Background
Rao, V. Jayathirtha was born on June 1, 1957 in Gadwal, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Rao, V. Jayathirtha was born on June 1, 1957 in Gadwal, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Bachelor of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 1976. Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1983.
Postdoctoral researcher University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1983—1984. Research associate Columbia University, New York City, 1985—1986. Pool officer Indian Institute Chemical Technology, 1988—1989, scientist, 1989—1994, assistant director, 1994—1999, senior assistant director, 1999—2004, deputy director, 2004.
Associate faculty, coordinator National Institute Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Hyderabad, 2007—2009. Visiting scientist University Miami, Coral Gables, 2006—2007, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1996—1997. Editorial board referee Archive for Organic Chemistry Online Journal, 2006.
Consultant India Pesticides Ltd., Lucknow, India.
Fellow: Royal Society Chemistry (London), Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, Indian Chemical Society (best paper award 1981). Member: Asian Photochem. Society, German Association Culture & Science (life), Chemical Research Society India (life), Indian Science Congress (life), Indian Society Analytical Sciences (life), Indo German Nachkontakt Association (life), Indian Society Radiation & Photochemical Sciences (life).