Current Research

• Material Science
• Elemental Analysis
• Health Physics

Interested Topics

• Soft spinel frites
• Elemental analysis by using Nuclear Analytical Techniques
• Radiation oncology and Radiation related applications/instrumentation

Honors

• FELLOWSHIP of  UGC, India; 1992
• Member in Academic Audit Committee; Nominated by the department of social welfare educational institutions, Govt. Of Andhra Pradesh, India ; 1999                             
• HONORARY APPOINTMENT TO THE RESEARCH BOARD OF ADVISORS by the American Biographical Institute, 2003.
• Best thesis award for Ph.D. (under my guidance - Prof. P.Tiruvenganna Rao Shastabdipoorthi prize in Physics) by the Andhra University; 2004
• Best Research Paper (poster) award; 2014 (Multi-scale Modeling of Materials & Devices; organized by BARC-DAE)

International Collaborations

• DR. Seife Teferi Dellie (Dept of Radiological Physics, University of Adis Ababa)
• Studies on optimization of radiological doses and practice of breast cancer screening methods by female healthcare professionals

Editorships

• Editorial member; Advances in Science, Technology & Engineering Systems Journal (ASTESJ)
• Reviewer of papers for ICF-9

Publications as an Author and Co-author
1.Influence of Mo6+ on Dielectric properties of copper ferrite

B.V.Rao, P.V.L.Narayana and A.D.P.Rao

J Nuc.phy.Mat. Sci. Radiation & App. (accepted for publication)

2.Study of Heavy Metals Accumulated in Leafy Vegetables of Ethopia

W.Wubishet Gezahegn1*, A.Srinivasulu1, B. Aruna1, S. Banerjee2, M. Sudershan2,

P.V. Lakshmi Nariyana1, A.D.P.Rao1

IOSR J. of Env.Sci., Toxicology & Food Tech.,11(5) 57 (2017)

3.Analysis of Major, Minor and Trace elements related to Ethiopia Cereal crops using EDXRF technique

W.Wubishet Gezahegn1*, A.Srinivasulu1, B. Aruna1, S. Banerjee2, M. Sudershan2,

P.V. Lakshmi Nariyana1, A.D.P.Rao1

Int. J. of Sci. & Engg. Res, 8(3) 1890 (2017)

4.Influence of Mo6+ on Magnetic and Micro-Structural properties of Copper Ferrite

B.V.Rao and A.D.P.Rao*

Journal of Alloys & Compounds; 708 141 (2017)

5.Identifying self-Interstitials of bcc and fcc crystals in molecular dynamics

S.Bukkuru, U.Bhardwaj, M.Warrier, A.D.P. Rao, M.C.Valsakumar

Journal of Nuclear Materials 484 258 (2017)

6.Impact of Mo6+ on Resistivity of Copper Ferrite

B.V.Rao, P.V.L.Narayana and A.D.P.Rao

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials; 431 59 (2017)

7.Identifying Interstitials in MD Simulations - Max Space Clustering Method

S.Bukkuru, U.Bhardwaj, ADP Rao, M.Warrier

Journal of Physics Conference series 759 012092 (2016)

8.Suggested diagnostic reference levels for mammography x-ray examination in Ethiopia.

Seife Teferi Pellie, A. Durga Prasada Rao

Ind.J.Med.Sci.68 (1)36 (2016)

9.High power microwave generation from intense relativistic electron beam using Kali-1000 pulse power beam

N. Satyanarayana1a, R.K. Rajawat1, Shibaji Basu1, A. Durga Prasada Rao3 and K.C. Mittal2

J of Instrum. & Exptl Tech. 59(3) 368(2016)

10.Angular dose variations from 320kV rod pinch Diode flash X-ray experiments on the modified Kali-1000 pulse power system

N. Satyanarayana1a, N.Waghmare, S.Chauhan, R.K. Rajawat1, A. Durga Prasada Rao3 and K.C. Mittal2

J of Instrum. & Exptl Tech. 59(3) 393 (2016)

11.In House Quality Check Of External Beam PlansUsing 3D Treatment Planning Systems -A DVH Comparison

A.Anil Kumar, K.Ayyangar, A.Rooparani, A.R.Reddy, V.Srinivas, P.Krishna Reddy, A.Durga Prasada Rao

J. of App Clinical Med Phys, 17(3) 01 (2016)

12.Characterization of flash X-ray source generated by kali-1000 pulse power system

N. Satyanarayana1a, A.Durga Prasada Raob  and K.C. Mittalc

J of instrumentation, 11 01(2016) 

13. Interstitialcy Diffusion in FCC Copper: A molecular Dynamics Study

S.Bukkuru, M.Warrier and A.D.P.Rao                  

SSP-AIP Conf.Proc.1665, 110015(2014); doi: 10.1063/1.4918071, India

14.Simulation studies of the ion beam transport system in a compact electrostatic accelerator based D-D neutron generator

B.K.Das, A.Shyam, R.Das and A.D.P.Rao

Nuclear Technology & Radiation protection 24(4) (2014) 326

15. Quantitative comparison of treatment plans using two different planning systems

A.Anil Kumar, P.Krishna Reddy, V.Srinivas, K.Ayyangar, A.Rooparani, P.V.Lakshminarayana, A.Durga Prasada Rao

Presented in 35th Annual Conf. of Indian Medical Physicists Assn., Nov.20 – 22, 2014, Pune, India

16.Experimental development of rod pinch diode radiographic source using modified        kali 1000 pulsed power system

N. Satyanarayana1a, R.K. Rajawat1, Shibaji Basu1, A. Durga Prasada Rao3 and K.C. Mittal2

XXVI Int. Symp.Proc. Of 26th ISDEIV, Mumbai, India, Vol. 1 (2014) p337

17.The generation of sub-300 keV flash x-rays using rod-pinch diode: An experimental investigation

N. Satyanarayana1a, R.K. Rajawat1, Shibaji Basu1, A. Durga Prasada Rao3 and

K.C. Mittal2

Review of scientific instruments 85 (2014) 096107 -1

18.Dynamic MLC-QA Based on Portal Dosimetry

S.Sajeev, A.Durga Prasad Rao, J.Kunnanchath, S.Lilly Cyriac

Ind.  J. of Engg. Res. & App., 5(6) (2014)134

19.Trace elemental distribution in the scalp hair of bipolar(s) using PIXE technique

A.S.Pradeep, G.J.NagaRaju,S.A.Sattar, P.Sarita, A.Durga Prasada.Rao, Dinesh kumar Ray, B.S.Reddy and S.B.Reddy,

Medical Hypotheses, 82 (2014) 470

20.Trace Elemental Analysis of Blood Serum Samples of Patients Afflicted with Parkison’s Disease

Lavanya PD, B.Seetharami Reddy, A.Durga Prasad Rao, S.A.Sattar, B.Srinivasa Rao, Arun Raju

International J of Bioassays, 3(3) (2014) 1858

21.Effect of EXAFS on total mass attenuation coefficients of some rare earth elements

N.S.Sitamahalakshmi, M.Ratnaraju, A.D. P. Rao, P.V.Lakshminarayana and K.Premchand

DAE-BRNS 5th Symp. On Nuclear Analytical Chemistry (NAC-V) Jan 20-24, BARC, Mumbai (2014) 148

22.Development of compact D-D Neutron generator

B.K.Das,  R.Das, A.Shyam, and A.D.P.Rao

 Instrm. & Exptl. Tech., 56(2) (2013) 130

23.Influence of Mo6+ on FTIR and Mössbauer spectroscopic properties of copper ferrite

B.V.Rao*, A.D.P.Rao$, V.Raghavendra Reddy

Int J Innovative Research in Sci, Engg and Tech, 2(12), (2013)7768

24.Deuterium gas analysis by residual gas analyzer

Basanta Kumar Das, Rohit Shukla, Rashmita Das, Anurag Shyam and A. Durga Prasad Rao

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 390 (2012) 012009

25.Influence of Mo6+ on Thermo electric power properties of Copper ferrite

 B.V.Rao, P.V.Lakshminarayana, A.D.P.Rao

 (IJANS) ISSn: 2319-4014 1(2) (2012) 1-10 (IASET)

26.Trace elements in the scalp hair of patients with alcohol induced psychosis

A.S.Pradeep, G.J.NagaRaju, P.Sarita, A.Durga Prasada.Rao, B.S.Reddy, G.Bhagya Rao and S.B.Reddy,

J Radio-analytical and Nuclear chemistry, 294 (2012) 271

27. Elastic behavior of Mo6+ substituted lithium ferrites

M.V.K.Mehar, A.Satish Kumar, K.Samata, A.D.P.Rao

Int.National J. of Sci. & Res. Pub., 2(7), (2012), 1

28.Deuterium Gas Analysis by Residual Gas Analyzer

B.K.Das, R.Das, A.Shyam, and A.D.P.Rao

J.of Phys.,Conf. series, R.Das 390 (2012)1; doi:10:1088/1742-6596/390/1/012009

29.Evaluation of mean glandular dose during diagnostic mammography examination       for detection of breast pathology in Ethiopia

Seife Teferi Dellie,  A.Durga Prasad Rao, Daniel Admassie and A.Z.Meshesha

OMICS j Of Radiology, dx.doi.org/10.41.72/2167-7964.1000109,1 (4), (2012)1

30.Knowledge about breast cancer risk-factors, breast screening method and practice of breast screening among female health care professionals working in government hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Seife Teferi, Daniel Admassie, Tekle Abate, A.Durga Prasad Rao,  T.M.Neguse, M.Demissie

J.of Phramacy & Biological Sci., 2(1) (2012) 05

31.Radiation Exposure of Patients undergoing common diagnostic X-ray examination in some major hospitals in Visakhapatnam, India

Durga Prasada Rao A and Seife Teferi D

J. Med Diagn Meth, 1:101 doi: 10.4172/jmdm. 1000101 (2012) 1

32.Development of hollow anode penning ion source for laboratory application

B.K.Das, A.Shyam, R.Das and A.D.P.Rao

Nuc Instm & Meth Phy Res A 669 (2012) 19

33.Entrance surface dose measurement in pediatric patients undergoing common    diagnostic X-ray examinations in Black Lion and Yekatit 12 hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Seife Teferi, Daniel Admassie, Tekle Abate, A.D.P.Rao

Ethiopian Medical Journal, 49(1) (2011)51

34.Status of in-house development of compact electrostatic deuteron accelerator for   neutron generation

Basanta Kumar Das, Anurag Shyam, Rashmita Das and A. Durga Prasad Rao

Proc.of Int. Symp on Accelerator & Radiation Phy.(ISARP-2011), Feb16-18, 2011

35.In house Development of D-D neutron generator

Basanta Kumar Das, Anurag Shyam, Rashmita Das and A. Durga Prasad Rao

Proc. of the DAE Symp. On    Nucl. Phys. Vol-56 (2011) 1056-1057

36.Trace elemental analysis of scalp hair of bipolar patients using PIXE

A.S.Pradeep, A.D.P.Rao, B.S.Reddy, G.J.NagaRaju, G.Bhagya Rao and S.B.Reddy,

National workshop on Nuclear and Atomic Technique Based Pure & Applied Sciences, 1-3 Feb., 2011, Tejpur, India

37.Elemental composition of the sediment core fro the central western Bay of Bengal by using PIXE technique

P.V.L.Narayana, R.Swetha, A.D.P.Rao, S.B.Reddy, I.N.Rao  and G.Krupanidhi

National workshop on Nuclear and Atomic Technique Based Pure & Applied Sciences, 1-3 Feb., 2011, Tejpur, India

38. Trace Elements in the Scalp Hair of Patients with Alcohol Induced Psychosis

A.S.Pradeep, A.D.P.Rao, B.S.Reddy, G.J.NagaRaju, G.Bhagya Rao and S.B.Reddy,

4th Int. Symp. on Nuclear anal chem (NAC-IV), 15-19 Nov., 2010, Mumbai, India

39.Influence of Mo6+ on Magnetic Properties of Cu ferrite

B.V.Rao and A.D.P.Rao

55th DAE-SSP Symposium, Dec.26-30, 2010 Manipal University, Manipal, India

40.Effect of Mo6+ on thermoelectric power, FTIR and Mössbauer Spectroscopic properties of copper ferrite

B.V.Rao and A.D.P.Rao

3rd International symposium on materials chemistry, 7 – 11 Dec., 2010, Mumbai, India

41.Structural investigations of PbO-As2O3-TiO2 glass-ceramics by means of spectroscopic studies

G.Nagarjuna, N.Srinivasa Rao,  A.D.P.Rao, B.J..R.S.V.N.Swamy and N.Veeraiah

International Seminar on Science and Technology of Glass Materials, March 16-19, 2009, India, p-38

42.Mössbauer studies of high valence cations substituted Mg-Mn ferrites,

D.V.Lakshmi, A.D.P.Rao and S.B.Raju

National Seminar on advances in amorphous materials, 1-3 February, 2007, Nuzivid, A.P., India

43.Influence of high valence cations on magnetic and micro structural properties of copper ferrite

G.Himavathi, A.D.P.Rao and S.B.Raju

National Seminar on advances in amorphous materials, 1-3 February, 2007, Nuzivid, A.P., India

44.Conduction mechanisms of high valence cations substituted Mg-Mn ferrites

D.V.Lakshmi, *A.D.P.Rao and S.B.Raju

National conference on current trends in materials research for advanced technology, 29-31 January 2007, Aurangabad, India

45.Significance of Mg-Mn ferrite conduction due to tetravalent cations substitution

P.Sridevi,  *A.D.P.Rao, S.B.Raju

National conference on current trends in materials research for advanced technology, 29-31 January 2007, Aurangabad, India

46.Conduction mechanisms of high valence cations substituted Mg-Mn ferrites

D.V.Lakshmi, *A.D.P.Rao and S.B.Raju

National conference on current trends in materials research for advanced technology, 29-31 January 2007, Aurangabad, India

47.Influence of Mo6+ on dielectric properties of copper ferrite

P.V.Lakshminarayana, B.V.Rao and A.D.P.Rao

Proc. Of the 52 DAE-SSPS, Dec 27-31, 2007, India, p-887

48.Trace elemental analysis of normal, benign hypertrophied and cancerous  tissues of prostate gland using the particle induced X-ray emission technique

G.J.Naga Raju, P.Sarita, G.A.V.Ramanamurthy, M.Ravikumar, B.Seetharami Reddy, S.Lakshiminarayana, K.Premchand, A.D.P.Rao, S.Bhuloka Reddy, V.Vijayand, P.V.B.Rama Lakshmi and G. Satyanarayana

European Journal of Cancer Prevention 16(2) (2007)108

49.Influence of swift heavy ions on high valence cations substituted copper ferrite

B.V.Rao and A.D.P.Rao

Workshop on Functional oxide materials, September 25-26, 2006, IUAC, New Delhi

50.An attempt to develop ferrite cores for high frequency transformers with an approach of  simultaneous dilutions

A.D.P.Rao, V.V.Hari Babu and S.B.Raju

Proc. Of the 9th International conference on Ferrite (The American Ceramic Society), San Francisco, 23-27 August, (2004) 271

51.Comparative study of tetravalent and pentavalent ions influence on transpose properties of copper ferrite

A.D.P.Rao, G.Himavathi and S.B.Raju

Proc. Of the 9th International conference on Ferrite (The American Ceramic Society), San Francisco, 23-27 August, (2004) 347

52.An approach to develop suitable composition of Mg-Mn ferrite with high valence cations

A.D.P.Rao, P.Sridevi, D.V.Lakshmiand S.B.Raju

Proc. Of the 9th International conference on Ferrite (The American Ceramic Society), San Francisco, 23-27 August, (2004) 683

53.Influence of Zr4+/Ti4+ on the resistivity of Mn-Zn ferrite

A.D.P.Rao, B.Ramesh, and S.B.Raju

Solid State Physics (India), 46(2003) 725

54.Effect  of Sb5+/Mo6+ on dielectric behavior of Mn-Zn ferrite

A.D.P.Rao, K.S.Lakshmi, and S.B.Raju

Solid State Physics (India), 46(2003) 727

55.Mossbauer studies of Sn4+/Nb5+ substituted Mn-Zn ferrites

A.D.P.Rao, S.B.Raju, S.R.Vadera and D.R.Sharma

Bull.Mater.Sci., 26 (2003) 505

56.Elemental analysis in spices by PIXE technique

Ch.Anjaneyulu, G.J.Naga Raju, M.Ravi Kumar, M.John Charles, B.S.R.Reddy, K.Premchand, A.D.P.Rao, S.B.Reddy and V.Vijayan

Ultra Science, 15(2003) 57

57 Suitability of coastal magnetite for ferrite preparation

B.N.Malleswara Rao, D.D.Varma, G.Satyanarayana, A.D.P.Rao, K.Vasudevu and N.Subba Rao

Current Science, 84 (2003) 936

58Lattice parameter variation and magnetization studies of Titanium and Zirconium

Substituted Mn-Zn ferrites

B.Ramesh, A.D.P.Rao, P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

Indian Journal of Pure & Appl. Phys., 38 (2000) 520

59.Dielectric unusual behavior of Sn/Nb substituted Mn-Zn ferrites

A.D.P.Rao, P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

J.Mater.Chem. & Phys., 65(2000) 90

60.Studies on the total photons attenuation coefficients near the absorption edges in some compounds

A.D.P.Rao and S.Dhangeti

Proc. Of 13th National Symposium of Radiation physics, Mangalore, India (1999) 577

61.Influence of Sn/Nb on the resistivity of Mn-Zn ferrites

A.D.P.Rao, B.Ramesh, P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

Indian Journal of Pure & Appl. Phys., 37 (1999) 51

62.Thermoelectric prower studies of Sn/Nb substituted Mn-Zn ferrites

A.D.P.Rao, B.Ramesh, P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

J.Mater.Sci., 34 (1999)621

63.Magnetic and micro structural properties of Sn/Nb substituted Mn-Zn ferrites

A.D.P.Rao, B.Ramesh, P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

J.Alloys & Compounds, 282 (1999) 268

64.Mossbauer studies of Sb/Mo substituted Mn-Zn ferrites

K.Sailakshmi, A.D.P.Rao, B.Ramesh, P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

Presented in the 5th IUMRS International Con., in Asia, Bangalore, India, Oct. 13-16 (1998)

65.Influence of Zr/Ti on dielectric behavior of Mn-Zn ferrites

B.Ramesh, A.D.P.Rao, P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

J.Mag.Soc.Japan 22supp.S1 (1998) 29

66.Magnetic properties of Sn/Nb substituted Mn-Zn ferrites

B.Ramesh, A.D.P.Rao, K.Sailakshmi,  P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

J.Mag.Soc.Japan 22supp.S1 (1998) 32

67.Effect of Sb/Mo on magnetic properties of Mn-Zn ferrites

K.Sailakshmi, A.D.P.Rao, B.Ramesh, P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

J.Mag.Soc.Japan 22supp.S1 (1998) 37

68.X-ray diffraction studies of Sn/Nb substituted Mn-Zn ferrites

A.D.P.Rao, B.Ramesh, P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

IL Nuovo Cimento B, 20D, (1998) 199

69. Dielectric behavior of mixed Mn-Zn ferrites

A.D.P.Rao, B.Ramesh,P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

Presented in the 7th International Con., ferrites, France (1996)

70.Attenuation coefficients and cross sections of 13.94 – 59.54 KeV photons in

Some 3d shell elements and their compounds

A.D.P.Rao, P.V.S Narayana and S.B.Raju

Proc. Of 11th National Symposium of Radiation physics, Patiala, India (1995) 165

71.Attenuation coefficients and cross sections of 13.94 – 59.54 KeV photons in Muscovite

A.D.P.Rao, S.B.Reddy, S.VRatnam and S.B.Raju

Indian Journal of Pure & Appl. Phys., 32 (1994) 89

72.D.C.Resistivity of Sn/Nb doped Mn-Zn ferrites

A.D.P.Rao, B.Ramesh,P.R.M.Rao and S.B.Raju

Proc. Of the 5th National Seminar on Crystal growth, Madras, India (1993) 303