Professional Experiences:

• Associate Professor (Nov. 2023 - Till Date)

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa, India

• Assistant Professor (Sept. 2017 - Oct. 2023)

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa, India

• Research Investigator/Team Leader (Sept. 2015 - Sept. 2017) 

Biocon Bristol Myers Squibb Research Center (BBRC), Bangalore, India

• Max Planck Post-Doctoral Fellow (Jul. 2012 - Jul. 2015)

with Prof. Dr. Herbert Waldmann & Dr. Andrey P. Antonchick, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany

Educational Qualification:

• Doctor of Natural Sciences (PhD) (Oct. 2008 - Dec. 2011)

Organic Chem., with Prof. Dr. Ernst-Ulrich Wuerthwein at Organische Chemisches Institut, WWU Münster, Germany

• Master of Science (M.Sc.) (Jul. 2006 - Jun. 2008)

Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India

• Bachelor of Sciences (B.Sc.) (Jul. 2003 - Jun. 2006)

Chemistry (H), Hindu College, Uni. of Delhi, India

• Secondary & Senior Secondary School (10+2)

Sainik School Tilaiya, Koderma, Jharkhand, India

Awards and Recognition:

• Recognition for Excellent Teaching Feedback for CH-102 (Org. & Inorgnic Chem, Sem-I, AY 2023-24)

• Director's Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Teaching for CH-102 (Org. & Inorgnic Chem, Sem-I, AY 2021-22)

• Global Engagement Award by the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, Uni. of Minnesota, USA (through a research grant, 2022)

• Director's Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Teaching for BB-101 (Biology, Sem-II, 2018-19)

• Director's Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Teaching for CH-105 (Org. & Inorgnic Chem, Sem-I, 2018-19) 

• DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellow Award (Aug. 2015) - (Did not avail)

• Max-Planck Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Max Planck Society, Germany (2012-15) 

• Doctoral fellowship from NRW International Graduate School of Chemistry (GSC-MS) Münster, Germany (2008-11)

• All India Rank of 18 in Chemical Sciences in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2007

• Certificate of Merit for 2nd position in M.Sc. from IIT Madras, India (2008) 

• Gold Medal for 1st position in B.Sc. (H) from Hindu College, Delhi University (2006)

• National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scholarship from NCERT, India (2001)       

Other Professional Responsibilities:

• Dean (Student Affairs), IIT Goa (Feb 2024 -)

• Associate Dean (Student Affairs), IIT Goa (Dec. 2023 - Jan 2024)

• Faculty-in-Charge - Student Affairs (FIC-SA), IIT Goa, (Jan. 2022 - Nov. 2023) (Equivalent to Dean-SA)

• Faculty Coordinator (Student Affairs), IIT Goa, (Jan. 2018- Jan. 2022)

• Faculty Coordinator (Cultural Affairs), IIT Goa, (Oct. 2017- Feb. 2022)

• Faculty Advisor, Gurukul Varta: The Institute Newsletter, IIT Goa, (Oct. 2017- till date)

• Chairman, Senate Student Advisory Committee (SSAC), (Nov. 2019- Feb 2022)

• Chief Vigilance Officer (Part-time), IIT Goa 

Recent Conferences & Invited Lectures:

• International Conference on Organometallics and Catalysis (ICOC-23), 30.10 - 02.11.2023, Goa, India (Flash Talk and Poster)

• DM College and Research Center, Assagao Bardez, Goa (Invited Lecture)

• Recent Trends in Applied Organic Synthesis, SCS, Goa Uni, 26th Nov 2022 (Invited Lecture)

• Asian Chemical Biology Initiative (ACBI) Conference, Goa, 15-18th Sept. 2022 (Invited Lecture) 

• "One Ocean" Conference - NCBS Bangalore, 20th Aug. 2022 (Panelist)

• International International Conference on Chemical sciences: Academia, Industry and Society interface (ICCS 2022), Jyoti Nivas Autonomous College, Bangalore, India, 11-13th June 2022 (Plenary Talk)

• Jyoti Summit-2021: "Chemistry as the Central Science", Jyoti Nivas Autonomous College, Bangalore, India, 23-24th Sept. 2021 (Plenary Talk)

• Post-Graduate Certificate Course, BJS College, Pune Uni, India, 10th April. 2021. (Invited Lecture)

• EMBL-Conference "Expanding the Druggable Proteome with Chemical Biology", Heidelberg, Germany, 5-7th Feb 2020 (Poster)

• MHRD-PMMM Teacher's Training Workshop, Pune, India, 19-21st Dec. 2019. (Resource Person, Invited Lecture)

• Sea Tech Week: Marine Bioresources, Brest, France, 8-12th Oct. 2018. (Invited Talk)

• Kaleidoscope: A Discussion Meeting in Chemistry, Goa, India, 5-8th Jul. 2018. (Invited Talk)

• NOST-Organic Chemistry Conference (NOST-OCC), Goa, India, 6-9th Sept. 2018. (Invited Participant)

• International Proteomics Symposium (IPS-2018), IIT Goa, 22nd Feb. 2018. (Co-Convener)

Teaching:

• CH 102: Organic & Inorganic Chemistry (B. Tech, 1st Year)

• CH 104L: Chemistry Lab (B. Tech, 1st Year)

• BIO-101: Biology (B. Tech, 1st Year)

• CH-801: Trends in Chemistry (PhD Level)

• CH-847: Modern Methods in Organic Synthesis (PhD Level)

• CH-842: Applications of Spectroscopy (PhD Level)

• HS-202: Learning to Achieve Multidisciplinary Perspective (LAMP) Course

• IL-661: Understanding Pandemics (Institute Elective)