Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy
Visakhapatnam - Andhra Pradesh
About Me
I was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India and received my early education from there.
My inspirational quote is
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work"
by Thomas Alva Edison
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor: Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, 12th July 2019 – Present)
Assistant Professor: Central University of Rajasthan (DST-INSPIRE Faculty, 07th August 2017 – 11th July 2019)
Post-doc: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Jan 2014 – July 2017), Israel.
Advisor: Prof. Roy Shenhar (Home Page)
Education
Ph.D. at University of Hyderabad (2007-2013), Hyderabad, India.
Advisor: Prof. T. P. Radhakrishnan (Home Page)
M.Sc. at University of Hyderabad (2005-2007, 78.6%), Hyderabad, India.
B.Sc. at Andhra University (Govt. College, Rajahmundry, 2002-2005, 92.34%), India.
Awards and Recognitions
1. I received prestigious INSPIRE Faculty Award-2016.
2. Received 2nd prize for NanoArtist award in The Nanocenter Annual conference, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Apr 17-18, 2016.
3. Received 3rd prize for NanoArt award in The 5th International Nanotechnology Conference & Exhibition “NanoIsrael”, Israel, Feb 22-23, 2016.
4. Received 1st prize for NanoArtist award in The Nanocenter Annual conference, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Mar 29-30, 2015.
5. Receiving Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC) postdoctoral fellowship from Council for Higher Education, Israel, Oct 2014 to Sept 2017
6. Selected for free participation in International Conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT-2012), Hyderabad, India, Jan 20-23, 2012.
7. Received best poster award in International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State (ICCOSS XX), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, June 26-30, 2011.
8. Received JRF and SRF fellowships from CSIR, India.
9. Secured 2nd rank in M. Sc Chemistry at University of Hyderabad.
10. Recipient of Dr. Reddy’s Spirit of Excellence for merit students in the year 2006-2007.
11. Recipient of Merit cum Means Scholarship for the academic year 2005-2006.
12. Got 1st prize in Dr. Ramanujan Quiz Competition in mathematics conducted by Govt. College in the year 2003.