Education

2003 B.Sc. (Chemistry) Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh.

2005 M.Sc. (Chemistry) Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh.

2009 Ph.D. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Fellowships, Awards & Recognitions

2011 Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Government of Ontario, Canada.

2013 Ramanujan Fellowship from the Government of India.

2014 Honorary faculty by the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi.

2017 INSA Medal for Young Scientists (Chemical Sciences) from Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.

Professional Experience

2009 – 11 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Toronto, Canada.

2011 – 13 Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate, International Centre for Materials Science, Bangalore.

2013 – 17 Ramanujan Fellow, CSIR - National Chemical Laboratory, Pune.

2017 - 21  Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad.

2021 -   Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad.

Appointments

2021 - 24 Head, Department of Chemistry,  Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad.

Associations with other organizations

Life member, Catalysis Society of India.

Life member, Chemical Research Society of India (LM2315).

Member, Executive Council, CRSI Kerala chapter (since 2023).

Alumni Member of Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS), New Delhi.

Editorial advisory board member, Inorganic Chemistry Communications (Elsevier).

Member, Board of Studies, PSG College of Technology (Anna University), Coimbatore (2024 - 27).