Invited Talk

2020

Presenting work at National Laser Symposium NLS-28 at VIT Chennai during January 8-11,2019

2019

Dec 5 Gave an invited talk in Nanojatha at NITTE Bangalore organized by the Department of IT and BT, Government of Karnataka, under the guidance of State’s Vision Group on Nanotechnology headed by Bharat Ratna Prof. C N R Rao, FRS, Linus Pauling Research Professor and Honorary President, JNCASR.

Oct. 20 Our latest work Echelle LIBS-Raman System: A versatile tool for mineralogical and archaeological applications accepted in Talanta

Aug 10 We received intramural grant from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Worth: INR 1.2 Million (2020-2023) to work in the field of Nanostructures for contact lens

June 13-14, Giving talk and Chairing session at 1st International Conference on Nature Inspired Surface Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, USA.

June 3, Our paper accepted in Nano-Structures and Nano-objects

Apr 4, Given a talk on Surface Engineering at Nanoscale for Photonics and Microfluidics Applications at MAHE-UNSW, Australia workshop

Apr 1-3, Conducting Manipal Research Colloquium at MAHE, Manipal

Apr 1, Mr. Sanoop joined in our group as DST INSPIRE Ph.D Candidate

Mar 20, Our paper on upconversion nanoparticles accepted in RSC Advances

Mar 19, Our paper on nanoporous alumina accepted in Ceramics International

Mar 18, Given an invited lecture about microfluidics activity at DAMP in Manipal Institute of Technology-Deakin University collaborative workshop at Manipal

Mar 10, Our paper on upconversion nanoparticles published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Feb 13, Invited Keynote lecture (Surface Engineering for Diverse Applications) at National Seminar on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, Kerala

Jan 30. We received intramural grant from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Worth: INR 1.5 Million (2019-2022) to work in the field of Nanostructures assisted Laser-induced crystallization

Jan 15, Our project proposal on liquid biopsy using SERS technique got approval from DST, Government of India

Jan 7, Mr. Swithin Hanosh joined in our group as a Ph.D candidate, Welcome Swithin!!

Jan 1, Ms. Sana Adan and Mr. Sujith Udupa joined in our group for their final semester project

2018

Dec-2018

Attended Bangalore India Nano at The Lalit Ashoka Hotel, Bangalore, during the period 5-7 December 2018

Attending National Laser Symposium NLS-27 at RRCAT Indore, during the period 3-6 December 2018

Giving an invited talk titled "Laser Nanostructuring of Nanomaterials for Diverse Applications in Emerging Frontiers in Chemical Sciences, 23-24 November, 2018 at Farook College, Calicut, Kerala

We are organizing Mini Bangalore Nano at Manipal on 17th November 2018

Giving an invited talk titled "Nanostructured Surfaces for Droplet Control" in a Refresher Course sponsored by AICTE at MCOPS, Manipal on 16th November 2018

October-2018

Our work Effect of biocompatible nucleants in rapid crystallization of natural amino acids using a CW Nd:YAG laser has been accepted in Scientific Reports, Nature

Our work Influence of electrolyte composition on the photoluminescence and pore arrangement of nanoporous anodic alumina has been accepted in ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology.

September - 2018

Our work is covered in Times of India, Udayavani, Bangalore Mirror, Law breaking news

We organize a one day smposium on Recent Advances in Nanoscience and Technology at MAHE. The speakers are Prof. T. Pradeep, Prof. G. U. Kulkarni, Prof. Prosenjit Sen, Prof. Reji Varghese and Dr. P. Arun Kumar

August - 2018

Our new work on sensors "Sensitive detection of mercury using the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between CdTe/CdS quantum dots and Rhodamine 6G " has been accepted for Journal of Nanoparticle Research.

July - 2018

Our University (Manipal Academy of Higher Education, MAHE) is chosen as one among the six Institutions of Eminence by the Government of India. Proud to be a part of MAHE!

June - 2018

Our instrumentation work "A Hyphenated Echelle LIBS-Raman System for Multi-Purpose Applications" has been accepted in Review of Scientific Instruments

Congratulations Dr. Jijo for successfully completing the Ph.D

Prof. Ranjan Ganguly of Jadvapur University visited our lab and gave a talk on "Capturing water from thin air: each drop counts"

Our work "Influence of time and temperature on the morphological and photoluminescence properties of nanoporous alumina prepared in oxalic acid" has been accepted in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

May - 2018

Our work "Flexible Superhydrophobic SERS Substrates Fabricated by In Situ Reduction of Ag on Femtosecond Laser-Written Hierarchical Surfaces" has been accepted in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical

April - 2018

Prof. H. Vinod Bhat, Vice Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education visited our lab.

Prof. M. S. Valiathan, National Research Professor visited our laboratory.

March - 2018

Prof. Chang Hwan Choi of Stevens Institute visited our lab. Looking forward for fruitful collaboration.

Delivered an invited talk at Asian Symposium on Intense Laser Science at American University of Sharjah, Sharjah

1) Advanced Materials for Healthcare - MAHE-JNCASR theme meeting on Advanced Materials for Healthcare, 03-01-2025,  Valley View Inn, Manipal