Education
- 2000-2004: Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, NIIST (formerly RRL), Trivandrum, India, and Ph.D. registered to Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin, India
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. A. Ajayaghosh
Topic: Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Derived Organogels: A Novel Class of Functional Supramolecular Materials - 1997-2000: Master Degree (M.Sc.) in Organic Chemistry (First Rank – Topper in the University), School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
- 1994-1997: Bachelor Degree (B.Sc.) in Chemistry Mahatma Gandhi University, India
Research Background
- 2020 – Present: Chair, New Chemistry Unit (NCU), JNCASR.
- 2020 – Present: Full Professor, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India.
- 2014 – 2020: Associate Professor, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India.
- August 2008 – June 2014: Faculty Fellow, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India.
- December 2004 – June 2008: Post Doctoral Associate in the group of Prof. Dr. E. W. (Bert) Meijer and Dr. Albert Schenning, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
- 2000 – 2004: Ph.D. Researcher in the group of Dr. A. Ajayaghosh, Photosciences and Photonics Unit, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, NIST (CSIR) (formerly RRL), Trivandrum, India.
- March 2003 – May 2003: Guest Researcher in the group of Prof. Dr. E. W. (Bert) Meijer, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
- 1999: Undergraduate Researcher in the group of Dr. A. Ajayaghosh, Photosciences and Photonics Unit, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, NIST (CSIR) (formerly RRL), Trivandrum, India.
2020 – Present
Chair, New Chemistry Unit (NCU), JNCASR.
Full Professor, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India.
2020 – Present
2014 – 2020
Associate Professor, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India.
Faculty Fellow, New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India.
August 2008 – June 2014
December 2004 – June 2008
Post Doctoral Associate in the group of Prof. Dr. E. W. (Bert) Meijer and Dr. Albert Schenning, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
Ph.D. Researcher in the group of Dr. A. Ajayaghosh, Photosciences and Photonics Unit, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, NIST (CSIR) (formerly RRL), Trivandrum, India.
2000 – 2004
March 2003 – May 2003
Guest Researcher in the group of Prof. Dr. E. W. (Bert) Meijer, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.
Undergraduate Researcher in the group of Dr. A. Ajayaghosh, Photosciences and Photonics Unit, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, NIST (CSIR) (formerly RRL), Trivandrum, India.