Academic Background:

• Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology (2011)

Thesis Advisor: Prof. Jitendra K. Bera

• M.Sc. University of Kalyani (2004)

• B.Sc. University of Kalyani (2002)

Professional Experience:

• Nov 2018- present: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, VIT Vellore

• May 2017-Nov 2018: Postdoctoral Fellow, Lund University, Sweden

Mentor: Prof. Ebbe Nordlander

• Apr 2016-Apr 2017: Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Mentor: Prof. Suresh Valiyaveettil

• Oct 2014-Apr 2016: Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Mentor: Prof. Rowan D. Young

• July 2012-July 2014: Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National university, Australia

Mentor: Prof. Anthony F. Hill

• Sep 2011-June 2012: Postdoctoral Fellow, Lund University, Sweden

Mentor: Ebbe Nordlander

Teaching Experience:

• CHY6024 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

• CHY6005 Polymer Chemistry

• CHY5005 Inorganic Chemistry

• CHY1701 Engineering Chemistry

• CHY1002 Environmental Science

Awards and Honours:

• Carl Trygger Postdoctoral Fellowship: Carl Trygger Foundation, 2017, Sweden

• Erasmus Mundus Europe Asia (EMEA) Scholarship: European Commission and Lund University, 2011, Sweden

• Best Poster award: International Conference on Hydrogen and Hydrogen Storage: Methods and Materials, at IISc Bangalore, 2009, India

• IUPAC Best Poster award: 9th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, at University of Delhi. 2007, India

• CSIR Fellowship: for doctoral studies, 2005

• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2004

• Certificate of Merit in Chemistry: B. Sc. Examination 2002 (University Topper), University of Kalyani

• Bhupendra Nath Ganguly Medal: 1st position in Krisnanagar Govt. College, in BSc Examination. 2002.