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Professional Experiences:  

• Assistant Professor, Grade I (June 2026 - present) at School of Chemistry, IISER Thiruvananthapuram

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, (May 2022 – May 2026) at Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA (P.I. - Prof. Ralf I. Kaiser) & Beamline user at Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA, USA (Collaborator - Dr. Musahid Ahmed). 

• Research Associate, (December 2020 – December 2021) at School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata. (P.I. - Prof. Tapas Chakraborty)

Selected Achievements & Services:

1. Member of American Chemical Society (ACS) (January 2024 - present). 

2. Selected as INSPIRE Faculty Fellow (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences) by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, 2021 (declined).

3. Awarded Senior Research Fellowship by University Grants Commission, 2016.

4. Merit award recipient for the Academic Excellence from Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, 2014.

5. Departmental 1st rank (9.11/10, distinction) in M.Sc. (2012-14), Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee. 

6. Junior Research Fellowship in National Eligibility Test, December 2013, conducted by CSIR-UGC.

7. Lectureship in National Eligibility Test, June 2013, conducted by CSIR-UGC.

8. Special award for Academic, Co-curricular and Extra-curricular excellence, 2013, IIT Roorkee Heritage Fund.

9. Served as Placement Coordinator, IIT Roorkee, 2012-14.

10. Qualified Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test (IIT-JAM), 2012 (AIR-183).