Biography:  Received my Ph.D. degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, in the year 2004. Presently, working at the Special Centre for Nano Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, and  have worked in University of Duisburg, Toyota Technological Institute Nagoya, and University of South Florida as Postdoctoral Researcher. Awarded  the "Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship" in May 2011.