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)
Area of Interest
Coordination chemistry
Organometallic chemistry
Catalysis
Bioinorganic chemistry
Awards & Honors
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (May 2023 - till date)
Top cited author for 2012-2013, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Elsevier
Top cited papers for 2011 and 2012, Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier
Adjunct Professor, Karunya University, Coimbatore (November 2015 - till date)
Editorial Board Member in Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2018-till date
Editorial Board Member in Current Organocatalysis, 2015-till date
Editorial Board Member in Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 2013-2014
Editorial Board Member in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis, 2013-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
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
Teaching experience
2018 – till date Professor
2010 – 2018 Associate Professor
2007 – 2010 Assistant Professor
2006 – 2007 Lecturer, NIT Trichy
Programmes organised
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