Andhra University

Sl.No	Name of the Rectors	Period
Sl.No	Name of the Rectors	From	To
1.	Prof. G.J.V.Jagannadha Raju	24-10-1985	30-05-1986
2.	Prof. N.Venkateswara Rao	27-05-1992	30-11-1993
3.	Prof. V.Subba Rao	21-01-1994	31-07-1994
4.	Prof. S.R.Sagi	05-11-1994	31-03-1995
5.	Prof. A.Prasanna Kumar	01-04-1995	30-09-1995
6.	Prof. V.Abraham	11-07-1997	31-08-1997
7.	Prof. B.Satyam	21-05-1998	31-05-2002
8.	Prof. K.L.N.Swamy	04-06-2002	31-08-2002
9.	Prof. B.Mallikarjuna Rao	02-09-2002	30-09-2002
10.	Prof. P.V.Subba Rao	01-10-2002	31-10-2002
11.	Prof. B.Jaganmohan Rao	19-05-2004	30-06-2004
12.	Prof. L.Joga Rao	25-08-2005	30-06-2006
13.	Prof. Beela Satyanarayana	07-04-2007	20-06-2008
14 .	Prof. B.Parvathiswara Rao	28-07-2008	30-06-2009
15.	Prof. U.Viplava Prasad	09-07-2009	30-11-2009
16.	Prof. K.M.M.Krishna Prasad	01-04-2010	30-04-2010
17.	Prof. P.Rajendra Prasad	18-09-2010	28-02-2011
18.	Prof. Prasad Reddy, P.V.G.D.	28-07-2011	27-07-2012
19.	Prof. A.V.Prasada Rao	12-10-2012	30-06-2013
20.	Prof. S.Ganapaty	01-07-2013	31-07-2013
21.	Prof. S.K.V.S.Raju	01-08-2013	31-08-2013
22.	Prof. E.A.Narayana	02-09-2013	19-09-2016
22.	Prof. K.Gayathri Devi	20-10-2017	23-11-2018
23.	Prof. M.Prasada Rao	23-11-2018	23-11-2019
24.	Prof. Ch.Ratnam	18-03-2020	30-04-2020
25.	Prof. K. SAMATHA	24-07-2020	Till date

Name : Prof. K. SAMATHA
Designation : Rector
Phone : +91-891 - 2844422, 2704100 (O)
Email : rector@andhrauniversity.edu.in

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Prof. K. Samatha has completed her Ph.D. in Physics from the esteemed Andhra University. She has a commendable track record in the field of higher education as an academic and academic administrator. At present, she is a professor and Head of the Department of Physics at Andhra University.

She started her career as a teaching assistant in 1986 and upgraded to lecturer in 1990. Her passion for academics and commitment to profession over the period of time stands testimonial to her holistic development. Her journey of life and hard work inspires many for she is the only woman faculty in the department hailing from a marginalised community ever since the inception of the Physics Department.

Prof. K. Samatha is a renowned academician, researcher and author with 35 years of experience. She has published 125 research papers in reputed International and National Journals. She is an author f or a book on Statistical Mechanics. She submitted her PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. J. Sri Rama Murthy. She has successfully guided 36 research scholars for Ph.D. and 10 for M.Phil. degrees. Many more are currently doing research under her supervision. She is a specialist in the area of “ULTRASONICS & SOLID STATE PHYSICS” and has been doing extensive research. She is actively involved in teaching Statistical Mechanics, Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, and Quantum Mechanics. Most of her students are well-placed in India as well as abroad.

She has successfully completed two minor research projects, conducted two seminars, attended nearly 40 seminars and workshops conducted by various universities and research agencies. She has the privilege of being the M.Phil. & Ph.D. theses adjudicator for various state and central universities. She is a life member of “Journal of Acoustical Society of India”.

As a SAP coordinator she established Material Science Research Laboratory funded by UGC SAP CAS phase – II programme worth 1.35 crores. She served as the Chairperson for PG board of studies of the Department of Physics, A.U. for three years and also as chairperson and member for various universities. She served as a member for “Women Grievance Cell” at Andhra University and resolved many issues amicably.

She was awarded the most coveted “Best Thesis” in 1997 and Best Academician in 2018.

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