I was born in the city of Durg (Chhattisgarh) on 16th March 1990. In my schooling days, I studied in Khalsa Public School (Durg) , Vidya Jyoti School (Kumhari) and in Bhilai Nair Samajam School (Bhilai) where I completed my class 12th in 2008. I then moved to IISER Bhopal for my BS-MS Dual Degree and continued there for my Ph. D. Degree (2018). After Ph. D., I moved to University of Lorraine, FRANCE for my first postdoctoral position and then to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, ISRAEL for my second postdoctoral position.
Since September 2022, I am working as a Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry of GITAM School of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Experience
Since September 2022: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, GITAM School of Science, GITAM Deemed University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
April 2021 - August 2022: Krietman Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, ISRAEL.
December 2018 - Match 2021: Postdoctoral Researcher, CRM2 Laboratory, University of Lorraine, FRANCE.
Education
Ph. D. (2014 -2018): Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, INDIA.
BS-MS Dual Degree (2008 -2013): Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, INDIA.
Awards and Fellowship
2021: Krietman Postdoctoral Fellowship at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2017: IUCr Travel Grant to Attend IUCr Conference in Hyderabad
2016: Raman-Charpak Fellowship from CEFIPRA
2015: Rising Star Award from Asian Crystallographic Association
2014: DST-INSPIRE Ph.D. Fellowship
2008: DST-INSPIRE SHE Scholarship