Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D (Physics), Pondicherry University, India. 

• M.Sc. (Physics), Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India.

• B.Sc. (Physics main with Mathematics & Chemistry subsidiaries), University of Madras, India.

• Pursued his postdoctoral fellowship in Raman Research Institute, Bangalore and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Awards/Fellowships/Honors

1) 2007-Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellowship



2) 2009-Department of Science and Technology (DST), Young Scientist Fellowship

3) 2017- Best Performer Award -NIT Trichy

4) 2018- Best Performer Award -NIT Trichy 

5) 2021- Best Performer Award -NIT Trichy

6) 2021- Ranked as the World's Top 2% Scientist—Survey done by Standford University and Elsevier

7) 2022- Ranked as the World's Top 2% Scientist—Survey done by Standford University and Elsevier

8) 2023- Ranked as the World's Top 2% Scientist—Survey done by Standford University and Elsevier

Research Projects

1.     SYNTHESIS AND EXCITON DYNAMICS STUDY ON SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOT NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMERS

Department of Science and Technology (DST- FAST Track)- 20.4 Lakhs

2.      OPTICAL POWER LIMITING STUDIES ON Ag AND Cu NANO WIRE COMPOSITE GLASSES

Defense Research and Development Organisation- 48.32 Lakhs

3.      SYNTHESIS, EXCITON AND PHONON PROPERTIES OF NiO NANOTUBE COMPOSITE POLYMER FILMS

Council of  Scientific and Industrial Research- 15 lakhs

4. Multiple Exciton Harvesting at Zero-Dimensional/Two-Dimensional (ZnO/MoS₂)–Polymer Heterostructures"

DST, SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (SERB) - 43.25 Lakhs (Started 25th March 2019 to 2022)

Short term courses organized

1. Short term course on Postgraduate level physics problem solving, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli during 2013.

2. Short term course on “Optical and Ultrasonic methods in NDE”, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli during 16-20, Oct. 2013.

3. Short-term course on Waves and Oscillations in Science & Technology, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (October 7 – 8, 2014)

4. National workshop on Future Non-destructive Technologies,  Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (September 15 & 16, 2016)

5. Emerging NDT Methods

             Organized At : Department of Physics, National Institute              of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 2018

Conferences Organised

1. ISNT National Conference on NDE for Research Scholars and Students- IGNIT 2019, 25-26th September 2019, NIT Trichy 

Short term courses attended

1. Induction Training program on “INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DELIVERY” 07  To 12-07-2008  Indian Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chennai

2. Two week ISTE workshop on THERMODYNAMICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,IIT –BOMBAY 14TH TO 24TH JUNE 2011

3. FDP ON Advanced nanomaterials- Process, Characterization and Applications 6 to 12 July 2011, NIT-Calicut

Invited presentations/talk

1. “Optical nonlinearity and excited electron dynamics in noble metal nanoparticles” Indo – French workshop on Laser Physics and Quantum Optics held in Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, 2006

2. “Light and metallic nanoparticles”- Invited Lecture- International Conference on Photonics, Nanotechnology and Computer Applications, 25-28 Feb 2009, PRIST University.

3. “Light and nanomaterials”- Invited Lecture -International Conference on wave & Materials Science 23rd Aug. 2010.  St. Josephs College of Arts and Science, Cuddalore.

4. NATIONAL SEMINAR on MATERIAL SCIENCE and ITS APPLICATIONS

2020 Role : INVITED TALK

Given By : MEENAKSHI COLLEGE of ARTS and SCIENCE PUDUKKOTTAI

5. FIVE DAYS AICTE TRAINING and LEARNING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMME on NOVEL MATERIALS

2020 Role : INVITED TALK

Given place: GOVERNMENT COLLEGE of ENGINEERING THANJAVUR

6. WEBINAR on LASERS and NANO-OPTICS

2020 Role : INVITED TALK

Given place: NITT-OSA & NITT- SPIE STUDENT CHAPTERS

7. NONDESTRUCTIVE MATERIALS TESTING METHODS

2021 Role : INVITED TALK

Given place: M R Government Arts College -Mannargudi

8. ATAL ONLINE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON EMERGING TRENDS in PHOTONICS

2021 Role : INVITED TALK

Given place: (online mode )IIIT DM KURNOOL

9. ATAL ONLINE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON EMERGING TRENDS in Materials

   2021 Role : INVITED TALK

  Given place: (online mode ) University of kerala

RESEARCH GUIDANCE

Number of Ph.D guided:  8 

1. Dr. T. Pandiyarajan,                                     2013

2. Dr.R. Udhayabaskar                                    2015

3. Dr. S. Muthumariappan                              2017

4. Dr. S. Hariharan       2020

5. Dr. Neena Prasad       2020

6. Dr. R. Venkadesh Kumar                             2021

7. Dr. Anoop Sunny                                         2021  

8. I.Abdul Rasheed (DRDO) thesis submitted

Ph.D ongoing

1. C. Madhumitha

2. Janani Archana K

3. Arjun K            

4. Swathi Paul 

5. Susmitha B

M.S (NDT) Completed 

S. Aravinth (M.S in NDT)

PG Dissertations guided

M. Tech Students - 35 (with external students 37)

M.Sc Students      -  35 (with external students 40)

International Students guided

1. Mr Jean-Loup NOËL, ENSMA, France  As A Summer Internship Studen

2. Mr. Mortin Morget , ENSMA, France  As A Summer Internship Student