarath Kumar, V. Akhila, B. Venkateswarlu, M. Jagannatham, B. Ratna Sunil*, Structural characterization of ion doped nano-hydroxyapatite by Rietveld analysis International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2018) [held at CMR college of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India on 21 22nd, December 2018] (Oral)
9. Mohammad Irfan , A. Satya, Sk. Najma Sulthana , B. Venkateswarlu, M. Jagannatham, B. Ratna Sunil* Synthesis and Characterization of Strontium and Zinc substituted Hydroxyapatite for Biomedical applications, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2018) [held at CMR college of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India on 21 22nd, December 2018] (Oral)
10. Ch. Vasu, K. J. A. Naga Durga, I. Srinivas, Shaik Dariyavali, B. Venkateswarlu, B. Ratna Sunila,* Developing composite of ZE41 magnesium alloy- calcium by friction stir processing for biodegradable implant applications, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, (ICAMME-2018), 22nd 24th January 2018, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur (Oral).
11. Ch. Vasu, B. Venkateswarlu, R. Venkateswara Rao, B. Chanti, M. Chanti, M. Saikrishna, B. Ratna Sunil*, Microstructure, mechanical and corrosion behavior of friction stir processed ZE41 Mg alloy, Frontiers in Corrosion Control of Materials (FCCM-2018), [held at National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telangana, India on 28 29th June, 2018] (Oral).
12. U. Syam Prasad, V. Vijay Kumar, B. Nagamani, B. Venkateswarlu, and B. Ratna Sunil*, et all, Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure, Microhardness and Corrosion of ZE41 Mg Alloy, Second Indo-Brazil Bilateral International Conference on Advanced Materials & Processing (AMP17) [held at International Research Center, Kalasalingam University, India on 27-28th March, 2017] (Oral)
13. N. Praveen Kumar, D. Anandarao, J. Naga Sireesha, B. Venkateswarlu, and B. Ratna Sunil*, et all, Developing Composites of ZE41 Mg Alloy Naturally Derived Hydroxyapatite by Friction Stir Processing for Degradable Implant Applications, Second Indo-Brazil Bilateral International Conference on Advanced Materials & Processing (amp17) [held at International Research Center, Kalasalingam University, India on 27-28th March, 2017] (Oral)
14. B. Vandana, P. Syamala, D. Sri Venugopal, Sk. S.R.K. Imran, B. Venkateswarlu and B. Ratna Sunil*, et all, Surface Composites of Magnesium fish Bone Derived Hydroxyapatite Developed by Friction Stir Processing for Degradable Implant Applications, Second Indo-Brazil Bilateral International Conference on Advanced Materials & Processing (amp17) [held at International Research Center, Kalasalingam University, India on 27-28th March, 2017] (Oral)
15. B.Venkateswarlu and S B. Ratna Sunil*, Nanohydroxyapatite a potential bioceramic from synthetic and natural sources, International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM-2017), [held at RGUKT (TS IIIT) Basara, India on 18-20th December, 2017] (Oral)
16. B. Venkateswarlu, A.D. Phule, and S. Ram*, Synthesis of ZnO of surface tailored nanostructure for gas sensor, National Conference on Sensors and Actuators (NCSA-2011) [held at Kolkata on 11-12th March, 2011] (Poster).
17. B.Venkateswarlu and S.Ram*, Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured Zinc Hydroxysulphate: a precursor for Zinc Oxide nanocrystallites, 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite Materials (ICRACM-2013) [held at Goa on 18-21st February, 2013] (Oral)
18. B.Venkateswarlu and S.Ram*, Synthesis and optical study of Zinc Hydroxysulphate, 4th International Conference on Luminescence and its Applications (ICLA-2012) [held at Hyderabad on 7-10 February, 2012], (Oral).
19. B.Venkateswarlu and S.Ram*, Synthesis, Optical and Thermal study of nanostructured Zinc Hydroxysulphate, International Conference on Science and Engineering Materials of Future Needs (ICSEMF-2015) [held at Khammam on Dec 21-22, 2015] (Oral)

• Worked as Head of the Department, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering department, RGUKT Nuzvid
• Worked as Convener cum Coordinator for SDCAC (Student Development and Campus Activity Cell), RGUKT Nuzvid
• Worked as Chairman and Working as executive committee member for student welfare (Social Service) organization, Helping Hands, RGUKT Nuzvid.
• Worked as Board of Studies (BoS) member for the department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, RGUKT Nuzvid.
• Worked as Associate Dean Student Welfare, RGUKT Nuzvid