Cherla Parameswara Murthy Has Been Teaching At Osmania University, Hyderabad For 22 Years. He Is Associated With Many International Research Laboratories. He Worked At The University Of Karlsruhe, W. Germany (1980-81), At The Max-Planck Institute For Radiation Chemistry Mulheim, W. Germany, (1985-86), At The Ohio State University, Columbus, U.S.A. (1987-88) And At Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin, Germany During 1993. He Had Many Publications In The National And International Journals.Syed Fazal Mehdi Ali, After Receiving His M.Sc. From Marathwada University (1970), Was Engaged In Teaching The U.G & P.G. Courses At Anwarul Uloom College, Affiliated To Osmania University. After His Voluntary Retirement, He Is Now Serving As The Principal Of Rishi Degree College. He Had Published A Few Research Papers In The Field Of Complexes Of Oxygen And Phophorous Donor Ligands With Rare Earths.D. Ashok Obtained His Ph.D. From Osmania University In 1987. Since Then He Has Been Serving In The Same University And Nourishing His Research Interest In The Field Of Natural Products And Synthetic Organic Chemistry. He Has 20 Papers To His Credit.

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