Experience & Expertise
2022-
Postdoctoral Researcher under the supervision of Dr. Young-Joon Kim, at Gachon University, South Korea, from December 2022.
2021-2022
Research Associate in an ICMR (New Delhi) sponsored project under the supervision of Dr. S. Senthilkumar, at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, from March 2021 to December 2022
2015-2018
Successfully completed DST – SERB project on “Fabrication of Surface Renewable Biosensors using Covalently Immobilized Enzymes on Metal Nanoparticle/Ionic Liquid Composite Electrodes” sanction no. SB/FT/CS-018/2014, under the supervision of Dr. K. Thenmozhi, at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, from Aug 2015 to June 2018
2014-2015
Demonstrated and assisted engineering chemistry lab experiments during 2014 to 2015 as Teaching cum Research Assistant (TRA) in Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore
2013-2014
Six months M.Sc., Project entitled on “Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Studies of Amino Acid Schiff Base Metal Complexes” at Loyola College, Chennai, during the academic year 2013-2014
2013-2013
One-month Summer Project on “Effects of various additives in Paraffin wax with respect to the Congealing point and Pliability” at Paxmy Specialty Chemicals, Chennai, from May 2013 to June 2013
2011-2012
One-month Internship entitled “Qualitative Analysis of Film Developing Agents” at Gemini Industries & Imaging Limited, Chennai, from December 2011 to January 2012
Synthesis – Expertise in synthesis and characterization of various functionalized ionic liquids (-CHO, -NH2, -COOH, -OH, -SH, -COCH3), redox ILs, salophen ligands and their metal complexes.
Fabrication – Proficient in covalent immobilization of various redox mediators and biomolecules on the modified electrodes and fabrication of electrochemical sensors and biosensors.
Instrumentation – Competent with Electrochemical Workstations (CHI, Autolab), NMR analysis, FTIR, UV-Visible, Mass spectroscopy, TGA analysis, Gas Chromatography, XRD, SEM and TEM analysis.
Electrochemistry – Cyclic Voltammetry, Differential Pulse Voltammetry, Linear Sweep Voltammetry, Amperometry, Electrocatalysis, Electrochemical Impedance, Bulk Electrolysis, Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER).