Professional Experience

1. Elected Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences-2023 in Physical Sciences discipline. 

2. Reviewers Recognition Award, 62nd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, BRNS, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India (2017)

3. UGC-RAMAN Fellowship Award: University of California, Berkeley, USA  from UGC, HRD, Government of India (2015-2016).

4. Young Scientist Research Award (Start-up Grant), SERB, DST, Govt. of India (2015-2016). 

5. Best RA Award, Research Scholar Meet, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune (2012-13).

6. Marie Curie Experienced Researcher: CNRS-CRISMAT, France funded by FP7, Marie-Curie Program, Europe (2011-2012).

7. International PhD fellow, Institute of Cybernetics (ICIB), CNR, Napoli, Italy (2007-2010).

8. Project Assistant, CSIR-NCL, Pune (2006-2007).

Assistant Professor: [Since July 2013]: National Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology,  University of Mumbai, Mumbai. 

Research Associate: [November 2022-June 2013]: Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune.

Marie Curie Experienced Researcher: (Postdoctoral Fellow) [ April 2011- October 2012]: CNRS-Laboratory of Crystallography and Science of Materials (CRISMAT) Caen, France.

Research Scholar: [Novemebr 2017- Decemebr 2010]: Centre for National Research (CNR), Institute of Cybernetics (ICIB), Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy. 

Research Assistant: [February 2007-October 2007]: Centre for Advanced Photovoltaic, Electrical Engineering Department, South Dakota State University, SD, USA.

Project Assistant: [February 2006-February 2007]: CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune.

Lecturer: [July 2005-December 2005]: Department of Physics, H.V. Desai college, University of Pune, Pune, INDIA

1. Life Member, Indian Physics Association (IPA)

2. Life Member, Indian Society for ElectroAnalytical Chemistry (ISEAC)

3. Life Member, Materials Research Society India (MRSI)

4. Life Member, Electron Microscopy Society of India (EMSI)

5. Life Member, Electrochemical Society of India

6. Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)

7. Member, Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)

8. Member: AVS-publication, Electronic materials and processes committee membership- 2012

1. Coordinator (2017), UGC short course on "Nanosciences and Nanotechnology" organised by HRDC, University of Mumbai from 11 February 2019 to 16 February 2019.

2. Coordinator (2022), UGC short course on "Renewable Energy and Green Technology" organised by HRDC, University of Mumbai from 26th December 2022 to 31st December 2022.

3. Coordinator (2017-19), Avishkar Research Convention (University Zone) (2017-2019), University of Mumbai, Mumbai.

4. Member (2018) of Expert Committee (Nanoscience) constitute by Government of Maharashtra and Marathi Vishwakosh Nirmiti Mandal (Science Encyclopedia in Marathi)

5. Member (2019-2023), Advisory Board, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnlogy, Amity University, Mumbai.

6. Member (2020-22), Board of Studies, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai

7. Member (2019-2021), Board of Studies, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. 

8. Member (2018-23), Board of Studies, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai

9. Member (2022-25), Board of Studies, Department of Chemistry, Abasaheb Garware College (Autonomous) affiliated to University of Pune, Pune

10. Member (2023-26), Board of Studies, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology St. Aloysius College, Jabalpur

11. Member (2015) Organising committee, 102nd Indian Science congree organized by Indian Science Academy and University of Mumbai. 

12. Member Editorial Board (2022) Spectrum of Emerging Sciences, 

13. Member Editorial Board (2016) Nanoscience Letters

14. Mentor (Since 2019) at Weikfield Malhotra Foundation, Pune.

15. Subject Expert at Research Advisory Committee of Ph.D. fellows at (1) Amity University, Mumbai, (2) Somaiya College (Autonomous), Mumbai, (3) Institute of Science, Dr. Homi Bhabha State University, Mumbai 

16. Guest Associate Editor (2021-22), Frontiers of Chemistry on Topic "Carbon nanostructured based electrocatalysis for energy and environmental remediation".

PhD in Novel Technologies for Materials, Sensors and Imaging (Physics) [2007-2010]

   Institute of Cybernatics, CNR, Pozzuoli,NA, Italy and Department of Physics, University of Naples, Federico-II, ITALY.

M.S. in Physics [2003-2005]

    Department of Physics, Abasaheb Garware College, University of Pune, Pune, MS, INDIA 

B.S. in Physics [2000-2003] 

     Department of Physics, B.J.S. College and H.V. Desai College, University of Pune, Pune, MS, INDIA