Educational Qualification
PhD in Physics (Astrophysics), March 2012, IIA , Bangalore, India. Degree awarded by the University of Calicut, Kerala, India
Master of Science (Physics) September 2004, Department of Physics, University of Calicut
Bachelor of Science (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) April 2002, Vimala College, Thrissur, University of Calicut
Positions
Associate Professor, IIA, Bangalore, India (July 2023 — present)
Humbold Fellow, AIP, Potsdam, Germany (April 2025 — present)
Assistant Professor, IIA, Bangalore, India (April 2018 — June 2023)
CSIR Senior Research Associate (January — March 2018)
KIAA Postdoctoral Fellow, Kavli Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Beijing, China (October 2015 — September 2017)
India TMT Post Doctoral Fellow at IIA , Bangalore, India (July 2012 — July 2015)
Research Fellow at IIA (Aug 2006 — June 2012)
Fellowships/Awards/Grants
Humboldt Fellowship for experienced researchers by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2025 - 2028)
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)-POWER Research Grant (2022 — 2025)
Ramanujan Fellowship by SERB, Department of Science and Technology, India (2018 — 2023).
Chinese Postdoctoral Foundation grant in Astronomy (First Class category) in 2016
K.D.Abhyankar Best Thesis Presentation Award by the Astronomical Society of India (ASI) during the 30th meeting of ASI, 2013
International Astronomical Union grant to participate in the IAU symposium 312 on “Star Clusters and Black Holes held in Beijing, China, 25 – 29 August 2014
CSIR full travel support grant to participate in the meeting, “The Magellanic System: In Perspective” held at the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research, Perth, Western Australia during the period September 10 – 13, 2012
Department of Science and Technology - International Travel Scheme, full travel support for participation in the XXIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics on Secular Evolution of Galaxies held in Tenerife, Spain, during November 14 – 25, 2011
CSIR – JRF/SRF Research Scholarship provided by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, 2006 – 2011
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (2006) with 97% and Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST 2006) in Physics
University of Calicut Merit Scholarship (2002 — 2004)
IISc Young Science Fellowship, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (1999 — 2002)