Associate Professor & HoD, Department of Chemistry, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh-522240, India.
Faculty Advisor, Energy Domain, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (CIDR), SRM University AP
Adjunct Faculty, Faculty of Climate Change and Sustainability, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Technical Mentor, Hydrogen Innovation Pte Ltd., Singapore
Best Experimental Researcher Award – 2026 (across the whole University for Experimental Research contribution) - SRM University – AP Andhra Pradesh, India.
Technical Consultant for Sustainable Energy (Jan 2022 – to date), Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells, Sunkonnect Pte Ltd, 1 Cleantech Loop. #02-26, Singapore 637141.
Technical Mentor (March 2024 – to date), Hydrogen Innovation Pte Ltd., Singapore.
Outstanding Faculty Award – 2024 (across the whole University for Teaching, Research and Administrative contribution) - SRM University – AP Andhra Pradesh, India.
Distinguished/ Young Scientists Award - Global Conference for Decarbonization of Energy and Materials (GCDEM-2024), Singapore.
Adjunct Research Fellow – (Jan 2021-Dec 2023) - Organic Electronics Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Guest Scientist – (May-June 2019). Universität Ulm, Germany.
Best Graduate Researcher Award (2012). Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Kiang Ai Kim Award (2010/2011). Most prestigious award for graduate researchers in NUS, Department of Chemistry.
Research Scholarship (2008-2012). National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Institute Merit Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance (2006-2008). Given to the top 5 students during M. Sc., Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (IITM).
Qualified the joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) and selected as CSIR scholarship, India (2008).
Qualified the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in India (2008), among top 1.4% students.
Reviewer: ACS Nano, Advanced Materials Letter, Langmuir, Chemistry of Materials, Macromolecules, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Medical Oncology, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Polymers, Materials, Coatings.
Attended teaching workshop (2010), National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Board-of-studies (BOS) member JKC College Guntur for M.Sc. Curriculum.
Associate Professor (Jan 2023 - till): Department of Chemistry, SRM University – AP Andhra Pradesh, India.
Assistant Professor (2017-Dec 2022): Department of Chemistry, SRM University – AP Andhra Pradesh, India.
Adjunct Faculty (2025 - till), Faculty of Climate Change and Sustainability, Asian Institute of Technology (top 250 QS), Thailand
Adjunct Research Fellow (2021-2023): Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan.
Group Leader (2016-2019): Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Germany.
Guest Scientist – (May-June 2019). Universität Ulm, Germany.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2014-2017): Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research and Universität Ulm, Germany. (Advisor: Professor Tanja Weil)
Postdoctoral Fellow (2012-2014): National University of Singapore, Singapore. (Advisor: Professor Chan Yin Thai)
Ph.D. (2012): National University of Singapore, Singapore. (Advisor: Professor Chan Yin Thai)
JENESYS Exchange Research Program – Funded by JSPS (Feb-March 2009). Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Japan. (Advisor: Professor Hidehiro Sakurai)
M.Sc. (Chemistry) (2008): Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. (Thesis Advisor: Professor Dillip Kumar Chand). Cumulative Grade Point: 8.4 out of 10.
Summer Internship (May-June 2007). Hindustan Unilever Limited, Bengaluru, India. (Advisor: Dr Venkatraj V. Narayanan)
B.Sc. (Chemistry) (2006): University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. First Class Honours.