PhD in Chemistry and Post doctoral research on Materials Chemistry.
Associate Professor since 2016 at Manipal Institute of Applied Physics, MAHE, Manipal.
21 years of research experience
17 years of research experience post Ph.D.,
156 Peer reviewed international publications,
3 patents granted,
Guided 09 students for PhD and 10 students for master project work.
Two MOU established:
1. Industry – Academia collaboration with Volvo India Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru, India
2. Academic and research collaboration with IISc, Bengaluru, under the Indian Nanoscience Users Program (INUP). World class research facilities made available to MAHE researchers through this program.
Serving as Subject expert for nearly 20 PhD students across the MAHE campus and other research institutes.
Held Various administrative responsibilities of the Institution.

Materials Chemistry, Nanoparticles, Solar Photocatalyst, Phosphors, Fluorescence, Thin films, sensors, Photodegradation, Rapid Annealing, Microwave Assisted Solvothermal Technique (MAST), Rapid Chemical routes to Nanostructures and thin film deposition

Inventor of Laddered Type-I heterojunction solar photocatalyst,
Developed low cost Rapid pyrolysis system for thin films and nanostructures,
Research involved Rapid Chemical routes to Nanostructures and thin film deposition,
Metal oxide nanoparticles synthesis through Microwave Assisted Solvothermal Technique (MAST)
Expertise in Spectroscopic and Analytical techniques
Development of sensors and anticounterfeiting materials
Active research on Waste to Energy using natural resources

Associate Professor- April 2016 - till date
Assistant Professor-Senior Scale: January 2012- March 2016
Manipal Institute of Applied Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, since April 2008 till January 2012 with Prof. S.A. Shivashankar, Materials Research Centre, and Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Expertise includes super-fast (few minutes) synthesis of magnetic and optical semiconducting nanoparticles by solution chemistry.

Awards and recognition:

• CRS Bronze medal: Received Bronze medal from the Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha (CRS), West Bengal in recognition of the scientific contributions.
• Research Excellence award 2023: Award from MAHE, Manipal for maximum patents granted in a single year 2023
• Reviewer for International journals
• Ph.D. Thesis examiner for many Universities