Academic Background

Ph.D : Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras (2009).

M.Sc. : Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala (2003).

B. Sc. : University of Calicut, Kerala (2001)

Professional Experience:

1. Institution: PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore (2009-2017)

Assistant Professor in Nanotechnology : 2009-2013

Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.) in Nanotechnology : 2013-2015

Assistant Professor (Sel. Gr.) in Nanotechnology : 2015-2016

Associate Professor in Nanotechnology : 2016-2017

2. Institution: PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore (2017-2019)

Associate Professor in Chemistry : 2017-2019

3. Institution: PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore (2019-Till date)

Associate Professor in Nanotechnology : 2019-2022

Professor in Nanotechnology : 2022-Till date

4. Administrative Role: Head, Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience and

Technology, PSGIAS: 2021-Till date

Research Interests

PEM Fuel Cells

Gas sensors and ion selective sensors

Superhydrophobic coatings for PV & non-PV applications

Clean energy materials

Awards & Achievements:

• Best faculty award, BE/BS program, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, 2019.

• Best women faculty award, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, Women’s day celebrations, PSG Institutions, 8^th March, 2017.

• Best Paper Award in “International Conference on MEMS and Sensors (ICMEMSS 2014)”, IIT Madras, 18-20^th December, 2014.

• Best Poster Award in “International conference on Advanced Polymeric Materials 2013 (ICAPM 2013)”, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 11-13^th, October, 2013.

• Best Poster Award in “International Conference on Functional Materials (FM 2008)”, IIT Madras, November 27-29, 2008.

• Selected candidate from IITM, by the Indo-France exchange program and travel grant award for participating in the Nanotechnology hands on training program “European School on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (ESSON-2007)” at Grenoble, France in 2007.

• Qualified National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC-NET) for Lectureship in 2004.

• Awarded HTRA research fellowship for PhD programme at IIT Madras in 2004.

• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2003.

Professional Boby Membership:

• Material Research Society of India (MRSI) – Life Member (LMB2040)

• Institute for Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS) – Life Member (490)

• Indian Society of Systems for Science and Engineering (ISSE)- Life Member (LM05480)