Complex Plane Collective

Education

• Ph.D.

        Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, March 2001.

      Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Neuhauser

• M.Sc. (Integrated 5 year program)

         Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, July 1995. 

      Supervisor: Prof. Manoj K. Mishra

• Sr. Hr. Secondary

         Mathematics, Rajasthan Board, Mahavir School, Jaipur, Rajasthan, June 1990.

• Hr. Secondary

        Mathematics, Rajasthan Board, Rajasthan School, Jaipur, Rajasthan, June 1989.

• Secondary

       Mathematics, Rajasthan Board, Government Hr. Sec. School, Baseri, Dist Dholpur, Rajasthan, June 1988.

Experiences

• 2015-Present: Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India

• 2009-2015: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India

• 2004-2009: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India

• 2003-2004: Lecturer, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Rajasthan

• 2001-2003: Post Doctoral Research, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Haifa, Israel

Supervisor: Prof. Nimrod Moiseyev

• 1994 (April to August): Summer Research Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India

Supervisor(s): Prof. Peter Gross and Prof. V. R. Marathe 

• 1993 (April to June): Summer Research Project, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

Supervisor: Prof. B. L. Tambe 

Extra-curricular activities

• Bhartiyam club at UCLA
      Founding Vice President, April 1997 to April 1999
      Club was started to represent Indian Graduate students at UCLA. Main objective was to help new students feel at home. Main activities included providing all possible help to new students from India. Organized social events, main festivals of india and screening of 1999 cricket world cup. It was an exhilarating learning experience to start an organization and help it mature.

• Yoga Club
      President, August 1995- August 1997
  Yoga is usually refer to sitting in a difficult posture. The club provided simulating discussions on the philosophical side. Organized discussions, provided logistic support, invited guest speakers and organized a "Mela" on campus

Awards and Fellowships

• Aly Kaufman Fellowship for Post Doctoral Research, Technion, Israel (2001)

• Visiting student research fellow, Summer Scholarship, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (1994)

• Gramin Pratibha Khoj (Village talent Search Scholarship), Rajasthan 1987.