Academic Qualification
Ph.D. Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (2002)
M.Phil. Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (1997)
M.Sc. Chemistry, St. Joseph's College, Trichy (1996)
B.Sc. Chemistry, St. Joseph’s College,Tiruchirappalli, India (1994)
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Area of Interest
Coordination chemistry
Organometallic chemistry
Catalysis
Bioinorganic chemistry
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Awards & Honors
Fellow of the Academy of Sciences, Chennai (2023)
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (May 2023)
Top cited author for 2012-2013, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Elsevier
Top cited papers for 2011 and 2012, Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier
Editorial Board Member in Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2018-till date
UK-India Staff Exchange Fellowship (UKIERI)
Sophia Lecturing-Research Grant
Young Scientist Fast Track Project from DST
Best Student Award, St. Joseph's College, Trichy
Qualified CSIR-NET
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Countries visited
Visiting Professor, Sophia University, Japan, May 2013 - August 2013 (STEC Fellowship)
Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow, UK, May 2012 - June 2012 (UKIERI Indo-UK Staff Exchange Fellowship)
Visiting professor, Sophia University, Japan, May 2009 - August 2009 (STEC Fellowship)
Visiting Researcher, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, June 2007 - July 2007 (TEQIP Fellowship)
Post-Doctoral Scientist, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea, Nov 2002 - Nov 2003
Visited University of Rennes, France and University of Glasgow, UK for presenting papers in International conferences in July 2008 and August 2011 respectively
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Teaching experience
2018 – till date Professor
2010 – 2018 Associate Professor
2007 – 2010 Assistant Professor
2006 – 2007 Lecturer, NIT Trichy
Programmes organised​
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Faculty Development Programme on 'Advances in Applied Chemistry' (Sponsored by SERB), January 19-20, 2024
National Level Student’s Symposium on Innovative Catalysis (Horizon 2015) on 11th & 12th September 2015
10th Mid-Year Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Symposium in Chemistry, July 23-25, 2015
Short term course on ‘New Avenues in Chemical Sciences Research', March 18-22, 2013
Short term course on ‘Computational Methods in Chemistry’, July 23-27, 2012
‘Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on Spectroscopy’ (Sponsored by IAS-Bangalore, INSA-New Delhi & NAS- Allahabad) on 3rd and 4th December 2010
‘Recent Research Trends in Chemistry: An Interaction Programme-Faculty and PG students of NITT & NITK’ on 27th and 28th October 2008 under TEQIP networking
National Level Student’s Symposium on Green Chemistry (Horizon 2007) on 5th & 6th October 2007