Past Academic Experiences Summary :
Assistant Professor at Loyola College (Autonomous) (Affiliated with University of Madras), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Postdoctoral Researcher cum Teaching for Physics Graduates at University of Malaya, Dept. of Physics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Guest Faculty at Pondicherry University, (Central Govt.) Dept. of Astrophysics, Puducherry, India.
Ph.D in Physics (Astrophysics) at ARIES*, Naintal, Uttrakhand, India (MOU with Kumaun University, Nainital).
B.Sc and M.Sc in Physics from Loyola college (Autonomous) (Affiliated with University of Madras),Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
* Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Department of Science and Technology Institution, Govt. of India.
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Other Assigned positions & Additional In-charge:
Deputy Head of Science Communication Public Outreach and Education ( SCOPE) at IIA
Museum & Outreach In-Charge for Kodaikanal Observatory
Public Outreach Chairman at Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru.
Faculty-in-Charge of Christoph Scheiner Astrophysics Lab (Loyola Astronomy & Rocketry Club -LARC)
Faculty-in-Charge( Physics) for Placement Co Coordinator & Service Learning ( Outreach) for Physics Dept. during the academic year 2018-2019,
Faculty-in-Charge( Physics) for Sports committee during the academic year 2015-2018, at Loyola College, Chennai, India.
Deputy Coordinator of Astronomy Club of Pondicherry University from December 2012 - April 2014.
Education
Ph.D: (in Physics) Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES (ARIES), Nainital. Registered with: Physics Department, Kumaun University, Nainital.
Thesis Title: Study on Star forming regions in Wolf-Rayet Galaxies.
M.Sc: (Master of Science in Physics): Loyola College (Autonomous), under University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
B.Sc: (Bachelor of Science in Physics): Loyola College (Autonomous), under University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Memberships and Others:
Member of ASI-POEC (Public Outreach Education and Committee of Astronomical Society of India) during 2022 - 2025
Hera Investigation Team Member - a planetary defense mission under the European Space Agency (ESA) followed up by DART mission.
DART Investigation Team Member : (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) A Planetary mission by the
NASA and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Associate Member of ASI-POEC (Public Outreach Education and Committee of Astronomical Society of India) during 2019-2022
Lifetime member of the Astronomical SOCIETY OF INDIA (ASI), India.
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Member
Other than Academic:
International PADI Certified Open Water Scuba Diver and SSI Advanced open water diver with 100-foot depth.
(Oceans explored Reddang Island, South China Sea Malaysia, Andaman Island, India)
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors; SSI - Scuba Schools International
Certified (P1 & P2) para-glider
Tandem skydive (13000 feet above )