Education

2013/10: Ph.D, University of Kerala, Kerala, India Thesis Title: ‘Synthesis of Some Novel Squaraine Dyes and exploration of their Application as Sensors and Sensitizers’ (Supervisor: Dr. Suresh Das, Former Director, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)

2004/09: M.Sc Chemistry, Farook College, University of Calicut, Kerala, India

2002/04: B.Sc Chemistry, St. Joseph’s College Devagiri, University of Calicut, Kerala, India

Awards and Recognitions

2018/11: Recognised as Research Guide in Chemistry by Directorate of Research, University of Calicut, Kerala

2018/11: SERB-Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (SERB-TARE), Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

2016/01: SERB- National Post Doctoral Fellowship (SERB-N PDF), Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

2007/02: Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Conducted by Department of Secondary and Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

2006/06: Qualified UGC-CSIR-JRF examination Conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India

2005/01: Qualified State Eligibility Test (SET) Conducted by Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Kerala, India