Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor (September 2024 - present)
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
Postdoctoral Researcher (September 2020 - July 2024)
Academic advisor: Prof. Steven G. Boxer
Department of Chemistry
Stanford University
Postdoctoral Researcher (April 2020 - August 2020)
Academic advisor: Prof. Neal K. Devaraj
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California San Diego
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy (2020)
Thesis advisor: Prof. Neal K. Devaraj
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California San Diego
Integrated MSc in Chemistry (2014)
Thesis advisor: Prof. Amit K. Basak
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Teaching Experience:
At IISER Bhopal:
Course Title: Chemistry of Biological Systems (CHM 343)
Semester: 2025-06 (1)
Course Title: Organic Chemistry II (CHM 312)
Semester: 2024-25 (2)
SRS Score: 3.44/4.00
At Stanford University:
Course title: The Art of Science Communication (BIOS 214)
Quarter: Autumn 2022
At the University of California San Diego:
Course title: Speculative Science & Design Invention (VIS 162)
Quarter: Winter 2019
Awards and Recognitions:
Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PM-ECRG) 2025 by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), India.
2024 CAS Future Leaders Top 100 by Chemical Abstracts Service (American Chemical Society).
Stanford Bio-X Travel Award 2024 by Bio-X, Stanford University.
Invited speaker to the International Membrane Biophysics Meeting Drübeck (Germany) 2024.
Global Health Postdoctoral Affiliate (2023-24), Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University.
Biophysical Journal Postdoctoral Reviewer 2023-24 of Biophysical Society.
Awarded Postdoc Teaching Certificate from Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Stanford University (2022).
Mini Grant for Education and Outreach 2022 from nano@stanford, Stanford University.
Selected as one of the 45 finalists worldwide for the Reaxys PhD Prize 2020 by Elsevier.
Luna Fung Scholarship 2019 from the Friends of International Center, University of California San Diego for scientific research achievements.
Teddy Traylor Award 2017-18 from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego for scientific research achievements.
Prime Minister of India Gold Medal 2014 for the Best Academic Performance in the IIT Kharagpur among all outgoing dual degree students across all departments.
Prof. G. B. Mitra Award for being adjudged best student in order of merit among students graduating with MSc degree in 2014 from IIT Kharagpur.
Institute Silver Medal 2014 for Best Academic Performance in the Dept. of Chemistry IIT Kharagpur.
Best Project Award 2014 in the Chemistry Department (Integrated MSc), IIT Kharagpur.
Khorana Program for Scholars Award 2012 from the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) for research internship (May-July 2012) at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Gold Medal of Merit in Indian National Biology Olympiad awarded by Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 2009.
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India during 2008-2014.
1st rank in West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (Medical) in 2009.