• Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Current Position)

• Visiting Assistant Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada

• Certified Trainer in "Design The Thinking", School of Design Thinking, Intellect, Chennai

• Guest Editor "Smart Materials Cancer Theranostics", Special Issue in Materials Today Chemistry, Elsevier (IF: 8.3) 

• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Material Nanoscience, Integrated Science Publisher

• Assistant Professor, SRM Institue of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (2020-Till now)

• Assistant Professor, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam (2018-2020)

• Institue Pre-Doctoral Award, IIT Madras (2018)

• Ph.D. Biomedical Nanotechnology, Engineering Design, IIT Madras (2013 - 2018)

• Masters in Nanotechnology, Amrita Centre for Nanosciences

INVITED TALKS & GUEST SPEAKER

• Graduate Seminar Talk at Biomedical engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University on 9th April, 2024. 

• Invited Expert Talk in Karyashala under the Scheme of Accelerated Vigyan SERB on the title “Micro/Nano Materials for Biomedical Applications” on April 06, 2024 at IIIT DM, Kancheepuram.  

• Cancer Screening Device research project is selected to attend an 8-day Boot Camp on Startup at iTNT Hub, Anna University, Start-up TN (December 2023-Jan 24) for effective commercialization. 

• Invited Guest Speaker in Advanced Characterization Techniques for Materials and Biology, Faculty Development Program at Centre for Biomaterial, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics (CBCMT), VIT Vellore, 11-15 December 2023. Talk title “Micro/Nanostructure Materials for Cancer Theranostics”

• Invited Guest Talk on Title “Design The Thinking: Approach Startup Ideas”, Organized by Entrepreneurship Development Cell, St. Peters Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai on 10 October 2023. 

• invited Guest Speaker on Title “Design Thinking for Startup: A Novel Approach to convert Idea to a startup”, Organized by Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Biomedical Department, Chennai on 25 August, 2023. 

• Invited Chief Guest and Guest Speaker to inaugurate National Conference SARVASASTRA at MGR University, 05-06, April, 2023. Title: “Cancer : Unmet Clinical Theranostics”

• Guest speaker and session chair at an International Conference on Innovative Medical Technologies held at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University, Tiruchirappalli. Title “Molecular Synthesis in Lab on Chip”, Jan 6-7, 2023

• Guest speaker in the AICTE ATAL-FDP program at C Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering and Technology, (5-9 July 2021). Title: Bio-MEMS and Lab-On-Chip Technologies for Point of Care Diagnostics. 

AWARDS & GRANTS

• Alliance International Grant, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Canada, 2024 

• Industry Consultancy Grants from vTitan Corporation - Zoho Groups & Theragen Private Limited, Chennai, 2023

• Funded project on “Table-top Cell Culture System”, under SRM-Innovation and Incubation Centre (SRM-SIIC), 2022-2023

• Awarded Selective Excellence Research Initiative (SERI) Funding agency : SRM Directorate Research, 2021-2023

• Recognized supervisor at SRM University to guide doctoral candidates

• Awarded DST-MHRD Scholarship for Post-Graduate studies for 2 years (2011-2013)

• Awarded Travel Grant for attending Biomaterials Conference - 2013 from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, (2013)

• Awarded Best Oral Presentation Award at International Conference on Bio-Engineering (ICBE), (2013)

• Awarded Graduate Research Fellowship from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2013 - 2018)

• Awarded travel grants from Indian Institute of Technology Madras graduate student (2015) to visit World Molecular Imaging Congress, held at Hawaii, USA. 

• Awarded as Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellow to complete doctoral thesis within stipulated time at IIT-M.

CONFERENCES

• Participate and successfully earned 5 European Credits in Biophotonics and Imaging Graduate Summer School (BIGSS – 2020), conducted by National University of Galway

• Participated in TEQIP workshop on “3D- Bioprinting and Bio fabrication Technologies and their Applications” held at IIT Hyderabad for 6 days.

• Presented a poster “9th Biennial Conference on Hyperthermia”, held at GCRI, Ahmedabad, Feb 18-19

• Presented a poster “Annual Conference Bi-TERM – 2016”, Organized by held at IIT-Delhi, April 15-17

• Presented a poster “World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC)-2015” held at Hawaii Convention Centre, Hawaii, USA from September 2-5, 2015.  

• Presented a poster “Biomaterials – Lab to Clinic - 2013” summer program funded by Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo from August 27-29, 2013.