Experience & Education of the Group Leader
Experience
09/2023 - Present
Assistant Professor
Just begun! Looking for inspired minds and aspiring hearts to join hands with me in the quest of achieving better efficiency in energy conversion electrocatalysis!
IIT Kanpur, UP, India
04/2023 - 08/2023
Assistant Professor (Research)
I lead a team of young minds @ the SRMIST leg of LEE and still do as a co-guide to learn with them while trying to understand what we do.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur
Tamail Nadu, India
04/2021 - 03/2023
Assistant Professor
In this position, I carry out research works on the anion-tailored electrocatalysts for HER and OER with occasional teaching and administrative works at Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
Waseda Unviersity
Tokyo, Japan
2019 - 2021
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow
Just before defending my thesis, I was awarded the prestigious JSPS postdoctoral fellowship by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Engineering in late 2018 and I began working in Jan-2019 till March 2021 with a 'Paternity Break' of 2 months.
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
2016 - 2018
Senior Research Fellow
At the end of my first two year tenure as a junior research fellow, I was given an extension in the award with a title of SRF based on the evaluation report submitted by expert committee on my research works.
CSIR-CECRI
Karaikudi, TN, India
2014 - 2016
Junior Research Fellow
I began my career as a researcher by availing the JRF award from CSIR through qualifying in the national level eligibility test conducted jointly by CSIR and UGC, India in 2013.
CSIR - CECRI
Karaikudi, TN, India
Education
2014 - 2018
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
|Lab: CSIR - CECRI|
Thesis Title: Transition Metals-Based Nanostructured Materials for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting
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Advisor: Dr. Subrata Kundu, Principal Scientist, CSIR - CECRI, India
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Science
Karaikudi, India
2011 - 2013
University of Madras
|The Presidency College|
Core: Physical, Inorganic, Organic, and Analytical Chemistry
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Elective: Industrial, Nano, Bioinorganic, and Biorganic Chemistry
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemistry
Class: 1st with Distinction
Chennai, India
2008 - 2011
University of Madras
|The Presidency College|
Core: Physical, Inorganic, and Organic Chemistry
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Elective: Industrial, Medicinal, Phyto, and Analytical Chemistry
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemistry
Class: 1st with Distinction
Chennai, India
2005 - 2007
DTERT, Chennai
|DIET, Chennai|
Courses: Language (Tamil and English) Education, Educational Management, and Educational Psycology
Diploma in Teacher Eduation
Class: 1st with Distinction
Chennai, India
2004 - 2005
Govt. Hr. Sec. School
Ananthapuram, Villupuram
Courses: Languages (Tamil and English), Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology
+2 (HSC/HSE)
Marks: 1065/1200
Villupuram, India
2004 - 2005
Govt. Hr. Sec. School
Ananthapuram, Villupuram
Courses: Languages (Tamil and English), Mathematics, Science, and Social Science including Political Science and Geography
10th (SSLC)
Marks: 428/500
Villupuram, India