VSR Rajasekhar Pullabhotla received received his MSc(Eng) degree in petrochemicals at the JNT University, Hyderabad, India. He worked in explosive and petrochemical industries at a Manager level and later on pursued research on catalytic oxidation of aliphatic hydrocarbons at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, and received his PhD in 2007. He continued his studies further in the field of materials science and heterogeneous catalysis as a postdoctoral fellow at the same place. In 2011, he joined the University of Zululand as a Lecturer. Since 2022, he has been a Full Professor. He has published 100 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and 7 book chapters. He has supervised 4 PhDs, 9 Masters and 17 Honours projects, and is currently supervising 6 PhDs, 9 MScs and 5 Honours projects. He is a rated researcher (C2) by the National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa. His research interests are mainly directed toward heterogeneous catalysis, oxidation reactions, wastewater research, bioflocculation and nanomaterials.