Personal Information

• Sep 2000 - Ph. D., Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Chennai, India
• Apl 1994 - M. Sc., Jamal Mohamed College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India

Professional Experience

• Jun 2017 onwards Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), Thiruvananthapuram, India
• Aug 2015 - Adh. Faculty, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, India
• Mar 2012 - NIMS-Special distinguished researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
• Apl 2006 - Invited Scientist, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
• Jan 2002 - Special Researcher Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan
• Nov 2000 - Guest Scientist, Max-Planck Institute for Metals Research (now Intelligent systems), Stuttgart, Germany