EDUCATION
Ph.D. Supramolecular Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India 2012
M.Sc. Chemistry (Specialization subject: Inorganic) Calcutta University, Kolkata, India 2006
B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons.) St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India 2004
H.S. 12th, Scottish Universities Mission Institution, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, India 2001
M.P. 10th, Scottish Universities Mission Institution, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, India 1999
RESEARCH AND TRAINING
Post-doctoral Research:
Stellenbosch University, South Africa (Advisor: Professor Leonard J. Barbour) 2013 - 2017
Seoul National University, South Korea (Advisor: Professor M. P. Suh) July 2012 - Dec 2012
Ph.D. Thesis: 2007 - 2012
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (Advisor: Professor Parimal K. Bharadwaj)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
Joined as a Scientist, CSIR-IIP Dehradun 2019
DST-INSPIRE faculty award 2017-2018
VICE-RECTOR postdoctoral award, Stellenbosch University 2018
CCDC best poster for a young scientist at 29th European Crystallographic meeting 2015
Claude Leon Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2014 - 2015
NRF Post-Doctoral fellowship 2013, 2016 - 2017
Best tutor for 1st semester in CHM 101A (Basic Inorganic) course at IIT Kanpur 2011 - 2012
Senior Research Fellow (SRF), CSIR, India 2009-2012
Junior Research Fellow (JRF), CSIR, India 2007 - 2009
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship in Chemical Sciences, (Shortlisted) 2007
Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in Chemistry 2006
Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) in Chemistry 2006