Prof.Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao
(Telugu: కొత్చేర్లకోట రంగాధామ రావు; 9 September 1898 – 20 June
1972) was an Indian physicist in the field of Spectroscopy.
Rangadhama
Rao is best known for his work on spectroscopy, his role in the development of Nuclear
Quadrupole Resonance (NQR), and his long association with the physics
laboratories of Andhra University. In his later years, he became known for his
position as the Principal of all the colleges of Andhra University before their
divisions into separate colleges, viz., AU College of Arts and Commerce, AU
College of Engineering, AU College of Law, AU College of Pharmacy and AU
College of Science and Technology.