Academics

2001-2007: Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD)

Supervisor: Dr. K. Vijayamohanan

Former Director, CSIR-CECRI

Karaikudi - 630006, TamilNadu, India

National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune

Thesis Title: “Synthesis and Assembly of High Aspect Ratio Nanostructures of Silver and Gold”

1999-2000: Master of Science in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) - Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India.

First class (6^th rank)

1993-1997: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry-

Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India.

First class (5^th rank)

Achievements

• June-July 2017: NEXT Visiting Faculty CEMES/CNRS, France.

• March 2016: Visitor, Saitama University, Japan.

• Aug 2014 - : Assistant Professor, Centre for Nano Science and Nano Technology, Panjab University-Chandigarh, India.

• 2013 - 2014: Honorary Research Collaborator with Prof. Y. Tai, Dept. Chem. Eng. NTUST, Taiwan

• 2011- 2013: Research Scientist at Alent India Research Center, Bangalore, India.

• 2009 - 2011: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CEMES/CNRS, France.

• 2007 - 2009: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.

• 2006 - 2007: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Padova, Italy.