Educational Background

2011 – 2017: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

Research area: Synthesis of macrocycles and donor-acceptor charge-transfer systems,      

crystallographic, ferroelectricity, conductivity, and gelation studies.

Supervisor: Prof. Gangadhar J. Sanjayan

Thesis Title: De Novo Designed Organic Donor-Acceptor Systems Featuring Inter-   and  

Intramolecular Charge Transfer Interactions

2008 – 2010: Master of Science, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India      

General Chemistry, CGPA 9.84 (10), Distinction, First Rank, 2 gold medals

Dissertation title: Synthesis and Third Order Non-Linear Optical Studies of Copper(I)-                     

                           phenanthroline-based Complexes                                  

Supervisor: Prof. Badekai Ramachandra Bhat

2004 – 2008: Bachelor of Science Education, Regional Institute of Education NCERT, Mysuru, India

Dual degree with secondary education teaching license.

2000 – 2004: Secondary & Senior Secondary Education, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kodagu, India

Awards

2024       Silver Award, 10th Hokkaido University Interdepartmental Symposium Research Grant

2018       Vidya Ratna Award, Bengaluru, India

2017              National Postdoctoral Fellowship with research grant from SERB-DST, Gov. of India

2013        Senior Research Fellowship from CSIR-UGC, Government of India

2011        Junior Research Fellowship from CSIR-UGC, Government of India

2010       Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET-JRF, CSIR-UGC)

2010              Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) in Chemistry

2010              Prof. G H Kulkarni gold medal for securing first rank in M.Sc. Chemistry

2010              NITK gold medal for securing first rank in M.Sc. Chemistry

2009              Summer Research Fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India