EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Materials Science, Anna University, Chennai

• M.Sc., Materials Science, Anna University, Chennai 

• B.Sc., (Spl) Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

•  Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Research Lab, Global Research Centre, JFWTC - General Electric Company, (GE) Bangalore – “Mag Ref New Materials Search and magnetic characterization of intermetallic and oxide compounds” (February 2012 – July 2012)

•  Research Consultant, Materials Research Lab, Global Research Centre, JFWTC - General Electric Company, (GE) Bangalore – “Magneto-caloric Materials for Magnetic Refrigeration” (June 2010 – June 2011)

•  Junior Research Fellow [CSIR, New Delhi], Smart Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, – “Acoustic assisted Magnetic Field Induced Actuation in Ni-Mn-Ga Single Crystal” (May, 2008 – June, 2010)

•  Junior Research Fellow [DRDO, New Delhi], Smart Materials Lab, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering – “ Nano Structured Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys” (November, 2007 - April, 2008)

•  Research Scholar, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, “Design and Development of Ni-Mn-Ga Polymer Composites” (July, 2007 - October, 2007)

EXPERTISE

•  Materials Synthesis Techniques

•  Intermetallic preparation using arc melting as well as solid-state synthesis

•  Oxide materials preparation

•  Polymer Composite preparation

•  Instrumentation for acoustic studies

Characterization Skills

•  Structural studies: XRD, SEM

•  Thermal Analysis: DSC

•  Thermo mechanical Analysis: DMA

•  Magnetic Studies: VSM

•  Thermomagnetic Studies: ΔT measurements

•  Electrical properties: Resistivity measurements

Instruments Handled

•  Arc Melt Furnace (Hind Hivac), Ball Milling (Retsch), Lock-in- Amplifier (SR 830), Piezo Actuator (TS-H5-104), PZT Ceramic Sensors. Magneto caloric Measurement Set up (indigenous)

•  High-Temperature Furnaces.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

•  Assistant Professor Senior, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632 014 (July-2019- present)

•  Assistant Professor, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632 014 (July 2013 –July 2019)

•  Tenure track Faculty, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Puducherry (NIT,Py), Karaikal 609 605 (July 2012 – January 2013)

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Courses Handled - Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

Postgraduate Level (for M.Sc., Physics)

 Basic Electronics (PHY 6004) (2017,18)     

 Nuclear and Particle Physics (PHY6002) (2018)

 Solid State Magnetism (PHY6012)(2019,20,21)

 General Physics Lab –II (PHY 5004) (2017,18,19,20,21)

 General Physics Lab –I (PHY 5003) (2017,18,19,20,21)

 Research and Publication Ethics (2022)

Undergraduate Level (for B.Tech)

 Engineering Physics (PHY 1001,1701) & Lab (2015, 16, 17)

 Modern Physics (PHY 101) & Lab (2013, 14)

 Modern Physics (PHY1005)(2019)

 Engineering Physics (PHY 1001,1701,BPHY101) & Lab (2016, 17,19,20,21)

 Applied Physics (PHY105) (2015)

 Semiconductor Device Physics (PHY 104) (2013, 14)

NIT, Puducherry

 Physics 101 (PH 101) theory & Laboratory (Fall 2012)

 Energy & Environmental Science (CC 101) (Fall 2012)