Professional Experience

• Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune   (05/2023-present)    

•  Scientist, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh   (07/2018-05/2023)                                                                  

• Postdoctoral research associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory(USA), Supervisor: Dr. Stephen K. Doorn  (03/2017- 06/2018)                

• Postdoctoral research associate, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg(Germany), Supervisor: Prof. Dirk M. Guldi   (09/2013-06/2016)                                                                                                                                      

Education

• Ph.D, Rice University(USA), GPA 3.9/4, Supervisor: Prof. Angel A. Martí                        (2008-2013)                                                                                

• M. Sc., Chemistry, CPI 8.3/10, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay                            (2006-2008)                                                                               

• B. Sc., Chemistry (H), First Class- 69.2%, University of Calcutta                                          (2003-2006)