Awards
Qualified UGC-CSIR National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lecturership in June 2004, June 2005, December 2005
Qualified Tamil Nadu State Level Eligibility Test for Lectureship (SLET) in September 2004
Won best paper award (poster presentation) - SESTEC – 2008, University of Delhi, New Delhi, March 2008.
Won best paper award (poster presentation) – NUCAR – 2009, SVKM Mithibai College, Mumbai, Jan 2009.
Fellowships
Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship by CSIR, Government of India, April 2012 - till date (3 years)
Junior and Senior Research Fellowships by Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, January 2006 - July 2011 (5 year 6 months)
Department of Science and Technology International travel (DST-ITS) and CCSTDS fellowships to attend COIL-3 conference (June 2009) in Cairns, QLD, Australia
Australian Centre for Electromaterials Science fellowship to attend COIL-3 conference (June 2009) in Cairns, QLD, Australia
Academic Responsibilities
Faculty (2017- till date) and Placement Officer (2019 - till date), Anna University Centre for Education, CSIR CECRI
Doctoral Thesis Reviewing Activities
Anna University
VIT
SRM IST
PROFESSIONAL Honors / Awards /Fellowships/ Responsibilities
Organized CSIR Industry Connect on ‘Rare Earth Extraction - Ore to product and recycling (i-CEN 66A)' on 2 Aug. 2022
·Coordinator for CSIR CECRI Young Scientists Forum (2018- till date)
Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship by CSIR, Government of India, April 2012 – March 2015
Junior and Senior Research Fellowships by Department of Atomic Energy, January 2006 - July 2011
Chaired a session on ‘Electroanalytical methods’ at Chemistry Research Scholars Meet (CRSM-2011), IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India during 14-15 July, 2011
Qualified UGC-CSIR National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lecturership in June 2004, June 2005, December 2005
Qualified Tamil Nadu State Level Eligibility Test for Lectureship (SLET) in September 2004
Won best paper awards (poster) - SESTEC – 2008, University of Delhi, New Delhi, March 2008
Won best paper awards (poster) – NUCAR – 2009, SVKM Mithibai College, Mumbai, Jan 2009
DST International travel and CCSTDS fellowships for COIL-3 conference, Cairns, Australia, June 2009
Australian Centre for Electromaterials Science fellowship for COIL-3 conference, Cairns, Australia, June 2009
Life Membership In Scientific Bodies
Ø Rare Earths Association of India
Ø Society of Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology
Ø Indian Institute of Metals
As Reviewer: Environmental Chemistry Letters, Bulletin of Materials Science
Official Nominations / Deputations
Member, Bureau of Indian Standards, MTD 9 Technical Committee (2021 – present)
Nomination for SYPOG-Young Scientists' Conclave at "3rd India International Science Festival-2017 (IISF-2017)" at Anna University, Chennai (October 13-16,2017)
Participation at CSIR CECRI Industrial Conclave at Hotel Green Park, Chennai (August 19, 2017)
Recent Invited Talks
Delivered a invited talk on "Grand Challenges and limitless Opportunities in Electrochemistry: An Indian Perspective" in CSIR sponsored national seminar on "Emerging Technology in Lithium-ion battery for electrical vehicle application' at Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 3.3.2023
Organized and Delivered a invited talk on "Molten Salt Electrowinning of Rare Earth Metals, Alloys and Compounds" in CSIR Industry Connect on Rare Earth Extraction - Ore to product and recycling (i-CEN 66 A )' on 2.8.2022