Pravalika Butreddy

• Evaluated AI-assisted materials characterization outputs through cross-validation with experimental data, ensuring scientific accuracy and reliability.
• Analyzed discrepancies between machine learning predictions and experimental measurements to improve data consistency and strengthen predictive models.
• Applied materials science expertise to interpret technical results, enhancing the validity of data-driven conclusions.

• Developed flow-gel separation device for magnesium extraction from seawater, achieving magnesium phase purity greater than 97%.

• Developed a pH-cycling approach for manganese extraction from ferromanganese nodules, achieving 65.7–74.2% recovery with 81.5–91.0 wt% purity.

• Studied boehmite particle aggregation through DLS, zeta potential measurements, in situ transmission electron microscopy, 3D atomic force microscopy, and molecular dynamics simulations, enhancing understanding of particle behavior.

• Designed and conducted robotics -assisted reaction-diffusion experiments across 96 experimental conditions to systematically evaluate process variables and material responses.

• Designed and executed independent experimental studies investigating material behavior, colloidal stability, particle aggregation, and solid-liquid interfacial phenomena.

• Applied Python-based image analysis, statistical approaches, and Bayesian neural networks to interpret experimental results and identify relationships between experimental conditions and material behavior.

• Troubleshoot experimental workflows and used quantitative characterization to investigate changes in material properties and improve experimental reproducibility.

• Prepared technical documentation, research reports, and scientific publications, effectively communicating findings and facilitating collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

• Trained researchers and technical users in XRD, FTIR, and analytical procedures, enhancing data collection reliability.
• Guided users in measurement techniques and data interpretation, improving their analytical skills and research outcomes.
• Developed and updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve instrument operation, consistency, and laboratory workflow.
• Troubleshot analytical instrumentation issues and supported equipment readiness for research and high-throughput experiments.

● Designed and synthesized lithium-based coordination polymer frameworks and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for solid-state lithium-ion electrolyte (SSEs) applications, clarifying relationships among composition, structure, porosity, thermal stability, and ionic conductivity to enhance material performance.

● Incorporated a highly cross-linked, silica-rich silsesquioxane network into a lithium-tannate polymer framework, improving ionic conductivity by approximately 10-fold to 10⁻⁴ S/cm.

● Developed porous lithium-tannate-silsesquioxane coordination polymer nanoparticles using base-catalyzed sol-gel polymerization with an organoalkoxysilane, producing particles in the 60-170 nm size range.

● Investigated multicomponent solid-state electrolyte formulations by incorporating lithium perchlorate and ethylene carbonate as a plasticizer and lithium-ion mediator, optimizing composition to achieve room-temperature ionic conductivities of approximately 10⁻⁵ S/cm.

● Synthesized three isoreticular lithium-based MOFs using a solvothermal process and evaluated their structural characteristics, morphology, thermal stability, and ionic transport properties, contributing to advancements in solid-state electrolyte research.

● Applied structural, compositional, morphological, thermal, and electrochemical characterization techniques to assess material performance and establish structure-property relationships, supporting the optimization of solid-state electrolyte formulations.

● Evaluated the thermal stability of synthesized polymer frameworks, demonstrating stability up to 250 °C for lithium-tannate frameworks and up to 500 °C for the investigated isoreticular Li-MOFs.

● Designed and executed systematic experiments to investigate the effects of composition and framework architecture on material properties, documenting results to support reproducibility and materials optimization.

• Conducted experimental studies on nanoparticle uptake and biodistribution, integrating analytical measurements and imaging to provide insights on material behavior.
• Developed and characterized copper oxide nanoprobes using SEM, XRD, FTIR, and ICP-MS, enhancing understanding of particle properties, composition, and environmental behavior.
• Maintained laboratory procedures and ensured compliance with good laboratory practice (GLP) standards, supporting reliable and reproducible experimental operations.