Education
 

2004 - 2006: Postdoctoral Fellow, Western Michigan University, U.S.A
                            Mentor: Prof. S. Obare
                            Title: Metal nanoparticles synthesis and applications.

2002 - 2004: Postdoctoral Fellow, Texas A&M University, College Station, U.S.A
                            Mentor: Prof. F. P. Gabbai
                            Title: Olefin polymerization and Main Group Chemistry.

2000 - 2002: Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University, West Lafayette, U.S.A
                            Mentor: Prof. R. A. Walton
                            Title: Multiple bonded Re-Re compounds.

1999 - 2000: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
                            Mentor: Prof. S. Gambarotta
                            Title: Lanthanides and early transition metals.

1992 - 1999: Ph. D.
                           Advisor: Prof. S. S. Krishnamurthy. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. 

1990 - 1992: M. Sc., Chemistry, I-Class, Dept. of Chem., Bharathidasan University, India.

1987 - 1990: B. Sc., Chemistry, I-Class with distinction, A. V. C. College, Mayiladuthurai, India.
 

Experience
 

Jan. 2020 - Present: Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT-Kharagpur. India.

2013 – Dec. 2019: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT-Kharagpur. India.

2007 - 2013: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT-Kharagpur. India.

2006 - 2007: Senior Scientist, Nanoco Technologies Ltd., Manchester, U.K. (Quantum dots                                        syntheses and characterizations.