Shruthi Devulapalli, a senior associate at Novartis, a renowned pharmaceutical group, has been conferred with a Ph.D degree in Environmental Science from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad.
Her thesis, titled ‘A Study on the Air Quality of Hyderabad – Pre-COVID, during COVID Lockdown and Post COVID Conditions’, presents pioneering research on the impact of various air pollutants on the city’s atmosphere, a statement said. She was guided by senior professor of Geology, P. Madhusudhana Reddy. Shruthi completed her masters’ degree in Environmental Engineering from USA.