Profile

Education:

  • Ph.D. (2015 - 2018) : In Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India.

    • Title of Thesis : Solar and visible light active photocatalysts: development and efficiency enhancement for water splitting and environmental applications.

    • Supervisor : Dr. L. Cindrella

  • M.Sc. (2009 - 2011) : In Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India.

    • Title of Thesis : Synthesis, Characterization and Cations & Anions binding Studies of salicylaldimine based Chromogenic receptors.

    • Supervisor : Dr. S. Velmathi

  • B.Sc. (2005 - 2008) : In Chemistry, Periyar University, Salem, India.

Work experience:

  • Jun 2022 – present : Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Physical-Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Concepción, Chile.

  • Apr 2021 – May 2022 : Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Erode Sengunthar Engineering College (Autonomous), Perundurai, Erode.

  • Jul 2019 – Dec 2020 : Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2017 : Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Fuel Cell, Energy Materials & Physical Chemistry Lab., Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India.

  • Mar 2014 - Sep 2014 : Project Assistant Level III, Advanced Materials Lab, CLAD Division, Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, India.

  • Nov 2011 - Feb 2014 : Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, India.

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2009 : Process Associate, In Vedanta Group Company, The Madras Aluminium Co. Ltd., Mettur Dam, Tamil Nadu, India.

Professional awards and honors:

  • Awarded Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India (Oct 14 to Sep 17).

Workshops/Training programs attended:

1. “State of the art analytical equipment” short term course organized by the Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Chennai, 09 & 10 January 2017.

2. “Fuel cells for automotive applications” course organized by the Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, 12-15 December 2016.

3. “Self assembled layers-preparation, characterization and applications” workshop organized by the Department of Chemistry, NIT, Trichy, 27 & 28 November 2015.

4. “Electrochemical methods for evaluation of nano materials” training programme organized by the Department of Chemistry, NIT, Trichy, 20 & 21 November 2014.

5. “Recent advances in materials chemistry” workshop by Science Academies held at the Department of Chemistry, Anna University, BIT-Campus, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, 7 & 8 March 2014.

6. “Photocatalysis for sustainability: fundamentals and applications” (PHOCATS-2013) workshop by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) London held at the Department of Chemistry, Anna University, BIT-Campus, Trichy, 9 October 2013.

7. “Short course on photo-electrochemistry and photo-catalysis”, conducted by the “National Centre for Catalysis Research (NCCR), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 15 – 19 December 2012.