Education

Degree Year University
Ph.D - Polymer Science 2002 Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India
M.Sc - Physical Chemistry 1997 University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
B.Sc - Chemistry (Hons.) 1995 Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Kolkata, India

Appointment

Designation Year University
Senior Professor 2024 - Present School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
Professor 2013 - 2023 School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
Associate Professor 2010 - 2013 School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
Reader 2007 - 2010 School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
Lecturer 2005 - 2007 School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
Post - Doctoral Research Associate 2003 - 2005 Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA
Post - Doctoral Research Associate 2002 - 2003 Department of Chemistry, University Of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Acadamic Recognitions

Vice-President of Society for Polymer science, India(SPSI)(2023-2024).
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India(NASI)(2022)
Fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology(WAST) (2021)
Bronze Medal of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) (2019).
University of Hyderabad Chancellor’s Award of the year (2018).
Fellow of Telangana Academy of Science(2015), Hyderabad, India.
Associate Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Science(2012), Hyderabad, India.
Member of the National Academy of Science, India.
Alkyl Amines - ICT Foundation Day Young Scientist Award(2009), Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.
INSA Young Scientist Medal(2007), Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.
Young Associateship(2005 - 2010), Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore

Editorial Work

Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry (2021 onwards)
Academic Editor (2018 onwards), PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science).